Can u give an example I don’t ever remember buying a special edition and getting anything diff gameplay wise honestly….. some collectors editions come with statues and shot I guess that’s cool for 200 bucks 😂 🤷🏻♂️
@@jamieamicone8070 memory’s a little foggy but I think the last time special edition actually meant anything was probably in the early 2000s era of Madden before it hit 2007-2010 and beyond
EA fanboi's will fanboi I remember as a young chap on the 2K sports forums circa 2007-2008 beefing with those fools on the EA forums 🤣 Ahhh the good ol' days.....
Madden 09 has a mode that allowed you to play as yourself, and it included practice, doing interviews, making commercials, and even line on the line of scrimmage (rather than the traditional birds eye view)
I usually get me a 5 piece from a KFC and blow out the toilet later for a good price. Get some biscuits put some Tabasco on it and I'm gonna rip ass like no other. God damn love me some KFC worst decision is eating there and not blowing out their toilet bc if drive home im speeding like a mf 5 min later bc I'm gonna explode. Run right through the garage door kick down the door and tear up my bathroom God damn no fun.
@@BaconLet Tell me about it so anyway just got me a baconator am going to blow this toilet out when I get home l'm kind of mad that didn't sit there and eat this hamburger there instead ate it on my drive home but if would eat it there would have tore up their toilet Oh my god like you have no idea how big of a dump I'm about to take. And if it's going to be anything like these farts that I'm ripping off right now oh man it's going to be extra spicy. driving with the window down because am letting Loose if you know what I'm saying
I kid you not, I got a free copy of Madden 19 at EA’s headquarters while I was attending a HBCU job tour there. Needless to say, I played it for a while and haven’t touched it since 2018.
I started on madden 09 because I’m a packers fan and love favre, now that’s all I play even though I have every single newer game. I’m just gonna stop trying and wasting my money to see if the next one was better, cause their all the same
Sorry you're treated like such a pariah by fellow Madden youtubers, my dude. Unfortunately this shows how not only modern Madden games are subpar, but also how the Madden community is intolerant to dissidents of the EA regime.
Part of the problem the game has been shit for so long the younger people covering the game just don't know better. I'm 40. Been playing madden since sega and ncaa when it was bill walsh college football. I've seen it all. Its kinda mind blowing how this game has evolved and devolved over the years.
EA fanboi's have always been blind sheep! It was the same back in 2007 when I was a frequent on 2K sports forums. I ventured over to EA's forums upon finding out APF 2K8 was region locked on 360, and I couldn't believe how blinded those guys were back then...
I've never been a fan of Madden games, tbh. But my brother has always played them, and his pure unadulterated rage he's directed towards this game has made me happy I discovered your channel to give him a heads up on how bad the games after this were. He usually would skip every other entry, but he even skipped Madden 21 to my surprise.
Because they realize they just have to make a shell of a football game to house their Ultimate Team junk and people and certain UA-camrs will eat it up.
Yo - Drink - don't fuck with the haters. It's because of you that I learned of the absolute greatness that is ESPN NFL 2k5. I have owned that game for a few months now and have played the shit out of it. It's because of you I was inspired to invest in some of the older PS2 Maddens, such as 04-08. You have re-ignited the love for the Madden series when it was good within me. And for that I will be eternally grateful to you. Keep pushing, my friend.
I'm so happy I stumbled across your channel, I felt like I was one of the few crazy people who didn't like the new madden games and was living in the past. Been playing franchise mode on 07 for the ps2 lately binge watching your videos lol. Keep on keeping on my brother.
I feel you soft drinks, nobody shots on ea like you and I love it. My business teacher was talking about monopolies and I brought up EA and she had no idea about this travesty.
most people in the real world don't, which is why I do what I do. People complain that it can get "repetitive" but each video opens up more and more eyes...
I think Softdrink is way better than Ryan Moody. Moody has some good vids but imo they get repetitive and generally seem like anger bait. Softdrink’s takes are nuanced and I feel like each new video is a fresh take.
@@carybird24 He literally says the same thing Ryan does. The reason why Moody might seem so repetitive is because users are sending him clips of all the bugs and Ryan hits out multiple 3-5 minute videos a few times a day. If Madden didn't suck so bad, he wouldn't have this kind of material. Ryan just doesn't say, "This is terrible!" He takes the time to break down why, from a on the football field x's and 0's standpoint, why the game is broken.
I have Madden 19 and I ain't willing to download it just bc of the freaking player movement so either ur one of those ppl that are willing to take anything as subpar or u haven't played older Madden games. I'm 14 and I have played Madden 06 to Madden 10 and 12 when Madden was actually good I just wish Madden was actually a good game or at least was another simulation football game out there with NFL teams and everything 🙄
@@black.lightning55 how? Madden 19 is unplayable. Everything is cringe. And I love Madden. I've been playing Madden for several years. And I have every madden from 25 to 22 downloaded on my Xbox one, except for 19. Ain't that saying something? And if u like 19, cool. But for me, I can't stand Madden 19. I almost wanna turn it off anytime I see madden 19
I’ve always said this, the players running movement was literally high knees all over the place 😭 Edit: also the shoulder pads were so unrealistically huge 😭
I love your work, SDtv. Keep doing your thing. That said, I gotta let you know the only reason I suspect you probably didn't see much true sim gamers talking about how bad Madden 19 really was then is because by then, a lot of the old heads that covered how bad Madden has gotten (and keep in mind, a lot of old heads started to call out Madden since Madden 09 for the 360) had long since moved on. Like for instance, there's this old Sim head by the name of Gideon Prime (aka Apexisfree) who used to be known for calling out the exact same BS in Madden. But after several years of just that, including helping work on Backbreaker, he finally gave up on the Sim football platform altogether and shifted his focus to critiquing the NBA 2K series, since he believes they are far much ahead than Madden, but still need to make sure they keep their level of quality in sim (if not flat out improve upon it) instead of getting complacent like EA has done.
No lies detected in this video! After the disappointment of 18 I rented 19 from a redbox and couldn’t force myself to play longer than a few hours. Since then I only went on to purchase a severely discounted 22 and have no plans to do it again. Surely one day EA will actually give a shit again right?
There was one time where my friend passed to Travis Kelce in the back of the end zone. Kelce had one foot out of bounds (I watched the replay because I saw it happen). Obviously, I went to challenge and was met with “There is nothing to challenge”
Never change, and never feel like you are annoying. I've been playing Madden since before you were alive and still remember getting Madden 95' for Sega Genesis on Christmas Day. To see what it has become today is a travesty. Knowing this is the only chance you have at playing NFL Football. Such a shame that the NFL had a monopoly with EA and won't just open it up to all devs.
No. No. No. the absolute worst madden ever was the very 1st “next” gen madden. The firstmadden on xbox 360. To this day i remember just staring at the tv screen in disbelief. I got my parents to actually let me stay home from school and everything… i genuinely wanted to cry because how huge the let down was. I simply couldn’t believe how bad that game was after so much anticipation
Damn, we have very similar experiences. I always did Madden PC, and 08 was my last PC title. The disappointment set in like a slow poison starting with "uh, where's Create-a-team gone?" and just the general sense that there was nothing fun or satisfying about the game. It didn't properly hit me for a while that I'd waited 10 years for...whatever the fuck this is.
That was me circa 2007. Played Madden 08 on the X360 and stuck a fork in it. I was triggered enough at the downgrade of going from 2K5 to Madden and it's weird player models on 6th gen, then playing the stripped down bare bones Madden 06 for 360. Then missing out on APF 2K8 cause it was region locked in PAL territories on the Xbox 360...
25 gets to stay with the decent and up 17 was close to decent for me but 18-21 was boring and sucked 13 had nothing, 15-16 was below average but 25 somehow felt decent compared to 13 and every single one after 25
At the risk of pointing out the obvious, when EA got the exclusive rights from the NFL, they became complacent. People continue to buy Madden despite its subpar quality because, somehow, it’s better than nothing. Thank God I still have my Xbox 360, since I was able to get a copy of NCAA 14 and have tons more fun playing that than the most recent Madden.
Hearing your story is crazy and really interesting. I started playing madden when I was 11 or 12 years old (Madden 05) and watched it deteriorate in real time year after year starting with 09. Finally stopped playing after Madden 25. Watching all your madden videos, you’re absolutely right about how much the game has fallen off in depth/quality, which game killed the series, and how the sixth gen versions (07 and 08 were my fav) were the best ones. It’s wild how you pretty much skipped thru 09-17 growing up, probably thinking you were missing out because of the constant high review scores shitty mainstream outlets handed out, only to go back and see how much the franchise (both the game and the mode itself) fell to ruin. Seriously, fuck EA. I’ve stopped buying in protest for years and don’t regret it one bit (I’m 28 now). I love that you make these videos to try and show people it hasn’t been worth buying this game for years but there are too many diehards out there that will take anything EA will give them. Love your content though and you’re also right about the 2k series, keep it up!
Out of sheer boredom I reinstalled’19 to play and realized that I can’t get the simulation of playing football with a game designed to be an arcade style experience. It’s obvious. Even in simulation mode you’re limited in the way you can be successful with the scripted outcomes. You’re 💯 correct in you’re assessment of this franchise. Keep doing what you do.
As a kid growing up in the early 2000’s, I assumed that as technology got better, so would video games. However, I was wrong and started noticing this around Madden 11.’ At first it was subtle, but eventually it just became too obvious with game play being slowed down and deleted features outside of “play now.” I am glad to have a video like this to validate that observation because I thought i was going crazy at first too!
I bought this when I was 11 and I didn't understand and just saw this game as " new and better " and I now regret wasting 60 dollars of my parents money :/
Im actually in the same boat myself. I had never owned a console newer than 2011, so I obviously never played the old Maddens at the time. As such, I just assumed that 19 was a good game. It was only after I bought a GameCube and Madden 07 that I realized how much of a dumpster fire modern Madden was/is
For modern Madden games I basically have 3 plays. TE drag, slot WR drag, and corner route. I run when it's short yardage or I get bored running the same 3 passes.
Madden is actually improving franchise mode. Thanks to guys like Soft drink, Ryan Moody, Angry Joe, and others it allows a lot of voices to be heard and create a concentrated attack to force EA to recognize the non MUT madden player. 👏 👏 👏
Madden 22 actually looks promising for once, unlike Madden's of past. They're finally listening to the fans re: a lot of features + gameplay, and I hope a creation suite similar to NHL's comes next year given that's what a lot of people want.
@@sambridgers9543 I’m being cautiously optimistic, but I’m still expecting it to be bleh. I mostly play madden for franchise (online and offline) and online H2H, seeing those improvements made me smile, but the core game likely still needs a lot of work
I haven’t watched madden UA-camrs, let alone sports game UA-camrs, in about like 2-3 years due to the drama the sports gaming community has become in recent years. But more importantly, I’d have to agree that Madden 19 was beyond atrocious
And somehow it was the first Madden game I truly dove into and played. However, I was new and I only played it a lot because I wanted to learn the ropes, lol. To this day, my opinion has defeintely changed.
This is what happens when there's no competition. Ea knows there's no other company that's gonna make a football game like this, so they can be as average as possible and people will buy.
I am the same as you, I haven't paid full price for a Madden game in at least a decade. I hadn't bought a new Madden game until I bought Madden 09 on PS3 which I bought for like $10 because I had and LOVED ESPN NFL 2k5. I HATED Madden 09 and then bought Madden 11 for $10. I loved Madden 11 and still play it all the time. It is my go to Madden game. I just recently bought Madden 21 for $20. It isn't a terrible game, as long as you only paid $20 or less for it. If I had paid full price for it, I would be pissed. It really is something how Madden 21 isn't nearly as good as ESPN NFL 2k5. Madden has CLEARLY put all their resources and energy into Ultimate Team and not on game play, presentation or fun. Thanks for all your great videos.
I had the same Madden experience. Played 07 and 08 on PC. I did also get 10 on PS3. It wasn’t bad. The micro transactions were meh, but kind of addicting. Since then I’ve wanted to get the latest Madden every year, but they always get such bad reviews that it’s hard to justify spending $60-70 dollars.
I actually thought Madden 20 was a significant upgrade from 19, at least in terms of gameplay. It felt much smoother to me. Having said that, my favorite Madden of all time is still probably either 02 or 03 on the PS2. On 03 I avenged the Rams' Super Bowl defeat to the Pats several times over. Never really liked the PS3 Maddens that much, especially 06 which was a travesty to me in terms of gameplay.
I applaud you for being able to actually determine the worst Madden. Honestly, the game has been downright awful for more than a decade, no matter what year.
That ending though lol I messed around and brought a ps2 and brought all the maddens from 04-10 and all the ncaa football from 02-10 I don't even have a p4 the only madden I have on p3 is 12 looking at your videos Ryan Moody and angry Joe made me feel safe in my decision Keep up the good work SDTV
One thing that I noticed is that every time you or your opponent picked a run play a little infographic about a runningbacks yards per carry or if it was a pass a graphic would pop up about a QBs accuracy.
Glad you put these videos out sir. I have so many great memories of playing NCAA & Madden back in the mid 90s to middle 00s. I joined the military in 2005, and we used to have tourneys in our barracks of both games. NCAA & Madden 07-09. So much fun. I've not purchased a Madden since 2010 or so. I stopped buying them after they dropped NCAA completely. I've usually rented the current Madden every year, and it's been the biggest disappointment every year. MUT ruined it completely to me. Glad I had the chance to play 2003-2009 or so. Keep hoping the next year will be back lol. And here we are 10+yrs later. I'd rather play Tecmo Super Bowl.
The animation warping in I remember being especially bad where if someone just juke or spun in your general area it sucked your guy into an animation where he’d fall on his ass
I actually kindvve liked madden 21 superstar mode because you got to start in high school, had a solid amount of customization, and could make way more choices, such as continuing college or declaring for the nfl draft
22 has proven to be worse just by virtue of how *buggy* everything is. And the reuse of every single thing they could. And the asset and animations being the same again.
I remember when "special edition" used to mean something in these games.
Can u give an example I don’t ever remember buying a special edition and getting anything diff gameplay wise honestly….. some collectors editions come with statues and shot I guess that’s cool for 200 bucks 😂 🤷🏻♂️
@@jamieamicone8070 memory’s a little foggy but I think the last time special edition actually meant anything was probably in the early 2000s era of Madden before it hit 2007-2010 and beyond
*Pepperidge farm remembers*
@@jamieamicone8070 the Arkham series had tons of features in their special edition games
@@jamieamicone8070 like with 2k16 you get a sign Kobe poster and some other Kobe stuff
Madden 19 is the Sonic 06 of sports
😂😂😂
NBA Live 14 is the E.T. of sports video games, killed a franchise like E.T. crashed the market
Hey, don't do Sonic 06 like that. At least 06 had ambition, awesome music, and tons of potential.
I agree
The superman 64 of sports
Madden 19 was so bad, but whenever I say that, people tell me I’m crazy. Glad I’ve got some backup
Madden 19 was so boring and I didn't like that they changed the home screen and the movements of players tortured me along with the glitches
EA fanboi's will fanboi
I remember as a young chap on the 2K sports forums circa 2007-2008 beefing with those fools on the EA forums 🤣 Ahhh the good ol' days.....
@Jude Magnotti madden 21 next gen takes the cake trust me some of you don't have the next gen its really bad
@@TheAlmightyClipse ESPN 2k5 is still one of the greatest football games ever
Blows my mind how many people defend madden
Madden 09 has a mode that allowed you to play as yourself, and it included practice, doing interviews, making commercials, and even line on the line of scrimmage (rather than the traditional birds eye view)
I usually get me a 5 piece from a KFC and blow out the toilet later for a good price. Get some biscuits put some Tabasco on it and I'm gonna rip ass like no other. God damn love me some KFC worst decision is eating there and not blowing out their toilet bc if drive home im speeding like a mf 5 min later bc I'm gonna explode. Run right through the garage door kick down the door and tear up my bathroom God damn no fun.
@@Eric-jk3oi Um...ok.
@@Eric-jk3oino fun indeed
@@Eric-jk3oi💀💀bro what was the purpose of replying this on a random comment
@@BaconLet Tell me about it so anyway just got me a baconator am going to blow this toilet out when I get home l'm kind of mad that didn't sit there and eat this hamburger there instead ate it on my drive home but if would eat it there would have tore up their toilet Oh my god like you have no idea how big of a dump I'm about to take. And if it's going to be anything like these farts that I'm ripping off right now oh man it's going to be extra spicy. driving with the window down because am letting Loose if you know what I'm saying
This game started your villain origin story 🤣
I kid you not, I got a free copy of Madden 19 at EA’s headquarters while I was attending a HBCU job tour there. Needless to say, I played it for a while and haven’t touched it since 2018.
What’s HBCU?
@@Vlad7six0 Historically Black Colleges And Universities.
@@MikeJr9284 😭😭
handin out copies of a football game at a hbcu. they don't wanna see us winning 😂
@@Anonymous-nh7cb Madden is good at one things like really well. playing with friends
Suddenly the Madden games that you could play on the Wii don’t seem that bad graphically/physics compared to modern Madden games.
I STG ppl clown me when I say I play madden on the wii/wiiU but it's actually a lil enjoyable
@@GELATO_f1 madden 09 Wii was and still is phenomenal. Loved playing online.
Or SNES, even NES
I started on madden 09 because I’m a packers fan and love favre, now that’s all I play even though I have every single newer game. I’m just gonna stop trying and wasting my money to see if the next one was better, cause their all the same
I still play ps2 madden
Sorry you're treated like such a pariah by fellow Madden youtubers, my dude. Unfortunately this shows how not only modern Madden games are subpar, but also how the Madden community is intolerant to dissidents of the EA regime.
Part of the problem the game has been shit for so long the younger people covering the game just don't know better. I'm 40. Been playing madden since sega and ncaa when it was bill walsh college football. I've seen it all. Its kinda mind blowing how this game has evolved and devolved over the years.
@@themeat70 part of the problem is that EA is a trash company completely
Most of those simps would whore themselves out for a couple of MUT packs anyway.
EA fanboi's have always been blind sheep! It was the same back in 2007 when I was a frequent on 2K sports forums. I ventured over to EA's forums upon finding out APF 2K8 was region locked on 360, and I couldn't believe how blinded those guys were back then...
@@AstralShine MUT is the worst thing to happen I swear its this generation 🤦 they like this new garbage even 2k does it smh
I've never been a fan of Madden games, tbh. But my brother has always played them, and his pure unadulterated rage he's directed towards this game has made me happy I discovered your channel to give him a heads up on how bad the games after this were. He usually would skip every other entry, but he even skipped Madden 21 to my surprise.
8:24 “now players moved realistically” as Todd Gurley Stands up using his knees
That's why he's out of the league.
My least favorite part about Madden 19 was that Jeff "Bus" Jibber wasn't a playable character in the game.
Crying
Bus Jibber > Tom brady😤😤😤
@@adventuregang6064 Yes
Ahh longshot: homecoming…a mode where football was sidelined for an absentee father and an estranged step-sister…good times
Ngl I only liked madden 19 because of long shot part 2 it was epic
Longshot was so lame lmao
It also had bargain brand Victor Cruz in the form of Tito Flavors
@@galagize9233 Longshot was a masterpiece of cringe writing
@@N0TYALC yea.. it kinda gave madden a little depth with a "campaign" aspect but it just wasn't made right
I literally don’t understand how you get worse maddens every year with better technology, only EA …
Because they realize they just have to make a shell of a football game to house their Ultimate Team junk and people and certain UA-camrs will eat it up.
madden 20 was not worse than madden 19
@@pikapika8926 Agreed, but I imagine that's a case of "once you've hit rock bottom, there's nowhere to go but up."
@@ReluctantWarrior yea but madden 20 was definitely the peak of modern maddens, after that madden just completely sucks
@@pikapika8926 It's certainly the one which manages to be at least decent. Which is kind of the best you can hope for in the modern games it seems.
Yo - Drink - don't fuck with the haters. It's because of you that I learned of the absolute greatness that is ESPN NFL 2k5. I have owned that game for a few months now and have played the shit out of it. It's because of you I was inspired to invest in some of the older PS2 Maddens, such as 04-08. You have re-ignited the love for the Madden series when it was good within me. And for that I will be eternally grateful to you. Keep pushing, my friend.
2k5 was better on Xbox
I'm so happy I stumbled across your channel, I felt like I was one of the few crazy people who didn't like the new madden games and was living in the past. Been playing franchise mode on 07 for the ps2 lately binge watching your videos lol. Keep on keeping on my brother.
I feel you soft drinks, nobody shots on ea like you and I love it. My business teacher was talking about monopolies and I brought up EA and she had no idea about this travesty.
most people in the real world don't, which is why I do what I do. People complain that it can get "repetitive" but each video opens up more and more eyes...
Ryan moody would like to have a word
@@SOFTDRINKTV that's why I love your videos. People seem to easily forget about how good the old maddens really are. And how shit the new ones are.
I think Softdrink is way better than Ryan Moody. Moody has some good vids but imo they get repetitive and generally seem like anger bait. Softdrink’s takes are nuanced and I feel like each new video is a fresh take.
@@carybird24 He literally says the same thing Ryan does. The reason why Moody might seem so repetitive is because users are sending him clips of all the bugs and Ryan hits out multiple 3-5 minute videos a few times a day. If Madden didn't suck so bad, he wouldn't have this kind of material. Ryan just doesn't say, "This is terrible!" He takes the time to break down why, from a on the football field x's and 0's standpoint, why the game is broken.
Never lie to yourself or others. We know that this game is beyond subpar. Thank you for exposing these clowns.
Your one of them
@@King-cj1nj ?
I have Madden 19 and I ain't willing to download it just bc of the freaking player movement so either ur one of those ppl that are willing to take anything as subpar or u haven't played older Madden games. I'm 14 and I have played Madden 06 to Madden 10 and 12 when Madden was actually good
I just wish Madden was actually a good game or at least was another simulation football game out there with NFL teams and everything 🙄
@@beaulittle I'm 15 and I can tell you your opinion is invalid as shit
@@black.lightning55 how? Madden 19 is unplayable. Everything is cringe. And I love Madden. I've been playing Madden for several years. And I have every madden from 25 to 22 downloaded on my Xbox one, except for 19. Ain't that saying something? And if u like 19, cool. But for me, I can't stand Madden 19. I almost wanna turn it off anytime I see madden 19
I’ve always said this, the players running movement was literally high knees all over the place 😭
Edit: also the shoulder pads were so unrealistically huge 😭
They've been moving and built like robots forever
There legs don't straighten out
Exactly
Now this i will agree on them mfers was just jogging 😭
Everytime I ran out the pocket with a QB I was confused as to why those mfs were doing high knees
During the 2000s we had good maddens, nfl2ks, nfl street, the best tiger woods golf games, and nba live. I miss when sports games were good
Bro the fumble glitch gets me every time
That hall of fame defense from Clay Matthews at 11:59 has me in tears 😂😂😂
Same😂😂😂
Honestly I’m shocked madden can detect if the ball hits a body the it’s deflected instead of purely needing an animation to trigger it
@@anonymousanonymity2815 well they removed that in madden 22
@@nolol5425 oh wow congratu-fucking-lations
I know it's so sad
Madden 19 is by far the worse madden game of all time, I don’t know how I was able to be entertained for an hour of playtime.
Facts. The worst running motion ever in 19.
20 and 21 are way worse
@@Racinrasslinfan36 i liked 20 and 21 more
Of course its unplayable but atleast it added superstar abilitys and face of the franchise
@@Racinrasslinfan36 I like 21 cause I play 32 man franchise. I don’t play anything else everything else is boring madden 20 sucks besides KO
@@lenzone I hate the star abilities because that player shouldn’t be good because of that ability they should be that good because they are that good.
I respect how much time this took to make. Especially since there’s so much competition for the worst madden game 🔥
I love your work, SDtv. Keep doing your thing. That said, I gotta let you know the only reason I suspect you probably didn't see much true sim gamers talking about how bad Madden 19 really was then is because by then, a lot of the old heads that covered how bad Madden has gotten (and keep in mind, a lot of old heads started to call out Madden since Madden 09 for the 360) had long since moved on. Like for instance, there's this old Sim head by the name of Gideon Prime (aka Apexisfree) who used to be known for calling out the exact same BS in Madden. But after several years of just that, including helping work on Backbreaker, he finally gave up on the Sim football platform altogether and shifted his focus to critiquing the NBA 2K series, since he believes they are far much ahead than Madden, but still need to make sure they keep their level of quality in sim (if not flat out improve upon it) instead of getting complacent like EA has done.
No lies detected in this video! After the disappointment of 18 I rented 19 from a redbox and couldn’t force myself to play longer than a few hours. Since then I only went on to purchase a severely discounted 22 and have no plans to do it again.
Surely one day EA will actually give a shit again right?
EA: We have a new feature. Now, we are proud to introduce the ability to challenge plays 😆🎮🏈
Next year: Introducing user control 😱🤯
There was one time where my friend passed to Travis Kelce in the back of the end zone. Kelce had one foot out of bounds (I watched the replay because I saw it happen). Obviously, I went to challenge and was met with “There is nothing to challenge”
@@youraveragemango8671 Did Travis catch the pass? He couldn't even catch a cold in the Super Bowl 😆🎮🏈
🤣
EA: This year you will actually get to play with the new rookies!!
Never change, and never feel like you are annoying. I've been playing Madden since before you were alive and still remember getting Madden 95' for Sega Genesis on Christmas Day. To see what it has become today is a travesty. Knowing this is the only chance you have at playing NFL Football. Such a shame that the NFL had a monopoly with EA and won't just open it up to all devs.
LMAO you got me with "as the kids say it was kinda sus or not based"
No. No. No. the absolute worst madden ever was the very 1st “next” gen madden. The firstmadden on xbox 360. To this day i remember just staring at the tv screen in disbelief. I got my parents to actually let me stay home from school and everything… i genuinely wanted to cry because how huge the let down was. I simply couldn’t believe how bad that game was after so much anticipation
Okay I’m like four minutes into this video and it’s eerie how much your personal experience with Madden 19 mirrors my own
Damn, we have very similar experiences. I always did Madden PC, and 08 was my last PC title. The disappointment set in like a slow poison starting with "uh, where's Create-a-team gone?" and just the general sense that there was nothing fun or satisfying about the game. It didn't properly hit me for a while that I'd waited 10 years for...whatever the fuck this is.
it was really shocking to see a game regress over 10 years and no one was talking about it...
Madden 19 was the last madden I bought. I was done after that.
its just sad to see how low the mighty have fallen. Madden was once one of the best sports games, but now it's gone to shit
Same.
That was me circa 2007. Played Madden 08 on the X360 and stuck a fork in it. I was triggered enough at the downgrade of going from 2K5 to Madden and it's weird player models on 6th gen, then playing the stripped down bare bones Madden 06 for 360. Then missing out on APF 2K8 cause it was region locked in PAL territories on the Xbox 360...
I like madden 17 and madden 11
Dr Zion my boy
The worst Madden is every Madden from 13 onwards (except for Madden 25).
25 gets to stay with the decent and up 17 was close to decent for me but 18-21 was boring and sucked 13 had nothing, 15-16 was below average but 25 somehow felt decent compared to 13 and every single one after 25
@@cnr6142 I liked 15, I still play it to this day.
@@cnr6142 Madden 25 gets love from me mainly because I can take players from NCAA 14 and bring them up
@@cnr6142 madden 15 is great
@@duskthunder9274 so was the commercial
I have a feeling that EA doesn’t actually give their games to the big reviewers and only pays them for good reviews
1:01 Lil B reference for us oldies
At the risk of pointing out the obvious, when EA got the exclusive rights from the NFL, they became complacent. People continue to buy Madden despite its subpar quality because, somehow, it’s better than nothing. Thank God I still have my Xbox 360, since I was able to get a copy of NCAA 14 and have tons more fun playing that than the most recent Madden.
Man I’m scared they’re going to ruin ncaa football
Yeah it's not looking good for ncaa :(
The worst Madden game is the one they keep releasing every year. It's the same game every year!
Madden 19 was the only game that I got into but it also got me out of the series also with what I keep seeing when I replay it for some reason
Hearing your story is crazy and really interesting. I started playing madden when I was 11 or 12 years old (Madden 05) and watched it deteriorate in real time year after year starting with 09. Finally stopped playing after Madden 25. Watching all your madden videos, you’re absolutely right about how much the game has fallen off in depth/quality, which game killed the series, and how the sixth gen versions (07 and 08 were my fav) were the best ones. It’s wild how you pretty much skipped thru 09-17 growing up, probably thinking you were missing out because of the constant high review scores shitty mainstream outlets handed out, only to go back and see how much the franchise (both the game and the mode itself) fell to ruin. Seriously, fuck EA.
I’ve stopped buying in protest for years and don’t regret it one bit (I’m 28 now). I love that you make these videos to try and show people it hasn’t been worth buying this game for years but there are too many diehards out there that will take anything EA will give them. Love your content though and you’re also right about the 2k series, keep it up!
The end definitely earned my subscription 💯💪🏾
Out of sheer boredom I reinstalled’19 to play and realized that I can’t get the simulation of playing football with a game designed to be an arcade style experience. It’s obvious. Even in simulation mode you’re limited in the way you can be successful with the scripted outcomes. You’re 💯 correct in you’re assessment of this franchise. Keep doing what you do.
I remember knowing that I would be calling in to work sick when Madden dropped, now I'd rather go to work.
Keep doing it King. I still play Madden 08 on this PC thanks to the mod community and NCAA 14 on the 360. That ending though.
As a kid growing up in the early 2000’s, I assumed that as technology got better, so would video games. However, I was wrong and started noticing this around Madden 11.’ At first it was subtle, but eventually it just became too obvious with game play being slowed down and deleted features outside of “play now.” I am glad to have a video like this to validate that observation because I thought i was going crazy at first too!
I bought this when I was 11 and I didn't understand and just saw this game as " new and better " and I now regret wasting 60 dollars of my parents money :/
Im actually in the same boat myself. I had never owned a console newer than 2011, so I obviously never played the old Maddens at the time. As such, I just assumed that 19 was a good game. It was only after I bought a GameCube and Madden 07 that I realized how much of a dumpster fire modern Madden was/is
Don’t feel bad, I’m sure it made your parents happy just being able to get you something you wanted at the time.
@@juanv.1738 💯
For modern Madden games I basically have 3 plays. TE drag, slot WR drag, and corner route. I run when it's short yardage or I get bored running the same 3 passes.
@Fries nope
Never stop making these
Thank you sir for starting an amazing family
SoftDrink if you are scrolling down reading comments and stumble upon this. Stop scrolling. Don't read the hate comments.
Lol
Madden 19 was the only Madden I stopped playing during the football season I was over it by week 2 lmao
Madden 19 was so bad that it made people think Madden 20 was good
You're right. 19, 21 and 22 were all awful, but 20 was bad.
true
Madden is actually improving franchise mode. Thanks to guys like Soft drink, Ryan Moody, Angry Joe, and others it allows a lot of voices to be heard and create a concentrated attack to force EA to recognize the non MUT madden player. 👏 👏 👏
Madden 22 actually looks promising for once, unlike Madden's of past. They're finally listening to the fans re: a lot of features + gameplay, and I hope a creation suite similar to NHL's comes next year given that's what a lot of people want.
Will never buy any madden games , and heck I might even make a game like this ROBLOX without making you pay for player packs.
@@MrRapmaster19 Don't fall for it, dude.
@@sambridgers9543 I’m being cautiously optimistic, but I’m still expecting it to be bleh. I mostly play madden for franchise (online and offline) and online H2H, seeing those improvements made me smile, but the core game likely still needs a lot of work
@@MrRapmaster19 i agree don't fall for it next gen madden 21 they took huge steps back makes madden 19 look like a good game smh 🤦
Poor Madden gamers.I wish you guys experience NFL 2k5 like a real gamer. Like me
Apf 2k8 with editor is the real deal but 2k5 is awesome also
Thank you soft drink for helping out our community. Only you , angry joe and moody give us a chance of getting a good game
The worst Madden football with the worst behaved NFL star athlete on the cover in Antonio Brown.
yeah that makes it even worse
I haven’t watched madden UA-camrs, let alone sports game UA-camrs, in about like 2-3 years due to the drama the sports gaming community has become in recent years. But more importantly, I’d have to agree that Madden 19 was beyond atrocious
Madden 19 made me stop buying the game altogether. Didn’t think the gameplay would have been worse than 18 but it definitely was.
And somehow it was the first Madden game I truly dove into and played. However, I was new and I only played it a lot because I wanted to learn the ropes, lol. To this day, my opinion has defeintely changed.
I'll say this, Madden 19 was so terrible, I actually enjoyed it.
Any madden game is fun if you have friends to play exhibition except madden 16 that game was asso
I loved madden 19
Same way I feel about Madden 13. It's so broken that it's fun.
When bro said "I was trying to see if anyone could see what I see..." I felt that. 💯
the reviews these games get every year are so frequent that they’re as common on the game box as the title, every year is “the best yet”
CERTIFIED HOOD CLASSIC
EXAXTLY
#CERTIFIEDHOODCLASSIC
I really miss the old soundtracks in madden it really influenced the music I like still to this day
Hail, I say! Hail to All-Pro Football 2K8!
we should start a religion
@@SOFTDRINKTV I'm in
It’s depressing that Madden is the only football game out there and sucks.
I had madden 19 for three years and I gotta say you are correct. I’m just excited to get Madden 22 because this is EA’s chance to bounce back from 21
Nope😅
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Madden 19 was my first madden, so it still holds a special place in my heart. No matter how shit it was
Lol same 😂
The fact that IGN rated this game and 8.9 is beyond me smh
That's the least of their crimes: Sonic Unleashed somehow was rated worse than Sonic 06 by them.
And it was rated better than Imagine Party Babyz
Madden 19 has a special place in my heart because it was the first game that I bought with my own money
A brand new $60 game that's garbage and worse than games 10 years older? Yep, that sounds like modern gaming in a nutshell.
I used to not like him but stay subbed but after awhile the memories went away and I started 100% agreeing
tbh the only good part about this game was you could flip into the endzone as Antonio brown.
24 takes the cake
this was the madden game that made me quit playing. haven’t bought a madden game since
Whoa! Little angry at the end--and hilarious! Totally agree. Great vid, keep 'em coming!
Man I love how the term "based" is a positive one now 😂🙏 tybg
THANK YOU BASED GOD
Am I wrong to say that madden 19 was the worst in terms of blocking
This didn't age well madden 22 is trash
Yup. I played the free trial of Madden 22 and it is trash. The free trail was dropped on Thursday to kick off the new NFL season
“For being too negative” if I pay $60-$70+ for a game I’m gonna be negative who are they to tell you what to feel about something F them
And F EA
This is what happens when there's no competition. Ea knows there's no other company that's gonna make a football game like this, so they can be as average as possible and people will buy.
Oh boy, oh boy.
Here comes that 1st wave or Madden slander😂🌊
It's that time of year again
Jesus Christ is king❤Psalm 23:6
This sounded like a recap of me going from Madden 11 to Madden 21, good vid, story well told
I like madden 22, its ok honestly, but having the defense do something different every play, sounds like a dream to me
Imo 2007 was probably the last good Madden, the superstar mode was so addictive.
I am the same as you, I haven't paid full price for a Madden game in at least a decade. I hadn't bought a new Madden game until I bought Madden 09 on PS3 which I bought for like $10 because I had and LOVED ESPN NFL 2k5. I HATED Madden 09 and then bought Madden 11 for $10. I loved Madden 11 and still play it all the time. It is my go to Madden game. I just recently bought Madden 21 for $20. It isn't a terrible game, as long as you only paid $20 or less for it. If I had paid full price for it, I would be pissed. It really is something how Madden 21 isn't nearly as good as ESPN NFL 2k5. Madden has CLEARLY put all their resources and energy into Ultimate Team and not on game play, presentation or fun.
Thanks for all your great videos.
I had the same Madden experience. Played 07 and 08 on PC. I did also get 10 on PS3. It wasn’t bad. The micro transactions were meh, but kind of addicting. Since then I’ve wanted to get the latest Madden every year, but they always get such bad reviews that it’s hard to justify spending $60-70 dollars.
I actually thought Madden 20 was a significant upgrade from 19, at least in terms of gameplay. It felt much smoother to me. Having said that, my favorite Madden of all time is still probably either 02 or 03 on the PS2. On 03 I avenged the Rams' Super Bowl defeat to the Pats several times over.
Never really liked the PS3 Maddens that much, especially 06 which was a travesty to me in terms of gameplay.
I applaud you for being able to actually determine the worst Madden. Honestly, the game has been downright awful for more than a decade, no matter what year.
Madden 19 is the reason why I don’t play Madden anymore
That ending though lol
I messed around and brought a ps2 and brought all the maddens from 04-10 and all the ncaa football from 02-10 I don't even have a p4 the only madden I have on p3 is 12 looking at your videos Ryan Moody and angry Joe made me feel safe in my decision
Keep up the good work SDTV
11:58
I literally had that same glitch with Matthews as well. I laughed so hard.
Do you know Marcus Whitman? AKA THAT FRANCHISE GUY? He helped start the FixMaddenFranshise
12:05: Tyreek Hill celebrates all the way to Mars😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆
One thing that I noticed is that every time you or your opponent picked a run play a little infographic about a runningbacks yards per carry or if it was a pass a graphic would pop up about a QBs accuracy.
Madden 23
"And I took that personally"
Glad you put these videos out sir. I have so many great memories of playing NCAA & Madden back in the mid 90s to middle 00s. I joined the military in 2005, and we used to have tourneys in our barracks of both games. NCAA & Madden 07-09. So much fun. I've not purchased a Madden since 2010 or so. I stopped buying them after they dropped NCAA completely. I've usually rented the current Madden every year, and it's been the biggest disappointment every year. MUT ruined it completely to me. Glad I had the chance to play 2003-2009 or so. Keep hoping the next year will be back lol. And here we are 10+yrs later. I'd rather play Tecmo Super Bowl.
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The animation warping in I remember being especially bad where if someone just juke or spun in your general area it sucked your guy into an animation where he’d fall on his ass
I got 19 and 20 the years they released. I was so excited. I can’t even play them now.
I actually kindvve liked madden 21 superstar mode because you got to start in high school, had a solid amount of customization, and could make way more choices, such as continuing college or declaring for the nfl draft
22 has proven to be worse just by virtue of how *buggy* everything is. And the reuse of every single thing they could. And the asset and animations being the same again.