Anyone get Madden? I picked up my copy (even though I told myself I'd skip this year...) and can't wait to try it out. I played 25 on PS3 so I'm hoping for a significant change.
I got it, reluctantly. Mainly because there isn't a lot I'm interested in yet on the Ps4, so I needed something to keep me occupied while I wait for CoD/Dragon Age etc...
The gameplay is very fun. Graphics are great. Menus are... ok. Somewhat laggy at times. Online play was decent. A little lag, but nothing terrible.
I mostly like to play offline franchise mode. I couldn't be more disappointed.
Progression is broken. After a few years you have tons of 99 ovr players in the league. It's super easy to progress your own guys to really high stats in just the categories that are important.
Free Agency is a joke. Key franchise players are released every year. Rookie 1st/2nd round picks off the team after just a season. Franchise QB's like Rivers, Cutler etc just become free agents. After one year I saw AJ Green and Keenen Allen as free agents. These guys would be very unlikely to become free agents. Its a joke.
Worst of all, simulated stats is TERRIBLE. On default settings the first year I simmed Peyton Manning lead the league with TD's, with 27. Nobody threw for over 4000 yards. There were approximately 15 running backs with over 300 carriers. In the NFL I think there were maybe 2 last year with more than 300 carriers. One running back had over 400 carriers. A few guys had 25+ sacks, with the leader being 32. Int #'s also seemed very high. Punting average numbers were terrible as well, with the league leader having a punt avg. of 37. Basically completely ruins any sim experience you could hope for.
The game plays great. But franchise mode is a fucking joke. I cannot believe EA can't get their head out of their asses enough to fix this. And this is why I hadn't bought the game the last 3 years. I had supporting this kind of lazy bullshit. Makes me sad