Madden NFL 24 is NOT GOOD - Review

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

I've been a bit sick recently so my voice is a little off in this video. I hope you guys enjoy it regardless!

[@nonyabizz3533]

Thanks for powering through and doing what you do.

[@ugfpandas007]

Thanks for posting these videos hopefully more people see these

[@VaticalliX]

hope ya feel better soon dude, great vid as always

[@arioca]

Please cover the upcoming NBA 2K24. 2K Games got even more greedy this year!

[@Badboyjimmybob]

Hope you feel better you are always him after all

[@brando8408]

Soft drink I think you’re putting too much effort into these. You should just change the title and release the same video every year to match EA’s effort for their annual sports game releases.

[@danield8528]

Like IGN did with FIFA on Switch

[@e46m54nissansr20937]

Mmmm!!!!!!

[@benteiken8778]

Effort? Hating on a game takes little to no effort

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

He does republish his videos occasionally.

[@benteiken8778]

@@michaelcorcoran8768 yep

[@Kavor081]

The funny thing about Madden is if they ever were to lose the exclusive license and allow other companies to make simulation football games, I bet that next iteration of Madden would be everything we’ve asked for the past 15 years. That’s the crazy part

[@SynthonyBeatz]

The same goes for FIFA

[@joosh5566]

There’s no way to know that with the way EA specifically has sucked for years

[@slayer43100]

​@@SynthonyBeatzwell apparently FIFA themselves said they plan on releasing their own game in the near future

[@wonderfulworldofwater370]

The NFL should be ashamed as well for allowing their league to be represented so poorly. That just tells me that they don’t respect football, John Madden, or us the loyal fans that spend our hard earned money on the product. I am over the Madden franchise. It has truly hit rock bottom in my opinion.

[@MarcusCosten]

Sounds like a relationship. People only do better when their mate starts looking at other options 😆

[@micahstreet1]

“A lifeless bare-minimum product that barely passes for entertainment” could not be more spot on

[@lilniggapipp443]

thats really any game that came out past 2020

[@ThaRealest616]

​@theonly3075 that's bogus

[@MikeSmith-vg6bf]

Im like Josh lol. I am still playing NFL 2K5. The last Madden that I purchased was 2008. Thats still my go to if I want to play something other than 2K5.

[@antoniskivel5807]

If you don't like don't buy it simple🤷🏽Madden fan since John Madden🏈💯

[@BeenosWorld]

You must be wack

[@matthewg5792]

It's so weird how the NFL was able to given EA a contractual monopoly despite US Antitrust laws.

[@Matanumi]

EA somehow skates past the laws (look at the lootbox mods)

[@atlluvdemhoops1534]

Indeed..Madden IS the one and only..and video game creator's, we hope you're listening .. CFL and XFL too 😮😅😅

[@Bradley-pc9vx]

The espn football was my personal favorite it was amazing on the dream cast

[@realitytellslies]

Its jot a monopoly due to copyright, other studios be sued for using their branding without consent.

[@iamthetable5450]

that is very much not how anti-trust laws work lol

[@Boomer045]

I love listening to softdrink tear into Madden and EA. He always nails EVERY single detail that is wrong with the game.

[@_shotsbyjay]

And doesnt name any positives despite the game being better than last year lmaooo

[@joehilliard4486]

There aren’t much that makes it worth your wallet. I played hundreds and hundreds of hours into Madden, it was all I played growing up. Can’t play it now without ragequitting

[@MrSinger187]

@@_shotsbyjaycompost is better than garbage, but it’s still trash

[@dylanjwagner]

@@_shotsbyjaywhat the fuck is there to say? He said it’s a bit more fun to play. That doesn’t detract from how shitty the game is.

[@ethanbrownell4564]

​​​@@_shotsbyjay They just added in some old features and called them new. Minicamps used to be in the game. Plus it plays nothing like real X's and O's football and is entirely animation based. Not a good game. But sure, it's slightly better than last year's trash game which was supposedly the "most polished version of Madden ever"

[@wusgoodmoe]

As someone who doesn't even play Madden, these are always so satisfying to watch

[@leedoughty2104]

I stopped playing in 18 or 19. I bought 2K's All Pro football 08 which I didn't give much of a chance back in the day. Madden has been a joke since 10. Maybe 12 at the latest.

[@mr.puddintater1805]

Yes. Competition brings out the best. This game is a result of a publisher who knows no matter what they put out, the casual gamer will buy

[@Thatgamingdiary]

I started playing after 22’ & I didn’t even make it to 23’. That’s how ass this game is (Moblie version)

[@rz1_1221]

​@@mr.puddintater1805It was what made the FIFA series great up until 2018. PES 2017 was considered by many to the the third best PES of all time, after PES 2013 and PES 6, and it was what made FIFA 17 a good (maybe even great- and this is NOT taking FUT into account) game because it forced EA to get serious for once. Both game series went downhill after that since EA got complacent and Konami basically gave up

[@steveo0127]

I know right 😂

[@caeert2962]

I look forward to Soft Drink TV and Angry Joe's annual Madden videos more than the game itself. I have so little faith in EA making a good Madden game nowadays, that I look forward to videos ripping on the new releases because I know they'll be bad.

[@UfodexENMD]

When I heard about the lack of face options I heard Angry Joe's voice 😂

[@thebronzejade6969]

couldnt have said it better

[@springbonnie14videos98]

Yeah, same

[@MrRobdatman]

Don’t forget Ryan moody be on it too lol

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@MrRobdatmanRyan Moody is way more innovative than EA since 2017 to 2023!

[@TristanSpohnAKASpiderman]

I think the most frustrating part of the franchise mode is the fact you have the same maybe 40 heads to choose from for character creation or draft prospects. The point of franchise is to feel immersed in the progression of the league through the years. Nothing takes me out of it more than after two seasons, the league is just a bunch of doppelgängers. And it’s frustrating because they have this in the Superstar mode, so the ease of even just copy and pasting or establishing some advanced auto randomization generator to switch it up in Franchise is THERE.

[@PhobosBars]

and theyre all ugly as hell 😂

[@user-rn8sy7kj1h]

I was playing ncaa 06 the other day and just the hype you get from the crowd is unreal... 4th and inches on the opponents 35 and the crowd is just going BANANAS chanting "GO GO GO GO" and then when I come out in goal line they go wild. Madden just feels so soulless nowadays.

[@DiobeticDaily]

​@@nogirlwilleverwantmeit's gonna be the same ad madden

[@purwantiallan5089]

Even Madden NFL 18 to 24 still miles behind even NCAA football 06 to 14 and even MADDEN NFL PS1 games!

[@Steven-zo6uz]

Just lifeless.... no personality in these games. Same commentary for 8 years using the same lines is wild

[@jaxxonvideogameresale]

I love ncaa football video games

[@ecmi7]

Those ncaa games were dope miss those 😢

[@RyanMoody21]

At some point we can just re-upload our same videos and trust the game has the same issues.

[@Mr92094]

Been watching you for what feels like 15 years now. You aren’t wrong at all. Actually some years it gets worse

[@WolfDB]

Given how the NFL's own products for the actual sport tend to be, I don't think they really care about performance. Look at their app for watching the games. They don't care about the quality of the product, they care about how much money it makes

[@mlixmaster]

This is what happens when there's no competition

[@johngoldsworthy7135]

It will only stop once you stop consooming

[@WolfDB]

@@johngoldsworthy7135 So it will stop several years ago then?

[@jameswhitehorn6432]

Well, and the actual product on the field. It's sloppy, you can't play defence anymore, the lack of physicality has turned the onfield game into a 3D game of Madden. If the NFL doesn't care about the actual game, why does anyone expect them to care about a video game version

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@jameswhitehorn6432cant even play offence either.

[@jwreck25]

SoftDrink you are the TRUTH. Thanks for the time and dedication you put into these madden reviews. Your attention to detail is phenomenal..

[@nightowl3582]

So frustrating that they have been holding the NFL license hostage and phoning it in for years. Imagine if the Visual Concepts guys could make an NFL game now.

[@OzzyTheGiant]

Bunch of corporate egg heads over at EA. They don't even game, they just focus on making profit while providing very little value year after year

[@manninglinde3223]

It would be a micro transaction ridden mess but it would actually be a fun game

[@tuzcan-]

​@manninglinde3223 your talking about madden its already pay to win thats how these keep getting made its whales who think their good

[@sanfransiscon]

It's both sad and inspiring that indie developers with a tiny fraction of EA's resources can completely outshine them in making good sports games.

[@ApacheScalper]

Isn’t it amazing dude. I say the same thing every time these AAA games bomb or are average at best

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@ApacheScalperfor me Madden NFL 24 is basically Madden NFL 25th with 10th year roster updates. 😂

[@lilkaid3270]

like how san diego studios mlb the show absolutely rolls over madden 24 in terms of being a good game in general

[@EdgeO419]

EA of 20 years ago can outshine what they put out now in madden.

[@mattryan5706]

Name an indie football game better than Madden.

[@owleyes5923]

30:02 That's actually not a glitch but just EA's brand new Sentient-Being-Technology™ in which players just give up on their virtual life once they realize they're trapped in a horrible game, truly game changing stuff by EA as always

[@JimmyDShea]

Hahahahaha

[@purwantiallan5089]

Madden NFL 24 i think has a total of 2569 bugs even on PS5 alone!

[@juicyfruitjay]

This is good stuff 👍🏽

[@ebogar42]

EA has a lot of good games. You all just expect shit to go back to how it used to be before online was a big thing. The Show is a great game. Battlefield is a great game. Madden is a great game. FIFA is a great game. NHL is a great game. F1 is a great game. PGA tour is a great game. It's not going back to the old days though where the franchise mode had a lot of things to do in it because of the time it takes these days to create graphics and online mode.

[@ebogar42]

It's only been out a few days. WTF are you all talking about? Those games always have bugs in it. Just like 2k. @@purwantiallan5089

[@Muscleman101]

We have to get this man’s video spread to more viewers. I have sent this video to ALL my friends that deal with EAs bs. Never stop making these one day your efforts will hopefully pay off and help us get the game we have deserved for so long!!

[@Cee428NJ]

Same 🎯

[@rywints]

Amen brother. Amen

[@ajax7ox729]

Maybe next year will be different

[@Cee428NJ]

@@ajax7ox729 you must be new here 😂

[@Souleater_4242]

​@@ajax7ox729if u wanna play a good madden go play madden 07 that's how far u gotta go

[@KenzoSSW]

Seeing where Madden is at right now, is honestly just sad. I used to love creating custom teams and making a league out of it. The last Madden I bought was 20. And I'm glad I'm playing games like Sunday Rivals and Axis Football. Heck even playing Madden 09 is fun. Asking for them to add Create-A-Team is a pipe dream at this point. If this is a "make or break" year, then honestly good. This series needs competition.

[@HDreamer]

Bought Madden 23 after my last one before that was - I think - 14 and the last one I paid for was 05 and boy was I glad I got a good discount on it on Steam. Seeing the differences between PC and console version alone would have been infuriating if I hadn't just been looking for some simple football action, but all the stuff that is missing in features in favor of some lame story cutscenes. just silly.

[@MrREAPERsz]

I'd enjoy Madden 20 more if they got rid of the scripted plays.

[@DawayneBuffin-ho5mn]

What was the best madden on this generation of consoles

[@Virttreks]

@@DawayneBuffin-ho5mn on PS4 prolly 16 or 18, every other iteration is trash in my opinion with 19 and 20 easily being the worst

[@DawayneBuffin-ho5mn]

Yea I have madden 16 I just bought madden 24 for $38 on eBay I don’t pay full price for the same game year after year

[@VaticalliX]

I'm so glad that you're upfront and honest about the game, more so than EA themselves 👍

[@derrickwhipp1613]

Lol why would a company publicly blast their own game they make during their release week…there’s plenty of reasons to hate EA and madden you ain’t gotta make up some dumb reason that makes you look ridiculous. Just pick one that actually exists

[@_shotsbyjay]

Not even honest this is pure hatin😂 and it has been hatin years now lmao, just like Madden may never change this dude’s constant hating and no positivity never will 😂😂

[@robertdouth8979]

@@eduardopena5893Calling it hating is just a way to try to discredit his arguments without actually making any substantial arguments defending the lazyness by EA. Because EA defenders have no actual substance to defend these games year after year.

[@VaticalliX]

@@eduardopena5893 exactly my point, criticizing something doesn't mean someone hates something

[@VaticalliX]

@@eduardopena5893 that's perfectly fine with me, EA deserves that hate

[@redskinStu]

I remember in 2004 when EA got the exclusive NFL license I was regularly reading Gamespot (I know, don't bother commenting, I already know...) and after reading the "news story" I commented below and said this will be the end of quality Madden games, without competition there will be no reason to innovate, they'll just release the same game every year with updated rosters, the games will eventually become garbage...and my comment was deleted by a Gamespot moderator, plus got a warning lecturing me about attacking a quality product made by a quality corporation, my comment wasn't relevant and that if I continued behaving that way I may jeopardize my future on Gamespot, not noticing the six EA ads on the Gamespot page

[@JDAZ]

This is only happening because we lack the consistency when it comes to a development team. The truth is EA employees first time game developers, fresh out of school to get their experience. These new graduates stay with the company for about a year sometimes 2 years and then they are let go, and a fresh batch is brought in. There’s absolutely no consistency when it comes to EA and the people that are working on this game. It’s always a new face.

[@patrickgallagher7504]

This is very true. My friend worked for EA they give you a free high end PC and all these other high end specs promise you better pay and future jobs after the project you are working on is complete and then they let you go and hire a new batch basically to continue the vicious cycle of minimizing pay to workers and maximizing profit. They are a shit greedy company.

[@FelipeM0]

To be fair there is a true to that. But we need to remember that EA has been voted one of the worst companys to be employed at. The crunch time in a year to year release game must be crazy

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@FelipeM0nope. EA is the WORST ever company!

[@pwnzorofretards]

Except for clint, clint is constant

[@conditdr]

Sounds like excuses to me

[@JQUE94]

This approach of "Consumer will buy anyways" is hitting a lot of entertainment industries. Movies, TV, certain Games and even sports/sports talk has started ro reach a stale point because everything is copying one another or have been around so long they know the bottom line will always be met, with extra boost from newbies.

[@Username2521hh]

I agree. I believe the amount of media coverage from many sources reviewing these games is a factor. Huge gaming companies can pay off only so many gaming news outlets…

[@JQUE94]

@@Username2521hh Yea and that works because there is still a huge number of people who will follow the word of those working for the companies or who refuse to smell the bullshit in front of them.

[@assassin8636]

Yeah I really disagree with all of that

[@McGribbs]

It is genuinely impressive to me how EA can't do anything right.

[@Bellthorian]

Considering they make around four billion dollars a year in MUT cards alone, EA could argue they are doing everything right. The fault is with the low IQ gamer who buys this POS year after year after year.

[@humpdefunk]

@@Bellthorian Now this is absolute truth

[@directorbeau]

​@@Bellthorianand kids using their parent's credit cards 🤦‍♂️

[@ebogar42]

The problem isn't the game. The problem is after years of playing the same game it's not fun anymore. If you were new To Madden you would love it. Same as 2k. I'm actually into Madden again because I stopped playing it a few years ago. I don't see how Madden 23 is terrible. Fun to me. @@Bellthorian

[@lebumjames1373]

It’s weaponized incompetence. They aren’t stupid and know how to make the game good lol. But as long as people keep buying the game they’ll never change.

[@JeremyNoblitt]

For the past probably 5 years now, I only look forward to people like you doing videos like this for the Madden games.

[@RobertCDAmario]

I appreciate how passionate you are about football games. If more people had the passion we have the NFL would have the greatest football simulation ever created yearly.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Madden NFL 24 for me basically is still like Madden NFL 25 PS4 but with 2023 ROSTER! 😂

[@youdontknow7190]

You mean like Bengal and mr.Hurricane

[@samiscoolyaysamiscoolyay4174]

I waited for a year for this vid. So glad you decided to keep making videos like these. Keep up the good work.💙

[@purwantiallan5089]

Madden NFL 24 seemingly had 50 more bugs than even 21 to 23 COMBINED! I count a total of 2569 total bugs in Madden NFL 24 even on PS5!

[@brandondaige2105]

This video needs to be sent directly to EA!!!!! You hit every point a true madden player has been waiting for since 05

[@HeyNickJ]

The last Madden I purchased (rented a few since) was Madden 12. I love how you brought back all the actual things that made Madden good in the early days that EA has taken out and all the features they lack compared to NBA 2K. I loved Madden 2001. Madden Cards, all the customizations you could do… I think in that one you could play as like superhero’s and zombies and stuff?? lol it was so much fun. I also just loved doing the mini drills, being the GM and controlling every aspect of the franchise like setting ticket prices and hot dog prices 🤣 I wasn’t even high school yet and I enjoyed that stuff so much! I would love to do that now and see my profits compared to the years before and adjust prices depending on how we’re doing as a team or have different promo packages to get people to attend the games if we suck lol Also I believe Madden is really missing NCAA Footvall. It will be interning to see what they do.. they should really put their engine in the trash and just take time to build something great. - said for the last what decade!?

[@HeyNickJ]

Madden O5 was peak with the intro of the highlight stick and hit stick. So much fun

[@jamesbutler5630]

Thank you for your yearly reviews and all the work you put in for the community. Hopefully it pays off one day and we get a great football game. Ps2 era was the best and that is absolutely sad. Anyway thank you

[@Lancaster22]

My biggest gripe with madden that’s not spoken about enough is how they throttle online play. The AI that you’re not in control is favors one player in every online game and there’s no rhyme or reason. Sometimes i kill players while playing a bad game and sometimes every pass I throw is deflected or intercepted even with clear throwing lanes. It almost feels like it randomly chooses one person to give a huge leg up with their AI

[@WaifuWisdomShorts]

It does if a player is on a losing streak they adjust stuff to favor that losing player so they’ll hopefully win and continue playing

[@Lancaster22]

@@WaifuWisdomShorts yeah and I don’t think that’s good

[@burny890]

online play is what killed madden sorry not sorry

[@RaunchyRoger007]

Yall are crazy in this department lmao yall just trash

[@JokoSungkawa]

​@@WaifuWisdomShortsmaybe is.

[@NicEeEe843]

“It came back in a worse form” That’s the best summary of everything that’s happening in gaming, movies, etc creatively

[@MannyParadisee]

You mean sports games. There’s still plenty of good games that come out.

[@chasep86]

Still a lot of great movies coming out and some great games like Resident Evil 4

[@tomlehmann306]

Baldurs Gate 3 says hold my beer

[@assassin8636]

Not really honestly

[@cosmoplays2773]

Man, I really appreciate your effort spent into making these well thought out analysis towards these games. It becomes very tedious going into these sport video game franchises. Your retrospectives are very valuable pieces of work bro. I think it would be cool if you did some tier-list or other types of videos showcasing the ranges when it comes to bad games within these franchises and the great games that were once appreciated in the past.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Seemingly all the efforts for EA in Madden NFL 24 is absolute useless despite the inclusion of Superstar Mode.

[@JokoSungkawa]

​@@purwantiallan5089no doubt. Madden NFL 24 also still had tons of bugs.

[@TigerReciever]

I would love a Glitch Mode in the next Madden game, I’m sure EA would be really good at making it!

[@thatguyperseus]

As much as I don’t really dislike Madden, you gotta appreciate the effort this guy puts into these videos year after year lol

[@jumpertoowavy]

I agree a million percent. I enjoy Madden sometimes (mostly offline) yet I still find his content reasonable and entertaining. I understand why he and others dislike the current state of the game.

[@benteiken8778]

He puts no fucking effort, I would love to get paid to hate on games, sounds like a fucking walk in the park?

[@trinity-hopetricia3241]

Absolutely 🏆🐐🎯🙏❤

[@jrsantoyo9028]

@benteiken8778 go play madden mfk. Idk wtf you doing here….

[@thatguyperseus]

exactly my thoughts, I really enjoy playing franchise every once in a while offline. I think for most people buying EA Play and playing the 10 hour trial that they have right now is how most can decide if it's for them.@@jumpertoowavy

[@HeyNickJ]

The last Madden I purchased (rented a few since) was Madden 12. I love how you brought back all the actual things that made Madden good in the early days that EA has taken out and all the features they lack compared to NBA 2K. I loved Madden 2001. Madden Cards, all the customizations you could do… I think in that one you could play as like superhero’s and zombies and stuff?? lol it was so much fun. I also just loved doing the mini drills, being the GM and controlling every aspect of the franchise like setting ticket prices and hot dog prices 🤣 I wasn’t even high school yet and I enjoyed that stuff so much! I would love to do that now and see my profits compared to the years before and adjust prices depending on how we’re doing as a team or have different promo packages to get people to attend the games if we suck lol Also I believe Madden is really missing NCAA Footvall. It will be interning to see what they do.. they should really put their engine in the trash and just take time to build something great. - said for the last what decade!?

[@davidaulds7031]

I loved Madden 12 on PS2 and Madden 09 All Play on Wii as my favs. I miss those days.

[@abyss5883]

I still play Madden 12 to this day. Its so addicting and you get Brady, Rodgers, Manning, Brees, Roethlisberger, Romo etc

[@emoo.182]

6:00 I'm sure in Madden 25 or whatever it will be called, adding the extra defender in the mini camp drills will be the "awesome new feature"

[@notacat7127]

Madden 25 came out years ago

[@shanemcbride730]

as someone who has only played madden 20-madden 24, i am constantly stunned by the features in old maddens. i actually had to pause the video and take a second to recompose myself when i saw a CREATE YOUR OWN PLAY AND FORMATION feature🤣🤣 what the heck madden

[@alanwolensky]

Another thing bugging me during games is how the different camera angles also glitch and you are stuck in an off angle, mid-pan, shot. You need to call a timeout OR call a play. Fixes that issue, however, missing one play or having to burn a timeout for no reason (because of a glitch) sucks.

[@davonjohnson5528]

Tell me about it. It’s hella bad when you try t do replay after a play on cpu and camera glitches out. They didn’t give a F when they put this game out.

[@SaintDamain]

EA: “Madden has gotten bad press four years in a row! We need to actually make it good this year else we could lose the exclusive NFL sim license!” Also EA: “Yeah but I don’t wanna.”

[@DATBOIYK]

That I good thing give it back to 2k

[@LegoMasters8458]

sad thing is they won't lose the license, despite bad press they still make ludicrous amounts of money off of it and at the end of the day that's what it's all about to EA and the NFL.

[@Darealmenxce]

@@DATBOIYKman 2k becoming some bus

[@blankshadow2050]

​@DATBOIYK 2k is the same as EA. Ask anyone that plays nba 2k

[@DATBOIYK]

@@Darealmenxce I’m talking about nfl 2k

[@valdoggold]

You just set the tone for Angry Joe’s Angry Review. Both of you two’s Madden review videos are legendary.

[@tbonerc1218]

I can’t wait for that one! 😂

[@xROCKLOBSTUHx]

I was always hoping for NFL games to have the ABC, CBS, & FOX main broadcast teams, throughout the season, seeing those different presentations while you play week to week would be so awesome. I'm playing Madden 11, All Pro 2k8, 2k5, & the blitz the league games this season. Going to get gaming pc soon so I can play the 2k8 mods

[@MohammedKhaja-dn4qe]

Facts

[@C-WEB1203]

Ever since I’ve discovered your channel, you have opened my eyes to ACTUAL good sport games. Recently, I’ve found myself playing and emulating the classic sports games like NFL2K5, Madden 07, and even NBA2K16. Thank you for making me realize what I was missing. It pains me to see where sports games like Madden have become today, but at least I can still enjoy amazing sports games from back in the day.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Me too. I still have PS1 Madden games in my PS3 emulators. Even Madden NFL 98 to 2005 PS1 still MILES ABOVE MADDEN NFL 15 TO 24!

[@bdb7185]

Madden 09 is good to me and PS2 Madden 08. PS3 08 is good too

[@CSNA_Gaming]

​@@purwantiallan5089noooo. Just nostalgic

[@LucD4]

@@CSNA_Gaming yeah EA definitely payed you off 🤣

[@rywints]

We need a landmark court case that says exclusive rights in video games is illegal. It's a friggin video game let them use people's names

[@bigtarzan44]

we need to continue to hurt ea's pockets and stop buying their trash madden games, they'll get the hint. great video soft drink tv as usual, always speaking facts and backing it up with proof 💯

[@seanrichards4316]

Please stop with these stupid dumb ass comments you aren’t gonna impact their sales because people are STILL gonna buy the game. Fucking idiots

[@mrgwclipz]

Won’t happen, too many brainwashed people in this game.

[@MrChangeordie]

Well I'm gonna be trying out 2k8 pro football for the 1st time...Madden ain't getting no money this year. And a lot of sales are coming from parents buying their children madden every year.

[@ThaRealest616]

I'm gonna pick this up after work today 😶

[@cevanfx40]

They charge enough on pc fornit

[@BRILLiantTrades]

Sports gaming peaked in the PS2 area. Graphics are great now but revenue stream content is all they truly care about. Thanks for the great video. It helped me choose not to buy it. Bad sales is the only way they'll lose the license or choose to improve

[@rywints]

They peeked at that time because there were no exclusive license agreements. Which is why they should outlaw exclusive license agreements for sports games

[@justadude1065]

4 years in a row with the same pre game and halftime. 8 years in a row with the same commentary crew 5 years in a row with the same super bowl celebration 6 years with no NFL Films or ESPN licensed music or broadcasts how many years without cheerleaders how many years did we go without referees No super fans dead crowds dead sideline No pre game, halftime or post game interviews or broadcasts and reviews Madden has been so bare bones but its the only NFL game on the market so we have to suffer and they know this. Thankfully its on PC and modders are including some of the features missing. My mods on PC have player likeness where they have their actual tattoos and equipment Tattoos for CPU generated draft classes NFL Films music More equipment and attire options Fox and CBS presentations Its at least made the game bearable. I cant even imagine how bad theyre gonna butcher NCAA with its upcoming release and how bare bones it will be.

[@danield8528]

I dont even need to watch this video to lnow my copy of Madden 2005 is there on my shelf, and I still love every minute of it. The last great Madden. Ever.

[@lordgrindleton6595]

And ESPN NFL 2k5 was still better 🤣🤣

[@Kingeptacon]

Madden 07 for the PS2 and OG Xbox were great as well. The 360/PS3 versions were horrible.

[@danield8528]

@@Kingeptacon I say Madden 05 because it was the last Madden with competition. Madden 06-12 on the OG Xbox didn't have competition. Hell, I think they stopped after Madden 08 or 09. PS2 went up till 12.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@KingeptaconMadden NFL 11 PS2 and 7th gen ports in my opinion is the true LAST GREAT MADDEN.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@danield8528PS2 MADDEN 12 still miles above even FIFA 23 and EA SPORTS FC 24.

[@Tyl3rTurner]

Great video! Amazing points were made. It’s important to have these discussions if we’re ever going to get a better simulation football product.

[@alexcoley4053]

“Eluding the pressure right” killed me 💀😂

[@Angrychef-jx8bp]

Gotta turn them clowns off 😂

[@ItzBlownHotDog]

heres another interception like d*mn ik

[@johnreams3182]

I am an NFL history geek, and hate how Madden has monetized it. Got so fed up that I looked for something else, and found a very basic, yet fun to watch game made by 1 developer. Its called Pro Strategy Football, and there are mods to add every single season in NFL history. Literally have not touched Madden since. Even if PSF is flawed, I have had more fun with that than I have with Madden since the old PS2 era

[@greenbeans2]

This also makes me nervous that if they bring back College Football in 24 that it'll be just as bad.

[@loganhart3402]

You know it will be

[@j.raymond3963]

most definitely will be 2K needs to make that

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

Yeah all they're going to do is reskin the game from Madden and just call it NCAA football . Copy and paste and just add collage logos and uniforms.

[@checkanr138]

most importantly they will add an ultimate team mode, that is all they care about @@bigdaddytrips6197

[@CardiacCanez690]

More money has been spent licensing and advertising this game than developing for the last decade. This has gotten ridiculous, there must be some fraud case to be made here

[@Kings0424]

In my opinion, Madden 12 was the last good game. Even since Madden 13 came out, EA and Madden has just been terrible

[@Fussspur]

Thank you Soft Drink for a well edited, well researched, and well explained Madden 24 review. It helps me with my purchase decision.

[@jonasb6440]

The main issue I have with franchise mode is the unrealistic statlines. All Qbs have 4000-5000 yards, there are like 25 rbs with 1000yd and same with wrs

[@Schmitty_12]

Or losing one game in a season and some 8-9 coach getting COTY

[@PH03N1X-gm5jt]

QBs like Desmond ridder throwing for 5k yards and 40 tds

[@Modifiedd_]

I was so close to buying this game but something told me to watch a review before I bought it, I’m so glad I did! Great video and insight , thank you!

[@JimyOfficial]

💯

[@purwantiallan5089]

I am never buying Madden anymore since 17.

[@jwhat1419]

Right there with ya lol

[@zeged34]

Wow watching a biased review? Actually watch one that someone played the game for more than 2 minutes

[@Modifiedd_]

@@zeged34 I actually got to play it with EA Sports pass ( for 10 hrs) it’s actually dog shit imo. I have madden 23 and there’s really not much difference besides the lightning in match (which I play the most). Biased or not , he was right about it not having much to offer. Also he never mentioned to not buy it that was my choice.

[@Twigg4075]

Excellent in-depth review, SDTV. This is the first year in ages I didn't pre-order or buy Madden day one. I showed self restraint.

[@trethetree]

W

[@waitesgaming8395]

Very good review of the game! I agree with almost everything thing you pointed out! Great job! I couldnt believe they increased the price when they didnt really add anything to the game.... CRAZY!!!!

[@parabellum2092]

My most missed feature is Create a Team and my theory as to why EA refuses to put that feature back in the game is because whenever a team changes their city or gets a new uniform, you can’t just recreate it and if that kind of inaccuracy bothers you, the only option is to buy the newest game so you can get the uniforms/stadiums, and I also thinks this is why Madden as a whole severely lacks a lot of customization that other sports games and older titles have

[@chiefwidemarsh]

Thank you for this. Been seeing other, openly paid for videos talking about how this year they finally got it right and took a huge step and all that. Glad to finally see a bit of seriousness about the game.

[@misterfuzzyflippers]

When you mentioned soundtracks it made me think about how many artists old Madden games introduced to me when I was younger. Just off my head I can name Killer Mike, Seether, Thrice, Bone Crusher, Alien Ant Farm, Jet, Soil, Avenged Sevenfold, and I'm sure I could name more if I thought about it.

[@vishaungrissett1651]

Wale, Ludacris

[@shaun5497]

This a great time of the year because we get madden reviews! You could play the reviews from 2019 and it would fit

[@J_Skeezy]

@17:58 as a Michigander, it's really awesome to see EA implement glitches for the Detroit Lions as they completely crumble against Green Bay IRL too.

[@jayvalentino3393]

This didnt age well

[@J_Skeezy]

@@jayvalentino3393 first and only time that statement will ring true for em lmao go Lions!

[@pohorex6834]

Hot take, I actually really like the scouting in the new maddens. You can focus scout a few guys, but the game really makes you look at combine and pro day results to determine who you draft, and you can still easily get 100% on positions you really want to. It is probably too too heavy with scouting being limited to few players, but regardless I think it’s fun

[@notarapper04]

The older madden scouting was confusing asfk (not the 200-300 point system, the older ones - i don’t like that one either) to me but I was also younger , I like the scouting nowadays.

[@wondergogon057]

Ea burner account be like

[@pohorex6834]

@@wondergogon057 okay bud

[@BJ-jh5is]

@@pohorex6834I agree with you tho if you know what to look for scouting can be fun my issue comes with the fact that it gets very repetitive really quickly

[@SuperCasino77]

Honestly I agree. It is the one single thing I like about modern madden. It's not perfect but it's definitely along the lines of something I like a lot for scouting.

[@warner34]

Bro seeing the QB mini camp game from old madden was upsetting.. still remember my first game Christmas 2007 with Vick on the cover…. crazy how a company can destroy such a beautiful title

[@snc237]

In 2007 you got madden 2004?

[@fbistatmajor5918]

Better game than what came out that year in Madden 08 anyway

[@robinsonsonic]

Gee, between this and the literal slot machine and new battle pass in the NBA 2K series, I see sports gaming remains in an excellent spot. Thanks for the review, you work too hard on these!

[@trntble]

The thing is 2K isn’t even that bad. The gameplay always feels smooth and atleast the presentation is better. It’s just the greed since 21 has been crazy

[@robinsonsonic]

@trntble oh sure, the last time I played 2K, it felt smooth as hell. The practices around sports gaming, and really gaming as a whole, is freaking awful.

[@shanethompson7878]

Old time Madden player. Remember buying the first one and the song hahaha. I tell people that in the 90s you could do things like change the weather, night game evening or day. The franchise modes you could do everything. I played from Madden to 2014 Madden. This guy making the video is the gold. Hes saying it all. I did get 2023 and there is no doubt its gotten worse and worse which with "Technology" its crazy. Ratings are a big issue as well. Madden and EA needa to bring fans in, like this guy again doing this video.

[@johnj4446]

Really nice video on this. I was also a casual fan of madden but started to realize how little improvement there was year over year. The game looks and feels the same as it did 10 years ago

[@purwantiallan5089]

Even Madden NFL 95 SNES still miles above all Modern Madden games since 13 to 24!

[@thelitmanftw]

Ah sh*t here we go again 😂😂😂😂😂… also notice how the base cover of the game makes Josh Allen look depressed whereas the 100$ version makes everyone look happy subtle marketing tactics to hook you over to the deluxe

[@logang5702]

Solid ass review with great points, it makes me sad to know the potential football games can have with healthy competition from other companies. There should never be a monopoly for professional licensing.

[@ToSwiftyyy]

As someone that has been playing Madden since Madden 11. This will be the last madden I purchase. EA has completely neglected their user base and constantly drop the same crap every year. The game is just reskined with slightly better graphics but the same bugs and problems occur every year. For example, I just finished my 4th season on superstar mode and was forced to retire and lose my 99 ovr player because I was unable to get signed to a new team (Just won the MVP as a LB btw) This problem has CONSTANTLY happened since Madden 19. EA's incompetence to make a complete game come back all the way from Madden 16 and nothing has changed. Im glad I got madden with EA play or else there would have been 0 chance I would've spent the $70 to pay for this incomplete game.

[@marsrox2]

At 4:45, I had to burst out laughing at the visual, I'm sorry 😄 but your truthful reviews of Madden every year are always spot on. Thank you for your honesty 🙌🏾

[@imallfordabulls]

I have no idea why they don’t just copy the NHL franchise mode. There’s a pretty solid template right there!

[@cope847]

I liked the old NHL career better. Where you can play a whole juniors career. I want a Madden that has a full college career or where you can import your player/career from an NCAA game. I like the ability to play a career that affects where you get drafted and your skills.

[@gregggames]

@@cope847fun fact, that actually used to be an old feature

[@jayflow6934]

I'm sure they run on a different game engine but not certain.

[@EagleZtoTheGrave]

NHL??? Why wont they copy 2005-2007 Madden template? 😂

[@Robo311Star]

​@@EagleZtoTheGraveea sux and they know the world's about to end.

[@Ugonmiss]

Soft drink I love the work you put into your content and please never stop exposing ea

[@purwantiallan5089]

Seems like SoftdrinkTV miles above EA sadly.

[@tomservo75]

My favorite over the past year has been Draft Day Sports Football. They have college and pro versions. Now, it's TEXT-BASED and the gameplay consists of circles moving over the field that you cannot directly control. However I've found it quite addictive. It doesn't have the depth or realism of the real game but it's getting there. I was never very good at player control anyway. If you want the graphics, it seems Axis has just taken a great step ahead in that department. A few years ago there was reason to be despondent over EA's seeming monopoly. But if anything now I think we're actually spoiled for choice. Axis Football, Maximum Football, Sunday Rivals, Football Simulator, Wildcard, Backbreaker, Pro Strategy Football, that new mobile game, and if you don't care about graphics and just want a good solid text-based sim, there's Draft Day as I mentioned, FOF8 is still there AND a new version of Football Mogul. I find myself SPOILED FOR CHOICE! Let EA run Madden into the gutter. They will NEVER learn their lesson even if they lose the exclusive license, even if other games overtake them. They are such a "too big to fail" behemoth like the NFL themselves, they are *not capable* of turning things around. But so what? *I'M TELLING YOU NFL LICENSES ARE 100% OVERRATED* anyway. Draft Day Sports, within a day of release, had an OFFICIAL NFL mod put out. Please SOFTDRINK take a look at and do a video on Draft Day. Being text-based with no 3-d animation at all, it's not for everyone, but for a sim it's pretty good.

[@petbull7038]

Thanks for this. I haven't played a Madden game in a decade and I won't play one again until you say they've released a good one. I played franchise offline exclusively and the last good one was the one with Tony Kornheiser

[@retroripple]

I truly appreciate you and the work you do. So sick of the cycle. It really is annoying that I have no options for a modern NFL game… haven’t bought one in a long time and was thinking about it this year but nvm lol. I legit only play franchise mode.

[@jeremysymons844]

We need everyone to be like you to change it. EA will only care if it hurts their pockets. Madden 18 was the last one I bought (already a year old so it was like $20 I think or under maybe) I would love to be able to start a Madden boycott

[@masonma5005]

That clip at 2:40 of Agnew and the defender just lying in the endzone dead, while his teammates are going ballistic had me belly laughing. It perfectly encapsulates how absolutely dogshit Madden has become

[@One_Rifle]

I can almost guarantee you that QA found all of the bugs you've mentioned, but the producer in charge of whatever part of the game the bug was for, marked it as "not blocking" and put it on a wishlist backlog (the we'll get it it, maybe, list).

[@lancelot_28]

I (and my wallet and playstation) really appreciate the effort that this guy puts into these videos year after year!!

[@rickybobbysdriver555]

I remember putting in hours into the older madden and NCAA football. It would be nice to play a good madden game with these graphics. Watching this was actually depressing. Guess I'll be playing a decade old football game again.

[@jeffjones8825]

Great video. Very balanced look at a game that somehow constantly disappoints us NFL fans year in and year out

[@purwantiallan5089]

Yep. I also disappointed since Madden 17 to 24!

[@SuperCasino77]

A UI refresh would even be big at this point. Like unironically am tired of seeing these same menus every year.

[@VicInNocal]

I remember I used to look forward to what the menus would look like when a new Madden version came out, like in Madden 2005 and 06

[@huntermoore345]

Softdrink puts more effort in these videos than ea does in madden

[@robtech341]

I think it plays pretty well. The one main issue (PS5) is a gripe I've had for many years now and that's reverse motion. Motion is, typically, to see whether the Defense is in man or zone coverage. Well for many seasons now you can't reverse the motion until the motion receiver gets all the way to the motion position. That just blows. Cheers!

[@purwantiallan5089]

Even on PS5, MADDEN 24 still 1.3/10 for me.

[@admiral7599]

One of the reasons for the lack of QA and "soul-less' feel is because I think they use contract developers too much. Which leads to somebody coming in, doing something, then leaving. This happened with Microsoft with Halo Infinite. I feel like it's happening with EA because they just don't care.

[@mindfury2424]

At least Microsoft was smart enough to realize their error. EA doing EA things..

[@billhillard]

Dude, you are right about ALL of this and I for real wish that you were in charge of creating a football sim. But then again, sadly, MOST people realize all of these things, that play football sims. I have been playing these games since since Madden was first released. I expected them to get BETTER as time progressed and NOPE. So, now we all can see the issue with monopolies... This really has to stop. Without competition nothing will get better.

[@LM-jc2ec]

Sure would be nice to see someone make a new NCAA 🏀 game!

[@RodneyCallahan-w8m]

As consumers we could just stop buying it. Maybe then EA would put in some effort to make a better Madden game

[@crixus8183]

Every Madden year is a “make it or break it year” and they have yet to accomplish the “make it” part

[@HunchoTooClean]

Facts

[@J1897-e4w]

​@@MrVMB33they have probably dropped, but microtransactions help make up those numbers so EA is happy, and it sounds like the NFL are content with the money they are being paid

[@chikowashere]

Also haven't seen a realistic sack animation in a decade. And also the 'QB drops the ball as he's being sacked but it's never called a fumble' animation is still in the game.

[@marcusclark8767]

Good review. I literally almost bought it. I haven’t bought a madden game in years and it looked good. I play 2k so I know how looks can be deceiving so I looked at some reviews lol. Thanks for saving me $70. I’ll buy it on sale

[@nickmcpimpson]

I look forward to these videos every year more than the actual game. Thank you for preaching the good word brudda

[@actualnotanewbie]

Imagine if EA Sports hired John Williams to make good presentation music for them.

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

NBC actually hired him to compose the Sunday Night Football theme, so yeah, something like that would be awesome!

[@Venom3254]

He's retiring tho

[@actualnotanewbie]

@@SOFTDRINKTV That's what gave me that idea!

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@SOFTDRINKTVfor me Madden NFL 24 both on PS4 & 5 versions are 1.3/10! Simply pathetic. Madden NFL 24 still also lost 139 total features that didnt returned!

[@HoodRich2x-g8x]

What kills me the most is that scoreboard is always on top of the screen they can at least change it up and put it on the bottom and the same announcers 😂😂 Brandon and Charles Davis

[@FromTheHipp]

2k5 definitely one of my favorite sports games ever. i played that game an unhealthy amount of time. it was just incredible. ive not touched madden in nearly 6-7 years. and wont ever again.

[@jamieberry1813]

Unhealthy amount of time is hilarious thanks for a good laugh 😂.

[@FromTheHipp]

@@jamieberry1813 lol

[@FunnyDude119]

I’m convinced one day Oldenburg is gonna hire assassins to take Softdrink and AngryJoe out 😂😂

[@mattmatt7998]

I play Madden 06, 07 & 08 all on ps2. I agree with what you're saying though. Been trash. But I also love madden 09 on 360 ! The hit- stick feature is dope !

[@boodeesparx1192]

06-08 is the holy trinity lol. I like 08 on 360/ps3

[@purwantiallan5089]

I also loving 11 and 12 on all platforms.

[@Drippz._.11]

We NEED a new simulation football game

[@danield8528]

Sony would do amazing at it

[@Gr8fulDeadd]

2K where you at

[@dddripz]

Hi fellow dripz

[@Drippz._.11]

@@dddripz W dripz brother🔥

[@traviswilson36]

Why? This is perfect I LOVE Madden.

[@RampageTV10]

You're accurate as always with these videos. And your attention to detail is on point. 💯

[@TheWarriors1515]

We just need one good football game every 5 years,not one bad one every year.

[@danielbaucom5252]

not that 2k is perfect, but their franchise (myleague) mode is pretty great. they opened the mode up to the community. if you want to relocate your team and get new jerseys you can download other people’s designs, or create your own. 2k also lets you download or create custom draft classes with real life prospects, rather than ai generated ones. the thing is this wouldn’t even be hard to implement.

[@LebronJames-h6i]

2k dope especially compared to Madden.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@LebronJames-h6ino doubt.

[@ATHTSupply]

Yea. The issue with 2K comes down to gameplay … it’s great sifting thru the menus of franchise mode. (Don’t get me wrong a lot of things often don’t work) But when it’s time to play an actual game with the team you build that’s when it gets bad… a lot of these Sports Titles really drag with the flaws … like they’ll have some good things but the bad ends up so bad it takes away a lot. Like The Show is close to perfect , but there’s a few things it lacks that hits kinda hard. Issue with madden is the Good of the game is gradually becoming the bad also

[@zeged34]

If its not hard to implement make it in a year and prove it.

[@NWOWCW4Life1]

I respect and love how much you do on these Madden videos even if they are repeat and such. And even with negatives, you can give positives and it’s all meant to your passion to see these games be much better than they should be. Nothing else to say, continue the great content and I look forward to other sports related videos or documentaries you will do

[@purwantiallan5089]

Me too agreed.