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Madden NFL 25 Next-Gen Review (PS4)

01:14 PM - November 21, 2013 by DustinT

Since the days of NFL licensed electric football, people have been trying to replicate the pro game in their living rooms for ages. Back then people had to use their imagination quite a bit, but thankfully for today’s generation we can plop down on the couch and fire up our favorite video game consoles to do just that. With the release of Sony’s Playstation 4 on Friday, and Microsoft’s Xbox One release just around the corner, EA Sports has released their latest iteration of its NFL franchise, Madden 25.

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# 1 cmehustle @ 11/21/13 01:20 PM

Finally. Sounds like a step in the right direction. I didnt buy it for my 360, hoping that for the xbox one it would be worth a purchase. So purchase it I did along with 2k (of course) and battlefield. Now all I need is my xbox one.

# 2 lynkraid @ 11/21/13 01:20 PM

For me when playing with the normal camera it looks more like Madden 13 then it does next gen, at least from a player standpoint, crowd and sidelines look much improved though, but players from a far still have that donut like glaze over them. When the camera is zoomed in the detail comes to life.

Sidelines still need a lot of work to look real.

Gameplay for me just felt like a slight improvement, with only the flaws of current gen Madden improved, like the kickoff returns, and money screen plays, but those should be fixed on current gen Madden and still haven't.

Still a good Madden game, maybe the best one yet and its great that it retains all of its features, but still doesn't feel like a true next gen game, NBA2k14 feels more what a ideal next gen game should be. Don;'t know what others think, but I still have more fun playing Madden on PS3, as the running game still feels much better, and tackles still look better.

# 3 roadman @ 11/21/13 01:43 PM

Good review, hit's on the good, bad and the ugly.

This seems to coincide with the comments in the impressions thread.

# 4 CleatsMaster @ 11/21/13 02:02 PM

An 8? Woaaaaa there, Ke-mo sah-bee! Woaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

# 5 Birdman18 @ 11/21/13 02:59 PM

FYI, Jason Campbell plays for the Browns, not the Raiders

# 6 tmac747 @ 11/21/13 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by lynkraid


	For me when playing with the normal camera it looks more like Madden 13 then it does next gen, at least from a player standpoint, crowd and sidelines look much improved though, but players from a far still have that donut like glaze over them. When the camera is zoomed in the detail comes to life. Sidelines still need a lot of work to look real. Gameplay for me just felt like a slight improvement, with only the flaws of current gen Madden improved, like the kickoff returns, and money screen plays, but those should be fixed on current gen Madden and still haven't. Still a good Madden game, maybe the best one yet and its great that it retains all of its features, but still doesn't feel like a true next gen game, NBA2k14 feels more what a ideal next gen game should be. Don;'t know what others think, but I still have more fun playing Madden on PS3, as the running game still feels much better, and tackles still look better.

Have not played NG, but the community by in large seem to favor it. But, I have notice some subtle changes with CG of late...maybe EA has done some tweaking. With my sliders and penalty settings ( play on very slow) I have notice some good game play of late.

# 7 Moegames @ 11/21/13 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by rtkiii


	You're overall comment totally contradicts the score you gave it. 8? 8 to me is a good game. You're review reads like a 7 or 6.5

Nah it sounds like an 8 from the reading of the review. It is not anything above 8 but 8 sounds just about right in my opinion and most opinions going on these days. Have you played the game? It is indeed a good game...not great but good and good is between 7.5 and 8... but i do not like getting into the nickle and dime BS of reviews. Play the game and see for yourself..like most of us that actually own next gen madden..it is definitely a nice improvement over current gen and quite a fun game to play.

# 8 brza37 @ 11/21/13 04:08 PM

I like the review. Very informative but I agree with some others that the score seems too high for what you wrote, especially according to the new scale. It sounds like it should have been a 6.5 to 7 (Above Average to Good) not Great.

# 9 Lovesports @ 11/21/13 04:50 PM

I'm not a fan of the game simply because I don't see too much improvent from current gen...especially graphically. Madden will eventually lose to another company, question is when. Player models are awful...no one runs with their knees going up so high.

# 10 Bryzine21 @ 11/21/13 05:16 PM

Madden 25 next-gen deserves an 8. I did not like current-gen Madden much at all. Big improvement to me. Would give Madden 25 on 360 a 6.5.

# 11 elliasjwilliams @ 11/21/13 07:27 PM

I think the easiest way to improve the kicking game is to take it back to old school but with a twist. I've been wanting to put this in a wishlist thread for years but to no avail.

Simply take the kicking meter back to the days of a simple A or X button press to get it started and stopped. The main difference is depending on the reating of your kicker/punter there is a cap on how much power you can put in to the kick, and the sweet spot for accuracy becomes smaller depending on the accuracy rating.

Don't have a kicker with a strong leg? Kicking that 52 yarder doesn't sound good right about now so you may b forced to put or go for it rather than aiming the kick meter all the way down and getting within decent range of full power and the kick is money.

The analogs have too many instances where you flick down and up on cue but it doesn't translate to the game and you end up kicking a pooch or something.

Delegating to the A/X button basically kills this occurence

I also believe they need to relegate heat seeker to holding the X button and diving from behind to a tap of the x button. While putting impact tackles back on the analog stick via an up/down flick. Forget holding the right stick down for 2 seconds..thats easier to manage and control with the X button that the sticks.

# 12 kehlis @ 11/21/13 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Birdman18


	FYI, Jason Campbell plays for the Browns, not the Raiders

Not in the default rosters.....

# 13 Mholtz2j @ 11/21/13 08:12 PM

Too high of a score. I would give it a 6.0. Maybe a 6.5.
This is supposed to be the Next Generation of videogames. The graphics are bad and the animation is even worse. Ok, so maybe for the first game they just focus on the graphics, but they didn't even do that.
Ok, maybe we focus just on the animation, they didnt do that either. They ported over the current gen game and you scored it an 8? Wow.

# 14 roadman @ 11/21/13 08:18 PM

Game play is king, in my eyes.

Reviews are all over the place and very subjective.

It's an 8, or 7.75 or 7.5 or 6.5 or 6, yada, yada, yada.

It's what you make of it, this is just something to go by.

What I like about it is that they spent a good part of a week with it vs someone who's played a half or who hasn't even played the game and states it's a 6 or 6.5, it's just a port or whatever the flavor of the moment is.

# 15 Smoke6 @ 11/21/13 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Mholtz2j


	Too high of a score. I would give it a 6.0. Maybe a 6.5. This is supposed to be the Next Generation of videogames. The graphics are bad and the animation is even worse. Ok, so maybe for the first game they just focus on the graphics, but they didn't even do that. Ok, maybe we focus just on the animation, they didnt do that either. They ported over the current gen game and you scored it an 8? Wow.

Sounds like someone didnt bother to play the game but instead judged it off a video or 2

..

Game deserves the praise it gets as the game feels and plays differently that that on PS360 and thats a fact. So if you're gonna troll a thread atleast have played the darn game first. We cant get nowhere with the devs with this type of mentality and attitude towards what progress they have made so far.

# 16 kehlis @ 11/21/13 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by xnate128x


	Don't need to CHIEF.

To comment on a review that way? Yes you do.

You can't give a score or constructively discuss a given score without playing it yourself.

# 17 cubby blue @ 11/21/13 09:58 PM

They brought up one of my major gripes about this game. The defenders never try to knock the ball out on the deep pass. They will just mimic what the receiver does. I hope they will fix this in the future, but I'm not holding my breathe.

I bought the game, but haven't received my ps4 yet. I played the demo of 25 on the xbox 360. I'm really glad to hear the cleaned up a lot of the issues with the secondary. Hopefully, the running game will not be too easy either.

# 18 Iceman87GT @ 11/21/13 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Mholtz2j


	Too high of a score. I would give it a 6.0. Maybe a 6.5. This is supposed to be the Next Generation of videogames. The graphics are bad and the animation is even worse. Ok, so maybe for the first game they just focus on the graphics, but they didn't even do that. Ok, maybe we focus just on the animation, they didnt do that either. They ported over the current gen game and you scored it an 8? Wow.

Its not a port, they did change things under the hood and they are using the Ignite Engine (like Live, and FIFA, NHL will also be using it for the next gen version).

You seem to think that graphics were the most important thing about the move to next-gen, everyone on this site will disagree with you. Gameplay is what matters most, graphics should evolve with time but if the game doesn't play well then graphics are meaningless.

The game plays better and it looks better, you may not be happy with the leap in graphics but the gameplay improvements are more than enough to warrant the uptick in the overall rating.

This Port nonsense needs to stop, it's not a port plain and simple, if you want to argue that it is too close to the current gen in looks and/or gameplay, fine (I disagree, and I think the majority would say that it is an improvement with the only debate being how much of an improvement it is), but that does not mean the game is a port.

# 19 kehlis @ 11/21/13 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Iceman87GT


	This Port nonsense needs to stop, it's not a port plain and simple, if you want to argue that it is too close to the current gen in looks and/or gameplay, fine (I disagree, and I think the majority would say that it is an improvement with the only debate being how much of an improvement it is), but that does not mean the game is a port.

It is a port though. They have admitted this.

I agree with your other points but it is a port.

# 20 truesimgamer @ 11/21/13 10:55 PM

Great review! I wish I could open my copy but I just can't bring myself to do it. I'm really struggling with this, even mentally.

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