NCAA Football 13 Features New Passing System, Enhanced Commentary and More

[mrMagic91]

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I get the sense of a NCAAF 2006 feel coming back. With the Heisman thing and all...But who know.

If we dont get college gameday or something similiar then presentation wont be at its maximum potential.

I want to see what the recruiting thing is all about. No changes to coaching carousel?? im anxious as always

[sparkdawg777]

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A bit off topic, but you know there is a zoom out button, right? Triangle on PS3 I believe. I think that would be "Y" on the 360?

I am going to assume the new version will have all the old bugs fixed. When you think about it, most of the bugs in '12 were in brought back features that werent in '11. Not a good sign for the new features this year, but means most of the old ones should be fixed (though I bet option plays will still be broken for year #3)

Yeh, of course. I was really referring to instant replays not the replays from the menu. Anyways this really isn't a gamebreaker for me everyone has pretty much covered what needs fixing but I just wanted to point out that the instant replay system needs to be changed to a more TV style broadcast.


EDIT: Also to get back on topic of the more important issues. Here's my main issue with the NCAA dev team and EA. Just look at this list of mine and understand what is messed up about it..

My favorite sports (Real Life)
1. College football
2. NFL football
3. MLB
4. College Basketball
5. NBA
6. NHL
7. Soccer (only been watching the past few years here and there)

Now here's my favorite sports video games, that I still can play today

1. MLB 12 The Show
2. NBA 2k11/12
3. College Hoops 2k8
4. NHL 12
5. FIFA 12
6. NCAA Football 12
7. Madden 12

Now obviously there is something wrong with that list. I think many may have a list similar to that and it really is a shame. I could make more lists about which sports in real life have a better atmosphere which I feel is CLEARLY college football with 90,000 fans screaming their lungs out. Unfortunately I think NCAA Football ranks near the bottom as far as video games goes in atmosphere and capturing the true feel of any game in real life. I think EA either doesn't understand this or they really just don't care.

[derhodes5]

Watch nfl 2k5 thats how u make a football game. Great player interaction, presentation, and commentary. The only thing ncaa and madden beat it in is graphics and thats because the game was made in 2005 and yet its still considered the greatest football game ever in 2012.

[mirrored32]

sights and sound: what is already in Madden i suspect. new crowd etc. the same idea of madden intro's of teams. gameplay: madden 12 AI tweaked. dynasty: new analyst! yay! this sounds good. could care less about online. hope they keep it good for offline players. the other two don't interest me.

I think as long as they don't have a glitchy game this year I will be ok with it.

[mtoo22]

I just have zero faith. It sucks too. Its been five years and we still don't have something that resembles the college experience.

Hail West Virginia

[SECElit3]

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Huge Yawn... I can feel the rumble of the EA hype train coming down the tracks. However, I don't think I am going to be around for the boarding. Last year's debacle left a really bad taste in my mouth.

I will try to scrape up some optimism for this title, but it isn't going to be much.

[davep]

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Revel in the pageantry of college football game days with NCAA Football 13.


Is it me, or has that tag line been on every box of NCAA since '79?

Didn't buy it last year...if EA isn't on the 2 year development cycle, then I am.

[mrMagic91]

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I still buy it because its the only college football game we've got. Im sad they are taking baby steps each year. I just wish they make the offline dynasty deeper. More detailed. So that by the 2017 season in my dynasty, stuff wont be unrealistic. I dont think EA has it in them to do that though

[Balrog]

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For the past 8 years I have bought the game. But the last 3 years I have just been disappointed. They are going to have to win my over this year for me to buy it. I just keep getting disappointed. They need to do more then just fix the problems. Why buy a game that is broken?

[JalenTigh]

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I still buy it because its the only college football game we've got. Im sad they are taking baby steps each year. I just wish they make the offline dynasty deeper. More detailed. So that by the 2017 season in my dynasty, stuff wont be unrealistic. I dont think EA has it in them to do that though

This is exactly what EA is banking on ever year, consumers who will buy whatever piece of crap they serve up.

I will not tell anyone not to buy the game... I just wish more people would wait. The only way EA will ever get the message is if they see their early numbers drop (pre orders, release day purchases). Heck... just waiting one day after release to buy it would send them a message.

[Aggies7]

I'm interested and following but not going to get excited just yet. Just hope they add the little things.

That to me is what makes the Show so great. I love football and it's sad I get more excited for a baseball game. I believe they keep making steps in right direction just haven't got to that point where I crave to play the game when I am gone. I guess with the Show every time I play it I see something new in gameplay or presentation. NCAA gets a little stale but I love the sport so its my yearly fix.

[illwill10]

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I'm interested and following but not going to get excited just yet. Just hope they add the little things.

That to me is what makes the Show so great. I love football and it's sad I get more excited for a baseball game. I believe they keep making steps in right direction just haven't got to that point where I crave to play the game when I am gone. I guess with the Show every time I play it I see something new in gameplay or presentation. NCAA gets a little stale but I love the sport so its my yearly fix.

Exactly. I dont really play alot of games much. I dont even like baseball but if I were to get The Show, I know I can get a game the will last a long time. I dont think I played a NCAA game outside of season many times without forcing myself to play. I do anticipate it WAY MORE than Madden. I dont get excited for Madden at all.
It is not even big things that dont give NCAA replayability, it is the small things. Lack of atmosphere,bugs/glitches, animations, OL/DL interaction and WR/DB interaction, Super LB/DB.
It does get stale. But, it is my football fix. If there was a College Basketball game, I would play it every year. What makes games like NBA 2k and The Show good and gives it replayability, is that it has good atmosphere and it focuses on little things. There are bugs in those games(especially NBA 2k). but the atmosphere and the attention to detail always keep me running back all the time.
I hope the improved commentary is more than a few new lines. I know it will most likely not be dynamic commentary, but I would be okay with them scrapping 75% of current commentary and replace it. I hope they have commentary more suited towards dynasty and not towards online and play now games.
There are couple of things that I want to know if they are gonna be improved. I want to know if special teams will be fun, will the games and players feel different from each other, will we not have to wait until a patch for a part of the game to be playable, will a patch **** the whole experience up and cause more problems, will ball carriers be more dynamic, will coaches be more impactful in games, and will I feel cheated in certain areas of the games?. Most of those things I can overlook. But if atmosphere isnt good, those other things will just add on to it and make me just want to turn it off early in the game.

[tacosaban]

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Corners just standing there floating on an option play and EA does NOTHING about it (don't talk about it, don't attempt to fix it, start talking about 2013 in September of 2011) has did it for me. I will enjoy this college football season... watching the games on TV! I'll get my gaming fix playing The Show.

[Rhudey]

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Problem is that evey year it seems there's some major glitch that makes the game unplayable, and doesn't get addressed for the first two months. By the time it get's fixed I'm no longer interested. Gonna skip this years, then maybe buy 13 next year...that way I can get a new game every year with all the glitches dealt with. This gen has been an absolute disaster for college football.

[franko3219]

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At this point, and it sucks that it has come to this but, there are a couple of phrases that fit my feelings towards EA:

1. Don't talk about it, be about it.
2. You can talk the talk but can you walk the walk?

While what is being talked about is great to hear, this whole process feels familiar for some reason.