Madden NFL 24

Madden NFL 24
"I don’t care if it’s a knock on Madden or whatever, but I’m going to continue to play ESPN NFL 2K5 on my Xbox because it’s better graphics, better physics engine and a better game overall." — Josh Allen when he sees how terrible this game is
Genre(s): Sports Platform(s): PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X/S PlayStation 4 Xbox One Microsoft Windows Release: August 18, 2023 Developer(s): EA Tiburon Publisher(s): EA Sports Country: United States Series: Madden NFL Predecessor: Madden NFL 23

Madden NFL 24 is a 2023 sports videogame developed by EA Tiburon and published by EA Sports. Based on the National Football League, it is the 39th installment in the Madden NFL series, and Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is featured on the cover as the first Bills player to grace the cover of a Madden NFL game.

Why It Got Intercepted

1. First and foremost, this was supposed to be the make or break year for Madden, but instead of Electronic Arts accounting for the problems of Madden NFL 23, instead they copy paste most of the assets of the aforementioned game, making this game a disappointing reskin.
2. Franchise mode, which is supposed to be Madden’s most popular mode, is still shallow and bare-bones and barely improves from Madden NFL 23. this goes to show that a lot of people want Electronic Arts to lose the exclusive NFL license.
3. Training Camp from the PlayStation 2 and Xbox era of Madden is back, while it is nice to see it back, the execution of bringing the mode back was poor, the mini games are too easy, underwhelming and undeveloped.
4. The relocation is slightly downgraded from the previous Madden titles. While there are more cities to choose from and not being limited to 3 options per cities, you only get one uniform option with the same ugly font and bland stadiums.
5. The presentation is still awful like the previous one, while the intros with the teams quarterbacks looking at each other and showing both teams star players look cool, there are still other problems, the scoreboard is ugly and on top of the screen, while in real NFL broadcasts the season it mostly takes place in has the score bug on the bottom of the screen for all broadcasts, the commentary is still the same and bland as ever, and the halftime show is very short, it only shows scores from other games and highlights of the game.
   • Also, in the press start screen, after a couple of seconds, Josh Allen appears and makes a creepy looking face at the screen.
6. The game is still riddled with bugs and glitches, which is a common theme for Madden titles ever since 19.
7. The menus are slow and tiresome to navigate.
8. While superstar mode is a improvement over the Face of the Franchise modes from previous titles, it is still shallow and bare-bones similar to the franchise mode, unlike the old superstar modes, you can’t be a kicker, lineman, safety, fullback, or a tight end. While cutscenes are trimmed down this year, there are still some cringey cutscenes.
9. While the character customization is great, that character customization is limited to superstar mode only, and you are still limited to the same preset faces from previous titles in create a player.
10. Like most recent Madden NFL games, the graphics have a dull look and is mostly copied from the previous title. It also looks mediocre for 2023 standards.
11. The game was marketed as a return to form for the Madden NFL series, but due to all of the games problems that are explained in the WIGI section that make the game terrible, it makes the aforementioned marketing come off as poor.
12. Like the previous installments and other EA Sports games, Ultimate Team is where most of the effort was going to, as EA mostly earns their money from players buying the premium points currency, and using the points to buy packs, which many gamers continue to do as they are desperate on getting the best MUT cards.
13. The game still uses the Frostbite 3 engine, which is a poor fit for sports games.
14. The menu music is explicit (and heavily censored) rap music.

Redeeming Qualities

1. Despite being limited to superstar mode only, the character customization is great, with many hair and face options, and more.
2. Believe it or not, the draft combine at the beginning of superstar mode is actually great as you can do the bench press, 40 yard dash, broad jump, and 20 yard shuttle.
3. In franchise mode, the trade slots have been increased from 3 to 6.

Reception

Just like previous modern madden titles, the game received mixed critic reviews, but it was panned by the audience for being just another shallow reskin.

Angry Joe and SOFTDRINKTV both gave it a 3/10, the same rating as the previous one.

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