NCAA Football 14 Impressions Thread

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Quote: Originally Posted by Lzydd

I would be interested to see if the biggest difference between the pro/cons is whether they played NCAA last-gen. I played 600 games on ps2 '07 and I think it's still better than '14. Is it perfect? No. But it does accurately capture the rock-paper-scissor nature of play calling; whereas in '14 you have a soggy piece of paper, nail clippers, and a bazooka. Anyway, I imagine (and obviously I'm projecting my feelings onto everyone else) that people who logged significant time last-gen are much more hostile to '14 then players who only have current gen experience.

That's exactly where I stand. I have played since the Bill Walsh days and the PS2/XBOX versions of the game are the gold standard. EA hasn't come close to replicating the core of those games. It started this generation with a crappy engine and they never fully fixed it.

[kc10785]

Quote: Originally Posted by mebby

I think a lot of it comes down to expectations. I think some people just don't know what they REALLY expect out of a game. It's just not going to simulate real life. It's close enough for some and not close enough for others. If you have fun playing it then great. If not then don't buy it. It's really that simple.

Nope it really comes down to major glitches in the game that is no work around, if you like playing offline, and you dont mind tuning sliders the whole time. All I hear in most threads is games against the computer and how a slider setup can change something.

I'm a person who hates playing the CPU. I want to be in 1 Online Dynasty and play a bunch of quick rank games. So I have to play the game as is no slider adjustments and flaws shows it self when your going agsinst another smart player.

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[Kaiser Wilhelm]

I don't quite feel the Infinity Engine like I did in Madden last year. It feels like the engine is a well refined canned animation engine. The animations are far more logical than ever.

The Flexbone and Wingbone triple option offenses function much better. I no longer feel the need to force myself to only use 6-7 of the plethora of plays (though I still do out of habit, which is getting me losses).

[adam_the_phone_god]

I think the field looks like astro turf even on grass.

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[IUxHOOSIERS]

Quote: Originally Posted by tyberious4now

Buy or no buy that is the question? Right now I'm at the no buy stage until a patch is done and it fix what is wrong with this game!

After playing some online games, I have only a few concerns with this game:

1. Zone defense is just horrendous. And on top of that, I've had so many dropped INTs. A user who is a below average passer can easily pick apart a zone defense on this game. And I'm the type who likes to switch up my defenses (man to zone, vise versa) and I can't confuse anyone. In terms of the man defense, a corner route will almost ALWAYS get open, even if you have good corners. If you add a guy doing a slant across the middle then one of those guys will be open 98% of the time.

2. Also, I know it has been mentioned here but the game slows down a ton at random times. There was a video someone posted earlier about the frame rate.

Really the defense is my main concern. I dont want it to be too overpowered, but right now it is just awful. I hope EA makes this their first priority when it comes to the first patch.

Offense wise I am having fun. The read option is so fun to use this year. The juke moves are awesome as well. Overall I like this game a lot. As we say almost every year at this time, this game is a few fixes away from becoming GREAT.

[Gotmadskillzson]

Anybody else notice the CPU ALWAYS kick off, even when they win the coin toss ? Also ND helmets at night time just look ugly, as usual. During the day they look awesome, but night games, it is just awful. I also noticed the RB and FB seem to always be open when the CPU is losing the game. They just don't be open, they be WIDE OPEN as though the defenders just forgot about them.

[m1ke_nyc]

The more I play the more I feel like this is the same old current gen EA football title. The same strategies work. I find myself getting into the same gameplay habits. I'll play it for my football itch but at this point bring on next gen Madden and the ignite engine.