Madden 25

[Mt. Crushmore]

I did not.  If you pause the draft can you still look through the players or does it lock down?

 

The time they give you is insane.  I thought 1:30 was bad, but then they cut id down to a minute and then 45 seconds.  

 

Yeah, I did an online one with some of my friends and it was chaotic.  The reactions to some of the autodraft picks were awesome.

[T3hRaven]

I did not. If you pause the draft can you still look through the players or does it lock down?

The time they give you is insane. I thought 1:30 was bad, but then they cut id down to a minute and then 45 seconds.

You can still look and draft with it paused on franchise drafts, but I haven't tried fantasy yet.

[sliceanddic3]

Anyone know when the first roster update will be?

[JO_75]

Anyone know when the first roster update will be?

 

I know there was already a day one roster update but for the regular season I'm assuming next week sometime.

[PuRock]

On another note, QBs seem to be incredibly accurate in this game.

 

 

Last night I played against Brady on all-pro (he was on the Browns) and I intercepted him 6 times.  Then this morning I played Tebow and the Texans and he scorched me.  Just a tab unrealistic.  

[marylandmike12]

So guys, give me the update should I get madden 25 or is it not worth it.

[redlobster]

I think the gameplay is less realistic and tackling sucks IMO, I constantly have runningbacks that make unrealistic cuts and when I make passes the recievers just give up on routes . Personally I probably should not have bought it , franchise (connected careers) is still super clunky to change menus and operate.

Oh and I was returning a kick with jamaal Charles ( chiefs runningback with speed to burn) got caught in the clear at the opponents 20 yard line by some safety with slow speed from behind, completely unrealistic

[ThePurpleWall]

You can alter it in the main setting with like 4 different options, and what? Lol

 

look at the glass half full instead of half empty

[Gordo52]

look at the glass half full instead of half empty

Illuminati

[Mt. Crushmore]

So guys, give me the update should I get madden 25 or is it not worth it.

 

I like it and think it was worth it.

[JO_75]

Deleted the patch and it STILL froze up on me. Maybe it has something to do with the scratch that is already on the disc that I can't seem to figure out how it has a big scratch on it already. Looks like I may have to wait to play the game a bit longer.

[T3hRaven]

I think the gameplay is less realistic and tackling sucks IMO, I constantly have runningbacks that make unrealistic cuts and when I make passes the recievers just give up on routes . Personally I probably should not have bought it , franchise (connected careers) is still super clunky to change menus and operate.

Oh and I was returning a kick with jamaal Charles ( chiefs runningback with speed to burn) got caught in the clear at the opponents 20 yard line by some safety with slow speed from behind, completely unrealistic

I've gotten better at stopping the run, but overall the defense feels really weak this year. Then again last year we had Superman playing every linebacker position and leaping 50 feet in the air to intercept passes. Is recommend looking up sliders to improve your experience. There are a lot of people that work slider sets that make the game more realistic every year.

I will admit that differences in player speed are less pronounced this year. I already lowered the min speed threshold a little and there's barely a difference.

[T3hRaven]

I like this relocation thing.  First year the Jags become the London Black Knights, now a few years in and the Browns are becoming the Mexico City Golden Eagles.

[CARavensFan]

I like this relocation thing. First year the Jags become the London Black Knights, now a few years in and the Browns are becoming the Mexico City Golden Eagles.

Are the logo options better than the last few years? I remember that they never seemed to changed the Kay few Owner Modes.

[Gordo52]

So in my connected career, the cardinals have Sergio kindle. He leads the league in sacks through 7 games with 10 lol

[T3hRaven]

Are the logo options better than the last few years? I remember that they never seemed to changed the Kay few Owner Modes.

They look OK to me. Some of the uniforms look kinda men, but overall the function works well. There's less customization than there was in previous iterations, but it all links up correctly with the in game stuff so I deemed it acceptable.

[The Oakland Cathedral]

So in my connected career, the cardinals have Sergio kindle. He leads the league in sacks through 7 games with 10 lol

If only he could have done that for us...

[JO_75]

Well I think I'm going to return my game and get a new disc. I can play any PS3 game except for Madden 25. I can even play Madden 2005 on PS2 but yet Madden 25 won't play.This is so frustrating. I deleted the patch and deleted all of my Madden 25 files, and nothing.

[Malkavian Raven]

Looks like I will be holding out on buying Madden for another year.

[FJX]

I actually quite enjoy the game. Had to create Stokley though. Gave him a 79. 

Gonna finish my career at UF on Ncaa 13 and then re-create him on Madden 25 for, of course, the Ravens 

[radicals]

I just wanted to try to help anybody out who has seen the freezing glitch at the loading screen. For me on Xbox, It has happened to me and I found a quick way around it. Make sure you are not signed into anything such as Xbox Live and is it asks you to sign into EA Servers, decline it. It should load fully. Afterwords you should be able to sign in. Once I did this, it stopped glitching out and freezing in the future times I tried to load even when I was signed in

[T3hRaven]

Well I think I'm going to return my game and get a new disc. I can play any PS3 game except for Madden 25. I can even play Madden 2005 on PS2 but yet Madden 25 won't play.This is so frustrating. I deleted the patch and deleted all of my Madden 25 files, and nothing.

If the disc is scratched I wouldn't expect it to work.

[arnie_uk]

If the disc is scratched I wouldn't expect it to work.

hes saying that because when discs are scratched they don't work.

Haha. Anyone?

[Corvus]

I beat the Broncos 50-38 in my first franchise game on all-pro...my heart is trying to convince my brain that its a good sign that the Ravens won a sport simulation that shares nothing in common with a game that must actually be played in real life. Lol

[PuRock]

I have no problem with Madden 25, I like it.  I know we all want perfection when it comes to being 'realistic', but in the end its still just a video game.  

 

I drafted Matt Ryan as my franchise QB (I know many people would hate to see him in a Ravens Jersey), well he just suffered his second broken jaw of the season.  Luckily I am using Vick as a back-up.  

 

I feel like the running this year is more fluid.  But like someone else was talking about Jamaal Charles being run down.  I've had David Wilson w/ an open field only to be run down from behind.  This is a bit unrealistic.  Defense is still tough, at times I just throw my hands up while QBs throttle me.  

[T3hRaven]

I'm trying to figure out what sliders make the game feel right because playing defense is not right. My 99 speed corner with excellent ratings all around (Leon Sandcastle) should not be shaken so easily, especially since no one users a corner.

I did a rebuild franchise where I moved the Jags to LA and the Ravens won the Super Bowl the first two years for a three-peat without me. Made the draft picks I got for Eugene Monroe a little lower than I anticipated. Now I'm stuck with Kirk Cousins as my starting QB.

[The Raven]

One thing I really love about Madden 25 is that the blocking schemes actually resemble real life blocking schemes. The offensive line and fullback play is so incredibly better and more realistic than any other Madden. The zone stretch looks so much more realistic, and double teams up to the backers actually happen like they're supposed to. It's good to see Madden actually improving the little things like that. I like the x's and o's a lot, and it always pissed me off when the LG would pull way outside on Power in Madden 13. 

[PuRock]

One thing I really love about Madden 25 is that the blocking schemes actually resemble real life blocking schemes. The offensive line and fullback play is so incredibly better and more realistic than any other Madden. The zone stretch looks so much more realistic, and double teams up to the backers actually happen like they're supposed to. It's good to see Madden actually improving the little things like that. I like the x's and o's a lot, and it always pissed me off when the LG would pull way outside on Power in Madden 13. 

 

Agreed.  Screen passes in this game are beastly w/ the right offensive lineman. 

 

They still need to finish a few more blocks better on the outside.   

[T3hRaven]

Oddly enough, that whole emphasis on the offensive line I believe was touted for the Xbox One and PS4 next gen versions of the game.  I'm guessing that the first year of alpha testing on this engine last year helped debug some issues in this years game.  Of course they still have the long sleeve glitch and a lot of others, which is frustrating when they have so little to do development wise year to year.

 

I wish they'd go back to the Madden 11 style of hiring coaches, where you hired your HC, OC, DC, and STC.  That way the coordinators would be in the system and you could hire someone like Mike Zimmer as your HC.

[Gordo52]

Defense is by far the hardest for me. I'm still getting used to the controls but I do love how it's more realistic passing the rusher with a OLB.

Running the balls seems to be incredibly easy for me.