NCAA Football 11 Blog: ESPN Integration

[cowboy_kmoney]

If they put in real time injuries its will be the best NCAA of all time.

[MEAST26]

Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't understand people saying that this game needs CBS presentation too. Don't get me wrong I think CBS presentation is great and would be awesome to have in the game, but how often would this be used? It's great for NCAA Basketball because CBS usually does the big games weekly and, obviously, they do the entire tourney. But for this game pretty much the only times it would be used is if you're a top SEC team, playing against one, or if you're in the SEC Champ game/one of CBS's few bowl games. If you're going to have multiple broadcasts, wouldn't it be better to just have some of the different ESPN broadcasts (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, whatever else they have)? I know next to nothing about designing/developing games, but it seems like that would save time and space since those broadcasts are basically the same aside from commentary, as opposed to putting in a CBS broadcast that is completely different and that would not be used nearly as much as the ESPN one would.

Anyways, I love the info that has been released so far. Even if some things don't work perfectly, it atleast seems like they're trying this year. I was initially going to wait till NCAA 12 to buy this game again because I didn't think they could make the necessary improvements this game needs to be great again in just 1 year, but now I'm reconsidering...

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Quote: Originally Posted by MEAST26

Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't understand people saying that this game needs CBS presentation too. Don't get me wrong I think CBS presentation is great and would be awesome to have in the game, but how often would this be used? It's great for NCAA Basketball because CBS usually does the big games weekly and, obviously, they do the entire tourney. But for this game pretty much the only times it would be used is if you're a top SEC team, playing against one, or if you're in the SEC Champ game/one of CBS's few bowl games. If you're going to have multiple broadcasts, wouldn't it be better to just have some of the different ESPN broadcasts (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, whatever else they have)? I know next to nothing about designing/developing games, but it seems like that would save time and space since those broadcasts are basically the same aside from commentary, as opposed to putting in a CBS broadcast that is completely different and that would not be used nearly as much as the ESPN one would. Anyways, I love the info that has been released so far. Even if some things don't work perfectly, it atleast seems like they're trying this year. I was initially going to wait till NCAA 12 to buy this game again because I didn't think they could make the necessary improvements this game needs to be great again in just 1 year, but now I'm reconsidering...

I agree 100 percent.

[Tarheel]

Hi Greg, it's your bestest friend Tarheel (Montoya4UNC from the EA Forums)....just thought I'd give you something to help you blur the lines of a NCAA telecast. Seeing locomotion and those graphics with a broadcast cam...wow

[billysims]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tarheel

Hi Greg, it's your bestest friend Tarheel (Montoya4UNC from the EA Forums)....just thought I'd give you something to help you blur the lines of a NCAA telecast. Seeing locomotion and those graphics with a broadcast cam...wow

Haha! Subtle & slick, 'Heel! Love it...

Lets hope this game gets a broadcast angle!

[Watson]

I hate broadcast cam in football games.

I'd use a few times just to see how it feels, but make it selectable if you do out it in

[Watson]

Quote: Originally Posted by MEAST26

Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't understand people saying that this game needs CBS presentation too. Don't get me wrong I think CBS presentation is great and would be awesome to have in the game, but how often would this be used? It's great for NCAA Basketball because CBS usually does the big games weekly and, obviously, they do the entire tourney. But for this game pretty much the only times it would be used is if you're a top SEC team, playing against one, or if you're in the SEC Champ game/one of CBS's few bowl games. If you're going to have multiple broadcasts, wouldn't it be better to just have some of the different ESPN broadcasts (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, whatever else they have)? I know next to nothing about designing/developing games, but it seems like that would save time and space since those broadcasts are basically the same aside from commentary, as opposed to putting in a CBS broadcast that is completely different and that would not be used nearly as much as the ESPN one would. Anyways, I love the info that has been released so far. Even if some things don't work perfectly, it atleast seems like they're trying this year. I was initially going to wait till NCAA 12 to buy this game again because I didn't think they could make the necessary improvements this game needs to be great again in just 1 year, but now I'm reconsidering...

SEC on CBS.

[Crimsontide27]

I have been critical of Madden and Ncaa of late, but I cant blame them for not wasting time for a broadcast camera.

Football games are just simply not playable in that view. There are 22 people on the field and you wouldnt be able to see any recievers, there would be zero running game in the inside because you couldnt see holes open up..etc. There is just way too many people on a small field to be cramed into a view like that.