NCAA Football 12 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[illwill10]

1st half analysison PS3
FSU(me) 7 vs ALA 14 on AA
The all the scores were BIG plays.
Pros:
-Loved the Tackling and Collisions
-1 play that I think was there last year, but felt more realistic and smooth this year, was I collided with a defender head on and it was a stalemate.
-Scrambling feels smoother.
-Play-Action works. Huge for me since my Playbook will be a Heavy Run Prostyle, so I can use alot of PA in my offense.

Con
-Not sure if it is me but, I seem to be getting a slight delay before each CPU kickoff.

I cant wait for 7/12

[nighttrain32]

Minor Issue but is Alabama's American Flag on their right shoulder supposed to be backwards?

Real Issues:

-Players leave their zones way to quickly to cover other routes i.e. a flat defender covering an in route.

-Too Many pancakes when I blitzed

-Receivers are at a very big disadvantage because they can't come back to the ball.


These are just a few of them off hand....

[ChicagoChris]

Echo what others have said....but I'll wait for the full retail. EA has shown in the past that the full version is usually superior to the demo.

Demo plays like 11 with some nice tweaks. I have had no issues with PA. Tackling is nice. I don't think it is revolutionary (like when i first played NBA 2k11) but it should be a nice upgrade this year. Ill reserve judgement until the retail though.

[K0ZZ]

Quote: Originally Posted by blakty

2 minute quarters, no rain, turf field, etc.

That's what I'm hoping.

I know last year they messed up and had to patch it in and I just hope that's not the case or we might notice more things not in that should be.

[Gotmadskillzson]

What is this I hear about PS3 version of the demo have a post game show ? And that the PS3 version of the demo the crowd is much louder ?

[Pokes404]

Played through a couple games and it's about what I expected. OK.

Pros:
- Tackling feels pretty good.
- Suctioning happens less often, but it's still there.
- QB movement in the pocket is much better.
- Haven't seen any super-human LBs, or DBs swatting passes they had no business getting to.
- Passing trajectories seem better (although they still don't look quite right and the speeds still seem too fast).
- Blocking AI seems pretty solid.
- Zone AI is better, but without replay, it's hard to know if that's actually due to better AI or if the game is just letting defenders warp around to get into position.

Cons:
- Player movement and foot planting are terrible. There's still no sense of weight or momentum with any of these players.
- Suctioning happens less often, but it's still there. (see what I did there)
- "Bowling pin" defenders are out in full force still. Consecutive-hit tackles can only be triggered during a very small animation window. Not good at all.
- OL/DL interactions are still sub-par. Too many people ending up on the ground and too many free rushers. We need more dynamic struggles in the trenches.
- Still no speed rushes.

Based on this, the game warrants a rental from me, and maybe a used-copy purchase down the line (depending on how much better the final version is), but I can't justify spending full price on this. When I see the leaps other sports games are making with their gameplay, I can't help but feel that NCAA and Madden are lagging way behind. There is so much done wrong in this game when it comes to even the most basic physics, fundamentals, and techniques that make football what it is, I am constantly taken out of the experience. However, for those of you who like the game, I sincerely hope you have a blast this year.

[TallyBoi7]

I'm on the PS3 version...why does it look like all the highlights take place at the same time...for example, in the game I just played, the first touchdown was scored with no.shadows on the field with the sun out...during the end of the game highlights, the play is show happening at night.

[Watson]

wow, I just had Alabama challenge the spot of the ball, and instead of hearing some b-roll commentary, I actually saw the ref say "Alabama has challenged the spot of the ball". Not only that, I got the Ref saying "After reviewing evidence, the call on the field is overturned."


How freaking sweet it that?