Comments on: NCAA Football 09 hands-on report two

By: grant

grant — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:42:58 +0000

8 to 9 fumbles, not 809, I mean.

By: grant

grant — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:42:08 +0000

One BIG question that hasn’t been answered in any previews I’ve seen.

Have the #%(!@*U$!@# Fumbles been fixed?

It was absolutely ridiculous both online and in the actual gameplay how often one fumbled. I fumbled my first 4 possessions online once, with my running bakc with a 92 carry rating and covering up most of the time.

The average of 2-3 fumbles a game on 5 minutes quarters is the equivalent of 809 fumbles on a full game. Ridiculous. That’s only fumbles you LOSE. On AA difficulty Dynasty, you fumble 4-5 times a game seemingly on 5 minute quarters.

It makes the game unplayable at times.

Has it been fixed?

By: RobMac

RobMac — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:34:43 +0000

Pasta,

Do you feel like 09 has more long term playability than NCAA 08? I’ve played the NCAA Football series since 99, and NCAA 08(XBOX 360) was the only time I’ve traded-in or stopped playing one of the games. Although, 08 was my first next-gen experience with the series. Has 09 taken steps to becoming an enjoyable game on the next-gen consoles?

By: J. Pierce

J. Pierce — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:37:29 +0000

A couple weeks back I kept hearing about all the media sites that were going to be running an online dynasty, but I haven’t heard a thing since then.

Pasta, can you give us an update or tell us where we can follow the online dynasty? Alot of us are very interested in this so we can get an idea on how well it works and, most importantly, if the lag has been fixed.

Thanks for all your hard work!

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:42:30 +0000

Question: Outside of dynasty mode, can you change what year players are in of their eligibility? You could on 07, but they scrapped that on 08. Since Notre Dame doesn’t officially give out redshirts, they screwed up how much eligibility was left on a lot of players.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:20:57 +0000

In NCAA Football 07 the on field shadows moved in real time, in NCAA Football 08 they did not. However, lighting always progressed throughout the game in both 07 and 08. (ex. dusk games turned into night as time went on) I know that lighting is something that most people don’t really care about, but hopefully the shadows will move in real time like they did in NCAA 07.
The NCAA Football series has always had more realistic lighting then the Madden series in my opinion. In Madden, a 4:15 game always seems dark, even during September games, which is not realistic at all.

By: twistanutz22

twistanutz22 — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:52:30 +0000

Yo Pasta,

Thanks for all of your hard work, Just thinking of how much work you’ve put into this year’s reports is flat out overwhelming! Could I ask for some screen-shots or video of OREGON’S ALTERNATE JERSEYS. I saw one video where J-Will (#4) caught a TD pass in the endzone wearing the yellow tops and green pants. I’m just curious if Oregon has anymore alternates in the game, because as you may know they have a lot more in real life. I’m hoping they have their black tops/ black pants along with the all yellow’s. Those are my two favorites!
Thanks for your help man!

By: Bob?

Bob? — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:50:39 +0000

i hope they can still make a screen shake for the home field advantage but i doubt itll happen. From what ive seen the home field advantage feel doesn’t seem right. But, my question to you pasta is… does the home field advantage actually FEEL different then other games or is it only because you cannot see what routes your players will run and the qb’s composure is down? Is there a sense of home field advantage?

thank you for your time

By: Badgerboy 21

Badgerboy 21 — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:35:26 +0000

pasta…i read a year or two ago that you would be able to see the tomahawk chop or the gator chomp…is that visible in this game this year..or is the crowd always look like its going bananas like last years game???

By: MJ

MJ — Sat, 31 May 2008 07:05:21 +0000

[quote comment="23000"]I don’t believe the lighting is progressive in NCAA or Madden from what I’ve seen and who I’ve asked. They built the new lighting system this year and probably weren’t able to get that far.[/quote]

Does this mean that an evening game will always be played in dusk in the 4th quarter OR is it not as smooth as before?
Thanks