NCAA Football 13 Demo Is Out, Post Your Impressions Here

[pk556]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Demo Is Out, Post Your Impressions Here

I mentioned it in a couple of my observations posts and it both by linebackers and defensive backs. Just horrible. Exact same as last year's post-patch.

I was hoping that I was just seeing things

[afbrother]

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I saw that too......but most will say we are seeing things.

[JoBo513]

My overall impressions are positive and this demo makes me want to keep my preorder. a few things stood out:

1. O line blocking seems improved. I saw one instance where the center helped the guard with the DT and then chipped off and got to the second level and blew up the MLB.

2. Cpu hb screens are hit and miss.
Baylor seems to run them pretty well. Their qb didn't get sacked at least.

3. The espn t ticker adds alot to the game for me. Especially when there is a priority score alert.

4. Rece Davis didn't sound bad to me. A little choppy but its a nice addition.

5. Running the ball with K state was pure fun.

6. Reaction time is not what I expected. I find it useless.
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[rufusone]

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I have played a bunch of games on the demo, has anyone heard Erin Andrews say anything?

Also what about the drive summary after a touchdown, it just shows the drive summary in the box info and no comment from Brad, in previous versions he said what the drive summary was, I miss that.

Also what is up when someone scores a touchdown it goes to screen wipe saying TOUCHDOWN, then shows a reply then that TOUCHDOWN wipe again. You hardly get to see anything regarding the touchdown because that wipe comes in.

[TDenverFan]

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How do you get the ticker to appear? It doesn't show for me. Is there some TV setting that must be changed?

[jonskinny12]

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On a side note - have they done away with penalties spare the occasional holding calls? I had a receiver running a post route and as the ball was in transit the CB almost tackled him before the ball got there and no flag.

I know they have some penalties. I've seen a couple offsides and I got called for defensive PI accidentally nudging the WR while going for an uncatchable pass. Earlier in this thread somebody else mentioned they saw an illegal touching penalty.

[ODogg]

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Here are my thoughts on the NCAA 13 demo in a nice and easy pros and cons list with summary for each:

PROS:
Crowd noise on my 7.2 Surround Sound system is finally multi-layered, 1000x better reactive to what's happening on the field and much, much improved in just the overall depth of sound!!
I like the new camera angle ala Madden that turns left and right based on where you are at on the field
Game plays more smoothly overall, animations seemed smoother
QB play seems more natural in how they move and I like the speeded up throwing animations
Absolutely love the catch-over-the-shoulder animation although I've only seen it a couple of times in about 8 games
The new buttons lighting up when WR is ready to catch seems well implemented, I thought this would be a hassle but it's been fine IMO
I don't care what anyone says, I *LIKE* the new Heisman mode, just wish they had Troy Smith in there is all
Graphics seem more colorful and overall better looking than NCAA 12, although can't put my finger on any specific graphic improvements
Commentary seems to have quite a bit of new lines
Studio updates are nice but I love the ESPN ticker at the bottom more which leads me to...

PROS SUMMARY: When you combine the new animations, new commentary, the ESPN ticker, studio updates and improved crowd reaction the game FINALLY feels alive and dynamic, not sterile, stale and sedate!

CONS
Crowd noise still isn't entirely spot-on and could have more dynamic sound (i.e. bigger difference from silent to outrageously loud)
For night games the lighting is a bit dark, hope they can correct that for full retail.
Hate the new controls but I'll get used to them I suppose, the hardest one to get used to is the new throw the ball out of bounds button
Still hate how the QB gets 99% through his throwing animation and gets sacked and doesn't throw it, fumble the ball sometimes damnit!! That situation is where you see 99% of real life QB fumbles, NOT on QB scrambles
Jukes while running the ball don't always seem responsive -- I understand that a bit more online against someone but offline versus the computer I don't expect any lag when I try to juke
That "bullet time" in Heisman mode seems completely worthless to me, unlike many folks I don't have a problem with it in the game but it just doesn't seem to help any at all
Some commentary that is new is already repeating much too often
The studio updates happen much too often, perhaps this is just due to demo/short quarters??

CONS SUMMARY: Evolution not revolution means that I'm excited to get NCAA 13 but nothing really WOWs the heck out of me and makes it a "OMG can't wait" like some games do

Overall I think EA is definitely heading in the right direction but not quickly enough for my, or most folks taste. NCAA 14 better implement the physics model from Madden and do a lot more than be evolutionary to keep fans involved.

[Craigsca]

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Dislikes:
Reece Davis updates are too frequent. Maybe two a quarter, but it felt like every 3 plays.
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I think this occurs because we're stuck with 2 min 30 sec quarters in the demo. If you look, the other games are a full 15 mins, but are being accelerated to play at the same pace as our 2.5 minute quarter. Therefore, Reece has a LOT more to update in much more compacted timeframe. I think this will solve itself when you get the game and can go to 7-8 minute quarters (though I'd still kill for a 15 min quarter with accelerated clock).

[blkrptnt819]

I cant seem to break one with any of the hbs. I can get 20-30 im looking for the homerun.

[moneal2001]

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my first play was an 80 yard run for a td with the rb from kstate

[jonskinny12]

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My overall impression on the demo is that I like it. A few things I really like:

* The option (both read option and traditional) actually works again - at least for humans, I don't think the traditional option really works for CPU still. It was really fun running the option with Oregon and K-State.
* Better passing trajectories make a world of difference.
* ESPN Bottom Line and studio updates are really cool. I don't care if the commentary by Rece Davis sucks, I just like seeing the updates. I've been saying for a couple years now that I wanted a way to keep an eye on important dynasty scores.
* Crowd reacts better to what's happening during a play.
* New tackle/catch animations are cool.
* Nice to see WRs and DBs diving for tipped passes.

Some things I don't like:

* DBs go after the ball but WRs just let the ball come to them. It would be nice to see more of a battle while the ball is in the air.
* Crowd still doesn't feel engaged/loud enough when the home team is on defense, especially in 3rd down situations.
* I don't know if this was just me, but Baylor ran HB screens on about 1/3 of their plays. I only played against them once, so I'll have to try it more. Did anyone else notice this?
* This is stupid, but I don't like that they moved some controls away from LT/L2 and moved the LB/L1 receiver to RB/R1 for the pump fake. On the option I found myself hitting LT to pitch the ball by habit, just to get tackled. I have yet to play RTG so I don't know how it works with reaction time, but changing the button configuration annoys me. I'll get used to it after playing a little.
* I don't like how the camera swivels when you have the ball on the hash and you view coach cam. Why not put it back to where you can swivel the coach cam yourself?

There were more likes/dislikes but I can't think of them right now. Overall, the gameplay does feel a bit better than 12 and I really like some of the additions. I'm also excited about the scouting/recruiting improvements. And the most important thing, it was just more fun. Every game is going to have bugs and things that are unrealistic, but it's a game and is supposed to be entertaining. So instead of asking if things in the game are realistic, I ask myself if I'm having fun playing it.

I got the discounted pre-order so I feel like the game is worth $45, even though I probably won't really touch it for a few weeks until a good roster set and a patch or two are released.

[MrOctober430]

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Is the demo and the E3 NCAA 13, is a final product or is it still WIP?

[El Niche]

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My impressions after I skipped NCAA 2012 (seems I didnt miss much). I'm really not impressed. Def not a preorder. The colors weren't vibrant, looked dull although the ESPN implementation is nice. I popped in 2011 and 2013 just didnt seem more than a patched version with blur (which to me doesnt look too good).
On the bright side, passing is nice and no superman LB which is a big plus. Hopefully next year they get the physics engine and make the ball the correct size.

2013 is not WOW! but its OK. My 2c

[ODogg]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Demo Is Out, Post Your Impressions Here

My impressions after I skipped NCAA 2012 (seems I didnt miss much). I'm really not impressed. Def not a preorder. The colors weren't vibrant, looked dull although the ESPN implementation is nice. I popped in 2011 and 2013 just didnt seem more than a patched version with blur (which to me doesnt look too good).
On the bright side, passing is nice and no superman LB which is a big plus. Hopefully next year they get the physics engine and make the ball the correct size.

2013 is not WOW! but its OK. My 2c

I agree with your last statement but I mentioned in my review colors were much better this year than last. Any more "colorful" and we will go into cartoon looking territory IMO

[blkrptnt819]

Pitching is really slow but that could be because I play on Very fast. And PLEASE tell me the pitch button can be changed. Also can the reciever buttons be changed? Tell me they are just locked for the demo.