Madden NFLis touted as having new and exciting presentation elements with every new installment in the series.
But the latest presentation gaffe in Madden 25 feels like a strangely unforced error.
My league plays year-round, switching to the latest Madden every August.
Our teams become our identity.
I don’t know how it got through testing.
It’s kind of like if the scorebug’s remaining timeout nodes were changed to various emojis.
Can I figure it out soon enough?
But does it improve anything?
Does it make sense?
Does it look nice, the way cosmetic options for sale within a game should?
Similarly perplexing is what happens if you opt out of the Team Pass entirely.
It’s purposely unappealing to inspire you to spend money on something nicer.
But in this case, the nicer option isn’t so nice.
There are bigger problems in the world.
Heck, there are evenbigger problems in the Madden world.
I haven’t lost sight of that.
Every live-service game has a mandate to be what I like to call “a little more Fortnite.”
Customization and cosmetic brags like a rare skin or profile picture inspire tons of spending and countless hours played.
Maybe Madden will enjoy a similar outcome with its first Team Pass.
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