Why did I ever stop playing NCAA 2004? - crusaderhoops10's Blog

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Why did I ever stop playing NCAA 2004?

Posted on September 11, 2009 at 12:53 AM.

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I was the excited less than I can ever remember for the release of NCAA 10 this year. It used to be a huge deal when the EA football games would start coming out. Now, I just don�t want to put in the energy to get excited only to get let down.

I will admit that NCAA 10 is far better than any other next-gen version of the franchise but that�s not saying much, especially when the peak of the franchise can still be played in the form of NCAA Football 2004.

This is one of the only sports franchises where it is basically unanimous as to which game is the best ever.

With Madden, you hear a lot of different things, including this year�s game. NBA games really have never been that great and there are so many different things that players look for in those games so it�s hard to say anyway.

But it seems that everyone agrees NCAA 2004 was the best of the best.

And after popping it in my PS3 during the opening weekend of college football season this year, I have to say it still sits atop the mantle.

I cannot recall any other sports game that you can play and get realistic results without even touching the sliders from the start.

The game utilizes sliders in the way they were first intended to be utilized. The sliders don�t really have to be moved to make the game more real, instead they are just there to make it either easier or more difficult for the user.

Basically I�ve had enough of the next-gen football for now. I agree that both NCAA 10 and Madden 10 made some nice strides this year but they are still not where they once were back in 2004.

I can still remember running a dynasty past the first two seasons for the first time ever back with NCAA 2004.

I took the Florida Gators for 11 seasons and this was before I became a dynasty nut that played every single game and prayed for realistic results.

I can still remember my free safety Junior French setting an NCAA record with 26 career interceptions. And my created option quarterback with dreads, James Thomas, racking up a Florida school record worth of rushing yards.

And the game was never pissing me off like they do now. I can remember breaking the disc of NCAA 2005. Not because the game was that bad, only because the version from the previous year was so much better.

That�s enough talk, I�m going to start a dynasty now and think what could have been with players like Maurice Clarett and Mike Williams.

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