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Madden NFL 17 Review (Xbox One)

01:41 PM - August 17, 2016 by RaychelSnr

Madden 17 begins with an authoritative stamp: You’re thrown in Memorial Stadium, right in the thick of a NFC playoff game against the Washington Redskins. The crowd is ferocious, the commentary is well timed and filled with chemistry, and everything that is happening on the field has a manic pace to it. Before you know it, your heart is beating in the same way every sports fan has felt as the clock winds down.

Fortunately, just about everything that makes Madden 17’s intro so great carries itself over to the base game. All at once, Madden boasts improved presentation, feel and gameplay. From the moment the game kicks into gear, a sense of overwhelming confidence on the part of EA Tiburon sets in. Madden 17 may be the best football game put out by the studio this generation.

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Game: Madden NFL 17Reader Score: 8/10 - Vote Now
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# 1 jpdavis82 @ 08/17/16 01:44 PM

Great review, this is my favorite one so far!

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# 2 ThatMichiganFan @ 08/17/16 01:49 PM

Great review Ben. Thought everything you said was spot on. Really excited about the commentary this season, it sounds incredible in the videos I've been watching.

# 3 BleedGreen710 @ 08/17/16 01:51 PM

this is an exceptional review. and i dont just say that cause it put the game in a positive light. just a well written/edited piece. thanks for the great read

august 23rd can't get here soon enough

# 4 michaelhawj @ 08/17/16 01:51 PM

8 is not bad. nice score. can't wait to play this next week on Monday night 11pm

# 5 bcruise @ 08/17/16 01:51 PM

Interesting to hear the AI return game has gotten better, that's kind of the opposite of the things I've been reading from the early impressions.

Thanks for the review.

# 6 Gorilla Glass @ 08/17/16 01:59 PM

*Happy Dance.

# 7 scottyp180 @ 08/17/16 02:04 PM

"Madden 17 doesn’t do nearly enough to differentiate between quarterbacks"

Ehh this is something that has irked me about madden for years. It's not a deal breaker but I feel like it should have been touched on by now. I'm pretty sure all pro 2k8 had variation in throwing styles, an 8 year old game. Its a feature that adds to players looking and feeling different.

However I am happy to hear about the other improvements to gameplay. The feel of them game is something that has improved each game this gen and I am happy to hear that it has improved even further. Hopefully the improvement is noticeable enough to warrant a purchase. Can't wait for that EA Access trial to try this game out!

# 8 scottyp180 @ 08/17/16 02:09 PM

Might have missed it in the review but any noticeable improvements to penalties? My main issue has been with pass interference calls that are rarely called. I hate having a receiver run into a defender and being unable to make a play on the ball, because the defender essential become a barrier, and no flag being thrown.

# 9 JKSportsGamer1984 @ 08/17/16 02:11 PM

Good review.

"Running backs will also occasionally run right into their offensive linemen and fall over, as if they hit an oncoming truck." This problem has been happening ever since they introduced the Infinity engine SMH. Why are we still dealing with wonky physics 4 years later? Come on EA! Ugh

# 10 Armor and Sword @ 08/17/16 02:15 PM

Excellent review Ben.

# 11 BadAssHskr @ 08/17/16 02:19 PM

yeah this review has me more excited about the game. i'm looking to get some reading and watching in today, and your review was most pleasant from the previous 2 ive read.

i like the positive light. i don't play enough to always find glaring issues, and as a whole i'm always happy with the game.

this review is way encouraging.

thanks.

# 12 brza37 @ 08/17/16 02:24 PM

So the draft commentary from Schefter actually works this year? The past 2 years you would see him pop-up but 9 times out of 10 the audio wouldn't play.

# 13 BenGerman @ 08/17/16 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by bcruise


	Interesting to hear the AI return game has gotten better, that's kind of the opposite of the things I've been reading from the early impressions. Thanks for the review.

No problem.

AI is certainly subjective, but I looked at two things: 1) Did the playcalling make sense? 2) Did the CPU make the right move at the right time?

This is something that is going to need a sample size of more than any of us have played, as of right now. But so far, my experience with the CPU has been a lot better than in years past.

# 14 charter04 @ 08/17/16 02:40 PM

Nice review. Looking forward to playing tonight or tomorrow

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# 15 drewst18 @ 08/17/16 02:40 PM

"Franchise mode wasn’t given a ton of attention this year, but it received a large number of smaller changes that benefit it a lot."

That stood out so much when you consider they branded it as a complete overhaul

# 16 BenGerman @ 08/17/16 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottyp180


	Might have missed it in the review but any noticeable improvements to penalties? My main issue has been with pass interference calls that are rarely called. I hate having a receiver run into a defender and being unable to make a play on the ball, because the defender essential become a barrier, and no flag being thrown.

I did everything in my power to stick with default sliders for the review. I made a note of it (but ran out of space in the review), but I only saw one or two pass interferences on default settings. I'm sure this has a lot to do with it giving online players fits.

FWIW, every slider that I did tinker with seemed to be pretty effective.

# 17 Joshua1207 @ 08/17/16 02:47 PM

Great review. Game is sounding pretty promising, can't wait for it!

# 18 BezO @ 08/17/16 03:16 PM

I'll leave specifics out as not to disturb the thread, but there are some glaring legacy issues glossed over or flat out ignored. Everyone's opinion will be different, so an 8/great means whatever, but there are too many missing elements not mentioned for my taste.

# 19 BenGerman @ 08/17/16 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BezO


	I'll leave specifics out as not to disturb the thread, but there are some glaring legacy issues glossed over or flat out ignored. Everyone's opinion will be different, so an 8/great means whatever, but there are too many missing elements not mentioned for my taste.

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).

# 20 Hooe @ 08/17/16 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by drewst18


	"Franchise mode wasn’t given a ton of attention this year, but it received a large number of smaller changes that benefit it a lot." That stood out so much when you consider they branded it as a complete overhaul

It was overhauled, though. Overhaul literally means "to take apart in order to examine and repair if necessary". That's exactly what Tiburon did, there are bug fixes and gameplay balance adjustments all over the place to make the mode just flat-out work and work better. They also added some new layers to the existing onion on top of performing those many fixes.

Was franchise mode revolutionized, or were high-level gameplay cadences radically changed? No, they weren't, and I suppose people who interpreted overhaul to mean that are going to be disappointed. But Tiburon didn't misspeak here.

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