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RaychelSnr · 07-20-2012, 01:58 PM

Are you still on the fence about buying NCAA Football 13? Well Jayson Young chimes in today with five pretty good and fleshed out reasons why you might think about holding off on your purchase at this point.

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loonsluv · 07-20-2012, 02:03 PM

Nice write up another great group of reasons on why I'm not purchasing an EA title..

boomhauertjs · 07-20-2012, 02:09 PM

Wow! After this no one can ever accuse OS of being shills for EA Sports. Well done. If I do upgrade from NCAA 11 this year, it will probably be to a used copy of 12, not 13.

b2th3m1th · 07-20-2012, 02:11 PM

hmmm you must being playing a different NCAA 13 than me.

mWolfe · 07-20-2012, 02:13 PM

This is a good read and most all of this is why I decided to not buy this game this year or Madden 13 this year(Zig zag running was fun on Tecmo Super Bowl but shouldn't be present in todays game). For those of you who bought it and like it I am glad for you, but for me after being disappointed from 09 - 12 I have given up until this game becomes a sim game not and arcade game. I have gone back to 06(Xbox), 08(Xbox) and will try 11(Ps2), and see which will get me through till 14 drops next year. Great write up

crques · 07-20-2012, 02:14 PM

Very well put! Makes me wish they would scrap the entire engine and start over even more now.

The_Rick_14 · 07-20-2012, 02:22 PM

You picked a terrible video to show the defects of Total Control Passing. I've played QB at the college level and have thrown seam routes to the numbers and had receivers get their heads around and get it without skipping a beat. I've also flattened out corners and shifted curls a few yards inside or out.

Especially in this case, the receiver is looking back at the QB so much like an outfielder in baseball who sees the ball off the bat and has a good idea of where it's heading, the receiver can locate the ball right out of the QBs hand and make a play on it.

There are some issues with the system where receivers may act too quickly for my taste. But the majority of those are a side effect of your 5th point about unrealistic player movement not with being able to throw passes that adjust routes.

dukebeatsuncagain · 07-20-2012, 02:24 PM

I the writers opinion, which NCAA Football game would be the best? I really liked NCAA 11, but I am currently running with NCAA 10.

07-20-2012, 01:58 PM	#1
RaychelSnr Executive Editor OVR: 57 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,846 Blog Entries: 490	Five Reasons to Hold off on Buying NCAA Football 13 Are you still on the fence about buying NCAA Football 13? Well Jayson Young chimes in today with five pretty good and fleshed out reasons why you might think about holding off on your purchase at this point. Read More - Five Reasons to Hold off on Buying NCAA Football 13 Platform: Xbox 360 / PS3 huskerwr38, SECElite3, TDAWG89 and 4 others like this.

07-20-2012, 02:11 PM	#4
b2th3m1th Banned OVR: 0 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: The 503 - PDX Blog Entries: 1	hmmm you must being playing a different NCAA 13 than me. jecraiders128, Super Glock, Paulinho and 4 others like this.

07-20-2012, 02:13 PM	#5
mWolfe Pro OVR: 7 Join Date: Sep 2010	Re: Five Reasons to Hold off on Buying NCAA Football 13 This is a good read and most all of this is why I decided to not buy this game this year or Madden 13 this year(Zig zag running was fun on Tecmo Super Bowl but shouldn't be present in todays game). For those of you who bought it and like it I am glad for you, but for me after being disappointed from 09 - 12 I have given up until this game becomes a sim game not and arcade game. I have gone back to 06(Xbox), 08(Xbox) and will try 11(Ps2), and see which will get me through till 14 drops next year. Great write up WipeOut464, btemp and DNMHIII like this.

07-20-2012, 02:22 PM	#7
The_Rick_14 Rookie OVR: 4 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: USA	Re: Five Reasons to Hold off on Buying NCAA Football 13 You picked a terrible video to show the defects of Total Control Passing. I've played QB at the college level and have thrown seam routes to the numbers and had receivers get their heads around and get it without skipping a beat. I've also flattened out corners and shifted curls a few yards inside or out. Especially in this case, the receiver is looking back at the QB so much like an outfielder in baseball who sees the ball off the bat and has a good idea of where it's heading, the receiver can locate the ball right out of the QBs hand and make a play on it. There are some issues with the system where receivers may act too quickly for my taste. But the majority of those are a side effect of your 5th point about unrealistic player movement not with being able to throw passes that adjust routes.

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07-20-2012, 02:03 PM	#2
loonsluv Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: C'ville, Va	Nice write up another great group of reasons on why I'm not purchasing an EA title..

07-20-2012, 02:09 PM	#3
boomhauertjs All Star OVR: 35 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cleveland Blog Entries: 4	Wow! After this no one can ever accuse OS of being shills for EA Sports. Well done. If I do upgrade from NCAA 11 this year, it will probably be to a used copy of 12, not 13.

07-20-2012, 02:14 PM	#6
crques All Star OVR: 36 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: WV Blog Entries: 2	Very well put! Makes me wish they would scrap the entire engine and start over even more now.

07-20-2012, 02:24 PM	#8
dukebeatsuncagain Banned OVR: 24 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Rochester NY Blog Entries: 96	I the writers opinion, which NCAA Football game would be the best? I really liked NCAA 11, but I am currently running with NCAA 10.