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EA Sports College Football 25 Review – The Final Verdict
With about 45 seconds left in the first half, I'm trying to find a way to extend my four point lead against the Wyoming Cowboys. I'm playing a night game with the East Carolina Pirates, and it seems like the crowd at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium is packed and has been pre-game all afternoon. Even though I've logged around 20 hours of playtime over the last few days, I still find myself pausing occasionally – even during dramatic moments like these, when I'd normally be locked in and focused on my gameplay conversations.
Holy cow, this is true.
After a decade long wait between college football games, I think I can be forgiven for occasionally needing to take a moment and pinch myself. But yes, EA Sports College Football 25 is for real. Perhaps the most real it's ever been, now that the game not only includes real schools, real stadiums, real broadcasters and the real College Football Playoff… but, for the first time ever, real players.
