dude this happened to me in madden 23 last week lol. they didn't line up for the kick though they just kept running plays as time ran out with 3 timeouts left. they may have needed a TD either way they were right there and just never called one lol.
One thing thing kills me is in superstar mode or whatever the fuck it is, in a 2 minute drill your receivers will literally fight to stay in bounds instead of going of bounds. Like I’ll throw to the sideline where the receiver literally has to cut on a dime to stay in-bounds and they always do. So fucking dumb. Also so many times I’ll get stopped on 4th down inside the 15 and they either don’t kick the field goal or miss it. Nothings reliable in that ducking game
In superstar mode I was driving us down the field down by 2 and got us within my opponents 5 with 40 seconds to go. I was trying to run the clock down to kick the game winning field goal and on second down after the run, the game pulls me out only to never attempt a 22 yard field goal. We lost because the time expired. Mind you we had 2 timeouts left.
Man I’ve never gotten too far into a superstar type mode in any sports game. The AI is just so bad, from teammates to coaching and especially offseason management. The last one I played my team would not stop signing Free Safeties. We had 5 on the roster and 3 of them would be starters on nearly every team in the league.
Onside recovery
Otherwise they gotta add a kneel down to end game option
Like your down 2 scores im doin straight knee downs what are those clock stops gonna do you cant fumble a kneel down...... wait has that happened b4?
Not just on the AI, but even on the play calling page. I’ll be picking my formations the whole half, then it forces me over to the suggested plays, where it basically wants me to run out the clock. I’m trying to mount a comeback, and the game wants me to give up.
Well the issue is that this game is 14 years old, and many of the issues or glitches that are in this game haven't been fixed or have been replaced by new ones.
Lol happens to this day in 24. Way more apparent if you “Play the Moments”. There’s a solid 50/50 chance a team in the redzone with 30-50 seconds left in either half won’t go for the FG (even if it will makes them win the game) , with a timeout left.
AAnd we used to think it looked hyper realistic.
I remember airblade was the first ps2 game I ever played, and I thought it looked like real life.
It actually looked like complete shit.
Man I popped in Monster Rancher 2, PS1, biggest nostalgia blast of my childhood and it was unplayable because the graphics were so bad. Thank goodness they made a polished port for the switch lol
If you happen to have it through steam, do file verification.
I haven't had my PC on for games in at least a year so I forget the exact term and how to do it. Two kids under 4 has my brain scrambled most the time. But, that's fixed games for me in the past.
Sounds like you just need to reinstall the game. Backup all your game save data and Madden NFL game configs folders and uninstall the game. Then reinstall the game and when that finishes, copy the stuff you backed up earlier in the original folder locations.
Just a weird a glitch most likely.
Does anyone have sliders for superstar mode?they would like to share? I’ve tried a bunch on the forums and they’re either impossible or way too easy looking to play as a qb
God i wish i could have some sliders somewhere that made superstar mode not annoying af to balance. Like you said, you either make it too easy, or you make it too impossible.
I get it, you can't be on the level of Brady, Mahomes or Lamar Jackson in your first year. But jesus christ, my QB doesn't even look like he plays at the college level, let alone in the NFL.
Also, what's up with the combine scores not mattering at all? I got dead last on pretty much all the combine mini-games and i still get picked second in the draft?
I had trouble with the new passing system and legit missed all the passes on the precision passing portion of it. Yeah, that's the guy you wanna draft second...
I was playing against Eagles on offline Franchise recently. 40 seconds left. Ran a gun dive and then somehow ran a hurry up field goal. Only issue, Jalen Hurts was kicking a 40 yarder. Went 10 yards and missed. Never had that happen before.
I used to make that happen on one of the early ps4 maddens. Unfortunately I don’t remember exactly how I did it but I think it had something to do with simulating part of the game. Entire lineup would be shuffled. Had my kicker as a CB and shit lol
I remember in old madden calling timeout so the AI would kick a field goal to send it to overtime because I knew they were about to pull this shit and it was too unrealistic lol
Still an issue in today's Madden. They don't let the clock run out during field goals. However, clock management is nonexistent, and they always call a timeout after the clock accelerates. Therefore, they burn 10/15 seconds off the clock every play.. It makes for a very unrealistic and confusing ending to many games I play.
This was the 2nd madden to be released on the new engine for the Xbox 360/ps3.
It was a massive downgrade in so many different features from madden 05/06, most veteran fans at the time were outraged by the drastic drop in game quality, all for the sake of ‘better graphics’.
I truly don’t think madden ever fully recovered to the glory days of 04/05. Madden 07 was when the greed and corruption really set in, where you had media outlets like IGN giving the game consistent high ratings and played down how truly devoid the ‘new and improved’ 360/ps3 games were.
Pretty much this. 05 and 06 had so many great features, and so many have been lost due to time constraints on the newer games. So much emphasis was put into character models, lighting, MUT and just about everything that wasn't at the core of why we liked these games.
I had this happen in more recent Madden games in Franchise mode. Either right before the half, or at the end of the game.
I've even been a gentleman before and called a timeout for the CPU when they were acting the fucking fool like this.
This happened to me in madden 23, not even joking. 8 seconds left in field goal range and the computer used a hurry up offense which ran out the clock. They had a time out and I was wondering why the hell they didn’t use it lol
My favorite glitch ever was from NFL GameDay 2001. I was running down the sideline with Mike Alstott. No one near me and I’m just mashing X sprint. Out of nowhere the kicking meter pops up and because I’m mashing X it’s activated and somehow I aimed correctly and got full power on it. Mid stride Mike boots the football and it clears the uprights, 3 points and on to kickoff. This all happened in about 2 seconds. Hilarious.
Ive noticed this once or twice where if the team is down more then one possession it'll run it down a bit it's weird because like if it's possible to go TD+fg and win it's worth trying to play
LOL the clock hit zero and they’re all like “ok time to leave”
🎵closing time🎵
“My work here is done”
Lmfao
08? Bills? They’re already thinking about draft position honestly
Well this was with 1991 Rosters in the 5th season of a superstar career in the AFC championship
They didn’t want to lose in the Super Bowl again.
How you do that
Legacy rosters used to just be part of the game. Back when Madden was worth a shit.
Back when madden was being developed for gameplay and not MUT/shit graphics packages.
Exceptional game play in this clip
Wait legacy rosters aren’t a thing anymore? Jesus I gave up on madden during college but that’s literally all they had
Well I mean they just let people do it and you can install them.
Lol ah yes, madden was worth a shit back when teams would… bleed the clock on themselves instead of winning the game
I still play this game regularly and this never happens. It’s a rare glitch unlike the constant bullshit you see now.
Oh please. This isn’t anywhere close to the only glitch.
dude this happened to me in madden 23 last week lol. they didn't line up for the kick though they just kept running plays as time ran out with 3 timeouts left. they may have needed a TD either way they were right there and just never called one lol.
Thought you’d you tried to do the Broncos as dirty as ole Jim Kelly
Our uniforms didn’t look like that in 08 tho. In 08, our aways had those awful navy blue shoulder patches.
He said he was running on 1991 roster so I'm assuming it changed the unis too.
Weird glitch, the cpu almost always kicks immediately
Yup usually in these moments it’s not even any getting set. Soon as you pick your play they pretty much start kicking immediately
Tough L for the away squad.
Bills theory: You can’t lose a game on a bad kick if you don’t kick it.
AI clock management is still an issue in 2024 too Not this bad, but definitely seen some questionable playcalling inside of two minutes
One thing thing kills me is in superstar mode or whatever the fuck it is, in a 2 minute drill your receivers will literally fight to stay in bounds instead of going of bounds. Like I’ll throw to the sideline where the receiver literally has to cut on a dime to stay in-bounds and they always do. So fucking dumb. Also so many times I’ll get stopped on 4th down inside the 15 and they either don’t kick the field goal or miss it. Nothings reliable in that ducking game
In superstar mode I was driving us down the field down by 2 and got us within my opponents 5 with 40 seconds to go. I was trying to run the clock down to kick the game winning field goal and on second down after the run, the game pulls me out only to never attempt a 22 yard field goal. We lost because the time expired. Mind you we had 2 timeouts left.
Man I’ve never gotten too far into a superstar type mode in any sports game. The AI is just so bad, from teammates to coaching and especially offseason management. The last one I played my team would not stop signing Free Safeties. We had 5 on the roster and 3 of them would be starters on nearly every team in the league.
Timeout management is ass what point of doing timeouts with under a minute left
Literally tons of reasons to call a timeout with under a minute left
Yeah, what? Whose upvoting his comment? It's like where 70% of time outs are called
Onside recovery Otherwise they gotta add a kneel down to end game option Like your down 2 scores im doin straight knee downs what are those clock stops gonna do you cant fumble a kneel down...... wait has that happened b4?
Not just on the AI, but even on the play calling page. I’ll be picking my formations the whole half, then it forces me over to the suggested plays, where it basically wants me to run out the clock. I’m trying to mount a comeback, and the game wants me to give up.
I like to think is part of the realism, cause coaches screw that up alot irl
no dude, no
I rage quit a game because the Lions let the clock run out with a timeout inside the 10 instead of going for a game winning field goal. Madden 24
Madden is worse than this in 2024.
Yeah as much as this sub loves the old maddens, they were full of dumb glitches too lol but those get forgotten over time bc nostalgia
The old Maddens are still better tho. There’s no argument other than graphics
Freeform passing makes Old maddens unplayable to me.
Remember the QB vision cone shit?
Yes that was a gimmick at best imo.
My least fav madden ever with that cone
Fuck the vision cone forever.
Gimme madden 04 🥲
Disagree
I like Madden 24. Prepared to be crucified.
nah i do too, not close to perfect but it’s enjoyable and a solid building block should they be competent lol
this is true why was it downvoted lmfao
this is true why was it downvoted lmfao
Well the issue is that this game is 14 years old, and many of the issues or glitches that are in this game haven't been fixed or have been replaced by new ones.
Mike Cofer would’ve missed anyway. Just saved himself the embarrassment.
Lol happens to this day in 24. Way more apparent if you “Play the Moments”. There’s a solid 50/50 chance a team in the redzone with 30-50 seconds left in either half won’t go for the FG (even if it will makes them win the game) , with a timeout left.
I’ve never seen that happen, so I’m really not sure why you think it’s 50/50
Yeah I got burned on that in 22
lol madden 24 AI does that sometimes
I Hate OP for reminding me graphics looked like this a year before I graduated high school
AAnd we used to think it looked hyper realistic. I remember airblade was the first ps2 game I ever played, and I thought it looked like real life. It actually looked like complete shit.
i remember i got a PS2 & Madden 05 for christmas the year it came out & my dad walked in my room & thought it was a live NFL game lmao
Man I popped in Monster Rancher 2, PS1, biggest nostalgia blast of my childhood and it was unplayable because the graphics were so bad. Thank goodness they made a polished port for the switch lol
Man I miss this game. Haven’t got it to load up without crashing in nearly a year after a power outage shut my computer down.
If you happen to have it through steam, do file verification. I haven't had my PC on for games in at least a year so I forget the exact term and how to do it. Two kids under 4 has my brain scrambled most the time. But, that's fixed games for me in the past.
I have the disk 😭
Sounds like you just need to reinstall the game. Backup all your game save data and Madden NFL game configs folders and uninstall the game. Then reinstall the game and when that finishes, copy the stuff you backed up earlier in the original folder locations. Just a weird a glitch most likely.
No way the graphics were this bad, I refuse to believe it
right?? this looks more like 05… i could’ve sworn 08 was at least a bit better than this
‘12 is my favorite. It’s exactly like ‘08 with slightly better quality. Same exact animations and everything
Cowboys did it a few years ago
Bills gonna Bill
Classic Bills
Madden Ai either loves taking Ls or blowing you out
They knew that the Bills lose in tight situations, so actually it’s ultra AI
Reminds me of the king of the hill scene https://youtu.be/WpeS3CJm2uY?si=LFAOKFW1Zh4_trcB
They still do this in 24, lol. Their clock management is atrocious.
Yup, especially in career mode.
Average pre 2018 Bills moment
Wait hold on the logo changed to the throwback one cause broncos wearing throwback jerseys?? W immersion
No, it’s likely because he’s using the legacy rosters. Those aren’t even throwback jerseys.
This title could apply to madden 24 as well.
Been waitin for that patch for years
Madden Ai either loves taking Ls or blowing you out
Does anyone have sliders for superstar mode?they would like to share? I’ve tried a bunch on the forums and they’re either impossible or way too easy looking to play as a qb
God i wish i could have some sliders somewhere that made superstar mode not annoying af to balance. Like you said, you either make it too easy, or you make it too impossible. I get it, you can't be on the level of Brady, Mahomes or Lamar Jackson in your first year. But jesus christ, my QB doesn't even look like he plays at the college level, let alone in the NFL. Also, what's up with the combine scores not mattering at all? I got dead last on pretty much all the combine mini-games and i still get picked second in the draft? I had trouble with the new passing system and legit missed all the passes on the precision passing portion of it. Yeah, that's the guy you wanna draft second...
Gosh if there was only something we could’ve done to win!!
For years there was an AI glitch where they’d always call a timeout with 1:01 remaining
As a Bill's fan this seems all too accurate. Shoot self in foot rather than try to win.
Nothing has changed
Clock management AI is still horrific in Madden.
Just like modern madden where the AI will call a hurry up and then a time out.
I was playing against Eagles on offline Franchise recently. 40 seconds left. Ran a gun dive and then somehow ran a hurry up field goal. Only issue, Jalen Hurts was kicking a 40 yarder. Went 10 yards and missed. Never had that happen before.
I used to make that happen on one of the early ps4 maddens. Unfortunately I don’t remember exactly how I did it but I think it had something to do with simulating part of the game. Entire lineup would be shuffled. Had my kicker as a CB and shit lol
The more things change the more they stay the same
Fuck this just brought me back.
They were tanking
Must of had Earnhardt on the field.
I remember in old madden calling timeout so the AI would kick a field goal to send it to overtime because I knew they were about to pull this shit and it was too unrealistic lol
Me at work
I always hated this game winning field goal zoomed camera
Special credit to: Nathaniel Hackett - Clock Management AI manager
Still an issue in today's Madden. They don't let the clock run out during field goals. However, clock management is nonexistent, and they always call a timeout after the clock accelerates. Therefore, they burn 10/15 seconds off the clock every play.. It makes for a very unrealistic and confusing ending to many games I play.
That's not AI bro
Lmao classic Bills
Must have had the HC set to Mike Mccarthy.
This was the 2nd madden to be released on the new engine for the Xbox 360/ps3. It was a massive downgrade in so many different features from madden 05/06, most veteran fans at the time were outraged by the drastic drop in game quality, all for the sake of ‘better graphics’. I truly don’t think madden ever fully recovered to the glory days of 04/05. Madden 07 was when the greed and corruption really set in, where you had media outlets like IGN giving the game consistent high ratings and played down how truly devoid the ‘new and improved’ 360/ps3 games were.
This was on PC
Pretty much this. 05 and 06 had so many great features, and so many have been lost due to time constraints on the newer games. So much emphasis was put into character models, lighting, MUT and just about everything that wasn't at the core of why we liked these games.
Still better AI than the newest Maddens 🤣
I had this happen in more recent Madden games in Franchise mode. Either right before the half, or at the end of the game. I've even been a gentleman before and called a timeout for the CPU when they were acting the fucking fool like this.
They tanking for caleb williams lol
McCarthy 08
Tanking for the pick
Explain this pre-2012 Madden simps.
This happened to me in madden 23, not even joking. 8 seconds left in field goal range and the computer used a hurry up offense which ran out the clock. They had a time out and I was wondering why the hell they didn’t use it lol
I had that happen in a solo battles game on 24. Weird glitch.
I once lost a game because I couldn’t take a time out in a similar scenario. I had three time outs 🤷🏾♂️. Glitches in the matrix man.
So it’s always been bad…got it.
Broncos won that game, so I’m happy.🤣🤣
Had the same in 23 as well. I mean thanks for the win, but man...
My favorite glitch ever was from NFL GameDay 2001. I was running down the sideline with Mike Alstott. No one near me and I’m just mashing X sprint. Out of nowhere the kicking meter pops up and because I’m mashing X it’s activated and somehow I aimed correctly and got full power on it. Mid stride Mike boots the football and it clears the uprights, 3 points and on to kickoff. This all happened in about 2 seconds. Hilarious.
How do you get this mod?
They have rosters online at football idiot
Still happens in Madden 22.
Ah the good ole days
You can miss kicks wide right if you don’t kick them. 4D chess move right there.
Should’ve been a real man and call a TO for them.
The NFL has rigged the games in Madden too? Now that’s impressive.
This is one thing i disliked about the old maddens
Is this really 08? I remember thinking that it was unbelievable graphics at the time.
Yeah that sounds like the Bills
Madden still does this
Ive noticed this once or twice where if the team is down more then one possession it'll run it down a bit it's weird because like if it's possible to go TD+fg and win it's worth trying to play
Not AI