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

[BenGerman]

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

This is my main problem. The passing is too easy. No erratic throws even with lower QB ACC make this game not fun for me.

This is College, QB should miss their passes often.

I think this problem actually stems from the lack of a O-Line/D-Line interaction. Sure, it's better this year, but the idea of a pass rush is to force QB's to make wild throws and bad decisions. 80% of the time when I've gotten a pass rush in the demo, the QB will rush out and run, or take the sack.

Ideally, the game needs to get to the point where you'll have QB's throwing off their back foot, on the run, and with the threat of a D-Line to knock the ball down.

Still, I've tinkered with the QBA and have gotten some really nice completion percentages. Right now I'm at 25 for both sides and I'm fine with it.

[Calvin_Johnson81]

Has anyone kicked a game winning field goal yet? Because it is amazing.

[JerseySuave4]

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

I see a few people saying a lot of this optimism is just "demo hype".

I don't think that's at all fair to say. A lot of us here at OS have been incredibly frustrated over the years with this game, and I specifically remember that being true for a lot of people last year when the demo released. The game has improved a lot, IMO, and I don't want my opinion to be boiled down to "looking through rose colored glasses". I'll tell you when I think a game sucks, and I'll tell you when I think one has improved. And this time, I think the game has improved.

I don't think anyways arguing this game isn't better, i do however think that a lot of the positive vibes come from the fact that NCAA 13 sucked and people are happy to have a game that doesn't completely suck.

This year's game has improved and shouldn't deter those who enjoy the series from buying the game, I just personally don't feel that the game is THAT much more enjoyable because it's still very stale.

Just my personal opinion based on my time with the demo and thoughts on it compared to the initial reaction people were giving.

[khaliib]

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

I´m playing with QB ACC at 5 and i still feel QB are too accurate for College football. The bad thing is that when i set 0 QB don´t connect one single pass. I don´t have a happy medium that a 3 would give me.

The Pass Lead Sensitivity is set at "50" by default.
We have to use Xan's editor to get to this function in our Profile settings of save.
Maxed at 127, the QB ratings really come into play and how you press the RS when throwing.

This is without touching the QB Acc Slider, so there will be room for even greater difficulty enhancement without feeling cheated.

[MrBetheaX]

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

One rare thing I saw and I dont know if it was a glitch QB for Ohio St fumbled snap. anyone else see this?

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oooh hadnt seen that but if its in the game very nice lil touch there ea

[DJ]

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

I think this problem actually stems from the lack of a O-Line/D-Line interaction. Sure, it's better this year, but the idea of a pass rush is to force QB's to make wild throws and bad decisions. 80% of the time when I've gotten a pass rush in the demo, the QB will rush out and run, or take the sack.

Ideally, the game needs to get to the point where you'll have QB's throwing off their back foot, on the run, and with the threat of a D-Line to knock the ball down.

Still, I've tinkered with the QBA and have gotten some really nice completion percentages. Right now I'm at 25 for both sides and I'm fine with it.

How is the CPU playcalling on 3rd down? I've been playing 13 recently and drives me nuts that 95% of the time they run 4 verticals.

[JerseySuave4]

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

I'm worried the option will be OP to stop online. It's almost blocked to well every play and if you make the right read you pretty much gain a set amount of yards every time

yea this is why I get upset with the fact that they like to focus on 1 aspect of the game each year while not improving other aspects. Last year was the passing game, this year they focused on the running game and option but didn't do anything to help the D. Now the option/run game is way too overpowering and then you add to that the fact that 90% of the tackles you make the guy struggles and picks up extra yards.

then when you add to that the no huddle issue where when you're on defense you have pretty much no time to pick a play before the ball is snapped. Really puts you at a disadvantage playing defense.

[Bmore Irish]

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

So idk if anybody else has talked about this yet, but I just played a game on Heisman against Ohio State, and on the one option play I ran there was no pitch indicator. Maybe it was because it was just a simple read option, idk, but I hope there's a way to turn that off in the retail version regardless. I'd be surprised if there wasn't.

Really enjoying this right now. I've had close games so far, and the gameplay, particularly running, feels great. I was just up 14-7 against Ohio State, it's the end of the 4th and they drove down the field, and on a 4th and 10 on my 12 with like 15 seconds left, they had to go for it to tie it up and the back-up QB forced a pick in there in the back of the endzone. And you know why the back-up was in? Because I turned injuries on and absolutely DEMOLISHED Braxton Miller on an option play during that drive, he fumbled it and they were lucky enough to jump on the ball, but he was done for the day. Looking forward to picking this up and getting into dynasty.

[HozAndMoose]

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

I feel like the people complaining will never be happy. No game is perfect. Not one. NCAA has been one of the worst recently. But if you dont think this is significantly better then nothing will make you think that. Passing is no different than last year to me. CPU completes tons of little underneath routes to the TE and HB. I can shut down any receiver i want if im defending him. I can read where the QB is gonna go but majority of the time he still beats me cause im just a split second off.

I have no issue with the running at all. There were to many broken tackles but i moved the tackle slider to 65 and it seemed normal.

I knew coming in to this year that commentary would still be crap. There just inst enough left in current gen to get the best out of everything.

Graphics are fine. Who the hell cares about the sidelines.

I feel the same way about equipment. Give me one damn helmet and face mask. Put the rest to things that actually matter.

Thats just my OPINION though. If you dont like then who cares.

And the damn no huddle thing will be fixed. If you dont think it will then.........

[420 others]

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

Guys, I've run into a game changing problem...

[Gosens6]

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

Guys, I've run into a game changing problem...

How ominous, lol.

[420 others]

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

How ominous, lol.

I would laugh...but I can't. I will have a vid up shortly... R.I.P NCAA

[Rebel10]

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

Another NCAA Football game, another year that Super Sim does not work. It's been, I think, 6 years... and SuperSim is still broken. I don't know why they keep it in the game. Plays take 3 seconds of clock to run. If you supersimmed an entire game, it would have hundreds and hundreds of plays, thousands of yards of offense. The only plays that don't take ~3 - 5 seconds are kickoffs, which take like 15 - 20 seconds. WHY.

I don't understand how this has gotten through QA & QE for SEVEN YEARS.

*edit*

Otherwise, very happy with NCAA so far. Love how the end of the game instantly returns to the menu, that's a big improvement in itself. Hoping the full game is as snappy.

[Bmore Irish]

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

Alright well I just had my first real problem. Got stuck right before the coin toss, wouldn't actually move on, just kept showing both teams and the ref standing there, at various camera angles. Unless I'm missing something and they were just having a really long pregame chat.

[TDenverFan]

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

Guys, I've run into a game changing problem...

Would you care to elaborate?