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On the field, it’s getting harder to complain about Madden as a series. A lot of the old, reliable criticisms don’t really stand up to reality anymore, as the game has been solid or better for several years now. Introducing big changes for the better has been the recent MO for the Tiburon team. That was true for a short period even before the College Football team was resurrected, and it’s only seemed truer since then, as that team has earned some influence over the direction of EA’s football games as a duo.
One of the most notable ways is the greater control Madden puts in players’ hands. For years, it felt like the series was focused on streamlining features in order to appease more casual players, but now the team better understands that depth is everything for the game’s most avid players. In Madden 27, that renewed commitment to depth is best expressed on the field, before the snap. But it’s those same changes that will have them fumbling around on their controllers at first.
That’s because the team has completely overhauled and remapped the controls for pre-snap adjustments on defense. For years, I’ve had a number of pre-snap

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