NCAA Basketball 10 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions (PS3/360)

[jpup]

I thought the demo was better than 2k8. I don't know why, but this game has been a pleasant surprise. I had not played EA basketball game in years and, so far, I think this game has exceeded anything I had expected.

This is also a demo and not the full game. I also would guess that this is not the final build of the game.

[jpup]

Quote: Originally Posted by stevedrumsdw

I really get the feeling that my presence on defense in this game is meaningless besides a few block shot annimations.

Are you using R1 or R2 (can't remember which) to defend? I did not get that same feeling. Small sample size though.

[stevedrumsdw]

Quote: Originally Posted by jpup

Are you using R1 or R2 (can't remember which) to defend? I did not get that same feeling. Small sample size though.

Right trigger I think

I guess what I was saying that well played defensive sometimes feels like its unnoticed by the game engine, hoping maybe it is because I am playing against Duke. I think alot basketball games fail to capture how hard it is to score, Many players have season long FG numbers of less than 45% in college.

[jpup]

Quote: Originally Posted by stevedrumsdw

Right trigger I think I guess what I was saying that well played defensive sometimes feels like its unnoticed by the game engine, hoping maybe it is because I am playing against Duke. I think alot basketball games fail to capture how hard it is to score, Many players have season long FG numbers of less than 45% in college.

I haven't played the full game of this series in years, but I expect the sliders to correct a lot of this. Did the sliders work last year?

[ehh]

The game does quite a few things better than 2K8 however there are three huge ones hanging in the balance...

1) The CPU's ability to read your D and not be robotic all the time
2) Individualism of players to help differentiate
3) Human's D effectiveness on the CPU

2K8 has the demo beat in these three areas by a long shot. How many times in the demo will the CPU pass to the guy on the block and he'll just turn and shoot regardless? I'm playing 2K8 right now (Duke/UNC to keep the comparisons easier) and Singler caught the ball on the block, Hansbrough was D'ing him well, Singler pump-faked and then passed. In EA's basketball games they shoot it every time.

The individualism we'll have to wait for the retail to see how much we can edit. The D is also up in the air with edits.


Personally I think I'll get a good amount of enjoyment from NCAA '10 but I think you're crazy if you get rid of 2K8 or think this game will make you forget about 2K8 completely - and we're just talking game play here too. Like last year my game time will probably be a 60/40 split favoring 2K8 but we'll see how much we can edit and improve the retail of NCAA '10.

[stevedrumsdw]

Quote: Originally Posted by jpup

I haven't played the full game of this series in years, but I expect the sliders to correct a lot of this. Did the sliders work last year?

In my opinion the sliders did not work correctly or in some cases at all last year, i.e. offensive rebounds

[stevedrumsdw]

Quote: Originally Posted by ehh

The game does quite a few things better than 2K8 however there are three huge ones hanging in the balance... 1) The CPU's ability to read your D and not be robotic all the time 2) Individualism of players to help differentiate 3) Human's D effectiveness on the CPU 2K8 has the demo beat in these three areas by a long shot. How many times in the demo will the CPU pass to the guy on the block and he'll just turn and shoot regardless? I'm playing 2K8 right now (Duke/UNC to keep the comparisons easier) and Singler caught the ball on the block, Hansbrough was D'ing him well, Singler pump-faked and then passed. In EA's basketball games they shoot it every time. The individualism we'll have to wait for the retail to see how much we can edit. The D is also up in the air with edits. Personally I think I'll get a good amount of enjoyment from NCAA '10 but I think you're crazy if you get rid of 2K8 or think this game will make you forget about 2K8 completely - and we're just talking game play here too. Like last year my game time will probably be a 60/40 split favoring 2K8 but we'll see how much we can edit and improve the retail of NCAA '10.

# 2 on this list concerns me the most, feels like the game engine was designed to have everybody be about the same in terms of athletic ability. This will make me go back to 2k8 if it is like this after our attempts to edit players. I hope that the jump rating works correctly, feels like EA has gone away from this type of thing.

[Regalo]

Quote: Originally Posted by jpup

I thought the demo was better than 2k8. I don't know why, but this game has been a pleasant surprise. I had not played EA basketball game in years and, so far, I think this game has exceeded anything I had expected. This is also a demo and not the full game. I also would guess that this is not the final build of the game.

That was my initial reaction. I thought: 'whoa, this is actually really good.'

The more I played, though, and saw the same scenarios over and over (like zero offensive rebounds, ever) the game began to feel entirely too scripted for a sports title. I am holding off, with the understanding that demos are not usually a game's final build, but I'm also aware that some things aren't likely to change.

The presentation is top notch, though. I'm really pleased with the direction commentary/presentation in basketball titles has been taken in as of late.