NCAA Football 14 Impressions Thread

[goh]

Looks like no more take the lil guy to the National Championship in the first year. At least not in HC. Was #14 and set for the Sugar Bowl. After the first bye moved up to #10 and into the Fiesta Bowl. After confernce champ week was up to #7 in the Orange Bowl. Only played 1 ranked team and played 3 FCS teams.

I know I already said the play calling was bad but they called four verticals from 3rd & goal at the 2 so it's worth mentioning again.

Also up to 12 crashes now I believe,kinda lost count. It's never crashed in an actual game but still that's ridiculous.

[The JareBear]

Stone nails it. The CPU hurry up just isn't fun or cool at all. In fact I've found it leads to their best players getting hurt far too often.

[xSubzer0x]

Is it worth buying this year?

[Skulletor]

#2 Alabama (10-0) meets #1 TAMU (11-0) and the game of the week is between a pair of 7-3 teams ranked 22/20

never change EA

[Nooooovak]

Just a few things I've noticed during my time with the game this weekend (Heisman offense, Heisman defense. PS3)

-Read option is a blast and is probably my favorite addition. Ran a spread option in my dynasty and I'm loving it.
-Defense is completely broken. On heisman, it is near impossible to pressure the QB and zone defense is worthless.
-Passing went untouched. I can complete 75% of my passes with my 70 overall QB no problem.
-Lots of problems from previous games still in here. Ex: Have only seen skill position players injured. My starting QB, starting RB, backup RB, 2nd WR and 3rd WR have all missed at least 7 games in my dynasty.
-New recruiting and coach stuff is neat. Nothing that'll blow you away, but it is a welcomed addition.
-Menus are still super laggy for me. Advancing weeks in dynasty still takes awhile, as well.
-Recruiting felt a little unrealistic. I went with GSU, and I started out in the lead for 11 3-star recruits. Considering the current state of their football program, it was a little ridiculous. Saw lots of 1-star programs in the running for 4-star recruits, as well.
-Infinity Engine 2.0 is nice and leads to a lot of awesome hits, but it also leads to a lot of frustrating ones, as well.

While I love college football and really thought I'd love this game after playing the demo, it just didn't improve enough to warrant a $60 purchase from me.

[kc10785]

Quote: Originally Posted by BenGerman

Which I certainly understand. I just see a lot more nitpicking towards this series than I do a lot of other sports titles around here. More than anything, I think it's because EA has such an ugly past with sports titles. I don't fault anyone who feels like they can't play the game due to its flaws. That's something thats entirely subjective. On the other hand, I do think people have been conditioned to expect a ton of flaws. And when that's the case, you're going to have a hard time being OK with the flaws that are there. I just don't want people to be under the false assumption that beloved titles like The Show and NBA 2K don't have their fair share of flaws/bugs either. I play those two titles more than any other sports game, and there's tons of bugs and glitches. Where NCAA Football falters compared to other series is in its core gameplay. The glitches and bugs are something that come with video games in general. I don't know why people seem to be expecting otherwise. PS: When I say all of this, I'm excluding the highly annoying fact that a few legacy bugs are still in the game.

I have seen nitpicking in the past where some complaints has been just been absurd and people was just jumping on the I hate EA band Wagon. This year I think it's different and a insult to gamers. We are finding legit issues with the game this year that just killing the game experience. Football is the number 1 sport in America so it will have the most passionate fan base of the sport. If you want to take the responsibility of being the only provider be able to step to the plate and deliver a solid not perfect game. This sucks for NCAA fans because they dont have a Next Gen game to fall back on, they have to wait tell July. NBA2k has it's flaws and so does MLB the show and it's talked about in there respected forms.

I have never went on a EA rant before on this site through all the years on this site because others said enough but after the touchback turn into a touchdown glitch I experience last night im pissed off because now your messing with the rules and core of the game.


With that being said the offense in this game got to much love. I like the foot plant and cuts this year. The O-line blocking is great this year which causes the running game to be better. The option game is strong this year which is a plus. Now unfortunately with the offense side being helped there was no counter to those things on the defensive side of the ball. The presentation is lacking bad that college atmosphere is not shown in the game. It doesn't feel like your in stadium pack with crazy college fans. Bowl games feel just like any other game.

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[kc10785]

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[UNC_Pete]

Quote: Originally Posted by gogators

I just can't enjoy the game if defense isn't fixed. No dline pressure and broken zone defense will keep this from getting purchased right away. If the impressions later show that it's fixed, then I'll get it. The early release was a huge letdown after all the great news. I'll be glad when next gen football gets here as this gen has taken all the fun out of video game football games.

I think it's funny that people expect this to be fixed next gen. It's still going to be EA football.