NCAA Football 11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here

[Krodis]

I'm not really having trouble getting a pass rush either against me or for me. It may not be quite as quick or consistent as desired, but I hardly think it's broken.

The blocking AI isn't always perfect, but I find my biggest problem is when I out-run my blockers. It's pretty solid otherwise.

As far as pass coverage AI, it's not perfect, I admit. I don't think it's horribly broken though. Remember, zones are vulnerable against certain pass routes. I think I need more playtime to say for sure though.

Also, if every block and coverage was perfect, that wouldn't be particularly realistic either.

[Segagendude]

Played the demo quite a bit today. A little background---I'm a Madden vet, an NCAA rookie. Never bought or even played NCAA before. (Don't ask why, I'm an Ohio State fan too! You'd think I'd love college FB games, but I didn't..)

Anywho, because I stink at Madden, I probably stink at this game to. Playing on Varsity, both teams were scoreless (Mia at Ohio State) until 30 sec. left in the fourth, when I finally put a drive together and scored a fg to win 3-0....


Impressions:

This is my personal feeling, again, having never played before, I have no "base" to compare.But, I like it so far! The lighting, movements, animations, pregame, etc.-----Love it all!

IF EA can convert me to an NCAA football game, they've done something right. I think they succeeded. Day One purchase for me? Don't think so yet. But it's a possibility that gets closer every time I play the demo!

Similar to some in The Show thread who didn't care for baseball but purchased the game anyway, that's how I feel right now. Wasn't a fan of college FB video games, but this game may convert me!

[Meast21Forever]

couple things - a few camera glitches on penalty calls which i'm sure have been discussed. i don't like that when i score a td it puts me back into offensive plays, instead of special teams. along the same lines, when i pick special teams from my own 20, it shows up with the option to kick a fg instead of punt first.

i like the momentum thing. it doesn't seem like a huge difference, but the game feels a bit better. a bit more like last generation. which is a good thing. the visuals are good on the intros, though i'm still not happy with the player models and their bulkiness.

in 4 games, i returned 2 kick returns on All-American. i had little problem getting outside with harris for miami and throwing on the run seemed fairly accurate.

it's a demo, but i'm sure this is pretty close to final. i'll need to get 10 or so more plays in before i know if it's a must buy though. we'll see.

[BroMontana82]

Quote: Originally Posted by Meast21Forever

it's a demo, but i'm sure this is pretty close to final. i'll need to get 10 or so more plays in before i know if it's a must buy though. we'll see.

close to the final build? i heard in a few places that the demo is on a build at least 2 months old...which would be great news as it's definitely a solid foundation in my opinion.

[DonkeyJote]

Quote: Originally Posted by BroMontana82

close to the final build? i heard in a few places that the demo is on a build at least 2 months old...which would be great news as it's definitely a solid foundation in my opinion.

It's about a month before the final build.

[JerseySuave4]

the cpu just blocked my punt. That might be the 1st time i've ever had a punt blocked from the cpu that wasnt inside the 5 or my fault. They were in a normal PR but the guy got in quick on the outside and blocked it. Would be nice if it were easier for us to block some kicks every now and then.

[B Edwards 17]

I hope they fixed the lag in the QB in the read option. Whenever I chose not to hand the ball off i just like stopped. It doesn't flow smoothly at all.

[fat_jed]

WOW! just had one of the greatest comeback victories!
It was Miami Vs Ohio State and I was Miami. Down 12 with 23 seconds to go, the buckeyes just intercepted my past on my last possession. So they kicked it off, returned it for a touchdown and now it was 12-7 with 11 seconds remaining. Onside kick and what do we have here? I retain the onside kick with 8 seconds left. First i try Hail Mary, the ball is tipped with 3 seconds remaining. I try Hail Mary again, i try to buy some time, everyone is playing man on man, i roll to the left, see one of my receivers to the left streaking down field, throw it just before i get tackled, my receiver catches it in stride....TOUCHDOWN!!! i start running up and down my stairs in delight!

I am straight loving the demo, although there are some hitches playing on the PS3. But i dont know it seems like this will be my very first NCAA Football game!