The Only Review You Need - College Football 25 Honest Review

[@WildLionGames]

Auburn fans...I'm sorry. I thought spirit was still flying. So I stand corrected, the golden eagle in the game is correct. My bad. I'm behind the times haha. Thank you for all the love, support, views, new and old subscribers etc. I really appreciate it everyone. Sincerely. Also, I can't pin multiple comments so I want to mention that it appears you CANNOT edit player names inside Teambuilder. I knew we could not edit player names in dynasty mode and recruits...but teambuilder??? really? Im being restricted from creating my own players inside teambuilder?? this is bullshit. also who should buy this game? My personal opinion...if you're an RTG player or a player where customization is hyper important to you. This is an easy pass. RTG does nothing different and sometimes less than previous iterations. Teambuilder.....the no editing player names bugs me a lot. gameplay is fun and so is Dynasty. so if you just want to play online or pick ups against the CPU and you're cool with dynasty mode than you'll like it

[@prestonyannotti7661]

Good on you dawg

[@a1abama51amma7]

@WildLionGames lmao im an alabama fan and was like "wait, am i tripping!?"

[@WildLionGames]

@a1abama51amma7 it's me who trippin haha. Been a while since I've been in Bama I guess

[@jakemastrocola4844]

If you play dynasty and have it set to allow editing you can edit the names of the players in TeamBuilder. I’m pretty sure it only allows you to edit the names of players on TeamBuilder teams at this point. So yes you can’t on the website itself, but once you download them in game and start up dynasty you can go and edit them and change to whatever you want for the most part.

[@jrockmedia5866]

@@WildLionGames Good review btw

[@WillHal1000]

The game is basically still in beta but being sold as a complete product. Same EA.

[@WildLionGames]

I could agree with that. Gameplay is fun. But everything else feels like I should be waiting for a giant patch before I put too much time in it

[@bigxavipg]

@@WildLionGamesgameplay is definitely fun but everything around it is bland as hell and annoying to deal with

[@iBMcFly]

Already better then any madden released in the last ten years my guy. Gameplay is solid.

[@WillHal1000]

@@iBMcFly hey there my guy, the game was sold as highly detail oriented & customized by college. They have yet to deliver on that promise my guy.

[@Lsprague97]

I’m going to be honest, gameplay wise I’m still trying to figure out where to put sliders to make it more realistic. My first game BOTH teams had 100+ points with 15 min quarters. Next game felt like I was getting my face smashed on the concrete

[@tonyesquire5308]

Can't edit and/or create your own players is a No-Go for me.

[@JAContes]

Same for me, I am glad I didn't just go with the hype and spend $70 on this when it first released.

[@tonyesquire5308]

@@JAContes From what I've viewed from the KZbin streams, the announcement team doesn't even say the players names. TRASH 🗑️

[@patcol82]

Definitely a deal breaker for me

[@JAContes]

@@patcol82 Yeah I just tried out the online Team Builder feature and you can't even edit the names of the CPU generated players there either! And they are the worst generated names ever!!

[@0fficialdregs]

mad respect!!

[@creolecabbie8412]

Thankyou for being honest, a lot of the big time KZbinrs saying how great it is… but in fact this game needs a lot of work. New age of college madden, same old frostbite engine.

[@russelljordan85]

What review were you watching ? He was practically worshipping this game

[@burnedrisotto]

I believe most of the big KZbinrs glazing EA and this game weren’t around for the original College Football experience. If they had been, there would be way more criticism videos.

[@brendonbuffaloe8830]

Bro they were paid to not say anything bad. It’s not as complicated as you’re making it

[@0fficialdregs]

agreed

[@danielblassi1029]

@@brendonbuffaloe8830Oh absolutely, this is the same thing they do with COD, they fly creators out to play it, make them sign an NDA so they can’t talk bad about it, then by April the truth comes out, “yeah guys I’m not a fan of this game” 😂😂

[@Violator225]

Exactly plus ea pays them , this game feels like a mobile game

[@JohnDee633]

@@brendonbuffaloe8830they’re not paid to not talk bad, but if they talk negatively they lose their connections to EA just like most publishers. Media has always been in their pockets

[@OceanSideO]

Honest and fair review, one problem with new games like this is you can never give fair criticism without people deeming you a hater. Pretending like it's perfect will never help the game progress, I get it's new and it's been a long time but we have to be honest if there's noticeable problems. I love the small details in games it adds to immersion and gives the game life, so i do wish the presentation was better. Its like playing the super bowl on madden, it just never had that importance to it like the real game lol. At least give the crowd more life or something.

[@77Directv]

I AGREE 💯💯

[@jealousbeanbag5636]

Well said

[@jonpapi_2247]

WHAT YOU'RE HATER 😤 I'm joking 😂. I did see a lot of gameplay and I definitely see where you're coming from. That's one thing I disliked about Madden the crowd is just like eh and the Super Bowl presentation well presentation all together lacks so much.

[@themoneyman1752]

But the criticism is unnecessary. It’s a game you guys expecting everything to be perfect is not realistic relax and just enjoy the game.

[@jealousbeanbag5636]

@@themoneyman1752 thats not the mindset the community needs if they want better games in the future, gotta be critical for an improved product, dont just be happy because you got one.

[@tiersofemotion222]

Coach be yelling out plays from the sidelines with no headset it's no wonder why the opposing team has so much awareness 😢😂

[@WildLionGames]

😂😂😂

[@Robo311Star]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Robo311Star]

This just ☠️ me

[@willielaw6]

Yes please add headset to the coaches

[@0b100]

This game feels like when Street Fighter 5 first released. So glad I wasn't the one who bought it. Why in the world did I expect anything more from EA? That's my fault at this point.

[@swiftboyp]

They knew Madden wouldn't sell so they had to phuck us this way

[@ad_stayfly7]

No Vaseline

[@steelers3172]

Madden sales every year and madden franchise modes is better than ncaa25 more things to do college is nothing but recruiting

[@ImTheDirtySecret]

@@steelers3172no

[@givenchie462]

@@steelers3172that’s basically all you do in rl… recruit and build your program up

[@Sevatar_VIIIth]

At this point EA isn't fkn y'all, you're fkn yourselves still messing with EA games.

[@nolefanx07]

EA knew they had our money from the day they announced this and boy they bent us over . Their biggest mistake was that 10 hour trial. So glad I used that . This was so disappointing in my opinion that I canceled my preorder.

[@On2sMC]

NO - They knew they had YOUR MONEY. I WASNT THAT DUMB TO BELIEVE ANYTHING THAT EA SAYS

[@YoImOrbit]

@@On2sMCyou say “your” money as if the game didn’t sell incredibly well

[@On2sMC]

@@YoImOrbit Of course it will sell well bcuz there and way too many idiots that will just buy anything EA puts out. Just like NBA 2K. Selling well means NOTHING. That’s like saying someone is a good rapper bcuz they sold a lot of records. Record sales have nothing to do with your lyrical skill level. It just means idiots will listen to ANYTHING

[@YoImOrbit]

@@On2sMCSo wtf is your point🤔? First it’s “they had YOUR MONEY” Now it’s “of course it will sell well” Clearly they had more people hooked than just the original commenter

[@MH-dy5pb]

Less features and sloppier gameplay than NCAA 06. Pathetic.

[@danielblassi1029]

I don’t hate this game, but when you put this side by side with NCAA 14 it’s not even close. NCAA 14 was waaaay better

[@MH-dy5pb]

@@danielblassi1029 ive gone back to NCAA 14. Its dated and has its own flaws but its an actual football game.

[@crop_duster7887]

NCAA 06 BEST One made period

[@Jody-l5z]

I like 2012 was the last time I bought an EA college football game

[@ZacharyGriffin-x1w]

UVA fan here, if you go to a game all the students sit on the lawn yet it’s empty in the video game. Big disappointment

[@sheldino1523]

You'll live, keep it moving

[@tiggygz8016]

​@sheldino1523 we waited 11 years they should've added stuff like that the game isn't bad it just underwhelming

[@eli17macindy55]

That sucks..they’re on the lawn at Baylor. Little details like that takes away from immersion for me.

[@ZacharyGriffin-x1w]

@@sheldino1523 all yall gonna meat ride the game bc it’s college football but it’s still ea we’re talking about

[@ZacharyGriffin-x1w]

@@eli17macindy55 yeah fr

[@CapturedByKen]

Dude you hit EVERY point! I was saying "YES!" the entire video ... I pray that there's a big patch coming that'll address everything you brought up

[@WildLionGames]

I hope so too. part of me doesnt even want to touch dynasty mode yet until a patch comes in.

[@twofacetoucan]

@@WildLionGamesDynasty is getting worked on

[@WildLionGames]

@twofacetoucan yeah I heard! I'll get my JMU rebuild and Blue Mountain State dynasties going when that drops

[@sidney1234usc]

They should have giving us the option to use our own music for stadium sounds like they did in NCAA '09. Back in that game you could have music for every first down, every turnover, ever touchdown, and before every kickoff after you score as the home team.

[@playably]

Yeah that was a great feature. Even real life stadiums use music. Well at my school does

[@sidney1234usc]

@@playably Yeah I used to love that feature lol because there's nothing like busting someone's ass and them being reminded of it through constantly hearing the music being played at their expense lol

[@edun4513]

With all the hype they had about pre game celebrations they feel incredibly underwhelming

[@zyeirsilas7044]

Facts

[@ZacharyGriffin-x1w]

@@edun4513 yeah bc it’s the same clips every time it sucks

[@AsapNews17]

@@ZacharyGriffin-x1w choose a different team Cheeser, stop crying

[@rahmadking4639]

@@AsapNews17it’s literally the same for all the teams stfu

[@ZacharyGriffin-x1w]

@@AsapNews17 ea isn’t gonna let you hit bro🤦🏿‍♂️

[@jackhammer2506]

Looks like a fun game but definitely not worth 70 dollars

[@deelee6080]

Most games not worth $70 dollars. It should be $45. These games are not that serious like I have to have it.

[@jackhammer2506]

@deelee6080 agreed I dont mind waiting for the price to drop eventually anyway

[@RichAveClothing]

@@deelee6080I said the same thing the game should be like 30 it’s only fun when playing someone rtg is worse that madden superstar too and that was my game mode on the old ones also frustrating the positions are capped I played d1 ball and played edge and OLB you could play those positions in 14 but not now……. And edge is like consider a top 5 position in football 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@tomservo75]

Especially with all the bank they're obviously making from advertising and MUT/HUT/CUT/BUT or whatever.

[@tomservo75]

Maximum Football is free. But of course you can't make a bald eagle fly across the field.

[@seanwells18]

Blocking logic & pursuit angles are bad

[@WildLionGames]

Are they? I thought I was just really bad lol

[@raoulpinkett5253]

Yeah I noticed with pursuit angle when I threw an interception it was almost like a automatic pick six and all my players had great. Angle, but wound up chasing the defender from behind lol

[@durrellthomas4806]

Pursuit angles are HORRIBLE why i only play RTG at RB

[@Pcbdude82]

Blocking logic is great. Not sure what you're talking about. Angles and tackling in general is not bad. But not good either

[@juliocenteno2360]

​@Pcbdude82 blocking logic is bad. Line let's guy run by them as if they don't even know they exist, does it happen always? No...but it is plagued by AI blocking like madden.

[@j.r.wright4298]

Not to mention you can’t create a player or recruit in dynasty mode. You also can’t just play H2H ranked game. You have to play with what playbook they want you to play with and only 3 minute quarters

[@basket472]

the 3 min qtrs is gay

[@roderickwatkins2479]

I literally just saw someone explaining how to recruit.

[@jasonpdsi]

Full disclosure: I'm not playing the game because I can't afford a PS5 or Xbox Series. That said, I've watched a ton of reviews, and this is a great example of an honest review that doesn't make me feel like I'm wrong if I like the game. Thank you for taking the time.

[@broski7106]

Just get the series s . Next gen console ain’t even worth the money.

[@WildLionGames]

Thanks for tuning into the review! And you're welcome, I try my best to remain open minded and objective when I review games.

[@PapaShubz]

Get ur money up son

[@YaaBoyMel]

⁠@@PapaShubzbro how about you humble yourself some people aren’t lucky enough too have the luxury of having one. If your bread is so stacked why don’t you get his info and buy one for him or send him a gift card to get one you bum

[@fIagrantfouI]

It’s a hype job. No mascot mode, no weather changes during a live game, and there’s a handful of stuff that should be patched already lol. Honestly, the older NCAA’s were better. CFB is an upgraded version of Madden with bells and whistles. It’s a filler game. People will get bored of it within 3 months from now.

[@claytonroitenberg1935]

Part of what made Road to glory so good growing up was you had your dorm room and as you would progress even your girlfriends picture on the wall would get more beautiful lol then as you would import it into madden you would start out in an apartment and progress to a mansion. They need that stuff back that’s the stuff we loved

[@WildLionGames]

yessss!!! preach bro. preach. I dont know why its so hard to replicate what we had 20 years ago

[@jgrizzy]

Facts.

[@burnedrisotto]

@@WildLionGamesit’s not hard, they are just to lazy to put it back in the game.

[@solarboi3984]

That was called campus legend and you are totally right I WISH we had that back it was awesome

[@zyeirsilas7044]

3 years for a beta is wild

[@ad_stayfly7]

Nah frfr

[@ORIGINALDJZERO]

3 years for 3 minutes quarters is wild

[@BigDawgSportsEntertainment]

How about 11yrs for a beta they had 11yrs to get it right

[@I_amTurok]

Every game does it why are you surprised? Cod is the biggest gaming joke every year😂😂 games aren't made good like they were back in the Nintendo days

[@2024ty]

🤣😂 facts

[@bill4707]

When it comes to the commentary they rarely say the players last name. The stadium announcer says the number of the player on the play. If you have licensing from the players themselves & are not announcing their names then it is completely pointless! SAME EA CRAP EVERY YEAR!!! WE HAVE WAITED 10 YEARS FOR THIS??? EXTREMELY SAD!!!

[@morsecode5078]

Yea hearing player names is a HUGE part of any kind of sports commentary. I was excited for this one, thinking it would be more immersive. Really not even worth keeping the commentary on after a few games here. Very disappointed.

[@parkerC1990s]

@@morsecode5078it’s a lifeless madden re-skin. I’ve only played online, and it feels exactly like madden. I’m hoping dynasty doesn’t ruin it for me tonight

[@supersasukemaniac]

As Kent State I've only heard them call my players by name, my QB was Tommy Ulatowski, they actually called him Ulatowski. And my star Running Back was Gavin Garcia. Each time he got the ball Reece would say "now Garcia has it."

[@vicmo25]

The fact that people thought EA would actually put effort into this game is laughable.

[@Ben-p3b]

The fact you cared enough to watch a review while you have a different opinion is more funny, imo

[@vicmo25]

@@Ben-p3b isn't that how things work? You watch reviews and do research then base your opinion.

[@jayjaymerritt2785]

​@@Ben-p3bCan you not realize some people's passion for the sport overrides the fact EA has a monopoly? By your logic, if you don't like something, or are disappointed in the slightest, you can't have an opinion and aren't allowed to criticize and view a video? Dude...your take is SOY AF😂😂😂 And the REAL irony is, here YOU are, complaining about a complaint. Dumbest thing I've ever read😂

[@steelers3172]

@@vicmo25 Dude reacts before he think, he is just dumb……. You are right.

[@curious999]

Competition breeds quality in a market. EA bought out their competitors and now, it’s just micro transactions and basic features.

[@Teenxnage]

Road to glory already got boring

[@hunterwindham2503]

Yeah I lasted about 2 days and that’s being generous…

[@gusibarra4053]

Most broken game mode

[@bigxavipg]

The AI not turning around to see ball coming is insane

[@johnnyoldenjr.]

If you play on heisman they do

[@vvsJ8y]

@@johnnyoldenjr.wrong

[@johnnyoldenjr.]

@@vvsJ8y 🤣🤣

[@Bill-e-Goat]

Such a good point about how games have not only not advanced they’ve regressed the last madden on PlayStation 3 still blows out any modern football game makes no sense…

[@CapturedByKen]

I wish EA could watch this and take it seriously

[@sasquatchmedia9504]

They wont. They are getting too much fake congrats. Ppl are just happy to have a college game rather than seeing what is the actual quality they are getting. Blinded by the hype

[@EG11]

Like if you think EA is a joke and this game is trash 😂

[@DoeMeup]

Not to mention they took out create a player in dynasty mode. Big L. I was excited to play. Bought it. Now I want a refund. 😡

[@JAContes]

I purposely waited until all the reviews came out before I spent $70 on this EA trash. I am glad I had restraint, because now that I know what all of the cons are I am not going to buy this at all.

[@johnnyoldenjr.]

I'm on my 3rd year on dynasty and I'm enjoying it.

[@fatfingergaming5246]

Auburn actually retired their bald eagle a couple of years ago. The bird they have now looks just like you showed in the one you showed in the game. That said, I'm curious if they ever fixed the carrier dome. For years above the endzone where it said Syracuse University, university was spelled wrong.🤣

[@WildLionGames]

Aww really? I knew they retired the bald eagle but I guess I just (wrongly) assumed they replaced spirit with another bald eagle.

[@Nate-h8z]

I had to look it up it's not a hawk, it's a Golden Eagle. Pretty sweet! I saw an Auburn fan say they even got the handler right. I looked up a photo of Auburns Eagle it's name is, Aurea, or War Eagle VIII. The games version looks pretty good to me! @@WildLionGames

[@SerLevi]

It’s so much harder to set defense In this game unlike in Madden, the O line non existent , coaching adjustments do not matter( for example I went against a guy who was spamming speed options and every time he pitched it off to the RB so I made the adjustment to forget about the QB and yet for the remainder of the game the QB was the focus of the options. Still won tho) the passing is just…. Ass tbh on all 4 of the different settings. Went 8-2 my first season online won’t play anymore online till a MASSIVE patch. And the tackling in this game is pathetic

[@KayoMonei]

Copy and paste madden if your a online player the good everybody talking about is RTG and dynasty modes and trust if they’re having fun then it’s probably that guy you was playing outside runs/screens and same passing crossers and corners animations are clunky I play better on heisman but they don’t have that option for online play smh

[@Akeem2real96]

@@KayoMonei the online is on all American bro smh 💀🤦🏾‍♂️

[@parkerC1990s]

@@KayoMoneithe online gameplay is a CLONE of madden. I don’t have college jerseys yet on ultimate team and forget I’m playing NCAA at times. This game does not feel like college at all lol

[@Ben-p3b]

@@parkerC1990sbros complaining and playing ultimate team, you’re part of the problem

[@parkerC1990s]

@@Ben-p3b “part of the problem” for playing a game mode? 😂 you may be the dumbest person I’ve ever spoken to.

[@Radical_Sim]

Most Madden franchise guys will find all that dynasty depth tedious and either put recruiting on auto. Or go back to Madden. No practice mode in dynasty is enough for me to stay away Correction: there is practice mode in franchise. I played it myself in the last 2 trial hours 👏👏

[@rich6867]

Best review I've seen on CFB 25. Great job

[@mcnelisfilms]

Lol yeah that menu music was cool for all of 30min and then it was bad

[@parkerC1990s]

“wtf were they thinking” is a lot of my thoughts in this game. We haven’t played since 2014 and of course it’s just missing so many simple things that were good in the past.

[@Luwabi212]

I just hate the fact you can’t create players

[@jaysuer6730]

This hurt the most no cap

[@jacobcarroll2848]

You can in road to glory

[@jgrizzy]

I thought i was alone on that. That made my dynasty everything 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@Fayn757]

@@jacobcarroll2848lol

[@sidneygreen1048]

I’m sure it has something to do with NIL possibly. Only allowing you to create in RTG

[@shanemcgrath6270]

Makes me feel a bit better for being on PC and sticking with revamped. Hoping they fix some of the stuff you mentioned and port the next one to PC.

[@BlakCowboy]

We need more customization options. We waited a decade for this game and u mean to tell me I can’t edit any of the players AND I CANT EVEN EDIT RECRUITS ON DYNASTY. Like cmon bro that kills the imaginative part of the game. At least madden has that

[@MonarchEAS]

You can’t even play every game in dynasty. You can only play as user controlled teams.

[@Holliverse]

@@MonarchEASreally stupid

[@Holliverse]

Exactly no immersion at all with this game

[@EG11]

So trash man! Killed the game for me absolutely kills it

[@cinnabonthepug]

I haven’t been this disappointed since Cyberpunk 2077

[@sasquatchmedia9504]

Not shit. We got cyberpunked!

[@On2sMC]

@@sasquatchmedia9504😂😂😂😂😂

[@tylertoscano908]

Good thing they fixed CP2077. Now it’s incredible!

[@On2sMC]

@@tylertoscano908 WELL this def wont be the case. You cannot even export draft classes because those college players are not licensed with the NFL. THE LICENSING was a bad idea. Give me generic players and let me do what i want.

[@gomeettupoc50cent]

But now Cyberpunk is the pinnacle of single player fps games… EA won’t do much to improve this. They will make their bundle then repast it next year 🤦‍♂️

[@rocket3369]

I just watched two guys playing live. 50 yards pass completion, 60, 70, 80 yards😂😂😂 It looked ridiculous. 14 seconds left in the game and QB completes 75 yards pass to win the game and the guy selected deep 3 pass cover. NO COVERAGE! Sad EA, sad!

[@KayoMonei]

They simply logic is busted plus the games are 3 mins it’s a reason for those big plays it’s scripted

[@sasquatchmedia9504]

Ya, there is zero defense!! Sure college has big plays, but comeon.

[@Googers503]

@@sasquatchmedia9504 couldn’t agree more. Defense is pointless.

[@krisis8736]

I’ll pass on yet another football game. This shit has to stop.

[@Tijuanabill]

First College Football game in 11 years, guy. What are you talking about???

[@Kir_jbg]

@@Tijuanabillea not gon let you hit lil bro stop meat riding

[@krisis8736]

@@Tijuanabill what’s your point? EA puts zero effort into their football games then expect ppl to shell out 70 bucks. No thanks.

[@Tijuanabill]

@@Kir_jbg Why is it meat riding to ask him wtf he is talking about? I think you are the one riding something here, not me.

[@krisis8736]

@@Tijuanabill the fact that it took them those same 11 years to make up for the crap they’ve released and STILL can’t get it right is wtf I’m talking about. They don’t put the same effort into their football games anymore because it’s just them with the licensing to do so. If you’re cool with shelling out 70+ for a sped up version of Madden then so be it.

[@818MEX]

Literally missing so many features that ncaa 14 had i was hype af but it feels dead and unfinished fs.

[@hiawa23]

Damn, EA had 10 years. I expected more, especially given the power of the consoles.

[@jefflong1000]

The coaches don’t have headsets either

[@WildLionGames]

No headset, no clipboards....wtf are they doing on the sideline lol

[@OLDHEAD313]

Crazy the small details matter You can recover from the big things It’s the small things that hurt you

[@willielaw6]

Please add headset's like how do you miss that

[@Betelguese94]

Every time I play a team ranked 70 overall. I’m Indiana and they either give me all kinds of problems or I lose. And they are getting injured all over the place. How can they possibly compete at my stadium. Just one grip, the game is still very good and fun. Just little things like you said.

[@johnnyoldenjr.]

You're indiana😂😂

[@Betelguese94]

@@johnnyoldenjr. Indiana isn’t that bad. They still should dominate a fcs team

[@johnnyoldenjr.]

@Betelguese94 if you're playing on heisman you have to execute well and they still will give the computer crazy fluke plays.

[@Betelguese94]

@@johnnyoldenjr. you’re right about that. I went down to all American. Gotta get in the practice mode for a while.

[@Googers503]

Man I’m a gopher fan but am a diehard Michigan fan. I also recreated the pac 12 cause I hate that it doesn’t exist anymore. I’m freaking struggling against Nevada. In 14 you could develop your team and if you get a defensive scheme down can hold your own against teams like Ohio state in the early seasons. This game is basically just an offense simulator. No matter how much you adjust defense is pointless and I’m a defense oriented person. It’s pretty damn infuriating.

[@idx1941]

I really thought there would be a bigger upgrade from 14...but it only seems like it's where ncaa 16 would've been.

[@crazcane]

It's actually a downgrade from ncaa 14. Everything feels so shallow in this game. EA only cares about Ultimate Team, they don't give a shit about dynasty sadly.

[@maustjason]

Duuuukkkkkkkeeeessss! Way to represent JMU! Also, this review was great at pointing out negatives. Most real review I've seen.

[@Kefvid]

Auburn doesn't always have a bald eagle. Sometimes, they use a golden eagle, so its not a big deal.

[@paidinfullproductions7752]

Tackling is horrible

[@chazbrown6523]

I swear smh

[@beefresh5648]

Horrible AF.

[@dariusdafigga]

Not tryna defend EA but tackling in college is definitely weaker than in NFL, that’s one of the reasons why there’s more big plays in college and they did fix it (or at least claim to) in a recent update couple days ago

[@beefresh5648]

@@dariusdafigga It's still horrible.

[@Googers503]

@@dariusdafigga they did not fix it. It’s basically an offense simulator.

[@ajkcoleman]

Does no one else think (or at least hope) the game might be a bit more complete with the subsequent release on the 19th, considering team builder came out today?

[@zyeirsilas7044]

I hope so this feels like a beta right now

[@SecondWindStories]

Respect on the honest review. I purchased a Series S specifically for this game. I'll finally be able to play tomorrow after it's official reelase. The foundation is promising, but CF26 does have alot to address such as the points you stated. They also need to add in more teams/conferences. I wanted to play with my College, Norfolks State University, but they're not in the game. Ivy league school's like Harvard arent here, HBCU's arent here, etc. The game seems to be worth the money off the strength of dynasty and gameplay isnt madden. If CF26 addresses all of the things in this video, add in highschool or your idea for RTG, and add in more colleges, as well as add i ESPN sinc3 they have the license anyway, CF26 could go down as an all timer....all because of the solid foundation of CF25. Hopefully EA doesn't F this up.

[@lbcoach2295]

Yep I gotta wait till tomorrow too

[@WildLionGames]

yeah at it's core its a pretty solid game. at the very least its fun and gameplay doesnt feel cheap. but im with ya man, fingers crossed that they bulk up on the quality for CFB 26

[@hayswilson8870]

No dynamic weather is so disappointing also

[@muahmuzic]

That part

[@williammccartney8240]

You got my sub with the comment about CIV. I’ve been playing CIV 5 for two months and needed something to get me off it so I thought NCAA 25, didn’t expect it to be so addicting. I agree with everything you’ve said - I cannot figure out the switch stick to save my life and thought I may be learning impaired. 😂

[@WildLionGames]

Haha thanks for the sub! Yeah Civ is dangerous...it's never one more turn.

[@iballjay850]

Gameplay is more frustrating than fun.. It just has It’s moments… EXTREMELY OFTEN

[@NaajiRahmbah]

When you’ve had as much time as they’ve had to get this game ready, it’s disappointing when they miss the little things. Not having standings or in game updates feels like a missed opportunity.

[@harktheshark5903]

They had like a year or two. NIL deals came out a couple years.

[@NaajiRahmbah]

@@harktheshark5903 so are you saying they didn’t have enough time?

[@Ben-p3b]

@@NaajiRahmbahwhy don’t you try making a game, I’ll give you a year good luck!

[@jordanward263]

​@@Ben-p3b stop bootlicking

[@Ben-p3b]

@@jordanward263 how is that bootlicking, he’s acting like he knows everything about making a game, so I’m telling him to do it

[@HumbleQuis]

Madden had exclusive rights so long everyone got complacent with EA lol.

[@robertbarger6439]

Been playing since Monday and gotta say it's madden with college teams that's it XSX and PS5

[@ProlificShorts504]

With skill trees you should only be able to specialize in offense or defense and rely on the the other coaches for the other side of the ball perks

[@daquanpeterson3264]

Rutgers has a scarlet knight on a horse that leads the team out & he plants his sword into the ground after leading the team out. Ea left all of that out. Even the mascot which they have on the home screen but not on the field

[@nyfinestgully]

the graphics and presentation for this game are beautiful, but unfortunately, the gameplay is the same madden frostbite engine with people falling over each other in gang tackles like woody on toy story,still has unrealistic 5 yard juke/spin moves, players are still clipping through bodies, offensive lineman are still confused on who to block lol and everyone is still running on air with no signature animations so everyone literally runs exactly the same outside of lineman😩😩 easports=🗑🗑 🤣

[@jetlivin7939]

What game have you been playing? This is NOTHING like madden gameplay wise, and then again it’s football not much variations of football irl, but no this game feels totally different than any madden that’s came out within the last 10 years

[@SLAT_GANG866]

fr

[@oyemongrace4023]

NCAA 14 overall is still a better game to me but I do still love this one because of the graphics new rosters and stadium updates.

[@WildLionGames]

I think I'd agree with that statement. I think gameplay is better in 25 but 14 is a better overall package

[@bigxavipg]

Ea ruined this game honestly. Especially with RTG if you don’t start off as a 5 star or 4 you have no career so what’s the point of a career mode

[@bananapeel7636]

It’s super buggy too, you either get the glitch where you get like 100 skill points after one practice, or it’s the complete opposite where the skill points don’t work unless you get them through training. So either way you get no sense of progression, plus the subbing Ai is just awful.

[@KEYinaz]

dynasty too. the sim logic is awful, stats are screwed up, and the recruits arent balanced. first qb i scouted was a 3 star with 96 throw power, 95 speed, 95 acceleration.

[@taronwest4678]

Don’t play on hesiman your team will never block, the QB throws a pick 6 anytime you get close to scoring

[@bigxavipg]

@@KEYinaz yeah man i played franchise for a few hours and realized the recruiting was way more in Depth for the older games like wayyyy more in depth bro we can play NCAA 14 right now and feel the extreme difference. They copied and pasted madden 24 and just gave us college jerseys and stadiums

[@bigxavipg]

@@bananapeel7636 that is really insane bro i started off a 3 star i just won heisman my sophmore year at kennasaw my freshman year was terrible bro no blocks no nothing im tryna transfer to a better school and they won’t even give me a good team to pick

[@Tony525_]

The game 10 years ago is way better. Im really mad I paid $70...Id rather play the last one on PC still

[@BTBROB11]

Game is only 28 gigs as well, shows how lazy EA was in making this game

[@SWOLK]

My biggest gripe is it just feels like every team is the same. Ratings don’t seem to matter as much as they should playing or simming. FCS teams are constantly Appalachian Stating everyone.

[@flackolambardi4504]

just for that civ comment i’m subbing cause i know exactly what you mean

[@WildLionGames]

hahaha. you a real one.

[@yoursdawson]

This was a great and useful review. It's the quality of life things that make me want to play a game. I'm going to wait until there are patches or roster updates that start to appear when the college season starts.

[@WildLionGames]

Thanks! I appreciate it 🙏 and yeah same here I think until some of the sim logic and rankings are fixed ima hold off on Dynasty mode. I have zero problem with Alabama being 5-6, but I do have a problem with them being ranked 14th with that record haha. Things like that need patched

[@XxPHILTHYJAYxX]

Idk about you guys but I ended up with a 99 overall on road to glory after my second game might have been a glitch

[@Meikowz]

Yes it is

[@kingmaximusthe4th]

Yeah it’s a glitch

[@bananapeel7636]

Meanwhile I’ve gone up a single overall in one season as a full time starter, Road to Glory is completely broken.

[@Ben-p3b]

⁠@@bananapeel7636because you play on rookie 🤣

[@bananapeel7636]

@@Ben-p3b nope, all American, what’s it like being so dumb?

[@willmanj10]

The players coming off a verbal commit only happens if a dealbreaker comes up. Like they commit to UVA and they have a dealbreaker for championship contender requiring B- and UVA is a B- then they lose four games and drop to a C+ then that player can decommit.

[@Thekeyinthelock]

Honestly, in terms of gameplay, passing the ball in my opinion feels impossible. I feel like bullet passes are just nonexistent

[@WildLionGames]

Ok this I agree with. It seems like Curl routes are guaranteed to get picked off. There's a lot to dissect with this game still. I'm gonna have to make another video analyzing various parts of the gameplay because there's definitely things that work and things that dont

[@Thekeyinthelock]

@@WildLionGames Yeah, playing RTG and throwing to a wide open crosser only for it to be picked is very annoying. Would love to see a vid about that. Great vid bro, keep it up!

[@aj2k30]

I’ve got picked on this too… I’ve noticed anticipating the route is the way to go there 90% of the time. In madden you could let the receiver get to his spot and THEN bullet pass with success.

[@FreeBandGanGTerrorists]

Skill issue,this isn't Madden,you have to read the defense and try to anticipate like real football

[@Thekeyinthelock]

@@FreeBandGanGTerrorists yeah I get that, but when I have a blown coverage and an open receiver in the middle of the field, I’m trying to throw a bullet pass but everything feels like a lob.

[@natethevoicemusic6085]

I’m 5 years in at Vandy in my dynasty, had a 5 star QB that de-committed from Oregon and I actually landed him. It was a huge moment for me!

[@natethevoicemusic6085]

So even after you take players off your board, always go back and look at the prospect tab each week and see if you see any de-commits.

[@michaelthomas5140]

I’ve played ncaa 14 and the new game. I still like 14 better, it’s strange that the new game has even more zombie looking fans, refs, cheerleaders, and players. Announcers sound like they took a whole bottle of melatonin and still way too laggy for what it’s hyped up to be.

[@JAbrmd]

I'm looking forward to the 14 vs 25 comparison. I liked the older NCAA better too. NCAA 06 was the best to me.

[@Tijuanabill]

Its weird the fans that are "shouting" look like blow up dolls. Who shouts without any body movement at all, and just opens their mouth wide like that?

[@lilpronto3627]

Played the free trial lastnight, the gameplay is pretty good, & I didn’t run into any glitches or commentator issues maybe it’s a rare occurrence, after first patch this game will be golden

[@WildLionGames]

I just think for the hype they made around commentary it's pretty run of the mill

[@spoony41]

What if they used the mini games to help determine your rtg ratings even... cool game but they dropped the ball in some major areas for a player like myself.

[@WildLionGames]

yeah that'd be cool! doesnt need to be ultra-realistic drills, but position specfic mini games to help determine your ratings would be fun

[@jordanmccallaneph6-129]

Man thank you for being honest. There are many things I thought this game would have but I’m sad RTG is lackluster completely. I was expecting more flushed out in attention paid detail, but I forgot who made the game is still EA sports

[@mattlemmons7180]

How is there no create a player & how can we not edit our offline dynasty roster players attributes?

[@wydiggy]

I 100% agree with the UI/Sim logic. FCS school going to LSU and winning is kinda absurd. Also agree with the lack of depth in the stories in Dynasty mode. I still do think it fun gameplay wise

[@WildLionGames]

Yeah you spot on. I saw 8 of the top 25 teams be upset by unranked opponents in week 1 lol.

[@jimbowen5281]

You nailed it. Good job!

[@antheman5156]

Man we are on like the 6th generation of PlayStation and Xbox and they still can’t get the crowd right on a lot of 2K and sports games. Maybe on ps6 😅

[@WildLionGames]

Right haha. Ps2 era crowd didn't look like zombies how tf are we messing this up still haha

[@ry-daprophet.b1461]

Thanks for the review, you save me $70

[@SolidSnakeVMB007]

I haven’t even finished watching this review yet, but this is a great video. Keep up the good work man. I’ve been hoping for a great football game for a long time but since it’s EA, I kept my expectations to a minimum so I don’t have any skin in the game. I’ve never purchased a college football game and hardly ever watch college football at all, so I’ll probably end up waiting for this thing to be on sale.

[@Theycallmekenney]

the detail that NCAA 14 had they totally threw all that out in this one....im convinced they really didn't put much work into this. they spent more time making sure they got the NIL contracts and licenses more than they took attention to detail....the fact that you can't change jersey numbers or faces of players its really a big deal even in DYNASTY!!! it makes no sense...for NIL players I get but future A.I. generated players???? make it make sense. Also the simulation is horrible why is FCS south east beating Georgia?

[@incredible012001]

Great honest thank you so much hopefully EA will listen to you and bring back some of the old stuff that we love

[@WildLionGames]

Dude thank you for watching! And yeah I hope one day we'll get these features back, from EA or anyone else

[@ProlificShorts504]

Wish if you picked a side of the ball thats the side you called also no formation subs is odd also wish the kept the coach mode like in 14 for sim guys !!!!

[@RMorton1]

What I really like about 25 is it does have smaller schools. For example Kennesaw State University, Jacksonville State University, JMU, Costal Carolina etc… problem is 1st, they don’t do High School football like in 14, they don’t allow you to edit your player while what exactly happened to Mascot Mashup?

[@reelroyalevizion800]

The game is 27 GB to think this looks close to next gen is just the rose tinted glasses. Seems they attempted to use some sort of filter(you can see a noticeable grey haze go over the menu once you log in to their servers) to make it look like we are I guess watching a game in 1995 on TV. Next gen belongs nowhere near this game as it could have easily ran on PS3/360. So no last gen was marketing to cause a multitude of ppl to give them $30 to test their game different day same ole EA. It’s like madden 15’ with college skins.

[@ChristinaSteger-j9c]

Right dude it's false advertising wtf is the gameplay so blurry for looks like a PS2 game

[@WildLionGames]

Some of that blurriness and quality may be from the ps5 capture quality. This is my first time recording gameplay internally on the PS5 and it doesn't look great.

[@reelroyalevizion800]

@@WildLionGames I have it was talking about the game itself, you touched on some of it in your vid, but the noticeable gap between CFB25 and Madden 24 or any other EA title is unacceptable hopefully it gets fixed with a patch tonight I think it’s a bug with the contrast.

[@ChristinaSteger-j9c]

@@reelroyalevizion800 it's basically like the games stuck in performance mode and looks blurry during regular gameplay the replays are clear they better fix it

[@reelroyalevizion800]

@@ChristinaSteger-j9c played on my portal this morning and it looks great🤔so it is obviously stuck in 1080p for whatever reason guess that explains the blurry look on a 4k set and why the file is so small. Gotta fix it asap😡

[@davidlivingston2754]

I completely agree, the biggest issue is the rankings. Florida State actually made the playoff as a 6-6 team. And that's happened more than a few times. Also, more than a few times, 4 loss teams are ranked #1. Yes, I do make conferences loaded, but still. And yes, a lot of crazy upsets. I know upsets do happen, but in one of my sims...Kentucky beat Georgia...now, if it was a close game that'd be one thing. They beat them...45-7?!?!?! What?!?!?!

[@jrockmedia5866]

Pros: -True Next-Gen Graphics -Good Attention to Detail (On MOST things) -Satisfying Gameplay -New game mechanics work pretty well and make the gameplay refreshing in 2024 -Great Dynasty Mode -Great RTG Mode -Good Customization -Homefield Advantage actually matters Cons: -Presentation is good with what is there, but it is lacking in some areas. I feel like more could've been done with halftime, post-game, and studio updates. -As mentioned before in Pros, there is attention to detail and it's better than the old CFB games, but there are still some things missing with team entrances, stadiums, etc. -The Game is sort of unbalanced, where it seems to favor Offense over Defense a little too heavily. Don't get me wrong, you can still make plays on D, but you often have to work way to hard to prevent big plays. And don't even get me started with AI pass coverage. Even with higher overall players it is often not that good. For someone like me who has traditionally usered D-Linemen, I now have to make sure I user a DB or LB to prevent getting burnt or having someone left open. And though adjusting sliders and settings may help with this, it should be better than what it is by default. Overall this game is definitely not perfect, But it is still a very good game that will provide almost endless hours of enjoyment, and is more than sufficient for the return of CFB.

[@jaxontheboss2319]

THIS

[@WildLionGames]

Don't want to watch a 30min review? Just read this guy's comment.

[@crazcane]

How is Dynasty mode great exactly? Can you be specific? Can't edit recruits, can't create recruits, 5 star players going months with me being the only school to offer. No trophy room. Pre game and post game presentation is non existent. Commentary repeats the same 5 line. This game is more shallow than a kiddie pool.

[@Flyeaglesfly215]

​@crazcane yeah usually if you spend all your time on picking on the things you don't like instead of just enjoying the things you do thays usually the experience you'll have with anything

[@crazcane]

@Flyeaglesfly215 can't ignore game breaking bugs sorry. A player of mine just won the Heisman and was on zero AA or all conference teams. Make it make sense man. Oh and custom schedules get bugged after year 1 since EA still has the future opponents lined up regardless of current schedule. My team in year 2 only plays 7 conference games LOL. Again, these are very hard things to ignore.

[@jamesmitchell3615]

HONESTLY, you hit on alot truthful points. I'll just say this after playing it for myself, it feels like a fun "casual" college football game for ANYONE can pick up and play. Which makes sense to a certain extent. At the end of the day it seems that EA didn't want to go all in on college football because they didn't want to take away from their real "cash cow" Madden. If college were to be better or more exciting than Madden, that's it. Lights out, curtains closed, last call for alcohol boys time to go home because Madden(as subpar as it has been overall in recent history) would not retain it's godfather choke hold on the sport's gaming side of video games. Just my opinion.

[@mikecallan5165]

Graphics are spectacular? Same stuff for almost a decade now.

[@pelicanhill3251]

Agree with you that it was pointless to change the controls for the read option. I'm so messed up I get confused about who has the ball. I like Dynasty mode, but the simulation mechanics need to be tweaked. Top teams often have 2 or 3 losses by the end of the season. In reality it's usually no more than one. Also, one season a QB from Charlotte won the Heisman, that would never happen. My other complaint is that they took away create a player, create a prospect and other customization features that had been in the games for years. I saw other videos where you can edit players that are computer generated which is create a player in essence. But there are still fields you can't update.

[@AbsenteePath98]

Earned my sub....great video...

[@WildLionGames]

Ayy thanks!!

[@aSTROnomical_8]

Not gonna lie I never heard of you or this channel and I normally don’t even watch videos like this , esp this long lol, but this was an honest and fair review and you covered it all. 10/10 video 👏🏾👏🏾

[@monkei8405]

3 minutes in best part of video

[@monkei8405]

And 5:20

[@grant2989]

You can’t use stick switch while controlling a blitzer/D-lineman. You have to be in coverage in order to use switch stick

[@WildLionGames]

Makes sense...since you use the right stick for rush moves.

[@sansbazinga9821]

You can definitely tell this is their first time making a CFB game. I feel like they overhyped it a bit. But now that they got a solid foundation future iterations should be really good.

[@zyeirsilas7044]

Hopefully this is EA we are talking about

[@SerLevi]

@@zyeirsilas7044even if he was talking about EA he’s still incorrect because EA made the old CFB games

[@sidney1234usc]

Back in NCAA '06 you could You can put all your attributes up to 99 Make a dude like 7 ft tall and play with all the characters but if you want to feed your character the whole time you could. Once you complete college you can enter the draft and then transfer your character over to Madden 06 and your character would get drafted and go from a 99 overall to a 75 overall lol 15:40

[@WildLionGames]

Have you played the game? What do you think? Do you plan on buying the game?

[@calebnause6056]

Bro I was shocked how bland the presentation is because like they said in those deep dives the way they were talking I really thought presentation was going to be legendary. And literally every teams comes out the tunnel the same way.

[@zyeirsilas7044]

@@calebnause6056facts

[@youngdizzp]

I think your idea on star rating would be good, but here is another. What if you get a star rating based on if you get selected as an 1st or second team player, if you are national then you get added skills or mentalities

[@brendansmith4038]

I will never love it. Its for nerds now. Its madden remade. The names of the plays are copy and paste from madden. The pregame and celebrations are nice but gameplay sucks. Clunky just like madden. I cant get any pepper on a pass. I will NEVER use that gauge system for NERDS! EA took a game made for athletes and made it so complex its now made for nerds. The menu music is fine. I will be buying a 360 and ncaa 2014. Fuck this game and fuuuuuck EA. LAZY SHITHEADS

[@obi-juantacobi8552]

Honest opinion It's OK. Better than madden? Yes. But that's not hard. Better than Revamped? Not even close. I give it 7/10

[@jealousbeanbag5636]

No trophy room is pretty disappointing to me, especially since it was in the last games and seems relatively easy to port in.

[@MonarchEAS]

What happens when you win championships? Is it just not recorded at all?

[@EvanRoss-fv4ro]

this game is disappointing but maybe because im making powerhouses who knows

[@funkyflights]

It’s just the Madden engine, same ridiculous engine

[@whoishe2527]

@@funkyflightsliterally plays nothing like madden

[@KingstonHawke]

The only time I've ever seen a player break his verbal commitment is if the school he's committed to stops qualifying for his dealbreaker. So, if his dealbreaker is in a category that can't change mid-season, immediately give up on him. But if his dealbreaker is championship contender, and the school he's going to has a bad overall rating... keep him on your board, and if that school does really bad, he'll flip to his second place school. Next year, kids should have up to 5 dealbreakers. And they should bring back promises that you can make to get extra influence. I really miss that coach integrity system where breaking promises hurt your reputation.