Madden NFL 17 Review (Xbox One)

[JKSportsGamer1984]

Quote: Originally Posted by BenGerman

Hey Bez, I'm interested in hearing some of the legacy issues you're seeing. While not attributing them directly to "legacy issues", I definitely saw some problems that have existed in prior games (i.e. Running backs slamming into the O line and falling down).

Why in the world don't RB's push off of the O-linemen when running into them? How many years are they going to let go by before they address this? I'm sorry to sound negative but if baffles my mind how some of these glaring issues aren't fixed by now. I hate to bring it up but 2K5 had RB's pushing off lineman over a decade ago & you mean to tell me Madden has yet to figure this out? The sad part is Madden actually has a push off mechanic in the game but it doesn't trigger when it should smh. I love to run the ball & this is one aspect that I can't stand about Madden along with players just falling down on phantom contact. This type of stuff should not still be happening in 2016.

[Find_the_Door]

Hopefully there's actually penalties in head to head this year....

[jvalverde88]

Quote: Originally Posted by Find_the_Door

Hopefully there's actually penalties in head to head this year....

Yeah based on that demographic the number of penalties called in head to head isn't going to change anytime soon.

[Find_the_Door]

Quote: Originally Posted by jvalverde88

Yeah based on that demographic the number of penalties called in head to head isn't going to change anytime soon.

Total shame - head to head being a separate arcade mode needs to change. A certain basketball title doesn't do this - why does Madden.

[Quentin32]

After watching gameplay I can't see this game as a 8.5.

[Hassan Darkside]

Quote: Originally Posted by Quentin32

After watching gameplay I can't see this game as a 8.5.

After listening to the menus I can't see this game as an 8.5 either.

[snc237]

Quote: Originally Posted by Hassan Darkside

After listening to the menus I can't see this game as an 8.5 either.

Hahaha! Ya agree

[life4eva]

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GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I cannot believe how H O R R I B L E this game is....... My FAVORITE aspect of a Football game is the running game, never in my life have I seen such poor line blocking and disgusting suction blocking and warp tackling.


This about a game like NFL2k where you have PROPER line blocking and when running through cuts your ball carrier will get "skinny" and push off of lineman. In Madden you press a button but it does;t really work and you're constantly running into the back of your lineman.

Also let say on a pitch play your receiver will just run up the field after engaged with a cb, like honestly this is like the worst AI I've seen. Then when you finally do break a long run it makes no sense......

Every year I try to give Madden a chance and they never fix the horrible blocking, running game and just overall gameplay. It's a ZOO out there.........

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE NFL allow other developers to have a chance at the license again. Madden imo is a HORRIBLE video game.... I played like 3 games and deleted off of my Xbox One.

Also the commentary is poor.....

The only thing I can think is the graphics look nice, but everything else imho doesn't work at all. I would even go so far as saying that the game is BROKEN. On a SWEEp play imagine having to blocker for you and they both run right past a defender...... I mean it's like WTF........

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