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  • Summary: FRANCHISE - Call the shots from the front office as you lead your Madden NFL 23 Franchise to the top. New athlete motivations like salary demands factor into contract negotiations and add to the drama of NFL free agency. FACE OF THE FRANCHISE - Play your way into the history books in MaddenFRANCHISE - Call the shots from the front office as you lead your Madden NFL 23 Franchise to the top. New athlete motivations like salary demands factor into contract negotiations and add to the drama of NFL free agency. FACE OF THE FRANCHISE - Play your way into the history books in Madden NFL 23. The League drops you into your fifth NFL season, and you're seeking a fresh start as you negotiate a one-year deal with a new team and strive for a legendary career. ULTIMATE TEAM - Develop your dream fantasy roster of current NFL superstars, Hall of Fame legends, and more. Keep improving your Madden 23 Ultimate Team roster all season through simplified team-building and convenient competition. [Electronic Arts] Expand
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Madden 23 Official Reveal Trailer | Introducing FieldSENSE
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  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. 72
    Madden NFL 22 is like a roller coaster”. That’s what I wrote last year in my review. 365 days after, I must repeat myself, going from NFL 22 to 23. Madden NFL 23 is a game that can be compared to a roller coaster. You go up with FieldSENSE, you go down with a problematic AI. You go up with new features in almost all game modes, you go down after experiencing bugs and glitches. There are steps forward made since the last videogame, and the direction taken by the developers is the right one, but there is still work to do to reach levels of excellence.
  2. Aug 25, 2022
    70
    I spent much of the past 48 hours trying to figure out why I’m not drawn to play game after game in any of the modes available. I thought: the game is visually appealing and it plays a decent enough game of virtual football, what’s the core issue? I believe the problem is that the gameplay, at its core, just isn’t addictive. Can I have fun with Madden? Yes, and I probably will have some solid moments with the game this year, but not enough to make it elite.
  3. Sep 4, 2022
    70
    Madden NFL 23 is as usual greedy in number of game modes, faithful to the level of modeling and the show offered, but is still slowed down on certain points. The American football simulation is still not translated, decided this year to offer a career mode without a scenario, and is unfortunately not spared from certain visual bugs. EA Tiburon will still be able to rely on the small changes made to its gameplay with Fieldsense technology for the next games, full of potential.
  4. Aug 29, 2022
    60
    On PC, Madden 23 makes a couple of decent changes to the established formula, but not enough to truly move the chains for the series.
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  1. Positive: 2 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 29
  3. Negative: 27 out of 29
  1. Aug 20, 2022
    9
    I believe Madden 23 is a very good step forward but there's more room for improvement. While I like the new features for Franchise andI believe Madden 23 is a very good step forward but there's more room for improvement. While I like the new features for Franchise and Gameplay, but I feel bitter that X-Factors returned. Expand
  2. Aug 20, 2022
    4
    It's a shame EA has thrown away all of the goodwill it received from porting Madden 19 for PC by essentially rehashing the same game for 20,It's a shame EA has thrown away all of the goodwill it received from porting Madden 19 for PC by essentially rehashing the same game for 20, 21, and now 22. I guess it's still better than nothing, but there isn't much reason to upgrade (besides roster update) if you have a previous game. Expand
  3. Sep 27, 2022
    0
    No real noticeable improvement over last year. MUT is a mess with missing rewards and nerfing modes for solo/single players. Being forced toNo real noticeable improvement over last year. MUT is a mess with missing rewards and nerfing modes for solo/single players. Being forced to play online against humans is not what many signed up for. I'm still missing rewards for passes and daily challenges. EA makes it tougher for F2P each year and its frustrating. Expand
  4. Mar 21, 2023
    0
    This is absolutely unacceptable. Using a 12 gen Intel cpu and a AMD rx6600 and it stutters and is unplayable even in the menus. I can't justThis is absolutely unacceptable. Using a 12 gen Intel cpu and a AMD rx6600 and it stutters and is unplayable even in the menus. I can't just play franchise and sim all the games because of the menu stutter. It is literally unplayable either way. This game getting a 68 from the critics is insane. How do you get a score that high by re-releasing a broken piece of bloatware every year? Expand
  5. Aug 20, 2022
    0
    It's a $60 roster update. For no reason at all, PC does NOT get the next gen update, once again. The animations are still bad. Franchise modeIt's a $60 roster update. For no reason at all, PC does NOT get the next gen update, once again. The animations are still bad. Franchise mode is still terrible. "A step in the right direction" means nothing when you are at the bottom. It is a shame what EA has done to the name of the great John Madden. Same trash as last year. NFL 2K5 has a mod somewhere to work on pc with up to date roster and a game almost 20 years old has far better gameplay, franchise mode, and detail compared to a billion dollar company. Expand
  6. Aug 20, 2022
    0
    Same game as the past 10 years. Better nfl games on the ps2. Try NFL2k8 or an older madden before madden 2013. The game is way better then.
  7. Feb 11, 2023
    0
    I normally get this game at the end of the season since I really not trying to pay $60 for it and I'm glad I didn't. Game looks like they tookI normally get this game at the end of the season since I really not trying to pay $60 for it and I'm glad I didn't. Game looks like they took the art style from NFL Blitz, none of the upgrades as usual for PC players even though they said their will be this year....aka never hold your breath with EA and Madden. Auto sub during the game are so ridiculous that you literally can't or your starters will be out for the rest of the game. Probably the laziest game I have ever seen in history. Too bad they actually want fans to buy this **** storm every year Expand

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