NCAA Football 11 IMPRESSIONS ONLY

[Steve_OS]

As everyone knows, NCAA Football 11 has been released. We are closing the current impressions post, because it is filled with too many questions and is becoming increasingly hard to find impressions, that are scattered through it.

If you have any questions, we have this newly created topic for Q&A

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...ball-11-q.html

Or you can simply post your question in the Forums. We are trying to clean things up a little more, so keeping impressions in one thread, without the questions and comments, will clear things up.

When someone comes into a topic, that states impressions only, that is what they expect to read, not a bunch of questions and comments. Save those questions and comments for this topic.

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...ball-11-q.html

Thanks for understanding, now please post your IMPRESSIONS here. If they are not impressions, they will be deleted, so consider that a warning.

[MaizeHaze]

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This game is definetly the best of the current gen. I can't tell you how nice it is to finally see the ball spin on replays, finally throw the deep ball and my games seem to take longer now because I like to watch the in between cut scenes.

[adh5199]

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Here are my first impressions. Best Uni Combo in the game is TAMU Maroon Helmet, with the white Jersey, Grey pants, and white shoes. Looks awesome. I played against Oregon and beat them 20-10 on Heisman. I think it was the most satisfying game I have ever played. Nothing felt scripted and I really felt like I earned the win. Also, 3:30 start time ended at night with the stadium lights on. It was amazing.......Great Job EA!!!!!!!
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[Skyboxer]

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Like I said in a previous post..I am not making sliders for the next 2 months. Within the next hour we will be done with what we are going to roll with. If some things are "off" well it's "My world".....


I've settled on AA level and slow speed with a speed threshhold of 40 right now.

Playing a few more test games and then it's go time.

Great job EA! Thanks for bringing NCAA back from hell. Just keep it from returning there.

Ok that's it. Short and simple....

later

[bowld]

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Just played a game at night in freezing cold weather. The "breath" looks amazing this yr! especially in the closeup cut scenes.

great game so far

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Over all awesome game. Best intro I seen for a sports game in a long time. Didn't like the fact by default they have EVERYTHING ON in the sports ticker. I mean seriously I think EA has a feed for every sport possible, about the only ones I didn't see a feed for was cricket, rugby and lacrosse.

Challenging game even on default. Like any sports game, a few sliders tweaking is needed. But I really do mean a few. About the only problem I seen was the cpu not being able to run the ball. CPU rushed 25 times for 25 yards.

Also the cpu pass protection is a tad bit too good and the human pass protection is a tad bit too weak. Love the fact the cpu actually pass to their FB's and TE's. So this year you might want to pay attention to them, because if they left open, they going to get the ball and get it a lot.

The player stumbles is awesome to see. You literally can make yourself fall if your sprinting with a DE or LB and try to cut back too sharply. USER strips are nice and work perfectly.

[lil_taul]

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Also the cpu pass protection is a tad bit too good and the human pass protection is a tad bit too weak..

i thought i was the only one thinking that. ima have to adjust my sliders on that one but overall good game. i hate the camera view on the option. its too close. i can't see the open field

[boxboy99]

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Yes, computer run needs upped. The computer does get very good pass protection but sacks still come. I played a season already with Toledo and had a player get 8 sacks for the season. 1.5 off the lead. I also had a player lead the nation in solo tackles with ~59. Seems like tackles are toned for shorter quarters but not the rest of the stats. Assisted tackles stats are tracked as well which is very nice.

[sportyguyfl31]

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Just popped it in.

Best.Intro.Ever.

Ive watched it 3 times.

[boxboy99]

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Also I took about 57 sacks on the season which is very high. I did get much better later in the season limiting my sacks. I expect to improve and hopefully limit my sacks taken.

[Ofeez]

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I'm definitely very pleased with what EA has gave us College FB fans this year. Though the commentary is lacking, and I would like to see stat overlays during the course of a game...the gameplay this year really shines.

I really like the fact that having a strategy really works this year, from defensive schemes, to offense playcalling. I've punted more in the handful of games I've played so far on '11 than I have in the history of NCAA FB, and I've been playing since '98...

So far I've had one rout, 2 offensive shootouts, and 3 defensive slugfests and each and every game felt REAL, which is something that's been missing in the series for a long time.

The game plays pretty well out of the box, though I may make some slight slider tweaks to pass coverage, pass blocking, and pass rush, both on the user and CPU side.

Prior to midnight last night I was playing my favorite game in the series, NCAA Football 07, wondering if this year's offering would present the same enjoyable game experience, and I can say without any equivocation...HECK YEA!

[MaizeHaze]

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It's kind of strange not hearing lee in the booth. kirk still makes comments that has always been followed by a comment from lee isn't there. kind of strange.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Just popped it in.

Best.Intro.Ever.

Ive watched it 3 times.

I know right ?????? Made me so pumped when I was watching it. If they ever had an award for best intro for a sports game, they would win it hands down.

[NoDakHusker]

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Spent some time in practice mode to get a feel for things. I'm now at halftime in my first game. I'm Syracuse @ Minnesota. MN is up 10-3. Love the feel of this game on slow. It's incredible.
My QB has thrown 3 picks in just one half and none felt cheap! They were mainly bad reads by me, and one DB who made a good read on one of my throws. One thing I really loved seeing is that the CPU is putting together long drives, even if they stall out.
This feels like college football. The crowd is noticeably louder than last year's game, too. I may be in the honeymoon phase, but hey, I like what I'm seeing so far.
And TCF Bank Stadium looks beautiful in this game. Well done, EA.

[mustardnmayo]

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Overall liking it so far, was worried after playing the demo that it was too easy on Hiesman, but its been much better. Still playing play now games to get a feel for what sliders need tweaking.

Havent seen any offsides or falsestart penalties so far even with the sliders up to 80

Noticed the issue that was in Madden where the QB would get hit while throwing, ball lands in DT,DE hand...resulting in pick sixes. Seen it 4 times already in 5 games I played. Hope its not to bad.