NCAA Basetball 09 Demo Available, Impressions Here

[fishepa]

This game is fun as hell, looking forward to it.

[spit_bubble]

Man, reading some of the impressions here makes me wonder if I even played the same demo.

The game's animations are severely lacking. It looks to be about 30-40% complete, resulting in some very awkward looking plays just about every time down the court. No game it seems will ever look totally complete, because the sheer number of animations required... But man, that was just about the worst I've seen in a sports game in recent memory.

If you combine that with the freakish looking player models... Yikes!

The PS3 and 360 should not have to be subjected to this.

Seems like most people interested in this game are just more interested in getting a new game.

And the fatty consumer rides on, much to the chagrin of the horse he rides.

[Scoop 24]

Quote: Originally Posted by fishepa

This game is fun as hell, looking forward to it.

lol i agree

[Hey_Rebby]

Quote: Originally Posted by tulsa1

Its great to see old school teams really look like old school teams and I love the fact that we will be able to use them online. 2K missed the boat on this.

I still agree with this statement. It would have been nice to see some 70s 'fros on the '79 MSU team. I am hoping the classic rosters are better on the retail version. Did they bother to even look at '79 roster for MSU? No Gregory Kelsor? Looks like they said let's just make Magic Johnson and who cares about the rest of the team.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by koshi

Man, reading some of the impressions here makes me wonder if I even played the same demo.

thats funny, I was thinking the exact same thing.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by fishepa

This game is fun as hell, looking forward to it.

agreed. Although, I'll have to edit the appearances of some UofL players.

[richie923]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

agreed. Although, I'll have to edit the appearances of some UofL players.

But sometimes thats the fun of it

[ehh]

Quote: Originally Posted by koshi

Man, reading some of the impressions here makes me wonder if I even played the same demo. The game's animations are severely lacking. It looks to be about 30-40% complete, resulting in some very awkward looking plays just about every time down the court. No game it seems will ever look totally complete, because the sheer number of animations required... But man, that was just about the worst I've seen in a sports game in recent memory. If you combine that with the freakish looking player models... Yikes! The PS3 and 360 should not have to be subjected to this. Seems like most people interested in this game are just more interested in getting a new game. And the fatty consumer rides on, much to the chagrin of the horse he rides.

Different strokes for different folks.

You didn't make one comment on the gameplay in your post - good, bad or indifferent. Visually the game isn't going to be pleasing to some but I think the gameplay is going to pretty darn good. Unfortunately most people probably will A) not have a positive first impression in terms of visuals and won't give the gameplay a chance or B) won't take the time to learn the controls and get used to a new basketball game.

Oh well, it'll be their loss.