New College Football Video Game Missing Major Feature That Will Disappoint Gamers
Some songs college football fans love to hear before games won't be featured in "College Football 25."
The first college football video game from EA Sports in 11 years hits shelves July 19th. Fans are fired up and ready to roll.
A flood of reviews and information hit the web on Wednesday morning that have people going crazy. Overall, the early reviews are all incredible.
The game sounds like it's going to be a monster success. However, one thing caught my eye that I found interesting:
Music….or the lack of it.
"College Football 25" won't feature some popular stadium songs.
The Athletic reported that some popular music that fans are used to hearing at stadiums won't be featured in the game due to licensing issues.
Specifically, "Enter Sandman" from Metallica at Virginia Tech home games and "Jump Around" from House of Pain at Wisconsin home games won't be featured. It's unclear what other songs might not be in the mix, but The Athletic noted those songs as two major examples.
It's unclear whether West Virginia fans singing "Country Roads" from John Denver will be in the game, but as a betting man, I'd bet no. The old games featured a popular soundtrack, but not specific hit stadium songs.
Fortunately, The Athletic did note the lack of hit songs "dissipated" once the game started up.
"College Football 25" won't feature some popular songs. (Credit: EA Sports)
The good news is all the early reviews indicate the actual gameplay is nuts and the option offense is apparently incredible. As someone who intends on creating a small QB who is lightning quick, I plan on running the spread option a lot.
The more realistic the better. One of the notable changes here, according to multiple reviews, is that the default on the option is for the QB to hand the ball off. In the old games, the default was for the QB to take it, and you had to hit a button to dump the ball to the RB. Now, players will have to make a quick read and then hit a button to have the QB keep the ball.
New "College Football 25" details released. (Credit: EA Sports)
The more I read about the new game, the more excited I get. It's about time to order a PS5 and start scheming things up. Not having authentic music is tough, but I think we'll just have to get through it. Hit me with your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.