NCAA Football 13 Gameplay Video - Oregon vs. USC - Part 2

[DorianDonP]

Re: GamePlay Footage: USC Oregon

Thoughts after first viewing.

• Game does look a little improved from NCAA 12. The movement looks a little smother. The graphics look a little shinier.
• They updated the ESPN scoreboard.
• They didn't update the way the scoreboard works (it should have displayed the yardage and then game stats for the player that scored on top of the scoreboard)
• Crowd didn't react correctly. On a big play, they made more noise after the player got tackled than what he was gaining yards.
• The update was patchy and robotic but at least it was DYNAMIC. I can live with it being patchy if it puts things into context and helps with storylines.
• Player movement still twitchy/turn on a dime/no momentum.
• Absolutely HATE the replays. Wish they would go to broadcast style and stop those stupid sequences.
• Are perfectly rectangle slithers of stadium really filled by road team fans like that?
• Did they change the commentary at all? Dead air. Dead air. Dead air. Play happens. One liner from color guy that sounds detached and read instead of conversational. Rinse/Repeat.
• Wishing he had ran a play where I could see the corner turn his head (vert?)
• The touchdown play looked interesting. Looked like the corner could have made a play, but he looked like he was indecisive. Was that an example of read and react? It's hard to tell, but it looked like it could be. I wonder what skill level this was.
• Everything else looked about the same.

[JHusker13]

Re: GamePlay Footage: USC Oregon

Good, but I wish there were more commentary between plays. Alot of dead air.
Also pass rush seemed non existent on some of the plays.
Another thing was on the 1 run play they ran the CPU seemed to know it was a run from the start and blitzed thr correct hole. Which seems like they still know what you are going to run.

But, I am buying without hesititation

Totally agree. In real life, the commentators don't just stop commentating between plays.

[DorianDonP]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Gameplay Video - Oregon vs. USC - Part 2

I'm pretty sure this is on EASY mode. A notification on how to snap the ball came up at one point.

That notification comes up regardless of difficulty.

[Pokes404]

Re: GamePlay Footage: USC Oregon

I have to say, there seems to be less "hummingbird movement" by the defense. Drops and coverages look more fluid than in years past. The overall player movement still looks wonky to me, but at least defenders aren't constantly zipping all over the place. Although, on the last play, that nickleback on the right side makes a few "interesting" moves. But overall, it looks better.

It's hard to gauge much about the passing trajectories from that video. It looked like the player was just throwing bullets, so everything pretty much looked the same.

2:19 - I really hate how linemen don't engage the defender first, and then release to block. It makes it really easy to snuff out screens when on defense. But, at least the play is blocked pretty well on the edge.

3:03 - Why would the TE (82) double the defensive end instead of getting a hat on that safety (12)?

3:24 - Anyone have any idea what the CB is doing on this play? He shadows him like he's in man, but he also drops back like 10 yards. I can't figure out what that would be.

3:56 - Doesn't really even need to be said. Why wouldn't the DB even try to make a play on that ball?

[BA2929]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Gameplay Video - Oregon vs. USC - Part 2

Just seems the same.. not impressed at all

I'm not saying this until I can actually play the game. It might look the same graphically, but it's looked this way since 2008 in all honesty. What I'm looking for is how it controls. How the QB moves and if the WR/CB and DE/OL are not complete idiots. I can't see that for certain from a 4 minute game clip on Easy mode.

[BA2929]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Gameplay Video - Oregon vs. USC - Part 2

That notification comes up regardless of difficulty.

I've never seen it ever honestly. And I've been playing the NCAA series since 1998. Never on Easy mode though.

[Hassan Darkside]

Re: GamePlay Footage: USC Oregon

Commentary blows. Sounds exactly the same as it has the last 3 years, minus Rece Davis. As illwill said, too much dead air. You hear one short phrase, then silence, then another short phrase, then silence.

[DorianDonP]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Gameplay Video - Oregon vs. USC - Part 2

I've never seen it ever honestly. And I've been playing the NCAA series since 1998. Never on Easy mode though.

Pops up telling you how to play the game come up the first time you put it in. Most people (I assume...I do) just disable them the first time you see it.

I never play on freshman and I've seen it the first time I play the game. They come up on the demo too.

He could very well be playing on freshman though. I just don't think the notification confirms it.

I'm interested in that TD play. It looks...I can't quite put my finger on it. But the players behaved a little weird. I can't tell if its dumbed down or because the player has low read and react ratings or something.

[illwill10]

Re: GamePlay Footage: USC Oregon

Totally agree. In real life, the commentators don't just stop commentating between plays.

Commentary blows. Sounds exactly the same as it has the last 3 years, minus Rece Davis. As illwill said, too much dead air. You hear one short phrase, then silence, then another short phrase, then silence.

I thought at least there will be more free-flowing commentary. Especially since the crowd volume is low.
I dont want to have imagine what the commentators will say.
If this is how it will be, than I guess I will be listening to music while I play

[JerseySuave4]

Re: GamePlay Footage: USC Oregon

Looks just like last year. And the updates are poorly done. They are basically just a bunch of 1 lines pieced together.

There shouldn't be a silence in commentary while you're picking your play and then start the commentary back up when you break the huddle. That is dead air that they should have lines about situations or even the teams in by now. I know they can't talk about specific players but that dead air can be used to talk about how a team has played in the past or what has gone on recently to that school or the history/ significance of the game being played or anything.

This game looks like NCAA 12. There is nothing that looks different about it. I'm sorry. The running animations are still garbage, the sliding is still there, the throwing motions look like crap, it's NCAA 12.5.

[BA2929]

Re: GamePlay Footage: USC Oregon

Commentary blows. Sounds exactly the same as it has the last 3 years, minus Rece Davis. As illwill said, too much dead air. You hear one short phrase, then silence, then another short phrase, then silence.

Sounds like it does on the Demo to me. Maybe they just don't have the commentary finalized. Still 2 months to go.

[TDAWG89]

Re: GamePlay Footage: USC Oregon

Even if this video is of "easy mode", it looks pretty much like last year's "easy mode"

[Mr_Riddick]

Re: GamePlay Footage: USC Oregon

improvement? What improvement?? The more i see the less i want to play 12.5

Yeah man i couldnt even finish the video..

[DorianDonP]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Gameplay Video - Oregon vs. USC - Part 2

I just don't see why EA can't just record conversations of the commentators and have those 'conversations' occur in the play calling screen. When a big play is in progress, then have them stop talking and comment on the play. And then resume the convo during the next play calling screen.

NBA 2k does this.

They will be like.

"The Lakers have had a tough month. They are finishing a..."

"Oh MY. Look at that dunk."

"As I was saying about the Lakers play this month."

Or something like that.

I can see if it was late in the 3rd quarter on 10 minute quarters and the commentators don't have anymore lines of dialog.

But this is opening possession. EA should have SOME lines of dialog that can be used. Talk about the rivalry. The Pac 12 standings. Historical facts. Anything.

[Sparkles]

not bad. but not good. ill wait until E3 comes and see if it's REALLY improved or not.