NCAA Football 12 Video, Screenshots and Blog - Visual Upgrades

[jagsrock95]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Video, Screenshots and Blog - Visual Upgrades

All these "New" features with dreads n 3d grass sound familiar
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ummm clearly ncaa 12 doesn't look at all like madden 07 (which was the first real next gen madden )so i don't see your point...the game has undeniably been upgraded visually.Ofcourse they were going to say "its the best looking" back then that's marketing. all that matters is that the game looks gorgeous now.

[LambertandHam]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Video, Screenshots and Blog - Visual Upgrades

three dimensional crowds could also implicate a dynamic crowd. Louder on TD's, turnovers, gamewinners, etc. Just my intuition

Sure there are more pressing issues, but I'd love this. Especially when it comes to a college game. Often times after breaking a big run, or catching a long pass, the crowd acts like nothing happened.

[khaliib]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Video, Screenshots and Blog - Visual Upgrades

How about we wait until we know all of the improvements and features are revealed before we start complaining about what's not in.

My friend, you should re-read my post.
It has nothing to do with improvements or features, as you put it.
It's about the process of never addressing the issues that a very select few have labored hours/days/weeks tweaking sliders and player ratings in an effort to minimize some of the same issues that remain in the game since '08.

So if:
Jan-Feb is too early to address prior years issues to make the game better.
Mar-Apr is the showcase of Visual and Accessory inclusion/upgrades.
May is the too late to add/change anything date.
June is the buildup to release push.
July is the release.
Aug-Oct consist of issues threads and Patch/Tuner attempts to fix "some".
Nov-Dec must turn focus towards next years release. (the game is, what it is)

Then a recycle of the same process that's been done the past 3 years.
So, when can we stop avoiding what really needs to be talked about in depth?

I'm simply asking those who say "It's too early or be Patient", when is the right time that the tough questions can be asked/answered to help make this game what it should be?

Because folks aren't tweaking and editing Visuals and Accessories come November to make the game better or more playable.

These things were found long after the Visual/Accessory folks left town:
-Awr decides the pecking order of passes to players on Offense.
-High Play Recognition caused DL to jump and kill PA Passes and screens.
-High Hit Power was more so an Aggressiveness to the Ball, than tackling.
-High Agility for OL had a Major impact on fluid blocking.

There are many other findings, but time has never been given to discuss these findings and how they impact the gameplay.
Because it requires some in-depth discussion about "Gameplay", which has NEVER been given the due time it needs.

So when folks want discussion about Gameplay, it's not that they are as you say Complaining.
It's that history shows they will see some of the same gameplay issues after release, when remedies have tested and made known and are available, yet still remain absent.

It's too early, it's too late.
When is the right time?

Oh, well.
Can't beat life into a dead horse.

[coogrfan]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Video, Screenshots and Blog - Visual Upgrades

My friend, you should re-read my post.

Maybe you should re-read the thread title.

The subject at hand is "Visual Upgrades". If you have something to say on that subject, please do. If, otoh, you want to ramble off on to some other subject(s), do us all a favor and start a new thread.

Thanks.

[BigDuke]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Video, Screenshots and Blog - Visual Upgrades

My friend, you should re-read my post.
It has nothing to do with improvements or features, as you put it.
It's about the process of never addressing the issues that a very select few have labored hours/days/weeks tweaking sliders and player ratings in an effort to minimize some of the same issues that remain in the game since '08.

I like seeing the new visuals released this time of year. But maybe EA should release two "first-look" blogs. One showcasing the new visuals and one addressing some of the glitches they fixed from the previous release, since those are fresh in our minds.

For instance, while I'm admiring the photos and video in the blog, I'm wondering if they addressed the recruiting freeze that killed my dynasty....prompting me to trade the game. Cool new graphics don't do me much good if my dynasty is going to keep crapping out.

[MHammer113]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Video, Screenshots and Blog - Visual Upgrades

3D Grass...awesome graphics...if we get some good crowds and great noises and some emotion and bowl patches and two broadcasting teams I may need to change my shorts...NCAA BBall 2012 with this effort PLEASE

[UNCLEHAWKEYE]

Last year didn't the art designer Jean show us the facemasks for NCAA '11? I wonder if he would do the same this year...perhaps on an Iowa Hawkeye player????

[mrMagic91]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Video, Screenshots and Blog - Visual Upgrades

Maybe I'm nitpicking but I'd rather have a 3D crowd and live sideline than enhanced lighting (which we get every year) and 3D grass. I'm tired of the clay robots that sit in that same position on an infinite loop on the sidelines, it really degrades the overall quality of the visuals imo.

Same here bro

[jd369]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Video, Screenshots and Blog - Visual Upgrades

Video looks good, graphics (in the stills at least) are awesome. The ball is still too big, the qb shouldnt look like a toddler trying to hold a full size ball. I will reserve the rest of my judgements until I see some gameplay/player animiations video. They can do everything in the world to this game, but until those two things are fixed it will be crap.

[Jonsco28]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Video, Screenshots and Blog - Visual Upgrades

Yeah, the lighting does look great. Is the lighting progressive, or are they going to pull a 'Madden' and make it look pretty but it will not change? I don't like playing a football game during a 3 hour orange and pink sunset because it looks cool.

Progressive lighting adds atmosphere.

[BigDuke]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Video, Screenshots and Blog - Visual Upgrades

Yeah, the lighting does look great. Is the lighting progressive, or are they going to pull a 'Madden' and make it look pretty but it will not change? I don't like playing a football game during a 3 hour orange and pink sunset because it looks cool.

Progressive lighting adds atmosphere.

NCAA sort of had progressive lighting last year. It only progressed every quarter. As great as the new lighting is, I hope they bring back progressive lighting like we had in the first next-gen NCAA...5 years ago.

[kjcheezhead]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Video, Screenshots and Blog - Visual Upgrades

All these "New" features with dreads n 3d grass sound familiar

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It is funny that this video talks about poly 3d grass and dreadlocks that animate back then,lol.

I will say this video does at least show actual gameplay footage, so you can truly judge the improvements for yourself. (Except animated dreads, didn;t see any footage of that)

[tommyboii2008]

ummm clearly ncaa 12 doesn't look at all like madden 07 (which was the first real next gen madden )so i don't see your point...the game has undeniably been upgraded visually.Ofcourse they were going to say "its the best looking" back then that's marketing. all that matters is that the game looks gorgeous now.

My point is all these features have been SAID before.. It's not all that new

[mrMagic91]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Video, Screenshots and Blog - Visual Upgrades

My point is all these features have been SAID before.. It's not all that new

Not for NCAA next gen games. And plus that Madden is ugly AF. Looks nothing like this college game coming out

[Jonsco28]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Video, Screenshots and Blog - Visual Upgrades

NCAA sort of had progressive lighting last year. It only progressed every quarter. As great as the new lighting is, I hope they bring back progressive lighting like we had in the first next-gen NCAA...5 years ago.

I know...I just don't want it to go backwards. Lighting changes per quarter are better than nothing. We haven't seen progressive lighting in a EA football game since Madden 07.

Improvements to the lighting do nothing for me if the effects are stagnant.