OS Roundtable: What do you think of the NCAA Football Gameplay Enhancements?

[DBMcGee3]

If they would just charge $40 every year for this game and Madden, maybe I could handle the "lipstick on a pig" approach EA seems to take each year. I payed $60 for Madden last year and was completely over it by week 4 of the NFL season. Methinks I'll be Redboxin' that sumbitch this year. How much is that season pass again, $25?

[PowerofRed25]

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I agree with some of this, but if EA was putting in extra stuff, fancy things, as in recent years, you'd hear backlash, too. So, with your point, they are darned if they do and darned if they don't.

I agree, this stuff should have been done yesteryear, but there isn't anything we can do to change that.

Even with games like COD, our son was son so disappointed with the changes in the last one, he said, don't get that series again. The 2k hoops forums here were just as loud or louder with 2k 12 issues. And every year, I pop in the MLB Show forums and people are complaining about the incremental upgrades for the last few years.

If these features work as advertised, this could be a good step in the right direction with NCAA, finally, but we will see.

No one was as frustrated as me with NCAA last year. The lack of communication with all the bugs was terrible and lackadaisical.

The point about COD is a good one, that is a series that has gotten lackadaisical. Talk about a series that has done just about nothing over its last few installments. That is a game that is hurt by what has become a yearly development cycle. You could have any one of the more recent versions of that game and have essentially the same thing, I have no idea why people would buy that every year.

I'm a Battlefield guy myself (and was previously a SOCOM guy before that). Tried COD one year and it was fun, but not fun enough to warrant a purchase every year.

I just wish EA would step up, take a risk and revolutionize their game. You're going to get people complaining about something no matter what, that's just how it is, but it seems like NCAA gets attacked from either side because they firmly plant themselves in no mans land in between. Take a stand, take some risks, see if you can't make some noise in the industry. People are going to buy the game regardless, at least try and do something innovative, not spend all this time catching up to football games that are 5-7 years old.

[Boilerbuzz]

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Wrong.....

I would love to know where you get your information.

[rudyjuly2]

I like everything they talked about but I want to see it implemented and I want to see the cpu use everything properly too. The cpu still couldn't run the spread-option properly last year (they never have). They still made no effort to get their best WRs the ball. They used the same running style regardless of who the RB was (quick, shifty, slow, strong). None of these improvements promise to offer more personality and effectiveness by the cpu which was badly needed. The jury is out in this area.

Lastly, one of my biggest complaints for this generation of football has been a lack of player weight and momentum. Unfortunately it doesn't look like we'll be getting anything realistic again. I miss the way players moved and felt on the PS2 versions.

[lionsheart]

I feel that they give us little so we keep buying the next game. They can make the perfect game but if they do who's going to buy the next version of the game if they get everything right. With little improvements every year we still run out and buy it. As long as they see the sales numbers high they are going to keep giving us crumbs.

[JeffHCross]

The link to Dustin's blog on "taking a page out of 2k's book" is broken. Looks like it tries to be a relative link under this feature.

[O2theJ]

Im buying it anyway always have always willl

[jhendricks316]

Promising, but I'll probably buy it, since I found a way to enjoy NCAA Football 12....

[DJACK]

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I would love to know where you get your information.

NFL license if exclusive not NCAA

[capn_razzamataz]

Re: OS Roundtable: What do you think of the NCAA Football Gameplay Enhancements?

The NCAA Football license WAS exclusive. The exclusive license ended at the end of this past season.

EA Nabs College Football Exclusive

[ghettogeeksta]

Re: OS Roundtable: What do you think of the NCAA Football Gameplay Enhancements?

From what I have seen, im not that excited. Its just more of putting new paint on a old car. Still remain canned animations, movement is still robotic. I was hoping they would implement a physics based system like NHL or Backbreaker.

[mkharsh33]

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Let's not brag too much on the physics engine of NHL12... In that game a midget could take out Chara, so it was more myth than reality... Once again, the EA hype machine creating a stir for something that really wasn't close to how they made it sound in their advertisements.

[mrMagic91]

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I have a question with the dropbacks. I've looked up this question and didnt find it.

As far as bubble screens and quick screens, will there be the open step for the QB?

[Pokes404]

Re: OS Roundtable: What do you think of the NCAA Football Gameplay Enhancements?

I have a question with the dropbacks. I've looked up this question and didnt find it.

As far as bubble screens and quick screens, will there be the open step for the QB?

I believe so. I'm pretty sure I heard that QBs will open on bubble screens. Wish I had a link to confirm it for you though.

[mrMagic91]

Re: OS Roundtable: What do you think of the NCAA Football Gameplay Enhancements?

I believe so. I'm pretty sure I heard that QBs will open on bubble screens. Wish I had a link to confirm it for you though.

Thats good to hear. Thanks