NCAA Football 14 Demo is Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[HozAndMoose]

Re: NCAA Football 14 Demo is Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

The demo on xBox freezes every time at the loading screen. I've deleted and redownloaded 3 times now, same result every time. It always freezes on the team ratings screen, knocks my entire xBox down, have to manually restart it.

I've never had this issue....WTF?

You do know you have to press A after its done loading right?

[hazelhood19]

Re: NCAA Football 14 Demo is Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

Is anyone else only getting night games in the demo? I've seen videos of afternoon games, but to change the game time is grayed out for me. How are you guys getting this?

[HozAndMoose]

Re: NCAA Football 14 Demo is Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

One of the little things i love is the missed pitch. I went to pitch it and it hit the lineman in the stomach. Last year it would have been an automatic fumble recovery. But this time it bounced off of him and went back a few yards.

[AirLobo23]

Re: NCAA Football 14 Demo is Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

i found a bug... somehow a CB got flagged for clipping lol. he was a cpu defender and they flagged him for clipping. lol

was it after a turnover perhaps?

[jwagner82]

Re: NCAA Football 14 Demo is Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

Is anyone else only getting night games in the demo? I've seen videos of afternoon games, but to change the game time is grayed out for me. How are you guys getting this?

I believe it's because it's using their Weather Channel plug-in. It's night time in most of the places the games are played, so the games are at Night. I was playing the Ohio vs. Michigan game around 3 when the demo was out, and it was sunny.

[grabursock55]

Re: NCAA Football 14 Demo is Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

was it after a turnover perhaps?

nope it was just a halfback dive. real quick play. i just declined the penalty so it ended up being 2nd and 5. so it wasnt a huge deal haha

[StoneCalf]

Re: NCAA Football 14 Demo is Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

Very pleased with '14. I played as Michigan, and had a good game winning 10-0, AA, default sliders, slow speed, threshold at 40.

Only td was by me on a GLORIOUS 75 yard punt return TD by (#10 Gallon) that was my first touch with the ball. Special teams blocking is improved!

+ user running game is noticeably better. Couple of foot plant/change of directions were perfect.
+ I'm loving he stamina guage. At one point I was totally drained to red w/ my QB as I was scrambling, got popped and fumbled, but it squirted out of bounds, so no turnover.
+ I really enjoyed spying Braxton Miller, which I did as the user every play. I kept him in check pretty good overall, but he juked me out of my shoes twice. It definitely felt different containing a scrambling CPU QB.
+ Best, most surprising play of the game was a sack I suffered: My pocket collapsed, I was flushed out to the side and hit speed burst to gain a bit of separation as I was looking downfield, but to my surprise the DE dove at my feet and got a sack with a shoestring tackle. Awesomeness.
+ Balance between my stats and CPU were pretty close. Time of possession very close. I was 3/8 passing, but shoulda been 4/8 'cause my my HB dropping an easy pass on a short hitch. Miller was 5/10. 1 sack per team. (only turnover was a late CPU int at end of game)
+ loved that the CPU was calling, and hitting some quick screens.

- CPU seemed a bit frenetic, but I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that I jumped out early with the special teams TD, and since the quarters were so short, they were in hurry-up, 2 minute drill type of mode much of the game.

Bama just ran a fake punt for about 40 yards on me on AA. NCAA is back

That is awesome news!!!!

[rainyday601]

When are they going to fix those dang jersey sleeves? Nobody doesn't wear that style no more.

[Bcolt93]

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heartbreaking loss to tech. down 10-0 going into the 4th, i get the ball back and score. recover the onside kick, go down and kick a FG to tie with 15 seconds left. get the ball first in OT, held to a 25 yard FG, and then Tech scores on the first play cause the safety was late coming over on the go route.

[HozAndMoose]

Re: NCAA Football 14 Demo is Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

When are they going to fix those dang jersey sleeves? Nobody doesn't wear that style no more.

Then they shouldnt change them............

[Xero Theory 42]

Re: NCAA Football 14 Demo is Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

just went through the skills trainer. loved it, the game looks to play really well, gonna play all three games to really get a feel, but i like what i see.

Just bummed about the lack of equipment.

[jmatthe313]

Is there any way to get to the depth chart?

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[o Elevate o]

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My early impressions - I'm just trying to enjoy the game right now, but here are my thoughts so far:

Menus are SO much better. Smooth, clean - this is a case where less is more.
Having said that, the "pop" sound it makes when you navigate may get annoying but it's not a big deal.

Colors stand out WAY more.

Intros are good to me, had somewhat of a broadcast feel. The in-game "montage" will be much more believable in conference play.

Playing as Michigan V. Ohio State, and you can tell the O-Line blocking is a LOT better than last year. Lineman actually look to drive downfield, open up holes, etc.

Players feel WAY heavier. I have it on normal and it moves like it's on Slow IMO, which is a good thing. Running the ball may take adjusting to initially because you most likely won't hit the edge like you're use to. Speed WILL kill in this game I think more than ever.

The Infinity Engine 2 looks better than M13, but it still doesn't look fluid at times. I think that's a tradeoff versus a more ragdoll effect. It is VERY realistic though, moreso than M13, especially when multiple players collide and are involved in tackles.

The ability to cut upfield can be SO effective if you time it right, especially against over pursuing defenders.

Ohio State had me on my heels early. Everything it seemed was effective. Stopping spread offenses will be challenging, especially the better teams.

And something really cool I haven't seen before in NCAA (and possibly any football game): Ohio State is on the Goal line, and the RB gets the handoff. He runs left and collides with my defender, breaking the tackle, but his left arm (ball in this arm) hits the Guard, and the ball squirts out while he's still running forward. I did end up recovering it...not sure if it's because of the physics or a glitch or something, but it was VERY cool IMO.

[MrSerendipity]

Re: NCAA Football 14 Demo is Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

When are they going to fix those dang jersey sleeves? Nobody doesn't wear that style no more.

That is a double negative, sir.

[StoneCalf]

Re: NCAA Football 14 Demo is Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

Looks like it may even be a triple negative!!

That is a double negative, sir.