Madden 25 makes things right. The Running Game has been completely redesigned, the Steuuerung of runners, whether RBs, WRs or QBs, now look more realistic and provides with new and more precise moves a lot more options and therefore fun. So, however, a problem also comes here with him. Powerbacks example are almost invincible. I have a game with the Pats against the Lions won so outrageously high and tried to ignore the Passing Game which is a shame for Tom Brady. Well, at 7 minutes Quarter Length I had at halftime already nearly 200 yards with Ridley, of about 80% simply by running through the D Line when using the Precision Truck Move ... skin Suh to like a little kid.
The Running Game gets yet 4 out of 5 stars because you can make it seem very realistic by own turning the controller.
The Passing Game is this year again so ne thing. Mismatches are not really important. Would be interested to know who the worst of it, RB or LB. in a real game one on one It even happens, the WRs of LBs beeen Slant it to you remain covered ^^
Furthermore, it is still impossible to go deep when tight one on one coverage is there. The receivers are unable to make plays. How often does it happen that a DB despite perfect coverage makes a mistake and a big play of the offense allows? Often enough, just ask the Pats as they have lost twice against the Giants. In Madden you go deep against cover 2 and 90% of the ball is intercepted ... even against Cover 1 ... again EA, DBs may not realize the pass within 3 seconds and half the field to cross before the ball even is close to the WR.
An exception is the flash. If DoubleSafety flash without CBs covering the Secondary, can be seen from the Shotgun blind throw at his No. 1 wideout, 100% big play to 90% TD.
EA has just a lot of potential for that matter Customize. This looks more like a comparison of different ratings, mixed with a small random component. Pen and Paper style.
Now time for Defense. A bit of what was already in the offense going to bad Run D. This is the most annoying of all, when you are at the goal line. Goal line stands are virtually impossible, because the adversary normally always beats out at least 1 yard. Defend you the center, pitched the O and the AI of the remaining D is too stupid to check the ... 90% of cases a TD untouched.
Next problem is Play Action ... even with nem good to very good running play, the Defense falls only extremly rare gonna work.
Besides minor quirks that unrealistic in Madden 25, however, the pass rush is. That's completely ridiculous. Sacks are in almost all cases, coverage sacks, even with perfect vorhergesehenem snapcount. One can 7, 8 people flash, and the QB has always 3 seconds to throw. RBs and TEs as Gs and Ts block, which is ridiculous. Fullhouse formation is gold against lightning ^^
Another playful Macke concerns the speed of the players. It is ridiculous that a RB with NEM 89 Speed Rtg., Who enters the Secondary of NEM with NEM LB 80 still gets caught. Even if you turn massively on the controller does not change that. Had only recently the situation. Was at my 2 Yard Line, saw that the D flashes. Bin in shotgun and got sent to my WRs Streaks. Snap, Two Step drop despite Shotgun order to have more time. Lightning came, went deep pass from Brady to Edelman. Who won the scrimmage battle, caught the ball and is up to the opponent's 5-yard line before the CB has caught up with him. I do not know which team was the only one that Edelman 89er Spd Rtg and the DB had a 98er. The coverage was very tight by the duration of Catches. The fact that Edelman could still run about 70 yards after that is faster with NEM players of about 10%, etqwas is unrealistic.
Finally even the worst and most annoying of all for me Macke ... Without which there would have been 4 stars. The AI in the career mode is God miserably. When I play the QB, the computer decides what the RB makes when I gave him the ball. The then plays like a drunken. From nem HB Dive he makes NEN outside run, despite huge gap in the pre crave Gap. In NEM off tackle run however, he goes on come hell off tackle, even if the largest gap would have been ever hitten previously. If the line is he drop by that begins Gehampel. A spin, a Juke, a left hook right after another, rather than simply to give gas when space is there. He reaches behind the DBs runs so Disabled zig zag that he is caught again rather than long been at the Sideline and give gas. The make the receiver as well. I started ne career with the Vikes. Peterson's longest run of the season, 42 yards, which is to make you weep, especially because I am in real life RB ^^
Well all in all, makes Madden 25 is still fun, it just suffers from the errors to which the predecessors have already suffered and however to immature renovations which have a lot of potential. Maybe it's on the nextgens different.