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GomerBucks
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IronBuckI;2174610; said:
Ummmm... YES! I forgot about that! Game on tonight! I bought it last year just ahead of Madden.... I wonder if it is still active...
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GomerBucks
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Plays pretty good... First game was game one of OSU's year. At home against Miami of Ohio..... OSU's playbook is solid, plenty of variety, NOT the previous FLA playbook.
Jordan Hall is a MAN in the game. He scored on a kick return (first play on my first game), a punt return, and a sweep from about 13 yards out. He had over 300 all purpose yards....
I also returned a kick with a different player... Sliders should take care of this if it is a common thing.
3 TD's on special teams, 1 TD on FR, and a couple INT's
Braxton did alright, but I did get picked a couple times.
The way players track the ball in the air is 1000% better than before.
The biggest thing I really liked was kind of subtle in that you can stem defenders and as a defender, you can be stemmed and get burned. IE, if there are multiple crossing routes and your MLB starts chasing the first guy across his middle zone, if he needs to split off and chase the guy going the opposite direction, he doesn't just stop on a dime, I could almost feel myself having an OH CRAP moment, trying to change directions and get back up to speed. Miami completed a nice easy pass to a WR who I couldn't catch back up with.
OH, recruiting now is awesome, but it took me a LONG time to get through preseason with all the scouting and stuff... It seemed like I was never going to get to my game.
I gotta get going to play some fuck.... I mean golf... I will play agian later today..... More to follow.
Jordan Hall is a MAN in the game. He scored on a kick return (first play on my first game), a punt return, and a sweep from about 13 yards out. He had over 300 all purpose yards....
I also returned a kick with a different player... Sliders should take care of this if it is a common thing.
3 TD's on special teams, 1 TD on FR, and a couple INT's
Braxton did alright, but I did get picked a couple times.
The way players track the ball in the air is 1000% better than before.
The biggest thing I really liked was kind of subtle in that you can stem defenders and as a defender, you can be stemmed and get burned. IE, if there are multiple crossing routes and your MLB starts chasing the first guy across his middle zone, if he needs to split off and chase the guy going the opposite direction, he doesn't just stop on a dime, I could almost feel myself having an OH CRAP moment, trying to change directions and get back up to speed. Miami completed a nice easy pass to a WR who I couldn't catch back up with.
OH, recruiting now is awesome, but it took me a LONG time to get through preseason with all the scouting and stuff... It seemed like I was never going to get to my game.
I gotta get going to play some fuck.... I mean golf... I will play agian later today..... More to follow.
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GomerBucks
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So, I have played a few more games... One in my test dynasty, it froze at halftime.....
I played a couple Heisman challenge games, Barry Sanders looks good in Scarlet and Gray. Unfortunately, just like in previous versons of the road to glory, the frustration of not being able to audible, call plays etc... OH and letting the CPU decide when to pitch on the option is not a good idea... Braxton pitched the ball and the game away...
I also played a game with Robert Griffin III at Colorado... Holy hell that guy is good.....
The interface in Recruiting/scouting is incredibly busy and it seems harder to really keep your brain wrapped around what you are doing because the menus are not my favorite....
Still love the game play though.... I really like the fact that guys can make some amazing catches near the sidelines now... Physics are good...
I played a couple Heisman challenge games, Barry Sanders looks good in Scarlet and Gray. Unfortunately, just like in previous versons of the road to glory, the frustration of not being able to audible, call plays etc... OH and letting the CPU decide when to pitch on the option is not a good idea... Braxton pitched the ball and the game away...
I also played a game with Robert Griffin III at Colorado... Holy hell that guy is good.....
The interface in Recruiting/scouting is incredibly busy and it seems harder to really keep your brain wrapped around what you are doing because the menus are not my favorite....
Still love the game play though.... I really like the fact that guys can make some amazing catches near the sidelines now... Physics are good...
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Honestly, this is all I care about. The rest of the game is fluff to me. I hope they get more detail into the game and realistic reactions; like your first post about the LB being slower changing directions to catch the receiver. This makes me happy.GomerBucks;2175098; said:
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GomerBucks
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The player momentum and the sideline passing game are both HUGE. I get excited to throw the deep out now, receivers high pointing the the ball and getting a foot down smoothly
Also, the momentum factor makes reads on the zone options count! No more DE's coming down the line to stop the give then making an amazing turn to snag the QB once you have kept the ball...
Also, the momentum factor makes reads on the zone options count! No more DE's coming down the line to stop the give then making an amazing turn to snag the QB once you have kept the ball...
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jwill19osu
OH...IO
impressions
I get NCAA every year and like a lot of people, I was very disappointed with how '12 turned out. There were a lot of things that EA needed to fix for this game to be worth it and I wasn't sure EA would invest the time to do it. So far, I'm impressed. I have had the game since Friday night(EA season ticket). I have only played a few quarters vs CPU to this point and have not tried any dynasty features yet. I wanted to see how the game play was first and foremost before doing anything else. I spent the bulk of my time on the custom playbook section yesterday and then trying those plays in practice mode. Today I played my first full game with the custom playbook. It was played on All American, 6 min qtrs, no slider adjustments on xbox 360.
Here is the intro to the game.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi-qAjX0Ai4&feature=plcp"]Here is the first half video.[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REt2hvom37I&feature=plcp"]Here is the second half video.[/ame]
Thoughts:
Special Teams - All 6 of my kick-offs went to the back of the endzone. The only kickoff that was returnable was the CPU kickoff at beginning of 3rd qtr but it still reached endzone. Punt coverage was a lot better this year for the punting team as well as blockers getting back to actually block for the returner.
When I was on offense - The offense felt a lot like '12 when running the ball. The noticeable differences were the passing game and the wr animations. The QB has a better pump fake and can actually run play action now without being sacked every time. They allow you to bail on the fake in play action if you see the blitz coming which is huge IMO. They also incorporated different drop steps for the QB. There are different throwing angles the QB throws from and you are now being able to lob a pass over a lb in between a safety without it being picked off. The wrs will also read blitz and look to get open if the see it coming. The wrs also turn their heads and look for the ball. The routes near the side line are also very much improved and your no longer running out of bounds every time on these routes. They have changed the layout of the passing game icons with the bumpers and that cost me a couple sacks as I was pressing the wrong bumper to dump passes off. Overall though, the game play was much better and smoother then '12.
When I was on Defense - The CPU QB is much more "aware" this year. If he is a dual threat and feels the pressure he will get out of the pocket and run. As you can see in the video this happened often with Denard. I play with the FS on defense and I thought the overall control of the player felt smoother than '12. Change of direction was good and you didn't seem to over run plays like '12 did. The read and re-act defense is huge improvement from last year. Players are actually reacting much better to the ball vs standing and watching in last years game. This was very noticeable and can been seen in some of the plays above. Unfortunately not all the plays had replays of the play to show just how much better this was. The super lbs with 60in verticals, cbs that make plays without looking at the ball or running the same route as the wr are gone. For the most part, most of my issues have been taken care of in '13.
General - Really like the improved game play and hope EA doesn't figure out a way to screw it up with a bad tuner or patch update. There are obviously some small glitches that need fixed that I've seen posted(on operation sports) but for the most part I really like how the game plays. I just hope that the dynasty features work this year so that dynasty's are not broken after certain points in the game like last year. For those that were worried about improved game play from '12 to '13 though, id have to give EA credit for fixing those issues.
I get NCAA every year and like a lot of people, I was very disappointed with how '12 turned out. There were a lot of things that EA needed to fix for this game to be worth it and I wasn't sure EA would invest the time to do it. So far, I'm impressed. I have had the game since Friday night(EA season ticket). I have only played a few quarters vs CPU to this point and have not tried any dynasty features yet. I wanted to see how the game play was first and foremost before doing anything else. I spent the bulk of my time on the custom playbook section yesterday and then trying those plays in practice mode. Today I played my first full game with the custom playbook. It was played on All American, 6 min qtrs, no slider adjustments on xbox 360.
Here is the intro to the game.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi-qAjX0Ai4&feature=plcp"]Here is the first half video.[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REt2hvom37I&feature=plcp"]Here is the second half video.[/ame]
Thoughts:
Special Teams - All 6 of my kick-offs went to the back of the endzone. The only kickoff that was returnable was the CPU kickoff at beginning of 3rd qtr but it still reached endzone. Punt coverage was a lot better this year for the punting team as well as blockers getting back to actually block for the returner.
When I was on offense - The offense felt a lot like '12 when running the ball. The noticeable differences were the passing game and the wr animations. The QB has a better pump fake and can actually run play action now without being sacked every time. They allow you to bail on the fake in play action if you see the blitz coming which is huge IMO. They also incorporated different drop steps for the QB. There are different throwing angles the QB throws from and you are now being able to lob a pass over a lb in between a safety without it being picked off. The wrs will also read blitz and look to get open if the see it coming. The wrs also turn their heads and look for the ball. The routes near the side line are also very much improved and your no longer running out of bounds every time on these routes. They have changed the layout of the passing game icons with the bumpers and that cost me a couple sacks as I was pressing the wrong bumper to dump passes off. Overall though, the game play was much better and smoother then '12.
When I was on Defense - The CPU QB is much more "aware" this year. If he is a dual threat and feels the pressure he will get out of the pocket and run. As you can see in the video this happened often with Denard. I play with the FS on defense and I thought the overall control of the player felt smoother than '12. Change of direction was good and you didn't seem to over run plays like '12 did. The read and re-act defense is huge improvement from last year. Players are actually reacting much better to the ball vs standing and watching in last years game. This was very noticeable and can been seen in some of the plays above. Unfortunately not all the plays had replays of the play to show just how much better this was. The super lbs with 60in verticals, cbs that make plays without looking at the ball or running the same route as the wr are gone. For the most part, most of my issues have been taken care of in '13.
General - Really like the improved game play and hope EA doesn't figure out a way to screw it up with a bad tuner or patch update. There are obviously some small glitches that need fixed that I've seen posted(on operation sports) but for the most part I really like how the game plays. I just hope that the dynasty features work this year so that dynasty's are not broken after certain points in the game like last year. For those that were worried about improved game play from '12 to '13 though, id have to give EA credit for fixing those issues.
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jwill19osu
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Bucknut24;2175365; said:
You sure? I per-ordered my game thru amazon and it shows its to be delivered on Tuesday.
Delivery Estimate: Tuesday July 10, 2012
Not yet shipped
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006VB2UO6/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00"]
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Bucknut24;2175365; said:
You might call them tomorrow, they definitely still offer release day delivery.
I used to have a direct number but they've changed their system, you can reach them through their contact us callback feature.
If you have Prime, you might get it on the 10th even if your order isn't showing that.
Hopefully people ordered it through the BP link.
NCAA12 orders were a nice Summer boost last year.
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