Very happy you in particular responded, PGaither.
I love the styles myself, and it's a big reason I might be playing NCAA 11 a lot more this year than in the past. I don't think you can deny the fact, however, that it isn't appropriate for Madden.
The schematic differences between NFL teams compared to NCAA teams is minimal. Sure, there are teams that'll use multiple sets or shot gun more than others, and the 49ers and Jets have fairly unique run schemes compared to most teams, but there's a reason NCAA groups all NFL style offenses in the "Pro Style" label; because there really isn't that much difference from one to the next.
Looking at the Jets and Colts playbooks, I'm pleased with them. They highlight the schematic differences between the teams and highlight what those teams tend to do. I don't really know how much further Tiburon could have gone with this short of a revamp of the playbook system (which I think they should do, but it's not a priority compared to blocking assignments and locomotion, imho).
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More over, how the no huddle/hurry up is done in NCAA. That was revolutionary to me. In the Madden11 demo, if you use the no huddle with the Colts their players get dog tired very quickly just like in years past as a sort of band-aid to limit a players "abuse" of the no huddle offense. In NCAA, if you hold the Y after the play, not only does your team hurry up, but the game gives you a conventional playcall screne that limits you to the formation you were just in. This is great for defense. This is why this is so revolutionary. In the past, if someone used hurry up you were limited to the play you called or a small list of audibles. Now you can dig through your entire formation to find the next play you want. More over, you see the value in this nearly every game, at least those that come down to the wire where a non-hurry up team uses the hurry up. between this and gameflow, I'll take this any day. That doesn't mean I hate game flow, you know I like that feature. |
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I can't disagree here at all. I love the no-huddle system in NCAA and it's one clear area that NCAA has a distant advantage.
I feel the other way around. One of my problems with NCAA is the inability to precisely control the touch I put on my passes. I feel far more in control of this in Madden.
I would like to agree, because I see where you are coming from, but my problem with Game Planning in NCAA is that it isn't anything like game planning. Many of the categories within NCAA's gameplanning aren't "Game Plan" type things, but team personality sort of things... a mentality you would instill in training camp and expect to be carried through the season.
I like the idea of having control over your teams personality, but it's not something you can change on a play-to-play or even game-to-game basis. Do you think Mike Singletary takes Takeo Spikes aside and says "I want you to play less intense for this game."
No argument. I want to feel like I'm up against the world heading into KC or the Metrodome.
IGN was referring to the ball bouncing off players and on the ground. I agree, it's a bit ridiculous in both games. If you're talking about pass trajectory, however, it's improved from the '10 versions of both games, but far better in Madden.
Again, I have to disagree. I see both as equal offenders in this respect. Admittedly, I wasn't very "aware" of it when I started playing NCAA, but as the luster has started to wear, I'm seeing the sliding quite a bit. Not that I don't see it in Madden, but I see it in both. For some reason, I recognize it more in RtG than Dynasty... maybe its the perspective.
For the record, I don't fault anyone for feeling NCAA 11 is better. I think I prefer NCAA 11 to a certain degree myself, I just can't see someone
hating Madden and
loving NCAA, and I've seen lots of posts to that effect in the impressions thread.
I believe many of them are overreactions; people accustom to hating Madden, people who are somewhat disappointed it's not
quite as polished as NCAA, etc.., but I'm sure there are those who believe firmly that Madden is crap and NCAA is outstanding, and I'm trying to figure out why.