Date Completed: February 19, 2018
Price: Free (EA Access)
I recently reviewed Madden 17 and got a lot of mileage out of that game, the general "football" of 18 is very familar, however the new "Longshot" story mode really changes the game. I'm sure many people skipped this portion, but it's the best part of the package as far as I'm concerned. You start as a rookie looking to get drafted at an NFL combine, get recruited to a reality show called "The Longshot" and have to prove yourself, the end game is to get drafted. The game plays similar to some of Telltales adventure games requiring you to make quick choices in dialogue to progress the story. Normally I don't care for these types of games, but the characters were really done well here. The whole thing felt like an episode (albeit a long episode) of Friday Night Lights. The game also quizzes your general football knowledge asking you to read formations, call out positions etc. While I'm a football fan, I don't know the game inside and out, and when you fail something that anyone involved in the game should know, the game does make you feel dumb. I was full in for the ride and enjoyed every moment of it. There were a couple spots where you literally had to guide the ball with the left stick into the hands of the receiver, that part was dumb, but overall, this package was great.
I played some generic football, re-winning the Super Bowl with the Eagles on Pro difficulty. It's a fine game of football still.
Recommend.
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