NCAA Football 10 Demo Now Available, Post Your Impressions Here

[jeeve]

"Also, if you look back on all the crazy issues NCAA '09 had (roster crashing, online dynasties disappearing, zero punt coverage), those issues WERE patched and fixed to the point where they became a distant memory!

So I think it's only fair to evaluate NCAA 10 compared to that experience (with '09) and ask how it improves the experience..."

I can't give NCAA '09 bonus points for fixing online crashing, disappearing dynasties, and zero punt / kickoff coverage. "Fixing" them was merely patching awful errors that shouldn't have happened in the first place.

In the same way, I can't give the NCAA '10 team a high-five for fixing the broken rosters and broken sliders (assuming they can manage to do that)-- the first is an inconceivable screw-up, the second a head-scratcher considering the outcry over broken sliders last year.

I just can't judge '10 based on improvements from '09. Barring dramatic improvement, I won't be able to wrap my mind around the fact that the 4th installment nextgen is still way behind oldgen in virtually every way. NCAA '09 was a big improvement over '08 (an unplayable wreck of a game), but it had too many glaring errors for me to enjoy it for more than a few days of dynasty with my friends.

[bengalboy1991]

AWEFUL CAMERA ANGLE!


I will not be purchasing the game this year. Most people still have a 4:3 TV. I cannot see the flats. If they had multiple angles, I would purchase it.

EA will be missing out on my money this year all because of poor camera angles.

[Von Dozier]

I played this last night on Heisman a few times, and wasn't feeling it.

Playing it today on All American with tweaked gameplan, the game feels very good.

As with two powerhouses, things were pretty even. Had decent runs, with 1 broken big one for 20+ yards, pretty much same for Florida.

D-line play was hounding my *** constantly when I was on O, but I only managed to pressure Tebow a few times on D. But far better than the "brick wall" people have been describing in here.

Overall, as someone said, it is NCAA 09.5, but a good one, not bad.

[BallinVol]

I've played several games now and it's safe to say that I'm seeing more positive things. I play the demo on Heisman btw. I've read how a lot of you haven't seen a pash rush, haven't seen incomplete passes besides knockdown or drops, etc. Well, I've seen a pretty consistent pass rush in quite a few of my games. Yeah, sure sometimes the QB has all day to throw, but I've not seen anything absurd in that department. 6-7 seconds top. I'm pretty sure on the retail version that all teams will not be able to just hold the d-line at will. That's just my guess but if EA somehow screws it up again, then it may be the case because the demo last year played a lot better than the retail version IMO. Also I've seen balls sailing high, wide, hell I even seen Tebow (Computer controlled) sail a pass about 10 yards too deep. So I think some of the problems you guys are seeing are actually there, it's just not happening as frequent as others. Guys this is just what I'm seeing ... not callin any of you liars or anything but I've had a pretty decent time with the demo. Is it perfect? No, not by any means. Does it have flaws? Well, of course. I'd say almost every game made does. Sure some of the flaws left in this game are inexcusable i.e. the slider problem, the roster problem, but they are being addressed and hopefully being addressed in the right manner. Either way I can still have a decent fix of football with this as long as certain things are addressed correctly. Is this game better than 09 so far? I'd have to say heck yeah! Just my . 02 tho.

[Happyvally74]

Can someone please tell me what the deal is with the QB sneak? He falls over everytime.

[SA1NT401]

Quote: Originally Posted by NoLittleBabies

I'm sure this has been touched on already, but the tackle animations are ridiculous. Literally close to 50% of the tackles consist of the defender grabbing the ballcarrier's jersey and swinging him down with his hands. I've seen 300 pound DT's tackle QBs like that, but that's about it. Most people wrap up and drive through in real life. I don't mind seeing that animation on occasion (like < 5%) but this is absurd.

I hear ya. I think that same tackle plays out at least 80-90% of the time. On one drive last night playing as OU, i saw it on 5 plays in a row...THE SAME TACKLE ANIMATION. Now that i think about it, in the demo at least, there seem to be 5-6 TOTAL tackle animations. Maybe it is just the DEMO idk....But i am very underwhelmed to say the least.

Like i stated already, Heisman is SILLy easy to move the ball through the air....

[darrenw74]

i love the new goalline, qb sneak animation!

[Happyvally74]

Quote: Originally Posted by darrenw74

i love the new goalline, qb sneak animation!

It seems cool. but when its 4th and 1 he never gets it for me