Madden NFL 22

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Overwhelming dislike- based on 115 Ratings

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  1. danger22jmb
    Aug 22, 2021
    0
    Madden came out on MS-DOS in 1988, PC's for the most part are more powerful than this game or any features EA puts in it. what I am getting at is Next gen graphics, star-driven ai and gameday atmospheres. These features were once again left out of the PC version, EA did NOT even change Super Bowl or Pre-game presentations. Add this together with the broken gameplay and countless bugsMadden came out on MS-DOS in 1988, PC's for the most part are more powerful than this game or any features EA puts in it. what I am getting at is Next gen graphics, star-driven ai and gameday atmospheres. These features were once again left out of the PC version, EA did NOT even change Super Bowl or Pre-game presentations. Add this together with the broken gameplay and countless bugs that plague this years version and you get a royal turd. This game is not worth the 60.00 price tag EA puts on it, even with the coach skill tree they added to franchise mode, that mind you actually has no effect on your game play! DONT BUY AT FULL PRICE OR AT ALL IF YOU CAN HELP IT!… Expand
  2. Sartagis
    Aug 26, 2021
    1
    I got the EA Play Pro subscription for this and about 6 other games on the service. I started play on the 12th and have 54 hours in.

    The bad: - I get a lockup every 1-2 hours, typically. Since updating my drivers it is a lot closer to 75 minutes. I had 3 games freeze when I won and the game ended. I have had two freezes buying packs. A great many loading challenges and games. I would    I got the EA Play Pro subscription for this and about 6 other games on the service. I started play on the 12th and have 54 hours in.

    The bad:
    - I get a lockup every 1-2 hours, typically. Since updating my drivers it is a lot closer to 75 minutes. I had 3 games freeze when I won and the game ended. I have had two freezes buying packs. A great many loading challenges and games. I would say that I am throwing away 5-8% of my game time every day due to these freezes.

    - The game is very scripted. I will give a couple particularly severe cases.
    --- 4th game of the 4 game solo option. I take the lead and the first half is good but close. The second half everything broke. I threw 6 interceptions in 7 passes. and fumbled the ball away inside the opposing 5-yard line. My reward went 1K coins / 1 gold pack (5K value) to 1K coins and 3 silver packs (1.5K total value).
    --- Today I played a snow game and score the opening touchdown. Playing a normal defense I see a pass go over the middle and both safeties are where the corner backs should be. 75-.yard touchdown and a tie game. I manage to take a 14 point lead with 1:56 to go. The computer only threw one pass during its drive's, between my 2nd and 3rd scores and it was incomplete. This time it throws an almost identical pass with the same result as the earlier touchdown. On the onside kick I set down the controller and the player it is kicked at runs away from the ball. Needless to say I was livid that the cheating is so blatant. One pass later and its a tie game. This time it was 56 yards against a prevent defense and no one was close to the receiver. I did win in overtime as I got the ball first, but this should never have been needed.

    - The animations and results of plays are often completely wrong. I needed 2 yards to hit 75 for a star in a challenge and I got one when it looked like I got at least 3. The next play I get the 200 offense total and the challenge is over. I had to replay it.

    - The ball and players in contact with other players sometimes are not really down.
    --- Example, I had a player get tackled and role over two defenders for an extra 3-4 yards which got a first down on a 3rd or 4th down play.
    --- Where it looks like the player went down is often 2-3 yards off from the actual result.

    - Just plain stupid stuff happens. I had the computer through a ball into the end zone and it gets knocked down by my defender. You then see about 5 people kicking the ball around and trying to pick it up like it was a fumble. Then one of my defenders kicks the ball a few feet into the air right to an opposing receiver which gets a touchdown.

    - Opposing players almost never drop a pass if playing at the two higher difficulties. I had a challenge I played dozens of times as my drop rate was 70-80% as the announces kept saying the receiver dropped the pass.

    - There is a two-pass for touchdown challenge that I threw an interception on the second pass my first 11 attempts. Some of the challenges are so scripted that getting a required sack or getting an interception when the pass is contested is all but guaranteed.

    The good:
    - If you play MUT there are tons of challenges. This is the main reason I got the game. I do play regular seasons though.

    - Lots of play options, although the one's you get presented sometimes are totally wrong for the situation. This causes you to have to find the right type of play by picking the formation or one of the other grouping options for plays. When time is critical it is very noticeable. I want at least one pass play that goes over the middle when inside the 5-yard line and not all outside one's as those are high risk for a pick 6.

    - The Yard can be really fun because it is on odd way to play the game that adds variety.

    Edit

    Dropped rating from a 3 to a 2 after the following happened in a challenge. Keep in mind this is not a high difficulty and my team probably has a 10-15 rating advantage just about all the way around. Also, this was over many attempts to win the challenge.

    2 passes that were 10-20 yards that beat a 3 safety prevent, in the same game. Every safety was much closer to the line of scrimmage than when they started. Another pass where the receiver shed half my defense after the catch and got a touchdown.
    12 incompletes inside the 5 yard line with almost none anywhere else. This happened in 3 games, 4 passes each, and would have given me 4 stars.
    3 catches in the end zone not getting a touchdown. Twice, the receiver (TE) caught and then ran out from 1-2 yards in. The other time, a WR caught the ball a couple yards in and got popped out by the defense and then tackled.
    Giving up a first down on many 3rd, or 4th, downs with 16+ yards to go.
    WR not blocking during a play. I threw a screen pass and just needed one more block and the receiver 7-8 yards down field is walking back to the line of scrimmage and just lets the defender hit me.    … Expand
  3. DannyDimes15
    Aug 22, 2021
    0
    I solely made an account to say how horrible this game is. 4 billion made from this game and they can't even give us the next gen version on PC. Please explain how a company cannot make time for this when they 1.2 billion last year on MUT alone? The game is the exact same copy and paste from Madden 21, and Madden 21 was awful as well. The franchise mode has virtually no updates and you canI solely made an account to say how horrible this game is. 4 billion made from this game and they can't even give us the next gen version on PC. Please explain how a company cannot make time for this when they 1.2 billion last year on MUT alone? The game is the exact same copy and paste from Madden 21, and Madden 21 was awful as well. The franchise mode has virtually no updates and you can see beneath the new skin the game is running the old model. They just pasted new colors on top of the old model and called it a day. No physics based engine when football is primarily physics based. The scenarios are few and lackluster, the most interesting being; Eagles signing Colin K and benching Hurts; Khalil Mack retiring during his prime by game 3 from the bears. The exact same celebrations/animations/commentary/cinematography as always. The game play is somehow worse, defenders stand around like deer in head lights, receivers will let balls fly off their heads. WR's will catch the ball mid air to only volleyball it 25 feet down the field for an interception. You can tell all around 5 minutes went into this mode. Forget FOF, go watch a youtube video for 15 minutes of a play through and you will probably have a better experience. Receivers do not populate, auto sets difficulty to rookie, jags will draft you but call you Trevor Lawrence. The cut scenes Resident Evil 1 on the PS1. Nothing you do matters at all, the choices and outcomes are entirely predetermined. The entirety of the game itself is predetermined, the animations, the catch rate, the engine itself is not made for football. I'm very happy to see the 4 billion spent well, hats off to you guys… Expand
  4. Holden89
    Aug 22, 2021
    2
    I have been a subscriber to "Origin Premiere" and then "EA Play Pro" since their debut. I have always thought it was a good deal since I typically purchase the yearly Madden, and I would get to try out any games EA put out throughout the year. I have canceled my subscription.

    Madden 22 is such an utter disappointment in so many ways. The graphics, if updated, are negligible. The    I have been a subscriber to "Origin Premiere" and then "EA Play Pro" since their debut. I have always thought it was a good deal since I typically purchase the yearly Madden, and I would get to try out any games EA put out throughout the year. I have canceled my subscription.

    Madden 22 is such an utter disappointment in so many ways. The graphics, if updated, are negligible. The franchise mode interface is exactly the same, except it clearly copy and pasted the UI from NHL 21 and simply changed the text for NFL. Lazy.

    Glitches and bugs galore. I have, several times, had a player get injured and the game lock up and now allow me to substitute another player in or keep the injured player in the game. I have to force "crash" the game with alt+f4. I have had several instances of the game simply closing itself both mid-game or in a menu.

    In franchise mode, I was playing the Buccaneers that week, and the player to watch was Tom Brady. Pretty reasonable. Until I looked at the stats that were highlighted and it was tackles, sacks, and tackles for loss. Tom Brady plays Quarterback and is 45 years old, EA. I don't think he sees many snaps on defense anymore.

    The last point, I suppose, was announced. "Current gen" consoles will not have the "next gen" features of Madden 22. Okay, somewhat reasonable. The Playstation 4 and Xbox One (even the "X" variant) are nowhere near as powerful as the Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. However, I did not assume this would leak into the PC version of the game. My computer is more than twice as powerful as any console available. You're saying it can't handle your "next gen" updates? Squiggly lines for routes and some cutscenes? Really? Okay, so your logic is that not every has a powerful computer. Hardware detection is pretty commonplace in most games. Even simpler, there is a "Settings" menu that already exists in the game. Yes, you put that there. It would seem pretty simple to have a selection asking if you would like to implement the "next gen" elements with a warning that some PCs may not be able to handle it.

    I just find it very hard to believe that one of, if not THE biggest AAA game developer in the world can't put together a team that can functionally assemble a simulation NFL game. You have had the exclusive license since 2006. You have a monopoly on anyone who would want to work on this type of game. Let them do their job, EA. I do not blame the developers, I blame the publisher here. Madden has clearly turned into nothing more than a yearly cash grab for the higher ups at EA.

    Pathetic.    … Expand
  5. luke6789
    Aug 23, 2021
    0
    This game is terrible. There's nothing here that make me wanna play. This is not football, even arcade game style is better than this because here all depends on animations... This is just terrible, all gameplay is scripted and nothing is near to real football. Among all the **** that they told us there was also the "management of the fatigue of the players during the season": the onlyThis game is terrible. There's nothing here that make me wanna play. This is not football, even arcade game style is better than this because here all depends on animations... This is just terrible, all gameplay is scripted and nothing is near to real football. Among all the **** that they told us there was also the "management of the fatigue of the players during the season": the only fatigue that is impacted is the energy of the player who carries the ball. So if you run without the ball, you don't get tired!? Truly!? This has to be a joke.… Expand
  6. inspectorcat
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    The game is unplayable. It just keeps randomly freezing right in the middle of a match - so you have to close it with Alt+F4 and start over. Grinding solo challenges is a real drag; Solo battles - forget about them. You'll just lose your sanity. The problem has been discussed on EA forums for at least a week and still no one has offered a solution. And not even a word from the devs thatThe game is unplayable. It just keeps randomly freezing right in the middle of a match - so you have to close it with Alt+F4 and start over. Grinding solo challenges is a real drag; Solo battles - forget about them. You'll just lose your sanity. The problem has been discussed on EA forums for at least a week and still no one has offered a solution. And not even a word from the devs that they're aware of the problem and they're working on a fix, like they don't even care. The bugs they really cared about - the one that allowed players get free training and the other one that gave them thousands of packs and millions of coins for free - they fixed them in a few hours. Freezing problem - they don't even scratch. To be fair - not everyone is facing this glitch. So maybe it's not the game, maybe it's me? Well, my PC meets all the system requirements, I have the latest videodriver installed, I never had any problems with the previous Madden entries (19, 20 and 21), and I don't have any problems with other modern games - I play Horizon: Zero Dawn, AC: Origins, AC: Odyssey on Ultra settings, and RDR2 on high settings. So probably my PC should be able to handle Madden 22. But it can't.… Expand
  7. sirkruser
    Aug 22, 2021
    2
    I have played about 10 hours of this game so far and I can tell you this game is glitchy and so un balanced. It is impossible to play defense. There are glitches everywhere. My game has crashed like 3 times today. Absolutely terrible. You would think EA would know how to make a quality Football game after all of these years, but here we are, time and time again. Even though they 'updated'I have played about 10 hours of this game so far and I can tell you this game is glitchy and so un balanced. It is impossible to play defense. There are glitches everywhere. My game has crashed like 3 times today. Absolutely terrible. You would think EA would know how to make a quality Football game after all of these years, but here we are, time and time again. Even though they 'updated' franchise it is still same gamemode from Madden 19. I won't bother buying this one until EA fixes their game.… Expand
  8. Just_Jimi
    Aug 22, 2021
    0
    This franchise has managed to become worse & worse as time goes on. The features they’ve removed from M18 to now is mind boggling. Why replace physics for awful canned animations? I recall the community begging for physics since about M10 and we rejoiced once we finally got them in M13.

    There are so many constant steps backwards with this company. So now we have canned animations that    This franchise has managed to become worse & worse as time goes on. The features they’ve removed from M18 to now is mind boggling. Why replace physics for awful canned animations? I recall the community begging for physics since about M10 and we rejoiced once we finally got them in M13.

    There are so many constant steps backwards with this company. So now we have canned animations that take so much control away from the player.

    Then we have game breaking bugs that have yet to be fixed from M19 - M22 on top of all these new ones. So there’s no telling if EA will even fix some of these newer ones since they can’t even figure out all the old ones. This game is in such a tragic state. I just play and buy old Madden games now and say to myself “omg I forget about this figure! Why didn’t they build on this?!?” Older Madden’s do not feel the least bit outdated, and they should. But EA just keeps going in the wrong direction.    … Expand
  9. Inny74
    Aug 29, 2021
    0
    You are basically getting a Legacy Edition version. On f**king PC... No game day momentum, no "next gen" features, which have been in NCAA Football since as far back as 2008. That crap is only for XSX and PS5. Unbelievable. Somehow worse than last years
  10. willllll
    Aug 22, 2021
    0
    Same crap, new year from EA. NFL 2k5 from 16 years ago was MILES better than this game.
  11. Stolze90
    Aug 23, 2021
    0
    Dont buy its the same old madden like 20 and 21. After all its more bugged not like 20 and 21
  12. Donaven58
    Aug 22, 2021
    0
    Thanks for not including PC in the next gen group. Game is terrible either way. But that's what happens when you have no competition. EA ends up getting money for their product be sure they are the only option. So by default, even if they lose a number of sales. They gain sales to make up for it.
    NFL should be ashamed.
  13. code31
    Aug 22, 2021
    0
    I had to make an account so that I could tell you about this game. I have the EA Play pro subscription, and have put in about 15 hours now combined in Franchise (player / coach) and FOTF. Played on All-Pro and All-Madden on Simulation.

    The game has crashed on me around 10 times - almost all of them were in between plays where neither team would be allowed to select a play. You could    I had to make an account so that I could tell you about this game. I have the EA Play pro subscription, and have put in about 15 hours now combined in Franchise (player / coach) and FOTF. Played on All-Pro and All-Madden on Simulation.

    The game has crashed on me around 10 times - almost all of them were in between plays where neither team would be allowed to select a play. You could call a timeout, but nothing would change. Players stand in the huddle for minutes without a prompt for a play to come up. You have to exit the game and lose all the progress on it, meaning you'd sometimes lose 20-30 minutes of progress if you've been playing.

    The menus are constantly glitching visually - with lighting issues, incorrect models, scans not appearing, player photos incorrect or not appearing, flickering menu panels, and much more. Same for glitchy cutscenes and stadium visuals. It just doesn't even look like they're finished coding it. Like this is some alpha version that was released by accident.

    Each mode is incredibly shallow. The game is legitimately almost identical to last year in the modes that I touched. Some shiny new features have been included in franchise, like staff skill trees and focus players during practice, but the mode remains almost completely untouched. All this in a year that EA claimed to put much more focus on franchise to appease the fans, this almost feels like a step backwards. Why are there still no meaningful events as a player in franchise? Even in FOTF, after you get drafted - the mode essentially becomes player franchise. There is nothing engaging to keep you playing this mode, even before you've made it to the super bowl. After winning the super bowl, taking home an MVP or ROTY trophy, and making the pro bowl - there's no indication or celebration of these events. No one even says a word to you, and then you start the preseason again. It just feels empty in every meaningful way.

    Of course, all of these things I mentioned wouldn't be so painful if the gameplay was good. The gameplay is phenomenally bad. You cannot make it through an entire game of madden 22 without a major glitch happening on the field. The player movement for quarterbacks took a huge step back again (just try to run the read option with your QB - you have to wait about 3 full seconds before you can control your player and move him upfield) and the game was extremely slow when I played the MUT challenges. Every single play is scripted - so that when a play happens, RNG decides the animation that the players get, and that outcome is the outcome regardless of what physics should dictate. Interceptions caught through a receiver's body, Tom Brady trucking a 320 lb. defensive lineman, WRs dropping the ball after extremely slight contact, CBs warping 5-10 yards to stop a pass to a wide open man, the extremely common strip tackle animations, etc.

    The way to be successful in this game is to take advantage of the poorly designed AI and run plays that the AI is not capable of performing well against. Some plays in madden simply don't work as they're intended to, and you have to be aware of that. The unfortunate truth is that because of how poor madden's gameplay has become, there is a massive disconnect between how a football game is won in the NFL and how a football game is won in madden. All of my frustrations with how this game plays can be summed up by the facts that madden does not adhere to physics (size of a player and momentum) so it's forced to rely on scripted animations and that AI in madden is so fundamentally broken that a game of madden cannot replicate a single play of NFL football. Players have no awareness of their teammates, their opponents, the line to gain, the endzone, the sideline, and the ball. You can go to a replay of any one of your plays (especially pass plays) - pause it after the snap and look at the offensive line. Ask yourself if that looks like a blocking scheme from the NFL, and then calmly wonder to yourself how this game continues to get released with this kind of gameplay. My offensive line looks more like a new constellation than a collective unit of professional football players.

    In the end, someday there will be a simulation football game where you can throw a fade in the corner of the endzone and where pulling guards actually block an opposing linebacker, but I'm not sure that it will ever be a madden game.    … Expand
  14. Willyscott
    Aug 23, 2021
    0
    No next gen graphics, no crossplay. Literally the same game as 21 with a different font on the scoreboard. Don’t give EA any of your money.
  15. Gxim
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    Games trash and they also don't consider PC next gen so we are missing on a lot of features, also lots of bugs and glitches in the game.
  16. Shaqery
    Aug 31, 2021
    0
    **** Company! **** server! **** gameplay! Nothing new. Just the same thrash game like every year. Madden 23 i dont gonna buy. Waste of money :)
  17. axbu89
    Oct 24, 2021
    0
    Trash as always. The fact that they gave PC players the last gen version is just another slap in the face.

    The best NFL game remains ESPN NFL 2K5
  18. JJ2478
    Jan 10, 2022
    2
    The exact same rehashed garbage as the past 10 years of Madden. Skip this one.

    Graphics: 6/10. It's not terrible but I expect better from a company like EA. Gameplay: 1/10. Very minimal improvements from the past few years but still a buggy mess and not that enjoyable. UI: 3/10. The menus are so slow and navigation is more confusing than in past games. Somehow even worse than    The exact same rehashed garbage as the past 10 years of Madden. Skip this one.

    Graphics:
    6/10. It's not terrible but I expect better from a company like EA.

    Gameplay:
    1/10. Very minimal improvements from the past few years but still a buggy mess and not that enjoyable.

    UI:
    3/10. The menus are so slow and navigation is more confusing than in past games. Somehow even worse than the past few years.    … Expand
  19. wizard675
    Sep 7, 2021
    0
    Absolute worst game I have ever played, I was kicked out to the menu, and now my controls have been remapped, and there is no way to remap them. When loading into the game it thinks that there are two controllers connected when there is only one, this glitch combined with the remapped controls makes the game literally unplayable. Do not buy this game.
  20. Patrick26
    Aug 23, 2021
    0
    My computer is more than twice as powerful as any console available. You're saying it can't handle your "next gen" updates? Squiggly lines for routes and some cutscenes? I mean you are literally PATHETIC.
    They hate us. I swear: they hate us.
  21. itwaslagiswear
    Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Same crap every year... This year the gameplay is worse, bugs are worse, AI is terrible. Overall not worth the money anyone would spend. #NFLdropEA
  22. metasupra2344
    Aug 22, 2021
    0
    This game on Steam has been given as a 32% positive rating so far. According to steam250..com, this would make it the 19th lowest rated game on Steam. Only NBA 2K18 is rated worse for a sports game.
  23. NarvaskSC13
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    This is not the game being advertised on Steam. Within all the posts and news updates for this game on Steam these are just a few of the blatant fraud being committed by EA and Valve with their false advertisement.

    First off the screenshots are from the NEXT GEN Console ONLY version not the PC version. “Plus, you can assess your first half performance, make adjustments at halftime,    This is not the game being advertised on Steam. Within all the posts and news updates for this game on Steam these are just a few of the blatant fraud being committed by EA and Valve with their false advertisement.

    First off the screenshots are from the NEXT GEN Console ONLY version not the PC version.

    “Plus, you can assess your first half performance, make adjustments at halftime, and come out of the locker room better prepared for the second half.” - Not on the PC version only Next Gen Consoles – You make depth chart changes the same as you did last game (Madden 21) on the PC.

    “All new Home field advantages” - Not on the PC version only Next Gen Consoles

    “An enhanced Season Engine in Madden NFL 22 will ensure that every Franchise season you play will be different” - Not on the PC version only Next Gen Consoles

    All -Access Scouting Coming in Patch 1 – EA Help states it's for next gen only not the PC Version, However this may just be EA Help not talking to EA Sports.

    New pre-game presentation and commentary as well as Superfans – Not on the PC version only Next Gen Consoles

    New faces and more realistic faces of current players - Not on the PC version only Next Gen Consoles (They don't even have the new rookie photos in the normal game, they are only in their MUT mode!)

    The list goes on, that's on top of all the same bugs at the start of last years game (Madden 21) with extra ones just for this year, all for the SAME price as the Next Gen Console Version.

    It's not only insulting to your PC player base but really that's the last time I trust anything coming from EA Sports. I'll find a new sports games to play with friends I suggest you all do the same. NFL should be ashamed to have anything to do with EA and the way they are tarnishes the NFL's image.    … Expand
  24. TheUnderJaker
    Aug 25, 2021
    0
    I want my money back and I never paid for it (EA PLAY). I only made an account here just to take a dump on EA's head. You don't even offer a next gen version for PC???? You know the crowd that stays cutting edge. I guess 22 is just the straw that broke the camels back. EA has exclusive NFL and NHL rights so they can put out trash, charge AAA price and they PREVENT ANYI want my money back and I never paid for it (EA PLAY). I only made an account here just to take a dump on EA's head. You don't even offer a next gen version for PC???? You know the crowd that stays cutting edge. I guess 22 is just the straw that broke the camels back. EA has exclusive NFL and NHL rights so they can put out trash, charge AAA price and they PREVENT ANY OTHER STUDIO from being able to compete. So for the first time, I'm finally going to breakdown and boycott their products as I have been part of the problem by playing every NHL and Madden when it comes out. Seriously though, the last 6 or 7 years has been bomb after bomb by EA, not just EA Sports… Expand
  25. AquilaTheGreat
    Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Firstly, I do consider this game an improvement over Madden 21, 20, and 19. In fact, its the best madden in roughly a decade. That doesn't make it good. In fact, it makes it insulting. I got the game on PC, and I have looked up this issue many, MANY, times and haven't gotten an answer. I have the same exact HUD from Madden 21 while in-game. I also don't get any homefield advantage things.Firstly, I do consider this game an improvement over Madden 21, 20, and 19. In fact, its the best madden in roughly a decade. That doesn't make it good. In fact, it makes it insulting. I got the game on PC, and I have looked up this issue many, MANY, times and haven't gotten an answer. I have the same exact HUD from Madden 21 while in-game. I also don't get any homefield advantage things. So, really, it plays *literally* like a roster update from Madden 21. How do I know this? Well I played Madden 21 with Madden 22 ratings and yes, its the exact same. Although I will say, it was very nice to get two L's made into W's when I lost 17-21 and 21-24 but those scores were nicely converted to 28-7 and 24-3. How kind of the game.

    Wait. I just looked at a review. The PC version is... not next gen? You're telling me my 2070S with an i9 isn't up-to-par with a PS5? Jesus. I just got scammed. The Origin store page didn't even tell me I wasn't getting the full version.

    Anyways, running in this game is so dependent on animations I had Joe Mixon get 'tackled' after a yard, but rode animations forward for about 15 until he 'broke free' and ran it for a touchdown.

    Still the annoying jumping animations that cut routes short, stop momentum, and kills plays. I'll have a wide open drag route being run and the receiver will jump forward 10 yards for a -5 yard gain.

    The AI thinks it knows more than me. I had a receiver catch two balls, then was taken out via auto subs for a quarter in a half. When I try to sub him back in, I can't. Won't let me.

    Franchise Mode isn't different. its not. Its just more visually appealing. Scouting is the same (heard there is an update coming but since I'm on PC I don't think I get it), and you have coaching trees instead of boxes. All they did was take those traits and made them into a tree, added a currency, and took some traits and put them onto the coordinators.

    If I could, I'd refund. I can't. Origin only allows refunds after 24hrs, which isn't very smart or fair because it took me 9hrs and 48 hours from first launch to properly get a feel for this game. Its awful. Animations and scripting ruin this game. Here's my favorite story.

    Joe Burrow with a clean pocket, launching a pass to Ja'Marr Chase who is open down the middle, is put into 'under pressure' but still throws a dart to Chase which adjusts his body, puts his hands on the ball, but the corner 5 yards behind him teleports, takes the ball from his hands, and runs away. Game over.

    I bet money if you check the code on this game, its 5+ years old.

    Avoid it like the plague, especially if you're on PC. Its quite literally a scam for us PC players.    … Expand
  26. iGROYPEDurMom
    Dec 26, 2021
    0
    Yeah. Terrible game. EA needs to be targeted I don’t play these games for a reason.
  27. FynnBa
    Feb 5, 2022
    0
    Absolute garbage. Who had the idea, that you cant even check the league standings when playing a Player Franchise? Do not buy this Game!
  28. Klaw33
    Aug 21, 2021
    0
    Not enough changes from the last series. Madden needs more competition to make it better. Dont buy this game.
  29. Gunmars
    Sep 6, 2021
    0
    Another year another raging tire fire of a football game is trotted out by EA for 60+ dollars. Glitch galore, zero improvements, on field animations has taken a step back and franchises "improvements" are lack luster at best. But good news is MUT is still shoved down your throat at every chance.
  30. captainthrall
    Mar 29, 2022
    0
    I got this game for free (it's free to play right now), played it for about 4 minutes, and uninstalled.

    Words cannot express how terribly, awfully, horribly bad this game is.

    The controls are absolute garbage.

    The game lacks any type of vision or artistic merit.
  31. Lasto
    Mar 17, 2022
    0
    What the hell?! This is totally a lazy rehack of the last 2 years? 3 years? I'm seeing banners of the New Orleans Bills and Philadelphia Cowboys as well as seeing banners for Madden 21 in the background. What an absolute joke of a football game. I'm done buying this garbage, FINALLY, until they fix this **** 0 is a fair score
  32. ANTtheKNEEEE
    Nov 23, 2021
    4
    Feels like same game. Minor imporvements to some aspects from 21, but actually removed some features. The new scouting feature sucks, and theres been bugs since day 1 they still havent fixed :/
  33. GameDudeChris
    Sep 1, 2021
    0
    This is by far the worst Madden ever made. It doesn't feel like football at all. It is broken animations and horrible game breaking bugs. The NFL should be ashamed that this is how their exclusivity rights are being abused. Spend your money and time on Axis football, Maximum football, a tv channel dedicated to paint drying, anything else. EA is once again an abomination to the gaming andThis is by far the worst Madden ever made. It doesn't feel like football at all. It is broken animations and horrible game breaking bugs. The NFL should be ashamed that this is how their exclusivity rights are being abused. Spend your money and time on Axis football, Maximum football, a tv channel dedicated to paint drying, anything else. EA is once again an abomination to the gaming and sports worlds.… Expand
  34. kh85
    Aug 26, 2021
    0
    I tried the 10hr trial. So I'm glad I didn't pay for this. I was just playing Madden 21 yesterday and this game is almost identical. The only difference is they replaced the previous crappy music with different crappy music. Almost everything I saw in Franchise mode was the same. The just moved stuff around and made the interface look different. Not worth $60 IMO if you already own madden 21.
  35. Rzno157
    Feb 27, 2023
    0
    Ha un gameplay orrendo comandi brutti ed esce ogni anno con la stessa grafica.
  36. technikz
    Mar 17, 2022
    1
    When you want to play a game with your favorite athletes on it then when you get in the game and your favorite athletes look worst than what they should. I mean the Miami Dolphins players look nothing like they do in real life. Not even close
  37. dabirdman23
    Sep 8, 2021
    0
    Created an account just to warn people - STAY AWAY. Severely broken. Random bans on people. Crashes constantly. And the company just flat out has contempt for you for buying their game.

    Please. It's not worth it. Don't make the mistake I made.
  38. xcunningx
    Aug 28, 2021
    0
    This is the worst Madden yet.

    The gameplay warping is terrible.

    Plays are scripted. The engine has already decided what will happen on each play before you snap the ball and will defy physics and logic to accomplish the goal of the script.

    You are in no way in control of your player on the field.
  39. SlapDonuts
    Nov 7, 2021
    0
    Most disrespectful PC release ive ever seen. I have a RTX 3080, but im forced to play the **** old-gen version. **** you EA.
  40. Jayples
    Sep 8, 2021
    0
    EA have made the strongest argument in favor piracy to try before you buy with this pile of hot garbage. Madden 22 is another low effort release from a company that has a far too comfortable monopoly on the franchise and knows fans will pay for any old crap in the absence of any competition.

    The PC release is nothing more than a mod on Madden 21. There's none of the new features or even    EA have made the strongest argument in favor piracy to try before you buy with this pile of hot garbage. Madden 22 is another low effort release from a company that has a far too comfortable monopoly on the franchise and knows fans will pay for any old crap in the absence of any competition.

    The PC release is nothing more than a mod on Madden 21. There's none of the new features or even visual improvements advertised - these are all reserved for next gen consoles. The idea that only next gen consoles can handle the advanced features is laughable and frankly, just plain lazy. The only thing PC shares with next gen consoles is a ridiculous amount of bugs.

    Madden 22 on PC is not a game. This is is a bad mod at best. Don't give EA your money for this hot trash. They are literally laughing at customers with this dog ****    … Expand
  41. MatBrownie
    Aug 27, 2021
    0
    it's the same game as the last 8, buggy, ugly, unstable, boring and created by EA. I don't even find it funny anymore, why do people still buy this piece of crap game series?
  42. pyrocatnip
    Oct 19, 2021
    0
    You'd still be better off playing Madden 05-Madden 09 over any madden in the past ten years
  43. DavidJoeseph
    Aug 26, 2021
    0
    I have to be honest here, this game has continuously had a plethora of bugs and tech debt items that have always increased over the years. The 22 version might just have more bugs and issues than any version of the game in the past. This thing was not at all ready for release to the public.
  44. maddenhate12
    Aug 28, 2021
    0
    shame on you madden for the damage you've done to the nfl gaming community. I've had to play nfl 2k5 for 16 years now because of your incompetence. shame on you I don't know how you live with yourself.
  45. plgnfl
    Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Awful. I have played this on both PC and PS5, fortunately for free, and it's awful.

    Awful. #NFLdropEA. The worst American football experience... and the only one available due to the exclusivity contract. Broken gamemodes, heavy glitches, lack of polish, lack of presentation, greedy gamemodes, minimal care, awful non-simulation gameplay, and much more awaits you on purchase.    Awful. I have played this on both PC and PS5, fortunately for free, and it's awful.

    Awful. #NFLdropEA. The worst American football experience... and the only one available due to the exclusivity contract.

    Broken gamemodes, heavy glitches, lack of polish, lack of presentation, greedy gamemodes, minimal care, awful non-simulation gameplay, and much more awaits you on purchase. Madden will never be good until the NFL drops EA's exclusivity or the off-chance Madden is completely redone from the ground up.    … Expand
  46. AbrahamLeanin
    Aug 29, 2021
    0
    This has got to be rock bottom for the Madden franchise. I hoped and hoped after madden 20 that, that release would be the worst and it would get better. instead it has been reshipped again and again, worse and worse each time. I really dont understand how you can execute so poorly
  47. bkluv
    Aug 30, 2021
    0
    I have been playing Madden since Madden 92. It is extremely disappointing to see the state that this game is in now. you expect anything to get better with time, but not Madden. I have had every copy of Madden since Madden 92. My recent purchases of Madden was simply because it's the only "simulation" football game available. It got to the point that I couldn't take it anymore, so II have been playing Madden since Madden 92. It is extremely disappointing to see the state that this game is in now. you expect anything to get better with time, but not Madden. I have had every copy of Madden since Madden 92. My recent purchases of Madden was simply because it's the only "simulation" football game available. It got to the point that I couldn't take it anymore, so I refused to buy Madden 21 and I wont be buying Madden 22. This game has turned into pure unadulterated garbage. I play Franchise mode, I'm in online franchise leagues with my friends for pure bragging rights. This game is so broken, it's not fun anymore. they take old features from older Madden and put it in the game like it's a new feature. They are stealing the NHL and NCAA features and putting it in Madden. This is so sad, the glitches have become the norm and they claim that an update is coming in September for the new scouting in franchise mode. Given EA's track record, I don't trust them. I wish the NFL would do something about this, Let 2K get back in the football business.… Expand
  48. DissapointedPLR
    Aug 31, 2021
    0
    I had no choice but to make an account just to say how terrible this game is. It's exactly like last years game. But on top of that I saw videos of glitches and bugs in last years Madden that I didn't experience then but now I have experienced almost every single one in this years Madden. Graphics are basically the same and the face scans still terrible, no where near 2Ks player scans.I had no choice but to make an account just to say how terrible this game is. It's exactly like last years game. But on top of that I saw videos of glitches and bugs in last years Madden that I didn't experience then but now I have experienced almost every single one in this years Madden. Graphics are basically the same and the face scans still terrible, no where near 2Ks player scans. This is one of the biggest successful cash grabs and scams in modern day history. Unless you get this game for free do not buy or play this game. Worst game I have ever played in my life.… Expand
  49. RIPNujabes
    Sep 7, 2021
    0
    Worst game of the year, possibly ever. I dont have the energy to list all the things wrong and it doesnt matter, EA doesnt care. they just wanna dig their heads in the sand and pretend their product is good just cause it sells even though it only sells cause there is no competition. Trash game, trash company. EA just always does the absolute minimum and if they appear to do extra itsWorst game of the year, possibly ever. I dont have the energy to list all the things wrong and it doesnt matter, EA doesnt care. they just wanna dig their heads in the sand and pretend their product is good just cause it sells even though it only sells cause there is no competition. Trash game, trash company. EA just always does the absolute minimum and if they appear to do extra its throwing the quickest and easiest thing they can do to throw something out there and act like they created something.… Expand
  50. ChefFufu
    Feb 7, 2022
    3
    If you're looking to purchase Madden 22, I would suggest just finding another sports game to play to fill that void. I recommened NCAA Football Revamped or just any of the old NCAA games at this point.

    Madden is a joke of a franchise and cares nothing for the players other than their money. I'm not going to bother about the feauters that we've lost over the years right now, but the game    If you're looking to purchase Madden 22, I would suggest just finding another sports game to play to fill that void. I recommened NCAA Football Revamped or just any of the old NCAA games at this point.

    Madden is a joke of a franchise and cares nothing for the players other than their money. I'm not going to bother about the feauters that we've lost over the years right now, but the game itself feels horrible to play. Movement is still clunky, the CPU is horrendous, and the amount of uncalled penalties is absurd. Madden is soley survivng off nostalgia at this point, other than that I feel no reasons to buy these games anymore. Please if you haven't bought Madden 22 already then just don't.

    Madden 23, when it comes out it might just be the same things as everything else in the last 10 years EA has put out for the seris, a complete and utter waste of time, money and resources. EA has done nothing to push this franchise any further but instead just gives us stupid gimmicks as stat+ or whatever its called. Somehow on consoles and computers that give us Witcher 3, Dark souls 3, Breathe of the Wild, GTA 5, DOOM, and Final Fantasy, we in Madden can't even get referees on the field or a actual half-time show in the game.

    Please just stop buying this franchise, hopefully it will die and some other company can buy the NFL contract off of Ea and try to make a borderline okay triple a football game.    … Expand
  51. Mafayou
    Mar 5, 2022
    0
    EA should be ashamed. A billion dollar franchise has no innovation year after year. Ultimate team has ruined this game
  52. sugarnite
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    Madden 21 had complaints about it, but that PC port was great. This is a nightmare.

    Performance issues had my RTX 3080 chugging and I had to disable in-game V-Sync just to hit 60fps most of the time. There are moments in the story-mode where, after selecting a dialogue option, the voice clip and subtitles will each reflect different dialogue choices. Yeah, it’s that bad. It is obvious    Madden 21 had complaints about it, but that PC port was great. This is a nightmare.

    Performance issues had my RTX 3080 chugging and I had to disable in-game V-Sync just to hit 60fps most of the time.

    There are moments in the story-mode where, after selecting a dialogue option, the voice clip and subtitles will each reflect different dialogue choices. Yeah, it’s that bad.

    It is obvious that almost no effort went into this port, and it probably never got play tested.

    If this port was the product of MY labor, I’d be embarrassed to have a job.    … Expand
  53. The_Boogie_Man
    May 15, 2022
    0
    This game has an ungodly amount of issues for a triple A title. You don't even have to talk about the fundamentals of the game before being able to write an essay on the performance issues and bugs. EA should never be allowed to ever develop video games.
  54. DwSnoopy
    May 24, 2022
    0
    I'm glad it wasn't just me, a 10th Gen i7, 8 gig RTX 3070, 32 gigs ram and couldn't get 50 fps? I haven't played a new Madden since 12 I saw this on Xbox game pass so I thought I'd have fun with the Face of the Franchise mode, not only does it set you up to lose, starting you out with 2 min in the 4th qtr losing by 8, but then it won't snap the ball. I used both time outs starting in theI'm glad it wasn't just me, a 10th Gen i7, 8 gig RTX 3070, 32 gigs ram and couldn't get 50 fps? I haven't played a new Madden since 12 I saw this on Xbox game pass so I thought I'd have fun with the Face of the Franchise mode, not only does it set you up to lose, starting you out with 2 min in the 4th qtr losing by 8, but then it won't snap the ball. I used both time outs starting in the 3rd qtr 20 points down, but it refused to snap the ball, 2 penalties later I just quit the game, but it won't let me continue until I play the stupid game. Sadly disappointed in what Madden has turned in to after 10 years, in fact 12 wasn't very good, 07 was the last decent one I played, glad I didn't buy it.… Expand
  55. Joshlieb
    Jun 4, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. **** this game. So many interceptions that are **** in career mode. **** madden. **** ea sports. Trash game.… Expand
  56. gaming788
    Jun 13, 2022
    0
    Only 4 positive, 2 mixed and 101 of negative reviews. Holy moly.
    It's just not that game everyone likes I guess
  57. Gammer123
    Aug 31, 2022
    0
    I'd wrather have testicle cancer than play this hit garbage game. Ea doesn't make a game of quality they make a bad game look better but play worse. If you want a good game play the show because it's the only good game they have until the glitches start then it's no fun. EA is a pile of dog **** and will always be a pile of dog ****

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  1. Dexerto
    Sep 13, 2021
    60
    Madden 22 takes some leaps in certain modes such as Franchise, but takes some gigantic steps backward or maintains inconsistent levels of gameplay in others. While Face of the Franchise loses much of its “underdog story” vibe, Franchise has taken steps forward, while for every MUT improvement, there’s a new on-the-field annoyance. Another year stuck in place, then, but there’s still fun to be had for those looking to score plenty of in-game touchdowns – just don’t expect any huge yardage gains for the franchise as a whole here.
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  2. Jeuxvideo.com
    Aug 29, 2021
    70
    If we have to compare Madden NFL 22 to one of the two quarterbacks on its cover, the latter is more Tom Brady than Patrick Mahomes: he becomes thinner and more complete over time, but still idles like his last years. The game is running out of steam from a technical point of view, and the difference between the next-gen and the PS4 / ONE versions is not so obvious on the visual, especially as the online and solo bugs are still also common. On the other hand, Madden does not fall into the trap that made Opus 21 a failure, namely to give a second youth to Franchise and Career modes via cool additions (Momentums, coaching staff talent tree ... ). For the rest, we will wait for the real "slap" episode that the new generation of consoles deserves in the years to come.
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