NCAA Football 14 Impressions Thread

[HozAndMoose]

best damn DB's ever...............................

[dubplate]

Just played my first game on Heisman and I'm worried at some of the boneheaded things my defenders did against the option. Mainly having the QB in their sights and suddenly turning on a dime and running upfield rather than attempting to make the tackle.

[celtics6]

I really don't understand reviewers anymore. This game has basically been seriously flawed more than likely purposely this entire gen and has been receiving 8's from sites like gamespot. End of gen they seem to have fixed most of my major complaints with gameplay and the game gets a 6. Makes me think these sites are paid off and just buy the hype more times than not. Since it's end of gen and noone cares it gets a 6. The game is still inherently flawed but at least plays a pretty good game of football. I like the new blocking and animations. EA football games have been virtually unplayable this entire gen and a complete waste of time. This one is somewhat playable and enjoyable.

Still some pretty horky end game ai and weird ai and animations at times in general. time of possession is ridiculous. but overall pretty decent.

[ghettogeeksta]

Quote: Originally Posted by dubplate

Just played my first game on Heisman and I'm worried at some of the boneheaded things my defenders did against the option. Mainly having the QB in their sights and suddenly turning on a dime and running upfield rather than attempting to make the tackle.

Wonder if this has to do with a bug in the improved pursuit angles.

[dubplate]

Quote: Originally Posted by ghettogeeksta

Wonder if this has to do with a bug in the improved pursuit angles.

Like I said, I only played one game, but it's definitely something I'll be keeping an eye on.

[JazzMan]

Just took a Texas A&M user to overtime with the Huskers in my first game. Held him to a field goal, then Martinez scored on a 10 yard read option. Won 26 to 23

Defense is pretty difficult, but I had some good stops in there.

[feeq14]

Overall I'm very pleased

Pluses-
+running feels completely different and better. Much more realistic.
+Defensive line can get pressure for the most part and pockets develop a lot better. Interaction is better overall
+cpu can finally run the option
+Gameplay feels much tighter. I have played dozens of games against the cpu and i have yet to get that WTF! feeling of being cheated in order to keep the cpu competitive.

-Recruiting is "streamlined" but it seems much less involved which i dont like.
-Defensive play takes some getting used to
-Still some "genetically unrealistic" recruit patterns in the game (IE a ton of black kickers and white cornerbacks)
-CPU play calling is still iffy at times although greatly improved
- A bunch of other glitches, Toss plays, No huddle, wingbone plays that are broken
- No real upgrade to the Flexbone offense
-Still some formations i miss from years ago (where the hell is the power T!!!!)
- Infinity engine still resembles canned animations too often

[Arkavian]

Impressions:

Likes:
I like the new lighting
The sounds are better, waaaaay better. Last night one of my receivers threw a block for my running back and there was this thunderous crack of pad contact that I've never heard before in previous games.

Physics are awesome. Especially when throwing. I threw a little lob pass last night against Auburn in the red zone that just arced PERFECTLY into my WR's hands. It had perfect wobble and trajectory. Running the ball is a treat in this version as the cuts are so nice.

Dislikes:

Menus, I think they are laggy and slow. I liked previous versions better with the list format. Navigating between menus is slow and time consuming and overall it is an experience I do not enjoy.

Recruiting, I know people for years griped about it but I enjoyed the previous versions of recruiting. I absolutely hate, loathe, and despise this new system. I feel like I'm not interacting with the recruits at all. Give me back the old recruiting system.

Grass, well at least the grass in Tiger Stadium. It looks cartoonish. The grass is way to bright and it has no texture. Even when zooming in on replays the grass is all one color with no texture differences and it is way too bright.