Madden 19 (Playstation 4)
Posted: August 11th, 2018, 3:54 pm
Ok, I love this game! To be able to pull me away from MLB: The Show is definitely saying something. For years, Madden has been subpar, and what I mean by "for years" is ever since Madden 06 on the 360. So for over a decade. But not this one. I'm really enjoying Madden 19!
The first thing I noticed is how stunning the graphics are. EA made great use of both HDR and 4K, as this is the best looking sports game I have ever seen in my life! I'm guessing it also had something to do with the Frostbite engine.
Big deal, right? Bet it's the same old Madden gameplay-wise! Not at all. This is what takes some time to notice. One thing your defense actually does is *gasp* cover! Yes, that's right. They actually knock away passes and cover people correctly. So you won't see someone like Joe Flacco or Ryan Tannehill go 22 of 24 anymore. But they're not unrealistic either. Interceptions happen only on the most boneheaded of passes. Typically the defense will knock down the pass instead, so you never feel as if you got robbed. Still, Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady will pull that rabbit out of a hat on 3rd and 19 ever so often, but that happens in real life.
So this is definitely the year of the defense. Which is good, I always love pitching, and in the case of football, defense. Madden 19 shows what EA can do if they actually want a good game.
Some of these images don't do the game justice, you really do have to see it in HDR 4K.
A 3:00 ballgame at Soldier Field:
Dolphins getting shlacked:
A dreary November afternoon at Heinz Field
Baltimore fans in the snow were hoping for some relief after the miserable season turned in by the Orioles:
Gronk doing what Gronk does!
The first thing I noticed is how stunning the graphics are. EA made great use of both HDR and 4K, as this is the best looking sports game I have ever seen in my life! I'm guessing it also had something to do with the Frostbite engine.
Big deal, right? Bet it's the same old Madden gameplay-wise! Not at all. This is what takes some time to notice. One thing your defense actually does is *gasp* cover! Yes, that's right. They actually knock away passes and cover people correctly. So you won't see someone like Joe Flacco or Ryan Tannehill go 22 of 24 anymore. But they're not unrealistic either. Interceptions happen only on the most boneheaded of passes. Typically the defense will knock down the pass instead, so you never feel as if you got robbed. Still, Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady will pull that rabbit out of a hat on 3rd and 19 ever so often, but that happens in real life.
So this is definitely the year of the defense. Which is good, I always love pitching, and in the case of football, defense. Madden 19 shows what EA can do if they actually want a good game.
Some of these images don't do the game justice, you really do have to see it in HDR 4K.
A 3:00 ballgame at Soldier Field:
Dolphins getting shlacked:
A dreary November afternoon at Heinz Field
Baltimore fans in the snow were hoping for some relief after the miserable season turned in by the Orioles:
Gronk doing what Gronk does!