If you’re a die-hard Madden lover, you ought to just skip tonight’s post. It isn’t going to be happy for you.
Madden 24 is a mess. I’m attempting to boot up the game right now following yesterday’s closed beta updates… New update means the franchise lost is lost forever with a new error message: Franchise format out of date. That’s rich. It turns out they switched file formats mid stream in order to create a better experience, but we lowly playtesters didn’t get the memo. So, I’m back at it again trying to learn if this game mode is going to be better. It isn’t from what I’ve seen so far. It is longer and there are new elements, but the fundamental ‘collegiate’ way they handle scouting is not only wrong but entirely outdated by their upcoming NCAA game. See, they must’ve taken the early release core of that and made it their own. But those college cats are sneaky good… I cannot wait for their game to drop. Heck my kid may even be in it.
Bottom line is this: Game play is similar, but the deeper experience in franchise that was promised is not that deep. The option to improve positions in the draft is super good, but doesn’t entirely deliver better players–just a deeper draft class. Likewise, the trade difficulty and player motivation sliders offer more hoops to jump through in order to create a more realistic experience. So, good start but you aint there yet, Madden.