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Originally Posted by JayhawkerStL |
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Hyperbole
Madden has a franchise mode and plenty of solo player gameplay. Yes, the emphasis is on multiplayer and MUT, but there are thousands, if not millions playing the game solo every year, including this year.
I feel your pain. I remember that feeling when FBPro 99 was recalled and Sierra shut down all of its sports games. Honestly, that's when sim football gaming died. That's when sim football players either went without or slummed with the console gamers. It wasn't great.
Seriously, the landscape of sports games, despite the lack of competition compared to the turn of the century, has never been better. You may be missing a focus on your personal favorite mode, but to say there is not football is beyond ridiculous.
This is probably the most I've played a football game since those FBPro 98 days. It's not a sim, but it is pretty damn impressive. You can still play a season with your favorite team. You can play in an online league. And despite some issues, it's the best gameplay any football game has ever had.
You aren't left in the cold. That's just you being too stubborn to come inside where a ton of people are actually warm and having a blast. It's okay to play a sports game that is not perfect.
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Not for football is isn't. There is no NCAA football (or basketball for that matter), and Madden's franchise experience has not improved much at all on current gen consoles. These are things that were in Madden in the past but aren't now.
1. Players retiring and becoming coaches.
2. The ability to hire and fire real life coaches for HC, OC, and DC.
3. Draft classes. They aren't in now but never worked well after the
PS2/Xbox days.
4. Stadium creation.
The fact of the matter is all these things were in and worked properly in Madden 2005. Yes some things are better (practice squads, better draft and FA logic, and presentation), but to say the landscape is better now isn't true. Outside of graphics Madden isn't a better product now.
Now FIFA, The Show, and NHL are very good.