NCAA Football 11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here

[PVarck31]

Quote: Originally Posted by teammaxwell

"play of the game" still broken. I lost by 20 pts to texas, and the play of the game was the texas RB running the ball to the left for a 3 yard gain?

Its not broken. This happens in the demo because they cannot cache replays. This will work fine in the retail game.

[mrMagic91]

didnt see any of the new facemask besides the revo speeds. I was looking forward to the "harvin" facemask. Do yall think they will be in the game?

[BoiseState07]

Downloading now, already addicted and haven't played yet!

[jdroberts1218]

First I want to give EA props for taking the game in the right direction: Second here are my likes and dislikes.

Likes:
Locomotion (it took a bit to get used to, but once you get rolling it's pretty nice)
Lighting/graphics
team entrances (wish they would have showed tOSU swaying right to left though)
Definitely love all the new uniform accessories and pro combats
Stadium sounds/atmosphere ( I felt that was a definite upgrade from last year)
blocking schemes

Dislikes or areas that need to be improved IMO:
The crowd ("visually" the crowd is a let down, they don't react to big plays, and they look absolutely terrible, they honestly look like the old school crowds from super tecmo bowl)
The ice skating feel
Breaking tackles (I did play all the games on Heisman, but I had a very hard time breaking tackles or trucking anyone. everytime they wrapped me up i was down)
Replays (i mean the close ups are cool, but we should have a choice to get some broadcast cam replays for some added realism)

Hopefully these last few items can be fixed before the retail version is out.
Thanks,

[six]

Quote: Originally Posted by rhombic21

Played again as Florida vs Florida State. 82-0 on 2 minute quarters. I recovered about 6 onside kicks. QB finished with somewhere north of 800 yards passing and 11 TDs. Could have been more, but by midway in the third quarter all my WR's were tired and the game subbed in CBs, who dropped some easy passes.

BS. 82-0 in 2 minute quarters...maybe on JV mode.

I will say I won 42-14 on All-American with Missouri which was a lot for 2 minute quarters.

[White Out]

After playing a couple games.. then, for craps and laughs putting in madden 10, here are a few things I wanted to share with the community.

Graphics
The graphics in NCAA, compared to other EA titles (never mind some games out there that are amazing) are nothing short of embarrassing. Anyone who disagrees simply isn't looking. I feel so strongly about this point, and KNOW better (I've played the show, madden, nhl, all on my new 52"lcd) that anyone who says differently instantly outs them as nothing more than an EA apologist desperate for college football. I love college football.. but not enough to ignore how bad this games graphics are.

Maddens graphics are sharp, vibrant, colorful. NCAA is grainy, low resolution looking, drab, and the colors are all sorts of wrong. NCAA 11's graphics are actually ps2 looking compared to Madden 10. This isn't hyperbole.

Gameplay
Ah yes, there is the rub. This game looks, feels, and sounds like NCAA 08. Has there been tweaking and improvements? Sure. But this is basically the same stuff. Infact, we have new glitches ( I wont bother to list them, they are everywhere in this thread). Oh and locomotion, while interesting and has potential, makes it seem like everyone is skating and not running.


I wont bother with sound, as once again nothing was changed there.

The Bottom Line
Madden has grown, and to my shock become a solid football game. I was a huge madden ***** once I started with NCAA back in he day (4 years now). In that time, I've watched Madden become a solid game and NCAA regress into obscurity. Why in the name of god couldn't they just have given us Madden 10 with a speed slider and packaged it as College ball? Here is fact:
Madden looks better
Madden sounds better
Madden PLAYS better. If you disagree with that, you are wrong. Period. This is football, not NFL arcade. And with a speed slider, you could have had madden game mechanics with ncaa speed. And how much would EA save basically making one game with college being the stage for one, and the NFL the other??

This will be the 1st time in 4 years I wont purchase a new NCAA, and I am happily awaiting madden 11. This disgusts me, being a massive college football fan. But what am I to do? Play a subpar game just because I want to play as Kentucky or Miami? My frustration isn't anymore with ridiculous game breaking glitches that surface every year, it's Tiburons general incompetence or apathy. They either aren't willing to make a great game, or, they aren't being provided with the resources. Either way, this is a shoddy product that gets dated every single year a new one is released.

Sorry if I offend anyone but this is my honest 100% opinion and believe me; I am just as disappointed to write it as I'm sure a lot of you are to read it, as there is a lot of negativity out here already. But I feel it's justified.

[Segagendude]

Quote: Originally Posted by rhombic21

Played again as Florida vs Florida State. 82-0 on 2 minute quarters. I recovered about 6 onside kicks. QB finished with somewhere north of 800 yards passing and 11 TDs. Could have been more, but by midway in the third quarter all my WR's were tired and the game subbed in CBs, who dropped some easy passes.

You must be an NCAA God or somethin.....

I salute you sir.

[seawolves9]

Quote: Originally Posted by White Out

After playing a couple games.. then, for craps and laughs putting in madden 10, here are a few things I wanted to share with the community. Graphics The graphics in NCAA, compared to other EA titles (never mind some games out there that are amazing) are nothing short of embarrassing. Anyone who disagrees simply isn't looking. I feel so strongly about this point, and KNOW better (I've played the show, madden, nhl, all on my new 52"lcd) that anyone who says differently instantly outs them as nothing more than an EA apologist desperate for college football. I love college football.. but not enough to ignore how bad this games graphics are. Maddens graphics are sharp, vibrant, colorful. NCAA is grainy, low resolution looking, drab, and the colors are all sorts of wrong. NCAA 11's graphics are actually ps2 looking compared to Madden 10. This isn't hyperbole. Gameplay Ah yes, there is the rub. This game looks, feels, and sounds like NCAA 08. Has there been tweaking and improvements? Sure. But this is basically the same stuff. Infact, we have new glitches ( I wont bother to list them, they are everywhere in this thread). Oh and locomotion, while interesting and has potential, makes it seem like everyone is skating and not running. I wont bother with sound, as once again nothing was changed there. The Bottom Line Madden has grown, and to my shock become a solid football game. I was a huge madden ***** once I started with NCAA back in he day (4 years now). In that time, I've watched Madden become a solid game and NCAA regress into obscurity. Why in the name of god couldn't they just have given us Madden 10 with a speed slider and packaged it as College ball? Here is fact: Madden looks better Madden sounds better Madden PLAYS better. If you disagree with that, you are wrong. Period. This is football, not NFL arcade. And with a speed slider, you could have had madden game mechanics with ncaa speed. And how much would EA save basically making one game with college being the stage for one, and the NFL the other?? This will be the 1st time in 4 years I wont purchase a new NCAA, and I am happily awaiting madden 11. This disgusts me, being a massive college football fan. But what am I to do? Play a subpar game just because I want to play as Kentucky or Miami? My frustration isn't anymore with ridiculous game breaking glitches that surface every year, it's Tiburons general incompetence or apathy. They either aren't willing to make a great game, or, they aren't being provided with the resources. Either way, this is a shoddy product that gets dated every single year a new one is released. Sorry if I offend anyone but this is my honest 100% opinion and believe me; I am just as disappointed to write it as I'm sure a lot of you are to read it, as there is a lot of negativity out here already. But I feel it's justified.

Are you serious right now? Someone needs to get off the Madden sack.. On the real dude. College and Pro football are two different worlds. Why would I want Madden re-packaged as NCAA when they're so much different? I feel like you put the demo on Varsity or something on the CPU handed you your hat, and you got butt-hurt about it. Sorry if I offended you, this is just my 100% honest opinion.