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PowerofRed25 · 06-07-2012, 11:06 PM

Right back to playing the Demo tonight. Will continue compiling/editing observations. This first game I'm going to be Oregon and just play offense, supersimming the rest.

- Editing a previous observation, apparently each team DOES have their team specific playbook, but for whatever reason, when you switch between KSU and Oregon during the same Demo session, the book doesn't change. Oregon's base playbook is 100% unchanged from last year, which makes me sad given the wide variety of new plays and sets they utilized.

- Kick returns are insanely easy. Ran the first for a TD, ran the second to the 40.

- Read option and spread running is ridiculously easy. Buck Sweep was money last year, even more so now. It went for a 45 yard TD once and a 20 yard gain the next time. Did get it blown up once when a LB shot the gap where the playside guard pulled from.

- Unfortunately there have also been a TON of situations where a TE or OT has blocked the guy I'm supposed to read.

- The CPU does not know how to defend the option. It remains glitched out. LB's just slide with the play in Cover 3 and DB's do not react at all.

- Pulling guards tend to block nothing if their initial read is not there. I did get one great downfield block from an OL, but more often than not was left out to dry. No FB in this offense so not sure there.

- Closing speed by defensive players in pursuit is absolutely insane. SO fast.

- Ran hurry up from 3rd and GL at the 4 to 4th and GL at the 2 to try and catch USC by surprise, they went from Dime to Goal Line. They were still unsuccessful.

- Some different punt bounces is much appreciated.

- The damn pitch button change is driving me nuts.

- Finally saw a new play! Within Wing Offset, there is a play where the WR on the outside runs a jet across the formation and you can either hand to him or keep and run a speed option back from where he came. Very cool.

- WR blocking downfield is hit or miss. A lot of miss.

- I scored 6 touchdowns, failed on all 6 2 point conversions. I did not pass once.

- On the one defensive drive I played, the CPU threw 3 times. Drop, drop, interception. So bad.

06-07-2012, 11:06 PM	#873
PowerofRed25 MVP OVR: 13 Join Date: Jul 2011	Re: NCAA Football 13 Demo Is Out, Post Your Impressions Here Right back to playing the Demo tonight. Will continue compiling/editing observations. This first game I'm going to be Oregon and just play offense, supersimming the rest. - Editing a previous observation, apparently each team DOES have their team specific playbook, but for whatever reason, when you switch between KSU and Oregon during the same Demo session, the book doesn't change. Oregon's base playbook is 100% unchanged from last year, which makes me sad given the wide variety of new plays and sets they utilized. - Kick returns are insanely easy. Ran the first for a TD, ran the second to the 40. - Read option and spread running is ridiculously easy. Buck Sweep was money last year, even more so now. It went for a 45 yard TD once and a 20 yard gain the next time. Did get it blown up once when a LB shot the gap where the playside guard pulled from. - Unfortunately there have also been a TON of situations where a TE or OT has blocked the guy I'm supposed to read. - The CPU does not know how to defend the option. It remains glitched out. LB's just slide with the play in Cover 3 and DB's do not react at all. - Pulling guards tend to block nothing if their initial read is not there. I did get one great downfield block from an OL, but more often than not was left out to dry. No FB in this offense so not sure there. - Closing speed by defensive players in pursuit is absolutely insane. SO fast. - Ran hurry up from 3rd and GL at the 4 to 4th and GL at the 2 to try and catch USC by surprise, they went from Dime to Goal Line. They were still unsuccessful. - Some different punt bounces is much appreciated. - The damn pitch button change is driving me nuts. - Finally saw a new play! Within Wing Offset, there is a play where the WR on the outside runs a jet across the formation and you can either hand to him or keep and run a speed option back from where he came. Very cool. - WR blocking downfield is hit or miss. A lot of miss. - I scored 6 touchdowns, failed on all 6 2 point conversions. I did not pass once. - On the one defensive drive I played, the CPU threw 3 times. Drop, drop, interception. So bad.