NCAA Football 11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here

[coogrfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by BriManG35

How do i download the demo?..everytime I click download it says its for xbox gold members only. Do I have to pay an upgrade to gold in order to just play the demo? Thought it would have been free like other demos I've gotten. Please help..

Demos are usually made available to Gold members only for the first week, after which anyone can download it.

[BriManG35]

Quote: Originally Posted by coogrfan

Demos are usually made available to Gold members only for the first week, after which anyone can download it.

Oh, bummer so I'd have to wait until next week to download it since I'm silver?..

[geauxfan70]

I don't if anyone has posted this yet, but has anyone looked at UT's third string qb? He has 96 THP and 86 THA...seems a bit overrated for a frosh

[Michgantown]

People who use run commit are going to hate option plays

[JBucc]

Good:
-Locomotion!~! works pretty well for the most part. I think hard sideways cuts could use some more slowing down but overall it's nice.
-Run blocking is much better and combined with the movement makes running a lot of fun. I do wish there were more animations for when you come into contact with your blocker.
-I like the feel of the passing too. It's no APF, but nothing really is. The ball path is good though and I've had no trouble putting the ball where it needs to be.
-Overall animations just aren't as awkward and are smoother with more variety. There's still some bad ones but much better on average.
-The CPU really puts pressure on you when they run the no huddle. I was definitely having problems keeping up at times.
Meh:
Presentation. It's better, but I wouldn't call it great. The commentary just stinks and is stale as month old bread. The cutscenes are ok, but they get old fast. The pre-game is also ok, but kinda lame that you don't ever see the announcers in the booth.
-The playcalling screen isn't horrible but it's too laggy. Really I thought they'd have menu lag figured out by now.
Bad:
-DL play. This absolutely should be gameplay priority number one next year.
-Warping by WRs and DB's on the end of routes to get to the ball.

[o Mass Murda o]

about the warping for catches...im suprised none of the "user catchers" have mentioned this but i will try as ive noticed this in every next gen EA football game to date...

the reason i believe this happens is becuz the cpu controlled players do not run at their highest speed. if u user catch then u will know what i mean. try a hail mary or a streak route and user control the WR when the ball is in the air to try to user catch it...as soon as u switch hit turbo and your guy will take off in speed. before ur very eyes, the cpu WR wasnt running full speed, or as fast as they could with turbo i should say!!!

but when u throw that ball and they can get to it with turbo, what i think u guys are seeing is the cpu hitting turbo to catch up to it...but it looks weird cuz they turbo into a catching animation. if they cant get to it, u will see no warp and they wont try and let the ball sail past.

this is all from my speculation, but it makes some sense IMO

[murph3733]

a few hiccups here and there but overall i am soooo impressed with this demo. This beats ncaa 10 in terms of gameplay by leaps and bounds. Very impressed with new locomotion and presentation and to think that this is just a demo! Can't wait for July 13!!!

[footballdude1971]

Quote: Originally Posted by BriManG35

How do i download the demo?..everytime I click download it says its for xbox gold members only. Do I have to pay an upgrade to gold in order to just play the demo? Thought it would have been free like other demos I've gotten. Please help..

Well, your first clue should have come when you read "for xbox gold members only"..from there you would have to figure out if you are a gold member. It's reasonable to assume that if you are not a gold member and it did not let you download the demo then chances are you can't get the demo -or- you have to pay for the gold membership in order to get it.

But to answer your question since you couldn't figure it out on your own, no it's not free like other demo's and yes you need a gold membership to get it.

Normally I would just pass on such a stupid question, but this time I couldn't help myself.