NCAA Football 14 Impressions Thread

[The JareBear]

I find to varying opinions intriguing

We have so,e saying its the best EVER, and others not even buying after trying

I am working on a set of heavily CPU favored AA sliders and am in week one of a practice dynasty now

I really like the new menus and interface. Dynasty looks like it will be fun again

[HozAndMoose]

i just lost my first recruit of the season that i really wanted. A 75 OVR FS. Playing as South Alabama would have been awesome to get him.

[Skyboxer]

Well I am almost set and ready to get a dynasty started after rosters come out.
Like Madden I don't play the slider game (Too many people already with that sickness/need that tweak the whole year).

Confident enough with how I have it playing that I'll be set come roster time.
Just lost a coach only game to TCU but was a lot of fun.

[DJ]

Quote: Originally Posted by Skyboxer

Well I am almost set and ready to get a dynasty started after rosters come out. Like Madden I don't play the slider game (Too many people already with that sickness/need that tweak the whole year). Confident enough with how I have it playing that I'll be set come roster time. Just lost a coach only game to TCU but was a lot of fun.

For what it's worth I played default Heisman last year and had really good results. I'm hoping the same will be true this year.

[HozAndMoose]

Coaches progress way to fast on normal. Already level 7 in week 15. Will probably use the lowest setting.

[kc10785]

Quote: Originally Posted by Skyboxer

That's cool. I never said anything about you sharing your thoughts/impressions. I was simply saying IMO EA can't fix cheesers/cheesing to the level we all want without neutering the game. Hopefully next gen and we get a better system/AI that can combat it more. However in the end it's still AI programming and there will ALWAYS be ways to manipulate it, period. And that will always lead to those that get off by winning by manipulating it.

Understood..... I do think this is the best NCAA game on current gem but that's not saying to much looking at the past

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[Pappy Knuckles]

I've played a ton of games already and I'm having fun with it. I started off on Heisman Offense/Heisman Defense for a few games, but I started to dislike that setting on defense. It was too difficult to generate any pressure on the QB, and the CPU would get truck-sized lanes to run through consistently. It seems like no matter what team I played, they were able to consistently move the ball no matter what I did, and I felt like I had to play damn near flawless to win. For that reason, I dropped back down to Heisman Offense/All-American Defense.

These are the scores for the last 5 games with these settings on 8 minute quarters:

Southern Miss 24 (cpu) @ East Carolina 59 (me) - I was a little concerned after blowing out the team so badly, but Southern Miss is a less talented team. The next few games were much more competitive

Army 28 (cpu) @ Air Force 31 (me)

North Carolina 20 (me) @ Virginia Tech 12 (cpu) - North Carolina's 4-2-5 is sweet. I was able to shut down VT's offense with it all game, I'll definitely be using them again.

California 45 (me) @ UCLA 41 (cpu)

Georgia 43 (me) @ Florida State 45 (cpu) (5OT)

I think any slider tweaks I make from this point will be done from this setting. Not a perfect game, but I'm really enjoying it.

[BadAssHskr]

Quote: Originally Posted by DJ

For what it's worth I played default Heisman last year and had really good results. I'm hoping the same will be true this year.

The games i played last night were very evenly matched stat wise. I was actually out time of possesioned in 2 of the games i played.

Plaed 3 games back to back to back until about 3am last night, i thought it just kept getting better and better.

It is crazy how some love the game, some cant find it within themselves to even buy it.

Most college football game feel i can remember. What do i know, i was entertained by the commentary.