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

[mtoo22]

I love the people who their first post is about how they'd never buy this game. That also happens to be their last post until June 2012..in which they repeat themselves.

[bad_philanthropy]

I've played both the 360 and PS3 demos. I'm actually pretty shocked at how poor the PS3 demo looks. I have my console set to 720p and all that, but it isn't the issue. Overall, the game just seems to be way behind the 360 version visually. The textures on the PS3 version just look muddy—it's not an AA issue with jaggies, the textures just look poorly rendered. The colors and lighting also seem a lot "flatter" on the ps3 version. I'm not sure how to describe it exactly, but the helmets in the Bama/FSU matchup don't look quite right in the sun. The colors seem off and the helmets don't look like they have the same glittery sort of finish they do 360 version.

It really is difficult to describe but the colors on the ps3 version look so stark and don't blend with each other. Visually it feels cluttered and looks messy compared to the 360 version.

Hopefully the retail PS3 version is closer to the 360 version in looks, as I'd be pissed off if my only choice looked like the PS3 demo does.

[bigbob]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gotmadskillzson

Weirdness.... Oregon called 3 time outs back to back to back at the beginning of the 4th quarter.

I was playing as Oregon and in the 3rd quarter when I was up 7-0, Texas called all of their timeouts before the 3rd quarter was over. Maybe they knew the final two minutes were coming?

[mgoblue678]

Quote: Originally Posted by TallyBoi7

CPU defensive A.I. might ned a little work...I just scored a game winning 86 yard hail mary on all american with Oregon...Texas didn't even try to run any type of prevent defense downfield...it was a situation where I had 3 bunched up on one side of the field only to be covered by one or two defensive backs

Yeah this has been a issue for a couple of years, the CPU not calling appropriate defensive plays based on the game situation. I have seen it happen twice so far where the CPU blitzed on the last play of the half or game when they should have been playing prevent and I completed a long pass for a td both times. This is something that really needs to be addressed. It doesn't seem like it would be too hard to program the CPU to call a prevent defense in those situations.

[Playmakers]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gotmadskillzson

Weirdness.... Oregon called 3 time outs back to back to back at the beginning of the 4th quarter.

Might be a result of the game time do to shorter qtr's in the demo it probably screws up the AI time managment

They are probably calling timeouts in the demo the way they would under 2:00 minutes in a full game

not making an excuse because the time management has always been bad but i think the DEMO makes it worse at times for the CPU

[dan_457]

Quote: Originally Posted by Playmakers

Might be a result of the game time do to shorter qtr's in the demo it probably screws up the AI time managment They are probably calling timeouts in the demo the way they would under 2:00 minutes in a full game not making an excuse because the time management has always been bad but i think the DEMO makes it worse at times for the CPU

For sure. The AI looks at how much total time is left when it comes to time outs, not by the quarter, with the exception being before half. It was the same way in last years demo.

[LionsFanNJ]

ok i finally was able to finish the damn PS3 demo download an got a few games in. For one, I'm probably in the minority but i like the dreads. Can't wait to CAP.

Second, on Heisman, Oregon ran all over me. James had an average of 26.7 YPC. bastard. Thomas also scrambled twice in the game. One for a 24 yards and another for 5. Overall they can run the spread, on heisman at least

Also, went the other way and playeed as oregon on AA. The spread is awesome since there's no more suction. Outstanding. Some of those holes on the inside STAY OPEN. Also, didn't see much of the come out in a 4 3/nickel no matter what you come out in on 1st down on this level. I did see it some on Heisman. Got some badass pick 6 on an out route as well in this one, but that might be because i sacked/hit him about 6 times. I didn't see the jailbreak that Skillz and some others saw though when i blitzed though.

Last one was the FSU/Bama game on varsity....I crushed FSU in this one. Ran all over them. Nothing else of note.

On all three levels the return game is better than it ever has been especially on punts, and MAN the tackling is outstanding, and makes sense. Excellent job there.


Also, i read this whole thread and not one person noted that they FINALLY ADDED THE SQUIB KICK. GLORY TO THE GODS.

[NEOPARADIGM]

Quote: Originally Posted by LionsFanNJ

Also, i read this whole thread and not one person noted that they FINALLY ADDED THE SQUIB KICK. GLORY TO THE GODS.

That it was in last year would explain people not mentioning it.