NCAA Football 09 hands-on: Part two
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Earlier I posted my general experience and thoughts on things more related directly to the gameplay. Now in part two of my hands-on with NCAA Football 09 I’ll detail some of the new features that have been added. There are some big ones that should be really well received and others that will greatly enhance the overall gameplay experience.
I had the opportunity to sit down with producer Ben Haumiller and talk about the online dynasty mode. Essentially it offers absolutely everything there is in an offline dynasty. We already knew about being able to play with up to 12 teams for up to 60 seasons. Every team is included and all the features (even down things such as the Heisman watch) operate in the same way. When it comes to recruiting you compete against all the CPU and user controlled teams.
The whole thing is really well thought out. There is a commish that controls everything. First of all it is invite only there won’t be any online franchises comprised of a completely random group of people. Still if someone is flaking out they can sim that person’s activities and games. Also everything is completely auto-updated. As soon as a task is completed the game uploads the new info. For anyone concerned about people attempting to cheat the commish will receive “restart alerts”. Since everything is auto-updated there is no way to hide if you restart a game that isn’t going your way. The commish will see that a game has been restarted X amount of times.
There were a couple other things that worth noting. Any time you’re in the menus you’ll be in an open voice chat with the others who are as well. You can also have multiple people taking part from the same console which would make it a mix of the more traditional multi-user offline franchise with additional online users.
It really sounds as if they are going to deliver with online dynasty. The only worry has to be around the online lag problems and whether they have been rectified. They stated they are aware of those issues and have been working hard to make sure that online play runs smoothly.
Home Field Advantage returns but not in the same way as was previously implemented. This is a feature I had really hoped for in both football titles and I really like the way they instituted it and the effect it has on the games. The first thing to point out is that it isn’t over-powered like many believed it used to be. Road teams were playing effectively even in hostile environments when prepared.
The main way you see it is in the loss of the receiver icons and controller rumble. This makes for some anxious feeling if you have to wait for the snap to recognize the icons. This is especially the case for someone who uses a lot of audibles or hot routes. You also get the erratic play routes but those are at least somewhat distinguishable on their own. Despite all that if you are prepared and don’t lose concentration (by knowing what player is designated to what icon from the play selected) it can be overcome. I did notice a few times while on the road that hot routes seemed to be missed by the receivers. I don’t know if those instances were HFA related or not.
Another thing that has been added which somewhat ties in with HFA is the QB composure (being referred to as the QB challenge). After throwing an INT a screen comes up asking for you to choose out of three plays which one the defense ran. If you guess correctly your QB will sustain his composure (I suppose think of it as “learning from the mistake”) but select the wrong one and your QB will lose composure. The less composure the more icons that are missing pre-snap and it also seemed the more inaccurate the QB will be. It was my perception that the composure hit was more significant for the QB playing on the road but I don’t know if that is the case for sure. The screen took a little long to load (possibly a build issue) but other than that I liked this new element.
After timeouts you have the opportunity to select an area of focus. This should give a boost in this area for (assuming) the next play. While on offense the options are “ignore crowd”, “get open”, “block better”, “break tackles”, and “protect ball”. While on defense they are “shed blocks”, “lockup coverage”, “tackle better”, “get ball back”, and “no penalties”. It makes the use of timeouts more strategic which is an improvement over them only being useful at the end of the half or game.
“Coaches cam” now has two options for “bluff plays”. Pull up the coaches cam with the right trigger, press up to view your play, press down to view the individual player confidence levels, and pressing left or right will show incorrect plays. This is great to have for head-to-head games.
Post play continuation is more of a subtle improvement but it meshes nicely. I just would’ve liked to see more of it than all the shots of cheerleaders. Basically after a play is over sometimes there will be a scene played that fits with how it ended. The first one I saw I had made a reception near the sideline and was trying to stay in bounds. Once I stepped on the sideline and the play was over it cut to him continuing to run down the sideline.
After scoring a TD if your player hasn’t made a dive into the end zone you remain in control of him and can run around for a few seconds. This leads into a short celebration. If you run up to your mascot or the opposing team’s mascot it’ll be a celebration involving them. Some of which were pretty amusing and team specific (although will likely get repetitive).
“Icing the kicker” is now a feature (optional so it can be turned off). The meter is literally covered in ice which makes it more difficult to see for timing the power. It also gives the lower camera perspective and heart beat vibration and after the kick is in the air it continues in slow motion. It was a pretty cool effect and at least made kicking a little more challenging in a pressure situation.
Because we weren’t able to upload music to the game we weren’t able to test out the custom sounds. Chris Jacobs at NCAA Strategies copied down the all 23 situations in which they can be set
We were unable to reach the online area of the game to look at the procedures behind the roster sharing or online dynasty.
There are two new mini-games, both of which really aren’t worth noting. “Horse” offers a chance to play by kicking field goals from various places on the field (including outside the hashes) and “Special Teams Challenge” is just like the “Tug of War” but with punting. I can’t imagine anyone playing these after they get the achievement as they were just dreadfully boring. I suppose they could be used to improve skill in kicking, punt coverage, and punt returns.
The mascot games don’t play exactly like the regular games. They are more arcade style and include over-the-top jukes and flips.
In something that became a running joke there appeared to be a bug that on a couple occasions selected the play automatically and then wouldn’t display the audible options. All that was visible was the Coke Zero logo. This naturally led into discussion about advertisers choosing your plays as a feature.
I have the top 25 teams, top 25 toughest places to play, and top rated players at each position taken down (there are five players total who have a 99 rating). Those will be coming in the near future unless I’m informed that I need to withhold posting them (quite possible). Georgia is already known as #1, Oklahoma is #2.
I wanted to reiterate that everything I mentioned in my hands-on reports have been communicated and will at least be heard by the NCAA team. Whether they can, or choose, to make changes based on that falls on them. Granted it is too late in the process to make major changes, but the game really doesn’t need major changes. It could however benefit from some adjustments and tuning. Overall though the addition of all the new features and the shift to wide-open gameplay looks to make this one of the best received sports titles of this generation.
May 2, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Any of those 99 rated players have a # 15 on their jersey? lol are you allowed to tell us that?
May 2, 2008 at 12:29 pm
[quote comment="19821"]Pasta,
can you please check into K-State’s uniforms..
from IGN’s video interview posted today I took this picture of their uniform:
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9282/screencapturedi0.jpg
that is from two years ago.. last year they updated their uniforms to these:
http://img337.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screencapture1tc5.jpg
hopefully they can get this fixed by release..
i’d appreciate it if you could check and/or bring it to their attention if you have the connections[/quote]
Pasta..
do you have connections with any of EA’s people who could/can make uniform adjustments?
May 2, 2008 at 12:29 pm
georgia #1? thats sickning
May 2, 2008 at 12:43 pm
can you tell me what knowshon morenos overall rating was?
May 2, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Do the Oklahoma Sooners have names on their uni’s??
May 2, 2008 at 12:53 pm
when will u be able to give top 25, top 25 toughest places to play, and tops by position thanks.
May 2, 2008 at 12:57 pm
I can see Turbo is already at work whining about Facemasks.
May 2, 2008 at 1:00 pm
[quote comment="19870"][quote comment="19867"]Again-
Pasta- Bowl patches?[/quote]
Pasta answered the question earlier. It looks like we have to wait yet another year for bowl patches to appear. This is quite disappointing since this is the 3rd year it is on next gen.
I sure hope ALL the stadiums are in though.[/quote]
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!! Is this confirmed for sure.
So let me get this straight…they added online dynasty, polished the graphics up, and added alternate jerseys. So I guess 08 was just a beta?
Pasta- is there a reason why content like bowl patches and FCS schools that were in the last console generation of this series, is eing left out? Start asking some tough questions to these guys please instead of being enamored by everything they say. I
I thought this year was all about bringing the atmosphere of college football into the game–yet they don’t give us bowl patches? NCAA 2002 had them for ps2, and that was the 1st ps2 NCAA, so why are we 3 years in w/ no patches?
May 2, 2008 at 1:05 pm
This game really needs to have team specific entrances. Like someone said before, a couple years ago they had ND coming out touching the “Play like a champion” sign, and they had Miami w/ the smoke one year, but they need to be specific for each team when they are at home. I really dont think it would be that hard to do. I’m still pumped for this game no matter what.
May 2, 2008 at 1:07 pm
I hate to keep harping on this stuff, but when I bought my PS3 and 360 I was expecting this to be the greatest sports generation of video games EVER…especially NCAA. I was expecting amazing details, all the team, playoff’s, tons of options and features, amazing graphics, etc. Anyone else as disappointed as I am? Guess this is just the FPS generation and not the sports generation- maybe the next batch of consoles?
Honestly, is EA ever going to realize that NCAA 04 and 06 are STILL better than ANY of the next gen editions they have released? No reall, do they realize that?
May 2, 2008 at 1:09 pm
[quote comment="19935"]This game really needs to have team specific entrances. Like someone said before, a couple years ago they had ND coming out touching the “Play like a champion” sign, and they had Miami w/ the smoke one year, but they need to be specific for each team when they are at home. I really dont think it would be that hard to do. I’m still pumped for this game no matter what.[/quote]
Why would they include it? It was already included in last gen- apparently the ps2 and xbox were far more powerful machines than the ps3/360…what you are asking for would tax the machines too much and probably make EA cut out half the teams to make it work..
rolling my eyes.
May 2, 2008 at 1:20 pm
I just videos on IGN with the Noles in their black uniforms….Downright sick…
Also, when Florida State scored a TD the cheerleaders ran through the end zone with flags that spelled out NOLES…
Awesome…
May 2, 2008 at 1:36 pm
[quote comment="19933"][quote comment="19870"][quote comment="19867"]Again-
Pasta- Bowl patches?[/quote]
Pasta answered the question earlier. It looks like we have to wait yet another year for bowl patches to appear. This is quite disappointing since this is the 3rd year it is on next gen.
I sure hope ALL the stadiums are in though.[/quote]
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!! Is this confirmed for sure.
So let me get this straight…they added online dynasty, polished the graphics up, and added alternate jerseys. So I guess 08 was just a beta?
Pasta- is there a reason why content like bowl patches and FCS schools that were in the last console generation of this series, is eing left out? Start asking some tough questions to these guys please instead of being enamored by everything they say. I
I thought this year was all about bringing the atmosphere of college football into the game–yet they don’t give us bowl patches? NCAA 2002 had them for ps2, and that was the 1st ps2 NCAA, so why are we 3 years in w/ no patches?[/quote]
Cry some more, god. You whine more than my 5-year old sister. I don’t care for patches because I’m into gameplay.
May 2, 2008 at 1:39 pm
pasta, have they said anything on create a school?? thank you
May 2, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Pasta, What color were the pants for Oregon’s yellow top? Did they have they yellow helmets by any chance? Thanks
May 2, 2008 at 1:51 pm
[quote comment="19960"][quote comment="19933"][quote comment="19870"][quote comment="19867"]Again-
Pasta- Bowl patches?[/quote]
Pasta answered the question earlier. It looks like we have to wait yet another year for bowl patches to appear. This is quite disappointing since this is the 3rd year it is on next gen.
I sure hope ALL the stadiums are in though.[/quote]
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!! Is this confirmed for sure.
So let me get this straight…they added online dynasty, polished the graphics up, and added alternate jerseys. So I guess 08 was just a beta?
Pasta- is there a reason why content like bowl patches and FCS schools that were in the last console generation of this series, is eing left out? Start asking some tough questions to these guys please instead of being enamored by everything they say. I
I thought this year was all about bringing the atmosphere of college football into the game–yet they don’t give us bowl patches? NCAA 2002 had them for ps2, and that was the 1st ps2 NCAA, so why are we 3 years in w/ no patches?[/quote]
Cry some more, god. You whine more than my 5-year old sister. I don’t care for patches because I’m into gameplay.[/quote]
This mentality is so moronic- go spend your $60 on a game with less content and attention to detail then it’s 5 year old counterpart. People like you are the reason EA makes minimal upgrades on a yearly basis because you all eat it up.
Ohh, and I wouldn’t say this generations gameplay is leaps and bounds above last gen either. So let me get this straight, you honestly think that EA is pushing the evelope on this series this genration? By year 3 on PS2 we had twice the content, and twice the features that we have today….but I guess that’s ok because we have a game that has taken 3 years to simply play well.
May 2, 2008 at 2:31 pm
On the final cover of the wii version of ncaa 09, what does all-play mean?
May 2, 2008 at 3:32 pm
[quote comment="19933"][quote comment="19870"][quote comment="19867"]Again-
Pasta- Bowl patches?[/quote]
Pasta answered the question earlier. It looks like we have to wait yet another year for bowl patches to appear. This is quite disappointing since this is the 3rd year it is on next gen.
I sure hope ALL the stadiums are in though.[/quote]
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!! Is this confirmed for sure.
So let me get this straight…they added online dynasty, polished the graphics up, and added alternate jerseys. So I guess 08 was just a beta?
Pasta- is there a reason why content like bowl patches and FCS schools that were in the last console generation of this series, is eing left out? Start asking some tough questions to these guys please instead of being enamored by everything they say. I
I thought this year was all about bringing the atmosphere of college football into the game–yet they don’t give us bowl patches? NCAA 2002 had them for ps2, and that was the 1st ps2 NCAA, so why are we 3 years in w/ no patches?[/quote]
Who knows, they may add it in between now and when it goes gold.
To be perfectly honest, I would be content playing NCAA 06 with next-gen graphics.
May 2, 2008 at 3:42 pm
[quote comment="19930"]I can see Turbo is already at work whining about Facemasks.[/quote]
and who is this clown?
May 2, 2008 at 3:49 pm
[quote comment="19960"][quote comment="19933"][quote comment="19870"][quote comment="19867"]Again-
Pasta- Bowl patches?[/quote]
Pasta answered the question earlier. It looks like we have to wait yet another year for bowl patches to appear. This is quite disappointing since this is the 3rd year it is on next gen.
I sure hope ALL the stadiums are in though.[/quote]
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!! Is this confirmed for sure.
So let me get this straight…they added online dynasty, polished the graphics up, and added alternate jerseys. So I guess 08 was just a beta?
Pasta- is there a reason why content like bowl patches and FCS schools that were in the last console generation of this series, is eing left out? Start asking some tough questions to these guys please instead of being enamored by everything they say. I
I thought this year was all about bringing the atmosphere of college football into the game–yet they don’t give us bowl patches? NCAA 2002 had them for ps2, and that was the 1st ps2 NCAA, so why are we 3 years in w/ no patches?[/quote]
Cry some more, god. You whine more than my 5-year old sister. I don’t care for patches because I’m into gameplay.[/quote]
GMSFOOTBALL! You’re a simpleton, for the fact that you’re calling out people because they’re upset that old-gen had more features than CURRENT-GEN. how the hell do you have a superior systems, 3 times the power of their predecessors, and can’t put something as SIMPLISTIC as bowl patches?
Moron, it’s not that people are saying that bowl patches are more important than gameplay. They’re merely upset that EA has REGRESSED, not PROGRESSED, which by the evolutionary nature of humanity, makes no f***ing sense! You DON’T PUT BOWL PATCHES ON THE PS2, and then LEAVE THEM OUT ON THE PS3. It’s very easy to comprehend, unless of course, you don’t have a brain.
so do us all a favor and shutup!
May 2, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Hey Pasta, can you tell me if my Badgers are ranked in the top 10? I highly doubt it, but thanks.
May 2, 2008 at 3:59 pm
[quote comment="19901"][quote comment="19899"]yo pasta, i saw some video on ign, and it was LSU and they were making short dump passes for 10-15 yards 2 plays in a row(i thought hey would fix that). I hatted this when i was online because my defence would never react to it no matter what i called. Do you know if they have improved the defence to recognize this (also the same wit QB scrambles).[/quote]
you need to see the video again…both of those drop-offs were the fault of the HUMAN USER (USC) playing on defense. if you notice, on both those plays, he is a linebacker and he blows both of those coverages. he’s highlighted with a blue circle, so you know its not the CPU A.I…he stumbles around, living the running back open…
Being that it is human error and not AI, you cant use those examples to show that EA has not worked on defense.[/quote]
well i wasn’t talking about human error i was talking about the CPU-even if it was human control i still would like to know if there has been an up grade to the defence awareness(by the cpu)..
May 2, 2008 at 4:04 pm
yes,
but you based your argument on the example of two plays where it was HUMAN FAULT, and not CPU A.I.
you should’ve used other examples.
May 2, 2008 at 4:46 pm
oh excuse me, im so very sorry for the inconvience.
May 2, 2008 at 5:18 pm
bowl games are the most important part of college football, yet, ea doesn’t even give us bowl patches much less detailed field art. Oh yeah, field textures look like trash anyway, every stadium has the same looking field it seems like, even turf looks like grass. Terrible.
EA makes the worst sports games on the next gen. College hoops 07, 08 have been disasterous. Madden the last few years have taken steps backward, ncaa on next gen has been a waste of money and time. NHL 08, however, was a very good game, i forgot about that.
Video games are supposed to be challenging and fun, not depressing and irratating. I don’t understand why ea, with all of their money, can’t put out a game that pushes the limits of the next gen platforms. I mean, compare ea’s titles (graphic wise) to call of duty 4, grid (coming out soon) etc, it makes ea’s games look like cartoons.
Comeon ea, 3 years in, ive yet to be impressed with anything you’ve done.
May 2, 2008 at 5:37 pm
And another thing, i think ea’s approach to the next gen, from the very beginning, was flawed. If I were the head guy making this game, in 07 i would have made the game a direct port of the current gen game. With that in place, I would’ve put all the recources into the visuals, stadiums, player models, lighting, atmosphere, etc. I think that this would have made everyone happy and would give a good base for years to come becuase the last gen engine wasn’t flawed. With 07, totally focused on visuals and presentation, 08 would be focused on tweaking the gameplay. Adding a more realistic pocket, running animations, all animations,playbooks, everything. I would also update the commentating and presentation a little too.
By this year, on my plan, I think everything would be in place to make one of the best games ever in the sports genre. Presentation and atmosphere would be updated and countless other possibilities would be possible. The game wouldn’t be stuck like it is now and would have all of the features one would expect.
May 2, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Pasta, thanks for the write-up. Can you comment on any changes to EA Sports World? Will there still be the option to upload quick replays to their website.
Thanks
May 2, 2008 at 6:17 pm
I’m sorry, you answered this in Part One.
May 2, 2008 at 6:43 pm
[quote comment="19921"]georgia #1? thats sickning[/quote]
Don’t hate Dawg Participate. Bulldawgs all the way Baby we’re # 1
May 2, 2008 at 7:05 pm
[quote comment="20009"]Pasta, thanks for the write-up. Can you comment on any changes to EA Sports World? Will there still be the option to upload quick replays to their website.
Thanks[/quote]
Yes plus some new things such as online dynasty statistics.
[quote comment="19984"]Hey Pasta, can you tell me if my Badgers are ranked in the top 10? I highly doubt it, but thanks.[/quote]
I think you’ll be pleased with their standing. Not going to give away specific placements though.
May 2, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Pasta when will u get mmore news on campus legend? Oh, and where is Oregon ranked?
May 2, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Hey Pasta…On Create-a-player did you happen to see leg tights or the QB Towel? Thanks
May 2, 2008 at 9:28 pm
[quote comment="19983"][quote comment="19960"][quote comment="19933"][quote comment="19870"][quote comment="19867"]Again-
Pasta- Bowl patches?[/quote]
Pasta answered the question earlier. It looks like we have to wait yet another year for bowl patches to appear. This is quite disappointing since this is the 3rd year it is on next gen.
I sure hope ALL the stadiums are in though.[/quote]
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!! Is this confirmed for sure.
So let me get this straight…they added online dynasty, polished the graphics up, and added alternate jerseys. So I guess 08 was just a beta?
Pasta- is there a reason why content like bowl patches and FCS schools that were in the last console generation of this series, is eing left out? Start asking some tough questions to these guys please instead of being enamored by everything they say. I
I thought this year was all about bringing the atmosphere of college football into the game–yet they don’t give us bowl patches? NCAA 2002 had them for ps2, and that was the 1st ps2 NCAA, so why are we 3 years in w/ no patches?[/quote]
Cry some more, god. You whine more than my 5-year old sister. I don’t care for patches because I’m into gameplay.[/quote]
GMSFOOTBALL! You’re a simpleton, for the fact that you’re calling out people because they’re upset that old-gen had more features than CURRENT-GEN. how the hell do you have a superior systems, 3 times the power of their predecessors, and can’t put something as SIMPLISTIC as bowl patches?
Moron, it’s not that people are saying that bowl patches are more important than gameplay. They’re merely upset that EA has REGRESSED, not PROGRESSED, which by the evolutionary nature of humanity, makes no f***ing sense! You DON’T PUT BOWL PATCHES ON THE PS2, and then LEAVE THEM OUT ON THE PS3. It’s very easy to comprehend, unless of course, you don’t have a brain.
so do us all a favor and shutup![/quote]
AMEN BROTHA! Couldn’t of said it better myself. Someone has to tell EA about themselves. Just because someone gives constructive critisizm doesn’t mean they don’t like the game. We’re all frustrated because we know the potential EA has. Picture it like this..Say you had a beutiful model for a girlfriend & all of the sudden she gets plastic surgery for no reason but to try something different & after the surgery she looks like crap. Well that’s what EA has done to us! All they had to do was incorporate all the features from last gen to go along with next gen graphics & I’m sure people would’ve been happy with that. At least that would’ve been a good enough foundation to build on. Oh & don’t give me this crap about they had to build the game from ground up. If next gen consoles are more powerful then how do you explain the drastic improvements every year on PS2 & such slow progress for next gen?
May 2, 2008 at 9:32 pm
[quote comment="20004"]And another thing, i think ea’s approach to the next gen, from the very beginning, was flawed. If I were the head guy making this game, in 07 i would have made the game a direct port of the current gen game. With that in place, I would’ve put all the recources into the visuals, stadiums, player models, lighting, atmosphere, etc. I think that this would have made everyone happy and would give a good base for years to come becuase the last gen engine wasn’t flawed. With 07, totally focused on visuals and presentation, 08 would be focused on tweaking the gameplay. Adding a more realistic pocket, running animations, all animations,playbooks, everything. I would also update the commentating and presentation a little too.
By this year, on my plan, I think everything would be in place to make one of the best games ever in the sports genre. Presentation and atmosphere would be updated and countless other possibilities would be possible. The game wouldn’t be stuck like it is now and would have all of the features one would expect.[/quote]
Well said brotha! Maybe you should work for EA lol. Sounds like you know your stuff. Maybe EA should consider taking an extra year to release the next title. That way they will have plenty of time to get everything where it needs to be. Just a wishful thought lol! We know that would never happen. God forbid EA lose out on a few sales! lol
May 2, 2008 at 11:26 pm
could one of those 99OVR players be a Center from a team that rhymes with bARKANSAS LOL :0)
Pretty sure the 5 99ovr come from this list:
Tim Tebow QB UF
Jonathan Luigs OC ARK
Travis Beckum TE WIS
Rey Maualugo LB USC
Sam Swank K WF
Ryan Succop K USCe
Britton Colquitt P TEN
Mark Fodge P OKST
Taylor Mays FS USC
Malcolm Jenkins CB OSU
Geno Hayes LB FSU
Alex Boone OT OSU
Pat White QB WVU
am i rigt pasta? lol
May 3, 2008 at 5:36 am
Hey Pasta got an easy question what happened at the end of the game were the teams celebrating or did it just cut to the menu screen cuz last year we got the play of the game what is it this year?
May 3, 2008 at 5:56 am
did you see any new options in create-a-player?? i know you said it wasn’t fully implemented but did you see anything like towel? or Ankle Brace,Knee Brace,leg bands, sock height,anything new? thanks,
Cody
May 3, 2008 at 7:42 am
im going to guess that the 5 guys with a 99 are… Tim Tebow, Knowshon Moreno, Malcolm Jenkins, Chris Wells, and that d-line guy Marks from auburn… just a guess.
btw i played against Knowshon in HS a few years ago.. Kid is an animal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQcidjeUvhg
the first highlight they show of his punt return was against my team
padre is Rutgers ranked in the top 25??
May 3, 2008 at 8:36 am
PASTA GREAT QUESTION!!!!!!
WHAT HAPPENED AT THE END OF THE GAME WERE THERE PLAYER CELEBRATIONS OR COLLEGE GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS OR DID WE JUST GET ANOTHER WEAK PONTIAC GAME CHANGING PERFORMANCE THAT REALLY DIDNT CHANGE THE GAME?????????
May 3, 2008 at 8:36 am
thanks pasta, just one question did they make any upgrades to my shrine as far as saving more replays or having a playlist instead of random play of the same plays over and over again. thank you
May 3, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Hey Pasta, will you be able to return kicks in campus legend mode? also, i saw the oregon alt jersey, but will they have the all white with the white helmet?
May 3, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Hey, Pasta. i’m hoping next year they add team entrances.Did you mention this to EA?
May 3, 2008 at 2:39 pm
so i take it there are no fcs teams? and i was wondering if you mentioned ne thing to them about it and what they said there reasoning for not having them was?
May 3, 2008 at 2:45 pm
[quote comment="20058"]thanks pasta, just one question did they make any upgrades to my shrine as far as saving more replays or having a playlist instead of random play of the same plays over and over again. thank you[/quote]
Didn’t really look into it but I wouldn’t any major changes there.
[quote comment="20066"]Hey Pasta, will you be able to return kicks in campus legend mode? also, i saw the oregon alt jersey, but will they have the all white with the white helmet?[/quote]
You can’t edit depth charts. But if you are slated as the top kick returner you will (either by taking on Campus Legend as an existing player or as a created one).
I didn’t look at all Oregon’s uniforms. They have two alternates. In total their options are called white top, emerald green top, yellow top, and white/black.
[quote comment="20077"]Hey, Pasta. i’m hoping next year they add team entrances.Did you mention this to EA?[/quote]
We concentrated more on what they could do to improve this release. I’m certain they know that is a want of the community though.
[quote comment="20083"]so i take it there are no fcs teams? and i was wondering if you mentioned ne thing to them about it and what they said there reasoning for not having them was?[/quote]
No they aren’t in. No explanation given.
May 3, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Top 10 Pasta….Are my Longhorns at least in the Top 10…..Can i get that at least???
May 3, 2008 at 3:46 pm
PASTA GREAT QUESTION!!!!!!
WHAT HAPPENED AT THE END OF THE GAME WERE THERE PLAYER CELEBRATIONS OR COLLEGE GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS OR DID WE JUST GET ANOTHER WEAK PONTIAC GAME CHANGING PERFORMANCE THAT REALLY DIDNT CHANGE THE GAME????????? VERY IMPORTANT
May 3, 2008 at 4:01 pm
[quote comment="20085"]Top 10 Pasta….Are my Longhorns at least in the Top 10…..Can i get that at least???[/quote]
Alright I’ll giveaway Texas: #10. Though I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re higher in the final version considering LSU will probably need to be dropped.
[quote comment="20086"]PASTA GREAT QUESTION!!!!!!
WHAT HAPPENED AT THE END OF THE GAME WERE THERE PLAYER CELEBRATIONS OR COLLEGE GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS OR DID WE JUST GET ANOTHER WEAK PONTIAC GAME CHANGING PERFORMANCE THAT REALLY DIDNT CHANGE THE GAME????????? VERY IMPORTANT[/quote]
Showed a series of “big” plays from the game. Usually they were legit important plays although not always ones I would’ve expected to see.
May 3, 2008 at 5:43 pm
pasta…s texas tech in the top 15 at least..i dont have to know exact rank!!
May 3, 2008 at 5:58 pm
hey pasta, what is ohio state’s rank?
i would think between 4 and 6, is that right
May 3, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Great Stuff Pasta!! Gotta a few questions:
This 1 might be a dumb 1, but I don’t think Louisville is in the top 25, but if they are, can u tell me where and their toughest place to play
Also, is Louisville Black uniforms in the game yet?? thanks a bunch i appreciate this greatly!!!