5 Things EA Secretly Removed from Madden 24

[@EricRayweather]

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[@quitmanlott7394]

i got a question for u have u notice and anyone say anything to u about after u win a superbowl u Lose Off and Def coordinator on offline or online Franchise mode

[@kevinpeck787]

That’s how the nfl works

[@quitmanlott7394]

yea but u dont fire them and they are no longer around ether i had the same issue on madden 23 too but a lot worse @@kevinpeck787

[@quitmanlott7394]

no i think that is how EA works they dont know how to fix the stuff @@kevinpeck787

[@KingKel0034]

For 2 maddens now, they have taken away the ability to read matchups presnap. I miss being able to see how tall a recevier was over his corner and if he had enough route running ability to get open.

[@jamescarroll9068]

Naw fr, know you have to pause the game to see what advantage you have

[@ShootingSlump33]

honestly that used to literally be lowkey the BEST feature in the game. That was a horrible feature drop dude

[@codyhodges1968]

I’ve been playing college football revamped and use that so much. I’ve been looking for it in Madden bc I didn’t realize it was taken out 🤦‍♂️

[@OffTheTopQ]

I was trying to do that but thought it was glitched but guess they took it out

[@hippocrips3023]

As a Packer fan, I'm pretty upset they removed the crowd celebration. Almost after every TD most players would always go for the Lambeau Leap

[@colebrunell]

Agreed, very disappointing. Was my favorite celebration while playing at lambeau. How can you play a game as the pack and not do a lambeau leap???

[@KarweeYoutube]

It’s a dumb celebration anyways.

[@KaisonIsHim]

I’m a packers fan too despite my pfp but yah that’s dumb

[@thisvidcom]

It's still in the game

[@TheChallenger1000]

"Sapien technology". I worked on this game for 3 seasons, and it never ceased to amaze me the buzz words producers would come up with to pass off basic things as if they were huge tech leaps, and they're still doing it today, smh. Man, putting this into perspective, it took them 18 years to fix the obvious skeletal misalignment, and they have the audacity to pump it up like a big tech advancement because they know gamers don't know better. Ridiculous. I have strong doubts that had any effect on removing fans, because those are cutscenes based on scene puppetry tech they built during the Madden 10 dev cycle and the rigging is different for that. They're doing what they always do: remove instead of improve, re-introduce years later, and call it "new". Mark my words.

[@demetriusterrelljr7296]

Not being able to celebrate wit the crowd makes me mad asf idk why

[@macosly1]

Same, it was my go-to celebration cuz it was always so hype

[@andrewjones4774]

@@macosly1yeah and it was realistic

[@ONKINGDAVID]

Not mad at all glad I can customize my celebrations now

[@JohnSmith-bw7qs]

The crowd noise is way off for something they were emphasizing. You don’t here the team specific chants like J-E-T-S Jets in MetLife on Next Gen. Funny enough it is on the old Gen ‘24. Eric spot on with all of these exclusions. I really don’t like not having the presentation features like Next Gen Stats and or Super Fan crowd shots. In a game that was already sparse in presentation features I feel the lack of immerse takes away from the gameplay experience. I hope EA adds all of these presentation features that you called out in an update because as I saw mentioned in a review, Madden 24 feels like a “soulless” game.

[@TexSupport]

EA cut so many corners, its become a circle. Or maybe a zero, as in zero effort put into it.

[@brenhuncho2308]

Facts I got the demo on ea play for 10 hours and only played 30 mins and went back to madden 23

[@andrewjones4774]

Good one

[@artemioarroyo8844]

I like watching the cinematics before or even longer ones after the game, I like to see all the stars I’m about to play and stuff. I personally like cut scenes

[@theblackenedone1366]

Your comment makes me wonder why EA can't have a pregame scene featuring a star player coming off of a big game showing their stat line while the player warms up in franchise. Which in theory could keep the in game commentary linked to the player's performance during the game. 😅

[@jaytonparish]

@@theblackenedone1366 I love when they highlight players pre-game. Miss when they used to highlight players coming out of the bus, I think they should highlight hus pregame warming up and have a post game wrap up, its really not a waste if its part of the nfl presentation.

[@thefitgurutv]

In respects to the last removal, and I’ve always said this about EA: They need to take a hard stance on whether or not they’re making Madden to appeal to people who go to the games, those who watch on television, the players who play, a promotional tool for the league, or for gamers who simply want to reenact professional football. Can’t cater to everyone.

[@ajdembroski7529]

It's not EA's call. It is a promotional tool for the league, period. Ray can attest to this. A couple of years ago, I was involved in a Madden-adjescent startup as a presentation designer and operations director (I left due to major disagreements with the direction of the company and my own personal issues that needed to be addressed at the time), and I met with several NFL and EA officials, and there is zero doubt it is a promotional vehicle. The NFL DOES care about fan response, but they really do not care if it's "sim." They want retention, and whatever promotes retention is what pleases the NFL, so long as it portrays the NFL in an exclusively positive light.

[@Justin-kj5sv]

Don’t worry they will bring these things back as NEW FEATURES in madden 26

[@BarryH1963]

They don't show much sideline cuts of the head coaches anymore which is ridiculous

[@poketitan6957]

It's the not letting us "pump up" the crowd on defense for me.

[@Guttaboygaming]

Idk why they removed it they taken away all of our best features

[@ThomasRoy3r]

Eric, I am upset that the helmet reflections are inaccurate when playing in the Superdome. I always loved how the “ring” of lights would reflect on the helmets. It would look so realistic even in past Maddens. It’s simply gone and it is not accurate at all. I’m guessing around M19 or 20, it changed. Have you noticed this? It may seem picky but they do strive for accuracy on small details and it’s just not right that it’s gone. ⚜️

[@mikehull5042]

It's a computer game not reality as soon as you realise that your expectations are diminished unfortunately

[@devo4974]

@@mikehull5042he j stated it was in older games on older platforms. just because ea decided to take it out j to put it back in 5 years as “new”… doesnt mean they’re imcapable… they just dont care

[@ATrain107]

Was always a nice touch to see as a Saints fan and didn’t even notice they took it out

[@brianbacon6719]

They have reflections on the helmets but I haven't noticed the change in NO. Interesting.

[@trintex44]

I remember that too. They took a lot of things out of Madden

[@ZackaryArmstrong]

I miss the pump up the crowd feature. Seeing your players raising their arms and the crowd yelling louder. The crowd is dead.

[@adamgonzales5649]

I’ve been wanting this back too but Ea man they f ing things up

[@ZackaryArmstrong]

@@adamgonzales5649 for sure

[@Scroodyy]

Going into the crowd on a touchdown was my go to damn man

[@Lollllll-je9nf]

Madden should just partner with 2k😭

[@markmoseley5759]

I think you're right on with the Sapien Technology and the crowd celebrations, super fan and other things that all go along with being difficult to do in new technology migrating from old technology. Being a person that works in the computer industry, I understand that. I have only played Madden 24 once (I'm a collector so I get the game and play it deeper much later than most) However, I keep up with additions, upgrades, changes, etc through yours and other's videos on KZbin and articles and such through other media. So, knowing a little bit about how programmers "schedule" and add to, and upgrade and migrate from old to new technologies, it make sense that some stuff isn't there. I DO wish EA had been a bit more transparent about that but, from a business standpoint and marketing and sales, I guess you have to be careful what you say because sales may take a hit if players come in knowing something's not there. They MAY bring some stuff back like what you stated and I hope that they do and settle on an engine that can hold all the stuff for a while and, maybe in a few years, start over with what would be better technology. I think that's what we're seeing here though. They've improved the game but there may be some things that had to be let go for a short time or till the next version so that there's time to incorporate it. Thanks for your videos, Eric. You're AWESOME!!!!

[@LoopGawdTV]

i recently started playing 2K's College Hoops 2k8. They had a whole 10 minute season preview show where they discussed the entire top 10 teams in the nation, and discussed in detail the pre-season all American team 1-5. Every week they have a Week in Review where they gave updates about what was going on during your franchise. And after every game, there was break down and analysis of the game you just played. I just dont get why cant we get that level of detail in 2024

[@akrobatik7154]

That's the best basketball video game of all-time IMO

[@LoopGawdTV]

@@akrobatik7154 I remember playing it back in 2008. I recently started back playing it yesterday and was amazed at how in-depth and detailed. It even lets you scout and watch AAU high school basketball games. 2K just gets it right.

[@ItsDemetris805]

I wish they would do a field update when you wear the throwbacks

[@Paicn]

Facts

[@FunnyAndOriginalUsername]

EA removing the Lambeau leap is criminal

[@STEELCURTAIN675]

I miss the half time show they use to have, I thing it was from Madden 2010-2012 in franchise mode

[@lttle_ghost3421]

They dumbed the crowed down. Rain games, used to have rain tarps on. Face paintings. Jackets during winter games. Now, their always wearing summer closed. And they look like Sims characters.

[@loganmichael2491]

Another small thing i noticed was that they removed the stadium videos that play on the video boards and now each team has the same graphic.

[@greysonrentz9935]

This is why 2k and mlb the show is ten times better than ea they don’t remove stuff they just add on things

[@mixthegamerr]

We skipped the Next Gen stuff because it was broken and innaccurate at times. They need to stop making these features redundant as well.

[@trellbwell]

They removed selectable sack celebrations

[@larryattaway6960]

I feel like the way EA takes things out of the game it doesn’t make sense, they should be adding to the game each year and not taking things out…

[@luckylacy9439]

They need to bring back the matchup stick

[@obliteratetg]

Crowd celebrations was in the beta i don’t know why they removed it after that

[@TheGr8Dane06]

They also got rid of the ability to create a superstar (avatar), then carry the same physicals over to the next player/position you create. Why is the the mode with the least amount of features given even less features in what’s supposed to be a “make or break year”?

[@Keemo02]

Two presentation features that they nuked from Madden years and years ago was 1. When you timed or laid a great hit stick on a ball carrier, their helmets would sometime pop off and 2. When you would make a big hit the screen would kind of flash like a camera went off. I guess I understand why they wouldn't want to promote huge hits and all for "player safety", but it was still a great touch to the game

[@redbulloo7]

NFL made them take it out 😥

[@dieg]

Since next gen presentation has gone down in sportgames. It’s same for nba 2k. Quite bizarre

[@RAYDTV]

Why the hell would they put the sapien tech into the crowd? They literally look the exact same. My theory is that the frostbite engine is a dud and they’ve had to cut assets to keep it running 60 frames. At the same time, frostbite looks great on Fifa. Makes no sense to me

[@sharingangaming9954]

I know it ain’t gonna happen but they should bring back the helmets coming off on big hits like madden 04 I mean if it’s supposed to be a simulation might as well add that since it happens a lot hell do what 2k did where u can run out the tunnel

[@JohnSmith-sg2lp]

The NFL won't allow the helmets to come off in the game because of the concussions in the NFL. They say what goes in the game also.

[@simfballcritic]

As a content creator I need MORE presentation! Why would they take away the crowd cut scenes and celebrations. All of this stuff added to my commentary when make franchise videos. We need way more in game assets. Appreciate the vid.

[@ericarrington6106]

They gotta put back team color cleat tape in edit player, Nike Equinox cleats, Jordan 11 cleats, add hair out the back of helmets for Kenny Pickett, Jordan Herbert and CJ Stroud

[@ericarrington6106]

@@marcusrudolph5961 yeah can’t edit a player I put the team color spats on them currently Another thing that is broken is when your trying to edit arm definition or arm size, calf size, etc on some players it doesn’t work properly on the adjustable sliders

[@jovannealonso3867]

I just want tattoos on players like lamer jackson, darren waller and trey lance

[@ringo60643ify]

They also removed the animation when the team comes out the the huddle after you choose your play….and they removed the animation when u in a hurry up play

[@trevorsquiresjr3252]

I think that they should have left the crowd the same and use that new tech on the players, coaches, and referees only cause I miss that super fan stuff and cut scenes of the crowd it made it feel more realistic

[@jamesmitchell233]

with next gen stats, they never carried through into the player card in franchise mode. there was a tab where you find health and progression etc for next gen stats but is was always blank. i guess they couldn’t make it work so cut it in match presentation.

[@Maddengod376]

Didn’t next gen get rid of day to night transition

[@itsgweezy1923]

I’m tired of hearing “in the next madden” we hear this every year and they never deliver on any of it

[@thomasworldpeaceiii425]

They need to add hair styles like Troy Polamalu, Clay Matthews, Derrick Henry

[@jakejacobs-cg6nf]

I want to ask something about franchise mode, I remember in NBA 2k I won the championship with my team on franchise and the next season I could watch the championship banner being raised and see the updated banners while playing games sometimes but in Madden I remember winning like 20 Superbowls with the Panthers and being in year 2040 and it showed a glimpse of a banner and the only one that was there was 2015 NFC champions instead of all our new Superbowl championship ones.... 🙁 I know it's a weird thing to care about but a lot of us will never see our favorite teams win a real life Superbowl in our lifetime so at least would like to embrace it during our Madden franchise. Can anyone let me know if it's been updated or not in the new Madden? Because if not I'm not gonna bother buying it, I already emailed Madden several seasons ago that it's an important feature to me and they never fix it.

[@seeseees2798]

They dont even update the banners in 2k anymore so you know madden definitely isn’t updating them

[@Denza.]

Ive Always been a franchise guy and i really really enjoyed the Presentation. I enjoy when they provided an intro into how my team and the team i am faciing has been doing. Showcasing some of the players who had great games previously and player who could play a big role into the current game im playing was Always a Great insight theat i miss this yr. Although some of it still exists just minimized from the last two yrs

[@rodriguezpierre81]

Lol, I thought I was crazy in regards to the lack of sound effects on the field! The game was boring! I had to go listen for the field noise on ‘23 for comparison. Thanks for this vital info.

[@DRDIII25]

4:24 loved jumping into the crowd after a touchdown smh

[@ironkobe]

They also removed pumping up the crowd botton when you click in right stick

[@lukejoles5749]

I don’t think that’s been in madden in awhile

[@chuckcox7914]

We definitely need more to the pregame and a halftime show like come on now

[@LoopGawdTV]

i hate the fact they removed the pre game and next gen stats. I cannot wait until NCAA comes back next summer. I will never play madden again for the rest of my life.

[@egg-xn4gw]

They don’t even recover fumbles like they said they would

[@tylerwright5005]

I hate that you can tell the crowd to be quiet but can’t tell them to be louder

[@gooner4179]

Poor atmosphere at stadium’s. No JETS, JETS, JETS or GO PACK GO. Not many fight songs either. It’s mostly generic crowd sounds.

[@solo808allday]

I liked when they had the video of the past legends that played for the team that was a sick pregame

[@ryanmcgaha2008]

The sapien technology models look so stupid

[@JohnnyStorm-bp2kn]

I like the next gen stats

[@davidking2050]

I seriously thought I didn't have a setting turned on for next Gen stats. That's a bummer lol. And also I was wondering where the crowd celebration went

[@brianstacey2679]

I think you're answering most of your own questions. For the intros and next gen stats, EA can track how many people skip those scenes, so if too many people just skip them, they can get them out of the game to leave more memory for other things. As far as players jumping into the stands, I can see the NFL telling EA to get rid of it because I'm sure the Shield doesn't look too kindly to players in the stands for any reason, even to celebrate.

[@btalbert83]

I wish you can have a DB follow a WR no matter where they line up

[@krisbryant7100]

I remember in an older Madden you could match your DB's by the name of the receiver. And it worked far better than now. I never understood why they didn't do that. Technology is far more superior than when they made that Madden. I don't remember the exact year though.

[@btalbert83]

@@krisbryant7100 that’s what I’m talking bout bro!!!! Somebody feels me

[@tomvrady06543]

the music in the pregame was much better in the past

[@lebowski3525]

Madden needs to add tattoos like every other sports game. They make plenty enough money off micro transactions alone to get the tattoo deal done

[@domerdomer1488]

Hey Eric am I the only one experiencing uniforms not changing when you pick a certain uniform ?

[@rodriguezpierre81]

You’re not alone

[@jamesmitchell233]

with the on field noises surely each user can set their preferences for audio - ramp up crowd and quieten down on field if that is what the player prefers?

[@joelrussell7490]

Can they add a real halftime show like nfl 2k5 had… that game is damn near 20 years old and madden hasn’t come close to that games halftime show / presentation

[@jamesmitchell233]

I wonder if they will add anything new to pre match presentations through updates? are they likely to add coach attires (franchise mode) prior to Madden 25?

[@LavanteBassett]

It's crazy because ea marks their game as simulation football ea has proven they dont know how to replicate the nfl

[@showtyme_7577]

I loved the Lambeau Leap especially being a packers fan I hate that they removed it

[@Totesmcgotes01]

If you think back to about then2nd year of the PS4 they sold us on step technology, that every step mattered from every player on the field… doesn’t exist now. Then they sold us on next Gen stats because they are so great, then once again secretly takes things out. Shocker. Can you imagine where Madden would be right now if EA didn’t have exclusive rights. If there was actually competition. Nice to day dream, but this is just another reason why I don’t buy Madden anymore

[@FlaminDrago46]

Didn’t they take away defender celebrations as well?

[@KobeEntsua]

Hey Erick eveyone been sayin is on EAs end sayin that they needa optimize the game and fix the game running on cpu problem on PC any chance you got any news and updates on that for us soon when the fix will come?

[@ssj2johnson9]

They also got rid of sleeve temp

[@thefitgurutv]

I wonder if EA is forced to get the game in at under 70 gigs which is why they are always taking things away, whereas 2K basketball is 150 gigs which is why there’s whey more content.

[@HarpreetSingh-kj8ro]

I wonder why that is that high. Final Fantasy 16 was like a bit under 100gbs and its a much longer game than NBA 2K maybe Square knew who to compress the game files better.

[@joes4987]

What little immersion they had.....they removed it smh

[@elimbymonte]

@3:45 that was a dot omg 🔥I hope that’s on madden 24 while I’m playing on pc haven’t played enough to see

[@jordangamble3515]

The sound thing is an easy user fix… just lower crowd volume.

[@lukejoles5749]

I think 23 is actually better

[@antoniskivel5807]

Better cause Madden himself was more involved🙏🏽and less glitches etc. I am gonna assume with new updates before season starts this will be taken care of🤞🏽🏈💯

[@Gremlin84]

Superstar still has a huge error: every now and then the new season will start with top players (at all QBs) randomly being sorted to new teams...

[@trintex44]

I wish they would bring back the highlights of other games at halftime like they had in madden 95 to 98 I think but don’t quote me on that but I think it was around that time

[@trintex44]

@@reggiebaptist8725 exactly bro! They need to bring that back🙂

[@Jongames27]

Crowd celly in madden 09 should be the inspiration for adding it back 🔥

[@E361-p2o]

Was that the one with the different zones to celebrate in?? That was the best

[@morgynwoods1]

I’m just wondering what next years madden will be called since madden 25 was already used

[@danieldiaz7334]

Is any body having problems with their x factor in the superstar mode im in my second season and none of my abilities show up in game

[@simfballcritic]

Definitely noticed the lack of on the field sound effects. Why can't they have both? Why is everything an either or situation.

[@corbinwells1]

What happened to sliders for position players I thought we would be able to make running backs decline faster?

[@ayesteez8622]

They also took out the ability to use custom draft classes considering it’s been broken since launch

[@AlphaKilo_90]

Best on field sounds imo were from Madden 16

[@TheGrahamSherman]

I need crowd celebrations! I’m a packers fan I use them the most so I want to lambeau leap after a break away TD pls add it back madden!

[@avoqado89]

7:43 Ball did not want to celebrate in the end zone!

[@andrewjones4774]

Lmao

[@yigyountry]

let’s just make it a football game again lol. ever since ppl pushed for everything else the gameplay got wack. liking the feel of 24 tho 👍

[@ryandaniel1179]

Another thing is selecting your sock color when choosing your uniform. Makes no sense.

[@chr1smann1ng]

The game is super laggy for me. Both gameplay and menus 🤢🤢😩.

[@erichenderson5197]

You can’t change socks anymore either

[@LavanteBassett]

This shows you that ea does not know what there doing

[@iInspireSuccess]

Good pre game presentation is downsized. I'm trying to play .

[@andrewjones4774]

I don’t like the flex celebrations

[@stockman007]

Glad I didn’t get madden 24, I’ll stick to 23 free to play on gamepass

[@Schmitty_12]

I honestly loved Next gen stats. Added in a little fun stuff presentation wise

[@xxtreytay27xxj41]

As packers fan the lambo leap one hurt my soul especially after it was in the game already

[@charlesjr916]

MLB The Show is so much better than Madden

[@killthehero5031]

Yeah pretty bummed about next gen stats

[@Eliminator27]

I haven't played since madden 19. Recently got the Xbox back out and madden 24 was out, I bought it and virtually cannot tell a single difference. Exact same bug issues, faulty tackling, getting chased down by a guy with a speed rating of 60 compared to 90. Linemen scooping fumbles and breaking a few tackles, DBs teleporting to break up passes. DBs dropping INTs that hit them square in the hands. And for whatever reason at the 49ers field in a game break they quickly flash a BLM flag.