NCAA Football 11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here

[Oregon23]

i think its way better then 10 but the play of the game is still broken and theres no halftime show. but it has a more real feel to it then before and the graphics have improved by alot

[seawolves9]

Quote: Originally Posted by Oregon23

i think its way better then 10 but the play of the game is still broken and theres no halftime show. but it has a more real feel to it then before and the graphics have improved by alot

Play of the game is only broken because the demo can't cache replays. This was said by pjv31_OS on the last page.

[wepr3]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

I disagree with the demo analysis. Last year, there were a lot of people who were upset about the same physics they were seeing and same game play. It's a much different and positive atmosphere this year.

You're right. I was browsing last year's thread, and it was more negative:

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...-here-126.html

[White Out]

Quote: Originally Posted by seawolves9

Are you serious right now? Someone needs to get off the Madden sack.. On the real dude. College and Pro football are two different worlds. Why would I want Madden re-packaged as NCAA when they're so much different? I feel like you put the demo on Varsity or something on the CPU handed you your hat, and you got butt-hurt about it. Sorry if I offended you, this is just my 100% honest opinion.

wow.

awesome criticism of my post. I'm.. "butt hurt". Classy stuff. It speaks volumes about my contentions and beliefs of this game, and yours, when I can back mine up with a serious and thought out post; while the best you can do is hurl insults

[wepr3]

Quote: Originally Posted by White Out

After playing a couple games.. then, for craps and laughs putting in madden 10, here are a few things I wanted to share with the community. Graphics The graphics in NCAA, compared to other EA titles (never mind some games out there that are amazing) are nothing short of embarrassing. Anyone who disagrees simply isn't looking. I feel so strongly about this point, and KNOW better (I've played the show, madden, nhl, all on my new 52"lcd) that anyone who says differently instantly outs them as nothing more than an EA apologist desperate for college football. I love college football.. but not enough to ignore how bad this games graphics are. Maddens graphics are sharp, vibrant, colorful. NCAA is grainy, low resolution looking, drab, and the colors are all sorts of wrong. NCAA 11's graphics are actually ps2 looking compared to Madden 10. This isn't hyperbole. Gameplay Ah yes, there is the rub. This game looks, feels, and sounds like NCAA 08. Has there been tweaking and improvements? Sure. But this is basically the same stuff. Infact, we have new glitches ( I wont bother to list them, they are everywhere in this thread). Oh and locomotion, while interesting and has potential, makes it seem like everyone is skating and not running. I wont bother with sound, as once again nothing was changed there. The Bottom Line Madden has grown, and to my shock become a solid football game. I was a huge madden ***** once I started with NCAA back in he day (4 years now). In that time, I've watched Madden become a solid game and NCAA regress into obscurity. Why in the name of god couldn't they just have given us Madden 10 with a speed slider and packaged it as College ball? Here is fact: Madden looks better Madden sounds better Madden PLAYS better. If you disagree with that, you are wrong. Period. This is football, not NFL arcade. And with a speed slider, you could have had madden game mechanics with ncaa speed. And how much would EA save basically making one game with college being the stage for one, and the NFL the other?? This will be the 1st time in 4 years I wont purchase a new NCAA, and I am happily awaiting madden 11. This disgusts me, being a massive college football fan. But what am I to do? Play a subpar game just because I want to play as Kentucky or Miami? My frustration isn't anymore with ridiculous game breaking glitches that surface every year, it's Tiburons general incompetence or apathy. They either aren't willing to make a great game, or, they aren't being provided with the resources. Either way, this is a shoddy product that gets dated every single year a new one is released. Sorry if I offend anyone but this is my honest 100% opinion and believe me; I am just as disappointed to write it as I'm sure a lot of you are to read it, as there is a lot of negativity out here already. But I feel it's justified.

Not offended, just disagree. IMO, all of the next-gen EA football games have been boring. Madden was prettier last year, and had some better presentation, but the gameplay did not wow me (neither did NCAA).

I like this demo, and I like the chances of this being a great game.

It's all good, it's still America (through today at least) and we can disagree!

[White Out]

Quote: Originally Posted by wepr3

Not offended, just disagree. IMO, all of the next-gen EA football games have been boring. Madden was prettier last year, and had some better presentation, but the gameplay did not wow me (neither did NCAA). I like this demo, and I like the chances of this being a great game. It's all good, it's still America (through today at least) and we can disagree!

I'm in Canada but as your friend neighbor I agree to disagree

as a side question... do you not agree that the graphics are completely lacking and unacceptable considering other sports games?

[seawolves9]

No, all you said was Madden 10 was god-like compared to NCAA 11, and claimed yourself to be more adept at evaluating graphics and gameplay than everyone else in these forums by telling anyone who thought different than you that they were flat out wrong. I'm not a big fan of this demo right now. The players seem to skate, and for some reason the end is getting blocked when I run the read option. Some animations are jumpy, and feel way too canned. You said that NCAA keeps slipping into obscurity, which I think is completely the opposite. The dev team and this game took a HUGE step forward this year. All you're doing is throwing out Madden references, buddy. The 2 games are supposed to feel completely different. If you wanna play Madden, go play Madden. This game is definitely better than its predecessors. I'm sure mostly anyone would agree with me on this. If it's not good enough for you to satisfy your love for college football, then that's your problem.

EDIT: Not all your problem, you're not the one developing the game. My bad.

[chapmanosu1]

Is there the ability to "slightly" juke (shoulder fake?) with the right analog stick?

After playing Madden last year where I could flick the RS, I couldn't go back to NCAA because running just didn't feel right.