Madden NFL 20 Retrospective
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- Опубліковано 25 кві 2023
- Madden NFL 20 released almost 4 years ago, and it’s a great example of a bad video game, carried in sales off of name alone. This game exemplifies everything wrong with the video game industry, and everything wrong with the NFL.
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#retrospective #SOFTDRINKTV #game #review #sdtv - Ігри
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One more thing about the horrible EA/customer interaction. I bought Madden 20 through Origin because I stopped buying consoles after the PS3 and Madden 25 was my last Madden game. Everything was "fine" until I think in March of this year when Origin changed to EA Play Plus or whatever it is called and they decided to remove Madden 20 from the library. No problem, right? I could still play it offline, right?
NOPE.
The game MUST connect to the live server even to play offline modes. In fact, the game won't even boot. So I contacted EA about this and got people asking me about my son (I don't even have a son) and repeatedly asking me over and over again what the problem is. EA has a FAQ about this and their resolution is:
To buy a "full" copy of the game from your favorite retailer.
What....
I already OWN a FULL copy of this game that I bought from YOU. Nobody is selling the game online anymore because of the online dependency. Now, supposedly console players don't have this issue? And I wonder why that can play offline with no online connection while the PC version can't. I mean, I have all the files for the game and saved data on my end. It isn't like any of that is stored on their servers. The game just needs to handshake with the server for whatever reason.
SOFTDRINKTV, for me ever since Madden NFL 13 and since 17 to 23 that made me stopped installing Madden. I only install PS1 Madden games ever since.
@SOFTDRINKTV✔- What Madden do you think WAS the best?
Great video! Sad such a great franchise has been wrecked. Will you be doing an MLB23 the show review video?
Fuck off and leave this pro harassment site bitch! UA-cam is for fucking sadists. UA-cam must be killed
People say this was the last great madden due to quarantine nostalgia
Lol damn
u madden queers gotta acknowledge that not everyone will agree wit wat you think, yall forcing everyone to not like the game to make yourself feel better
quarantine nostalgia is a great name because that's exactly what it is and its all over the internet rn
@@_shotsbyjayno body is forcing options or opinions on others the game is trash simple kiddo.
Exactly same for me
This game only gets remembered fondly because it was out during quarantine so everyone was playing it all day long… X factors and abilities were cool at first until you realize how broken they were and still are
Fax
Yep😊
same with 2K20
This is arguably one of the worst games in the series because:
A: It came after they went to the Frostbite engine.
And B: The minor improvements that have occurred in the last three games hadn’t happened yet.
I’d say it could be better than Madden 19, but that’s about it.
I remember playing this game before Covid and enjoyed it tbh. During the NFL season I played that and Spider-Man. Then around December onwards it was NBA 2K20. Madden 21 through was trash imo tho.
EA will never change and madden will never return to it's former glory as long as they still have the NFL exclusive license.
23 is decent
23 is trash
Don’t make me laugh lol
Oh yes they will I promise you 2k will take their place and pack their shit and get out you know kinda like Walmart lol
@@wittybanter96 decent? a step in the right direction, right? 😂
This is the game that made me give up on Madden, same old EA only caring for the money.
Same here. Hadn't played since 17 and after I played this for about 2 weeks, I deleted it and swore off Madden.
I was finished after the shit hole that 19 was
Dead ass .. I personally feel madden 18 was perfect.. had its imperfections but compared to the newer maddens .. yeah madden 18 all day 🤷🏽♂️
Go Kraken!!
Well to be fair when companies make good games it also is for the money lol. Quality is generally a business decision.
I liked Madden 20 back then cause it was the first thing brought me in contact with football(I'm from Europe so football is not really popular here) . When I found you're channel I thought it cant be that bad. So I started playing NFL 2k 05, Madden 08 and Ncaa 14 and realized you where right. Today I can't imagen that I liked that game,but due to the fact it brought me to the Sport I now love and play it has a special place in my heart.
MADDEN NFL 20 for me minus 0.9/10.
Madden 19 was my first I loved it but went back after playing others and realised boy this game sucks
Thank you for saying football and not american football like others 🐐
@@FireAttack0811real
I’m from the uk I fit into it from playing madden 05 in like 2015 on my classics Xbox haha
I think what makes Madden 20 special was because everyone was playing it during quarantine. It was during Covid where everyone was staying in and playing online. I played Madden 20 more than any other game and the soundtrack gives me nostalgia now.
Yep
@@kingpeso4240 unfortunately that doesn’t make the game good
That sideline is like something straight out of the Sega Dreamcast.
Oh yeah, the skinny guys!!! 😆
Ya I can agree once I started playing retro PS2 and Xbox sports games I came to realize how much better it was even though I'm 14 I can tell the difference
Fax
i hope this gets millions of views. you said everything perfectly and every madden/sports game consumer deserves to hear this.
Maybe soon 1.9M views in 1 month.
Playing Madden 25 on RPCS3 while watching this, and I literally just had something I've never seen happen in modern Madden happen.
My QB threw an inaccurate pass, and a receiver running a different route happened to be close to the ball.. And he caught it. I'm pretty sure in modern Madden it just bonks them on the helmet
No that still happens. It happened to me last night playing Madden 20
that happened to me in m23 every once in a while
It happened to me a few times in Madden 21 recently.
The sad thing is that for all the criticism of 2K NBA games for holding players hostage money wise, (and rightfully so especially in MyPlayer) at least the gameplay is realistic and worthy of being called simulation
Literally playing 2k right now and seeing how pay to win myplayer is. I swear it used to be at least fair a few years ago and now it's a flat out grind. And important skills like midrange shooting are ridiculous. I think it would be 250k to bring my guy up to 83 on mid range and that's like 40 bucks.
That being said, the gameplay is still very realistic and fluid. When I play against the warriors curry plays just like curry. It sucks they're exploiting the player, but madden doesn't even have a solid framework
People think 2K can make a better NHL game, yet they choose to ignore MyPlayer’s monetization.
@@JaredtheRabbit agree. Or even ignoring everything on it.
@@stephengrigg5988 2k nowadays is like EA. Always Pay to Win.
@@purwantiallan5089 I agree. The only credit I give them is at least they're extprting us for good gameplay. I honestly don't know what madden players get out of it
This is the game where a Madden championship was won with a punter at QB and only running the ball. The last time I played this game was an Eagles Franchise, but I remember prior to then I lost an exhibition match to a potential game-winning touchdown being ruled out of bounds even with challenge.
I bought’22 on clearance because the last one I played was ‘19 and I haven’t even played 1 quarter yet because I have better games that are holding up my interest. I even fired up 2K5 on my OG Xbox today and played and had a blast! 😊
Softy your channel is a genuine treasure. Easily one of my favorite channels on youtube. Never stop🖤
Pick Huey, for me Madden NFL 20 to 23 are all MINUS 4 of 10!
One thing I always hated about modern Madden (besides everything else) was how every player looks like they're built on the exact same frame as one another. I mean pardon me for wanting a Wide Receiver, Linebacker, and Left Tackle to have different body types. In any case, still a banger video as usual.
As someone who love simulation football, I like how arcadey madden was, superstar KO was really fun
Thank you for posting this, I’m seeing a lot of revisionist history online about this game in recent months
I remember a few months before COVID I said very nicely that this game was bad on my show. I suggested to play Madden 2003, 2004, and 2005 instead. You know a game series is shit when games on the 2600 beat its brains out
Finally, someone said it people act like madden 20 was the best madden ever it’s pretty sad really
Half the fans weren’t alive to play a good Madden let alone a great one lol
kids are ignorant and the adults that defend the newer madden just have bad taste in quality.
@@aariesharris7894 yep, exactly
It’s just cuz it was during covid and there’s a lot of good memories on ut
Yeah usually those ppl were born after 2011
This game opened my eyes to how lazy EA was. At least madden 11 good so I can survive off that
All Madden PS1, PS2, Madden 12 PS3, and Madden NFL 25th are all the best.
The play that made me hate tackling animations was when I did a fake fg and there was a hole open so I ran threw it but my player started running more towards the left into a tackle even when I tried going to the right
You hit the nail on the head. I try and explain to my dad madden Hasn’t been good in ages it he still claims it’s really good and he has never touched anything but a sports game
I'm not a huge sports fan, but I do love all of your insightful videos. These days, when you can easily play the old PS2 games on a laptop or even on your phone, who needs the new Maddens? Just get one of the old games where your favorite team had a good season, and have fun once again- with all the modes you've praised back in the game....like they were never dropped! :)
The last good madden was madden 17
Never stop making these videos, people need to keep being reminded how EA keeps letting everyone down with these Madden games, I still continue to play Madden NFL 07, ESPN NFL 2K4/5 on my PS2/PCSX2, and I don't think I will ever go to a new Madden ever again, last one I got was this Madden-I picked it up for $5 at a local game store, I turned it back in and was able to use that $5 for a copy of ESPN NFL Football (2K4) at same local game store...crazy that these PS2 era games are still better than new Maddens after 3 console jumps, PS2 to PS3 to PS4 and now to the PS5, it is really sickening that people still defend EA, again keep up the great work SDTV
The sad thing is I’m 19 and I believe me kids are gonna end up watching these videos
I've been playing Madden since 1992. You're doing God's work. Looking forward to Maximum Football.
Madden 20 was the first Madden I bought day one in 7 years or more. I fell for the hype, my friends sold me on it, the little CFB mode sounded amazing, I had a job so I figured lets buy it day one. I played it for 4 days and thought about returning it to only get half my money back. I couldnt believe how much it sucked, I was blown away. As a kid I loved the older 360 maddens and like I said I fell for the hype. I played it for four days and didnt play it ever again, and since I have not even thought about playing a new madden other then when I got Madden 23 for free last week through EA play, played for an hour and realized even paying 0 dollars for that game was too much money. Joke of a franchise now and I'm glad you are doing videos dunking on them.
I loved playing Madden 20 during quarantine but calling it the best madden with basically 4 reused game modes is HUGE stretch😭
Love your videos. Just wondering if you can do one on FIFA or other soccer games?
This game was absolutely horrible but I have good memories from my own simplicity. I was in college and on a big time grind at the time and only had like 30 mins a day to myself in my room to play video games. I’d play like one or two quick games of a mycareer with a QB. Did a full 15 seasons with him and had a great time. But the game is bad
People hate when i say it but madden 20 was almost as bad as 19. Madden 20 was one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had playing a video game.
It's sad how many people consider it good and think it's soundtrack was good. Covid strikes in many other ways.
soundtrack was fye fym!
@@massacabal magic was awesome
@Floating Cabal I can confidently say this is the worst Madden and maybe 2K soundtrack I've ever listened to. I at least enjoy a couple of songs in 22 and 23, 20 is all obnoxious rap with 0 flow in sight. Nothing in this even compares to N95 or Ambessel.
@@Lagchunk then u havent heard 21 soundtrack. it actually god awful.
@@Lagchunk ts fye fym!
This was my last madden I played all year. Played a little bit of 21 then i gave up completely. I then sold all my owned madden games from m17 through 21. I will never play madden again until a new developer rises.
Yes. Ever since Madden NFL 06 Xbox 360 that Madden declined completely.
Great video 👏👏 keep up the good work 💪
Amin.
Love your content sir much respect. 🤝🏾
I think madden really went down hill when they added the rac, possession, and aggressive catch.
Hmmm...🤔
Keep hammering them man, the reign of terror will end eventually
Tbh I really like this Madden because it was the first Madden game I played and it brings back memories and I really like how you can be very elusive but that’s just me
You suck shut up
You’re young
Same this is my first madden and we cloud have a good team without spending money
play any madden game on the ps2 and it will destroy madden 23 and even the later madden games on the ps1 have more features
the issue is that the people who want madden 20 gameplay back are the ones who want it back bc it made ultimate team more arcade-like. the leaping linebackers and completely busted x factors made it fun for them. madden won't be realistic. likely ever but bare minimum until a competitor forces their hand. fingers crossed maximum or 2k can be that challenge, personally
Madden NFL 20 gameplay looked like downgraded Blitz the League PS2 game.
Fuck no y’all want a game movement to be slow asf that’s not real they not moving all slow and none elusive like that in real life that’s why madden fucking sucks now
Can’t juke or do a good spin move anymore
What’s so crazy is that today…I was looking through my old games on ps5 and when I found madden 20…somehow I put 850 hours into madden 20…I was thinking to myself what tf I was doing putting 850 hours in madden 20?! Good times
Quarantine
@@ethanblank8911 but I wasn’t even playing online or mut…I guess I was just playing to play
@@bokc_itzjamiieswrldd8135 That's what I noticed from this video. It's all "this thing is bad!" and "that thing sucks!" Madden 20 was my second Madden game after 19, so you could say I was born into modern Madden. I still play 20 to this day. You can genuinely have a good time and enjoy playing the GAME. I feel like that's what people are missing. It's a GAME. People think back fondly on 20 because we didn't care. The world outside was shit, but the game was FUN. That's all that mattered then, and that's what matters to me now.
I really like the video hope you keep making good content
Madden 20 was great
Great at sucking dick.
Playing this now for the plat and I’m laughing my way through it. If it wasn’t for the GameStop $5 monthly credit to ‘buy’ this game for $5 then I’d be more pissed about the years-on issues this game can’t shake.
I'm sure IGN considered it a "Step in the right direction" lol, like they do every yr
Lol this exactly what I’ve been saying as well, awesome video really hitting the nail in the coffin
One of my memories of this was their MUT mode lacked 99 overall cards for good players, and all they gave it to was players who were hurt all year or theme diamonds
I’m happy you made this cus I was just scrolling thru your vids tryna find if you made a one on madden 20. In my honest opinion(since playing madden 99-20) madden 20 is by far the last ALRIGHT madden. Once EA included X-factor I was completely done with madden. Haven’t bought madden since!!
Still playing 2k5 and allpro football 2k8. Will never go back to madden. We need a change
Lol. And what’s crazy is that you could’ve did any one from the last six years.. still would’ve been just as prevalent smfh. Great video bro.
I only liked this game because it got me through quarantine I remember grinding on ultimate team all day and vibing to the songs
Great video 💯 The leaping linebackers have been a problem since the PS3 era Madden's ball trajectory is too low in a lot of Madden games. Linebackers will leap 10 feet in the air to pick you off. The last great Madden game to me was Madden 2005.
Thank you for this vid! This is the last Madden I bought (for 20 bucks many months after release) and played. Very buggy, terrible animations for scripted events, horrible throws... yeah you know.
For me my last Madden NFL game that i ever install is Madden NFL 25th. The last OK madden.
Love the videos. You should a deep dive into mlb the show.
I plan on it eventually. I have to play more of the series first
Can’t wait!!!!
I only tried it out because I needed something to do during the pandemic. The last madden I played before that was Madden 17. All I can say I was disappointed…
I got this game because it was my first modern Madden game. The only other one I had was Madden 06 for the GameCube. I had my fun with it in the beginning, but once I started seeing the issues, I came to regret buying it. Never bought another new Madden since.
I really want to get back into NFL 2k5.. but I want it on my pc, should I get the psx version or Xbox version?
can you PLEASE make a video reviewing or talking about the current build of undisputed/esbc and also talk about why you think ea shouldnt make another fight night game i just want your opinions on boxing games more i love your channel😮💨🤞
Do y'all remember luke kuechly being the most overpowered madden player In this game he touched your qb or hit sticked anyone they fumbled dude always picked the ball he was Actaully insane
I have never rage quit a game where I will never play it again until I got my hands on this game. I was doing the mycareer aspect of this game and after my 4th season, I didn't resign with my team or choose one of the 5 teams that offered me contracts during the offseason because I thought I'd be able to have more options after a certain week. I did not. It legitimately forced me to retire without warning. 4 seasons and my career was over. No warning, and no chance to continue.
That’s on you 😂
@@nicocollins4101 I'd say same if i hadn't had very similar things happen to me. Not just in 20, but also in 21 and 22 and even 23. I'd make a QB who by his fourth year was a 99 overall with the Jets (after being forced to ONLY be drafted there as a QB), win 3 or 4 rings in that time with the same number of MVPs, amazing stats, literally everything you could ask for. And I decided to not resign with the Jets because I want to play on a different team. But what do ya know, a 25 year old, 99 ovr QB with 4 rings, 4 mvps and amazing stats did not get a single contract offer from ANY other team and was forced to retire. I don't know what world that happens in, but I guarantee teams would be flocking that guy with contract offers irl or any decently made simulation football game.
😂damn. Gambled on yourself and lost. Didn’t consider that you might end up havin no offers if ya played bad 🤦🏾♂️. That’s actually pretty funny. Still lame to be forced to quit myPlayer after dedicating 4 seasons of gameplay tho.
@@tjanderson5892 It's one of those things where I didn't expect to even be forced to retire 😅
I remembered that Eric Dickerson's 94 NFL 100 dominated with that broken Freight Train 100 X-Factor.
Until they had to nerf it in February before his Ultimate Legend came out.
Only for someone to make a golden ticket for Bo Jackson and Michael Vick, not knowing they would get another 99 in Ultimate Legends.
My favourite part of the game was the loading screen having the browns punter in it pointing like a QB en route to the line of scrimmage
Years ago I use to be astonished by the lack of quality in FIFA games and this was in the mid-2000s, same with Madden even their PS2 versions were far inferior to 2k. EA has been making trash forever, its just that they have gotten worst/better? at it.
Madden 20 will always be my favorite madden
I remember I bought this game at launch, played it for maybe two weeks, ejected the disc, put it back in the case, and haven't dusted it off since...haven't even touched a Madden game since 20
Did the same with their soccer game FIFA 22, bought it played twice and deleted from my pc. Never played it again! I've played EA games for two decades and they have always been sub-par experiences.
have you done a retrospective on madden 18 or plan to do one
Damn...There's an eery 1984 vibe to how you break this company and game down...
This was first game I played on my PS4 when I got it in 2019 from my teammates for Christmas so while I don't like it compared to 2K5 or my ps3 maddens, I will always cherish it because of why I have it... Still a glitchy mess though
I’m not defending the game but it was one of my favorites because I play for fun
you're part of the problem
And that’s why I stay playing madden on the ps2 way more fun than this garbage madden we have today. I love old school madden more fun and have all the features today’s madden don’t have. Thank you 🙏🏽 Softdrink tv love the videos 💚keep up the great work.
Imagine if those Madden game glitches happened during REAL NFL games...what would happen next?
Love ur vids cause they are the truth EA needs to stop making football games
Madden 20 was the last Madden that I didn't unistall with in the first month. I played it for 3 months
I love how he's calling Y Shallow Cross in every clip and doesn't even acknowledge it
Man X-Factors was the epitome of “looks good on paper” and it was broken beyond belief
It’s only popular because of the virus and nostalgia
I can't believe we have had a whole generation of sports games (PS4) that just sucks. The generation before it was better.
11:40 That's such a good point. I used to play sports games ONLY when growing up. In high school I started playing Fallout: New Vegas and was impressed with the detail and choice. Then I made the mistake of playing NHL 18 expecting the same level of depth. Not even close and that's why I barely play sports games released after 2012
I’ll never forget getting Madden 19 for free and during a franchise game one of my defensive lineman became invisible…
X-factors will end up being maddens downfall. I hate how in MUT now it’s not based on numbers or overall it’s based on abilities so a 95 with better abilities will play better than 99 overall. Miss the older days of madden
Major problems I can think off:
Running was Op and the abilities
Corner routes
Bazooka
A glitch with one of the dead-eye ability where if you left go off the running trigger while throwing it’ll let you have running dead eye
WR op abilities and X-factors (double me and Moss lmaooo)
it might’ve been trash but it got me through quarantine 🤞🏾
you should do a madden tier list one day
Forget getting another madden game, I’m looking forward to that new football game coming out later this year
You def buggin about the soundtracks, Madden 20 soundtracks were amazing
You know this is a failed franchise when the world winner of the Madden tournament is someone who literally had a punter as QB and used offensive tackles as WRs to win. This game is insanely broken.
Madden 02 is my favorite. All about angles & momentum, over pursuing incorrectly is costly
This was the year of the unstoppable Eric Dickerson. (Also the linemen STILL dont know how to block)
It had a mid soundtrack though
def offa perc!
At least Madden 20 didn’t have
“Throw it in rotation.”
@@JustinTyme116 fr
What's the song during the intro called?
Madden 22 was the only game where I could play with my friend in team play have fun and not worry about having to put money into the game
I actually liked it over the last few maddens. I know I played it more than 21 or 22. But that continual running clock on franchise was annoying
Only reason I loved madden 19 was because it was my first next gen madden ever. Before that I had a ps2 with Madden 08 and NFL2K 5. The amazement of seeing the jump in graphics and visuals clouded the lack of depth and polish compared to other titles my little brain couldn't comprehend.
ngl next to madden 17 20 might be one of my favorite from that gen especially now that im on pc with mods hopefully with 24 most likely being next gen i can finally upgrade
When they updated scouting. I think the mistake is on us assuming the scouting update was ever intended to improve Franchise mode. Honestly ask yourself if any changes implemented into Franchise mode have been an improvement. Now ask yourself if that’s an honest mistake or an intentional detriment that essentially improves other modes by knocking another down. Crazy right.
Using Zeke in this game is like using a cheat code
I don't know if you'll see this comment but if you can, could you possibly do a Madden NFL 09 (PS2) retrospective? Granted it is a Madden 08 PS2 2.0 but it still greatly holds up. Franchise Mode is immaculate as always, with new decades scoring. This was also the first PS2 madden to introduce the QB Avoidance Stick. Also, it's the last madden to have Historic Teams, along with the 2007 Packers being a playable team.
i agree with every point besides the soundtrack one lol
Never played 20. 19 was the one that killed Madden for me.