NCAA Basketball 09 Video: North Carolina @ Duke

[Behindshadows]

I agree! There is a lot I'm not liking in this video....mainly with it being off sync..lol (joking Steve)

But my UNC Lineup was wrong!

Should have been Hansbrough, Lawson, Ellington, Green and Keller!

And not Davis and Ginyard. And why does Ellington have a Afro? He's clean cut with a fade all the time, with the Long trimmed beard.

Game looked like MM08 with better animations. Even during crossovers and things like that, I didn't see much of Live 09 in there at all.

But again it is beta! So I'm guessing its a very early build, they did make a trailer running off the MM08 engine. Maybe its the same with this video.

On the plus side, it was much smoother and graphically a lot better than MM08 the stadiums are much brighter than they were last year. Still not as dynamically bright as CH 2k8. But with great detail.

Keep the videos coming Steve, don't get discouraged, we appreciate the efforts.

Try naming the players before recording, so we can hear the names instead of the numbers...

Why is it that EA always says "we completely rewrote/created a new engine this year" yet the animations, graphics always look the same?

What's new about this engine? The only real noticeable difference I saw was an improvement in gamespeed.

It looked "OK", but I dunno...

[Behindshadows]

Quote: Originally Posted by dickdalewood

Why is it that EA always says "we completely rewrote/created a new engine this year" yet the animations, graphics always look the same? What's new about this engine? The only real noticeable difference I saw was an improvement in gamespeed. It looked "OK", but I dunno...

Not true, I see a different game! Just a graphics similarity with more detail.

You can see that this game has footplanting, as last seasons had none! They dragged their feet and slid all over the place in MM8.

This game does have the footplanting and it does have more animations, you can see it in the shot selection and movement.

It's just not a super duper gap of a difference. And I can respect that, as MM08 wasn't that bad, it just had it quirks...and from this BETA Video, those quirks look to be gone.

I believe the options that this game provides this season will be the difference maker.

I agree this video is a tad of a disappointment. But its still a day one purchase for me.

[jd@os]

Quote: Originally Posted by Behindshadows

I agree! There is a lot I'm not liking in this video....mainly with it being off sync..lol (joking Steve) But my UNC Lineup was wrong! Should have been Hansbrough, Lawson, Ellington, Green and Keller! And not Davis and Ginyard. And why does Ellington have a Afro? He's clean cut with a fade all the time, with the Long trimmed beard. Game looked like MM08 with better animations. Even during crossovers and things like that, I didn't see much of Live 09 in there at all. But again it is beta! So I'm guessing its a very early build, they did make a trailer running off the MM08 engine. Maybe its the same with this video. On the plus side, it was much smoother and graphically a lot better than MM08 the stadiums are much brighter than they were last year. Still not as dynamically bright as CH 2k8. But with great detail. Keep the videos coming Steve, don't get discouraged, we appreciate the efforts. Try naming the players before recording, so we can hear the names instead of the numbers...

I haven't seen the video, but why did you say those guys should start for UNC? Looks like they're gonna start the same five as last year: Lawson, Ellington, Green (until Ginyard recovers), Hansbrough, and Thompson. Neither Ed Davis nor Tyler Zeller seems to have beaten Thompson out, but word is Davis is creeping up behind Deon.

[iwearglovesndhat]

Ok. this game looks alright. But is there any type of superstar mode like in ncaa football 09 or is there any type of superstar in live 09 or nba 2k9? those are my favorite options. Also btw, college hoops 2k9 was cancelled

[Bigdmo9999]

I'm still torn to whether or not I want to purchase this game or stick with CH2K8. It seems no one is making an updated roster for PS3 so I may just go with this game. It looks pretty solid, not to mention they have Oregon's jerseys and now Mac Court right so that's a plus in my eyes

[countryboy]

I'll let the demo have the final say, but I didn't dig the video. The court was extremely dark(I guess everyone is having to cut power due to the economy), and the gameplay just seemed arcadey.

I'll wait and decide after hands on time with the demo.

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

Why are the contested shots in the paint STILL going in? It was a problem in Live and it's a problem here. There is contact made, the shooter either gets hit or has to adjusted his shot and the ball still bounces in. Happen 3 times in that video alone.

Well seems like my worries are for naught. Always a good thing!