Madden NFL 22 Completely Transforms Franchise Mode on PS5, PS4

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Damn thats intriguing ; i haven't played madden since 15 and I moslty played online but , if i can get a PS5 before 2030 im saving madden 22 for it . rather not get it for ps4 since its cross-gen and im gonna need games to play on ps5 . i doubt its in the same league as madden 8-11 though unfortunately since EA sucks.

Feel like we’ve this before from EA several times. My money is on same old same old but here’s hoping

Nice try EA. I’ll sit this out and see if any of these “updates” improve the actual game.

Yeah... I have agree with Angry Joe with this one. Not with these "news journalists".

Yeah f*cking right.

@AFCC

Don't buy it.

These yearly sports games are legal scams at this point

This a sponsored article?

Asking for a friend

I've been playing Madden since the first version that was available on the SNES. All that I care about is single player franchise/owner mode.

So that being said, this seem to be a moderate step in the right direction after MANY years of inaction. If they make these kinds of upgrades for five years in a row, maybe we'll have something nice after a while. But its EA, so.....

@Netret0120 I won't. Angry Joe's Madden rants are my yearly Madden income tbh

I am definitely NOT impressed. A very basic skill tree for coaches and a patched in after launch scouting system for $69.99.

F*** off EA

Yeah yeah....whatever....if gaming sites would also quit kissing EAs butt....this crap would change...wonder who the real fools are?...the fools that keep putting out a subpar game or the fools who keep buying it??? #boycottmadden22

RPG + football = 2 of my favorite things. I'm excited. I understand people complaining that the game doesn't change year after year but what can you expect? Its a sports game. NBA 2K hardly changes every year but gets much less criticism.

Not give any cent not just to EA sports games specially I refuse give a singal cent to NFL because they have gone woke. Go Woke Go Broke!

I wanna get paid to lie too…

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Sorry but sport games owned by EA are deeeeead.

sorry EA, I don't trust you

I'm interested. I'm not a yearly madden buyer; but a big football fan. And even when I do buy madden games, I buy a used copy so as to not support EA. That said, I did enjoy the gameplay of last year's game on next-gen consoles. Also the beta feedback I'm reading is that the game plays much slower, smoother, more fluid, and the onfield momentum is much better. (read: less arcade-y) Keeping an eye on the game developments, for sure...

Most sports games for me are getting to complicated even in franchise mode. I dont need an rpg sports game. I like the older editions of franchise where it was play, trade, sim, draft, hire free agents and repeat. I understand why people like all the nuances and fine detail. It just slows the year to year changes to your franchise too much for me.

Did they ever fix the trophies in Madden 21? Lots of people had trouble popping them.

@WeirdAlUHF334 @mrtennis1990 It's definitely different in some areas (beta user here). There are little press conference cut-scenes instead of the simple text reply thing from the previous iterations of "situations." (they need work though; you can't skip the pauses, and they are unreasonably long. Sadly they are only text, but it's still better than the previous version)

The coach talent tree is definitely something new, but I am not a fan. I don't like anything about the xp system, whether for players or now for coaches. Still, there is some strategy to it.

HOWEVER, one thing I do like is you have more control over how hard your players practice, and that has long term effects. This needs tuning, but it is nice that if you play your players too hard, by the end of the season, their overall fatigue health will be lower. I think it also affects injury chances. So yeah, you're no longer doing skill challenges. Free practice is still available, but it's much more like ESPN 2K5 did practice in Franchise. Basically you set each position to full pads or lighter practices, and you emphasize starters or backups.

There are couple of other minor additions to Franchise as well, but what I'm looking forward to most is the scouting update. It resembles some of Deuce Douglass' ideas on how scouting should be done, which is a MASSIVE step up (including regional scouts). If it comes even close to his suggestions, this will be a major win for EA.

But needless to say, if I buy it, it's not happening prior to that September scouting update. What's changed right now is enough to say Franchise mode is better than it's been in a decade. But of course that isn't saying much. However, with the scouting changes, it's a decent sized leap (assuming it works as advertised).

Consumers just have to hold their feet to the fire so they don't stop improving the mode.

@Mgene15 @ClockWorkFox Well, the article isn't lying.

(Sidenote: No, I am not paid by EA. I am frequently critical of them. You can find me on Operation Sports as ForUntoOblivionSoar∞ if you want some proof that I'm not an EA shill, and that I do frequently criticize them.)

That said...

I'm playing the beta right now, and these advertised changes are in (except the scouting update, which is scheduled for September release). Do I like them? Well, I'll put it like this: I like these changes more than the previous Franchise modes. The mode IS improved.

My problem is that I've never been a fan of earning perks in a football game. I'd prefer you hire coordinators with position specialties, and development happens automatically, or through direct training camp exercises.

HOWEVER, many people will love this, and presentation in Franchise mode (not speaking of in game) IS better. And the long term fatigue (which you control by determining how hard your players practice, and which ones get most reps) is an AWESOME addition (assuming it's tuned well).

All that said, I am really looking forward to the scouting update, which actually resembles Deuce Douglass' scouting overhaul suggestion (google it — it's a bunch of great ideas, and it seems some of them are going to be implemented).

So, overall, what I can tell you as a beta user is: (1) Franchise mode definitely has some changes, and it's changed the way that EA is claiming it is. (2) It's better, yeah, but not all of it is my cup of tea. (3) I like that you have some control over how your players practice, and that it affects their long term fatigue/health (similar to how 2K did it in their Franchise mode). (4) The scouting overhaul is kind of what I've been screaming for for a long time. Unfortunately that's a post-release thing (targeted for September).

So, is it worth buying? After September I'd say yes. I won't be buying it until the scouting update anyway.

@LaytonPuzzle27 Speak for yourself, snowflake. The NFL has continued to break its revenue record every year until the pandemic, including after 2016 when you all said you were "boycotting." You are a TINY MINORITY, and that is why the NFL is pandering more to the centrist crowd than your ridiculous far right snowflake cry baby club: you don't matter enough to affect their money, but the ones who would prefer the NFL to be diplomatic to as many of their customers as possible do.

Your sense of entitlement does nothing but make you look like a two year old throwing a tantrum.

@FakeUserName Sup ForUntoOblivionSoar, I'm on OS as well, under a different username. First of all, Agreed with your comment above about the far right crybaby club... But anyways, back to business. Man, I wish I was in on the beta. On OS, the feedback seems to vary about whether or not the game's momentum (I'm talking about player movement here) has improved. Many have said that player weight & speed seem to play out more accurately; while I've seen others say they still see big running backs at good speed get stopped in their tracks. What's your observation of the on-field product??? Thanks!

Anyone who thinks this news is great obviously hasn't seen Madden 05 or Madden 08 or 2K5.... Madden is trash and won't get good unless we boycott the game.

@Dragonaged 2k actually gives more features, games modes, and way deeper immersion.... Secondly, YouTube Madden 05 franchise mode and look at how much more it had than Madden 21.

@LaytonPuzzle27 so by woke you mean support black people.... Huh

@FakeUserName

Thanks for the info man! Guess franchise mode had no place to go but up, some of those things may be cool. One big question though:

How improved is the actual gameplay? Is the in/game action pretty much the same as it’s been the last 10 years?

@FakeUserName If NFL is profiting as you say it is then why do hear news that they keep losing profits every year? They must be doing something wrong for siding with the faceless woke minority centrist crowd and ignoring the huge majority of their audience. Maybe use conservatives are not the "tiny minority" as you think.