NCAA Football 09 full game through videos

Pasta thanks for taking the time to put this together.

IMO an article needs to be written with regards to the overall feel of NCAA09 on the XBOX 360 and PS3. I think for the people who played the PS3 version last year this is leaps and bounds ahead of where they were. For the Xbox 360 however I dont see as much of a leap “sort of speak.” It does look like the same game for them just a big roster edit with some added control and better feel. Nothing really major “let me know if this is the wrong take on this.” But for the PS3 moving from 30fps to 60fps and improving upon what the XBOX 360 improved upon makes that leap a bigger leap indeed.
I’m not sure as to how long you have been following EA, but people must realize that’s the marketing plan and has been since they started making Madden back in the 80’s: “lets add something here and take away something there only to improve upon it and bring it back later as a new feature under a different more exciting name.”
But at any rate the leap for the PS3 is greater than the leap for the XBOX 360. That seems to be for certain…

[quote comment="22278"]BTW: Game looked the same, moved the same, announced the same, camera the same, same cheerleaders, same replays, same grass look, same pinball tacklers/blockers. Same Too Smart A.I.

GameFly at best. Just like last year.[/quote]

Your list makes me wonder if you even saw NCAA 08 next-gen, let alone played it.

No-player models are much better than before, imo they’re the best in any football game ever.

No – player movement is much faster and smoother than last year’s quicksand-like pace.

Pretty much.

Yes.

No(they weren’t even in the game last year).

Yes.

No-take a look at the hi-res screens in the gallery section, the grass is much improved from last year.

Not sure what you mean, I saw little or no mario running.

Definitely not. The defenders in last years game (pre-patch) had eyes in the backs of their heads, knocking down or intercepting passes at a ridiculous rate. There wasn’t a hint of that in these vids, the defenders reacted realistically.

Plus we haven’t even mentioned things like composure, formation audibles, custom soundtracks, online dynasty, etc..

Apart from all that…yeah, it’s pretty much the same.

Saw a bug on the second Penn State touchdown – the Pontiac drive said it was a total of 1 play of 5 yards and that was incorrect. I know it’s a beta, but I hope they are aware of this to address it before it goes gold.

I would have to agree about the pre-game presentation is only good for a few times. The game actually looks great though. One thing I would like to see in the future would be maybe a few new broadcast teams. I think if you really want college football you need a variety of broadcast teams.

Why do some people not understand the significance of presentation in a college football game? Presentation is what MAKES a sports game.

Is it bad that I put in Tecmo super bowl for my NES this weekend and found that it gave me better stat tracking, game intros, and halfime shows then any NCAA game on this generation of consoles.

Ii’m happy the game plays great- that is outstanding- I guess I would just like some outstanding presentation like back in the old PS2 days to keep me coming back to the game. It was the little things like bowl patches, or pregame warmups and rituals that made NCAA football so special. How cool was it that during bowl games the instant replay would flash the bowl logo before it went into the highlight? Those were the things that made you feel like you were guiding your team through a big bowl game (or even a little one). How about when your coach gets a gatorade bath? or how about when your team would carry a trophy and celebrate with the coach on their shoulders? All these added so much to the series.

What we have no is simply a bland game that plays great, but offers nothing else. Sorry- guess I just was expecting more from a series that was undoubtedly the best sports experience ever last generation. All you that are satisfied with this gen because it has “good graphics” or “good gameplay” need are not fans of this series….at this point I’d rather have an old gen version of the series to play on my PS2.

More excited about Madden 09.

And dang it, where’s Madden Monday on Gamestop? After an emotional weekend seeing Indy, I need an update.

Lame….same engine as Madden 08 with some tweaks. Same lack of presentation as Madden 08. Boring.

[quote comment="22296"]Why do some people not understand the significance of presentation in a college football game? Presentation is what MAKES a sports game.

Is it bad that I put in Tecmo super bowl for my NES this weekend and found that it gave me better stat tracking, game intros, and halfime shows then any NCAA game on this generation of consoles.

Ii’m happy the game plays great- that is outstanding- I guess I would just like some outstanding presentation like back in the old PS2 days to keep me coming back to the game. It was the little things like bowl patches, or pregame warmups and rituals that made NCAA football so special. How cool was it that during bowl games the instant replay would flash the bowl logo before it went into the highlight? Those were the things that made you feel like you were guiding your team through a big bowl game (or even a little one). How about when your coach gets a gatorade bath? or how about when your team would carry a trophy and celebrate with the coach on their shoulders? All these added so much to the series.

What we have no is simply a bland game that plays great, but offers nothing else. Sorry- guess I just was expecting more from a series that was undoubtedly the best sports experience ever last generation. All you that are satisfied with this gen because it has “good graphics” or “good gameplay” need are not fans of this series….at this point I’d rather have an old gen version of the series to play on my PS2.[/quote]

Yea, im in agreement here. Like iv said before, had Rockstar of taken the EA approach to GTA IV, Liberty City would have been the most desolate, barren and flat out boring virtual city ever put forth on a video game. Im sure the gameplay will be great in this game, i mean i thought it was pretty good last yr, but this game is going to get really boring really fast once youv seen everything. People say that youll just skip the cutscenes because by the third time youv seen it theyll become boring, this may be true, but a good presentation will take alot longer to wear on you than the presentation we get now. I really am dissapointed with the NCAA team, i thought we were on the brink of something special with last yrs game, i was almost sure that this yr we would get the true college football experience, guess not.

[quote comment="22290"]I’m getting kinda tired of people complaining about the game’s presentation issues. I mean, after the 3rd time seeing the same pre-game stuff you’ll probably just skip through it anyway. Just like in the ps2 version. I think that everyone just needs to calm down, and realize that NONE of us have even played the game yet! Why don’t you wait until YOU have experienced NCAA 09 to bash on it? I’m not saying this game is gonna be the best ever, but at least I’m keeping an open mind.[/quote]

I couldn’t agree with you more. people its still beta and theres two months to go so there will be improvemnts even though imo it looked sweet

[quote comment="22332"][quote comment="22296"]Why do some people not understand the significance of presentation in a college football game? Presentation is what MAKES a sports game.

Is it bad that I put in Tecmo super bowl for my NES this weekend and found that it gave me better stat tracking, game intros, and halfime shows then any NCAA game on this generation of consoles.

Ii’m happy the game plays great- that is outstanding- I guess I would just like some outstanding presentation like back in the old PS2 days to keep me coming back to the game. It was the little things like bowl patches, or pregame warmups and rituals that made NCAA football so special. How cool was it that during bowl games the instant replay would flash the bowl logo before it went into the highlight? Those were the things that made you feel like you were guiding your team through a big bowl game (or even a little one). How about when your coach gets a gatorade bath? or how about when your team would carry a trophy and celebrate with the coach on their shoulders? All these added so much to the series.

What we have no is simply a bland game that plays great, but offers nothing else. Sorry- guess I just was expecting more from a series that was undoubtedly the best sports experience ever last generation. All you that are satisfied with this gen because it has “good graphics” or “good gameplay” need are not fans of this series….at this point I’d rather have an old gen version of the series to play on my PS2.[/quote]

Yea, im in agreement here. Like iv said before, had Rockstar of taken the EA approach to GTA IV, Liberty City would have been the most desolate, barren and flat out boring virtual city ever put forth on a video game. Im sure the gameplay will be great in this game, i mean i thought it was pretty good last yr, but this game is going to get really boring really fast once youv seen everything. People say that youll just skip the cutscenes because by the third time youv seen it theyll become boring, this may be true, but a good presentation will take alot longer to wear on you than the presentation we get now. I really am dissapointed with the NCAA team, i thought we were on the brink of something special with last yrs game, i was almost sure that this yr we would get the true college football experience, guess not.[/quote]

I’m all for presentation…would like to see them do a great job on it but at the end of the day most of us are hitting the A Button to go right through the presentation once we’ve seen it once…Its all about gameplay…Stat overlays are essential and some in game related presentation but I really don’t want to see EA waste time on a damn halftime show that nobody will watch after the 1st couple of viewings

looks good!

If I have to put last years game next to this year’s to see the difference, there hasn’t been that much difference then. NCAA and Madden have needed “something” for years, that something hasn’t been defined, but it hasn’t been reached, because any-non madden gamer can look at screenshots and say it looks the same, of course a madden geek is going to nitpick to pat EA on the back, I love the reply that assumes I didnt play 08, check my gamertag. Just because I don’t go gaga over trimmer player models, or finally some sideline NPC action, please! I’m a grown man, Its the same product, oh next year they’ll get: drum roll: the moving camera, like Madden09! Wow, we’ll wait till NEXT YEAR for a feature in one of their other titles OUT THIS YEAR. Please I love Madden for the competition, for its history in console gaming, for the NFL, But who doesn’t know its the same freekin representation of NFL football every year. NCAA is worst because to me they’ve always had the faster gameplay, but always a year behind in cool features, and a player not in college, what garbage. And by the looks of the posters,I’m not the only one that feels this way. Still waiting for that Madden they showed on the E3 demo 3 years ago…oh that was CGI, no wonder it looked next gen. As for NCAA,GameFly at best

PS: Lets all run to the nearest Plant store, lets go buy that NEW GRASS they put in NCAA09 since its SO the reason to distinguish it from last year.

Blades of Grass?

And to tell me that NOW they will PUT BACK features we had Last Gen and call them NEW FEATURES is marketing 101. You know how long I’ve been waiting for Next Gen Formation shifts? In NCAA and Madden, have yall earned enough millions to put the features back in the game yet?

Look I’ve been gaming since PitFall on the Atari 2600, maybe these subtle upgrades every year is something we’ve come to accept. I like EA football games, but I calls em how I see em. I’ve been buying since John Madden football and Bill Walsh College Football. I’ve been around and have every right to critique.

anyone who had a ps3 and last years game and says this years game doesnt look 100x better then that games is freaking blind..its a HUGE improvement…..to me it appears the main thing missing for me is intro..ie Miami Smoke…michigan banner touching…etc…that HAS to be in the game here soon..guys you have to realize that it takes time to adjust to gaming for new system…the first ps2 games were pretty rough too…

The game seems to be faster, could be due to the level, along with the animations look to be better. It will be interesting to see if the online mode wil be stable this year when it comes out. Nonetheless it look much improved and faster gameplay so it will be a for sure buy, just like every other summer, great post.

I really loved the demo, it seemed like a lot of playing time for a demo. Just one thing where is that game being played from at the top.