Maximum Football Beta Exposes Some Real Positives - And Negatives

[@RyanMoody21]

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[@SOFTDRINKTV]

Not going to lie, I found the maximum gameplay to be a lot better than I was expecting. It needs a lot of work but I was more impressed than anything. There's something there to build upon. Hope you're doing well man! Leaving a job can be scary, I did it for KZbin when I had around 20k subs. I banked on myself and it's worked out so far, but I know it's a very difficult decision to make.

[@brady_w904]

maximum football video coming soon?

[@davidwilliams6392]

Nothing makes me laugh more than Moody pretending like he understands football

[@Leeon_King]

The message at the beginning.... I needed that. Seriously. Been a supporter for what feels to be at least a decade at this point, the lessons continue. Much appreciated Ryan.

[@RyanMoody21]

Glad it could help you Leeon! I didnt trust in myself for far too long.

[@eduardopena5893]

@@RyanMoody21 I am a bit like that, I had a perfectionist father. To him, nothing I did was ever quite good enough because it wasn't done exactly the same way he'd do it. So I never feel like whatever I am doing is good enough, and I am my own harshest critic. It is a hard habit to break, and I still haven't quite done it yet.

[@ja5thehokage]

I'm at work thinking about walking out right now!!!

[@eduardopena5893]

@@ja5thehokage Well, you might want to use this time if you are thinking about it that seriously, to line up another job first.

[@Thecultofwrestling]

There is no greater peace than work that makes you feel good My wife was stuck in a couple year loop of complaining about her job all the time but never doing anything about it, quitting was the best thing she ever did

[@Nando2universal]

Great message Ryan a lot of people need to hear that!

[@ChristopherNealBUSHIDO49ERS]

Mr. Moody, that opening monologue was spot on! I truly hope those who heard those words take appropriate action. Thank you for all that you do to educate and entertain us.

[@ccsballazdre]

Finally! Ryan brought back that “IN THE WEEK!”

[@Nando2universal]

If stating facts is being negative, Ryan please keep being negative so we can have better games

[@marxtheidoloftheidle5591]

True. But deep down we all know that nothing changes until the NFL opens up licensing to MULTIPLE developers again. 2K isn’t enough. It needs to be like it was when 989 sports was involved and whoever developed NFL Fever. These developers need the pressure of competition and the threat of not turning a good enough profit for us to get good football games again.

[@whataboutrob442]

​@marxtheidoloftheidle5591 I agree 100% and really loved having an option to choose from. That said, I am not one that thinks APL 2K8 was this awesome game. I played it a handful of times, but I just never cared for the presentation. Unfortunately this is the state of video games.

[@Nando2universal]

@@marxtheidoloftheidle5591 I honestly think it’s because they want to have a new product to release bc if we’re given everything then people will just update rosters and keep playing the same game. It’s all business

[@IAMCAMO904]

I hear him but on the first clip if it was real life if a 300 hundred pound Guard with length at that angle the linebacker,safety, or corner wouldn’t have slowed the runner down. He would have been washed down. I know because I’ve played both sides of the ball. There’s nothing more terrifying than a 300 plus mammoth coming down hill with a running start no corner or safety is about to take that head on. 2nd in real life the back would of put his foot in the dirt and went off the left hip because he’d know the gap fits. But I’ll leave it to you experts.😂

[@Nando2universal]

@@IAMCAMO904 ok well we don’t want our Ai playing like a sorry and scary football player like you were

[@TheeHagakure]

For a beta I was very impressed. Hoping some db/wr interactions are coming at some point. The lack of them really stick out like a sore thumb

[@GeddensGC]

Early games will have flaw, thank Ryan for pointing them out. I hope it all gets fixed. the game has a lot of potential I we all can support it so that we can get the best product! Great video as always!

[@STELLARMIGHTY]

Appreciate you dropping the gem in the beginning- I had a similar situation just recently

[@octm1]

"how does one expect to be great without criticism?" ~anonymous~

[@AnthonyTaylor-hq5bs]

Ryan you made me have tears because I'm going throught that right now in my life

[@crazycorn5643]

But Ryan moody talks crap on madden with no realistic expectations. He just whines and expects every game to be like maximum football with even weirder animations and even worse looking character models. Ryan moody is so damn dumb

[@MrSirMang]

Moody is stuck in the "Madden sucks" rabbithole. He's pigeonholed his channel into that overall message. And this channel is what puts money in his bank account. The sad part is he pimps garbage franchises like Maximum Football and has done so for years now i might add even though Maximum Football should have been delisted years ago.

[@crazycorn5643]

@@MrSirMang facts. And it’s not like I’m saying madden is a perfect game. It’s ok but def better than maximum football. Though madden does have some issues right now. We were expecting the trailer yesterday but we prob won’t be getting it for another 2 weeks. So eat right now has some marketing issues

[@finley9317]

No madden for me when there is a better college football game

[@videogod2K]

THEY DID A GOOD JOB & I WILL SUPPORT MAXIMUM FOOTBALL

[@jwproductions8572]

You are supporting mid

[@ricarldoharris6037]

Im so glad he brought back the in the week catch phrase

[@ivanfranklin9167]

Ryan Moody glad to see you on the Maximum Football coverage!

[@SunnySideOfficial]

Glad to hear that you stepped away from a toxic place in pursuit of health.

[@nashira222]

Spoken like I true man who understands his past mistakes

[@Zman3185]

Oh man Ryan Moody the beginning of this video when you're talking about work and how all of us as men work somewhere and stuff ain't good that's explosive topic right there

[@smithworld4life]

this game is going to be solid, they will refine it and get closer to what we all want. EA will never change, you will always see the fan boys try to protect EA like they are on the payroll.

[@StevieTheRuler]

Even if i dont agree woth your assessment of ea cfb i have to commend you on stepping away from your toxic job. I wish you nothing but the best going forward.

[@UseLess-u1w]

GOOD MESSAGE!!! BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!!

[@briant.8553]

Real talk about the job front. Great advice.

[@matthix7403]

I think its just a beta and good news it is a free to play game. So it will get unlimited updates. I think its good. Graphics are really rich and gameplay looks smooth. I did see a clip of gameplay where the running back clips the defense after 10 yards for a big td run which i thought is realistic.

[@moorebounce]

I know one time on defense there was no DB covering their far right receiver when there should have been and he catches the ball and streaks down the sideline untouched for a TD. I called a base 4-3 defense and there should have been man coverage on that receiver. After the score I watched the replay and no DB was near him at any point before or after the snap. Another thing that bothered me was I was running the ball with my running back and purposely ran towards one of my receivers blocking a defender to slow down another defender who had a good angle but instead of being blocked by the other 2 players he ran right through those players and made the tackle like they weren't even in his way. I've never played Maximum football before this open beta so I don't know what has or hasn't been fixed from previous versions. I've seen videos of a older version and it looks to be a lot better. I do remember it was mentioned there was only one guy programming the older versions. I'm guessing it's more than one guy now.

[@jdgreen214]

Maximum just released a patch for the beta. Running and defense feel better.

[@Lonnietoons]

I think 2:52 is where that glitch kicks in. It happened to me on a play. I tried to click on with 4 different defenders and when I did they all ran in the opposite direction of the ball carrier

[@TerrorArtist404]

Man you spoke words in this one fr currently trying to make enough on KZbin so I can stop going to jobs like that ..anyway great video

[@RyanMoody21]

Stick with it and you will be just fine, consistency is key!

[@TerrorArtist404]

@@RyanMoody21 thanks man 🙏🏿 GOODLUCK on your journey as well

[@TroublesomeHandz]

I’m getting it video game development soon. Ryan, it’s super difficult to fix some things we want especially for football games. Football has the most moving parts of any sports title. EA is trash tho, but they just need a few 1000 more animations. NBA 2K gets a lot of flack, but only because of online. The simulation works because they have 10s of 1000s of animation so you rarely see the same move over and over. That’s also because there are less moving parts in basketball.

[@deshaneoggs1900]

You lost me 4:49 in your analysis. The RB responsibility is to check MIKE BACKER to OUTSIDE BACKER BLITZ PICKUP! The left offensive tackle completely blew the pass protection on this play. If anything the Outside linebacker that blitzed late is a free runner and the receivers to that side becomes the HOT RECEIVER and adjusts his route for the unaccounted for free blitzing outside linebacker. If you are going to be critical of College football 25…be critical of this too!

[@JehBasquiat]

5:42 same thing in Madden and every NCAA football game yo I swear 😂 it’s the universal broken play. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve used it to get back in a game that I was slacking off in 😂

[@maxlewis433]

@RyanMoody21, great breakdown of the game, but even better, thank you for being real and human. I appreciate that as someone who been watching your videos for a few years now!!

[@RyanMoody21]

Thanks, man, it means alot!

[@maxlewis433]

@@RyanMoody21 4 sure man! Don't kick yourself in the foot too much for waiting too long, we all have been guilty of that, whether with jobs, relationships, etc. And I know it is easier said than done but you have a bunch of people and subscribers who have your back in the time of need!

[@Taj_Fitness]

Don’t regret ANYTHING! God don’t make any Mistakes. That season at that place has now come to an end, and it helped mold you to who you currently are. It’s not a waste nor a loss. It’s just a lesson. I appreciate you and your Channel. Keep up the Great work. Wishing you the best and looking forward to more of your content. God Bless.

[@nicholassmirz6041]

Having played maximum football 2019 yea that money play is so OP..

[@JosephPinkney-hv5pm]

I love your honesty. Always look forward to your take on new games.

[@WillMaigur]

Your points are definitely fair. I feel like these developers will be more willing to make the changes to our feedback vs the madden team. Aside from these issues, I really enjoyed the look and feel of this game. It’s really fun.

[@jwproductions8572]

you gotta be over 35

[@capamerica13]

Here’s the thing that bugs me, you’ve had all these critiques about the game and have for a while and brought up issues from past installments, BUT you’ve had multiple chances to join their early access insiders, I myself and others let you know when it was open, to where you CAN communicate with the devs literally daily (I have been), but you haven’t done that or even attempted to. Hard to take your complaints seriously or the shade you throw about you not communicating with the devs when you’ve had several people pointing you to the opportunity to do so, but you fail to do so either out of ignorance or out of spite that they bought it from Dave. They do listen to feedback, so this is more of a challenge to you, reach out to Micah and the rest of the team, get into the Early Access closed beta group, provide that feedback you feel they need, versus making a YT video about what they need to fix instead. You have ways to communicate with them directly, but you haven’t. Do it.

[@jaybyrd1374]

Im not going to lie playing the beta this game has so much potential if you played all of their past titles I was not bored! Good job making this game playable 🎉🎉 Watching it doesn’t give it justice you have to play it The graphics and on field mechanics are the biggest improvements Replays cutscenes post game stats etc The UI is great ( my opinion) And It seems like you can customize your controls big plus 💪🏾 from the options menu -I had no issue navigating through the routes or play-call screen its simple The scoreboard looks good in my opinion But it looks better when playing the game Pre snap menu and defensive adjustments are good On field arts looks better than EA not gone lie 🤔 Scoring a touchdown transition is solid -You can celebrate they have the griddy and a cool backflip ( my go to celebrations) The movement is fair the kickoffs are weird definitely need a better kicker animation -Kickers just walk to the ball to kick 😅 Running is stiff but is not a big problem with a player who has speed -different run animations are needed -you can cut and juke decently (stick skills do matter) -the stiff arm and spin is cool you can avoid defenders If you know how to run the ball handoffs and reading the holes is an issue Drop backs need work Throwing is good not unfair you can place it well The d-line play is actually pretty good the swim and spin are responsive the catching is good for this game With a more physic base approach it could be better tackling wise the quick hits need to be ironed out for smoother transition More animations could be used 🤷🏾‍♂️ in the tackling department Coverage is ok In air adjustments decent hold Y to catch press Y to deflect Strafe is actually good 👀 Defense you need to be ready or you will get beat easy But its not impossible tackle tracking seems tuned up But overall I came in with no expectations and I was surprised this game could be a solid play and build a bigger fan base in 2 years from this build Lets go maximum football!

[@johngoodyear389]

Are there injuries in the game

[@eduardopena5893]

Yeah, I was worried about some of the pass defense AI. It was a huge weak point in the previous Maximum Football games. The running animations also look a little poor. I am willing to excuse the graphics/animations so long as I get a solid playing game with good simulation. I am still going to give it a shot and see what I can accept with this game or if there is just too much annoying me that it isn't worth it.

[@chadkoon]

Change of subject... SoftdrinkTV posted a leaks vid where he says that "the HC09 guy" is back in charge of Franchise in Madden. If this is true, and Josh Looman the man responsible for the best and most NFL accurate sim (in my opinion) then this is huge. For me, it'd be akin to EA hiring Shawn Lee to work on the gameplay in Madden. This is a good thing and after the debacle that was the answer to #FixMaddenFranchise this may be a glimmer of hope. EA *still* needs to fix gameplay, but if they're taking this step to "fix" Franchise, then it's deserving of praise when they actually do something right.

[@dmazi5402]

Bro this is the reason why games falling off now..not enough people like ryan whos gonna keep ot raw and authentic..dont expect a good game when everyone is kissing the company's ass..i use to not like ryan but hes right..u want competition for EA the they gotta take not criticism but hard facts

[@ADOS_DSGB]

Good constructive criticism.

[@Maestrosendgame]

I love your criticism of the game as I know you care a lot deep down but I want to say that realistically speaking no offensive or defensive lines will be perfect as if they were then it wouldn’t be realistic to real life. Now the warping and sometimes going through people as well as the game speed should be adjusted but you gotta have a little bit of human error in the game to make it that much more intense and realistic like in real life games

[@chrislester1768]

I hate to say it. BUT if nots gonna release before NCAA25 🤷🏽‍♂️ probably won’t find time to play anyway. Keep up the diligent work ! Love the videos

[@metrojohnny]

right 🤣

[@MDOTURFAVORITE]

Well if you have a pc then you won't be playing college football

[@CincoMuertez]

On Monday, the Dev was in discord chat room for about 4 hours talking to us. You really need to be there next time Dev is in the chatroom. You have a better way to break down and explain issues. So many things you covered in this video were addressed or talked about on Monday chat with dev.

[@hhh1200]

I need to see physics, gameplay, and clock management for CPU vs CPU. I don't play with a joystick. Is the sim accurate? That really matters. The game will always be odd with joysticks.

[@eduardopena5893]

Something I would be really curious to know, but we'll all get a chance to play this game for free and find out.

[@thomasparkes5707]

Name literally one sports game with accurate simming

[@benteiken]

Bro officially hates every game LOL they should call you Mr negative

[@kloudland505]

But who wants to play a football game with fake teams

[@anthonyartressia1538]

Respect 🤜🏽

[@Rosie_Cozy]

I can definitely see why they delayed the game now but another 2-3 year delay would definitely help it needs a lot of work hopefully the continue developing it for years to the point where it’s in a more playable state without game breaking bugs but right now it’s pretty messy

[@RyanMoody21]

It has alot of the older games issues in it. you can really tell if you played the past ones.

[@Rosie_Cozy]

Madden wasent great out of nowhere it took many years of coding to get it to be the great game it was, the thing is if this game sucks and nobody plays it and buys microtranactions this company is going to be burning money for years developing a beta for a failing game, Madden was making money justifying its continued development

[@eduardopena5893]

@@RyanMoody21 It is what I have been saying for a while now with these updates. It looks like Modus assumed they had more of a game than they actually did, and thought this came just needed a graphics overhaul (which it desperately needed) and they could be done with it. It was either this, or they knew what they had and figured they'd just lipstick the pig and send it out the door. The same legacy issues that have been around for a long time are still present. Modus has never made a Sports game. They make cookie-cutter RPGs that are not really mainstream titles, so I was worried they didn't have the chops to really fix this game. Still, I will be giving the game a chance when it finally releases and hopefully they listen to the community feedback to improve it going forward. I am still hungry for a good football game.

[@DTMKevo]

How is this game breaking play still in the game from 2016? I thought this game was complete created from scratch and doesn’t use anything from the old game? Did they lie.

[@John_R_Jackson_III]

All devs lie

[@RyanMoody21]

I really dont understand it myself.

[@TheBrotherHoodSports]

​​@@RyanMoody21 Try developing a game for one hour and you'll understand.

[@nikolaig1]

This game isnt even close

[@eyeMATHEW]

This game still has more potential than any madden ever will

[@SunnySideOfficial]

It’s kind of sad. I think the devs are onto something pretty good. However, there is still logic and gameplay tweaks that need to be fixed. The animations seem to happen too fast while the gameplay happened really slow (for example running). And there’s a delay when throwing the ball or making any sort of football move (ie tackling, spin, juke etc.) I was more discouraged than encouraged playing this game. They need another year to improve the game imo.

[@scottyjeff39]

I don't want to be an a-hole on how you look at games, but truthfully, you dogged this game more than all of Axis and the old Maximum Football games combined. These guys took over one of the worst football game franchises ever. It's a beta. These guys will fix it. They are listening to the community. I enjoyed this beta a 1000x more than any other Maximum Football game. Wait until the full game comes out before you rip into it.

[@stevencruz4738]

Great video

[@davidlee2719]

Nothing is good about the gameplay of this game!!! Everything is absolutely atrocious about this game. The only thing good is the creativity

[@jayp1216]

I like your videos but you have a high criticism you must be a game designer/developer because you want stuff to be perfect.

[@YaboiiGoGo]

I don’t like madden, but y’all delusional if y’all think this game even come close to being better than madden 😂😂

[@nikolaig1]

The game plays like ps2😂😂. Game is slow tjen speeds up. Players jump 20 yards to catch. Its a parady. Noone can claim its a good game.

[@broadstbullies]

you criticizing this game is something I thought I'd never see. it'd be like a Liberal saying Biden has been a failure. What a world

[@ReckOne559]

The running animations just don't look good at all imo it's very very stiff

[@uncletubgaming]

This game is awful it's like playing in quicksand they probably should have waited for another 8 years 😢 but it looks okay... Game play is crash and burn. But they will fix it before it hit console😅

[@SuspiciousMinds65]

Madden trailer will probably have some different lighting to make it look different but actually it's the same.....COPY PASTE...

[@RyanMoody21]

It was due out today.

[@John_R_Jackson_III]

Who’s going to stick to playing NCAA 14 College Football Revamp? 👋🏽

[@MDOTURFAVORITE]

If you only got a pc then you won't be playing college football because it ain't release on it

[@TheBrotherHoodSports]

Bro pointing out every little bug is easy to do when you're not a developer. Maybe try developing a game and you'll realize how petty this is. If the game hasn't released yet, pointing out bugs is asinine.

[@John_R_Jackson_III]

That’s not the point tingus pingus

[@TheAutumnNetwork]

It's a beta, the point of it is to point out bugs. The devs have asked for feedback and they're getting feedback.

[@Leeon_King]

@@John_R_Jackson_III tingus pingus lmao

[@RyanMoody21]

So in that case - you shouldn't be criticizing channels until you consistently post? Auto channels cant speak about cars until the build one. Political channels cant speak about leadership until they have had an office. See how poor that argument sounds, more so when they are telling you to provide feedback of issues with the beta. The game hasn't been released because its been delayed for 3 years and has issues left over from the developer they purchased it from.

[@TheBrotherHoodSports]

​​​@@RyanMoody21 It's much different when you go about it with a bad attitude as if it's easy to do. How about you listen to yourself for once. Using words like "should" and "supposed to" when pointing out flaws/bugs shows a huge sense of entitlement. Try developing your own game and then maybe you'll realize why thing aren't happening as they "should" on most video games.

[@ChristinaSteger-j9c]

Terrible looking game

[@HUNT919TruthSports]

Bro how do you complain about Madden. But you promote this game that you know is nowhere near what anyone would play???

[@volunteer44]

Cause it’s what all diehard ea haters do

[@EagleZtoTheGrave]

Promoting competition. He pointed out the good & bad here

[@Leeon_King]

Thanks for letting us know that you didn't watch the video.

[@HUNT919TruthSports]

@@EagleZtoTheGrave The game is terrible and 10 behind. I want another game as well. But we all know this ain’t it.

[@HUNT919TruthSports]

@@volunteer44 lol lol man this game is terrible. I don’t understand the promotion of this yet rip EA, Madden and College football. Makes no sense to me.

[@MrSirMang]

Back to pimping a football game franchise that is so bad it shouldn't even be listed in the store. Color me surprised! You're so far down that "Madden sucks" rabbithole you're kind of stuck. But do your viewers a favor and at least be honest with them and stop insulting their intelligence. Madden has plenty of faults. It needs some work. But it's at least playable. Maximum Football as a franchise is not.

[@cobaltss50]

Ryan always speaks the truth and is one of the few people who didn't sell out, i support his content and his channel for those reasons.

[@deshaneoggs1900]

You lost me 4:49 in your analysis. The RB responsibility is to check MIKE BACKER to OUTSIDE BACKER BLITZ PICKUP! The left offensive tackle completely blew the pass protection on this play. If anything the Outside linebacker that blitzed late is a free runner and the receivers to that side becomes the HOT RECEIVER and adjusts his route for the unaccounted for free blitzing outside linebacker. If you are going to be critical of College football 25…be critical of this too!