NCAA Football 09 Demo Available: Discuss Here

[Psyblast]

Quote: Originally Posted by DONF

After playing the demo quite a bit I am just the only thing I can think to say is, " Is this it??" I sure hope EA does not put this on the shelves and try and sell us on the fact this is a solid sim college football game. Don't get me wrong, it is not bad, but it is a long shot when it comes to football. Everything from the redundant solo tackles to the game speed is not up to par. Even the booth review is wayyyyy off the mark and out of sync with what is going on, on the field. Please stop the wining excuse it is on varsity. Varsity has nothing to do with the animation and over gameplay. Let alone Corso's terrible riff on the game. Are uniforms going to get dirty and the field torn up in the final build?

I assume you missed all the posts in this thread talking about how the demo is an outdated build and the retail version is much improved?

[Scott]

Quote: Originally Posted by Psyblast

I assume you missed all the posts in this thread talking about how the demo is an outdated build and the retail version is much improved?

[Teddy_Long]

Quote: Originally Posted by Scott

the retail version is going to have presentation and camera options.............

[xylocaine]

Downloaded the Demo....

I'm not shocked a bit, it's like a barely tweaked 08 version

This game sucks again, please don't give EA your money again.


Another year that football sucks again

[OMT]

Quote: Originally Posted by xylocaine

Downloaded the Demo.... I'm not shocked a bit, it's like a barely tweaked 08 version This game sucks again, please don't give EA your money again. Another year that football sucks again

Barely tweaked 08?

[Psyblast]

Quote: Originally Posted by OMT

Barely tweaked 08?

Ignore him, posters like that are just trying to get a rise out of people with senseless, half baked comments. As you can see, he's already been dealt with (red card).

[OMT]

Quote: Originally Posted by maddenps2

I'd rather have a game that has the emotion of real football incorporated into it than have one crippled. It's a mistake on EA's part they shoulda had a realistic and emotional stadium, fans, and sidelines and tweaked the graphics engine from there to run at 60 fps. Also during the cut scenes, sidelines could be animated more as the developers could choose to render only what is visible on screen and or create the cut scenes separately like other sports have done.

Gotta disagree about the 60 fps thing. At the end of the day, you're playing a game and 60 fps makes the game SOOOO much better.

We could only do so much on the cut scenes. We went with cheerleaders over sideline cut scenes because we felt they contributed to the college feel more than players. We didn't ignore the sidelines... we made sure to improve them a lot including new tech that allows us to populate them more. Maybe the bench doesn't react perfectly, but you cannot say it isn't 10 times better than 08.

[tyronebiggums35]

game is miles ahead of 08. coaching decisions after timeouts is a nice touch. Passing game improved. HFA finally integrated. Better presentation. "College Atmosphere" during gameplay. sketchy breakaway runs at times (awkward mo cap) . Playcall screen bluffs. MASCOT GAMES!!! YES!!!.overall seems like a great improvement over 08.