College Football 25 - It's Time To Be Honest

[@RyanMoody21]

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[@Ajc99130]

Why don’t you bring this up to EA ?

[@Cdawg_cw]

@@Ajc99130 tried that, they don't listen

[@MikeHenry3280]

@@Ajc99130 I said the same thing. Idk if he does... Or if he wants to continue to have videos like this for content

[@nickshorter3976]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯yep

[@FroggyTWrite]

why do you have a 1min intro in 2024?

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

Ryan isn’t wrong, the game has issues. But it’s a really fun game. It reminds me of PS3 and PS2 Madden and NCAA games. They weren’t super realistic, they didn’t have the best blocking, and they weren’t as close to simulation as 2K football. But they were fun, fast, and fluid. But Ryan was breaking those games down back then too. He just wants the best possible game. He’s always made content like this, and I’m glad he has. Madden in recent years, basically for the entire PS4 generation, has been slow, sluggish, ugly, and dull. This is not like that. It does share some similar issues, but overall I’m having a good time playing. So yes, this game is actually pretty fun and I think it’s good overall. But the issues Ryan is pointing out ARE real issues. Let’s stop coming at each other’s throats for disagreeing and either enjoy the game, or help it improve by finding issues with it.

[@GORRAM3]

Ryan Moody is a trash clout chaser who relies on ragebait to get views😂

[@RyanMoody21]

Appreciate you bro!

[@HoopThrowbacks19272]

@@GORRAM3cope however you must man

[@MrSucc-fp7rt]

My boy softdrinktv

[@kkaniyas]

you said it best

[@deannickolopoulos5609]

The EA Monopoly ruined football gaming.

[@topleftfromtime]

100%

[@MH-dy5pb]

It ruined all sports games and they'll never get better

[@jamesnixon2297]

It’s ruined every sports game. The greed is insane and we will never stop buying so it will never stop

[@day4061]

Pursuit angles are broken to hell.

[@monstamack93]

Facts that's my only problem

[@jadenheard]

Apparently they’re supposed to be because it’s college. They said this stuff when they promoted it

[@Ocean_Native]

OH SO ITS NOT JUST ME?? I thought I was losing my mind flipping through camera settings, player lock on/off… nothing worked. Them being college players doesn’t justify angle perception being off - I have eyes, I should be able to run in a straight line

[@WisdomSpeaks_4eva]

Same issues in Madden. Being younger or inexperienced is just EA way of saying we can't fix the issue.

[@YOBoiy-Z]

@WomensWrestlingMomentsbro what? Middle school players know how to get a better angle on someone than players in the game. Don’t act like college players are braindead because there not in the NFL

[@InspireRise300]

This is the honeymoon phase, so yes. Next week the honey moon phase will be over.

[@funkyflights]

Yep! Pump the brakes ! Still looks like the Madden engine with some polish, BUT that’s gonna be problematic in time …

[@mattbarker1411]

I've played it for a day, and it's not as good as 14 was. The RTG mode is a MASSIVE step backwards.

[@funkyflights]

@@mattbarker1411 … Nothing beats 2003-2004 NCAA football PS2, Xbox original !

[@Scheboygan8767]

@@mattbarker1411the road to glory is awful !! No skip play button absolutely ruins it for me big time. I don’t want to watch my qb hand it off 25-30 times a game to a cpu runningback I don’t control, the ea protecters keep telling me “use the more plays option” but we have to run the ball sometime, I just want to be able to skip the play like I was 10 years ago back in 2014. The academic, training, and leadership thing gets incredibly old and stale after your first player. I think both dynasty and road to glory is very underwhelming

[@trevfisher4486]

@@mattbarker1411everything is, it’s just a p2w engine and they expect people to pay $70 for it

[@phinatic717]

Bro who cares what the haters say. Im glad youre honest in youre reviews. Keep doing you bro.

[@RyanMoody21]

Thanks bro, will do.

[@keyyyzus]

Fun fact. It’s pouring rain and nobody in the crowd has a hood on or an umbrella up💀

[@cornwallbuttersworth1908]

What stadium can you bring an umbrella in 😂😂😂 yall hating just to hate at this point

[@cardariusbrewer7344]

Nor do we get dirty on the field

[@mccarthymorival6280]

@@cornwallbuttersworth1908should have on they have raincoat or rain covers or at least a sweater with the hoodie up

[@therichest96]

This is your complaint for a football game? Lmaoo might as well sell all you gaming systems and play outside, video games ain’t for you

[@cloak1408]

To be fair… I think I saw one person with a hoodie 😂😂

[@mikejlawrence0788]

Until frostbite is gone, it doesnt matter what they do.

[@monstamack93]

That's the best engine thou

[@mikejlawrence0788]

@@monstamack93 for fps

[@Dave_Langer]

@@monstamack93 No its not lol The best engine is gaming is the decima engine

[@JerHernd]

Rip infinity engine😢

[@monstamack93]

@@Dave_Langer naw frostbite deliverers the best graphics

[@gking2709]

It's 2024 we don't even have create a player in a football game...I paid $100 for this. A new low for EA

[@lanea8764]

Road to glory?

[@gking2709]

@@lanea8764 doesn't really count bc youre just a passenger in RTG, you control nothing except one person and can't even watch your defense. I speak for myself but I like to experience the whole game but the only way to do that is dynasty which has no creation

[@Kjraider2009]

You can't edit rosters and just make yourself? Or whatever player you want to make?

[@gking2709]

@@Kjraider2009 no creation except RTG, you can edit some players but only like name, and position. You can't change number, appearance ,or what year they are (freshman,soph, junior, sr)

[@Scheboygan8767]

@@gking2709this is exact proof of what ea wants, they make a terrible effort in the game and they just come back with anything else. The road to glory is a massive step backwards it’s not fun watching your qb hand it off to a cpu 30 times a game you don’t control cause you can’t press rb to skip the play anymore like in the old games. You gave a clear issue you had and they try giving you a suggestion to do something else, these people will blindly protect ea no matter what and it’s sad

[@jax2433]

They had 11 years to think about this game and they still chose to take features away from y'all and incrementally iterate Madden 17 gameplay.

[@pastapapi9768]

Kendrick: “im the biggest hater” Ryan: Hold my beer dawg

[@jeremyg8286]

Critiquing things doesn’t make you hater. That’s just your internet NPC brain at work.

[@pastapapi9768]

@@jeremyg8286 why does there have to be a negative connotation to hating something?

[@GHOST91141]

They out here down playing the issues because they caught up in the hype

[@FastwithJ]

They logic in this game is terrible especially in RTG

[@RyanMoody21]

And I can respect it. They wanted this game for a while - but reality will set in.

[@Iam123-i5j]

Im expect there to be issues. Its a freakin video game. Itll never be perfect. But im having a great deal of fun with it and thats what matters most. Ive never played a game that didnt have an issue you can pick apart.

[@Remorsefullyhumble]

@@Iam123-i5jperfect ?lmaooo you think it’s even 50%perfect ?it’s around 45% at best ….you think the games that are better than these are perfect ?old football games weren’t perfect either yet they have better reviews.(gameplay)

[@Cdawg_cw]

@@RyanMoody21 it will also set in cuz people aren't really playing a game and they're probably going to get ready for the next year or most of the people are going to get fed up with their s***

[@tcaliguiri]

Madden re skinned, my son started playing and i saw the same issues madden has in 5 minutes

[@muahmuzic]

Frostbite

[@jarrodpagac]

Goodness, the tackling "logic" in the background footage is just infuriating. It literally is pinball tackling, until an animation sticks.

[@RyanMoody21]

It really is pinball tackles.

[@jahrii25]

That pinball looking mess is annoying. I hate seeing the same tackles over and over again it's so ugly, half the tackles make no sense when the animation engages, this system has to go now !!

[@ShshsShhs-ey5mc]

Ea football games should have 100% physic based tackling by now. This pre canned animation gameplay is so outdated and bad

[@ShshsShhs-ey5mc]

@@jahrii25 somehow the tackling and collision physics look worse than all the recent madden games

[@andrewsharpe3934]

Bros dropping 4 vids a day. This is generational 😂

[@C_J36]

What a time 🙌🏾😂😂

[@RyanMoody21]

Might do 6.

[@WhirlwindQuest]

As he should. Everyone’s glazing the game when it has all the gameplay issues from Madden.

[@m4rc0_p0l0]

Ryan not lettin up!! What the real like to see 💪🏾

[@dailybestbetswithteemoney3432]

It’s easy when EA sucks

[@SGNHUBGamingandMuchMore]

Keep doing what you're doing, a game can be both fun and flawed. People's feelings get hurt when you tell the truth, a billion-dollar company CAN do better.

[@darnell16player]

The game has issues and Ryan isn’t wrong. The past four videos had only the EA madden drones that has NEVER played anything else outside of this. It doesn’t give me the same vibes as the ps2 madden and ncaa games which felt and played better to me as a whole. The whole nasty comments from shills gotta stop

[@JUnit41484]

That's everywhere man. Everybody talking about the Acolyte is either a bigot who says it's "literally unwatchable, 0 out of 10" or it's people who feel like they have to push back on those morons who are acting like it's perfect. Most people probably realize it's somewhere in the middle, but the loudest people are on both extremes.

[@OhSoDubious]

@@JUnit41484 the games just not that good

[@JUnit41484]

@@OhSoDubious You won't catch me saying it is 🤷‍♂

[@viralsports4258]

If they just improved the Offensive Line and Secondary logic, that would take this game, and Madden ,a long way.

[@steelerskingslilbih5387]

Add in cpu qbs playing better and more contested catches and I'm with you

[@D2Rwall17]

Yo I was just playing and my guy was covering a player and literally just watched the guy catch the ball

[@flxjay]

the offensive lines are so bad bro you have no time at all

[@the_undisputed_king_5395]

@@steelerskingslilbih5387it’s the opposite problem, the CPU’s QBs are too good and make perfect reads within 1-2 seconds. It’s damn near impossible to sack the QB at least on all-American or Heisman difficulty because that ball is thrown before you can even beat the pass block

[@steelerskingslilbih5387]

@@the_undisputed_king_5395 that's what I mean by making them better they need to take more deep shots aka hold onto the ball longer

[@gr7993]

EA thinks the fans are stupid and honestly, I would have to agree with EA here. I hope they take away more game modes/features next year. These people will buy it no matter what, so why even waste the resources.

[@cowisbaejr8168]

It’s insane, cause so many people pre-ordered when EA offers a 10 hour trial for $6.

[@larscincaid6348]

Moody thinks the fans are stupid.

[@CallMeBane]

@@cowisbaejr8168Oh boy…… wait till you hear about the 2K community 😂😂😂😂 at least they showed actual fuckin gameplay. 2K makes this dev team look like Saints.

[@MrRatty808]

I ran into the stupidest thing ever where i won both the championship and Heisman in my sophomore year, had an absolutely amazing season. A QB 1 overall higher than me transfered to my school and now I'm QB3. Coach trust is the maximum and it makes no sense at all.... I've now spent the first 3 games of my Junior year riding the pine.

[@5starrZay]

I won the Best Linebacker award and was MLB 1, I returned to the same team and I had to position battle for the MLB 1 spot. What kind of sense does that make🤣

[@Scheboygan8767]

I’m so mad I bought this game lol it’s so bad

[@MrRaw234323432r]

What kills me is that some are cool with purchasing a $70 game that's worth 40! Where on ps5 now we deserve better than 2010 game modes

[@Cams_Cards_And_More]

One thing you can’t deny… College Football 25 is way better than Madden has been in the last 10 Years!!! Not just gameplay, looking at the total package 😤

[@Dragon-tc6ud]

maddens tackling and gameplay is 100000x better than this crap

[@marcoswoodard9620]

Nah I played this yesterday for the first time the went back to madden needless to say this ain’t it

[@Stepbrojohnny.19]

@@Dragon-tc6udhalf the time in madden you get sucked into the d line when you try to run the ball

[@Аянп-н5л]

Its not. This game is literally just Madden with half of Madden’s features

[@ButteredWaffle86]

​@Dragon-tc6ud naw. Linebackers react realistically to passes they see and break it up. Madden LBs are brain dead.

[@turbo5823]

im just happy someone not completely blind when it comes to this game. u mentioned giving yourself reasons to excuse the games flaws bc it makes u feel better and i strongly agree. i have been telling my friends that the tackling in this game is dog shit and that the pursuit angle is god awful and all i get told is “it’s college football man they miss tackles” i even sent a clip of a 5’8 70 sumn overall from fresno state broke 6 tackles against MICHIGAN and they excused it bc Hunter renfro did it once against a terrible south carolina team. it’s so refreshing to see someone not complete and utterly fucking blind to the flaws of this game

[@jariusjacobs731]

U knows its bad when my wife who doesn't know a lick about football can call out few things thats wrong wit the game and be right about it lol

[@nick_7716]

People are already posting the insane amount of glitches to X and Insta, specifically that one that has plagued Madden for like the last SEVEN YEARS where after a handoff, the ball suddenly teleports 30 yards behind the play and everyone chases after it 😂 That tells you all you need to know about this shiii...people are just buying into the hype because of the drought in CFB games over the past decade. You can put all the presentation you want over it, but at the end of the day, at it's core it's just another version of current-day Madden. 2K needs to make a College Football game ASAP to compete, bc thank God EA doesn't have an exclusive license to this.

[@PacoMorris]

It's the shitty engine

[@MrAjking808]

Lies lmao 😂

[@StuffPeppereth]

Glitches are hound to happen. Play the game for yourself and critiqueit.

[@channeljohnnyYT]

no create a player is honestly a deal breaker

[@qstakkz]

I pre ordered the game BEFORE I found out about this. This is literally my favorite part about sports games. Fuck.

[@ahmathisrael6207]

@@qstakkzMe too I bought a ps5 for that reason😡

[@RalixBlaster7]

Thank NIL for that. That’s not on EA. Can’t import draft classes for that same reason.

[@Wilmastickfit]

@@qstakkzthat and nil in recruitment. I’m guessing they couldn’t give a cap to any team

[@giannisakoumpo]

Ok that idk if it’s ea fualt it maybe bc of sum stupid legal issues and nil

[@truemaggot7472]

Pursuit Angles are a bigger problem than blocking imo. Blocking is an issue yes, but Pursuit angles are scary bad.

[@seeeworld]

I love how ea removes shit so they can add it back as a "new" feature next year

[@seanrambo7824]

Ryan is spot on. You youngins are fine with trash, but don't understand how good the gameplay and competitive experience used to be. The same company has a monopoly on these games and WAY more financial resources and produce utter garbage that incentivizes monetization and whales.

[@codylopez2158]

Not enough people care about all the little things that make football, football.. bad blocking, pursuit, catching, passing, everything.. the engine is for FPS games.. EA is making bank and they ain't gonna change it until they stop making money on it..

[@Its_Steeeve]

Dude, as soon as I clicked on purchase game, I immediately regretted my decision. I had fun for like the first 2 hours, then I quickly realized it’s the same EA product year after year. We as consumers, need to have more discipline and simply not purchase any EA product.

[@Arabdude2007]

If you have it already it plays exactly like Madden 21! With all the same problems.

[@PacoMorris]

Omg that's what I said! 😂 ncaa 25 giving me that madden 21 hate all over again.

[@darrell.3k]

Madden 20 for me lol

[@RapOvrDos]

18 for me the blocking and physics were nasty

[@aphilly2158]

That’s a lie and wrong

[@darrell.3k]

@@aphilly2158 to my comment Brodie?

[@HexorMastah]

So my opinion with it is, yes, it has assets from the same engine with updated looks and coding. Im worried about that for the future. But, are you expecting the A.I. coding in a video game to just never bug out and have terrible logic? I do see these plays happen sometimes, however i see them significantly less than i did playing madden, so it makes me feel its at least small improvements, whether thats enough for you is your own decision to make. But i dont expect the A.I in any game to be written perfectly to where they dont completely blow assignments (or pathways in non sports games). Expecting otherwise is setting yourself up for disappointment from the start.

[@Cdf35]

If youtube was around 20 years ago none of our classics would be considered classics, you’d find a problem with 2k5/Madden 05 too.

[@SCSAsJorts]

Thing is people still know those things aren’t perfect especially in 2005, we’re in 2024

[@parkersmith2674]

It’s not overlooking the issues. It’s called giving the dev team some grace. It’s a brand new game. It’ll take some time man

[@Peanutbreathog]

Whatever helps you sleep at night

[@pumpofwallstreet]

Sigh.... Hearing that blocking is just a mess makes me not want to buy this game. Blocking logic is the number one thing that makes me not play Madden.

[@GingerSloggy]

I am holding out as well

[@StuffPeppereth]

Gameplay is Hella fun though even with the blocking macanics

[@derrickw3360]

I remember playing an ESPN football game a really long time ago. Those games were better than Madden and them games used to be 20 bucks. EA needs some damn competition they have the exclusive license but arent doing anything with it. I played NBA2k24 this passed year and it was amazing. 2K knows how to make sports games. I dont understand people who get angry and leave a nasty message because they like a game that you dont. If i dont like something I am watching i just dont watch...lol. Youre on point though man. I knew it wouldnt be great because i knew it would be like Madden. Theres no way it wouldnt be. They arent going to make a college football game better than their NFL game...its the same engine and all that I am pretty sure. I am not expert but yea...Like the video bro.

[@omgitsmatt3mdm117]

I just wanna be able to change the playbooks 😂😂😂

[@RyanMoody21]

Next year. Maybe next year.

[@winstonlewis5630]

@@RyanMoody21they aren’t gonna change them it’s a purposeful choice

[@kalimuscleslobbingahodgetw7440]

everyone would be running the same 5 plays like usual

[@JUnit41484]

​@@kalimuscleslobbingahodgetw7440 sounds like a lazy fix to a larger issue 🤷‍♂️ didn't they tell us we wouldn't be able to just spam the same plays?

[@kalimuscleslobbingahodgetw7440]

@@JUnit41484 i honestly dont give a fuck

[@liippyz1801]

My third game of the yr my CB took 2 picks to the house. Look at the national stats he has 0 picks and 0 TDs. After 3 weeks the whole country has 0 defensive TDS (I’ve personally thrown 3 I know I suck) and 0 safeties nationally and I’ve given up one and got one. It can’t even record what takes place. It’s sad.

[@RyanMoody21]

The more people play, the more the shine is getting dull.

[@InspireRise300]

This is the honeymoon phase, so yes. Next week the honey moon phase will be over.

[@ANT1989]

A patch can fix that, not really game breaking.

[@mbeasley1981]

@@ANT1989oh give me a break. EA has never successfully patched a football game. It will never be fixed. You know why? The game is the same it was 10 years ago.

[@jaygotswag21]

Played the free trial not impressed feels like I’m playing madden ea this is unacceptable do better shout out to Ryan Moody I’m done with sports games.

[@winstonlewis5630]

Me when I lie

[@MH-dy5pb]

Feels clunkier than madden, graphics look worse than trailer, disappointing so far. Hopefully they can patch some things.

[@bwedd3772]

Liar lol

[@TheLoc0]

​@@MH-dy5pb bro they had 11 years to patch😂 yall got played LIKE EVERY YEAR and with 2k😂 I literally sit back and watch ppl complain about to same thing EVERY year and yall still buy it? Isn't that the definition of insanity???

[@MH-dy5pb]

@@TheLoc0 thats why i just played the free trial

[@purple097]

It’s not good. You can’t edit or nothing on this bs

[@burny890]

Lmao let me guess they've made roster and player editing an online connected feature like they did with FIFA...

[@willwebb2218]

Ok and they already told everyone this if this is why your mad then why you buy it

[@burny890]

@@willwebb2218 LMFAO I didn't buy it and never will because I have critical thinking skills and wait to see gameplay before falling hook, line, and sinker for quality marketing.

[@purple097]

@@willwebb2218 yea they told us certain players. Only a few you can edit on this bs. And if I payed my money for this game. Don’t limit the consumer cause yall wanna put these certain players in the game to sell this product. We would have been fine without these players.

[@top_reply5870]

Is kinda stupid we can’t edit numbers of players that aren’t real

[@realtalk7436]

The truth is there are positive and negatives, and there is nuance between Ryan's excessive hate and people on Twitter and Reddit who will defend it blindly.

[@JUnit41484]

Sure, but what that basically means is that his "unplayable" statement is silly... But all his criticisms are valid.

[@Hey_Jakeess01]

It's clear as day this game is still super unpolished. The blocking, the clipping, etc. The fact that it's been that way for years is unacceptable. They couldn't care any less about the quality of the game as long as people continue to buy it.

[@khanis1635]

Cfb 25 is just madden 25

[@BigRaji1981]

I've said it before and I'll say it again this is literally just NCAA 14 with better graphics and a "deeper" process wise recruiting. That's it that's all it is

[@keyyyzus]

And with actual players but no create a player or edit player option..😭

[@crashxd1286]

Yea I’ve played my the 10 hour trial in a dynasty game and compared the ncaa 14 revamped gameplay and ncaa 14 blocking clears 25 at the moment 14 is not perfect but it is a really good foundational football game

[@JerHernd]

I’ve played it for 3 hours and feel like they copy n pasted 14 with better graphics

[@keyyyzus]

@@bigpablo673 it’s a slightly better version graphically.. gameplay is more flashy but less fundamental

[@Monsterdamage12]

NCAA 14 is better!!

[@mrcarterfx885]

Their market isn’t 42 year-old grown men. Their market is 5 year old to 15-year-old kids.

[@HighAltitudeMMA]

Well... kinda. Their main target is people wo are willing to pay thousands and thousands of dollars on MUT

[@Anon7muZ]

Ehh more both bro but yeah

[@MrDCA95]

I've been watching and listening to your videos and comments for years, and brother you are on the money with your reviews, I've been playing madden since '92 so I hear what you're saying and I appreciate what you're doing. Keep the commentary coming, if know one else understands what you're trying to say I do.✊️

[@RyanMoody21]

I appreciate that

[@natedog4983]

11 years and they still need a day one patch.

[@c-mo313]

It's Madden 24 with college players, jerseys, and stadiums.

[@LawDogg]

I can run the same pass play over and over again and it can’t be stopped…it’s ridiculous.

[@harktheshark5903]

What play?

[@LawDogg]

Out of the Pistol formation Double Y. If I roll out I can get big passing gains 95% of the time. WR had like 23 receptions...it was ridiculous

[@daquanmcdonald7104]

Madden all over again

[@stevep4141]

The game is FUN..that's all that really matters.

[@kylexile87]

I don’t understand why they added this whole wear and tear system, but then have no way in the game to actually manage it. I had a HB that it said was in danger of being severely injured. The only way I could take him out of the game was pushing him far down the depth chart. However, once I did that the game later wouldn’t let him come back into the game. Even though he wasn’t on the injured list, I put him back in the top slot and he just couldn’t be in the game. There needs to be some easy way to move players out of position if they are going to have that system.

[@seabizkitsngravy]

It sounds as bad as maddens stamina regression thing this past year.

[@RyanMoody21]

I mean the movement is so harsh, it dont know how it can even matter.

[@winstonlewis5630]

Do you know how easy it is to sub someone out?

[@xxcode405xx]

I played every NCAA since a kid and even played real college ball as well.. As a customer & frequent player of the NCAA series I must say that college football 25 is a huge disappointment. I’ve read a lot of comments of people defending this game (as they have a right too) vs the people who are fed up with lack of effort from EA. I will first like to highlight that this game is made by professionals… but with that being said every game will have its bugs, crashes ect. This game is broken in many aspects & customers are relying/wishing on patches to fix things that should’ve been available at the release. It’s way too many bugs for it to be considered a complete product. For every good pro, I realized, that was a stronger con on the same subject that outweighed it. Pros: Gameplay - The gameplay for college football 25 is actually fun. It has a free feel and they nailed it on the gameplay aspect. Authentic Team Entrances - EA really took their time to differentiate each team and their atmosphere. Gear - There is a lot of gear for the players. Although people wanted to see a little more (one leg sleeves, mask, ect) they got some icey gear on the game. Recruiting - Although recruiting has its bugs, it’s cool that you can have different approaches to the recruiting game. cons: Dynasty Mode: Dynasty’s is a complete joke. As someone who’s played dynasty for over a decade. This mode is about as bland as it can get. absolutely no customization. as far as coach apparel, player numbers(which is important) How can you change the name but not the #? of FAKE generated players (& No this has nothing to do w NIL) The team ranking system is horrible. You can’t apply XP points to your players. I had Freshman RB win “Rb of the year” with 2000 all purpose yards ,35TDs. he went up 1 point OVR the next year and stayed a normal dev. lmao & to top it off he never got the star for impact player. The heisman system is bugged out. It’s missing a lot of things. & oddly it just resembles the madden franchise mode too much. How is there a week 0 preseason in college football? lol.. Atp what was the purpose of playing dynasty. No custom playbooks as well…. Presentation: The presentation is repetitive. you see the same cut scenes. the same replays. no no halftime show. no gameday predictions. no pre game warm ups. in dynasty there’s no anything as far as the menu goes, it’s extremely boring. You just play and sim. Players being wearing the wrong jersey in scenes. I felt like they could’ve put in a ton detail in the game. & again that has nothing to do with EA licensing. They could use different type of avenues to just show that pre game, in game , post game feeling that college football has. Commentary is 65% wrong. Gameplay: The angles taken by defensive players are extremely odd. the blocking is flawed. cornerbacks just stand there oddly. the game seems like it’s more in EAs hands than your own. RTG: No comment. lmao. Ultimate team: I honestly don’t play so I wouldn’t know. Online VS play: is pretty cool ngl I give this game 5/10 because I feel like we just got a play now & online VS game, for $100. No game modes have depth. Gameplay is a bright spot. But as customer & fan/player of football. EAs game growing up had way more things you were able to do. Back then people made wishlist because they wanted to take the game over the top. Now people complain because they’re tired of asking for things and getting the complete opposite. customization is the only thing that will stop complaints imo. people get to choose their game.

[@chadschlorman7411]

I love how this dude high roads everyone at the beginning haha

[@VayDoubledUp]

We need more people like this! I had a feeling it would be a real good madden reskin and here it is. I’ll keep my money until they fix it, and I can count on you to tell it lol

[@TreDumas]

Ryan Moody has been on Kendrick Lamar timing with all these diss drops 🤣🤣🤣

[@chrisbadgett57]

I’m not gonna lie your right the game is broken but I’m still going to play it. I have to adjust the sliders drastically and put it on varsity just to get stops. I mean at first I thought it was me being bad bud I went from heisman to all American and finally varsity and there was literally no difference till I tweaked sliders. This game is the cpu can do no wrong and the user can’t do anything right.

[@thadc5937]

They sold us on the presentation and how unique each teams home field is and aside from like the top 10 biggest schools most are the same

[@seandillon1359]

I wish it wasn’t on the frostbite engine. But it has the most depth of any football game in a decade so I’m enjoying it

[@Аянп-н5л]

The most depth with no ability to create a player, edit anything in draft class, change the depth chart, edit ratings, no highschool and not a single added feature? The hype is actually just delusion

[@Bedlam-91-20-7]

It’s not so much about the frostbite engine as much that it is about the developer’s maddens been using frostbite for years and still can’t figure it out then college football came in and made a good game on it point proven the madden developers are lazy even tho there a yearly release

[@Matt92Machine]

​@@Аянп-н5л Editing players or rosters is not allowed in the NCAA rules for the game.

[@CallMeBane]

@@Аянп-н5лBro they literally can’t because of the NCAA rules and regulations. It’s not their fault.

[@Scheboygan8767]

@@CallMeBane bro he’s talking about the ai generated players that come in the recruiting classes😭 I’ve come to learn that the people who enjoy this game genuinely don’t know what a good game is or how good the other games were. You used to be able to edit recruiting classes and the ai players to your friends or family’s names or your own names and customize them, now you can’t. I can go on and on with other things they’re missing but I’ll only write the chapter book if you wanna hear it

[@avarskibostonB1]

I was going to cop but I had to wait on Ryan and Just Divine to give me a honest perspective and I figured it would be a fun couple of hours then reality sinks in.. appreciate you Ryan hopefully we get a good game from somebody soon

[@ianbanks3016]

Madden with a fresh coat of paint, that's all it is.

[@aphilly2158]

Wrong plays nothing like madden lol can tell who played the game and who doesn’t

[@aviexo.]

Plays worse than Madden

[@hxmmyneutronthe2nd]

this game is fun but it isn’t good. im sorry but anybody who says this game is good is factually wrong 😂

[@Iam123-i5j]

Saying the game is bad is also factually wrong.

[@walsrobert13]

Opinions aren’t facts. Sorry bud

[@hxmmyneutronthe2nd]

@@Iam123-i5j both can be true. I didn’t say it was bad

[@hxmmyneutronthe2nd]

@@walsrobert13 it’s not good. I like da game, I think it’s fun. doesn’t make it a good game. good games r well made. this game has too many issues that r common sense to be a good game

[@walsrobert13]

@@hxmmyneutronthe2nd that’s fine and I’m not trying to argue, just saying opinions aren’t facts. I like it and am having fun. I think it’s great, but I’ve also not played a FB game since 2010. So my opinion is quite skewed.

[@timmy2k817]

Until they drop Frostbite these legacy issues will remain.

[@Razor358]

I’m glad the game exists again. But I am so happy that I waited for the free trial. This game is not worth the $70 price tag. I’m seeing the same issues that Madden has always had. I’m seeing corners cut. I am still seeing laziness. I’ll gladly wait for the game on game pass.

[@ImPiffed]

Shoutout to Ryan! All he does is give his honest review, and people are getting BIG MAD. It's actually hilarious

[@DreadPresidents]

It’s not worth $70. Nowhere near. I’ve been on road to glory majority of my time and it’s a lot of things not making sense. I’m a starter but miss SO much playing time it’s not even funny, getting subbed for no reason. 85% of plays feel designed to have me not involved (my cb rtg specifically) EVERYTHING is to the opposite side of the field. Any time I feel like I’m starting to make a difference I get subbed out and the opponent scores. This game wants you so uninvolved in making plays in rtg it’s sad. Don’t get me started on my rb rtg experience. Game is shit

[@NasB102]

You and justdevine are doing the lords work💯💯

[@GHOST91141]

😂😂 hell yeah

[@bigtimegamer620]

Facts

[@JDivine911]

Thanks man. Lol. 😌👍🏾

[@Eptingmj1]

I truly believe these devs did the best they could with the constraint that is the Frostbite engine. Time for EA to break free from that engine and let these guys loose to see what they can really do.

[@NiceDiggz]

Please stop the devs didn't do what they are supposed to do. Go away with that shit

[@Eptingmj1]

@@NiceDiggz then please explain what they can do with a shitty engine? There’s a reason these “legacy” issues have been around since the introduction to Frostbite…

[@Brazil144hopeful]

A lot of these guys in the comments wife or girlfriend is cheating on them and they know it but as Ryan pointed out the just happy to have something. If they don't respect themselves then the won't respect there time or money spent. No backbone to comfort

[@Anon7muZ]

Breaking News being happy means youre a simp Bro go to therapy you have no life if you actually think like this in any aspect of life downright sad

[@OhSoDubious]

You make a valid point, the guy above me probably is going through that ^^

[@Brazil144hopeful]

@OiSeismic thank you sir

[@Brazil144hopeful]

@@Anon7muZ convincing yourself that you're happy with a lie does make you a simp

[@tjtrask1310]

The good thing is the issues are fixable, and this is a game popular enough that this will be EAs focus for a while.

[@Tooter666]

Lol I had a bug where my created player was coming out the other teams tunnel hyping with the opposing team 😂

[@lilcameron21]

Been following Ryan for years now and EA has been as consistent as Ryan has honestly. I appreciate the blunt honesty. For those who love the game of football and what it offers in its natural state, EA is close to replicating real life to a certain degree, but continue to hold their games back. I’ve religiously bought every madden since madden ‘09. Started playing madden in ‘07. I just love football and can acknowledge that tossing money at EA doesn’t do enough. So far, CFB25 is decent to me. It’s the nostalgia that gets me and I’m just glad to have the franchise back. Once they stopped making NCAA games, the decline of football games was clear as day. Hopefully the upcoming patches don’t trend in madden’s post release updates. Ryan, keep doing your thing. Someone has to keep the conversation going. Obviously you have supporters and haters but with anything, it takes consistency. Stay safe everyone✊🏾🇺🇸

[@1andonlydee]

RTG is broken

[@HighAltitudeMMA]

Broken how? I feel dumb bc I bought the game mostly bc a college RTG is a sorely missed experience

[@natecartwright2319]

@@HighAltitudeMMA theres a bug that gives you like 127 skill points which is enough to get you from a 60 overall to a 99 in like the first couple of weeks into the season. less positions to play, no highschool, no cutscenes just barebones menus and presentation very similar to madden. you get subbed out nonstop even if you are the starter in a clutch situation. cant skip into when a match starts. on the field music not separated enough and sounds get annoying real fast. no menu music other than drums. its fucked dude seriously. mini games are more fun than RTG because at least there is some resemblance of music

[@HighAltitudeMMA]

@natecartwright2319 yep. I literally had that last night when I first played it. I thought I did something wrong bc all the sudden I had enough points to make my guy a 99 over immediately.

[@1andonlydee]

Exactly, I don’t wanna be 99 overall right out the gate, that’s not realistic. But the Underdog and Contributor don’t level up right, so you end up being a 76 overall Senior which is ass

[@HighAltitudeMMA]

@@1andonlydee idk why I'm even disappointed... I knew this was going to happen. I knew this was going to be trash. I wanted this game to be good so bad that I gave EA a chance... I haven't bought a madden since Madden 19. I said I wouldn't buy another one until I hear there was significant changes. Now I have to have that same feeling for College Football. EA strikes again. SMH. This game is so shallow and choppy and poorly executed. Just trash.

[@majorponage2133]

Me personally im having fun. But of course this game has its issues. If i were to describe it its not a madden reskin but more a retooled version of maddens core gameplay. Which brings all the pros and cons modern madden has brought. I still see the typical bs madden plays every so often, and defense is 100% broken. But it feels like im actually having fun instead of feeling frustrated with the game. My biggest hope is that ea continues to try to put in effort to improve instead of just leaving this game as is because its certainly not perfect. I hope this game does well because on the off chance 2k sees this game do well they might just go "hey lets go make a cfb game" and competition returns. But it all falls on corporate ea and take two which does not give me much hope.

[@SeanShortsHQ]

i can't even play a full game it js crashes in the middle of it like an hour ago it crashed so hard it fully turned off my series x 😭

[@Jancesports]

I thought I was having this problem. Kept happening to me during my Costal Carolina play through

[@Matt92Machine]

I've had crashes in the middle of games too, on series X.

[@Xandroz1991]

This is a truth bomb of a video. Now back to my marshall dynasty😆

[@duanebailey6253]

Does the game still boost players speed mid play? My favorite is lbs and de running down wrs like nothing in mobile.

[@iRacerJared]

My favorite is when the defender has their back to the QB but still knows the perfect moment to swat the ball away out of mid air

[@jcbvortex22]

I just want a solid working football game, that allows me to create my own plays!

[@bigxavipg]

Ea screwed this game so hard gameplay is cool but playing for Kennesaw state on All American is impossible as a 3 star

[@mr.Noshadow]

No player edit and no dynasty spectate. I happen to enjoy watching games play when not playing. Madden stopped spectate years ago.

[@crashxd1286]

I played the 10 hour trial and I’ve never noticed that I hate that most basic 14 features like spectate are not in 25

[@itsmxt]

Yeah I hate that you can’t watch the plays. Even on RTG. I like watching the plays because then I don’t feel like I’m being cheesed on field goals or the CPU always scoring against my defense in the last 10 seconds. I get it can happen but it happens so frequently when you can’t spectate.

[@goodkarma4u-damanifest]

I really like the game for the most part. It’s just the fumbles that take place is crazy and off the meter for real even when you turn the sliders for fumbles down it’s still fumble city good lord. lol

[@itsgl00my88]

Game has problems but is really fun and a good jumping off point for improvement. I feel like you're overly exaggerating in your criticisms calling the game "trash" and "unplayable" seems like rage bait for clicks sometimes.

[@JUnit41484]

He's absolutely rage bating for clicks. On the flip side, literally what has EA done in the last 20 years that would make you think they'll improve on this next year? Their games don't consistently get better, they just change. Offense will be op, then defense, then passing, then DBs. They just tweak shit and put out a "new" game, it's not consistently positive changes (and overall, the trend is downwards since the 2000s).

[@OhSoDubious]

jumping off point for improvement yeah okay

[@matthix7403]

I'll be honest. I bought it. $62 for gamepass discount. Play it Friday. But i know im not going to buy Madden. Yeah its frostbite football. Waiting to see if the 120 hz refresh rate is real. EA just tweaked the gameplay a bit. Basically just an update. Still think maximum football will be out next year and that I think will be the real wait.

[@PacoMorris]

I gotta agree. The games defense is horrible 😂 every defender tackle like their tackle rating is 33 overall. They gotta fix the defense if ima play this game

[@robertsuchy2369]

To be fair only the big ten and sec know how to play defense 😂

[@CSAcrazy]

If you play road to glory as a defensemen the opposing team won’t even be able to get a pass off or break the line of scrimmage. My first 3 games as CB I played Oklahoma, arksansas razorbacks and Florida gators and my defense didn’t let them score a single field goal let alone touch down. We averaged 15 sacks a game with 5 minute quarters and they might of gotten positive yards on 3 or 4 downs a game running the ball. All without my player even being involved in any play till the 3rd game. It was so stupid that I almost quit playing entirely until I got a pick 6 that I caught in their end zone. It’s unplayable when your defenses AI is unrealistically dominant and the other team can’t even score

[@Stepbrojohnny.19]

⁠@@CSAcrazybro turn it off rookie. For the last 2-3 football games career mode on defense is better on higher difficulty. If you want them to stop sacking the qb turn up the difficulty simple as that

[@CSAcrazy]

@@Stepbrojohnny.19yeah I just did that last night. lol it was ridiculous cause I thought I had it on a higher level when I picked the settings when I first booted it up and thought man defense is unrealistic. I went up two levels higher and it’s a lot better

[@PacoMorris]

@robertsuchy2369 I had michigan n they couldn't stop a soul 😭

[@jtkidd7345]

Truth Bomb! Thankfully the programmers at EA aren't working on things that matter like national security or medical devices.

[@jason113388]

They almost got me this time 😂

[@MH-dy5pb]

They had me. Thank God i have the free trial

[@Kayobracey]

Is it better than madden? Yes. Is it a good game? IMO no. I’m about 15 hours of gameplay deep, already feels a little redundant and glitchy

[@Bahns007]

Earlier today, I saw Eric Rayweather post a video on all teams stadium entrances, and they were all generic af. Even when the matchup is a huge rivalry game like OSU-MICH. Basically the same few phrases were used in every team entrance. Ffs they can't even be bothered to make Rivalry Games have special intros when they did in NCAA 13 (the last one I played)

[@bigtimegamer620]

Big big facts🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MikeLoveThyself]

Im past the honey moon phase and i wouldnt be if i could atleast edit my players, such a deal breaker.

[@BigRaji1981]

Well EA wouldn't think everyone was stupid if they didn't fall for the exact things you're talking about

[@brianrecoma4381]

3:03 is what frustrates me the most about this game. It makes it almost impossible to pass because DB’s always time it perfectly to bat the ball down way too often. Jumping routes for INT’s too.

[@AverageMOEgym]

Homie hates his life it must suck to consistently live in pessimistic dark places. MOVE ON BRO🤷🏾‍♂️

[@BAKEszn]

He knows talking bout this game gonna be the most views of the year lmao rent is due

[@sandlotscout6358]

Hes just pointing out issues. Are you saying its a perfect game with no flaws?

[@OhSoDubious]

@@bigpablo673 why can’t you talk about this games issues? You’re bringing up that everyone games has issues.

[@mike9031]

Genuine question. How is someone who has a rating of 60/62/65/67/70/72/75/80/90 etc .. you get it. How ARE they supposed to differentiate them from each other? How does a computer process quantify those things?

[@AmericanSpartan]

You're doing God's work

[@wilsonb1121]

Ryan you are miserable…. This is a solid game and you can go on and on about 2k5 but my god it’s always something

[@danielsonjrlibra]

It’s a Rain game shouldn’t these peeps have garbage bags on lol…not authentic …I want a refund

[@Jpscott002]

Ngl the last couple maddens I’ve played 4-5 games and stopped because it was 💩. Made horrible. Wonky outcomes. Etc. I’ve played 5-6 games of CFB and it’s just the opposite. Can’t get enough. This game was made VERY well and I see ZERO wonkiness. Have I lost a few? Of course. But I knew it was on me EVERY time. In Madden it was on the game. In CFB it’s on me. Is CFB perfect? Of course not. Is it LEAGUES beyond Madden? Yes! I’ve loved every bit of my experience so far. Are you a hater? Yes. Do you care? No. Talking about being honest; should people listen to you anymore? No. They can get more accurate feedback from others

[@mardizzle-e7k]

I seen someone rage quit already online 😂

[@tyriantaylor711]

Everyone rage quits when they losing by 21 in the first quarter

[@Seahawkfilms]

As a guy who has been beyond excited for this game for the last 2 months since I bought my Seires s, I actually cannot wait to watch this video, u don’t care about what anyone thinks and I respect it, also I think it’s funny that before the game released everyone would be hating on u in the comments, but after the early release there’s a lot more positive comments about u, funny how that works😂