NCAA Football 11 Hands-On Preview

[greenegt]

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Wow! Excellent write-up. I am now officially on the NCAA 11 hype train. I so want an NCAA game that is good enough to satisfy me until the next release, and this may be it.

[MaizeHaze]

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And considering Roy is a Michigan fan I think we can expect Michigan to be one of the "Authentic team entrances" in the game!

[ch46647]

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Christian, could you please elaborate a little further on locomotion. There is a major concern on these boards (NCAA and Madden) that locomotion is only utilized correctly with the user controlled player, or ball carrier. Do the other 21 players on the field have locomotion applied properly as well?

Will we see the same leaning, cutting, footplanting, momentum, and transition animations from ALL players on the field and not just the player that is "user controlled" or carrying the football?

If you could please answer this it would really clear up a lot of frustration on this board. Thanks!

EDIT: The only real gameplay footage from a default camera we have to go by is the Madden segment last night. The user controlled player locomotion looked great IMO but many did not see much from the other 21 players on the field. Also, many did not see the re-write to the OL/DL AI that you spoke about in your review in this particular SHORT video clip.

I will put a link to this video on gametrailers below. Maybe it is just because NCAA is further along in the development process.... I hope.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-debut-madden-nfl/64703

[Hova57]

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awesome write up christian . it always feels better when someone from OS does a writeup. You just eliminate the bs and they give it to you raw dog....lol

[Jecooper9]

Great write-up....This is the best review I have seen on the game.

I haven't been this excited about NCAA Football since the PS2 days!

[Bumble14]

Christian, could you please elaborate a little further on locomotion. There is a major concern on these boards (NCAA and Madden) that locomotion is only utilized correctly with the user controlled player, or ball carrier. Do the other 21 players on the field have locomotion applied properly as well?

Will we see the same leaning, cutting, footplanting, momentum, and transition animations from ALL players on the field and not just the player that is "user controlled" or carrying the football?

If you could please answer this it would really clear up a lot of frustration on this board. Thanks!

EDIT: The only real gameplay footage from a default camera we have to go by is the Madden segment last night. The user controlled player locomotion looked great IMO but many did not see much from the other 21 players on the field. Also, many did not see the re-write to the OL/DL AI that you spoke about in your review in this particular SHORT video clip.

I will put a link to this video on gametrailers below. Maybe it is just because NCAA is further along in the development process.... I hope.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/ex...dden-nfl/64703

YES- All players use momentum. You will see the footplants, momentum shifts, etc by all players on the field. You really have to play the game in order to really appreciate this.

I can't talk about Madden until Monday but please realize that the videos you are seeing (and that I played this week) of Madden 11 is an EXTREMELY early build of the game

DO NOT judge NCAA11 by any footage of Madden 11 you see. Ian and company have not revealed the latest build of Madden to the masses.

[ch46647]

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YES- All players use momentum. You will see the footplants, momentum shifts, etc by all players on the field. You really have to play the game in order to really appreciate this.

I can't talk about Madden until Monday but please realize that the videos you are seeing (and that I played this week) of Madden 11 is an EXTREMELY early build of the game

DO NOT judge NCAA11 by any footage of Madden 11 you see. Ian and company have not revealed the latest build of Madden to the masses.

Sounds great! Thanks for replying, I am happy all the NCAA guys appear to be getting a very quality game this year. I am hoping Madden at the very least matches this quality, and hopefully surpasses it since it is EA's flagship title.

[drlw322]

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http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/sports/maddennfl11/video/6259819?hd=1

There's some example of improved blocking in this video of game spot interview with drew brees

[ch46647]

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Finally, will there be more gameplay enhancements announced, that havent been talked about yet, as we get closer to launch or are most the gameplay enhancements out of the bag by now?

Im really hoping for a new kicking meter, some kind of re-write to the passing game, and bettwer WR/DB interaction.

Thanks for taking the time to write that review and answer our questions!

[Rashad19]

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Must resist EA hype machine....must resist EA hype machine!!

[Bumble14]

Finally, will there be more gameplay enhancements announced, that havent been talked about yet, as we get closer to launch or are most the gameplay enhancements out of the bag by now?

Im really hoping for a new kicking meter, some kind of re-write to the passing game, and bettwer WR/DB interaction.

Thanks for taking the time to write that review and answer our questions!

Lot's more to come- trust me. Russ has let me know that there are some announcements that will make people very happy

[MaizeHaze]

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Must resist EA hype machine....must resist EA hype machine!!

Give in my friend! This game is shaping up to be one of the best!

[MaizeHaze]

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Lot's more to come- trust me. Russ has let me know that there are some announcements that will make people very happy

Is there an eta on a espn presentation video?

[ch46647]

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I am very excited! I have been playing Madden/NCAA since 92' and have hated the last 5 years of next-gen gaming. Obviously, it is still possible that both these games flop but I am going to be optimistic and say this years is finally "the year."

I know we say that every year but I think the developers are finally getting the next gen tech under control. Also, in Ian's second year of leadership I think the direction is finally stable.

[Rashad19]

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Give in my friend! This game is shaping up to be one of the best!

LOL...I will fully surrender once I see gameplay videos and play the demo! It does sound like NCAA is gonna be niiiccceeee this year!!