Richard writes - "In our Xbox One and Xbox Series X reviews of Madden NFL 21, we criticised Franchise Mode for being a cut and paste from previous entries. And even then it hadn’t received the right amount of care and attention as other modes. However, in their latest post-release update for Madden 21, EA Sports have focused on bringing Franchise mode in line with a host of improvements."
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Madden NFL 22 has the potential to be a way for EA to reset the franchise, but there are somethings the developer is going to have to improve.
As much as I'd love that in theory, going with 2k isn't going to help us get less of a focus on microtransactions.
It won't help get less cringe in the story mode either.
Less bugs and fewer connection issues is debatable too.
So I'm going with someone else entirely needs to step in.
Sony is the only option. But when it comes to sports 2K Sports are the best when they are on there A game.
I think about San Diego too. I'd be behind that (although I don't care for their handling of online franchise and MTXs either).
I'm just not sure we'll ever see someone else step up and outbid EA for the license, sadly.
I haven't owned a Madden since 2017, but I played 21 on Game Pass. The entire UI is a total nightmare. Honestly that needs to change more than anything else. It soooo slow and clunky and convoluted. It makes doing anything in the menus a massive pain.
I'm surprised Madden hasn't remade any previous entries of their catalogue, but then again, each installment is a remaster of the same game.
It’s time to break out the foam fingers! We’re kicking off March with some of the most celebrated video game sports franchises. To give you a replay, Madden NFL 21 just joined the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate library with EA Play (plus a few more games will hit The Play List soon!), but we’re not stopping there. Whether you’re looking to charge down the gridiron, hit the soccer pitch or want to shoot some three pointers on the court, we have you covered. Let’s get to it!
Coming Soon:
Football Manager 2021 Xbox Edition (Console and PC) – March 4
Football Manager 2021 (PC) – March 4
Madden NFL 21 (Console) EA Play – Available now!
NBA 2K21 (Cloud and Console) – March 4
Star Wars: Squadrons (Console) EA Play – Coming in March
NHL 21 (Console) EA Play – Coming in April
Replies(1)Well fortunately for them, there are a lot of people that play sports games. NBA 2K21 and Madden 21 have sold more than any game that you are playing now with the exception of COD,fortnite and GTA 5.
How is that fortunate....if it sold more then as gamepass content it won't be very useful since they all already bought them.
I'll bet Madden and NHL wouldn't appear on Gamepass if there isn't a EA Play. Anyway, regarding NBA2K21, looks like it is a last-gen version or backward compatibility game. Of course, last-gen version was dirt cheap and often on sale, but not the next-gen version.
I'm not even a sports games fan and likely won't play most of those games, but objectively speaking it's one of the BEST lineups so far. Literally all those games are from last fall, it's unbelievable how much value there is.
Sure monetary value...yea.
But how good is that value in terms of the gaming sphere...not good.
It's value that sees the bargain bin pretty quickly.
@RazzerRedux
At that point there is no argument or discussion, because literally everything is subjective. Obviously you discuss objective components, which in this case is value. When it's old games people complain, when it's indie games people complain, now we have 5-6 AAA games that are all recent releases, it is by all means objective value. Another objective component is diversity, which is actually also covered because this is not the full lineup for the month, there are other games.
@RgR
Lol all those games have good ratings, not sure what gaming sphere you're talking about. If they are bargain bin options in a year, it's all the better that you're getting these games now.
Jeeez you have 6 AAA games from only 6 months ago, in ONE freaking month for a service that costs like $60 a year and people still find ways to complain, it's unbelievable. And those aren't even all the games this month....
I’d agree with that.
It’s easily my worst month since GP launched.
Having genres added I don’t like is fine but we normally get a bit more variety.
Squadrons I was saving until I upgrade so we will see how that goes and what else is added later in the month.
So you're saying that these sports games will only appeal to people that like sports games? Look at the big brain on you!
Well actually a lot of gamers love sports games which is why 2K and Maddens are always chart toppers
Which means. The gamers that "love" sports games already bought these old games. Right?
I'm pretty sure this is just the stuff the EA Play section is adding.
EA adds most of last year's sports releases about 4-6 months before the new one's come out.
Funny thing about opinions...
Could say "one of the BEST lineups to date unless you're NOT a sports fan."
When they put out a bunch of Yakuza games, I'm sure there were some who were disappointed too. Can't deny the popularity of these sports titles (and star wars). And you can't please everyone.
Just got Dirt 5, Killer Queen, and Elite Dangerous back on there a week prior.
Seems like this drop just aligned with EA Play's release dump.
Why does pc get shafted can't find a Xbox series x and have to suffer with piss poor offerings
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I'm in the "worst line up' crowd. Not big on yakuza either so it's been a sad few weeks.
I miss the old games where you just picked "New Season", "Team" and done..
No real new features planned. There, saved you a read.