I think this Madden is an improvement over the previous Madden.
There is a bigger variety of music. I did not expect whatever country song I heard, Run DMC, Beastie Boys, Priest, Megadeth, etc. (I did not see any Snoop songs...Did I miss them?)
The game play seems better for the most part.
The blizzard condition is cool. The gray shading is wild. It is difficult to see down field with the shading and all of the snow in the air. I like the snow that flies in the air when a player hits the ground. I thought the footprints were cool in the previous version. Are there still foot prints in the right snow condition, or was that removed from the game?
The slipping and siding in bad weather is cool. If it was present before, it wasn't done as well. Last year I was thinking that the muddy conditions should have more sliding and falling when cutting too fast. It looks like we may have that in snow and mud this year.
If someone at EA is reading these and wondering about suggestions on how they can improve the game, I would say 2 things happen a bit too often and become annoying...I think both items are cool additions but wish the frequency was reduced.
1. When a player jumps up, gets his hands on the ball and then does a reverse dunk over his head and drops the ball because of a defender hitting him happens too often in my opinion.
2. The one handed reaching as the player is being tackled happens too often and it happens no matter how you play. I put my carrying on conservative and my Saquan still fumbled the ball in an epic challenge. I would prefer that a reach for extra yards be controlled the user if possible.