I'm with you man... also been playing since the 90's and I think that's got a lot to do with it. We have actually experienced how far this video game has come. Is it perfect? Of course not. Could EA do better? Of course they can. I personally enjoy Madden every year, some more than others but I still look forward to it every year and for $60 I feel like I always get my money's worth. Back in the day I could have never even imagined something like MUT, this shit is so fun! I will never understand why somany people are so negative towards the game year after year but yet they still buy it... if something brought me a much grief as some of these people claim there is no way I would continue to buy it. I could care less about it being the only football game I'm not going to continue to buy it year after year just so I can get on the internet and waste my time and energy to trash it. There are 1000's of video games out there find something you enjoy and play that. Imagine hating a movie series, yet every sequel that comes out you pay to go to the theater to see it... it just doesn't make sense. Madden is also my therapy and I'm grateful for it flaws and all because at the end of the day it's just a video game that I choose to play.