Every year, fans of EA Sports’ Madden franchise eagerly await the release of the new game with the expectations of vast upgrades and new game modes. This is typically short-lived with a major let down once football fans actually play the game. Madden 21 might be the worst it’s ever been.
EA promised major upgrades to gameplay with new and improved game modes for Madden 21. They teased a backyard football-style game mode called “The Yard,” and a fully immersive career mode titled “Face of the Franchise.” Both game modes were overhyped and drew light to a lack of commitment to the fan-favorite “Franchise Mode,” that allows fans to control an NFL Franchise.