NCAA Football 11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here

[MaizeHaze]

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I just finished a game as Texas and I noticed that the single digit numbers aren't centered on the pc helmets.
Also I had a td reviewed and the "booth review" stayed on my scorebar from that point to the end of the game. The ref never said what the review showed.

[dan_457]

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Seriously? With my surround sound on, there are times I can barely hear the announcers the crowd gets so loud.

Completely agree here, I was thinking it was almost too loud. I thinking having extra speakers helps amp up the crowd volume, seems so for me.

[CPT]

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hopefully this hasnt been mentioned (this year) but......

why when you come out in a tight formation and the cpu is in a zone do the corners still stand in the middle of nowhere?

I mean.....can you shift a little bit? just a little bit closer to the play?

every year!

[ab2c4]

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I just got done playing the both the ps3 and 360 version. If they are a reflection of what the final version is going to be I would definitely choose the 360 version.

The only advantage the ps3 version has over the 360 version is the player models. They were noticably better looking with the ps3.

However, the ps3 has a lot of little problems. There was a lot of noticable stuttering during plays (not every play but often enough to be annoying). The replays in the ps3 version stuttered A LOT. I also noticed with the ps3 version that not only was there some lag in play calling screens but I often had to press the button twice before it would select the play (I remember Madden 09 ps3 version had the same issue and it was very frustrating). There were also a few times where I would select a play in the ps3 version it would start to show the players going to the line of scrimmage, then it would take me back to the play select menu again (there wasn't a time out called so I have no idea why it did that). Finally, some of the animations in the ps3 version are messed up, as the players at times moved in a jerky stuttering like and unnatural motion.

I don't know if EA will have these issues fixed with the final ps3 version but if I had to choose today it would be a no brainer: 360 version.

[ppkid91]

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hopefully this hasnt been mentioned (this year) but......

why when you come out in a tight formation and the cpu is in a zone do the corners still stand in the middle of nowhere?

I mean.....can you shift a little bit? just a little bit closer to the play?

every year!

Yea this kills me especially on the goaline. the corners might as well be playing in stands because theyre so far out of the play. This has been a problem for years.

[FuryMG]

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I just got done playing the both the ps3 and 360 version. If they are a reflection of what the final version is going to be I would definitely choose the 360 version.

The only advantage the ps3 version has over the 360 version is the player models. They were noticably better looking with the ps3.

However, the ps3 has a lot of little problems. There was a lot of noticable stuttering during plays (not every play but often enough to be annoying). The replays in the ps3 version stuttered A LOT. I also noticed with the ps3 version that not only was there some lag in play calling screens but I often had to press the button twice before it would select the play (I remember Madden 09 ps3 version had the same issue and it was very frustrating). There were also a few times where I would select a play in the ps3 version it would start to show the players going to the line of scrimmage, then it would take me back to the play select menu again (there wasn't a time out called so I have no idea why it did that). Finally, some of the animations in the ps3 version are messed up, as the players at times moved in a jerky stuttering like and unnatural motion.

I don't know if EA will have these issues fixed with the final ps3 version but if I had to choose today it would be a no brainer: 360 version.

I don't have a 360 anymore so I can't compare but I haven't noticed any of what you said here. Maybe I just don't care about it and play it for what it is a video game so that is why I probably don't see it.

[UAis13STRONG]

Different in a good way? Are there a decent amoung of Freshman on the depth charts?

good amount of freshmen in the game is nice.

[xylocaine]

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I saw the same fan animation 7 times during a 6 overtime game. Everytime I scored it went back to the same animation...

I can forgive stuff like this in a demo, but hopefully it won't be like this in the final.

So far this game plays great on the xb360, first NCAA FB game that I've liked the demo. The other NCAA's on the 360 I passed on after playing the demo.

[NDFan1029]

What's up with the demo? I thought it was free to Silver Members after one week of release? I went to download it and it still says only Gold Members, WTF?

XBOX Live FAIL.

[Card-me]

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I just got done playing the both the ps3 and 360 version. If they are a reflection of what the final version is going to be I would definitely choose the 360 version.

The only advantage the ps3 version has over the 360 version is the player models. They were noticably better looking with the ps3.

However, the ps3 has a lot of little problems. There was a lot of noticable stuttering during plays (not every play but often enough to be annoying). The replays in the ps3 version stuttered A LOT. I also noticed with the ps3 version that not only was there some lag in play calling screens but I often had to press the button twice before it would select the play (I remember Madden 09 ps3 version had the same issue and it was very frustrating). There were also a few times where I would select a play in the ps3 version it would start to show the players going to the line of scrimmage, then it would take me back to the play select menu again (there wasn't a time out called so I have no idea why it did that). Finally, some of the animations in the ps3 version are messed up, as the players at times moved in a jerky stuttering like and unnatural motion.

I don't know if EA will have these issues fixed with the final ps3 version but if I had to choose today it would be a no brainer: 360 version.

So far I agree with you. It's a shame really.

I also noticed that the AI between the two versions were pretty different. The PS3 version was more consistent, but consistently easy. I could pretty much dominate every game on AA, whichever team I picked. I won most games on Heisman, but dropped a few close ones. But on the 360, I just have not been able to beat OSU as Miami on AA, let alone Heisman. But on the flip side, I absolutely destroyed Oklahoma 35-0, and OU could barely move the ball, which was certainly not the case on the PS3 version.

I don't know if it's been mentioned here either, since I don't want to read 200+ pages, but has anybody else noticed the issue with the Texas mascot on the PS3? It's like he's being rendered with some bad lighting issues that makes him oversaturated and almost like he's cel-shaded. I didn't notice that on the 360 version.

I've consistently bought the PS3 versions of multi-platform games for a few years now, but this might be the one time I have to actually get a 360 version of a game. Which I'm not happy about.

[NDFan1029]

HOLY CRAP!!!!! I actually blocked a punt for a safety.
I was playing as Ohio State,and had sacked Harris on the 1 yard line,setting up the punt. I had called "return middle" (as I can't remember the last time I got a block) and lo and behold, a guy bust through the line and blocked the kick..I was so ecstatic I can't even remember WHO it was.

I'm sure sliders will correct this, (at least I hope)...but the deep ball IS way to effective,Pryor had TD passes of 69 and 72 yards...The Buckeyes won 37-17

I know it's only 2 instances,but against man coverage my receivers both had 2-3 good steps on the corner,and these weren't any kind of out and up's,they were both fly patterns.

After thinking about it some,I did use the pump fake,I'm just thinking out loud here,but maybe that would have some impact on the outcome?
But then again....if the db's back is to the qb,he wouldn't see it in the first place....aw hell nevermind

This may be disappointing, but it's safe to say you probably only blocked the punt because the special teams only had 11 yards in which to snap the ball and punt it away instead of the usual 15. If someone were to block one from the full distance, I would be much more impressed. The last time I blocked a punt or field goal in ANY football game was, I believe NCAA Football 07, the first one for 360, but that edition made blocking field goals way too easy, and I ended up blocking every other FG.

[dan_457]

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What's up with the demo? I thought it was free to Silver Members after one week of release? I went to download it and it still says only Gold Members, WTF?

XBOX Live FAIL.

It might be exactly one week, to the hour, which means it should be available around 6:00am-9:00am

[NDFan1029]

It might be exactly one week, to the hour, which means it should be available around 6:00am-9:00am

OK, cool. I will come back and check in a few hours, then.

Thanks!

[Solidice]

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What's up with the demo? I thought it was free to Silver Members after one week of release? I went to download it and it still says only Gold Members, WTF?

XBOX Live FAIL.

don't forget, MS is on the west coast, so likely the earliest it'll be available would be around 2 AM PST(5AM EST)

[Dax(FlowLyfe)]

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love how the pump fake works in this game.
In madden it did nothing.

Pump fake actually makes safety's and linebackers bite leaving open receivers, but it takes that extra second that could get you sacked. Love it.