NCAA Football 14 Gameplay Video - LSU vs. Texas A&M

[DukeC]

Either my memory is faulty or did the visual aesthetics remind anyone else of NFL Gameday (particularly the cursor underneath the player)?

[bad_philanthropy]

Visual gripe. Kyle Field is natural grass right? The video shows the teams two quarters in and no dirty uniforms? Why the hell would A&M's RB have no dirt or grass stains on his bright white pants?

It does seem to contradict this screenshot of a rain game.

[SageInfinite]

Quote: Originally Posted by jpdavis82

NBA 2k 11& 12 were good, the rest were meh. Ncaa 11, 12, 13, were all pretty good.

[nazzman]

Quote: Originally Posted by 32

It's sad you guys think EA cares about the 2,000/3,000 OSers here. We ARE the minority and they'll still a ton of copies regardless of what we think.

I think EA cares. We are among the influencers they talk about in communications science. There's a multiplier effect because people know that we know the game as hardcore fans/players, and they pass on what we think/say to others and so on down the line. (Kinda like the early adopter thing.)

If we all went out there and told our pals not to bother until next gen, that would be an exponential problem, compounded by our not buying either.

You're right that they'll sell tons of copies regardless, but knowledgeable bad-mouthing in the market is never a good thing.

[I Peench]

The good:
-Foot planting looked very realistic.
-The blocking looks infinitely better than M13 or NCAA13. Not prefect, but much improved.
-The colors really seem to pop this year.
-The pre-snap and post-snap chatter.

The bad:
-Lack of crowd atmosphere was the first thing that struck me.
-Still seeing some missed assignments.
-Physics not overly evident, but as someone else mentioned (and I agree), that needs to be felt more than seen. The only reason we saw it so easily in Madden videos is because it was so wonky...like when that tackle trips over the HB in this video.
-The running after the screen didn't look nearly smooth/natural enough.

Overall I'm pretty pleased, but not getting too high or too low on this one. You're a fool if you've already canceled a pre-order off of this alone.

Here's some pics I snapped that show some of the foot planting (for those who say it doesn't exist.




And here's a picture of Brandon Jacobs juking/planting. I found a bigger guy because presumably they'd have to exaggerate the plant even more, as they have more weight to shift.



To me, NCAA looks pretty solid as far as the foot planting is concerned.

Here's the link to the Jacobs video.

[westview33]

Quote: Originally Posted by DorianDonP

Remember this in NCAA 12? I was so hyped about the "new dynamic crowd". I remember making all kinds of excited posts about it. And then the game came out and the crowd was worse than the year before. That was prolly the last time I got truly "excited" about a hyped feature. 0:47

EA hype machine at it's best.

I didn't bother to read the entire thread but I'm pretty sure someone has already mentioned the famous "It's a early build" "Lets wait for the final product before judging the gameplay"

Makes you want to smack someone over the head because that lame excuse is mentioned every single year when we see a video and then the final product isn't any different at all.

[jpdavis82]

Quote: Originally Posted by I Peench

The good: -Foot planting looked very realistic. -The blocking looks infinitely better than M13 or NCAA13. Not prefect, but much improved. -The colors really seem to pop this year. -The pre-snap and post-snap chatter. The bad: -Lack of crowd atmosphere was the first thing that struck me. -Still seeing some missed assignments. -Physics not overly evident, but as someone else mentioned (and I agree), that needs to be felt more than seen. The only reason we saw it so easily in Madden videos is because it was so wonky...like when that tackle trips over the HB in this video. -The running after the screen didn't look nearly smooth/natural enough. Overall I'm pretty pleased, but not getting too high or too low on this one. You're a fool if you've already canceled a pre-order off of this alone. Here's some pics I snapped that show some of the foot planting (for those who say it doesn't exist. And here's a picture of Brandon Jacobs juking/planting. I found a bigger guy because presumably they'd have to exaggerate the plant even more, as they have more weight to shift. To me, NCAA looks pretty solid as far as the foot planting is concerned. Here's the link to the Jacobs video.

It isn't quite as good as the Jacobs video, but it's definitely a lot closer to it than some people probably thought at first. Footplanting doesn't look bad at all after you watch the Jacobs video.

[DorianDonP]

Quote: Originally Posted by JerseySuave4

they have the animation there to look like planting but they don't really plant, they just slide or glide through the animation.

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