Quick Look: Madden NFL 23

SPORTS

Audio from Jeff and Jan is real odd on this one. Sounds like they keep moving closer to and away from their mics.

Neat to see this on the Steam Deck; really surprised and disappointed EA never bothered to get it running on a Switch

Sports Looks are BACK! Shame we couldn't get a Jeff vs Jan game

The PC version of Madden is based on the previous year's title so this is pretty much a waste of time.

Thank you for the quick look.

Thank you for paying some attention to the traditional sports games still. Seems like there is a real separation between people who enjoy those games and other gamers (which I don't get why; I enjoy my Madden just as much as my Final Fantasy, my God of War, and my Civiliation)

Wait, this is looking good to them?

Like naturally i get that this is footage from a handheld, so having console like 3d on the go is still pretty magical, but i don't think this looks good at all in 2022.

I see dreadlocks that are snake-like and clip through helmets. These faces still have that weird 'i can look inside the mouth-flap and see the row of teeth behind it' that a lot of current games from big studio's have solved in the last years.

But also the presentation.. why are we cutting towards a nearly blank stat-page for a player after every other throw instead of making that actually look good, or doing it on the pitch without having to take you out of the action. Why is this coach getting all pissed off at the ref for a very mundane play? Are they just firing animations at you at random instead of it actually making sense for the coach to be upset about something?

The actual football looks tried-and-true and is enjoyable. But i can't say that graphically this looks good at all. But then again, as mentioned, EA just decides to not make a new game for an audience that isn't bringing in the money, so maybe they've improved all these aspects greatly on console.