Re: Anyone else think the game is showing its age these days?
NCAA is certainly getting a little long in the tooth; there are a few things this game does really well that may keep me coming back for more.
1. Special teams return game. In the Madden 21 the return game is absolutely useless. In NCAA, you get a good return man, you are probably gonna break a few home-run returns. This is huge, for me. I hate the vice like return coverage in Madden.
2. Play-action pass concept. In that game, you can pound the rock and set up play-action passes! The replay will actually go back and show the defenders biting down and blowing the coverage. It’s a pretty awesome sequence when it works correctly. Madden play-action is almost pointless and usually an Insta sack while stuck in the handoff animation.
3. Although Madden had schemes, it’s mostly just for XP purposes. In NCAA you can have wide variety of schemes to run. And recruit your guys to make that spread or triple option attack work like a well-oiled machine. It’s not always easy putting all the right parts together. Soon as you get it where you want, a few guys graduate.
4. Speaking of recruiting, this is something Madden can’t recreate. It’s so much fun to find your guy and go after him, only to lose out in a recruiting battle to your rival. Now I gotta play against this guy! He’s gonna be a problem. 😁
Recruiting athletes - this is so much fun, I recruited ATH that started at receiver, but were forced into QB duty. I’ve had Deion Sanders types that were lockdown corners that I would slip into receiving roles at times and return kicks/ punts.
The import: You gotta snag a Madden 25 copy. It’s not a bad game but I just use it to import my classes. I may play a few games a season, but it’s mostly just a way to see how my 3 star qb I recruited and progressed well went on to win Super Bowl MVP for the Jets! This is the last game you could do that.
There’s a lot of other reasons I love that game. Neutral site games, the polls, heisman watch conference re-alignment, creating recruits of NFL legends offspring. 😝
Good times! I’ll probably always play these games because of those reasons. No matter how dated it gets, it’s still fun for me. Until there’s a better way; I’ll still play. 🤓
NCAA is certainly getting a little long in the tooth; there are a few things this game does really well that may keep me coming back for more.
1. Special teams return game. In the Madden 21 the return game is absolutely useless. In NCAA, you get a good return man, you are probably gonna break a few home-run returns. This is huge, for me. I hate the vice like return coverage in Madden.
2. Play-action pass concept. In that game, you can pound the rock and set up play-action passes! The replay will actually go back and show the defenders biting down and blowing the coverage. It’s a pretty awesome sequence when it works correctly. Madden play-action is almost pointless and usually an Insta sack while stuck in the handoff animation.
3. Although Madden had schemes, it’s mostly just for XP purposes. In NCAA you can have wide variety of schemes to run. And recruit your guys to make that spread or triple option attack work like a well-oiled machine. It’s not always easy putting all the right parts together. Soon as you get it where you want, a few guys graduate.
4. Speaking of recruiting, this is something Madden can’t recreate. It’s so much fun to find your guy and go after him, only to lose out in a recruiting battle to your rival. Now I gotta play against this guy! He’s gonna be a problem. 😁
Recruiting athletes - this is so much fun, I recruited ATH that started at receiver, but were forced into QB duty. I’ve had Deion Sanders types that were lockdown corners that I would slip into receiving roles at times and return kicks/ punts.
The import: You gotta snag a Madden 25 copy. It’s not a bad game but I just use it to import my classes. I may play a few games a season, but it’s mostly just a way to see how my 3 star qb I recruited and progressed well went on to win Super Bowl MVP for the Jets! This is the last game you could do that.
There’s a lot of other reasons I love that game. Neutral site games, the polls, heisman watch conference re-alignment, creating recruits of NFL legends offspring. 😝
Good times! I’ll probably always play these games because of those reasons. No matter how dated it gets, it’s still fun for me. Until there’s a better way; I’ll still play. 🤓
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