Madden nfl 21 review9/27/2023 You see, I don’t touch Madden Ultimate Team (MUT). It wouldn’t be fair to myself, readers, or the game. I knew going into it that I didn’t want to write a review of Madden 21 right off the bat. That said, I’m a sports and NFL football fan, and I’ve always had a Madden game to play. Madden has stripped control from the player like Von Miller stripping Cam Newton in Super Bowl 50. Gone were being able to create plays and formations, work out contract structure details, create uniforms, logos and stadiums for franchise relocations and more. The problem was the series starting feeling like I was less in control on the field as preset animations took over, and features were stripped that were in previous Madden games. The last time I probably loved a Madden game was either Madden 08 or 09. That began the yearly tradition of buying Madden and building my team in franchise modes, sometimes with my brother and friends. Madden had been a mainstay in my life until then, dating back to Madden 64 on the Nintendo 64, playing the season mode and loving it. Platforms: PS4 (version reviewed), Xbox One, PCĪfter what felt like the complacency of the franchise, I took a break from Madden games for the past two years. This will be the favored feature for a lot of players and will certainly become a mainstay in years to come.By Lance Liebl 2 years ago Giving Madden 21 one quarter of the NFL season to update and marinade, how does this year’s entry into the storied franchise hold up? It feels a lot like NFL Blitz from a gameplay perspective, just with actual rules. It works well in both regards and is undoubtedly the best new feature of Madden 21. It's also nice to see how easily The Yard can switch from a single-player experience to a shared game. It's a quick and incredibly fun game mode that allows you to change up your experience every time. The Yard is a six-on-six mode that allows your player to play on both sides of the ball, going head-to-head against the computer or any number of opponents online. There is also a pretty substantial overhaul to the career mode with "Face of the Franchise," and the addition of "The Yard." That isn't a major deal, but it adds some fun to the experience. Every player has an avatar that you can customize, earning new swag by playing each and every mode of the game. The biggest changes in Madden 21 come in game modes rather than on the field. That's okay! The point is, rather than just accepting free money by being the only football game on the market, Madden 21 switches things up, while keeping a lot of the elements that worked in previous installments, making it the most enjoyable entry in the past five years. Not every choice made by this new iteration is going to be universally loved by players. Madden 21 isn't a perfect game by any stretch, so it's not like this thing is going to revolutionize football gaming going forward. This year, at least, the folks at EA are finally listening. The lack of changes has been infuriating, to say the least, especially when there isn't another option on the market. Unfortunately for gamers, EA has seemingly taken advantage of that fact as of late, churning out a near-carbon copy of the same game every fall, just with new players and ratings. If you love football, you play Madden, and there's not really another choice. It's no secret that EA's Madden NFL franchise has had a monopoly on football video games for years, even decades.
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