Five Reasons to Hold off on Buying NCAA Football 13

[WipeOut464]

Re: Five Reasons to Hold off on Buying NCAA Football 13

All these problem will be fix when xbox 720 come out next year... I doubt they can fix for 360 cuz it been like this for the longest they probably dont have enough space

Well, the best we can say is that "all these problem[s] may be fix[ed] when Xbox 720 comes out."

There's no good reason for why the foundations of the current-gen engine are so weak. If anything, weight and momentum seem to matter less than even last-gen. I certainly hope the basic engine is better next-gen, but I'm not holding my breath either.

But you're right that we're unlikely to see any fundamental changes until they switch to a new system.

[mwjr]

Re: Five Reasons to Hold off on Buying NCAA Football 13

All these problem will be fix when xbox 720 come out next year... I doubt they can fix for 360 cuz it been like this for the longest they probably dont have enough space

I'm not holding my breath. We thought all the issues from the previous generation would be fixed with this generation.

[tril]

so it seems as though EA drobbed the ball on this one. To add, folks have to wait 2 weeks for the next patch, then another month.
Maybe the developmnet team was too ambitious. IN addition, the queston that need to be asked is who are the people heading up the testing/SQA team. recurring bugs should not still be happening in this title.
anyways it seems as though I will be skipping this title. or pick it up later this year once the price is slashed.

[dingleberryfinn]

Good article, but the #1 reason I would not have bought NCAA13 would have been "Doesn't have $65 to spare".
(I had the money so I gots mine)

[wat3]

Will we be getting one of these write-ups for Madden?

[bigdoc85]

All these problem will be fix when xbox 720 come out next year... I doubt they can fix for 360 cuz it been like this for the longest they probably dont have enough space

Why do people keep blaming this on the consoles? On what basis? I also expect the next generation consoles will be released a lot later than most people are predicting.

[Joey Sauce]

Is it just me or has Operation Sports been like a completely different website the past 3 months or so? Every writeup is extremely critical and almost always negative and disheartening. I'm just curious as to what's going on because there is also these pointless articles all the time too that literally no one cares about.

[TDAWG89]

Re: Five Reasons to Hold off on Buying NCAA Football 13

Is it just me or has Operation Sports been like a completely different website the past 3 months or so? Every writeup is extremely critical and almost always negative and disheartening. I'm just curious as to what's going on because there is also these pointless articles all the time too that literally no one cares about.

imo all the defending and stellar reviews of less than satisfying products over the years has helped contribute to the issues presented.. why should they change/fix the game if sites will give it a 9 out of 10 every year anyway and also keep the mob off their backs?

it's about time someone told them how it is instead of sugar coating it to keep them happy and coming back. Great article

[WipeOut464]

Re: Five Reasons to Hold off on Buying NCAA Football 13

Is it just me or has Operation Sports been like a completely different website the past 3 months or so? Every writeup is extremely critical and almost always negative and disheartening. I'm just curious as to what's going on because there is also these pointless articles all the time too that literally no one cares about.

I hope you don't mean to use "literally" in a literal sense. There's already 6 pages in this thread alone. Seems to indicate that some people care about the issues presented in the article.

Now, there are plenty of people that literally do not care that blocking, momentum, and most of the complex realism of football strategy are not presented in this gen of NCAA. I would even hazard a guess that you are one of them. But that doesn't mean "no one [else] cares" about these issues. Literally.

[RynoAid]

Re: Five Reasons to Hold off on Buying NCAA Football 13

Didn't we just have a write-up a few weeks ago giving 5 reasons NCAA will top Madden? ironic.

As a 30 year old football obsessed dork, I never thought the best college football games I were ever going to play would have been in 2006.

yea to me.. seems like playing all sides of the coin. Who knows anymore... right?

[rudyjuly2]

Excellent write-up. The player movement needs to be addressed and the gameplan features toned down for sure.

[Av2002]

They also need to mimic the college game day and the atmosphere in the staduim down to every detail. I'm looking at the 2011 michigan vs notre dame game under the lights at the big house. It's insane and the game Isn't even a bit close. The money and technogly is there why isn't this in development? Just looking at games like watch dogs and the last of us u really see the lack of attention to detail with EA. I know these games have been in development 3yrs but I mean dang EA not even close when it comes to mimicking sports. PS. Supports my ideas on the game hangers website under "avross"

[PowerofRed25]

Re: Five Reasons to Hold off on Buying NCAA Football 13

Is it just me or has Operation Sports been like a completely different website the past 3 months or so? Every writeup is extremely critical and almost always negative and disheartening. I'm just curious as to what's going on because there is also these pointless articles all the time too that literally no one cares about.

What exactly are you expecting? The last few years of this series have been plagued with glowing reviews that directly contradicted what most of us experienced on the field. It is nice to see the frustration with EA's complacency getting air time.

I mean even before this game was released, the article about the top reason to buy NCAA was because the game fixed glitches!!!! The best thing people could offer for this game is that online dynasties actually operate. And guess what, now they just freeze instead of transfer fail.

Many, many people LITERALLY do care about this because many of us are approaching the point where this game is unplayable. In my case, not only do I get consistent freezes, the game has LITERALLY corrupted my hard drive to the point I'll have to replace my system some time soon.

The negativity was going to catch up with a series that has made no strides to improve in a while.

[Pezell04x]

I also exclusively play with Army. Are you playing on AA or Heisman, and vs CPU or HU? Also, your telling me you haven't noticed the fact that..

1. wingback toss is broken, the playside A back doesn't block correctly
2. Midline option are blocked incorrectly
3. WB dive is blocked incorrectly (FB shoots outside)
4. noone seals on speed sweep
5. playside DE is being blocked vs certain fronts on triple option

Not to mention the all around horrid blocking period.

Your probably just 'playing the game', not really caring too much about the nuances of such a complex offense.

Heisman, Hum vs CPU.

Also you're right, I'm just 'playing the game'. I don't fret over what you mentioned because I know I can't control them.

Must be why I have no issue running the option...



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[AGG_JD]

Ok. It's official! OS is full of gamers that love to just scrutinize games!

Many of these so called issues, I have not had any issues with. There are some issues, but nothing to say the game isn't worth playing. Football has never been a perfect game! So I don't expect every play to be perfect when playing this game. Option plays get busted up! QB to HB hand offs get muffed! These issues happen in real life, so what's the issue?

A keyboard when paired with the internet obviously makes people feel they can critique any and everything and that their points are valid. SMH I don't see it.