Madden26 Gameplay overrated?

Is it just me or are too many ppl saying this is the best madden ever and im like not rlly seeing the true reason... yea the details and graphics are fire but the gameplay especially the random aggs and inconsistent defense make it still look way too animation based ive lost quite a few games because my opponent gets a better luck at them than I do . not to mention the ridiculous overthrows/inaccurates with good qbs or in mut anyone that isnt 86 baker or  85 lamar

I was wondering this too-Softdrink TV and Ryan Moody think the game is terrible! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP8rCfA1eO4&ab_channel=RyanMoody21

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8fTksKjoU8&ab_channel=SOFTDRINKTV

DumAir said:

Is it just me or are too many ppl saying this is the best madden ever and im like not rlly seeing the true reason... yea the details and graphics are fire but the gameplay especially the random aggs and inconsistent defense make it still look way too animation based ive lost quite a few games because my opponent gets a better luck at them than I do . not to mention the ridiculous overthrows/inaccurates with good qbs or in mut anyone that isnt 86 baker or  85 lamar

Its just the new toy syndrome going on brother,just a matter of time before you start hearing just the opposite in the community.

I quit last year around the super bowl and my 94 overall team felt like it was running on the sand. The 80 overall team I have now seems to be running smoother and faster.

I think that's the biggest upgrade to the gameplay. DB's and LB's also seem to be reacting more realistically

mattreynolds47 said:

I quit last year around the super bowl and my 94 overall team felt like it was running on the sand. The 80 overall team I have now seems to be running smoother and faster.

I think that's the biggest upgrade to the gameplay. DB's and LB's also seem to be reacting more realistically

yea dbs and lbs are still the same dk what difficulty you playing on 😂 this game is horrible

DumAir said:

Is it just me or are too many ppl saying this is the best madden ever and im like not rlly seeing the true reason... yea the details and graphics are fire but the gameplay especially the random aggs and inconsistent defense make it still look way too animation based ive lost quite a few games because my opponent gets a better luck at them than I do . not to mention the ridiculous overthrows/inaccurates with good qbs or in mut anyone that isnt 86 baker or  85 lamar

Don't fall for the hype machine -- YES, this is one of the better (if not "best") Madden launches in recent memory, but the bar is extremely low here.  At the end of the day, it's the same, broken, buggy, inconsistent mess of a game and suffers from many/most (if not all) of the same issues that have plagued this game for years.  There simply is not enough time to rewrite the game from the ground up, preferably with a better, non-Frostbite game engine that plays nice with fast-paced sports titles... you know, having some actual physics involved, instead of these bullshit animations we're constantly forced into.

It's a LOT of lipstick on the pig, but we're all so damaged and broken from spending $100 annually on what amounts to a roster update, that we don't really know any better at this point.  Imagine kids paying $70-100 per year for a new Mario Kart track or something.  AAA sports titles are so twisted and broken, it's absurd the state of modern video game landscape that we're all faced with.  Nobody competes, they've all chosen their lanes and will stick to them.  Monopolies are bad, as they obviously eliminate consumer choice.  Our only hope is that the league decides to not renew the exclusivity agreement with Electronic Arts Orlando / Tiburon, but there's very few companies who have deep enough pockets to pursue that type arrangement.  Take Two Interactive (2K Games) wouldn't be any better.  Heck, they couldn't even properly launch a mobile NFL game.

It doesn't just "look way too animation based" that is literally how the game operates.  You could not be more correct.  Anyone pretending this isn't the same game that we've been playing since the PS3 generation is probably lying (to themselves, or all of us) -- however, this year does feel better, compared with the steaming turd that was M25.

People say same thing every year

peatrick said:

Don't fall for the hype machine -- YES, this is one of the better (if not "best") Madden launches in recent memory, but the bar is extremely low here.  At the end of the day, it's the same, broken, buggy, inconsistent mess of a game and suffers from many/most (if not all) of the same issues that have plagued this game for years.  There simply is not enough time to rewrite the game from the ground up, preferably with a better, non-Frostbite game engine that plays nice with fast-paced sports titles... you know, having some actual physics involved, instead of these bullshit animations we're constantly forced into.

It's a LOT of lipstick on the pig, but we're all so damaged and broken from spending $100 annually on what amounts to a roster update, that we don't really know any better at this point.  Imagine kids paying $70-100 per year for a new Mario Kart track or something.  AAA sports titles are so twisted and broken, it's absurd the state of modern video game landscape that we're all faced with.  Nobody competes, they've all chosen their lanes and will stick to them.  Monopolies are bad, as they obviously eliminate consumer choice.  Our only hope is that the league decides to not renew the exclusivity agreement with Electronic Arts Orlando / Tiburon, but there's very few companies who have deep enough pockets to pursue that type arrangement.  Take Two Interactive (2K Games) wouldn't be any better.  Heck, they couldn't even properly launch a mobile NFL game.

It doesn't just "look way too animation based" that is literally how the game operates.  You could not be more correct.  Anyone pretending this isn't the same game that we've been playing since the PS3 generation is probably lying (to themselves, or all of us) -- however, this year does feel better, compared with the steaming turd that was M25.

exactly bro i feel the same way

last years game was so bad that anything is considered good/better lol the honeymoon is about to be over. just another animation driven hunk of boo boo , just wait til the avenger X-Men abilities takeover and you have 300 lb RBs and DBs

Always one way or another with the Madden community. Never a happy medium at all.

To be Clear We're saying this is the best madden in a while, that doesnt mean its good, It just means it plays better than the past couple of years

CobraMetalViper said:

I was wondering this too-Softdrink TV and Ryan Moody think the game is terrible! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP8rCfA1eO4&ab_channel=RyanMoody21

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8fTksKjoU8&ab_channel=SOFTDRINKTV

neither of them have a clue what they are talking about though. I'll never forget when Ryan Moody thought the slow kicking animation from performing a kick poorly was "DDA" and tried to use it as proof of EA rigging games. Theyre both stupid as hell.

After 4 years out I’m really enjoying it, maybe y’all are just burnt out from the yearly cycle.

Haha, none of ya'll played the first Madden on Super Nintendo did ya?  Or Tecmo Bowl on OG Nintendo.  Quit whining.  How old are ya anyways?  Anyone here not born in the 2000s? Geez if i had this game when i was a kid in the 80s and 90s it would have been the greatest ever.  I got burnt out playing MUT nonstop from M15-M20 and returned for M25-26.  Same old complaining.  Just don't play MUT and play regular Madden or something.  No wonder the old site died and these forums are dead, all day whining never stops.  I hate the money grab too but that's just the way it is.  Don't spend, don't play the game it really is that simple. So unless one of you can do better and get that NFL license away from EA then nothing is gonna change.