NCAA Football 10 Demo Now Available, Post Your Impressions Here

[WisconsinSports414]

Quote: Originally Posted by floridagatorfan

How about jump pass? On the topic of playbooks though, I want to know who tests the plays that they put into the game because IMO half the plays are flawed and unusable. It is pretty much useless to try and run up the middle out of the shotgun. They also tried to add the counter shotgun run that Percy Harvin had a lot of his big runs out of. However, in the game it has the receiver take the handoff at full speed going the wrong way so by the time you turn around to counter the defense is in the backfield. In reality when Percy would take the hand off he would have slowed down to a near hault right before the QB so when he takes the hand off he doesn't have to stop and change directions, instead he can just make a jab step and counter towards the pulling guard and follow him through the hole. It is frustrating for me that they get the OL/DL interaction so wrong when APF had it much better a couple of years ago. In NCAA '10 demo OL do nothing in terms of opening up holes and moving DL out of the way. Instead half the time a LB of DL can get through without even being touched. I cannot buy this game if the core of it still has so many flaws. I want to be able to have a dominating run game from the Shotgun without having to run only sweeps and options.

This. That to me is really the only gripe I have with this demo. I love to run the football in these games - one reason I loved 2k5 was how good the running game was.

[HuskerFan]

Is it just me or are the colors on the jerseys all washed out on the PS3 version? I downloaded both the PS3 and 360 versions and the graphics are much sharper on the 360 version. Hopefully that is fixed for the retail build, because frankly it looks like crap on PS3. :|

[J-Unit40]

Quote: Originally Posted by floridagatorfan

How about jump pass? On the topic of playbooks though, I want to know who tests the plays that they put into the game because IMO half the plays are flawed and unusable. It is pretty much useless to try and run up the middle out of the shotgun. They also tried to add the counter shotgun run that Percy Harvin had a lot of his big runs out of. However, in the game it has the receiver take the handoff at full speed going the wrong way so by the time you turn around to counter the defense is in the backfield. In reality when Percy would take the hand off he would have slowed down to a near hault right before the QB so when he takes the hand off he doesn't have to stop and change directions, instead he can just make a jab step and counter towards the pulling guard and follow him through the hole. It is frustrating for me that they get the OL/DL interaction so wrong when APF had it much better a couple of years ago. In NCAA '10 demo OL do nothing in terms of opening up holes and moving DL out of the way. Instead half the time a LB of DL can get through without even being touched. I cannot buy this game if the core of it still has so many flaws. I want to be able to have a dominating run game from the Shotgun without having to run only sweeps and options.

I hear you loud and clear on this. I wish the dive out of the shotgun and misdirection/counters worked properly. If they did, this game would be golden in my book.

Quote: Originally Posted by speedkills

I was going to hold off on NCAA Football this year and maybe just rent it until I played the demo. I'm pre-purchasing it tomorrow.

I hear you man I feel good about what has been done this year.


I'm pleased

[zoltranite]

Im sorry guys,this is off topic... but... I sure hope the NCAA doesnt renew this license with anyone. And if they do, let 2K just take out a massive loan so they can outbid them. I have created a few college-esque teams on ALL-Pro 2k8... they are beautiful... and the game play is amazing. Sure it has its downfalls (it could use a overhaul in the player models area if you ask me), but for the most part I enjoy playing 2K games more because the better represent real sports across the board. Im sorry... but playing this game is like playing checkers (even with setup plays and conservative/aggresive choices), and 2k is like playing chess.

[jyoung]

This series needs an extreme makeover.

The o-line d-line interaction is horrendous and the gameplay on the whole is just too arcadey and robotic.

Not to mention the fact that the game has now shipped with major features broken in two consecutive years.

EA needs to bring in a new team for NCAA 11.

I haven't bought an EA football game yet this generation, but the way things are going, I think Madden 10 may be the first.

[mjussawalla]

I just finished playing 2 games on AA.

Overall, I was impressed.

A couple of observations:
-Game speed seems more methodical than last years
-Menus are a bit less responsive
-Cut scenes are quite below 60FPS
-Look and feel are definately different than 09. (not a good or bad thing, but just something to get used to.)

A few negative issues
-I hit a WR on a curl route a couple of times (once on the goal line), I pushed forward on the stick and instead of falling backwards, he moves towards the LOS and get tackled. (anyone else notice this?)
-Don't know why replays are in fast motion instead of real time or even slow motion
-Field goal nets look stupid when they don't move when the ball hits it
-I could barely see the windsocks - though maybe it will look better if there was wind.

[PVarck31]

Just played my first game. Lost 7-3. I am impressed. We will see how it holds up after multiple games.