NCAA Football 09 Demo Available: Discuss Here

[Skyboxer]

Quote: Originally Posted by pjv31

I don't get it? You say you are going to buy the game because of the demo in the first sentence, But then you say you would stick with 08 in the last????

I believe what he was saying or meant to say is based off the demo plus what was going to be in the final product he would and is getting 09. If he was just going off of the demo he'd stick with 08.

[P2K]

I never give major impressions, so just take from this what you can...

I know this is on varsity and these are two tought teams, but playing defense will be very fun to play this year. The pass rush from me and the opponent was very solid. What I really liked was when I took over the lead against OSU near the end of the game, they were marching down the field somewhat. But then, my D-line made big plays by getting to the QB. Very surprising and satisfying. Especially because I made the effort in putting pressure on OSU.

On offense, the passing game is very good. All the throws are there. From what I saw, no more LBs and DBs using the Force to know when and where I am throwing. The holes formed from the O-line weren't overdone. It's just right. The fullback actually blocked and I coukld rip off a few nice runs, but not huge ones because OSU's defense is that damn good. The O-line does a better job protecting you. All I did was get sacked over and over again in '08. I didn't see any jump snaps. I hope that is a good thing that they are very, VERY random. I don't want them out all the way. And I got a great touchdown off a screen pass while getting blitzed. Broke a tackle and bashed my way in for the touchdown while getting tackled.

Only turnover was on a fumbled after getting sacked.

The quick snap from the CPU isn't that damn bad, to be honest. I was actually able to do my adjustments before the snap. CPU offense used some motion, too. That helped. But I didn't feel like I could get off my adjustments at all. Very good.

Gang tackling actually impressed me a little. I went for a low hit with the hit stick and missed a full body tackle, but got Beanie Wells' foot. At the same time, a teammate came in and got Wells from behind and another teammate came in from the front and they all went to the grass together. Great gang tackle. Saw another where two guys took down Wells together. Only problem is gang tackles aren't frequent enough. This definitely needs to be fixed.

Like others said, lighting was bad in this game. Maybe it's just because of the demo and the time they set for it. I don't know. And the presentation could still be waaayyy better. But if the gameplay stays this way in the retail and doesn't go stupid on harder levels, this game is a must, MUST buy.


Ugh...EA gets my money once again. Color me excited. Or stupid. Depends.

[Skyboxer]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

Yeah I think that will end up being one of the most overlooked but HUGE best improvements this year. Oh and you'll like the ability to bluff playart now too, that is very helpful for playing with other people at the same console IMO.

It's a cool addition but I've never had issues playing with someone right next to me. We always pick our D after O so we'd just have the player on D look away from screen until O pick was done. I do love the bluff playart though. Very cool.

[Critical Kills]

When it says GO CELEBRATE WITH THE MASCOT what do I do to get that to work? I tried pressing X while I was over near the Brutus but my player didn't do anything...is it like Mortal Kombat where you have to press it real quick?

And for anyone that knows - when you get out in the open and are running for a TD how do you highstep or prounce about like a horses @ss?

[Spanky]

Quote: Originally Posted by Perfect Zero

2) Did somebody forget to wake up the band? Listen, I know gas prices are bad these days, but you think they could take the bus to their own stadium to play. I love College Football for the atmosphere, and graphically this game has it. Sound wise, it sounds like custom stadium music is a must if you want any sort of sound other than the fans.

OMT, can you comment on this? I sure hope we get to hear a lot of the fight songs, and loud, too. It would severely kill the atmosphere if we didn't. That's one of the main things that separates college from the pros.

[Kevin26385]

I have captured footage of a full game on the NCAA Football 09 Demo. The quality of the video is not the greatest, mainly because I needed to compress them. (Otherwise they would be almost 400 MB a piece). But the main point is to show off the gameplay, and not the graphics. Each video is divided into a quarter. ( Click on the text below to view the video) Also remember that the demo is on Varsity, which means there will be some unrealistic things in the video. Overall, I think the game is much better from the demo. The weight/feel of the ball carrier is much improved over 08.

Enjoy the Videos!

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

You can also check my videos out at the Media Blitz

[J-Unit40]

Quote: Originally Posted by Spanky

OMT, can you comment on this? I sure hope we get to hear a lot of the fight songs, and loud, too. It would severely kill the atmosphere if we didn't. That's one of the main things that separates college from the pros.

I (and I think ODogg too) usually turn down the announcer and crank the stadium volume every year with this game. IMO, this tweak, combined with surround sound, makes a huge difference for me.

[PaperLantern]

Quote: Originally Posted by pjv31

I don't get it? You say you are going to buy the game because of the demo in the first sentence, But then you say you would stick with 08 in the last????

If you read earlier in his post, he says this is his first NCAA since 06, so he's saying that he will buy it based on the demo, but if you have 08, just stick with 08.

I think that's what he's trying to say.