Alright Boyz, Here We Go!!! NCAA Football 2009 impressions thread

[Sun Tzu]

huh?

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by Sun Tzu

huh?

I believe that's the social room and password.

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by Logan

Just opened up fofc/trout for anyone looking to play.

I'll be on later tonight and looking for a game or two (also want to get at least 1 offline game in to try those sliders that are reportedly giving excellent games.)

[Logan]

Yes it is. Anyone able to get online? I'll give it another 10 mins or so.

[Mike1409]

Originally Posted by Logan

Yes it is. Anyone able to get online? I'll give it another 10 mins or so.

I'll play you in 5 minutes.

[Logan]

Cool, I just exited but I'll start the room back up.

[Galaxy]

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

I'll be on later tonight and looking for a game or two (also want to get at least 1 offline game in to try those sliders that are reportedly giving excellent games.)

Will we be able to use those sliders for the online dynasties?

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by Galaxy

Will we be able to use those sliders for the online dynasties?

Yes. One thing we will vote on as a league is a slider set. We'll be able to use whatever sliders we come to a consensus on.

[Kodos]

Can you do them in unranked games too?

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by Kodos

Can you do them in unranked games too?

That I don't know. I know that when I played BigDPW, I tried to look to see if there was a list of sliders and there was none in the game. I don't know if the game automatically uses whatever sliders are on the invitees' machine or if they are just default. Once I try out this set, I'll have a better sense of that, although I suspect they are online dynasty only.

[PurdueBrad]

After crashing the thread, I'll not try to post the actual video. Here's a link to what I consider one of my cooler plays. I lost the game but this was still a pretty cool play. The fake pitch on the last defender is kind of nasty...

http://www.easportsworld.com/en_US/video/34028

[kcchief19]

That was sick -- nice runback.

This is probably me being too simplistic but is the ability to lateral at any time new? I'm not sure if I ever tried it before on defense or kick return. I did accidentally lateral with my QB on a scramble and he managed to successfully pitch it to an O-lineman, which in previous versions was almost a guaranteed fumble.

I'll be lurking online tonight if anybody is looking for an easy victory.

[Anthony]

if i could figure out how to log into easportsworld i'd show some clips of my thrashing of Kodos, but alas, the powers that be don't want me to log in.

[Logan]

Mike and I just played a good game, where I won with Rutgers 31-7 over UNC. Lot of UNC TOs (I got picked 3 times also) and Mike had a tough time stopping me on 3rd down along with the overall passing game.

Watch out to the east coast league though...he found his QB.

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by Anthony

if i could figure out how to log into easportsworld i'd show some clips of my thrashing of Kodos, but alas, the powers that be don't want me to log in.

All you need to do is sign up with the e-mail address that is associated with your Xbox live account, I believe.

[Karlifornia]

I'm heading on live to either join or start the room if anyone wants a go at it.

[Karlifornia]

Okay..room is FOFC...password is trout...come and get it, boys!

[PurdueBrad]

Originally Posted by Karlifornia

Okay..room is FOFC...password is trout...come and get it, boys!

Up again...anyone around?

Or hit me with a game invite (I might go screw around with my dynasty for awhile). My tag is BVest1121

[Mike1409]

Originally Posted by Logan

Mike and I just played a good game, where I won with Rutgers 31-7 over UNC. Lot of UNC TOs (I got picked 3 times also) and Mike had a tough time stopping me on 3rd down along with the overall passing game.

Watch out to the east coast league though...he found his QB.

That's right NO starters job is safe with the new coach.


Yes 2 of those picks my WR tipped to his defense!!! My 5'7 CB's had no chance against that beast you had!


I am struggling in 09 to play defense, run, pass and kick, but everything else is great!!!

[Dr. Sak]

Originally Posted by kcchief19

I'll be lurking online tonight if anybody is looking for an easy victory.

I stink too...maybe we can play!

[Karlifornia]

Detox and I just split two games....I beat his Colorado with my Stanford, and his Michigan beat my Arizona State. Two competitive games. I'm ready for another if anyone is around.

[ColtCrazy]

One of the local video stores had one copy of the Wii NCAA Football game. Not one in, just one period. No one had rented it yet (bad sign) so I decide I'd spend the weekend messing around with it. After playing it for the last 2 hours, here are my thoughts on things that probably matter to most of us.


GRAPHICS - This isn't usually a make or break thing for me, but I do expect graphics to be decent. I own the Zelda game and I think graphically it's very good for a Wii game. NCAA Football is sub par IMO. The players move well but the graphics don't seem well polished. I'd probably give it a 5 or 6/10.

GAME PLAY - Here's where things get interesting. With the Wii mote I think it makes passing a lot of fun. You have a lot of control on touch or bullet passes. However, I'm struggling to find a camera angle that allows me to see the sidelines well. You have to roll out to see them which limits you offensively. Also, there's no way to see your play on the screen before you snap...and since the play calling doesn't tell you which player is which button, it makes quick passes very difficult unless you are passing to the middle of the field. Also, your buttons are A or the 4 directions on the D-pad at the top of the controller. It's fairly easy to hit the wrong direction and throw to the wrong receiver. Oddly enough, I'm enjoying the passing despite these flaws. Running has a lot of options to juke, stiff arm, etc depending on how you move the controller. Running will take a lot of practice though. It doesn't seem very fluid at times. Defensively it can be a challenge because the AI does a lot of quick passing. It's difficult to try to switch and do the right move in a split second.
I've been playing on Junior because it's taking awhile to get up to speed on things. I was getting thumped earlier, but my last game I beat Georgia with IU. I'll move up to AA as the weekend goes on. There are also a few too many INTs and fumbles, but I'm hoping sliders will take care of that.
Overall, I'd say the game play is a 7/10. There's a good game in there somewhere, but there's several flaws.

DYNASTY MODE - What I was really concerned about. I should note that the last version of NCAA I have is 07's Xbox version. I love this version and feel the dynasty mode if quite good. The Wii version has the same features. You can do preseason recruiting, though you don't have as many player interaction options as older versions have. You also can do your normal offseason recruiting. It's based off hours and you allocate those hours to different players. The dynasty mode seems basic, and more than enough to keep you occupied, but there's a huge item missing that might break it for me. You can't export your draft classes. I enjoy doing this and it's annoying that it's not there. Also, though it doesn't change dynasty mode, there's no create a player/team that I can find yet.
Like Game Play, I'd say the dynasty mode is a 7/10. The lack of exporting is annoying. Having not player 08, I don't know if it's a step back or not.

My initial impression of this game is that there's a good start here, but it just doesn't seem finished. I'd say it's a 7/10, which not makes me wonder do I go ahead and buy this, live with it, or do I seriously consider buying a PS3 because I love the full football experience. I don't know.

Anyway, if anyone has questions, I'll mess around with things and find out for you. On a funny note, I was simming with Indiana, in year 2 they went 11-1 and won the Rose Bowl!

[kcchief19]

Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

I stink too...maybe we can play!

What's your gamertag? I'm mderrick.

[Karlifornia]

got time for one more game before work..I'll be chillin in the lobby...gamertag karlifornia

[RainMaker]

I think the ability to upload the videos is awesome. Really cool feature that should make dynasty reports and online league much more enjoyable.

From looking at the videos, the defender pursuit looks absolutely atrocious. They seem to not have any clue on angles. Is this the case on all levels? Is this the reason that returns are so easy? I mean the game looks cool and all but I'm wondering how long it would take for me to be able to figure out how to abuse the AI when it comes to the angles they take.

[Izulde]

I just picked up the PS3 version.

Fellow PS3 owners, should we start our own thread?

[graygoose12]

Originally Posted by Izulde

I just picked up the PS3 version.

Fellow PS3 owners, should we start our own thread?

I would like to hear what some PS3 owners think.

[kcchief19]

OK, I've now lost connection in the first three games I have played. Is this just because wireless networking sucks or is this normal? I have a wireless-N router but I opted to go for the xbox adapter rather than get the Linksys adapter. Was that a mistake?

[gstelmack]

Originally Posted by kcchief19

OK, I've now lost connection in the first three games I have played. Is this just because wireless networking sucks or is this normal? I have a wireless-N router but I opted to go for the xbox adapter rather than get the Linksys adapter. Was that a mistake?

Yes, wireless networking sucks for games, mostly because it's more susceptible to packet drop than a wired connection. A clear signal with no interference might keep this from being an issue, though, so may or may not be your particular problem. Can also be your ISP, your route to whoever you tried to play, or any of a number of other issues.

Also make sure you don't have any Torrents running or other stuff in the background that is sucking up your bandwidth.

[Dr. Sak]

Originally Posted by kcchief19

What's your gamertag? I'm mderrick.

Dr Sak

[GoDukes]

is there a way to DL the rosters other than getting that game shark-ish thing and putting them on a memory card?

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by Izulde

I just picked up the PS3 version.

Fellow PS3 owners, should we start our own thread?

Done

[Logan]

I'll be looking for a game soon.

[Sun Tzu]

Originally Posted by GoDukes

is there a way to DL the rosters other than getting that game shark-ish thing and putting them on a memory card?

This is assuming you have the 360 version.

Go to download rosters when you're signed onto XBL in-game. Do a search for gamertag "Pasta Padre"...he has put out fully named rosters for all teams. Badda bing badda boom.

[Logan]

Opened up a FOFC room.

[Logan]

In case anyone else comes in, I'm waiting a few mins for Sak to finish up a game.

[Logan]

No headset sak? I'd love to hear what you thought about that 64 yd TD.

[Cringer]

So I had planned to start a career and looking around the game I stumble upon Campus Legend, which I remember hearing about in previous versions but had never experienced. I figured I would give it a shot, and I am really enjoying it so far.

[Dr. Sak]

Originally Posted by Logan

No headset sak? I'd love to hear what you thought about that 64 yd TD.

I had a headset.

I told you I sucked. Thanks for taking it easy on me. I couldnt figure out the damn speed burst button.

[Logan]

Haha...you played hard at the end, making the 21-11 game look much, much closer than it actually was. A tip for you...don't blitz your LBs so much...that's what was leaving the middle of the field open for me (although you may have learned as I think you stopped doing it as much later on). Teel was something like 19 for 21.

I couldn't stop that TE of yours.

[Dr. Sak]

The TE fumbled when I tried to stretch instead of speed burst. I had a good drive going there. I started zone blitzing near the end.

[Logan]

Yeah I don't what the hell you were doing there.

[Logan]

Some highlights from mine and Sak's game...

Kordell Young taking the screen to the house...

EA SPORTS World: NCAA Football 09 Video

Jabu Lovelace comes in for the briefly injured Teel, so we run an option with Mason Robinson...

EA SPORTS World: NCAA Football 09 Video

Courtney Greene playing center field and destroying Derrick Williams...

EA SPORTS World: NCAA Football 09 Video

[Raiders Army]

Just had a great game with EF. He won in 3OT 34-31.

Not sure if you heard me, but when I threw the ball for intentional grounding that was a mistake. I hit the RB button instead of the LB button. Was that what happened to you?

Your QB ran it really well. It was hard to defend that even with a CB blitz. Those WR screens worked pretty well. In previous editions of the game they didn't work so well.

All in all, a really great game.

[Eaglesfan27]

That was a great game - my most exciting game yet. Quite the momentum change as well as we were in a defensive battle that ended 14-14 in regulation.

Yes, I hit the wrong shoulder button and that is why I had those intentional grounding calls. I'm still getting used to them switching up the shoulder buttons.

Locker is awesome. His 87 speed will be a huge weapon in most games.

Your screens were really frustrating me (particularly the one I could have blown up but just mishit a button in the 2nd or 3rd OT.)


Looking forward to checking out the Heisman sliders now and seeing how they play. By the way did you have any sliders in that game? Seemed like the QB's were lacking some zip on their throws..

[Raiders Army]

No sliders. They were the default settings on Heisman. I'm not sure if the QBs lacked zip since that was my 4th complete game and it's been a while since I played NCAA 08. For the most part, I thought it was pretty difficult to run. Maybe we should change the offensive line sliders for run blocking as well.

[Eaglesfan27]

I'm only through a quarter, but I think DeToxRox is right. Heisman maybe the way to go. These sliders are awesome so far. For my talent level, Heisman has always been too hard/frustrating, but this is very playable. I'm actually getting pressure on the QB (which has resulted in 2 picks, I think he has INT's too high at 35) and I've been having to face pressure as I throw. Only up 3-0 over Cal using USC at the end of the 1st quarter.

[Galaxy]

Not sure what happen with Ironhead and I. We were having a pretty good game going into the half. The A&M offense is pretty challenging.

[Ironhead]

Originally Posted by Galaxy

Not sure what happen with Ironhead and I. We were having a pretty good game going into the half. The A&M offense is pretty challenging.

It just randomly dropped on my end - after one of the plays it just popped up a message saying we had been disconnected. Was a good game - just couldn't quite stop the Bulldog offense from inching out those first downs. But I did manage to hurt one of your running backs.

[Galaxy]

Originally Posted by Ironhead

It just randomly dropped on my end - after one of the plays it just popped up a message saying we had been disconnected. Was a good game - just couldn't quite stop the Bulldog offense from inching out those first downs. But I did manage to hurt one of your running backs.

I was trying to decide on to go for it or not on that 4th and inches on the 1 and a half goal line. I figure, if I miss, you would be inside your own one yard line. My running back returned however (or was going, I got the "Will return soon" line). Would you like to try it again?

Mississippi State doesn't have the overall talent, speed, and depth to compete with the better programs. Hopefully I can improve that in the dynasty league.