NCAA Football 13 Demo Is Out, Post Your Impressions Here

[bigbob]

Quote: Originally Posted by superjames1992

Crap, is four verts cheese again this year? I hadn't really tried it yet, but I HATED that last year.

It's unfortunate.

Quote: Originally Posted by TDenverFan

4 Vertices is much less effective than last year, but it still works too well. Granted, this is on Varsity (I played mostly on Varsity last year and it is much less completed this year).

I disagree with it being less effective than last year. I think it's even easier this year now that the receivers respond more to the "pointing" where you want your receiver to go.

Quote: Originally Posted by PowerofRed25

Well considering the CPU safety in Cover 2 does not continue to play his zone, any deep route is a pretty easy route. The safeties don't seem to acknowledge the widest-deepest rule and they seem to get caught flat footed a lot. I've dropped a ton of vertical, corner and post routes over coverage because no one picks the guy up after he leaves intermediate zones.

That's one thing I've noticed. The CPU runs to the right and covers the far receiver almost every single time, leaving the guy in the middle wide open.

[Reed1417]

Quote: Originally Posted by bigbob

Every time. You wait for him to get beside the linebacker covering him, give him a little floater and you're picking up AT LEAST 15 yards a play, 9 times out of 10 it seems it's a 30+ yard play that has a 75% chance to turn into a touchdown.

you got that right my friend ha ha!

[shaunbot]

So I don't remember which team I was using but the other day I was running a motion set out of 5 wide that motioned in to a WR screen, there were other options on the play in the playbook too. I was 100% sure it was with LSU but when I picked them today they had about 4 shotgun sets, I checked Bama (who have a insane amount of shotgun sets) and it wasn't there either...

I've tried all the teams and can't find it. Anyone know which play I'm talking about?

[bigbob]

After playing this a lot more, I've ran into some glitches that were in NCAA 12, at least for me.

During a "Heisman Challenge" game, I used the hurry up. At one point during the hurry up, I was forced to use a timeout because it would not let me pick a play, it would not let me audible and it would not let me hike the ball.

Another time, the play screen stayed up on the screen until I hiked the ball so I was unable to read the defense.

[TDenverFan]

Quote: Originally Posted by bigbob

I disagree with it being less effective than last year. I think it's even easier this year now that the receivers respond more to the "pointing" where you want your receiver to go.

The Demo is on Varsity, however. It is harder than it was on Varsity last year, IMO. In 12, it was a 95% completion. It's still to easy, but it's much harder.

[AussieChiefsFan]

Quote: Originally Posted by JerzeyReign

You should ask Dewiel, he's the community manager for EA -- he may be able to help

Ok, I sent him a tweet.

Quote:

@JDewiel - The NCAA Football 13 Demo isn't showing up for me in the PS Store. I live in Australia, if that makes a difference.

Ill see if I get a reply.

[Guffers]

Quote: Originally Posted by AussieChiefsFan

Still not showing up in the PS store for me.

The game isn't released over here so it won't show up in the store. You will have to create a US account and get it that way. Expect a very slow download.

[chi_hawks]

Played another game last night, Kstate(me) @ Baylor. Couple things I noticed:

AI blocking for the triple option is pretty bad. Seemed like my tight end and tackle both gave up on their blocks as I got near them when running(if not before).

Passing over the middle is SMOOTH! Threw a couple soft passes over the MLB to my slot receiver on a post route. Awesome!

Ran a fake FG from the 9 yard line with no time left in the 4th and down 3. Got it and won. Didn't see a celebration or anything. Might be b/c this is just a demo. Was one of the few times I've actually converted on the fake FG pass.

CPU cannot run a screen. QB just keeps running backwards and get sacked everytime (that I have seen). I am able to run the screen pretty well on the other hand. Pretty solid AI blocking upfield (kudos to EA).



Thats all for now. Pretty happy with what I've seen so far....a modest, but nice, update to last years game. I think recruiting in the real dynasty mode might be pretty cool though.