Frostbite ruined Madden, they should have stuck with Ignite. Ignite had much better AI and gameplay.

@GoatedOne201

3 жыл бұрын

WAAAAAYYY better. Ignite was actually based on physics. Frostbite is completely animation based. Ruined it for sure

@KrusteyDaKlown

3 жыл бұрын

That was the infinity engine. Ignite wad a technology that was supposed to make it easier to share features between their games.

@shoblizz21

3 жыл бұрын

Ignite is still used for NHL so it is still there for them to go back on really

@max32324

3 жыл бұрын

Frostbite is better I like Graphics the most and the graphics are way better now

@von_mafia

3 жыл бұрын

@@max32324 Graphics don't really matter to me, just if the gameplay is fine, I'm fine. Is just that Frostbite is way too unrealistic. Graphics aren't everything.

EA should’ve never started using the Frostbite engine for Madden.

@noonecaresjoe8674

3 жыл бұрын

Frostbite should DEFINITELY not have been used for ANY sports game.

@captainamerica_ny9642

3 жыл бұрын

Frostbite was made for shooters and it wasn’t really even good at that

@JCP405

3 жыл бұрын

Captain America_NY Battlefield 1 is the exception.

@sambridgers9543

3 жыл бұрын

@@captainamerica_ny9642 So the Bad Company weren't good with Frostbite? Or even Battlefront (and before you bring up the lootboxes, those had nothing to do with the Frostbite engine, and have been patched out for years now)?

@captainamerica_ny9642

3 жыл бұрын

I very much enjoyed Battlefront it’s one of my favorite games it’s one of the games that did well with frostbite

Knowing EA they’ll call Madden 25 “Madden 25 2”

@moalston4203

3 жыл бұрын

Madden 14

@tcbobb1613

3 жыл бұрын

They would just remaster Madden 25 and only update the ultimate team mode.

@kingbando417

3 жыл бұрын

Madden 25 2.0

@bennunamaker8191

3 жыл бұрын

Madden 36

@beefbossfromwiisports

3 жыл бұрын

They’ll call it Madden 35, for the 35th anniversary of Madden

Madden 25 was the best franchise experience I’ve had. It all went downhill from here. I just bought it and NCAA 14 again to relive that feeling.

@mitchconner2021

Жыл бұрын

NCAA 14 Dynasty is soo fun.

@coreywilliam8474

11 ай бұрын

Boutta cope ncaa 14 as well

@c2thewick

9 ай бұрын

I'm getting a copy of M25 and ncaa14 so I can import draft classes

@puffdutchtwo

4 ай бұрын

Just got 14 getting madden 25 next gotta relive the good days of gaming sad to see where it’s at compared to what we all thought it’d be man we don’t even got the same games or features smh

@majorleaguelag

2 ай бұрын

Where do you guys buy copies of the games that aren’t overly priced? I seen a physical ncaa 14 going for $100+

The custom draft class stories is still one of the best additions to franchise

@kylep1479

3 жыл бұрын

Those were legendary

@ethanmarcum5562

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I loved those

@Bigjus2296

3 жыл бұрын

Hated those drafted classed they ruined the game . Especially if you started multiple franchise you would get the same draft classes

@jgeorge2693

3 жыл бұрын

justin mckissic well then you just import your draft class from ncaa14 problem solved

@Bigjus2296

3 жыл бұрын

J George i do but the player overall are low for example a player can be a 99 in ncaa 14 but he’s be a 60 in madden 25

I got involved just like Paul. After Madden 25, I had become so wrapped up in football that I created a Twitter page to help out high school football players in my state. It was a hobby, something I could do at night, and in some weird way it felt sort of like I was simulating NCAA 14, but in real life. Real college football coaches started to follow my page, head coaches for major P5 programs even. I was still not yet ready to do much scouting, but after a few years, and a lot of learning about the game, I started scouting more in-depth. Then I started to network with the college coaches, going to major conventions and meeting them in person. They started taking a deeper interest in what I was doing, even paying me as a certified NCAA scout. Over the last 5 years I've helped thousands of high school players get into college, and it all really started with what Madden 25 and NCAA 14 brought. I had played many games before that, but after those games it just felt like I needed to take my passion for football further. I really have not had the urge to play any football game over the last few years, because what I do in the real football world. It's amazing, and anyone can do it. It just takes a real passion for the sport and time.

@ssbashalot7324

3 жыл бұрын

😕

@WeWaltRun

3 жыл бұрын

@@ssbashalot7324 I don't get it

@KrisVic91

3 жыл бұрын

That's mad 👏👏. Good for you bro 😊.

@paulgaither

2 жыл бұрын

I am so happy for you sir. Taking your passion for the sport and applying it to real life has no better feeling. It isn't a video game where you can turn it off when you fail. You learn, improve and grind.

@damarfadlan9251

2 жыл бұрын

@@ssbashalot7324 hi SSB ashalot.

“Go play real football” lol I’ll just keep playin 2k5

@SOFTDRINKTV

3 жыл бұрын

That too lol

@JourneyWoodworks

3 жыл бұрын

Have fun with that garbage

@joshdaboss2365

3 жыл бұрын

@@JourneyWoodworks ?

@adamhunter4755

3 жыл бұрын

@@SOFTDRINKTV When are you going to do videos on the NFL and NCAA games created by Sony and Microsoft?

@JourneyWoodworks

3 жыл бұрын

@DKingT 1 😂

This just shows how EA has went so downhill, it's embarassing

@jos6884

3 жыл бұрын

yeah but this was an extreme upgrade from god awful madden 13

@johnpatriots21

3 жыл бұрын

@@jos6884 agreed

@trump-fv9cb

3 жыл бұрын

revisionist history is funny. people complained about madden 25 just as much as if not more than theyre complaining about madden 21. the game wasnt good.

@jugan170

3 жыл бұрын

@Harry Engel overwatch 2 is coming soon

@qolbiiannisamanggar2348

2 жыл бұрын

@@jos6884 yes. Even also major upgrade from MADDEN NFL 2022.

One of the most underrated features of all time was draft champions. Everyone would get to play with a team they drafted. It was completely free and super fun. But now it is pay to win and you have to grind on ultamite team just to play it. A small feature from madden 16 they ruined

@tcbobb1613

3 жыл бұрын

I used to love draft champions it was super fun. EA ruined when they started to charge coins for the mode. I'm not going to waste my time playing ultimate team so I can play a different mode.

@austinhopkins4191

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved draft champions

@vimic9507

3 жыл бұрын

It's like ultimate team with no mtx and actually good

@barkplace2614

3 жыл бұрын

yes i loved doing this. then i got the new madden and saw it was removed. or so i thought. i had to get to like level 5 in mut to unlock it. i said no way because i tried and it just wasn't fun to play with a 60 overall team over and over again doing challenges to unlock a game mode that was essentially hidden. you had to go into mut and scroll all the way over to the side to find it.

"Probably the closest a Madden game has ever gotten to being realistic" ... That's kind of the most important part and probably why I liked it.

@paulgaither

2 жыл бұрын

... and it was just glossed over in this video. He didn't even touch the draft and off season.

@Himmyjewett

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulgaither didn't need 2

@paulgaither

2 жыл бұрын

@@Himmyjewett - It is the most important part. There is NOTHING to scout on Gen6/PS2 Madden. It is literally just a bunch of combine numbers and "Interview:Poor/Bad/average/good/great/amazing" + meaningless fluff text. Gen7 Madden has player traits, position specific ratings, scheme, player roles and types, etc. You can build based on different styles and schemes on both sides of the ball, not just "I guess I will take the fastest guy on the board by 40 time by position". Gen6 Madden will literally trade away the first round to you and itself. The AI will offer the user a top 8 draft pick for their 1&2, a top 10-20 pick for your 3&4, and a 20-30 pick in the first round for your 5&6 in every draft, and will do the same to other teams. Gen6 Madden is massively over hyped and people like SoftDrinkTV gloss over and ignore the HUGE problems which make Gen6 franchise a garbage fire while praising it for the ability to play "Barbie dress up dolls" with players, their hair and tattoos and equipment and "Doll House simulator" with custom stadiums which have nothing to do with team building or actual football on the field. SDTV couldn't even finish one season of his meme team "cupcake rebuild" because of how boring and stupid Gen6 Madden actually is.

@FireballFlareblitz734

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulgaither you must be fun at parties

@paulgaither

2 жыл бұрын

@@FireballFlareblitz734 - Seen. Ignored. Muted and blocked.

One of the few good features that don’t exist anymore is the fact you can import draft classes from NCAA 14 to Madden 25.

@bungyyy

3 жыл бұрын

Hale yeah

@mistermann3225

3 жыл бұрын

This is underrated. Used to do this all the time or the old NCAAs and Maddens....

@PBMdanya

Жыл бұрын

It can't exist without a ncaa game alongside it. I'll agree that it's a good feature but without a ncaa game, thus cannot be expected.

@eduardopena5893

Жыл бұрын

Except it was borked in the NCAA to Madden 25 offering. Some guys that you know turned out ot be all out studs are mid 60's with terrible stats. I was excited to do this as I own both NCAA 14 and Madden 25 and was really disappointed with how the imported class turned out. There was really nobody worth taking in the first round.

@Chuida17

6 ай бұрын

@@eduardopena5893it was based on their ratings before they enter the draft. Think about it. Madden hardly rates rookies above maybe an 80. That player could’ve been a 99 in college, he’ll come out at least 74-79 in madden 25. Now imagine a senior who is only rated at an 80. They’re not gonna be rated higher than a 70. There’s a lot of classes still there today that have college players with real names rated appropriately for imports and that’s why I’m 10 years in to my franchise with all imported draft classes. Has to finesse a lil after every 4 years and some generated players pop in from ncaa scouting but it’s fun. There’s a page on OS that has draft class update for download in the systems for every year to current. Just use the same roster for 4 years, sim, import, then create a new dynasty with the rosters from 4 years later and repeat. Just check for duplicates (players who don’t leave or do leave) but that’s easy. And it’s very sustainable and better than madden on the 9 gen easily

EA Sport's needs to go back to using a physics based engine for Madden and with the current crop of consoles there should be no excuse.

@JourneyWoodworks

3 жыл бұрын

Physics based engines look terrible and doesn’t even resemble football

@dezbrown6424

3 жыл бұрын

@@JourneyWoodworks Are you telling me what they've been doing doesn't look terrible? You don't get tired of seeing the same animations that have been around since Madden 16? Maybe if they actually committed to a physics based engine it would get better. This game needs to go in a new direction.

@JourneyWoodworks

3 жыл бұрын

Dez Brown I don’t think it looks at all the same this year. Tackles actually look much better and much more realistic. Pass rushing is improved. There are many other things that need fixed. If they went to another engine we would be back to square one with a whole new set of problems. It’s not the engine that is the problem, it’s that ea is lazy and greedy and they do the least amount amount of work as possible and will only touch the modes with micro transactions. They haven’t touch franchise in 7 years! That’s the laziest shit I ever seen from a game developer!

@Flyingsandwiches-nr1zc

3 жыл бұрын

@@JourneyWoodworks Bruhhhh the tackle animations are some of the shittiest I've ever seen. Most of them are unrealistic as hell. Game is broken asf 🤣. Animations will determine if you win or lose. I throw a quick pass to the WR and the DB is right there making the tackle as the WR catches the ball literally warped around the WR legs 😂😂 but it's realistic.

@shonmoody1706

2 жыл бұрын

It would take the best physics engine ever developed to make a football game have good physics. There's just so many variables in physics when comes to American full contact football. There still aren't any great physics engines since gaming has gone all spicy visuals and still use rag doll physics. Even with today's next gen systems. It would still maybe be beyond their limits to produce a great physics and graphic engine that still matting 60fps at 4k. While EA still deserves most of the blame for using the Frostbite engine for a football game. You can also blame corporations and consumers for expecting over 60fps 4k visuals consistently on a $400 or $500 system. If they fully utilize supersqmpling like Fidelity FX to take loads of the GPU. Then it might be possible.

One thing I forgot about this game was that legends would come out of retirement. I remember the first time seeing Randy Moss and Ray Lewis in the news tab and I freaked!

@iBMcFly

Жыл бұрын

In the dynasty mode?

@eduardopena5893

Жыл бұрын

@@iBMcFly In franchise mode. Ray Lewis was usually one of the first ones back. Sometimes they would come back for more than a year as well.

This was the first Madden I ever played and I still love it. To this day, I still import draft classes from NCAA 14 into the game. I’ve had a Saints franchise going for like 5 years now, and once did an entire career mode with my quarterback character.

Seeing the presentations before a game of madden 25 almost makes me cry now. It is just so sad that the presentation now are lifeless. Unbelievable

This was the best and most realistic tackling/player interactions madden ever had, cause damn near ever tackle was different you wouldn’t see the same tackling 20 time like the animation driven game play they are using now

@ICanBeNumber23

3 жыл бұрын

Facts bro. Had this on the 360 and had more fun than all these shitty next gen ones.

Madden 25 was the last madden that felt like we were actually playing a game, rather than watching 25% canned animations and only 75% gameplay

@vimic9507

3 жыл бұрын

@@B1inded3agle__ 25 is the best overall game imo, but 15 has kinda the best franchise mode of a Gen 4 madden (madden 25 practice is op)

@vimic9507

3 жыл бұрын

@@B1inded3agle__ I was at a phase in which I was playing a lot of franchise in 15 now I'm playing 25 now

@vimic9507

3 жыл бұрын

@@B1inded3agle__ but if you want to see a forum about how broken it is. forums.operationsports.com/forums/madden-nfl-last-gen/655485-practice-mode-will-ruin-your-franchise.html

@purwantiallan5089

2 жыл бұрын

@@B1inded3agle__ yes. But PS1 and 2 NFL games are the best.

@damarfadlan9251

2 жыл бұрын

@@B1inded3agle__ yes. 25 is good.

I clicked immediately when I saw the noti

@SOFTDRINKTV

3 жыл бұрын

You a real one

@petrified0035

3 жыл бұрын

SOFTDRINKTV I love your videos man, keep producing bangers and you’ll be at 100k subs in no time

@DwayneIsKing

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty much lol

@2kgamer2024

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@CAPAE

3 жыл бұрын

Shout out to Paul.

I was waiting for this because Madden 25 is so underated.

@daytongraham8382

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree it's the last good Madden gameplay wise imo.

@danh9676

3 жыл бұрын

Madden 25 is garbage. Its only slightly better than Madden 20. If you want a good and fun Madden game, try 04-08.

@charlescramer8054

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not underrated it’s just not as shit as the new ones.

@treymagathan847

3 жыл бұрын

No. The only reason someone may like Madden 25 is because the following games that came out afterwards were so poorly made. On its own, it did absolutely nothing to raise the bar of quality, didn’t take any risks anywhere, and was a significant “fuck you!” to the single player mode players, especially for the 7th generation console port.

@jjdaking7841

3 жыл бұрын

i liked madden 25 because the team intros were unique and the hall of fame players and coaches were unique other then that it was the same

Busting out the SNACKOS for this video.

@Savage_7_99

3 жыл бұрын

Get some Blisteritos. Best snack ever. If you don't know about those I recommend you youtube em.

@kadeslasher8004

3 жыл бұрын

It's da Wombat! :0

@jordandennis6794

3 жыл бұрын

You got roasted by Griffin Gaming

@ClickedTazer

3 жыл бұрын

@@jordandennis6794 :'''''(

@kevin2400

2 жыл бұрын

Snackos…… oof

4:19, oh my God it's a fade/corner route that has a proper catch animation.

The ignite engine was weird at first but when it got polished on NCAA and transferred to Madden 25...it was gorgeous

Looking back, this game is super good

@Maal7432

3 жыл бұрын

I still play it.

@joshdaboss2365

3 жыл бұрын

@@Maal7432 u got ps4?

@flightclubnat

3 жыл бұрын

which madden is that at 7:36 ?

This is easily the best gameplay, I recently tried to play 05, 12, 2k5( all of which I love) and I'm sorry 25 was the the best gameplay. It also had legends playable in Franchise roster share had full seasons like NBA 2k. 25 doesn't have the best Franchise or presentation but the gameplay and legends factor is unmatched. It even had game face where I created Bo Jackson with his actual portrait. Also the player models rival Gen 4 with facial detail. It's easily top 3 for me.

@thecompulsivefootballer6706

3 жыл бұрын

1D4ever me and you are alike lol!

@thecompulsivefootballer6706

3 жыл бұрын

@@forreps5038 I which I could say the same. I had bad experience with it... I felt as the DB were pretty much impossible to beat even if you were on pro or all pro difficulty. Also I felt that ratings didn’t matter as much. Please tell me why you think 15 was better??? I would like to know your opinion on it. Rather than cleaner and better?

@thecompulsivefootballer6706

3 жыл бұрын

@@forreps5038 I agree on graphics. It looks better and more realistic and not as cartoon like. I may need to pick it up again to get a feel. I just remember doing the ratings for the players setting a whole new overall because I have a system I do for it. I have been doing ratings and roster edits a long time ever sense Madden 08 for the PS2. I watch film on players and keep up with stats to more justify the ratings than EA does. I played a game against the Seahawks one time after the ratings were done and I couldn’t do shit on all pro. I like a challenge but it was insane bro. I also played the Colts once going against there back QB who was like 62 overall. Curtis Painter. He was torching my defense.... every throw was accurate and he made the perfect decisions. I thought at times that I was playing Peyton Manning still....

@thecompulsivefootballer6706

3 жыл бұрын

@@forreps5038 oh and I think M25 has a little better Franchise I may be wrong but I think M15 took some things out. M25 Franchise isn’t great but it is playable. I think Ratings matter the most out of any Madden I have played that or PS2 Madden 09.

@thecompulsivefootballer6706

3 жыл бұрын

@@forreps5038 you made me wonder I give you that. I might even get the game back and see what’s up because I did have fun with Franchise until I played the freaking Colts lol... I’m all about Realism in a game. I know it’s a game but I want the best possible realistic gameplay and franchise. Also did they take out the helmet moving with someone gets hit??? I think they did in 15

This was the last Madden game I genuinely had fun playing and could commit to playing a franchise on, which I did for 15 seasons with my brother. It wasn’t a great game, but it was one I still go back to now because of just how much better it is than Maddens of the present times.

Madden 2002 retrospective, the one that started the golden era needs a chance

@Maal7432

2 жыл бұрын

💯

I loved the intro screens when you played a game like the pregame intros that showed the history of the teams it was so cool and would get chills just from that

I feel like 2014 was the second 2005. We got Fifa 14(Arguably the best ever), NCAA 14, Madden 25(The last descent Madden), NBA 2K14. It was a pretty awesome year.

@gerald2540

3 жыл бұрын

NHL 14 was so good as well. The final year of good sports games.

@rifysoloforakotoarijaona3502

Жыл бұрын

I fully agree, FIFA 14, Madden 25 and 2k14 are my favs for all these series. But more accurately, these games are not from 2014 but 2013.

Who’s here in 2024 when Madden 25 is bouta drop again?

Madden 25 was legit. I remember I was doing a franchise with the titans and I think I was in the 3rd season and kurt Warner and Ray Lewis both came out of retirement and I went and won a SB with the titans

Every time you make one of these I immediately boot up the game and actually have fun playing madden.

@Meemeeseecoo

3 жыл бұрын

Lol I did the same. I had a blast playing franchise again. Granted... the franchise mode from this game isn’t much better then the new age trash but the gameplay is sooooo much better.

I need one of these videos a week. Your retrospectives are very insightful and well put together. Not to mention they give me a blast of nostalgia that caused me to go out and dust off my old consoles.

@SOFTDRINKTV

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother

That 1 dislike is probably a 9 year old kid saying, "Madden is great" NO IT IS NOT

@moalston4203

3 жыл бұрын

Your prob right but... madden is not good but people dont care obviously or else they would make no money

@fadeawayjay887

3 жыл бұрын

Not even true I am young any my cousins all say they do not like the new maddens

I loved the hall of fame players in franchise mode

I played madden 25 recently with my cousin and that was the most fun and funniest madden that I played in a LONG time. Madden 25 is one of my faves

Shoutout to Paul. It’s always heartwarming to see people so passionate about interests. Great video!

I think that when EA gets to Madden 25 again, they will call it, Madden 25 "Remastered".

@palereaper

3 жыл бұрын

I’d just call it “madden” Simple. It’s like what smash bro’s. did for smash 4

@halospartan117899

3 жыл бұрын

I miss chucking shit up to megatron and running with players didn't feel like shit on the 360 and PS3. Also hoping it comes packaged with NCAA 14 remastered.

@pepto9418

3 жыл бұрын

Call it madden 35

@hi_c_doe7508

3 жыл бұрын

Or 2025

Madden 25 getting its due! Loved this game on XBOne, remember taking the Lions to the Superbowl with Stafford, Megatron and Reggie Bush, and adding Dez Bryant and a 83 OVR rookie TE in Year 2 and dominating.

@forreps5038

3 жыл бұрын

Yes sir, just picked it up for xbox1 last night

love your channel especially the retrospectives I can't wait to see more in the future!

I'm still playing Madden 25 to this day. Madden 08 and NCAA 08 too, and of course NFL 2K5.

@dycheyanderson7556

3 жыл бұрын

Me too xbox one

I have a series currently runninh on this game on my channel. Rebuilding the Jaguars. The gameplay just is not as animation based as Madden 21. It feels much better to play

I loved the physics tackling it felt like real football! Though rag doll like if EA built on this, Madden would be the most realistic greatest football game ever

I started playing this game again after I saw that you were going to do a retrospective on it. I’ve really enjoyed playing it, it’s glitchy but the gameplay isn’t completely animated based, it’s way more physic based which feels so much more fun. I even did updated rosters on it and it completely trumps newer madden games today. Great video, love the channel

I had this on my 360 and LOVED it. I wish I had it back

@RyanGoole

3 жыл бұрын

Go Pandas

@apinzonl

Жыл бұрын

X2

In madden 20 (I don't have 21) when you select your running back as an undrafted free agent, ur the starter, in madden 25 you would either be the 3rd or 4th string rb, same goes for every other position

@geographyguy9476

3 жыл бұрын

turn off auto-starter or whatever it is called, and you will be a 3rd or 4th string, just like 25

@jh60thegoat

3 жыл бұрын

Geography Guy thank you so much, I’m gonna try it whenever I feel like it, since I don’t play Madden that much

@geographyguy9476

3 жыл бұрын

no problem, im happy to help

Madden 04 was my favorite. Mike Vick was straight up unstoppable.

@monkeychungus6675

3 жыл бұрын

That’s when Vick had his one good season, mediocre quarterback at best

@dvon1097

3 жыл бұрын

@@monkeychungus6675 You sir are an idiot. He was great in the ATL, went to jail, came back and was a pro bowler again in Philly!

@YxnginJesusLovesU

3 жыл бұрын

@@dvon1097 some still won’t forgive him for the dog incident but Vick was most exciting player to watch

@Maal7432

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Best ever, IMO!

been going back and playing 25, it’s pretty fun. The presentation is dope and the menus and news stories and scouting system in franchise is cool. Also the practice scenarios are dope, would love to have those back

One of my favorite things to do in Madden was to make cupcake teams and rebuild them. So since that isn't an option in 25, I would take one of the worst teams, gut them of all their current players, and sign 60's-70's rated players. In this way I found some real gems. Now, I simulate and watch games, I don't user control anyone so take that for what it is worth. QB: Tim Tebow (FA): No, really. He starts of pretty terrible, but stick with him, invest in his throwing accuracies, and in the right system you will see him start to turn it around in the last 1/3 of the season. HB: Andre Ellington (3rd string Cardinals): Easy to trade for, will rush for well over 1,000 yards and decent TDs so long as you can keep him healthy, and will do so in just about any system. Also a good receiver. I believe the secret to his success is his extremely high BCV rating as a rookie. HB: Jeff Demps (FA): Absolute speed demon that is a great return specialist. In a limited role can be a huge home run hitter as a running back. FB: Spencer Ware (SEA?) He was used as a RB in KC, so he has more speed and running skills than most FB, and not much blocking. Just work on that with progression. WR: Ryan Swope (FA): The guy just makes amazing catches. WR: Brian Banks (FA): Speed and is also a lethal return man like Demps. Work on his hands and you got a crazy fast deep threat. TE: DC Jefferson: A great run blocker and deceptively good receiver. Is a little slow, but that doesn't seem to stop him. LT: Demarcus Love (FA), LG: Nate Menkin (HOU?), C: Jason Slowey (FA) LE: Thaddeous Gibson (FA): 4-3 speed rushing DE RE: Ronnell Lewis (FA): 4-3 Speed/Power rushing DE LOLB: Aaron Maybin: 3-4 pass rusher, or 4-3 rushing DE MLB: Brian Rolle CB: Demarcus Van Dyke FS: Jerron McMillan SS: Christian Thompson K: Caleb Sturgis P: Marquette King

I remember back then I thought the transition to Frostbite was so cool. It made the game look so much better, but in a sense, honestly ruined the game. Same thing with FIFA.

Yes I’ve been waiting for this

I haven't played madden/video games in maybe a decade. But I love yr videos. Keep it up my guy.

I got a madden 21 ad lmao great vid easily the best madden of this generation

Dont forget how u can put ur draft classes from ncaa 14 into 25 🤠

I bought this game online for $20 about a week ago. Started a franchise this evening and I was blown away how much better this game is compared to the new Madden’s pertaining to gameplay, cut scenes, franchise mode. The gameplay is just so much smoother I was really shocked how much better the game played. Can’t imagine firing up Madden 2008 or even NFL 2k5.

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MY WHOLE LIFE

You should do an NFL Blitz retrospective.

Even though Madden 15-17 were bad, they were still playable because they didn’t have the Frostbite engine

@Maal7432

3 жыл бұрын

@cashtheyen Terrible game. No defense.

I've been waiting for this one. This the first game that I started to really notice there were problems with the series and I still enjoyed it somewhat

Amazing video brotha 💕🙏🏿

I love that game: Madden NFL 25 is the best!! Thanks SOFTDRINK TV!!

@thecompulsivefootballer6706

3 жыл бұрын

Avery Gill agreed

@mymom9741

3 жыл бұрын

No it ain't

@thedefinitive1637

3 жыл бұрын

@@mymom9741 That's your opinion by the way and I have to respect your comment

@thedefinitive1637

3 жыл бұрын

@@thecompulsivefootballer6706 That's cool with perfect presentations and gameplay!

@daytongraham8382

3 жыл бұрын

@@thedefinitive1637 yeah alot of people say m25 sucks when the gameplay is basically the same as ncaa 14.

I took the advice at the end of this video. (Kinda) and have started playing flag football for a local team in England. And I agree. It's alot more fun than playing madden. This video was the first spark in me looking for a team. Thank you.

This is my favorite Madden of the last decade. I put in a ton of time in that franchise mode. The stories for certain draft candidates added so much depth.

The team intros remain undefeated holy shit brings me back

I’ve literally spent hours on the rookie drills in 08

First like! I love this Madden! One of my top 3 Maddens! The gameplay was honestly the best in my opinion! Learning the stick skills and knowing when to use the l trigger when running. The physics was beautiful and made the game more realistic then any other Madden. The Franchise is okay I would say. The overall game was good not great in my opinion

@dolphindrawings9331

3 жыл бұрын

Lets see how long it takes for somebody to say that your opinion is wrong because the pre-2010 games were better. Even if you have never played one...

@thecompulsivefootballer6706

3 жыл бұрын

ElectricRainbow FYI I never said it was the Best Madden bud. I said the Gameplay was the best (in my opinion)

@thecompulsivefootballer6706

3 жыл бұрын

When you look at any football game you judge Gameplay #1 Franchise #2 and Features #3 and Presentation #4

@husainhaji2122

3 жыл бұрын

@@dolphindrawings9331 bro he said the gameplay was superior to prior maddens. Which I think so too!

I love watching these

This is the season in which i got into watching football so softdrink has encouraged me to buy the game

It seemed more realistic than madden 12 and it was lifelike it brought new things and things from the old ones. It gave the ability to play as your favorite hall of famer. It had good regression for slipping players, and incredible progression for future stars. It had my favorite commentary team ever. It was always fun to play.

@Maal7432

2 жыл бұрын

It’s better than 12, for sure. Especially the gameplay!

25 was the one where I went "ok, I'm out" It wasn't awful but compared to what I was used to at that point, bleh

God damn I love this channel

Lots of great memories playing this game with my brother.

I played madden 25 on my friends Xbox. We would play the legacy teams and had a blast playing it

I think one thing that doesn't get talked about enough is player models. They've regressed in my opinion over the years.

@1D4ever

3 жыл бұрын

I agree the 25 and 12 models were better to me than current gen

Love the presentation in 25. Tackling feels organic.

I loved Paul's story at the end of this video. Hope you're doing well down in South America with the football league, Paul.z

I remember when I first got Madden 25, the First thing I went to do was to go and create my team as I always did. I never got Madden 13, so I didn't know create a team was removed until I got Madden 25. I was soooo pissed about that. One of my favorite things to do was create my own team, my own Stadium and start my franchise with a cupcake roster and rebuild through the virtual years. EA killed the fun, they added relocation teams?! How dumb! Then to top it off then they switched game engines after 25, and the gameplay went right down the drain along with franchise mode. Madden 18 was the last Madden I bought, and I only got it because it was on sale for $20. I Uninstalled it 2 hours later and haven't purchased Madden since. Instead, I bought Madden 12 for ps3 and I play that to fix my create a team itch, and on PC I play NFL 2k5 in 4k for my realistic football simulation itch.

@koonteriskool

3 жыл бұрын

Madden 25 was also the first "new gen" Madden I played and the only reason I got it was because you could import your NCAA 14 classes into it (and I really enjoyed NCAA 14). I remember they removed some really tiny features that just made this game so annoying. For example, in old games you could assign DBs to cover a specific receiver before the game, now you had to audible each play, wtf, who wants to do that. If you had Revis of course you'd just assign him to the team's best WR pre-game. Then you couldn't look up the player's stats from previous team...I mean that's even written on old school paper trading cards, how is this not a feature in modern games? If I wanted to look up how many yards Payton Manning threw for with the Colts his rookie year there is no way to do it.

I was a big fan of 2k on the Dreamcast, love your vids👊🏻

Dude, I've watched 3 of your videos on Madden. And you're saying what I've been saying for YEARS, Madden died once the PS3/Xbox360 came out. Tha k you for your videos.

not calling it madden 14 was really short sighted considering how close we are now to 2025

@sillkthashocker

3 жыл бұрын

Madden 2025

Special note here Softdrink that you might not know. Josh Looman, the man that was behind NFL Head Coach 09 (which I think is EA's best football game ever) was the project lead for Madden 25. When I heard that I thought, FINALLY, franchise mode is going to get some MAJOR love. Why? Because while many detract from HC09 for not having a user player control game play, almost everything you asked for to be put in newer Maddens was already in that game. A full coaching tree including position coaches, a GM, and a trainer. No cheesy trade logic. Player personalities mattered. RFA was there. Random events like perhaps your team has a player's only meeting and they study the playbook and everyone gets increased play knowledge (oh yeah, intelligence played a role in the game as dumb as a brick guys would not learn plays and would make mistakes like running wrong routes, missing blocks, or blowing coverages) or maybe one player slips and falls down the stairs of the team bus and gets an injury. Scouting was fantasic, presentation was great. Adam Schefter would tell you about up and coming players having break out seasons during the year. You would hear from another NFL talking head about a mock draft. If you drafted a storyline player (that Schefter highlighted before the drat) Mel Proctor would tell you about the pick after they were selected. If you've never experienced this game, you need to because it will blow your mind what EA was able to accomplish back then, and never bothered to integrate in any Madden going forward. Madden 25 was supposed to rebuild franchise after 13 killed it. It was supposed to be rebuilt from the ground up to work with the new engine. It was supposed to be the beginning building block for Franchise mode for Madden to build on going forward, just like you said it felt like it was supposed to be. It was not intended to be the end of the line for franchise mode, but the starting point. Madden's new team at the time decided to go another way and didn't bring Josh back for the rest of the project.

Easily one of my favourite Maddens. Back before I played online. Loved how it played

NOTE: MADDEN NFL 25 on PS3 & XBOX 360 was actually released before the final episode of LoveLive Sunshine Season 1, whilst the PS4 & XBOX ONE versions were released alongside Aqours 3rd single album of "HAPPY PARTY TRAIN".

The last good Madden. I still play it on for the PS3.

Maybe we should start calling out the frostbite engine in videos. It obviously doesn’t do a good job with gameplay even though the graphics r good.

@moalston4203

3 жыл бұрын

Frostbite is for shooting games so yeah no wonder it go against what they want or us consumers want

One small detail that I really enjoyed from PS4 Madden 25 was the fact that the players’ helmets moved on their head whenever they got hit. While it’s something you only notice in the instant replay, a small thing like that showed me the potential for authenticity and realism with Madden

whichever madden you were able to turn the camera around on defense was the best for me , made defense so much more fun and engaging to play

@forreps5038

3 жыл бұрын

Madden 15

This was the first one I played

Madden 15 wasn’t terrible 🤷🏾‍♂️

3:17 ROTFL 😆😆😆 Good ole JR voice: You killed him, you killed him

TBH I really love this game bc it really a had a big impact of my childhood. Playing Madden with friends or cousins at party was the best thing ever. And when I wasn't playing with them I would prbly be able to chill and play with my dad. But I was really young and really didn't care about realistic player movement or smart AI. It just was the feeling the game to me, it always wanted me to have every chance to hop on that ps3 and play some madden. Playing in the super bowl with a 99 everything overall HB was my life. And my love for this game will never ever change.

I'll think they'll call 2025 Madden "Madden 35"

@MichealGomez

4 ай бұрын

They won’t cause 24 was supposed to be madden 35

@cjinworldofgaming511

4 ай бұрын

Oh, right

15 also had legends. 15 is very underrated.

Love your vids... They distrack me from the garbage madden's we play today

“The last playable madden” madden 17 or 18 couldn’t decide.

@HitByAPlane

3 жыл бұрын

18 was unplayable you could overthrow a wide open no pressure reciever with tom brady

Sadly Madden 25 will be better than Madden 2025

I really liked this game personally, thought it did a lot right. Not perfect by any means, but still very entertaining. Nowadays Madden is an absolute train wreck. Also, is there a chance you could do a video on any FIFA from FIFA 2005 to FIFA 12? Seeing you have covered pretty much all main sports other than soccer/football. Loving the content by the way.

Paul has a good message but when I get off actual football practice im tryn chill and play a good football game

I’m just wondering what they’re gonna call 2025’s madden game.

@thebrokentoilet8159

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe ea will bring back a classic cover like the art on Madden 04

@hamidmehrdad5805

3 жыл бұрын

Madden 14

@hamidmehrdad5805

3 жыл бұрын

Because it’ll basically be the same game

@LB14745

3 жыл бұрын

Madden XXV

@Astolfo2001

2 жыл бұрын

Madden 2025, I guess.

i am tiny man and dont want to get broken in half by a 250 pound linebacker. nice sentiment but no thanks paul

@moalston4203

3 жыл бұрын

Me neither shoot it would hurt

@0vernight711

3 жыл бұрын

Mate just learn to yell loud and get a whistle. Be a coach

bringing back memories...