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Three Keys for NCAA Football 14 in 2013 Stuck

Posted on January 8, 2013 at 11:57 AM.

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Let's just get this out of the way right now, before we start talking NCAA Football 14 -- last year's edition of the game was a downer in so many ways. There were none of the improvements in NCAA that Madden received, in fact there weren't many improvements at all -- making NCAA 13 feel like NCAA 12.5.

Coming up this year, there are a lot of things that NCAA Football 14 simply needs to do in order to recapture the magic of a series that was once, just a few short years ago, the most innovative and risk taking series in our genre. Here are three things for 2013 for the NCAA Football series:

1. Refined Infinity Engine - NCAA Football 14 not only needs the infinity engine, but it needs the version that will be refined in Madden NFL 14 from last year's quirky version. I feel pretty good that this year's edition of the engine will delve deeper into line play and change the entirety of how that portion of the game works. Thus, NCAA needs the improved line play and the new tackling system -- both of which will make the game feel 2x fresher than this year's version ever began to approach.

2. Revamped Dynasty Mode - Dynasty mode is stale. The menus haven't changed much, you aren't really feeling like a coach anymore, and there's just so much more about running a program and the passion that goes into that than what we are given. NCAA Football 14 needs a better representation of running your own program. Personally, I'd rather connected careers stay a long way away from NCAA if it means we're going to take a step back in features. We don't need that, we need a mode that actually brings a focus and style this year that doesn't feel entirely plastic and generic.

3. An Actual Presentation - From commentary to the camera angles, NCAA Football's presentation is the worst amongst the major sports games by a long shot. It neither feels like a TV broadcast or an in-stadium experience but rather a hybrid which accomplishes neither well. The crowds need to be more alive, the camera angles need to be more real and we need to get a whole slew of new lines or even completely new guys in the booth. Nothing short of a complete overhaul can be considered acceptable at this point.

So what about you? What are your three keys for NCAA Football 14 this year? Do you see any other glaring issues you'd put above the three I mentioned? Sound off with a comment!

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Comments

# 31 superjames1992 @ Jan 13

The #1 priority should be to fix the DB glitch. If they don't fix it, the game will be trash as it was this year.

Also, super accurate robo-QBs need to go.

# 32 Boondok @ Jan 21

One of the most impressive things to me in any sports game is in The Show. I remember seeing a video showing how between pitches the players all have their own actions they do even if the camera isn't on them. It makes it so realistic to see glances of players in the background acting like they would in a real game. That'd be great to see in a football game. Guys getting up, adjusting their helmets, subs coming on and off the field, etc. Let us see that instead of cutscenes or players strolling around like zombies.

# 33 ATLUSC @ Jan 22

the ncaa franchise has all the potential in the world to be dominant, but i will tell you this, if 2k were still around and allowed to make a game, despite their lame attempt before i think 2k would destroy it. that being said, ncaa needs to get better crowd involvement and stop with the late game dramatics...teams down 21 late somehow find a way to win it because of the lack of db coverage. i have never seen more wide open receivers in my life . AND DAMMIT , GET THE USC FIGHT SONG MUSIC RIGHT

# 34 netslip @ Jan 31

I agree with almost all the stuff that has been said here but there's something you guys are completely wrong: c'mon guys, the presentation in NCAA 13 looks A LOT more realistic than Madden, and one of the beast features is the highlight real creator, which Madden 13 doesn't have. Above all of it are the commentaries. Madden's commentaries and booth just SUCKS and doesn't even get close to the fun that we used to have until Madden 09, when John Madden and Al Michael or earlier Pat Summerall were still there. NCAA's comments feel SO MUCH better than Madden's and I even think that Kirk Herbstrith would be way better than Phil in Madden as well. I think they should leave the NCAA game how it is as far as features go. The thing that I'd like to see the most being improved and fixed in the game is the large number of animations and lack of fluidity. The infinity engine, quarterback and running styles and these such things along with better commentaries would make NCAA 14 the best football game ever. I think.

# 35 netslip @ Jan 31

Other thing I'd like to see and improvement on are the graphics. Madden 13's pads and equipments are SO MUCH realistic and NCAA's are not. But in NCAA you have the ability to edit a lot more things.