06:31 PM - November 17, 2008 by 23
NCAA Basketball 09 has been released, post your impressions here.
NCAA March Madness 09 News Post
06:31 PM - November 17, 2008 by 23NCAA Basketball 09 Videos
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Quick question to anyone with the game:
I know they mentioned that starting with smaller schools you'll see a lot more empty seats until you start building your program up.
Is this the case? Is dynamic attendance included? And if so, is the crowd noise any different from a smaller gym to say somewhere like the Carrier Dome? Thanks in advance.
I know they mentioned that starting with smaller schools you'll see a lot more empty seats until you start building your program up.
Is this the case? Is dynamic attendance included? And if so, is the crowd noise any different from a smaller gym to say somewhere like the Carrier Dome? Thanks in advance.
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Some other likes/dislikes I forgot to mention in that post......
- Playcalling! The playcalling system in NCAA 09 is great! It took me awhile to figure it out (never really figured it out in the demo) but now that I have, it is awsome. The variation you get off of each play is nice! Plus the ease and smoothness of the whole system is really good is very welcome.....its alot easier on the eyes than having the play diagram art show up all over the court while you are playing. This system makes it easier to remember who goes where on plays and what to look for...i should know all my teams plays by heart before the end of my first season!
-Passing Lanes. I like the fact that you can't just carelessly pass the ball. You must create a passing lane or the CPU will get a steal. I preach this to my team all the time and its just nice to see in a video game. I was able to skip pass at will in CH 2k8...not the case here.
- Is he tired? It took me a while to figure out that the green bar under each player is the fatigue. Glad its there, because you can't view your player's fatigue anywhere else unless you pause the game and go to the substitution screen....this is very annoying to me. On a positive side, it doesn't take forever for a player to regain his energy as it seemed it did in CH. Its easier to get a "quick" breather in this game.
- Defense - not much has been said about the defense. I am still trying to get used to it, but so far its a mixed bag for me. After getting over the initial awe of the CPU offensive ball movement, I began to realize my players would be out of position more than I would like them to be when I am playing zone. It seems that I am always having to control the next guy over from the ball (rather than play on ball) to keep him from trapping. I can't seem to figure out a way to make my players NOT trap in the corners or on the wing....or even at top at times when I am running a 2-3. I just want my guys to stay put and rotate correctly. But like I said, I am still trying to figure stuff out here.
Offensive Rebounds - still don't see enough. I have OFFENSIVE rebounding slider maxed out at 100 while Def rebounds at 10 for both the USER and CPU. Not really a game killer though.
This is not really an issue to me, but it's worth mentioning (again) that the player editing stinks. I'm glad I ran into this site a few years ago and I will take full advantage of the hard work (and trust me, it will be hard work) of these roster editing masters here at OS. I edited one team (Jacksonville Dolphins) and it took waaaay too long. I'm glad for the roster sharing and such dedicated people on this board.
Graphics - just wanted to say again how great this game looks. Love seeing the sweat fall off the players...the skin textures are almost perfect. The arenas look great! Even though Jacksonville Memorial Areana is a crappy GENERIC
. I wish they had a stadium editor...or atleast give us the option to choose between different types of generic areans. Jacksonville's arena looks like a High School gym. I really thought 2k had superior graphics, but now I see what people are talking about when they say 2k looks a bit cartoony. Good call Behindshadows on this one.
Ball/Rim Physics -
I still love this game though. The more I play, the more I get used to the feel of it, the more I enjoy it.
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Actually picked this up today. Played one game and was not feeling to confident in the game. Gonna play a few more games then it might be ebay time.
Also, what camera are you guys playing on? I hate all of them a lot...
Also, what camera are you guys playing on? I hate all of them a lot...
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Behindshadows @ 11/25/08 12:27 AM
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Behindshadows @ 11/25/08 03:34 AM
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Not to mention the college games are all generic models to mimic real players but not close enough for a lawsuit.
Don't find fault in what he is saying because he's right. NCAA 09 graphics are killing 2k8's! Hell you want to get technical. March Madness 08's detail was better than 2k8!
I know everytime you boot it up JT you be like
lol
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michigan21 @ 11/25/08 08:46 AM
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countryboy @ 11/25/08 09:06 AM
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With that said, they still need work, especially some of the animations.(jumpshots, funky shooting animations when shot has been altered..etc..)
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Now the animations and transition between animations in NCAA 09
....thats another story. 2k is still the king when it comes to that. I really wish the Ball/rim physics were better in NCAA....it seems I rarely get anything more than a swish or a brick.
I don't think I'm going to be able to wait til Dec 4th to start a dynasty. If I start one tonight I'll probably be finished with my first season by Dec 4th!
Fake schedule, here we come.
Fake schedule, here we come.
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countryboy @ 11/25/08 09:53 AM
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I was able to get UofL's non-conference schedule close to the real thing. I am playing @WKU, @Minnesota, and @Ole Miss since they were all neutral site games and Ricky P decided we needed the Duke treatment where its either home or neutral site until January.
The conference schedule is correct in that you play 3 teams twice in the Big East. I am playing Marquette, Seton Hall and Rutgers twice this year.
The only problem I have is that its impossible to get smaller schools to play you when you're a top dog team. So my advice would be leave the 2 or 3 cupcakes on your schedule that it automatically gives you and schedule around them. Because its difficult to get one back on your schedule.
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PhantomPain @ 11/25/08 10:28 AM
Do certain conferences, like the SEC, have more than one division? Like East and West?
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not super bad...
but shes bad.
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Stumbleweed @ 11/25/08 11:30 AM
Heh, her commentary is pretty rough... she puts emphasis on the wrong words and it cracks me up... like she doesn't read the commas correctly or something hah.
Just picked this up for $26.54 via GameFly. They're having a $10 off thing until December 1st -- combined that with my $5 coupon and the normal member discount and got myself a cheap-*** game that I really enjoy. I'm not in to college basketball enough to worry about the scheduling and the deeper parts of dynasty, so this is right up my alley. Just having a great time playing it.
Just picked this up for $26.54 via GameFly. They're having a $10 off thing until December 1st -- combined that with my $5 coupon and the normal member discount and got myself a cheap-*** game that I really enjoy. I'm not in to college basketball enough to worry about the scheduling and the deeper parts of dynasty, so this is right up my alley. Just having a great time playing it.
Can someone comment on the CPU's propensity to turn the ball over when you play a 2-3 zone. I've played the demo way too many times, and it seems this is an issue.
I saw the other thread and posted in there, but got no response.
I saw the other thread and posted in there, but got no response.
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countryboy @ 11/25/08 01:29 PM
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Now granted, I don't play zone the entire game, but I press and trap after made baskets and play zone after each made basket, well at least attempt to. I play 2-3 trap, 3-2, and 1-3-1. Something that maybe I'm doing that others don't is that I switch to the player guarding the ball and I switch while the ball is being passed. Maybe its the cpu controlled players jumping the passing lanes, I don't know, but I have yet to see the outlandish turnover issue vs zone that people have experienced.
I just can't get into this game. Doesn't have the same "wow" factor I had with NBA Live. I like the more realistic shooting %'s and such though. That really kills Live for me.
If you compare this to the previous March Madness, I think you come away impressed.
If you compare it to what it should be for college basketball, I don't feel it's solid enough. There aren't enough team specific nuances for me and that's what makes college basketball so great.
If you compare this to the previous March Madness, I think you come away impressed.
If you compare it to what it should be for college basketball, I don't feel it's solid enough. There aren't enough team specific nuances for me and that's what makes college basketball so great.
Pared, I have never played CH 2K8. Do the teams have their own personality? This was always the problem with Madden, and still is.
I was probably going to pick up both NCAA 2009 and CH 2K8. Why not have 2 college games to play. Should tie my over until MLB 09 in March.
I was probably going to pick up both NCAA 2009 and CH 2K8. Why not have 2 college games to play. Should tie my over until MLB 09 in March.
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As far as whole teams though in terms of tempo, it's pretty much all the same. Playing Princeton won't feel different from playing UConn in terms of that, which is nice that NCAA 09 does this aspect very well. So it's kinda a trade off between the two games, in 2K8 you'll see Michael Beasley or OJ Mayo shooting 20+ shots every game. In NCAA 09, you'll see Wisconsin slowing things down all game and UNC pushing the ball like crazy.
I would definitely get 2K8 though, esp since it's so cheap these days, it is the best next-gen sports game out there and if you are new to it you will absolutely love it, I bet a 90% of the time you'll play 2K8 over 09. I'm really enjoying 09 so far but I'm sure I will still play my fair share of 2K8 this winter as well.
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