So I have been playing Madden since the days of Sega Genesis lol. So I have watched it evolve since the beginning. So I feel there are a lot of harsh criticism of this years version that aren't warranted (and some that are). I should start by saying I haven't actually bought a new version of Madden since Madden 18. The changes from year to year were just never enough for me at that point and I gave up. So when Madden 24 came out I decided to dive back into it. So as someone who hasn't played a "latest version" since Madden 18, I have to say this years version in my eyes is amazing. The game play is solid, the players and the animations look better and more realistic, and the general controls and play of the game is basically unchanged for me over the past 5 years that I was able to get back into it with little effort. There are still glitches, but hopefully when updates start coming out some of those will hopefully be fixed. If you buy Madden every year like I used to do then this years edition probably isn't that great, but for those of us like myself that haven't bought a new version of Madden for a few years this years version is pretty sweet (even with the little glitches). I'm definitely a fan of it, but I agree EA needs to do more. I feel they could have done even more with the game but what they did do, in my opinion, is excellent.