(Think of a safety creeping toward the line of scrimmage pre-snap.) Move the mouse farther and players pick up speed. When you slowly move the mouse just a little bit, the player you’re controlling saunters in the same direction. It appears as a small circle in the right corner of the screen, with an arrow inside pointing toward a direction. WASD controls can’t mimic the pressure-sensitive nuance of a controller’s thumbsticks, so rather than tying movement to the keyboard, Madden 19 includes a “virtual thumbstick” managed by your mouse. The keyboard and mouse controls hold up surprisingly well after a bit of practice. You can see the virtual thumbstick to the right of the quarterback in this image.
But the lack of HDR support is a bummer considering that a post-launch patch added the feature to last year’s Madden 18 on consoles.
The windows modes are limited to full-screen or windowed, for example-no borderless for you! The basics you’d expect are all present and accounted for, though, including support for 4K resolutions, V-Sync, and 30-fps, 60-fps, or uncapped frame rates.
Madden 19 gives you control over a decent amount of graphics options for a sports game, though it’s far from extensive. Madden 18 suffered from some frame rate issues on the consoles, but Madden 19 on modern PC hardware doesn’t whatsoever. Yes, I said 4K resolution and 90 frames per second. I’ve been playing at 4K resolution on an AMD Ryzen 1800X ($240 on Amazon) and an EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 ($750 on Amazon) and the frame rate usually hovers around 90 fps during on the field action. That level of hardware will match the console experience, EA says, though like with most PC games, ramping up the horsepower can push the game even further.
Pro Bowler (10 points): Participate in the Pro Bowl during a Franchise season. Throwin' Dots (30 points): Throw a Passing TD using the low throw mechanic. Stud Finder (20 points): Draft a rookie with a Hidden Dev Trait. Situational Awareness (50 points): Make a Coaching Adjustment in the 4th quarter or OT. Key Contributor (25 points): Gain the Key Contributor Legacy rank in Face of the Franchise. Pro Bowl Caliber (30 points): Gain the Pro Bowl Caliber Legacy rank in Face of the Franchise. Future of the Franchise (30 points): Reveal a rookie's X-Factor potential. Change of Scenery (10 points): Relocate a team. Roster Reshuffle (10 points): Complete a fantasy draft. Head-to-Head (20 points): Win a Head To Head game in an online league.
Big Spender (15 points): Win a free agent bidding war for a 90+ OVR player. Hall of Very Good (55 points): Gain the Hall of Very Good Legacy rank in Face of the Franchise. Comeback City (50 points): Comeback and win when trailing by 17+ points at halftime. Future HOF (65 points): Gain the Future HOF Legacy rank in Face of the Franchise. 1st Ballot HOF (75 points): Gain the 1st Ballot HOF Legacy rank in Face of the Franchise. NFL Icon (85 points): Gain the NFL Icon Legacy rank in Face of the Franchise.
The GOAT (100 points): Gain the GOAT Legacy rank in Face of the Franchise. ROTY (75 points): Win Rookie of the Year with one of your players. Bragging Rights (40 points): Win the Super Bowl in an online league. MVP (25 points): Win MVP with one of your players. Already in Progress (10 points): Create a league from a Play Now Live game. Dealmaker (15 points): Re-sign a 90+ OVR player.
Lockdown Corner (30 points): Win 3 presses in a single game with the same CB. Team Legend (45 points): Gain the Team Legend Legacy rank in Face of the Franchise. Move Master (30 points): Successfully fake-out a defender with a ball carrier special move. Accomplish the indicated achievement to get the corresponding number of Gamerscore points: