NCAA Football 09 Official First Look: NCAA Strategies

[spankdatazz22]

Huge credit to the author; that was probably the most detailed early look at a sports game I've seen. Seemed to honestly and evenly talk pros and cons; no wild overstatements one way or the other and even put a cherry on top by giving readers perspective with the last few paragraphs. Very much appreciated.

[jfsolo]

Its good to read that they have emphasized to the development team tuning those gameplay areas that have bothered me the most the last few years.- Too many accurate throws, pick 6's, zombie plays by defenders.-

Its somewhat disconcerting that those issues are still as big of a problem as they are, but hopefully those guys can persuade the team to really do some major tuning of those areas.

[WDOgF0reL1fe]

Not too shabby. Im still very stoked

[Spectre]

Meh, I'd like to hear impressions from more neutral sources before I get enthused. Fool me once...

[J-Unit40]

I am less enthusiatic after reading that write-up. 1-2 INTs returned for TDs per game? No thanks. I honestly may not get this game on Day One this year. I don't think I've ever said that about this game, but the INT issue is just inexcusable. And so is only having one camera angle. Really EA. One freaking camera angle? We have how many camera angles in FIFA, NBA Live, UEFA, etc.?

It sounds like there have been some improvements in other areas, but if the game is going to be an interception festival like '08 than this game will be just as frustrating. I can only hope that the INT slider and Knockdown slider actually work this year.

There is still some time left to fine tune the passing game (hopefully), so who knows.

Good write up by NCAA Strategies though. Thanks for keeping us informed coogrfan.

[bad_philanthropy]

Quote: Originally Posted by SageTheInfinite

Sounds good. Gotta see it in motion but I think I'll enjoy 09 since I enjoyed 08. Still not positive about a 1st day purchase but the demo and videos will help make that decision. I still wish Tiburon would take more risks and throw a mass amount of authenticity into the game. Sounds like the little things have improved but I still don't get the feeling we'll see anything like The Show or NBA 2k has.

I completely agree about wishing Tiburon would just take risks and go all out with authenticity. I think that it is a proven effective formula in game design, look how attention to detail has been received by gamers playing The Show and how that has translated into the rise of that title. And although it's not nearly the same type of game, the emphasis in GTA IV's production was all about the small details and adding as many of them as possible, and look how well that seems to already have been received by the public and the media.

[therizing02]

Thanks for posting the impressions Coogr.

ATTN EA: Please fix the play of the DBs!!!!

[Soonerd2]

Quote: Originally Posted by WDOgF0reL1fe

Not too shabby. Im still very stoked

Me too. Some good and bad things in the write up, but it's already paid for at Gamestop.