Madden NFL 20 - PlayStation 4

PROS: New Face of the franchise mode: Replaces the dreadful Longshot story mode from last year. The mode lets you pick several college teams and has much more replay-ability than the two seasons of Longshot ever did. After making your way through college you play a year in the pros and can unlock various different endings based on how you play. Afterwards, it is essentially a single player franchise mode with few dialog options such as coach interactions and post game interviews. Though still not as replayable as I would have liked, definitely an improvement over last year. X-Factor traits: Essentially special abilities star players have on certain teams to distinguish from your average NFL Joe. Though I thought these would be a gimmick at first, they actually make playing certain teams and players feel different than unique. Though some x factors are certainly more overpowered than others, it is a welcome addition to the franchise. Gameplay: Though this should be expected, game play feels much more fluid than last year especially in the run. Clipping doesn't happen as often though still a problem, and linebackers can't jump 5 feet up in the air to pick off your ball. Trending in the right direction with the gameplay though I have still experienced frame rate dips and animation glitches CONS: Franchise Mode: Franchise mode got no meaningful improvement from last year as there are still many features that players have been asking for for years that are not available. Basically a copy and paste from Madden 19. MUT: Your favorite microtransaction riddled pay to win mode is back and earning in game currency to buy packs feels harder than ever this year. Despite this, it is the mode with the most added features such as a new challenges mode where you can switch up the difficulty to earn higher rewards. However, the reason I put this in the cons section is because the only reason EA puts any time and effort into improving this mode is because it is their money maker. Why put more resources into franchise mode when they can't put microtransactions into it? MUT as a mode dumbs down the rest of their game because they simply refuse to spend the resources on anything else which honestly has been a frustrating trend over the years. Though I get excited by the demos and game play trailers with all the flashy new features every year, every year I come away disappointed. I've come to accept that I buy this game for the roster updates.

Easily one of the best maddens in the entry. I have barely played madden in years because of how bad it has become, but EA stepped up their game. Gameplay is vastly improved, and feels more realistic and fun. Madden has been known for years to be buggy, but after 30-40 games i haven't experienced many bugs if any. Theres a few new game modes, and my friend and i have been really enjoying SuperStar KO. You can play solo or with 1-2 friends, draft 3 superstar players and play another squad. First TD wins, and you get to acquire the other squads best player for your next match. Fun and fast paced. Favorite thing about this game? You can finally run the ball unlike past years.

Madden NFL 20 is very good including Face of the Franchise: QB1 and I loved to create a player QB from High School Football, thru the 2019 College Football Playoff after signing a scholarship with the choose of any favorite authentic NCAA Football licensed schools and play as starting QB and play good and the NFL Draft stock will go high.