I can admit I'm terrible at madden but,
Pros:
- Animations are cooler
- The movement is more realistic
Cons:
- Pass/Run Blocking is ass, even with a 99 OVR at each position
- Separation from DB's is impossible, even if you have Xavier Worthy vs the slowest corner in the game
- Opponents NPC's have perfect play rec even with 25 play rec and 0 awareness
- Clearly speed doesn't matter
- Lastly, the tackling is stupid, hit sticks hardly ever work even if you land it perfectly
Overall, Madden 25 is just a roster update with better movement and moved away from animation-based play. And it somehow got worse and this is coming from someone who's played All-Pro difficultly since Madden 14, congrats EA you've let me down.
Edit after update: This game STILL remains terrible (Nothing was fixed)
- Db's still can't cover
- Linebackers constantly leave the zone they're supposed to be covering
- Wanna chase down a player with anything over 90 speed? Good luck, even if you wear them down with tackles and hit sticks they never lose stamina and cook everyone, linebackers and db's with more speed then them so good luck.
- NPC's go undisciplined when it comes to flags. Intentional Grounding, Holding, Defensive Pass Interference, Illegal Block in the Back, every flag and the npc's never get flagged.
- Also again EA FIX YOUR GODDAMN FUCKING GAME YOU CHEAP FUCKS