The new kick blocking stuff is balanced really well. Looks like you have an opportunity to block almost any kick if you time it right, but it comes with a significant chance of roughing the kicker.

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Clutch kicking/freeze kicker is shown at the end of this video.

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That's actually what I meant. The purchasers and the NFL would prosper even more if there was healthy competition instead of a monopoly. Can anyone tell me that more money would not be made if more than one company had the license? Would the products not be better?

Looks like madden is really hanging their hat on the new super uber block a kick feature that was common on the '05-'07 editions.
The graphics look identical to the 13-16 versions.

It's tiring and I refuse to play this turd until somethings done about this issue.


EDIT: I can't believe I'm about to say this but EA may need to take note of what Ubisoft is doing with assassins creed. Take a year off, show me something better. Imagine how good syndicate could've been if they had a whole year to perfect. I mean Christ, it was a good game but they packed way too many boring side missions into it.

Look at what SIG is doing with God of War... They took a couple years off and totally refined the game. It's similar but different too. That game will be something else.

Another bitch... You absolutely can't tell me that with the powerful consoles and pc's we have now, we can't have more realistic football games? I used to play NFL games more than anything before I became a pure game dork. Now? The only one I'll play really is MLB and maybe NHL.

I know they have the technology they just don't have the time. EA is like a mid 1700's land-owner. Whip those boys until your product is out making money.

It took some serious shit for them to approve the new battlefield 1. "Kids won't want to play a WW1 game." Was the exact quote. This is a game for adults according to the rating system. Therefore, idiots.

Madden is going to frostbite in the next year or two, and that is when you will see a complete graphical overhaul.

They have made a lot more changes than just "block a kick," though.

If that's true I'll definitely get 18. Fifa 17 is using frostbite and it looks amazing.

Why can't they do that now??? Oh right, nvmd.

The problem with Madden has never been the graphics.

Block kicks rarely happen in real games so i see this becoming a ridiculous glitch fest.

The user has to time the snap in order to block. You can fake snap and get them off-sides almost every time.

Nah I think they have this well balanced. In addition to the offsides penalty the chance to rough the kicker looks substantial.

I see people only using it when they absolutely have to block a kick or there is little risk in going for the attempt (i.e. end of half).

Heard that!

Yeah. I think I have 15 or 16. Which was a gift from my brother in law last year for my birthday. He wasn't aware of my Madden boycott. Lol. It was improved from my last copy which I think was '12 I think. But I can't imagine buying a new copy each year to arrive at what I have now with 15/16(I can't rmemenber).

That game, as it comes out now each year, should be a $35 game at best.

This is how I feel about Madden, NSFW:

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So I shouldn't buy an out-dated console for $350 + $60 game + extra controller?