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Madden NFL 25 Review (360/PS3)

01:00 PM - August 23, 2013 by RaychelSnr

Madden NFL 25 is the final chance to create the ultimate football video game within this generation before many consumers and development resources migrate to next-gen. Madden NFL 25 is a game waiting to hand out mixed emotions. To the casual gamers, you’re about to have the time of your life playing with your best friends. To the hardcore simulation gamers, you might be somewhat disappointed with what are sure to be maddening legacy issues within the game engine.

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Game: Madden NFL 25Reader Score: 5/10 - Vote Now
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# 61 jhamlin1971 @ 08/24/13 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Gorilla Glass


	Oh wow, 7.5. Its football, it come out for 25 years. I don't think you guys know what you want from football anymore. On one hand, if it too SIM, then its boring and on the other hand if its a little over the top then its too arcadish. Hell, at this point I don't know what to look for in a Football game anymore...

I agree with you 100%!

# 62 je_2512 @ 08/24/13 09:01 AM

Once again, where are the penalties...in 3 games, I've had 2 called...one false start and one encroachment (surprisingly)...

and I had one play where Rodgers was sacked as he was throwing the ball., was clearly an incomplete pass but was ruled a fumble. I tried to challenge, but the option never showed up in the pause menu.

Really disappointed with this year's game, though I should have seen it coming based on the lack of info they put out this year.

Clearly they've already moved on from current gen, and are putting any real effort into next gen.

# 63 DJ @ 08/24/13 10:15 AM

Dustin, thanks for the review. Can you comment on if Auto-Subs and fatigue work properly within CF?

# 64 je_2512 @ 08/24/13 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Sneed24


	I think because it's not the actual game. im pretty sure it did the same in last years season ticket. you couldn't challenge , limited replays etc. penalties, i just adjust the sliders.

I'm playing the retail version!

# 65 Boilerbuzz @ 08/24/13 12:14 PM

I truly baffles me how someone can come in here to say Sim is boring, but then call Madden a good Sim. First, I have to ask, did you ever play the game beyond Pop Warner? If you have any deep knowledge and love for the game, you would never say that any aspect of true football is boring. As a matter of fact, you would recognize how much is missing when you don't get the nuances correct!

To say scoring touchdowns and crazy trucking and pancakes are exciting is one thing. To dismiss improper zone behaviors and blocking schemes is just criminal.

Why do people want Sim? So that they can trust that making good FOOTBALL decisions in a FOOTBALL game will be consistently rewarded. So that they know they won or lost for reasons related to FOOTBALL, and not just due to quirks, glitches, or video game randomness! The sad part is that Madden has had a blueprint for elements that would make it more Sim, but has refused to add these elements in a timely manner.

The game doesn't have to be 100% Sim. Some would agree that in some ways, that could bore some of the lesser savvy masses. But this title lacks *key* Sim elements (zones, fronts and coverage, real game planning, realistic pursuit/gap logic) that are unacceptable at this point. TWENTY FIVE friggin' years!!! Really?!...

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# 66 ggsimmonds @ 08/24/13 02:56 PM

Good review but I do have one gripe. Xbox one and the PS4 are not "literally right around the corner."
I know this makes me a anal prick but it is a pet peeve of mine.

To the game itself, it frustrates me that for this entire generation of games we have been waiting on that one mythical patch that will turn Madden into a great game. Seems like every year we find ourselves saying "man if they patch these issues this would be a great football game.

By the way, I don't think the D line push can be easily fixed via patch without nerfing the running game in other areas.

# 67 Gorilla Glass @ 08/24/13 03:18 PM

Madden 25 is a pretty good game. You should give it a try.

# 68 RemyDaGr8 @ 08/24/13 06:02 PM

These developers NEED to get the damn jerseys correct! There's no excuse that the Bills, Chargers, Bucs, Ravens and Broncos have new jerseys (changed the neck/collar from that two toned mess to either clear collars/thick colored collars) and in this game they still have last years jerseys! Plus they STILL haven't given the Redskins their gold pants as defaults.

# 69 Tyrant8RDFL @ 08/24/13 07:31 PM

I was waiting to see what the deal is with next gen Madden anyway. I was not expecting anything from the PS3 or 360 madden, so Im cool with having to wait.

At this point you couldn't be expecting anything great. I stop expecting it after the 2nd attempt on the current gen.

# 70 ryan36 @ 08/24/13 07:35 PM

I've said it before, but I've been told by a good source skip next gen this year

# 71 kjcheezhead @ 08/24/13 07:42 PM

Nice review. "At times its the best Madden ever and at others it's the same game we've been playing for years."

That's how I felt with the demo. As much as I love football, Madden on this gen has been stale and repetitive at its best times. 7.5 is spot on. Not a terrible game but not one I can drop $60 on with games like
gta v and the last of us vying for my money.

# 72 Boilerbuzz @ 08/24/13 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Gorilla Glass


	Madden 25 is a pretty good game. You should give it a try.

I'm pretty sure that everyone in this thread have played the demo and have previous versions as well. The game have been given a try for a long time, but the demo is a pretty good indicator.

# 73 Gorilla Glass @ 08/24/13 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Boilerbuzz


	I'm pretty sure that everyone in this thread have played the demo and have previous versions as well. The game have been given a try for a long time, but the demo is a pretty good indicator.

I like the Demo and from what I've read and witnessed, a lot of people seem to feel the same way. The retail version is very good. Give it a try.

# 74 ZoneKIller @ 08/24/13 08:15 PM

My two cents is this game is basically Madden 13 with some add-ons for Owner-Mode. But with the relocation being a failure in my eyes, it just makes it about the same as Madden 13.

Reason for Relocation being a failure is the limitation. The jerseys are just terrible, give or take a few, along with the logos. I only saw two logos that I actually like, but the pre-set jerseys ruined it.

I think a 7.5 is a good rating.

# 75 Boilerbuzz @ 08/24/13 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Gorilla Glass


	I like the Demo and from what I've read and witnessed, a lot of people seem to feel the same way. The retail version is very good. Give it a try.

Not to dispute that people like the demo, but you would be ignoring the waves of people that don't like the demo. And there are quite a few people that were, shall we say, unmoved by the demo. I'm not one that buys into the retail versions being noticeably better than the demo. I know how EA works and their demos are normally quite in line with the retail versions.

# 76 ryan36 @ 08/24/13 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Big FN Deal


	I guess I have gone off the deep end with Madden because this is just too funny to me, lol. IF your source is right and even M25 on new consoles is "skippable", that's just...I don't even know what to say. After all the touting of being so prepared for the new consoles, 2+ years of development, hiring away Kolbe from The Show, the ease of the new tech, etc, there has to be somethings in that game to make it worth a buy, right?

I stand by what I said... it was just one person's opinion ... but they're pretty closely in tune with the game.

I'm a moderator , I wouldn't say it lightly. Let's leave it at that.

# 77 Boilerbuzz @ 08/24/13 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ryan36


	I stand by what I said... it was just one person's opinion ... but they're pretty closely in tune with the game. I'm a moderator , I wouldn't say it lightly. Let's leave it at that.

I can't confirm what you're saying and I trust it, but I'm very curious now. What I played at e3 was REALLY rough. Surprisingly so. So it wouldn't surprise me if what you're saying is justified. That's disappointing considering the promising aspects of gameplay I witnessed.

# 78 Gorilla Glass @ 08/24/13 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Boilerbuzz


	Not to dispute that people like the demo, but you would be ignoring the waves of people that don't like the demo. And there are quite a few people that were, shall we say, unmoved by the demo. I'm not one that buys into the retail versions being noticeably better than the demo. I know how EA works and their demos are normally quite in line with the retail versions.

Yeah well then we can't really discuss the same game, because the demo doesn't (INMO) play as good as the retail copy.

Its fun and sometimes rewarding playing on All-Madden. In the demo I could move the ball up and down the field, but not so much in the retail version. I've actually had to put my thinking cap on and be precise with my stick skills to move the ball, especially on third downs.
Its very good.

# 79 Gorilla Glass @ 08/24/13 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by SECElit3


	The retail plays nothing like the demo

Exactly...

# 80 Boilerbuzz @ 08/25/13 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Gorilla Glass


	Yeah well then we can't really discuss the same game, because the demo doesn't (INMO) play as good as the retail copy. Its fun and sometimes rewarding playing on All-Madden. In the demo I could move the ball up and down the field, but not so much in the retail version. I've actually had to put my thinking cap on and be precise with my stick skills to move the ball, especially on third downs. Its very good.

But we've been down this road before with this game. And in my opinion, they make the game more of a challenge in ways that only cover up the deficiency. For example: bad pass coverage is fixed by dbs being able to move and turn at extraordinary rates as well as react to cuts instantly. Making up for really bad alignment and positioning.

What I'm saying is that it is not enough to have games produce realistic and challenging results. The challenge and results need to be borne out of true to life events. See what I'm saying?

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