NCAA Football 10 Demo Now Available, Post Your Impressions Here

[brezz2001]

Just played demo for first time and I have a quick question about the playcalling screen. I like choosing plays under the "play type" option (ie: shotgun pass, counter, man zone, ect). In the past, it would show you on the play call screen the formation for each play, so I would know if the cover 2 I chose if under the 4-3 formation or nickel formation.

I can't seem to find this on this years playcalling screen, did they remove it? I know they have the personnel diagrammed at the top, but I liked being able to take a quick look and read the type of formation.

Brian

[WolverinesFinest]

Quote: Originally Posted by brezz2001

Just played demo for first time and I have a quick question about the playcalling screen. I like choosing plays under the "play type" option (ie: shotgun pass, counter, man zone, ect). In the past, it would show you on the play call screen the formation for each play, so I would know if the cover 2 I chose if under the 4-3 formation or nickel formation. I can't seem to find this on this years playcalling screen, did they remove it? I know they have the personnel diagrammed at the top, but I liked being able to take a quick look and read the type of formation. Brian

I share the same feeling, I think it was taken out because when I go to recent plays I can't see the formation either. Maybe it will change by release but doubtful.

[brezz2001]

Quote: Originally Posted by WolverinesFinest

I share the same feeling, I think it was taken out because when I go to recent plays I can't see the formation either. Maybe it will change by release but doubtful.

I don't know why they would do this.

The demo is ok, I don't like the new camera angle, it's hard to follow the action. Plus, one other thing that may be minor but bothers me is the horrible crowd animations. For years it's the same generic crowd where everyone looks like they are jumping up and down. It looks terrible! I'm spoiled by The Show where the crowd, while not perfect, seems more lifelike.

Brian

[Spanky]

I'm so glad to be saving my hard-earned money this year and not buying this mess.

[jira2004]

Quote: Originally Posted by Spanky

I'm so glad to be saving my hard-earned money this year and not buying this mess.

Amen brother....I will purchase a blu ray movie or something...

[Hammerhunker]

Quote: Originally Posted by jjdogjjdog5162

Downloaded the demo last night and played 2 games. I just kinda sat there and shook my head at the game and longed for the day where we as consumers had a CHOICE on which game to get. The OL/DL interaction is awful. Suction blocking is rampant, and this "pocket" is easy to scramble out of. I tried rolling and chucking to see if it was possible, and yup, i did it 90% of the time(i played on all-american one game and heisman the next). The DL gets no pressure and it seemed like the only time i got pressure from the CPU was on a blitz. Running animation and "twitch" cutbacks are a joke. They would look bad for a game on the genesis. There needs to be momentum and realistic turn radius. And for the love of god, get someone in there to mocap different run speeds. Where the QB releases the ball on a deep throw looks bad on replays. It looks like he is releasing the ball for someone 5 yards in front of him, then all the sudden the ball shoots out at a 60 degree angle and 50 yards downfield. There needs to be more varied tackles. I think i saw 3 all together. There is alot more flaws i saw, but i dont want to write them. BOTTOMLINE: This game is boring to play, unrealistic in just about every regard, Does not represent the atmosphere of a college game at all, Worth $10 as a Xbox live update, and has features out of the box broken already. Seriously, if there was another college football game out, this series would be in deep doo doo.

I agree with everything you said. I too just sat there with this awful feeling of disappointment. I still remember back to the ps2 days and the feeling of giddiness when first cracking the game. I liken this demo and every new gen offering to the ps1 editions. Sure it was football on the screen, but you have to overlook a ton to have some fun. The difference, back then, we had never seen anything better.

[Maximus205]

Quote: Originally Posted by SkinsBoYee

Seen the snap over the head glitch in every game I have played so far. At least 8. How can something like this pass quality control? Or is it simply cause its a demo? THIS DEMO NEEDS A PATCH!!!

I havent seen this yet.

[TheWatcher]

Quote: Originally Posted by SkinsBoYee

Seen the snap over the head glitch in every game I have played so far. At least 8. How can something like this pass quality control? Or is it simply cause its a demo? THIS DEMO NEEDS A PATCH!!!

Classic.