
Watching someone slowly open a door and enter a dark room is unnerving, but having to do it yourself will send shivers down your spine and paralyze you with fear. Sure, watching the slasher claim its next victim can terrify you, but you know what’s even scarier? Knowing you had the power to stop it. Something that video games prefer to their cinematic counterparts in terms of horror is the player’s agency.

“What skill can I acquire to prevent defenders from doubling the speed of all my receivers to catch up with them in a split second?” reads another. “I’ve had so many passes where the corner seemed to be man-marked, then I toss the ball into the receiver’s break and the cornerback immediately turns and takes the ball,” reads one. “Almost all slightly covered routes are caught by the CB’s.” Today there are over 100 answers. “There are too many interceptions!” Posted a player on the EA Answers website in August. While the eternal complaints about buggy games and outdated in-game references ongoing, more serious problems with broken modes, lost progress and balls repeatedly slipping through receivers’ hands to cause incredibly unlikely interceptions have fans stewing.

“It spits on the grave of the man gracing the cover.” That assessment is on the harsher end of the spectrum, but social media and EA’s own forums are awash with players voicing similar complaints well into the game’s live life. “It’s embarrassing and makes me really angry that I decided to get one Driving me crazy Title for the first time in 6 years,” wrote one player in an email kotaku. Unfortunately, despite some updates, it doesn’t sound like the “most polished version” of Driving me crazy A ton has improved over the years and some players are starting to give up hope. More than a month has passed since then Madden NFL 23 started and was promptly towed past Fans and some NFL pros alike.
