After an 11-year absence spent lurking on consoles, EA’s American handegg sequence has returned to PC with the launch of Madden NFL 19. I’m eager to probe its mysteries. We all know the sport is a aggressive adaptation of the good English custom of spending financial institution vacation Monday in a visitors jam on the M25, as represented by males the dimensions of Ford Transit vans charging mere yards earlier than abruptly stopping again and again till somebody someway wins a degree and will get their choose from the tin of Simpkins journey sweets, however the specifics are misplaced on me. Let’s crack this handegg open.
This newest annual sequel brings… aw heck, does it matter? It brings a PC launch. This yr’s large characteristic is you could play Madden on PC. The final Madden recreation EA launched on PC was Madden NFL 08 method again in 2007. Other American handegg video games from different builders have been on PC since then, in fact, however EA have the large bucks to purchase the large franchise licenses and the expertise to make digital males sweat actual onerous.
If you do need specifics, EA gab about tech “designed to deliver hyper-realistic animations with a higher level of gameplay” together with “broadcast-quality graphics” and advances in “player experience” which they are saying “give players more control and responsiveness while bringing in fresh gameplay concepts to push Madden to unbelievable heights.” So, y’know, it’s just like the final one however prettier and tweaked a bit. But we will save this weary cynicism for subsequent yr: the leap from Madden 08 to Madden 19 is sort of substantial.
Madden NFL 19 is out now on Origin, priced at £55. Or it’s one of many video games that Origin Access Premier subscribers can play for ‘free’ so long as they preserve paying their £15/month (£90/yr) subscription payment.
Origin Access Premier is EA’s subscription service tier which lets folks play all of EA’s new games with out shopping for ’em, bear in mind. It’s a reasonably poor proposition proper now, however will turn into extra engaging as new video games together with FIFA 19, Battlefield V, and Anthem roll out throughout the approaching months.
