The sound of big hits on defense are drowned out by the soundtrack that you can’t turn off. Two feet versus one feet shouldn’t matter but it happens a good bit. Passes that should be easily caught or even sideline passes being called out of bounds. Going back to the game mode, there’s no announcer, the mode just plays the soundtrack over a PA speaker and the same typical gaffs that plague the regular gameplay carry over here. That might net one piece of the elite gear. You will unlock new gear just from playing the game, but a ton of it is buried behind microtransactions with the max amount points coming in at $99.99. The focus feels purely on celebrating and the individualistic design the team did set out to create. It lacks fast play and the pacing is just off. It literally plays like the normal, simulation version of the game. The problem is that it doesn’t feel like a true arcade mode. There’s no doubt that the team did add more animations specifically for this mode as you’ll see different types of catches, throws and tackle breaking. EA has wanted to implement a backyard-style football mode with a focus on arcade action. The Yard is the other big addition to the game in terms of gameplay modes. Where Face of the Franchise gains some steps, it ends up getting held back with the design of lazily being longer by being forced to play defense and the entire game. Also, the high school field strangely for some reason has frame rate drops that aren’t seen anywhere else in the game. The characters are likable enough and you will answer interactive questions or interview questions in-between games during cutscenes. I’ll give the voice acting credit it is the best it’s been through all these modes in the past. It’s still the career rising storyline and there are cameos around every turn. The games are typically blowouts and the mode just reminds me of what we could have with a modern day NCAA game. There’s no type of stat tracking or leveling up your character or anyone else. I actually got more interested in how well my defenders and running back were doing. This means you play both sides of the ball. What is dumbfounding is that rather than just playing your plays when on the field, you now play the entire game. This does add replayability to the mode to go back through and play. This year, you are able to choose between Quarterback, Wide Receiver and Running Back. In the past, you would always play as a Quarterback whether it was Long Shot or Face of the Franchise. This is actually an on-going issue with the game. This mode gets a dragged out as EA seemed to want players to spend more time here. Once done with college, the combine and the NFL are on the horizon. You will then choose between a couple of NCAA teams to go play for with some missing from previous years. The narrative has you starting out in high school and playing a couple games as the player immediately makes a frenemy and tries to do the right thing. This year, EA implemented a deeper player customization option that also transfers over to The Yard. Once again, the mode feels like a tutorial for how the game plays as it eases new players along to get comfortable and confident. So you have to decide if you want something familiar out of the gate or if you need to wait to see if these promised updates make your purchase worthwhile down the road.įace of the Franchise is entering another year as EA hopes to implement a career narrative much like NBA 2K has to attract fans. EA is also claiming that Madden is now a Live Service as new content will come throughout the year, much like the inclusion of last year’s Superstar KO mode. EA introduced The Yard, which is an arcade style of backyard football in hopes of freshening things up. With another year of the Frostbite Engine and updates to the Superstar X-Factors, this alone may not be enough to be an attention grabber. What did not miss a beat was Madden NFL 21 as the team at EA Tiburon closes out this generation in what it hopes is the pinnacle of the series this generation. With the current situation of things, most can be thankful that football is at least coming. In a typical year, the NFL preseason would be fully under way.
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