I bought madden this year the first time in a long time and came in with low expectations. That was mostly bc everyone on here and Twitter just hates on the game.
I ended up having a blast and loved the gameplay and graphics. The dynasty mode is pretty barebones and does have issues so might need some house rules. However I enjoyed the draft/scouting side of things and getting real draft classes. The contract restructuring I think is new this year.
Since your time is limited the play the moments will come in handy and you can play a game In 20ish minutes