NCAA Football 14 Demo is Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[Spacedoodoo]

Quote: Originally Posted by XxJustAguessxX

Yeah, you have to really strategize against them. No Rambo style against them.

Haha yeah I figured I would get the running game going to set up the pass. after about 3 running plays for 5-6 yards they would come with the blitz. 1st pass I threw intercepted by the d linemen and I figured typical Logan Thomas lol. but after throwing 2 more int's I realized route mirroring was still happening with their db's and linebackers jumping my passes everytime.

[fldash]

Quote: Originally Posted by Spacedoodoo

Haha yeah I figured I would get the running game going to set up the pass. after about 3 running plays for 5-6 yards they would come with the blitz. 1st pass I threw intercepted by the d linemen and I figured typical Logan Thomas lol. but after throwing 2 more int's I realized route mirroring was still happening with their db's and linebackers jumping my passes everytime.

Is that on Heisman? I havne't noticed it on AA.

[volwalker]

I think it's funny how half of this thread is saying the presentation sucks, the safety glitch is still there, vertical cheese, and mirror defenders are prevalent on pass plays while the other half say the exact opposite. Just goes to show you how the same game looks and feels completely different to everybody.

[BadAssHskr]

Quote: Originally Posted by ACardAttack

With those pointing out graphics, could graphics have been sacrificed a bit for the demo to make it a smaller file size?

every iteration of the game i struggle with the graphical changes in the game. this year is no different. i don't remember how the demo looked last year, but i certainly struggled with the game graphics on release night, and did a bunch of comparison, '13 to '12.

Quote: Originally Posted by BigDofBA

I doubt it. Every demo I have ever played of NCAA has always been pretty much the exact same thing that is released a month later. I don't think the game is bad but it's just not really that much different. The slight improvements are things that I feel like should have been improved a long time ago.

i had recently been playing '13 a few times coming up to the demo release. initially i thought the graphics had actually stepped back, i popped '13 in last night again, and played aTm vs oregon at aTm to mirror the game, and certainly '14 outshines it, at least to some extent. the stadium in '14 was very impressive compared, as far as i thought.

i wonder if the new camera angles have something to do with the initial graphical difference.

one thing i was always so impressed with was how, when in a cut scene or close up, the helmets and jerseys always looked so life like. initially, i didn't get that feeling with the demo.

i always say there's an adjustment period when jumping to the next iteration.

loving the IE in this game. i should be able to get some good play time, tonight and for sure tomorrow as the wife has to leave town for business.

i'm stoked about the running game, can't wait to get my power attack built.

i learned i both suck at running an option offense, and i certainly can't seem to stop it.

i think the game will prove, for me, to be a solid challenge.

the game wont really shine for me until i can get my hands on my Husker team. playing with teams i don't care about does absolutely nothing for me.

i wish that we could save our settings on the demo....

[Spacedoodoo]

Quote: Originally Posted by fldash

Is that on Heisman? I havne't noticed it on AA.

Yes on heisman.. but it was Alabama it's not like they aren't the best team in the country

[BA2929]

Played another 3 Q just now before I head back into work. Saw some really cool animations, especially on a CPU pick in the back of the endzone just before I shut it down.

Still not sure if the DB Glitch is around. If it is, it's much less noticeable than last year, as I can't just complete every single pass down the middle. Seems like if you catch the CPU off guard with, or set them up prior to, a 4 Verts, you have a better shot at completing it down the middle. But I'm not sure if that's just me being awesome or the glitch.

For example: Today I completed one 4 Verts pass, but not for a lot of yardage. Last year I would have completed it for a TD. However, last night I completed maybe 2 out of 12 down the middle as the slot DB just hung onto the slot WR the entire route after I completed 2 straight.

My verdict is still out, but I'm leaning towards the AI realizing that you're doing that same play over and over again and adjusting to it, making it impossible to recreate the glitch pass after pass after pass after pass.

[kodiak]

All I know is I enjoy the demo tremendously. Is it perfect? Nope, but what game is? Do some things that have plagued the series still exist? Sure, but the ultimate for me is the fun factor, and the demo provides that.

[AlreadyKnoJ]

I didnt have a issue with the crowd, but then again, I do have a Dolby 6.1 Surround system. Will have to listen to the crowd more closely for ebbs and how they react to certain situations.

But they should go nuts on a TD, that for certain. Imma need EA to change that before they release this.