New NCAA 2006 preview and developer interview on Gamespot

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New NCAA Football 2006 preview with more detail and developer interview (with Desmond Howard and Herschel Walker) on Gamespot.

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/sports/...w_6123549.html

July can't come any sooner!

[Nivek]

Sweet

[gohee1s]

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During an "in the zone" stiff-arm, for example, the camera will temporarily swing around and focus on the player in question as he viciously puts down his competition, only to immediately swing back to the traditional view of the action on the field. The entire animation only takes a few seconds to complete and isn't really distracting, though it might have been nice to have the option to turn it off if you wanted to. NCAA producers told us that these "in the zone" moments aren't that common

I've got a bad feeling that will get old real quick.

[nxt]

Quote:
During an "in the zone" stiff-arm, for example, the camera will temporarily swing around and focus on the player in question as he viciously puts down his competition, only to immediately swing back to the traditional view of the action on the field. The entire animation only takes a few seconds to complete and isn't really distracting, though it might have been nice to have the option to turn it off if you wanted to. NCAA producers told us that these "in the zone" moments aren't that common

Quote: Originally Posted by gohee1s

I've got a bad feeling that will get old real quick.

I tend to agree with you. This is one new feature that I'm not that excited about. Sounds very arcadey. Hopefully, it's not too big a distraction and not too common as stated by the producers. I also hope they don't go overboard with the IMPACT player moves while "in the zone." I don't want to see players with superhuman abilities. Please, please make it somewhat realistic.

[GrandVizier]

i think "impact players" is just a BS cover for them making the game chEAt in the clutch moments because that's the EAsy way to make the game "hard" instEAd of making good AI.


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[GTheorenHobbes]

I thought the developers said we were in for "revolutionary new player models and graphics." Still looks like the same ol' cartoony player models to me.

Also, so much for being able to turn off the gimmicky matrix-style zoom in camera stuff.

Tiburon sucks, IMO.

[SemperVictoria]

Quote: Originally Posted by gohee1s

During an "in the zone" stiff-arm, for example, the camera will temporarily swing around and focus on the player in question as he viciously puts down his competition, only to immediately swing back to the traditional view of the action on the field. The entire animation only takes a few seconds to complete and isn't really distracting, though it might have been nice to have the option to turn it off if you wanted to. NCAA producers told us that these "in the zone" moments aren't that common I've got a bad feeling that will get old real quick.

Yep, this definitely has me worried.

[CWood2]

Man alive, look at this move by Leak...



The right analog juke seems like you have total control of the football players that are capable of making moves like this. Looks fun!