NCAA Football 10 Demo Now Available, Post Your Impressions Here

[UnderRatedCoast]

One thing to keep in mind while playing this demo for people saying there isn't enough complete passes: Tebow and Bradford will both be 99 OVR. I'm just guessing here, but I'd say that if you were using an 84 OVR QB, a 12/16 passing day will turn into a 9/16 passing day.

[~Guru~]

Quote: Originally Posted by dickdalewood

Not trying to argue at all. Actually, I do have a question for ya... are the PS3 replays still compressed, so the ball doesn't spin on passes, etc?

they fixed the ball rotating....it does now

both consoles have horrible replays....on the 360 the replays have frame rate issues and there is none on the ps3

but the ps3 replays suck because when a qb throws the ball it looks like the ball is coming out of his shoulder...

graphics dont look great either on 360 but is sharper and it does not have the horrible blur affect that ps3 suffers from

gameplay wise they are identical

[themaizeandblue]

I was pleasantly suprised by the demo. It looks pretty good and feels quite a bit slower than last year. Also, I don't know if anyone else saw a play like this and don't feel like reading through 45 pages, but when I was on defense, my CPU-controlled DT made it to Bradford as he throwing a screen pass, the ball made it only a few yards, where it was intercepted by my end and taken in for an easy six. I've never seen a play like that in the NCAA series and it looked really smooth and unforced.

[zoltan]

can one of you guys post some vids on youtube of the offenseive formation and what plays are in them?


perferably floridas playbook. thanks .

Quote: Originally Posted by ~Guru~

they fixed the ball rotating....it does now both consoles have horrible replays....on the 360 the replays have frame rate issues and there is none on the ps3 but the ps3 replays suck because when a qb throws the ball it looks like the ball is coming out of his shoulder... graphics dont look great either on 360 but is sharper and it does not have the horrible blur affect that ps3 suffers from gameplay wise they are identical

Lol, well it wouldn't surprise me if EA's NCAA team just doesn't know how to put out a good demo...

[countryboy]

After playing my most recent game on Heisman playing as Oklahoma...some notes:

*Opening kickoff, Florida returned it to the house on me

*the gameplay is slower than last year. Took me a half(4 minutes) to get used to the change of pace. I like that its slower this year vs previous years.

*Pass rush does need work as I couldn't put one together. I did get to Tebow probably 5 or 6 times(1 sack 3 hurries) and those came when I changed my gameplan for my D-Line to jump the snap. It seems that JTS is going to be critical to getting to the QB.

*the cpu had no trouble getting to me as I was sacked 5 times. 4 of those 5, I had less than 4 secs I'd say to get rid of the ball. I was only able to get to my second read before I was under pressure.

*The running game is solid this year. The cpu ran effectively, I ran effectively, and we both had some runs that were shut down. Liking the running game.

*Tebow missed 3 guys on streak routes that were a step or two past my defender. Twice he over threw them, once threw the ball out of bounds. Also, he missed an open receiver in the endzone by throwing it too high. Glad to see.

*Pursuit angles being fixed is a huge plus this year. Loved seeing guys cut runners off and take the proper angles.

*Florida missed its only field goal try of 43 yds. Pushed it wide right.

*I drew Fla offsides twice in my game.

*not sure whats up with the snaps going over the QB's head being ruled incomplete passes. I hope thats just a demo hiccup and doesn't find its way into the final build.

*Love the endzone art. Nothing big I know, but finally bowl games are different.

*Commentary stinks. Ok, it doesn't stink, but its stale. Not sure if there were new lines in there or not, as I quickly tuned them out.

*Atmosphere and presentation need to be one of the top priorities next year. The game is "lifeless". I do like Tebow doing the Gator Chomp and guys celebrating, but TD's are lonely and the crowd is monotone for the most part.

*The WR/DB jostling is nice. Didn't see too much of it(running for my life at QB!), but what little bit I saw, it was a step in the right direction.

*CPU throwing deep equals me going... LOL

Thats all I have for now, sorry its not broken down into positive/negative, but I'm lazy.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by dickdalewood

Not trying to argue at all. Actually, I do have a question for ya... are the PS3 replays still compressed, so the ball doesn't spin on passes, etc?

Let me re-phrase my answer since ~Guru~ answered differently. I didn't see the ball rotating during replays. The strings were at the top of the ball and never rolled over when I was viewing replays. Maybe its hit or miss...don't know, but its one thing that I looked for.

[ps2king]

Well this saved me some money. Not liking this at all. The game is very ugly to start on PS3 (not what you expect from a nex gen game) The blur and slowdown don't help either. The demo is very limited, a lot of the controls are locked out. Why lock out controls? Defense is a lost cause. I don't feel like I have any control on D. There no pass rush again. Some of the animations are screwed up. The QB looks like he's throwing the ball from his shoulder not his hand. Also the replay camera is god awful. I know I sound harsh, but this is feels ridiculously dated.