NCAA Football 09 Demo Available: Discuss Here

[MooCowMooo]

I definitely am really liking what I have seen in the demo so far. I was really impressed by how much fun I have had playing with just what is in the demo ( of course, it is only on Varsity, so, it remains to be seen how bad EA ramps up the CPU cheating stick for the higher difficulties). I am probably most impressed by watching the linemen in this game. They actually try to block defenders that they should ( screen passes have been executed Most Excellently in this demo). A few things here and there that would be nice if they could fix (i.e- A full field view when passing would be great for one), but, over-all, I think after playing this I am going to purchase it. Now if only Madden can deliver, it could be a fun year for football.

[Gamecocks625]

Quote: Originally Posted by remlover

At first i absolutely did not like the demo. However, it grew on me and i began to like the open style game play. The first thing i'll do once i get the retail PS3 version is change the control layout and have "X" be the speed burst. I'm too much of an old school kind of guy.

Same here. I'm going to change the controls (I assume you can do this, right?) to how they were in 2005/2006. I think it's called the "Classic" control method. I'll feel right at home.

[moose1619]

I've been playing the demo for the last couple of days and I am pleased overall. I have seen some awesome animations, like the strip attempt when tackling and the strip attempt when sacking the qb. My only concerns and I haven't looked at the Q&A thread in a while are these: After timeouts only having like 12 seconds to pick a defensive play drives me crazy. Also does any one notice how the 40 second clock counts down then shoots from like 37 -25 seconds, they need figure out a way to start the playclock, then wait and start the game clock a little later to simulate the refs spotting the ball. I also think an answer to the quick snap feature would be if a audible button is pressed the game basically freezes until you finish your adjustment that way you have a little more time to make your adjustment and the clock is not really running, or something similar to this.

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

I'm sure some EA haters will be disappointed though...

Haha, damn... now they'll have to find something else.

[PAPERNUT]

Quote: Originally Posted by dickdalewood

I saw that earlier, but OMT also said he'd check into it for the final version. The 360 game doesn't do this, and right now, it's the deciding factor for me I regards to which console to get this for. I'd love to get a definitive answer but can't... Frustrating.

This was answered over at NCAAStrategies and one of the developers said it was not an issue in the final build.

Quote: Originally Posted by Solidice

it could be that its not in his field. he doesn't do gameplay or camera stuff. but heres your answer: http://www.ncaastrategies.com/utopia...&postcount=308

Almost forgot:

Thanks man

[Brandwin]

It doesn't seem like slide protection works or I don't know when to use it. Anytime I use it, the defense gets right in.

[jay16]

I was wondering if anybody knows when the demo can be loaded by people without a gold membership.

Thanks