jwinslow;1924591; said:
Some observations:
Pt. 1:
Zone coverage is a lot better. 6:42 mark, wide shallow zone tracks outside to the out n up, then drops with him briefly before breaking off underneath. The deep safety should have time to get to a pass to the RB. In NCAA 2011, that RB would have been wide open in the flats.
Offensive physics are pretty much the same.
Defensive animations are very different, a lot more big hits and gang tackling. I'm not sure there is actual physics going on, but it looks harder to fall forward against 2 guys in this version.
Pt. 2:
Man covg will no longer jump routes before the WR even cuts, more realistic AI this year (per chat, not video).
Speed moves can be shoved to the ground as they lose their leverage.
Terrible attempt at lying about not mimicking real players with roster research.
Still at 70 players
More physical stops at the point of attack. We need to see a true power back (Demps actually shoved thru a few tacklers), but so far I'm encouraged.
Pt 3:
Mizzou player breaks out the cheese with an enormous, unforced rollout, then swears live when it leads to a bad pass.
1 length of dreadlocks this year (the long ones)
Claims there are upgrades to the trajectory of passes, but he talked about leading WRs, getting more of a lift on the ball. So in other words, probably not, because we either can't program better touch passes over DBs (to make pocket passers useful) or simply skipped it again.
3 min mark - huge glitch in coverage. MLB is literally on top of the slot WR and comes to a complete halt when the ball is released, letting the WR get wide open (instead of catching it with a 1-2 yd advantage like in real life).
More horrific stick skills (why don't they get interviewed while watching people who know how to play?) - Mizzou runs a cover 0 man blitz. He controls the nickel back over the slot before the play. He bumbles around in the box as the slot flies open immediately downfield, while Ok St sits in the pocket from the shotgun, not even starting the throw animation until the defense reaches him.
Next play he throws it into double (almost triple) coverage with no chance of catching it.
Fortunately, his third straight bad pass is helpful. He throws it right to the deep safety in zone, who breaks on the ball after the pass, does not warp into position, but does a nice job making a realistic play on the ball.
Mizzou continues to rely on constant cheese, instant rollouts.
