Madden 18 and it's direction - mark24_7's Blog

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Madden 18 and it's direction

Posted on August 23, 2017 at 10:55 PM.

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As a 29 year old male who primarily plays sports video games, I think the time has finally come for me to realize that the aspects I once loved about sports games are quickly fading away. I've always been one for the franchise and MyLeague experiences. Personally, I have always had more fun creating a custom league and playing against the CPU or other human players within a season in which the wins matter within that one season. With the recent release of Madden 18 I felt robbed by EA. I've been playing Madden now for I don't even know how long and this year in particular I've noticed more about the EA company than ever before. In past articles EA has stated it isn't moving away from franchise modes and they're an integral part of the sports games. At this point, I feel like that was just a lie, every year it seems EA wants its consumers to pay more and more to enjoy the full benefits the game has to offer. Maybe I am just getting old and gaming is completely changing and I am one of the minorites that still like a good franchise mode. I know how many die-hard fans are playing online and that's what they prefer. After seeing absolutely not a single change in this year's franchise mode, which is well overdue for an overhaul, I cannot help but think of how well 2K implements it's franchise type modes and just hope this doesn't ever change. From my perspective it seems that EA has completely abandoned any improvements in this department to focus on other aspects of the game. This years gameplay is pretty much Madden 17 with a fresh coat of paint on it. I can't help but feel disappointment for this series and feel like I was robbed my hard earned cash for last year's same game. Maybe sports games just don't do it for me anymore or maybe EA just really dropped the ball. Here's to hoping 2K will once again, one day be able to acquire the NFL license. Until then, I'm stuck shelling out $65-$95 year after year in hopes of getting an improved product. So disappointed.