Brutal Review by Chris Jarrad: "Save your money for anything else"

[HesiPullupJimbo]

If you took everything in Madden NFL 20 and added it as a patch to Madden NFL 19, it would be a real spit in the face to actual patches. Do you feel comfortable paying $60+ for a patch that removes features, even if you do get some solid balance changes?


I have no doubt you will see reviews from other outlets touting “a new step forward” or “the best Madden yet” around online, but they are just avoiding the real issues. Someone out there could make the argument that the on-field portions are better than Madden NFL 19, but incrementally besting a deeply flawed experience is nothing to be celebrated. I was extremely lenient in my review of last year’s game due to the return of the franchise to the PC. Getting the game working on a new platform is no small task, so expectations were that Madden NFL 20 would be where the game truly moved forward, except it has not. Madden NFL 20 is the worst major sports league video game out there.



Save your money for a series that still respects its fans. 4/10 butt fumbles

https://www.shacknews.com/article/113117/madden-nfl-20-review-no-love-for-the-game

[roadman]

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Just cancelled my $35 dollar pre-order.

Thanks for heads-up.

[bkrich83]

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This part of the review has me scratching my head. He's not wrong about FOF or Franchise mode. But this part? These to me are the things that are the vast improvements.

You will still find your ball carriers getting sucked into tackle animations and receivers getting sucked into pass breakups. The players still seem to have no on-field awareness, as the amazing toe-dragging catches from old competitors like All-Pro Football 2K8 are nowhere to be found. Player weight and momentum still mean nothing. A player with 99 speed can be chased down by a player with 80 speed for no apparent reason

Or?

Graphically, the game is a carbon copy of Madden NFL 19, itself nearly indistinguishable from Madden NFL 18. This year’s game offers what looks to be a slightly lifted brightness filter laid over the proceedings,

[roadman]

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This part of the review has me scratching my head. He's not wrong about FOF or Franchise mode. But this part? These to me are the things that are the vast improvements.



Or?

Exactly what I was thinking when I read those parts.

[jpdavis82]

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He makes some fair and honest points, but I always advise making your own decisions after playing the game for yourself.


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[Darth Aegis]

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Why do ppl keep sharing reviews? Everyone can find them online..... scratching head.

[bkrich83]

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Why do ppl keep sharing reviews? Everyone can find them online..... scratching head.

It's the same guys over and over again, and they post very specific ones. I think you can figure out the rest.

[PhillyPhanatic14]

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Really glad I got to see this. Immediately pre-ordered for the Friday release. I was on the fence, but this review convinced me to buy. Thanks for this great contribution to OS.

[stinkubus]

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Why do ppl keep sharing reviews? Everyone can find them online..... scratching head.

When I read the title my immediate reaction was, "who is Chris Jarrad and why should I care that they have given Madden a bad review?"

[NoleFan]

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Madden 20 is great! There’s not much else to say.


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[Darth Aegis]

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When I read the title my immediate reaction was, "who is Chris Jarrad and why should I care that they have given Madden a bad review?"

I'm never playing Madden again until Chris Jarad says its ok.

[Black Bruce Wayne]

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Unfortunately I'll still buy it because of the tired cliche "I want a football game"

It's long, troubled marriage between me and Madden. We're still in counseling. Still trying to fix things.

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[jfsolo]

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This is going to be a long and tedious few days of seeing each of these review threads pop up. If only the thread titles of people you have blocked were blocked too.

[TjJunior]

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Everyone that buys Madden knows what they're getting and to the uninitiated, ignorance is bliss. It's always the best Madden and always the worse sports games when compared to sports games, we get it. Its gonna get better with patches and if you got a PC with mods. Also it's 1/2 price by November and it's a better product by the time they drop the price? I'm baffled as to why people buy it at launch still when they got the previous version and know the M.O. of the producers?

[kenchun24]

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Everyone that buys Madden knows what they're getting and to the uninitiated, ignorance is bliss. It's always the best Madden and always the worse sports games when compared to sports games, we get it. Its gonna get better with patches and if you got a PC with mods. Also it's 1/2 price by November and it's a better product by the time they drop the price? I'm baffled as to why people buy it at launch still when they got the previous version and know the M.O. of the producers?

Yeah, I pretty much have been doing that for Madden since Madden 25, I buy it when it's 29.99 during November Black Friday sales and by then most of the launch day bugs and issues (non-legacy ones anyway) are exposed and dealt with or not. August is mainly fantasy football prep and drafts for me. My "Madden Season" is late November through winter.