Madden NFL 16 Doesn't Make Sense

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[@thetexanshurtme]

Texans mentioned

[@gabingston3430]

You missed the chance to call the video "The Last Playable Madden". Maybe you're saving that for Madden 17, the last game before EA started using frostbite for Madden.

[@1D4ever]

The last non-terrible Madden

[@aaronlong6000]

This is one of my favorites as well. Once got a seat for a Kansas City Royals game for $18. The seat was right next to the left field foul pole.

[@tophatninja]

Please bring back the seamen

[@adamweishaupt2846]

You know modern Madden is bad when people are starting to get nostalgic about the mid 10s era of Madden.

[@shawklan27]

Yep and that's no good due to how lacking the ignite engine games are

[@LDJ-r8e]

Yup. We all hate it and have for years, maybe decades, and they still won’t make a good game. They’re not even trying anymore.

[@raephkoch7046]

Dude seriously i got a ps3 was like fuck yeah madden 09 -12 lemme play them see which one i like. Realized fuck i need madden 04-07 if i wanna actually have fun.

[@Brooklynxplays]

EA used to be number one company until 2017

[@fratrickmachomes5263]

@@raephkoch7046madden 11 was fun

[@Pirates4LIFE100]

The entire game was based off of Odell’s one handed catch lmao

[@byefelicia8429]

16s spam y scheme was so cancerous

[@jakebuchsbaum3348]

@@byefelicia8429 all players would do is run 4 verts

[@cfromgrapeseed1924]

Bro didn’t even put any effort into watching the video 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@CoolHandLuke813]

I remember playing people online and they literally would run streaks all game long and throw it up every play. Literally every play. WRs would catch it about 70% of the time and there was NOTHING you could do about it. That was my red pill moment for Madden. I’ve never played it since (except for the old PS2 era ones. I’ll always play those 🫡).

[@Treyco]

Literally

[@iiTsFaded_]

The tutorial game was scripted so hard, AB never took his jersey off and left mid game 💀

[@DhdhahFhrushfh-xs7xe]

I'm your 100th like

[@j_prince_67]

This is before he went batshit insane lmao

[@anomalousmemer5524]

Before the hit that changed him

[@Trockbrazy21]

Yea in 2022

[@LenGott8345]

This is back when AB still had his marbles about him.

[@lordiro]

That hurry up issue is actually terrible. Makes the game quicker sure, but it is not ok to have a quarter end suddenly because the game just decided your guys wouldn't have made it to the line in time.

[@1D4ever]

It's awful

[@jordangamble3515]

Been talking about the hurry up issue for two years now it’s so stupid

[@_Xds_]

Been like that for so long. Such garbage

[@TOoLoUd89292]

It's because the toxic community of Madden wants it faster, the hurry up is stupid it glitches everyone to the line without any adjustments just so your op can say hut SMH Madden is horrible

[@jordangamble3515]

@@TOoLoUd89292 facts they should of never changed it smh

[@Connormurphy141]

When the aggressive catch animation was so broken lmao. Odell Beckham jr or not that move was broken in this game.

[@hornalleyproductions]

I rewatched gameplay of Madden 16 and man the aggressive catch animation was broken

[@sixxjr]

Bro I had like 30 days in madden 16, and half of my gameplay was just lobbing it on a cross and spamming Y.

[@Fast6reakCrash]

😂😂I was just finna comment this , I remember playing my little cousins when this came out and they literally spammed Deep Routes and Aggressive catches 😂🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ohh1065]

Mike evans was a god in 16

[@StressedOutJimmy]

@@ohh1065Kelvin Benjamin too

[@Hol_the_L]

my favorite part of maddens 14-17 is the breast cancer awareness stuff where if you played during the month of october or your franchise was in october all the players would have pink gear and a lot of people hated it but i liked the character and life it brought to the game

[@1D4ever]

It depends on the team I played the Raiders and it made a nice splash of color, however for the Browns and Niners it looks awful and the pink sleeves were too much.

[@dylanshort1661]

Oh damn I never knew that's why the uniforms were pink I always thought it was a glitch

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

They stopped doing it in real life cause people found out like no money from that nfl foundation was going towards breast cancer lol

[@dkoda840]

@@1D4ever Yea some colors work better than others but was still a nice addition.

[@Dasmoose15]

Madden 10-12 as well

[@Helvete255]

Madden 16 presentation makes me feel like I'm watching/playing a REAL NFL game it's fantastic

[@trainboy32]

those were the good ole days they used to show the quarterbacks stats along with a real life video of them throwing a pass

[@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820]

Having Jim Nantz and Phil Simms, a real NFL commentary team, will do that for you. Hell, Gus Johnson and Cris Collinsworth were great too. And I know people give Joe Buck crap, but put him and Troy on Madden and it would instantly make it 100x better.

[@keithharris1672]

I play 16 would prefer 13 but it has no franchise. 16 is kinda janky but it's okay.

[@thatmobi]

You'll love ESPN NFL 2k5 lol

[@applescruff1969]

I find it simultaneously hilarious and sad that Madden has gotten so bad that we're starting to feel nostalgic for mid-2010's Madden games.

[@f_zed4068]

The Ignite Era games imo look better than Madden does on the PS5/XSX-S

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

Somehow it’s true ngl

[@MentalLiberation]

Upon looking into the Ignite engine, I see that it was made primarily for all the sports games starting with FIFA 14 until about NHL 21, with Madden 17 or 18 being the last one I think. Qualitatively, a good amount of those Ignite games hold up pretty well, if I'm not mistaken

[@davidochoa774]

Hope they return to Ignite one day.

[@stevenkennedy6870]

I’ve been telling people for years that all Sports games fell off after their 2016 release not saying that game was the best in the series but every game that launched after that year was a huge drop off and its never succeeded that version

[@SkipMonster10]

That's why I don't play sports games any more

[@calebstevens9446]

Well this is their 2015 release, n 2K 19 n 20 r pretty decent, honestly probably better than 17 but not 16.

[@SplendidNinja]

Ultimate team took over the focus by then for ask sports games.. 2k lasted longer because madden & fifa was early to the lootbox schemes.

[@Lawgang94]

Why do you think that is?

[@EWE1290]

I think Madden 20 was actually one of the best Maddens. They took what felt like jenky gameplay from ‘19 and smoothed it out, I just remember it being so much better than ‘19, but after Madden 20 it was literally copy and paste until Madden 23

[@BabyKobeeee]

I loved this game back in the day, making your own player and having a career was fun af for years

[@Redditstories1239]

I used obj and named him my name😭

[@THEREALGATES]

@@Redditstories1239hilarious 😐

[@reggiebanksrb10]

You were able to do that in the 12 maddens before this one.

[@BabyKobeeee]

@@reggiebanksrb10 you sir are a fuckin genius

[@reggiebanksrb10]

@@BabyKobeeee I know, I got a 141 IQ score in madden 07.

[@Gumston]

A big thing I remember from old madden was the “matchups” with all your wr compared to the db’s height, speed, etc. you could identify weaknesses in your matchups.

[@dmx1721]

me too i wish it was still in the game .i used every game i played even against friends and co workers

[@theeyeofmorris]

It is still in the game, lmfao. Click in the right stick and make coach adjustments lol

[@SmooveGaming22]

@@theeyeofmorrishe’s not talking about just matching guys up based on speed or overall. In the past during the pre-play you could use the right stick to see each individual receivers matchup with the opposite corner in coverage. So if you had like Devin Hester against Josh Norman you’d be able to identify that Hester had +10 speed, -8 release, -3 height, etc. It was super useful so naturally EA scrapped it after a couple years

[@theeyeofmorris]

@@SmooveGaming22 still exists in the game though lol

[@rayodfilms]

The hurry up issue gets frustrating when you’re playing the CPU in 2 minute situations. The CPU would burn 13 secs hurrying up and then call a timeout. Crazy

[@jahmeirduncan6870]

The presentation was on point for this game at least. I remember My mom made me a Madden 16 cake and preordered it for me that year. Madden mobile was also literally the best mobile game that year

[@DummyThiccOwO]

Bro late 2010s madden mobile was peak, game is unrecognizable now

[@Spitatra]

I grew up on Madden '05, 06, and '07 but this was the most recent Madden I put the most amount of time into. It's not great but it was good enough to keep you hooked in with franchise and superstar modes.

[@dozhadeville444]

Facts

[@imSethy]

I almost made the mistake of buying 24 on sale today, thanks for snapping me out of it with this video

[@DexterLiveYT]

Bro I bought an literally got a refund like a hour later😂

[@RickStein-i9o]

WOW I was just about to buy it as well Is it that bad ?

[@jakestakes9075]

@@RickStein-i9oI don’t think so. Madden 16 was my last madden because I thought it was genuinely horrible. I recently got madden 24 to play online franchise with friends and I’m actually enjoying it. The gameplay feels fluid, free-form passing is great and it feels like the adjustments you make actually matter

[@guaranagaucho3071]

I did not watch this video in time… instant regret. Madden 17 was my last one.

[@CriefMan]

@@RickStein-i9oit’s not good at all

[@eskewroberts7663]

Alot of things said in defense of old maddens is kinda a none issue for me, but in the case of the hurry up, I 100% agree! The change of the hurry up is the straw that broke my camel's back

[@TheChrismeg34]

It's unbelievable that people would tolerate that. No huddle is horrible in the newer Gen games

[@abelleyva3204]

funny enough, I was just playing a season of franchise in this game. If I had to describe this game with one word it would be inconsistent. In my franchise playthrough, there were times in which the A.I. would go completely stupid and fail at everything despite setting the difficulty to All-pro. And when I say completely stupid, I mean the A.I. would be easier than rookie difficulty for no reason, and the only solution was to quit and restart the match and hope that would fix it. Also, I can tell you with full confidence, you DO NOT miss Phil Simms as the commentator. Other than that, Great video man

[@YoungJourn]

I loved Jim Nantz and Simms. The scoreboard was fire. Presentation was phenomenal compared to 24. I can’t understand why they haven’t updated it.

[@TR0VEX.]

I dont get why they *downgraded* it

[@gregdsmusiccaptures1578]

@@TR0VEX.underrated comment

[@Jay123-yk4pl]

Just noticed they added new commentators and added a better scoreboard for madden 25 maybe it will be good but who knows

[@YoungJourn]

@@Jay123-yk4pl Yes they did. I like how they got the. Scoreboard on the bottom of the screen now like they have on real broadcasts. Also Greg Olson and Mike Tirico is a good step up from CD & BG imo. Hopefully they can’t add more sights and sounds and immersion to the game like CFB 25 is going to have that would upgrade the game a lot also.

[@hugofernandezhuertos]

The SB 50 intro actually quite mimics the SB XLIII matchup between both teams. I remember that in-game 100-yd pick 6 by Pat Pete, identical to Harrison's in real life. And the game ends with a game-winning Antonio Brown tip-toe touchdown, that completely resembles Santonio Holmes's.

[@dozhadeville444]

👁️

[@Father_Pyle]

Liked the game for the presentation, felt like getting to play NFL on CBS lol

[@marcelthomas216]

They need to add other commentary duos to the game

[@Father_Pyle]

@@marcelthomas216 I agree. Having the same commentators for every team feels so boring. Wish they could get teams radio broadcasters to come in and record lines for the game. I know that'd be very time consuming but fuck if I'm paying 80+ for the new Madden make it worth the money lol.

[@Joecoolbrownslegend]

​@marcelthomas216 they are! Madden 25 with have multiple commentators to choose from

[@Father_Pyle]

@@Joecoolbrownslegend that is good news!

[@hayden.marecki]

This was my first Madden I personally owned so I remember this game very fondly

[@gtaguy8791]

I don't know for sure if they still did it in 16, but I'd imagine they do, but in those Maddens, I like that if you relocated a team, the announcers would actually call you the relocated team name, it's not much, but I feel if you can only use the relocation teams that Madden forces, the announcers should call you by them.

[@jonahkuchowicz6488]

13-14 year old me had a blast with with Madden 16, it still played similar to NCAA 14 but offense was over the top fun and still had decent physics. Franchise was bare bones but the gameplay was awesome.

[@BJ-jh5is]

I know it’s little but something I really liked about this game was the ability to flick the right stick up and pump up the crowd and the crowd would actually get louder it made the atmosphere feel alive compared to the boring crowd that newer maddens have

[@seancaravan2195]

I remember playing draft champions for hours with my dad. It was my favorite madden experience I’ve ever had.

[@_Xds_]

Draft champions was my favorite. They somehow managed to ruin that mode too. So simple to get right it's a joke

[@ngalifianakis6893]

The two things I do miss are the presentation and the music. That intro is nostalgic as hell

[@NXTGEN49ERSFAN]

I love the tackle physics in this game, I remember when I would go into practice with a stacked Seahawks defense, and make sure I rough the passer so I get the most pristine “ragdoll” animations lol

[@ashleyjade5607]

I remember playing this a lot and I thought it was good. Now though, I realize it wasn't very good overall, but still has some nostalgia for me. It's soundtrack also still slaps lmao

[@dozhadeville444]

It was better than every Madden in the last 5 years 😂

[@chasebrostek8813]

bro you just reminded me of that. Why would they ever get rid of that? Pumping up the crowd was my favorite thing to do in late game situations made you feel like you were in the game.

[@suxix7312]

Madden 16 is the last Madden game I remember playing that didn't feel like it was being slowed down.

[@ghostface3652]

I’ll never forget how toxic Madden 16 Ultimate Team was. Playing man coverage was like an automatic 50 yard bomb

[@PFM719]

I have some good memories with this game playing connected franchise with my friends. It was nice that they readded the licensed soundtrack too, at least until 2 years later when EA decided having one genre of music was enough forever.

[@ashleyjade5607]

Madden 16's soundtrack was so good

[@shawklan27]

​@ashleyjade5607 it was mid imo but it curbstomps all of the newer ones due to there actually having variety

[@ashleyjade5607]

@@shawklan27 the newer ones I usually don't mind and have a couple songs I can find that I like (Madden 19 had a couple songs I still go to regularly), but granted a lot of that is just because I'm genuinely into that kind of sound, it can def get repetitive and I see why a lot of people don't like the newer soundtracks at all lol

[@J..P..]

Imagine playing any madden game after 08. Madden 04-08 was peak content. After that, it quickly became utter trash. In 08, I can relocate a team to Anchorage Alaska, create an entire playbook from scratch - formations, routes, customized blocking sets, audibles and all. Plus it has one of the best rookie classes of all time.

[@n7seth]

I might just have to redownload Madden 16, still been playing 03-08 on PS2, as well as Backbreaker and APF2K8...never stop with these videos man

[@angellgerocheyt]

might not have been that good of a game, but this game is always gonna have a special place in my heart cus it was the first madden i ever owned

[@DoomsdayMachine_888]

I love getting that broadcast angle where it looks like you’re watching the game on the TV. Literally so much fun.

[@mctriplefatal]

You know it’s a good day when soft drinks drops

[@nothingtoseehere7022]

You were spot on. Somehow this is nostalgic, and especially playing it recently, I really miss the presentation and hurry-up offense compared to the newer ones. This is exactly how I felt. And yes, the scoreboard is far superior compared to the squish-fest that is the 24 scoreboard

[@whiterunguard6319]

Anytime EA adds a "New Feature " it adds 5 new game breaking bugs or dumbs down another aspect of the game.

[@J..P..]

That, or it's an old feature that they removed so they could bring it back in 4 years as a "new feature" Trash company.

[@dozhadeville444]

Yup by design! They only see $$$

[@dozhadeville444]

Yup by design! They only see $$$

[@dozhadeville444]

Yup by design! They only see $$$

[@pureo_nikku]

That cinematic was definitely epic at the time, such a neat detail to choose two teams to be in that theoretical Super Bowl to get you ready for the game (should always be skippable after the first time though)

[@RomnysGonzalez]

It took so long for Madden to adapt to Frostbite engine that at this point the engine is so damn old it doesn't even worth keep develop on it lmao

[@txmwxl]

0:25 that transition was so smooth

[@sicksT6]

I always felt nuts for saying that the like 14-18 madden games looked nicer. The new madden characters look uncanny. Like the heads are too big and bodies are too narrow.

[@TR0VEX.]

11:35 YO IT BUGS ME SO MUCH HOW GENERIC AND SMALL THE 24 ONE LOOKS FR IF ITS GONNA BE THAT SMALL PUT IT IN THE CORNER LIKE THE OLD FOX ONE

[@codycordeiro9772]

I got this game off Mercari for like $6 and honestly it’s worth $60 compared to what you have today! All the points you made are valid and I agree it’s like playing a Madden that’s from the future. It has a better engine, presentation, and play style. The authenticity, as you mentioned, is something you can feel when you’re playing. It plays like actual football! Crazy how a game that was average at best upon release plays good today compared to what we have. Speaks to how much EA doesn’t care about the actual game beyond making money. Seems to be a theme throughout big franchises in gaming nowadays. Disappointing.

[@starwarsnewsandmemes8289]

You're the reason I bought 2K5. I hope you're the reason several others buy it as well.

[@adamboyd1080]

Madden 16 and 17 were the last maddens i bought. Used to get them every year. Draft champions (with no virtual currency needed to play) was fun in 16. In 17 you had to pay virtual currency to play each draft champion game.

[@TheChrisPhoenix]

That moment when mid 2010's Madden was more fun than modern Madden.

[@dariusdafigga]

Some changes that really go overlooked that these older madden games had is the ability to start a franchise mode with an actual HOF coach! I built a niners super team with Bill Walsh in madden 15 and am having a ton of fun with it. You also get their playbook which is pretty cool. The newer games have the ability to import old coaches as seen in madden 23 with the John Madden tribute game where there the old & young John Madden on the sideline coaching the AFC & NFC so it just shows how lazy EA is to not include that in franchise mode in the newer games. The second is the realistic height portrayal of players in the game. I have Mike Vick (6’0) as my QB and there is a noticeable size difference between him & the lineman or even Megatron (6’5) in the huddle. When I put Caepernick (6’4) in he is just about the same height as everyone else which really shows you at least they put in effort for some of the smaller things that a lot of people probably wouldn’t notice. It compliments the immersion for me but the newer games since Madden 19 (haven’t played 17 or 18) don’t have this at all. When you notice it it’s really hard to unnotice. I saw someone also mentioned how players wear pink cleats in franchise mode for games during the month of October and the announcers even mention it during the broadcast, something the newer games don’t have. I could list many more features from a game made 8 years ago has that the new games don’t. If you bought the new madden you are a fool

[@hotblazer12]

I always go back to play it. The lighting and the crowd is way better. The color on the jersey’s are perfect.

[@charlierodgers2935]

i used to be addicted to madden back in the day 16,18,19,20,21 - I've completely fallen out of love with the franchise and haven't bought a game since.

[@karlozshaw8716]

Would be interested on your thoughts on 17 since it was the last actual game on the Ignite Engine.

[@mauricewilson7116]

I agree. I actually (Unpopular opinion) thought it was the last "Good" (of this generation) Madden. It's felt like a balanced after how d-heavy Madden 15 was and how Cheesy-catch Madden 16 was. I also liked the Practice squad feature that added to the franchise mode and Ignite Engine was solid despite its bugs.

[@jonahkuchowicz6488]

16-17 is what they should’ve kept building on, I put countless hours into both solely because of the gameplay. Even if they had to eventually change the engine it should’ve been something based on the ignite engine’s physics.

[@SlobberyPantsu]

As someone who bought 23 when it went on sale for like 15 bucks I was shook to see the exact same halftime scoreboard with the same animations of players walking by it in 16.

[@swimmingdrop9557]

I am not gonna lie I put 500 hrs in this game and it’s such mindless fun just taking bad teams to the Super Bowl. Soundtrack was great, it felt fun, and it was just overall enjoyable. Compared to what we have now I look fondly on my good ol madden 16

[@christsavage9119]

Love the time,thought,and detail you put into your videos! You should do a deep five video into the EA BIG Franchise from 2000-08! Another example of great nostalgic games that are no more! NBA Streets,NFL Streets,Def Jam series,SSX,the memories!!

[@kiooo9]

I went back and played 16 on the PlayStation 5. I swear to God it looks better than some of these new meds

[@KenKaniff-dw4jw]

I'm gonna do that. Remember this game was good

[@dozhadeville444]

This was the perfect balance and the crossroads when Madden sold out. And Madden only has about 9 games that are actually good! And most of them are before 2010 LOL

[@Chris61136]

Thanks for putting in the work, and saving us loads us money .

[@dontworryboutmyname8934]

Nostalgia over a mid 2010s madden game is pretty crazy. Just shows how bad Madden has become

[@miamibrian5335]

Madden 16 has my personal favorite scoreboard of all time

[@eliasmathew797]

I watched this last night and was hit by a wave of nostalgia. This was the first game I ever played on my XBOX when we first got it for Christmas. So many memories.

[@xxwarpigspartan1138]

the presentation felt like actual football

[@Douthwaite]

as a St. Lunatic I still keep 16 alive because it was the last year of the rams being in STL, many a franchise have been completed even in 2023.

[@muchlovegambine949]

Madden 16 is the one where I discovered the titans empty base set and I’ve ran the same play book ever since it literally never changed

[@alexfurtado7254]

Madden 16-17 and madden 20 caused me more rage than any other madden I’ve played and that’s saying something. All 3 were terrible and in contention for the worst, and that’s coming from somebody who’s played since madden 2000.

[@ceddygwap2795]

2:10 u had Antonio brown wide open for a TD on the right side how u miss that fam

[@theprotestantzealot]

Madden 08 remains my preferred Madden game, however, I must admit that Madden 25 and Madden 16 have been the ones I've played the most. Every time I return home from school, I make sure to indulge in a session of Madden 16 and 25. Additionally, I also enjoy playing NCAA 13 and NCAA 09 on my Xbox 360.

[@jeromecastro3051]

Bro facts. I'm addicted to ncaa 09. It plays exactly how a football game should play💯

[@theprotestantzealot]

@@jeromecastro3051 facts, IMO it's one of the greatest football video games ever made, it's seriously overlooked

[@liamnuge428]

Frostbite being used for ea sports games was and remains mad. The devs apparently have a way harder time using it than they did with other engines

[@grangesaves33]

When madden 16 was released, I was going into 8th grade. Now I am 21 and about to graduate with my B.S in engineering. The fact that a game that came out while I was in middle school is significantly better than a game that released when I am a grown man is an ablsoliute joke and proves EA deservers to rot in the gutter

[@AmaryxYT]

Madden 16 wasn't that great tbh

[@1D4ever]

It is pretty good when you realize there have been 39 of these and the is easily better than over half of them for me certainly in the top 10.

[@TheBlackGreatWhite83]

R. Kelly had a whole video tape out for 20 years before the law came for him. I ain't seen no Diddy tapes.

[@icrashout]

Aggressive catches were insane in this game there was not point of doing run plays.

[@Slappist_Cast]

Ngl, the ignite engine had some GREAT physics! Between this and ufc 2 it wasn’t too bad

[@NWOWCW4Life1]

It’s interesting how older games can age over time especially when you go back and look back on the simplest details. For sport games, it’s unfortunate that for them especially for Madden, the content is just not growing in progress compared to its earlier stuff. Hey, regardless if you care or not, the videos are great so keep it up softdrink. Keep it up

[@jaredlee6602]

EA is running their presentation in games like madden and fifa just so online players can get through the game faster, it’s ridiculous, people play sports games offline too

[@TheBrokenTable]

3:52 Skip the sponsor 😅

[@seandillon1359]

What bothers me is that the cover picture is nothing like the 1 handed catch he made

[@Iceburgslim_]

Madden 17 was the greatest of the last maddens.

[@Bigmandan365]

This was my game growing up, nobody really talks about it anymore so I'm glad to see this. Obviously my opinion is clouded by nostalgia but I thought it was pretty good

[@JGMGamer07]

Madden 16 is somehow almost a decade old💀

[@cameren3219]

It really piss me off that older madden titles are better than Madden 18-24 despite having better hardware. They have all this money to improve the game and yet they still can’t make the game better.

[@uncletruth4529]

You could make similar arguments with 2k16 vs 2k24 😔

[@johnreams3182]

Well, I would say the difference with that is that NBA 2k16 is actually among their all time greats. There are some past titles that outshine it a bit. But 2k16 got some things perfect Madden 2016, though not an all time great, is at least enjoyable.

[@maxxsstrengthandpowerlifti188]

I remember having fun online. If I remember correctly this was one of the years that Pistol Trips Nub with Buck Sweep was so OP. Used to put the most dynamic Oline at Guard to pancake everyone on the pulls

[@Racinrasslinfan36]

Madden 16 had OP af aggs But also had turbo blitzes and a b c gaps The last mut before competitive madden took over You could argue this is the last FUN madden But most importantly the LAST madden BEFORE DDA

[@troublemagnet1]

I remember hating this game because all you had to do was bomb it downfield and your guy would catch it with one hand. Every body including the db’s were catching the ball OBJ style.15 was better but it had the swerve.

[@Aging_Casually_Late_Gamer]

That old pregame clip felt more like football than anything madden has today.

[@virtualvarsity2727]

Madden 16 gameplay really had potential I believe it should of been the direction they went.

[@IsiahGatson-f2f]

And 17 also

[@KingDavidCreates]

I remember this era was really when the "Save $65" talk kicked in which obviously didn't do much but it's crazy to sit back now, and we look at games 25, 16, or for me personally 17 with a degree of fondness and nostalgia. The Physics were better, The Graphics were better, The Presentation was better, Gameplay felt more fun in 16 and 17. I felt like I could trust my great players to make great plays. If I had a all-star corner (I'm a Jags fan and this was that Jalen Ramsey era) I'd leave him 1 on 1 with almost any receiver in the game and feel confident that he'd shut them down. I didn't need a "Superstar" or "X-Factor Ability", he just played up to his ratings.

[@joelentrup6658]

Do a Madden 13 for Wii video. Apparently it’s different from the PS3 and Xbox 360.

[@aaronpride9581]

A Madden Wii retrospective would be nice.

[@gabingston3430]

I had Madden 10, 11 and 12 on the Wii, and they were indeed very different from the PS3 and 360 versions. Madden 10 was basically PS2/Gamecube/OG Xbox Madden minus a few features like create a team, while 11 and 12 were their own things entirely. When Madden on the Wii from the late 2000s/early 2010s is better than Madden on the PS5 and Series X/S in 2023, you know something has gone terribly, terribly wrong.

[@Gdub33]

Please make a video about how simming to the line of scrimmage ruins games in franchise. Its not a little issue. Its one of the biggest issues for people who play franchise solo. Imagine you are up 13-10 against the cpu wirh 20 seconds left and the clock running after they completed a pass to your 9 yard line. Every team will try to get to the line or scrimmage to see if they can get a play off before they have to kick a field goal. The cpu decides to call a no huddle to hurry to the line...they should make it there easily and if not they can call a timout with a few seconds left so they can try a FG to tie.... In old madden, where there were actual animations for no huddle and hurry up the player/cpu can rush to the line and call a timeout at ANY TIME if they are cutting it close and need to go for the tie instead of the win. Fast forward to recent madden where they will automatically fast forward the play clock 20 seconds after a no huddle play is called. that leaves the game at 0 without the cpu being able to call a timeout to attempt a field goal. Its broken its busted, its downright rotten to the core. I have called timeouts for the CPU before because just how unfair it is. It is extremely broken. One of the worst issues madden 25 has gameplay wise. Im in week 10 of my franchise and have called 3 timeouts for the opposite cpu teams so far just because its a broken game mechanic. I hate having to baby sit the cpu because madden took something vital out of the game and didn't correct the issues it caused.

[@brileypayne8011]

Nobody ever talks about Madden 17

[@DeeIrish94]

That’s my favorite Madden fr. The physics are great & you can make edits during franchise mode. If 15-17 had the attention to detail that 11 & 12 had, they’d probably be the best Maddens so far.

[@assyriancomedycentral1753]

I wish Madden 13, Madden 25, Madden 15 and 16 were remastered. I miss the old games.

[@rpg8402]

IMO this was the start of maddens decent. The aggressive catch was way to OP.

[@SnakeEaterGaming]

14:15 the sound track in 16 was awesome . honestly madden 16 17 and 18 all had banger sound tracks, I have them all saved on a playlist

[@torinklutterman3743]

He posted😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

More frequent uploads dropping soon

[@torinklutterman3743]

@@SOFTDRINKTV W soft

[@whoasked9500]

Lmao, this reminds me of how NASCAR 21 Ignition was such a disaster of a game that people started sympathizing with the Eutechnyx NASCAR games and the late 2010s Heat games because Ignition was just that bad, even though those previous games weren't that great either.

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

It’s like poetry, it rhymes

[@whoasked9500]

@@SOFTDRINKTV Sports gaming in a nutshell right there

[@nopenope2550]

Dude, you can't care too much about something you love. You love football games and because you saw them at their peak you hate the current state of them, nothing wrong with that. Who cares if someone else doesn't get it, it's important to you. And for the record I'm the same way with character action games, I live in constant fear that the atrocious God of War reboot will influence the future of the subgenre.

[@SOFTDRINKTV]

I’ve only heard good things about the new God of War games. What is your issue with them out of curiosity?

[@nopenope2550]

@@SOFTDRINKTV Short version, the zoomed in camera creates issues that the traditional GoW camera didn't have. The game is a slog due to the single shot camera. The gameplay is subservient to the honestly severely overrated story (And I want to be clear that the story is fine, just not anything special and certainly not the peak of the medium. That'd be the PS1 JRPG Xenogears in my opinion). The RPG elements are tacked on without thought, though that's an industry issue these days. The insane sense of scale that the old GoW games had has been completely removed. I can go on and would be happy to dig into my reasoning if you're still curious, but those are my main issues. TL;DR, It's the PS2 game God Hand if God Hand didn't understand what it was. Go emulate that game if you want a truly unique experience... Or Xenogears. Either one is good.

[@Hordekiller793]

Genuinely one of the worst takes I’ve heard.(correct me if I’m wrong)but I think you’re just mad that you don’t have a PS5

[@nopenope2550]

@@Hordekiller793 Nah, it's just a bad game like I said above. I also have no interest in a console that has one interesting exclusive (FFXVI) that's coming to PC in a few months anyway. Wake me up when they announce Gravity Rush 3 and Jak 4 with no influence from Druckmann whatsoever (never happening).

[@Hordekiller793]

@@nopenope2550 okay I respect your opinion but Since you don’t like gow I recommend red dead redemption it’s on pc

[@carab566]

Wow, the presentation is so much better than what we have today

[@lorenzocorsomusic1308]

Please do a vid about madden 17 please

[@2XSixsports]

Isn’t it crazy how you could just take parts of previous Maddens and features that already exist and create the ultimate football game. Instead we get products like 16 and 24. 16 was one of the first Maddens I quit on due to the number of game breaking issues within franchise mode.