NCAA Football 11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here

[jared52]

I read many of the impressions before getting to play the demo this morning and knew that the hype would be stymied some having actually gotten our hands on the game and get to nitpick every little issue. After playing the game myself, I will be preordering it for the first time in 4 years. Perfect? No. I have been playing an online dynasty with some buddies in NCAA 09 and 11 is just great. Granted I only played one game, but the feel is just right for me. The CPU ran the ball on my, threw deep and I really had to think about my defense. The score was a little high for my taste for an 8 min game, but knowing the CPU is probably in 2 min offense mode most of the game, it's understandable. I'm sure there will be moments that aren't well scripted, but this year looks good to me and I am looking forward to the online dynasty stuff. I hope they release a demo website so we can look around and see what it's going to look like before they release the game.

[Tomba]

Played it love it

ONE complaint is that its not always a smooth framerate during a tackle

[mgoblue678]

Hmm that is strange, looking through the new additions menu under gameplay additions the description for locomotion says " from an explosive first step to the ability to stop momentum on a dime, locomotion put's you in complete control of your player at all times."

That must be a poor word selection on their part, because isn't the whole point of locomotion to have proper momentum keeping players from stopping on a dime.

[Rashad19]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bumble14

Guys- Just an update- spoke with Roy Harvey, Executive Producer of the game last night. The demo is an older build, with several glitches/bugs/exploits that have already been corrected in the final build. Look for an EA Blog to be posted in the near future that outlines these fixes. Also, while not confirmed, it is believed that the version of the game I played in late April may have also been a newer version that what the demo was built on. Roy was going to look into this and let me know. To me, the version I played was light years better than the demo- and the demo is pretty darn good. Feel free to ask any questions, and make sure to follow me on Twitter as we near the games release- review copy should be in my hand in a matter of weeks. Follow: Bumble14_OS

Woooow...this is good piece of information right here. If they tightened up gameplay from the demo I'll be very impressed!

[jared52]

Oh and the play of the game for me was a pick 6 that happened in the 2nd quarter. I am playing on PS3 so maybe the play of the game issue is just on the XBOX. I even got a few replays at the end of the game for a recap. Maybe you have to have a HDD to get the replays in the demo?

[davep]

Penalties? Are there any in here or are they broken again? Especially PI?

Thanks!

[mgoblue678]

Quote: Originally Posted by davep

Penalties? Are there any in here or are they broken again? Especially PI? Thanks!

Haven't seen barely any penalties at all. 1 hold and 1 clip in about 8 games so far. Seems like penalties are still lacking unfortunately.

[Strummer101er]

Can I just say that the NCAA series desperately needs new TD celebrations?

They've had the same lame, unemotional celebrations for three years now. They should have brought in Madden's user-controlled celebrations -- at the risk of an unsportsmanlike penalty. Or at least brought back the open-field end zone flips we had in NCAA 09.

Where are your teammates? You score on a 75-yard run and the players stand around like they're waiting in line at the bank. So boring.