How well has this game aged?

[NY4Life]

PSN currently has the game on sale this week for $8 (PS+). I miss the NCAA series and running my Dynasty. Thinking about purchasing again. Are people still enjoying this game almost 4 years from the original launch. I know it's on previous Gen, but does it feel very dated?

Thanks!

[RolePlayer]

Re: How well has this game aged?

It's awesome, Whenever you goto the dynasty section of this site it is mostly NCAA 14 so this game i still popular

[LopaKa]

Re: How well has this game aged?

I'm still loving it. If you play Madden 17 then NCAA 14 will feel a bit outdated as far as graphics and gameplay are concerned, but dynasty mode is a blast and if you can get past the graphics then it's still fun.

[Dr Death]

Re: How well has this game aged?

PSN currently has the game on sale this week for $8 (PS+). I miss the NCAA series and running my Dynasty. Thinking about purchasing again. Are people still enjoying this game almost 4 years from the original launch. I know it's on previous Gen, but does it feel very dated?

Thanks!

This game has its share of problems... like all games do, but it's the level of the problems that most concerns me. For example, you're in dynasty mode and the other team punts, there's a 99% chance the punt will bounce and go through the end zone - which is annoying that they didn't give the CPU better awareness on punting - anyway, you'll start your drive at the 20.

If you go 13 plays or 16 plays and score a TD, that's an 80 yard drive. But on EA's drive chart after you score, it will say: 16 plays, 74 yards and however much time that drive took.

When they couldn't even get basic math correct, that's troubling!!!

Another problem... say you're driving and your back or receiver gets the ball, could be a pass or a hand-off, and he fumbles. However, the CPU decides it wants to look at the replay and they determine that your guy was down BEFORE fumbling the ball.

Now let's say, again, that the drive started on the 20, but your guy fumbled on the other team's 28. After you score a TD, instead of saying you went however many plays and 80 yards, it will say that you went only 28 yards. They have it configured to start your drive over after the fumble which wasn't even a fumble!!!

You want worse? Okay, you're on defense and you intercept a pass and start at midfield. Let's say you take 8 plays to score a TD. Now, on the drive chart it will say 9 plays, 46 yards and whatever time you took from the clock. An interception doesn't and shouldn't count as the start of a drive. A drive is put together by the offense. But the powers that be at EA couldn't figure this out.

Another major problem... the CPU will never take time off the clock or even attempt to unless they're winning a very close game late. They made this for people that only play 5 minute quarters. They never even figured that some people would play longer quarters. I play 15 minute quarters and always win the time of possession battle like 46 to 14 or if I'm playing a no huddle offense, then I'll win 51 to 9 or 52 to 8. That's horrible!

So, while the game is still fun and definitely worth $8.00, just know that there are some things about it that are maddening. I mean, this game came out in 2013, less than 4 years ago, and the problems with simple math and counting a turnover as the start of a new drive just drive me crazy.

It's sad that EA had to crap the bed and ruin it for us all, because one would hope that by now, they'd have a pretty good game out. It certainly is worth $8.00, just know that there are some really frustrating problems with it as well.

[Locke888]

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This is a great game. Unfortunately in my OD the dreaded xp glitch is showing up which is ruining it.

[ZN30]

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Overall it's a great game, but while we're venting...

The CPU punting is brutal. I now try to fair catch balls inside the 20 or let longer punts that would be caught at the 35 bounce and go inside the 20 to even things out. Human punting is bad too. There are almost no minimal or moderate bounces...it's always an extra 20 yards and into the end zone.

No matter what sliders I try, the CPU offense is largely inept. They can't run the ball and can barely throw it. That is, until I'm up by 3 or 4 TDs in the 4th quarter. Junk time TDs - TDs pile up in the fourth quarter like no tomorrow.

Jump balls - deep ball, one-on-one coverage, 80% of the time it's an interception, 10% catch, 10% incompletion.

Nickelback is lined up on the left side of the field, but he is covering the flat on the right side. This blows up a lot of screen plays and results in some unrealistic INTs.

This game has its share of problems... like all games do, but it's the level of the problems that most concerns me. For example, you're in dynasty mode and the other team punts, there's a 99% chance the punt will bounce and go through the end zone - which is annoying that they didn't give the CPU better awareness on punting - anyway, you'll start your drive at the 20.

If you go 13 plays or 16 plays and score a TD, that's an 80 yard drive. But on EA's drive chart after you score, it will say: 16 plays, 74 yards and however much time that drive took.

When they couldn't even get basic math correct, that's troubling!!!

Another problem... say you're driving and your back or receiver gets the ball, could be a pass or a hand-off, and he fumbles. However, the CPU decides it wants to look at the replay and they determine that your guy was down BEFORE fumbling the ball.

Now let's say, again, that the drive started on the 20, but your guy fumbled on the other team's 28. After you score a TD, instead of saying you went however many plays and 80 yards, it will say that you went only 28 yards. They have it configured to start your drive over after the fumble which wasn't even a fumble!!!

You want worse? Okay, you're on defense and you intercept a pass and start at midfield. Let's say you take 8 plays to score a TD. Now, on the drive chart it will say 9 plays, 46 yards and whatever time you took from the clock. An interception doesn't and shouldn't count as the start of a drive. A drive is put together by the offense. But the powers that be at EA couldn't figure this out.

Another major problem... the CPU will never take time off the clock or even attempt to unless they're winning a very close game late. They made this for people that only play 5 minute quarters. They never even figured that some people would play longer quarters. I play 15 minute quarters and always win the time of possession battle like 46 to 14 or if I'm playing a no huddle offense, then I'll win 51 to 9 or 52 to 8. That's horrible!

So, while the game is still fun and definitely worth $8.00, just know that there are some things about it that are maddening. I mean, this game came out in 2013, less than 4 years ago, and the problems with simple math and counting a turnover as the start of a new drive just drive me crazy.

It's sad that EA had to crap the bed and ruin it for us all, because one would hope that by now, they'd have a pretty good game out. It certainly is worth $8.00, just know that there are some really frustrating problems with it as well.

[Locke888]

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Double post

[Skulletor]

Re: How well has this game aged?

I think the game is brilliant with the editor. sure it's ugly and sometimes choppy, but with the right tuning you have a great, fun game

I just finished the 2195 season, had a thrilling Detroit Bowl win over WVU as Marshall which earned me a job at Oregon. Meanwhile, Tennessee won its 3rd NC of the decade

[whughes]

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This game definitely has its flaws, but it's still one of the best ever imo. At $8 it's a steal, id still pay $25 for this game and have no qualms about it

[malwinn]

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College football is usually a young man’s game, but occasionally an old timer finds his way onto the field. With this fall’s schedule finally in full swing, let’s take a look at four players who didn’t let their relatively advanced ages keep them off of the gridiron.
1. TOM THOMPSON, AUSTIN COLLEGE
In November 2009, Thompson cemented his place as the grand old man of college football when he booted an extra point for the Austin College Kangaroos in a game against Division III power Trinity. Thompson, a 61-year-old graduate student at Austin, had been a backup kicker in high school, but he dusted off his kicking skills for the first time in four decades to make the big boot. The story would have been something right out of a movie if not for the final score; Trinity waxed Austin 44-10.
2. ALAN MOORE, HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE/FAULKNER UNIVERSITY
Moore kicked as a freshman at Jones County Junior College in 1968. At the end of the season he headed off to fight in the Vietnam War, and once his tour of duty was over Moore never managed to get back onto the gridiron. Until last fall, that is. After getting laid off from his job in 2009, Moore moved to Mississippi to be near his grandchildren and found he once again had the urge to kick. He bought kicking shoes, built a goal post in his daughter’s yard, and started practicing. After a failed attempt to rejoin his old squad at Jones County, the 60-year-old kicker with 40-plus-yard range suited up for Holmes Community College for the 2010 season. This year—at age 61—Moore made the squad at Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama.
3. MIKE FLYNT, SUL ROSS STATE
Back in 2007, Flynt told his pals that his biggest regret was getting kicked off of his college football team. When a friend challenged Flynt to do something about it, the 59-year-old grandfather sprang into action. After establishing that he still had remaining eligibility, Flynt set about rejoining the team at his alma mater, Division III Sul Ross State in Texas.Flynt wasn’t your average 59-year-old ex-jock, either. He had spent his career working as a strength and conditioning coach at schools like Tennessee and Nebraska, so he’d stayed in shape. He ended up making the Sul Ross State squad as a linebacker.
4. TIM FRISBY, SOUTH CAROLINA
When Tim Frisby tried out for South Carolina’s squad in 2004, he wasn't exactly an old man. But he wasn’t exactly the typical walk-on, either. At age 39, he was a former U.S. Army Ranger who had served in the first Gulf War and in Kosovo. He had six children. (Gamecocks coach Lou Holtz joked that putting Frisby on the roster would at least boost attendance if his whole family came to games.)

Stranger still, Frisby wanted to try out for one of the fastest spots on the roster: wide receiver. Luckily, his years in the military had preserved both his NCAA eligibility and his body; Frisby still ran a 4.6-second 40-yard dash. In 2005 Frisby notched his first career catch, a nine-yard reception, and won the team’s offensive GPA award with a 3.6 mark in his journalism major.The NCAA doesn’t keep age stats, but at the time researchers pegged Frisby as the oldest man to ever play Division I football. Both Holtz and his successor, Steve Spurrier, insisted that Frisby was on the team as a deserving possession receiver, not a novelty, but the man his teammates called “Pops” got to have some fun with his unusual age. He made it on the couch for both Letterman and Leno in that first season!

[Kodos]

Re: How well has this game aged?

It has easily been my most-played game each year since the game came out.

[dsk1317]

Re: How well has this game aged?

PSN currently has the game on sale this week for $8 (PS+). I miss the NCAA series and running my Dynasty. Thinking about purchasing again. Are people still enjoying this game almost 4 years from the original launch. I know it's on previous Gen, but does it feel very dated?

Thanks!

Is the game still on sale for $8? If it is, I'll pick up a PS3 tomorrow.

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[canes21]

Re: How well has this game aged?

Not too bad. The graphics are meh, but what can you expect from that gen of consoles? I've gotten back into a new dynasty with some house rules that have made the game feel different in a good way. I also sim all special teams plays that way there are punts inside the 20 more often and blocked kicks occur. This also makes me not want to rely on my kicker unless he's actually well rated because you never know if he'll make it or even get blocked in the sim.

[OBinKC]

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I took a break from video game football for a couple years, so I never played the two newer Maddens. I think this is the reason I don't think the game feels too old. The graphics of PS4/XB1 might spoil you, but I think as far as gameplay goes, they did a good job building NCAA 14 for the long haul (save for not having a tournament).

[Cardot]

Re: How well has this game aged?

My remedy for a game that might feel aged:
Go and play (or watch YouTube videos) of NCAA Football '96 for half an our or so. Then pop in NCAA '14....it will look fantastic.