Madden's Presentation is Terrible - How to Fix It

Madden NFL 24 has terrible presentation that leaves the exclusive NFL game feeling dull and generic. Here are my ideas on how to improve it.
Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
03:30 – Examples of Good Presentation
08:20 – How I’d Fix It
18:43 – Final Thoughts

[noslipups]

Ea is terrible…. How to fix it? Make them lose every sports contract they have to companies that care

[ReclusiarchBraumBT]

Im so invested in my 2k5 franchise. Ray Lewis went out with a punctured lung and Sports Center was talking about it for weeks with updates on his condition.

The broadcasting team brought up the adjustments I made in the second half to counter the Colts adjustments.

2k5 is king.

[ColtonSteiner]

Honestly, I can deal with mediocre gameplay, but having the absolute worst presentation despite having 10x better technology than back when it was good, is the main reason I don't even bother with EA sports games.

[Darth_atrocious]

I miss when the quarterbacks ran out they would show a small highlight reel of that quarterback and it was almost for all in the game.

[topfloorbabe]

i appreciate all the effort you put into your videos man, ultimate team ruined madden and it sucks because the older games were so immersive.

[Blacelow]

Lack of crowd noise is something that really bugs me out, it’s really insane how lifeless they are. How hard can it be to add stuff like the Terrible Towels, the “Go Pack Go!” chant, the tomahawk chop etc. or simply the touchdown songs of each team?

[Humbly]

You bro are the voice of the all the individuals EA has ignored over the last decade and a half. I couldn’t agree with a video abt Madden no more than this. Everything spoken was pure facts💯

[STNE_]

the Madden 25 team intros is one of the coolest pieces of presentation I’ve seen in a video game. I’ve never played Madden 25, but I like the sense of hype that it brings into the match that’s about to be played

[KimJongBeIllinDaily]

I know 2K basketball is far from perfect, but I wish Madden’s presentation was more like that. In 2K, there are multiple broadcast teams, and that’s a big help with so many games in an NBA season. They cut it these last two games, but before they’d also bring in special guests to call the games with the regular crew, guys like Shaq would stop by. The halftime show is decent, the crew reviews the standings, highlights a matchup of two guys who are contributing or having a rivalry from both teams, takes a look at upcoming games, games in progress, or games earlier in the day that have finished. They’re funny and have chemistry with one another just like on their actual show in real life, sometimes a halftime show just becomes a Kenny and Shaq arguing segment.

Graphics are way better, the scoring looks more like the graphics in an actual broadcast game. If you’re playing the Lakers or Clippers and aren’t at their arena, and you’re winning late, the fans will chant “Beat LA!” Fans chant “Let’s go (team here)!”, and chant “MVP!” when a really good player is shooting free throws to hype him up. The crowd will increase massively in volume when there’s a flashy dunk, or a big shot late in the game. They’ll boo if your team keeps missing shots. If your team wins the Finals, you can watch the banner being revealed and see each player and the coach receive a ring from the commissioner at their first home game of the next season.

These are the kinds of things I’d love to see in Madden, even if they don’t fix the gameplay. Just freshen things up, it feels so lifeless and corporate.

[dougg]

Always felt that NCAA Football had better production values. Truly felt like a College Football Broadcast. Madden was always a little less immersive. Crowds were alwasy more dull, they didn't effectively get the sounds of the stadium right, and the commentary was a bit stiff. But it was still way better than what I see now. The whole "if it's in the game it's in the game" mantra is completely gone. The little things that once made you say wow that's cool are missing.. One of my favorite memories of this was when I beat a higher rated team on NCAA Football and the home crowd started chanting "overrated". It's what made these games memorable and a crucial missing piece. Thanks for your work in these videos.

[RomnysGonzalez]

I went back to play the PS3 era of sports games and MAAAAN. Isn't even close. The gap is so massive. Games were so good at all levels. Presentation, music, theme, scoreboards and so much more. Is insane how much we regressed with the sport game genre

NCAA10, Football NCAA, College Hoops, FIght Night games, NHL, MLB The Show. All those game got a massive regression

[lebronakon]

Please don’t give up on these ideas. It gets tiresome but you keep shedding light on the problems. As your platform grows the more they will listen. Make them listen man

[HelpImABrownsFan]

Madden 12's intro is still my all time favorite. The inception music cut up with the best moments from the previous season always has given me chills before playing. Nothing has come close in Madden since.

[Bindedagle__]

The video that we never asked







but completely deserve and appreciate 🙂 but for real, I'm surprised NBA2K was never mentioned as examples of good presentation. With all the problems they have, the one thing we can all agree on is that they nail presentation every single year, even if they barely change it from year to year; since it's already so good

[emoo.]

The fantasy football mode within franchise mode is a genius idea

[isaacclark]

>When your player gets injured, but he's on the field, jumping up and down, celebrating after the play -_-

[R_CRD_]

I remember in Arena Football after each play, there were cutscenes of players trash talking each other, coaches addressing the players, or even the players straight up attacking each other, especially if you scored a touchdown.

[adribbs]

We watch movies/shows/plays, read books, even listen to music to get lost in their world for a while. Video games has that same quality if done right. If you're doing a sports game of a league with a long history, why not use it? Madden is leaving so much out and it's not polished. Another great video btw!

[jakeferreira]

My impromptu list of ways to improve Madden/my wish list in no particular order

Overall gameplay:
1) Fix the AI
2) Improve the presentation
3) Cross platform draft class/roster builders
4) Add legacy/all time teams
5) New commentary
6) Better music
7) Faster menus
8) Better player customization screen
9) More realistic player reactions (injuries, scoring, ect.)


Franchise Mode:
1) Replace the MLB, OLB, DE, and DT positions with linebacker, edge, and interior defensive lineman.
2) Hide all rookie dev traits, and maybe some or all stats until players have played. Maybe make rookie ratings and dev traits change based on performance.
6) Better coaching system
7) Void years as part of contract negotiations
8) Better rookie gear generator
9) More realistic UDFA market
10) Recent gameplay has more impact on performance (hot streaks and cold streaks)
11) Better stat tracking
12) Make the actual players on the team matter more than the playbooks.
13) Compensatory draft picks

Career Mode:
1) Some type of open world
2) Actual voice acting
3) A college stage
4) A better combine
5) More positions (D-line, O-line, full back, kicker/punter)

Ultimate Team:
1) Less pay to win
2) Better servers
3) Stop with out of position players


Some of these, specifically with the Ultimate team ones, will never happen. I'm aware of this. And other things will take years if they even want to implement them, like an open world career mode. But some of them seem really simple and I honestly don't know why they aren't already in the game. Actually, i do know why. Because EA has exclusive rights to simulation NFL games and they know that suckers like me will buy the game every year regardless.

[dudunkz-_-]

this video is really amazing please make a follow up video with more ideas, I think something EA could add as a presentation feature is tracking relocation so like if you were the rams and you moved them to honolulu during the regular season the announcers talk about your teams recent moves and show a map of where your team has relocated to in the past