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Christian McLeod finishes off his NCAA Football 12 coverage with a review of the game. Hit the link below to read his final thoughts and get his score for the title.

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Game: NCAA Football 12Reader Score: 7/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PS3 / Xbox 360Votes for game: 104 - View All
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# 101 Armor and Sword @ 05/02/12 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by johnnyg713
Can't speak for anyone but myself, but when I played the NCAA 12 demo I was completely turned off. I bought madden 12 and wasnt satisfied either. There were many parts of the game that NCAA improved upon, such as zone defense and Coaching Carousel, but I think it took a step back when it came to the "speed/feel" of the game and tackling (this especially). NCAA 11 is probably the 3rd best football game ever made on my list. 2k5 and all pro beat it out.
The speed and feel is better in 11, but the AI is vastly better in 12. That is the main reason why I play 12 and not 11 anymore. Both games have their pros and cons. But another thing for me is the CPU QB's are also so much better in 12 IMO. Hopefully 13 melds the great feel and better tackling of 11 and keeps tuning the much better AI and CC of 12.

CC is a lot of fun but needs some more logic tuning etc.

Bottom line for me is the NCAA series has been a much better football game this gen than Madden hands down.
 
# 102 ODogg @ 05/02/12 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by kingsofthevalley
Tendency bug was fixed a while ago man.
I told them that and was ignored as well.. Some people just enjoy their misery I think...
 
# 103 ODogg @ 05/02/12 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by PVarck31
So wait...Is the consensus that 11 was better than 12?
Of course, any old game is always better than the most recent. The most recent is always the worst, always the one that "jumped the shark" and always the signifier of the end of the person buying the game. Nostalgia is indeed a powerful thing!
 
# 104 ODogg @ 05/02/12 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by JoBo513
Not completely. It still affects incoming recruiting classes in dynasty.

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No it doesn't. My incoming recruits in my OD are correct, fast QBs are labeled as scramblers, running backs with high power game are labeled as power running backs, etc.
 
# 105 JoBo513 @ 05/02/12 10:22 AM
Im telling you I was still seeing occurrences of the bug. Just because you don't doesn' t mean people are making up stories.

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# 106 ODogg @ 05/02/12 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by JoBo513
Im telling you I was still seeing occurrences of the bug. Just because you don't doesn' t mean people are making up stories.

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You probably don't have the most recent patches/tuners then.
 
# 107 JoBo513 @ 05/02/12 10:40 AM
No, that's not it.

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# 108 Armor and Sword @ 05/02/12 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by ODogg
I told them that and was ignored as well.. Some people just enjoy their misery I think...

Again. I know the bug is gone. But my first couple of classes did not magically reverse themselves after DL the latest Patch and tuners. All classes going forward (including my year 4 class I am in the procees of signing) will be fine.

I am not in any misery. I love this game.
 
# 109 majesty95 @ 06/04/12 04:22 PM
So this guy is now an NCAA 13 game designer? How convenient that the only thing he knocked was audio presentation and that's now what he's in charge of for NCAA 13. How does that work exactly? You post a glowing review, for the most part, and get hired to run the area you do not like? Typical EA
 
# 110 BurghFan @ 06/04/12 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by majesty95
So this guy is now an NCAA 13 game designer? How convenient that the only thing he knocked was audio presentation and that's now what he's in charge of for NCAA 13. How does that work exactly? You post a glowing review, for the most part, and get hired to run the area you do not like? Typical EA
Look at it this way. If he wrote a glowing report for some aspects of the game, then EA doesn't need any additional insight/assisstence in making it better so it would be a waste to hire him in that department. Now, if he criticized certain aspects of the game then obviously EA needs someone to help improve that area. It would thus make sense to hire someone who had been critical of that aspect of the game to help improve it because they would better be able to advise and assist in improving that area to make it better than someone who wrote a positive review for that area.
 
# 111 majesty95 @ 06/04/12 06:30 PM
Well, first, he said the game was "polished" so all of his credibility went out the window there. We all know that game is far from polished. So he isn't truly an objective or even that knowledgeable of an asset.

Second, what does someone from the media or "community" know about game design? You can get ideas from the forums all day long. How is that selling confidence in the game that a non-trained "fan" of the game is now in charge of a certain aspect.

What about the other aspects? People criticized the bugs, the freezing, the flawed implementation of custom playbooks, the AI, the animations, Road to Glory, Team Builder. Were all of those people hired to give insight also?

A person trained in game design is going to go into the project with a different mindset than someone who just walked into their dream job with no experience. You can't just walk into a position you have no experience in and produce the way a skilled person in that field would. We all have ideas.

Think of it this way, a professional athlete is accustomed to the ins and outs of his profession. They've dealt with the ups and downs, the stresses, the joys and excitements and the money. Now take some joe off the street and throw him in. He may have the "talent" but does he have all the other necessary tools and experience to deal with the pressure of being a professional? Can he get a hit in his first at bat or is he going to struggle for awhile? Look at Bryce Harper. Albert Pujols IS a professional and look how long it took him to get going.

This in no way instills confidence in the game for me.
 
# 112 PorkySpurs14 @ 09/17/14 05:07 PM
Just a question here: has anyone seen or know of an updated downloadable roster for this year 2014/2015?? leave me a message or something thanks
 


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