I Expected A Little More From Madden 23 Sadly

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Published on September 10, 2022 5:51:20 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW1T4qCf35o

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The annual Madden franchise finds itself in a unique situation with Madden NFL 23. The titular John Madden, an American football legend both on and off the field, passed away just before the start of 2022. As such, this year's game is the first Madden title since his death. EA Sports clearly wanted to pay tribute to the man, and the company has done so remarkably well. The rest of the game, however, feels more like it's just meandering through the motions.

Madden NFL 23 certainly feels like an authentic NFL experience, thanks in no small part to its presentation, and the commentary during each game. The act of controlling players, however, feels ordinary, fitting the "same old Madden" stereotype that plagues the franchise every single year. The new FieldSense technology — Madden 23's big gameplay innovation — is wonderful when it works, but frustrating when it doesn't. Unfortunately, the latter is the case more often than not.

This year's version of Madden isn't bad, as there is fun to be had completing challenges in Ultimate Team, or leading custom characters to glory in Face Of The Franchise. The problem is that Madden 23 doesn't have anything to make it stand out from its previous iterations, putting a limited shelf life on that fun. Read on for our full Madden NFL 23 review.

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