Unpopular opinion: Madden 19 is pretty good

Disclaimer: I mostly play franchise and the only Maddens I’ve ever played are Madden 06, 17, 18, 19, and 23. Out of these, 19 is by far the best, with 18 as the second best. I loved the changes to Franchise mode from Madden 18, especially adding the RLE, RRE, RDT, and other special positions to the depth chart.

While I agree the actual game animations are pretty bad, it’s so much better than 23 because it’s actually hard enough on All Madden. In 19, I won two super bowls in about 10 years, which feels about right. However, in Madden 23, I won a Super Bowl my first year, leading me to play a franchise where I could only draft players with Q’s or Z’s starting their last or first names. I ALSO won the Super Bowl my first year with that franchise. And yes, this was on all Madden.

Another big thing for me is the injury system. In 23, players never get injured for more than a game, which is very much a part of football. In 19, the injury system seems balanced, with not too many injuries to make it not fun but enough to make it realistic. Also, don’t get me started on progressive fatigue in Madden 23. One of the worst additions in the history of Madden.

While 23 has a much better draft and free agency system, 19 is overall a much better game and pretty solid overall. It’s not deserving of the hate it gets at all.

Thank you for listening to my rant.

TL;DR - Madden 19 is severely underrated and much better overall than games like Madden 23.