As we continue down the road to Madden NFL 19‘s release on August 10, 2018, it is high time that we show a little love to the sophomore season of Longshot. Following the lead of the well-regarded The Journey mode from FIFA 17, the folks over at EA Sports Tiburon embarked on their own Madden single-player narrative last year. Based off of what they managed to accomplish the first time around, it is exciting to see what they have in store for this outing.

Missing the Cut
Longshot: Homecoming continues to follow the twin-headed narrative of Quarterback Devin Wade and his longtime friend and former standout wide receiver, Colt Cruise. Since the conclusion of last season, the two friends have both gone through some tough times. Both were cut from their respective teams (which actually could have been the same team, depending upon the player?s choices last season), which also effectively works to reset the story for both characters right back to square one. In the wake of being cut, both players have taken their own paths back to their ultimate goal of starting for an NFL team. Wade has fared better than Colt, having landed a short-lived practice squad assignment in the Cowboys organization. Colt, on the other hand, is continuing to scrape by with a floundering music career, while he actively pursues any football opportunity he can find. The poor bastard is so desperate, he has resorted to personally spamming the entire Bengals coaching staff. At least he hasn?t stooped lo...