NCAA Football 09 Demo Available: Discuss Here

[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

[Critical Kills]

Quote: Originally Posted by J-Unit40

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.

You are 100% right...that's the best way to play it. Loud crowd and that makes you hear the band way louder.

[zoltranite]

Pros - I love the pre snap movement. LB#33 moved over just a little bit when someone e=went in motion and he looked very intense and natural at the same time.

I can feel the foot being planted. this game plays totally different, and it seems as though you cant slip and slip all over the feild running ina ny direction.

I love the new juking system. I am trying to master the barry sanders esque shimmy shake. I'll be in practice mode for the first two hours of gettin this game.

I like how the stadiums look.

Cons - Im going to try to say things that no one else has talked about (at least up to page 12). I dont like how the safeties backpedal. They look like my 5 year old sister trying to run backwards. They should be lower in that backpedal stance. They are too upright.

I still dont like the passing animation. They should just totally rip it out and start over. Look at 2K's they did a good job in that department.

Why is my kicker ripped?

Here is my biggest con... And its a whale to me! Hopefully it can be fixed, and Im so surprised no one has noticed this. The D-Lineman have the wrong hand down. As a former D-Lineman, this just looks totally weird to me. The inside hand (closest to the ball) is supposed to be down. Inside hand down, inside foot back. If a guy is in a 1 or 0 shade (DLine lingo) He may put 2 hands down because he doesnt know who is gonna attack him. It might seem like Im knit picking, but its a simple technique and it really makes a difference out there in the real feild. It just looks weird to me. It throws the whole look of the defense off. To see what Im talking about follow this link and look at some of these pics. I would just post the pic here, but I dunno how to.


Let me know what you guys think about those DLineman stances. I attched a picture. if it doesnt show up, go here : http://rpongett.phpwebhosting.com/OSU05-3WR-8-3-0s-6.JPG

[Solidice]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

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?

just run up to your mascot and it "should" trigger it automatically

i can't get enough of the crip-walking LSU Tiger.

[OMT]

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.

You're not hearing fight songs at all?

[zoltranite]

Hey Paper lantern


Sam Houston State University is gonna march into your house and kick your *** this season...

The NCAA... Where Appalachian State happens

[BCJMU99]

Quote: Originally Posted by stewaat

About to start up a game I do not know that girl...just a pic of a FSU cowgirl. Dear sweet baby Jesus I want to though

Haha! I was thinking the same thing...WOW...just WOW...

[Critical Kills]

OMG, last play of the game, I have the ball on my own 40 and i'm up by 7 so I figure, put Pryor in and let's see how he does on a scramble. So I call Hail Mary which gives me some "open field"...snap the ball...roll out, pump fake...start running upfield.

Now honestly I think I'll get about 20 yards before I get tackled and that is right about where I meet up with a bunch of LSU guys, well I got a couple of good blocks, had a couple of guys to beat, did a slight shake to the left, cut back to the right......one LSU guy dives and he hits Pryor's knee and nearly causes him to fall down, but Pryor maintains his balance.....keeps on going and then breaks free and runs in the last 20 odd yards....then I ran and celebrated with the mascot!!

WOW THAT WAS CRAZY SICK!! And now I'm headed back to work, LOL. What a crazy ending to a game. Talk about wide open gameplay. Pryor is awesome fun to play with. I was whining earlier in a thread about his speed being 87 or whatever but I think his speed is perfect, he's def. fast but not so much it unbalances things. Great job on that EA.