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

[rainyday601]

No you weren't.

Anyways, Infinity Engine 2 has really turned the gameplay from stale and repetitive to lively, exciting, and unpredictable. Truly a much better game all around.

First game I beat Texas A&M as Oregon 10-3. Then lost the next game to Ohio State as Michigan 14-10. Didn't feel cheated by anything at all.

I got the real game early

[tinfire]

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

I've played two games so far.. in which case both came down to the wire which i loved... first game i won and second game i lost.. loved the added songs and all the new lil things they have added.. i felt like i was playing sec football for once.. pretty awesome! some minor things but.. it is after all a demo and we should remember that.. we have no idea?! what build this is do we?! lot of stuff wasnt in the demo also.. which i look forward to seeing more of...

i really got excited playing this game.. and cant wait to play the full version.. quite fun FINALLY!

Loving big hit stick! seen a few players get really rocked and had me coming out of my chair yelling like you would in a real game! pretty awesome i say!

Maybe it was just me but the AI seemed a lot smarter.. i had to change up my strat. and it opened up my playbook for me which i really loved...was able to adjust and get some points on the bored.. thought that was awesome..

i cant wait to see how highlights are saved.. and if it makes a film for you?! of all the good plays?! still a lot to see.. i think.. looking forward to it and dynasty mode a lot!!!!

[TheVinylHippo]

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

I'm going to have a hard time going back to '13 after playing this demo. July 9th cannot get here fast enough.

[DorianDonP]

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

Pros

+ The field and the colors look awesome. Makes the game look as good as it ever has.
+ IE2 feels nice. Can't always see the IE2 when watching youtube footage, but I can certainly feel it. Running the ball feels better because of it.
+ Making that perfect read and timing the pitch on the shovel is one of the best feelings in a sports game. On par with that perfect bounce pass on a fastbreak dunk. Looks so sexy.
+The run blocking has a lot to do with that^^. It is greatly improved from what I can tell.
+ Coordinator Cam is AWESOME. I love that angle. Makes everything feel fresh to me.
+Some really good cutscene animations. Seeing my CB celebrate a pass defense makes the user swat feel even better.
+The chants are a good add. I'm also glad they don't do it too often. Seems to be a good balance.
+ Quick menus. Less loading times. Things to scroll through during loading screens.
+ More animations. Saw some really cool interception/reception animations.
+ Love that you can pick difficulties for offense and defense. Though I played on All American for both and felt the game played about right even without sliders.
+ Hard cuts, footplanting, and jukes. Though it doesn't happen every time it should, and it happens more for ballcarriers than anyone else, I can def see that it's improved overall.

Cons

- Still dislike the OL/DL interactions. I want to play as a disruptive and fierce pass rusher but I never feel like that no matter who I control.
- Pre-game video. The idea of a video montage before the game is good, but seeing highlights of a game yet to be played ruins it. The lack of commentary also hurts it.
- Commentary is so friggin boring. It's painfully bad and stale at this point in the series. Please overhaul this EA.
-The legacy ugly animations are still there. So even when I see an awesome unpredictable tackle, it's usually followed up by 3 or 4 ugly and funny looking ones.
- The crowd is still bad. Very disappointing because the atmosphere otherwise is really appealing to me.
-The stat overlays were a bit vanilla, though I'm willing to see how they are during a dynasty game before I completely say I'm disappointing in them.
-Stamina Bar? Unless I just need more time with it over a longer game, I didn't notice what the stamina bar was actually doing.
-The accelerator button seems like turbo with fluff added to it's concept. Maybe I need to see it playing out over longer periods though.
- - -Hate, Hate, Hate, Hate, HATE the touchdown cut-scenes. It ruins the touchdowns when you score and immediately go to a screen that shows the name and number of the player that scored, and then to a cutscene. That screen is the ultimate immersion breaker because no touchdown EVER in real life cuts away like that. The excitement of the score is lost when you don't allow a real time celebration to play out and instead cut to a boring screen for 2-3 seconds before returning to the field. That design decision hurts my feelings because I really wish there wasn't something that I really hate. I'm enjoying so many other things. Easily the addition I hate the most.

Overall I enjoyed the demo. Played 3 games and spent a good hour practicing the triple option and read option in the practice mode. First time in a long time I've been able to say that I enjoyed a EA football demo.

[TallyBoi7]

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

I played one game earlier tonight and the game actually feels nice...yeah there are some quirks, but it definitely feels like an improvement.

Keep in mind, I bought NCAA 12, downloaded the NCAA 13 demo last but didn't buy it, so pretty much I can feel a huge difference going from NCAA 12 to NCAA 14.

One thing I really love is that players no longer turn on a dime

[Bushido]

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

I got the real game early

No you didn't

[drk3351]

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

I've read some of this thread mostly a lot of praise. But i have to ask, is this just the usual demo hype playing the game for the first time, or is this seriously an incredible game. (People's impressions seriously suggest this)

[TarHeelPhenom]

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

I only have one request of EA...Do Not drop a day 1 patch and mess this up!

[JoedicyMichael]

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

Well here we go. Lets jump right into it yeah??


Lets Start with the cons since I dont have a whole bunch.

CONS

1) I noticed a few plays were my player was clearly tackled and down and the whistler NEVER BLEW! IS that crazy or what?? The crazy thing was that players were still running around like nothing just happened.

2) Clear Interceptions........ Dropped.. Well done CB..

3) Some Weird tackling mechanics here and there. I had a WR bump into a LB and he just flopped like LeBron James.

4) Ive seen quite a few ppl get juked in my life.. but none like in NCAA 14.. Its not a bad thing, but some of the defenders bit on jukes that they shouldnt have.


PROS

1) THE JUKES ARE FKN NASTY! The Jukes cannot be contained.. Nuff said.. Love em.

2) The read option display is cool for players who aren't familiar with the RO or the ZO, but i love this feature as some defenses get complicated and the SS or LB becomes your target read and its key. The pitch read target is cool too.

3) The Live Game updating is pretty nice as well. Its good to see it every once in a while.


MORE COMING SOON!

[Mo]

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

I was play with South Carolina against Georgia let me just say that Clowney is a beast

playing not play
sorry

I got the real game early

Yeah, you better provide proof of the game(pic of the game with your username,) or your time at OS will be over.

[LastExit]

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GMS, the best tip I can give you for crowd noise is to jack your TV volume up, and turn down the volume of things like commentary, on the field noise, and the PA. It has worked great for me, and the crowd seems super loud.

I did this as well and it did help. The problem with the crowd noise is that it gets loud at times when it should (when home team is on defense) but is not nearly loud enough when it should be (home team scores touchdown). Also, the authentic crowd chants that they recorded for last years game are there but they are not nearly loud enough.

Overall it's improved from last year which was a disaster but, like with many other aspects of the game in this generation, it is a feature that just isn't there yet.

What could make it difficult to "blow out" the crowd audio as they said they did is beyond me. It's a shame because for me the college crowd is a big part of the game atmosphere.

[Rezzo503]

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

http://youtu.be/scg4XCkxdtw

Looked up NCAA 14 Impressions on Youtube.

This came up, if you watch, he completes two deep passes... Both look like DB Glitch. His receiver was wide open twice. ( 7:00 Minute mark of video) Happens at end of half too.

As I said earlier, the CPU still uses Aggressive Zone coverage on for their defensive gameplan, which leads to "Db glitch"

Makes me wonder if I didn't notice it on Coordinator cam. This kind of worries me abit. Everything else is great.

[franch1se]

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

Ok my impressions are only from 2 games so more may come later.

First thing I noticed were the graphics...the field looks nicer but the crowd looks horrible and the players have jaggies all over them.

Now to the game. IE 2.0 has been improved since Madden. I'm liking the way the run option teams go, Oregon was carving me up but I was able to squeak out the win. Same with mobile quarterbacks. They take off at the right times and its great to finally see.

The crowd sounded awesome with the Seven Nations Army but other than that...dead. I almost had a pick 6 and the crowd remained the same volume level...get excited and roar come on!

I like the addition of the stamina bar, I just hope it is implemented well with the auto-sub feature and players rotating in with longer quarters.

I haven't dived to much into coordinator cam yet but it seemed ok from the little i used it.

I don't like the pre-game video. I would say hopefully they can add in the previous games jerseys but going off of what NBA 2K did, that won't happen. Makes no sense to show highlights of a game that hasn't happened yet.

The menu is funky but less laggy then previous version.

[LastExit]

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

First impressions:

A big improvement in gameplay. Infinity Engine 2.0 is well-done. The cuts when running are a big improvement over past years' gliding. There's also a good feel of momentum. The option on both the user side and the AI is finally effective. The colors pop nicely.

On the downside, the crowd noise is improved but still not loud enough and we shouldn't have to turn down everything else to make it seem louder.....for me crowd noise and chants are a big part of the college experience. The new Seven Nation Army chant is a nice addition but it pops up at odd times (something they'll have to tweak). The cut scenes after touchdowns have to go......years ago they would stick to the action on the field and you could run to one of your guys and do a high five or some other animation and they should stick with that.

While playing as Michigan, I threw an interception at OSU's 20 yard line and the cornerback had a full head of steam to the end zone. The announcer rightly says "nobody is going to catch him" yet two of my lineman suddenly pop into the screen and one of them bumps him out of bounds 10 yards from the end zone. This is a glitch that will hopefully be corrected.

Overall, this is a real big improvement over the last few years. Will I buy it when it comes out......eh, I doubt it. It's a game that I would probably play a lot more than I did with '13 (which I never even finished a season with) but from what I've seen on the demo I don't think it's worth $60. I'll have to play the demo more before I make a final decision........the street date is still weeks away.

[weeeeeeez]

Brb playing the shovel option drill till the 9th.