allows a creator to start as something different than being a rookie

"There was plenty of feedback from players about the prologue, or  Road to the Draft, whatever you want to call it," Gameplay producer Clint Oldenburg recalled during an interview at EA Tiburon's newly opened Orlando, Florida studio. "It was like, 'I want to go and play in the NFL; get me there.'And I'm going to give you a big headline, 'The narrative is unfocused, pointless, and without any context.' something like that. This was reported in one those reviews."

In the event that there are two issues, or the same issue under various names EA Tiburon will try to fix it by starting Madden NFL 23's Face of the Franchise mode, The League, in the fifth season of the player's career. No additional college, no draft, no more dithering through a dozen or so games tethered to Madden's highest difficulty only to get chosen by the poor New York Jets or Jacksonville Jaguars.

Face of the Franchise's players will be introduced after the conclusion of their rookie contract as a free agent able to join any team they'd like to. My estimation is that it'll be the first career mode in any sports game that allows a creator to start as something different than being a rookie.

"This was the initial year that we have re-prioritized what's most important in this setting," Oldenburg said. The three times that have passed since Face of the Franchise picked off from two chapters in a true narrative mode -for example, Madden NFL 18's and 19's Longshot The game's creators gave the highest priority to the narrative, Oldenburg said. This is an admission that's somewhat sour in light of the tales I played through from Maddens 20 through 22.

"What's vital this time around is game play and its   core advancement," Oldenburg said. "We have taken a more modular strategy this year; you'll see less lengthy, drawn-out, and long-winded scenarios that are lacking some context of what you've already been doing in your profession. What we're going to take you through is the weekly loop of preparing for your game by playing your game, receiving feedback and benefits from playing."