Madden 21 Franchise Mode: Face of Franchise Rise to Fame Details Revealed
With the upcoming Madden 21 Franchise mode, gamers will be getting an early start on their virtual professional football career. Based on the new details including screenshots, it will begin at the high school level, ultimately moving through college towards a pro career. The main goal will be a spot amongst NFL Hall of Famers at the end of one’s career.
Madden 21 Franchise mode brings high school, college, and NFL storylines
Last week, EA had a special Twitch stream online with a discussion of gameplay and a brief tease of an upcoming Madden 21 beta. On Tuesday (June 30), EA presented a number of tweets regarding the upcoming Madden 21 Franchise mode.
The mode is called Face of the Franchise: Rise to Fame. Gamers will take a created player from High School football to College, to the Combine, NFL Draft, and ultimately try to have a Hall of Fame career.
The game will allow you to choose a school name, city, and mascot to start your journey in High School. The story from there involves playing backup to the star QB Tommy Matthews. He has a major health secret he shares with you. What you choose to do with the secret will define your relationship.
Madden 21 Franchise mode will bring a few more college teams into play. Based on their notes, you’ll have 10 colleges to choose from in the Face of the Franchise, after High School. Those teams have yet to be officially revealed.
The story also gives an interesting twist at the college level. The coach says you’ll need to decide if you want to change to running back or wide receiver. Your other option is to just leave for the NFL Draft early.
EA’s Gridiron notes for Face of Franchise: Rise to Fame give more details on all of the storylines you’ll participate in. Those including playing as a backup to an NFL star, trying to come back from an injury at the pro level, and ultimately trying to “ride into the sunset” in your final season.
Celebs, actors to play parts in story
We also got a who’s who will be featured in the story. Similar to NBA 2K20 utilizing real-life celebs, athletes, actors, and personalities, the new Madden Franchise mode will do the same.
Among those featured in the mode will be hip-hop star and Madden enthusiast Snoop Dogg, as well as sports show host Rich Eisen. While Snoop and Eisen play themselves in the story, several actors are also part of the mix.
That includes Robert Patrick who will play Coach Red O’Brien and Tye Sheridan playing rival and friend Tommy Mathews. Here’s the full cast list revealed for Face of the Franchise: Rise to Fame.
- Tommy Mathews: Career long rival and friend – played by Tye Sheridan.
- Reggie Brown: Interviewer and friend – played by Michael Beach and Moses Jones.
- Coach Fetu Vaitai: High school legend and football coach – played by Cooper Andrews.
- Coach Red O’ Brien: Defensive mastermind college coach – played by Robert Patrick.
- Snoop Dogg: Played by himself.
- Rich Eisen: Played by himself.
By the way, EA’s notes also include a number of screenshots for the mode with details on how they are updating Classic Franchise mode. Amongst the updates there will be Superstar X-Factors finding their way into the mode. However, many Madden fans already feel those updates could have been a patch in the current game.
The Madden 21 game release date is Aug. 28 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Gamers who get a pre-order of MVP Edition or Deluxe Edition will get earlier access to the game on Aug. 25 to start building their career.
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