Steven Hironaka

They somehow made the gameplay worse. Using the right stick to juke puts you in a ridiculously slow animation. The receivers rarely actually try to catch the ball unless the nearest defender is 5 yards away and a perfectly accurate pass and using the aggressive catch mechanic put the receiver in an animation where they float in the air for a long time so that defenders have time to come over and knock the ball out. Face of the franchise is surprisingly 10 times worse. There's no story at all. Its horribly done cutscenes, which some are unskippable making it hard to replay for different classes and positions, 2 choices that are the same every time so you know which one will boost draft stock. It forces you to play 2 games and play every down even when you're a QB and have to play defense. Playing as a linebacker filling a hole downhill you still get caught on other defenders getting blocked. Franchise mode is better but simulation is still flawed, having a team with a 94 overall can go 8-9