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

[spit_bubble]

I know it's just a demo, but it seems very ho hum to me.

-The team intros, for all their build up, ended up being pretty lackluster... And I know they will get old fast, seeing the same exact cut scenes over and over.

-It's still difficult to sub in different packages. Scrolling through subs with the R-stick has the same delay as last year, and is still way too clumsy to be useful.

-Also, they still have those really lame photos at the end of the game.

-Gameplay seems decent enough, but really just felt like a minor upgrade over last year.

Don't see myself getting this, unless Madden really sucks.

[Dynasty411]

Quote: Originally Posted by TracerBullet

Yep, it definitely feels enough different that you can tell its a new year at least. The suction tackling was my biggest complaint. I have to say, coming off the end with the DE getting disengaged from the OT and not just be warped into his path felt great. No depth chart editing in the demo I'm afraid

I was playing with Oregon and my player was suctioned. No replay means I couldn't go back to take a look. The running animations need WORK though. 3D grass... I could've done without. They should have worked on those running animations. I thought they said they were going to fix zone coverage? I passed for close to 500 yards and threw for 5 touchdowns on Heisman. FSU unis look sick... nice to see the pride stickers show better.

[Dynasty411]

Quote: Originally Posted by spit_bubble

I know it's just a demo, but it seems very ho hum to me. -The team intros, for all their build up, ended up being pretty lackluster... And I know they will get old fast, seeing the same exact cut scenes over and over. -It's still difficult to sub in different packages. Scrolling through subs with the R-stick has the same delay as last year, and is still way too clumsy to be useful. -Also, they still have those really lame photos at the end of the game. -Gameplay seems decent enough, but really just felt like a minor upgrade over last year. Don't see myself getting this, unless Madden really sucks.

I agree with you!! Too bad I already put my money up for a preorder. I would buy madden, but that game sucks!! I haven't bought it for nearly 5years and I am very happy with that. But, I love college football so much... what to do... what to do.

[tanner75]

"I don't believe either game is on grass, which would explain its absence."

If this is the case then fair enough, why though was the pitch muddy in OT at FSU?

[Aggies7]

Anyone see the option for game speed this year. Maybe it's late and I'm tired and missed it.

[tanner75]

FSU definitely play on grass so no excuse there.. maybe dirty uniforms will be patched in again !Lol

[Dynasty411]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gosens6

Us PS3 users got SHAFTED in the graphics department. After playing the demo on the PS3 and Xbox I can say it's a night and day difference in graphics. If the PS3 retail version looks this bad i'll definitely be switching my pre-order over to 360. Man I was not expecting that much of a difference but whoa..

What was the difference in last years version? Just wondering because I don't have an XBOX.

[cgalligan]

I played both mathups last night on PS3, on All American difficulty...

First thing I noticed is the same thing I notice every year. The game feels like its on TURBO MODE... Everything happens way too fast and it makes the game look "fake".

The cut scenes look great, and the presentation is nice...

Like others have said, the team intros will get old very quickly...

Play action passing seems to be an issue, as I was either sacked, or crushed just as I threw the ball every time I called a PA pass...

It still feels like the players don't have any real weight to them. When carrying the ball they can change direction in a hiccup without losing any speed whatsoever. Also, when being tackled, (although there are some nice new animations this year) the ballcarriers momentum doesn't seem to factor into the tackle animation...

I also noticed the lack of texture on the grass that other people have noticed... Not sure if this is a PS3 thing, a Demo thing or what, but, the grass in my Demo looked pretty much like grass from "last gen". Thats not acceptable imo if its like that in the retail version. I mean, I honestly don't really care about the grass, but, when its hyped up so much, and then you only see it in cut scenes, thats pretty bad on their part...

I've only played both matchups, and I haven't really broken down play after play, I'll wait for the real game to do that, but, all in all, I think the game has improved slightly, but, there isn't anything really groundbreaking imo.