NCAA Football 09 demo now available

im just writing to answer some people questions about why people are wearing the same jersey numbers, in college football players can have the same jersey number as long as they are on different sides of the ball. So, if a wide out is number 11 and the safety is number 11 it is fine.

This is what i mean nex gen seriously this is wat i mean, the wide recievers actually have many and great animations for catching the ball when its in front of them and out of reach unless they use their hands to catch it. they actually even have the espn 2k5 catch see here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=T4owKOz2Hdg :, my tight end caught one of those. The animations are really smooth, and the running game is pretty good kind of hard but i think everyone will have it mapped down when they do the madden IQ training thing in madden 09. Passing the ball looks better than ever also.

I just played the demo…and now I know Im buying this game…I cant wait.

oh ok!! thank you!! didn’t madden have it too?

I love everything about the game, but the pass completion is going to drive me crazy unless the sliders can tone it down. The computer does throw some errant passes but he completes to many. It almost feels like when I really want to stop them I cannot cause my db’s get burned badly. The games have moslty all been low scoring but the qb’s % is a bit too high.

[quote comment="25813"][quote comment="25802"][quote comment="25676"]Oh and one other thing, it’s kind of sucks that they don’t have progressive lighting & shadowing to go along with the lighting improvements. This is the only aspect that took a step backwards. Progressive lighting really gives you the feeling that you’re playing in a live breathing enviornment. Not nitpicking but that really stood out in the demo because it’s set for 6:00pm & I loved how in last years game it would gradually turn into a nightime game. FYI EA, once a feature like this is in the game, YOU CAN NOT TAKE IT OUT THE FOLLOWING YEAR![/quote]

If I remember correctly the Demo for 08 did not have progressive lighting but the full game did.

PASTA!!!! Please, When you played at the events was there progressive lighting? I agree that it adds to the realism and would be a big step backwards for me. I remember when I got Madden 08 I was wonering why it didnt have progressive lighting but NCAA did.[/quote]

Yea dude Pasta already confirmed that there was no progressive lighting this year in both NCAA & Madden. He said that they weren’t able to get that far with the new lighting system. This is a big disappointment for me. Some people don’t care & will think it’s nitpicking but my point is that it’s a typical EA move..One step forward two steps backwards..I’m not trying to bash EA & I love the game this year but sometimes I question their priorities. Refs, chaingangs, & progressive lighting should’ve been amongst the 1st things added this year. But oh well, no use crying over spilled milk. Hopefully the gameplay & atmosphere will keep me so engaged that I won’t think about the important things that were left out.[/quote]

Not Good. I’ll miss it.

I thought the grass was supposed to be degradable this year? What happened?

josh calm the fuck down its not even that serious, stop nitpicking shit!!! pasta already said this build is earlier then the one he played at the last community event about a month ago so by the games actuall release all of these little things like the quarterback droping back and not moving and the guys being flattened out will be fixed because theyre so obvious. ea has probably already fixed em

[quote comment="25811"]anyone notice the ball doesn’t seem to spiral?![/quote]
What system? XBOX360 spirals great. It looks really realistic. I’m glad im not the only one who thinks running is hard.

yo pasta

i know this is off topic, but i wanted to say that this site is awesome

thanks josh i know ur passionate about the game im sorry for cursing. ha

I played both PS3 and 360 version and it seems that is the 360 is still better. There were some framerate slowdowns on the ps3 version while the 360 one was smooth. I thought there were equal this year.

pasta are you going to have a real name roster we can download?

PLEASE:if anyone can tell me are they adding create a school in this years game???????

[quote comment="25823"]Guys I know this is just the demo and maybe this is a product of EA releasing it so early, but the more I play it the more glitches I’m starting to notice. For example on a couple passing plays my quaterback would drop back 7 yards and stop but his feet kept moving even though he was going anywhere. Also there’s this one tackle animation, which I’m sure most of you have probably noticed already, where my guy will barely get touched but he will get flatened out like a pancake by the defender. WTF? I’m not nitpicking but I just hope these bugs get ironed out by release.[/quote]

I don’t know about the QB’s feet…..but just so you know, a QB is NEVER supposed to stop moving his feet. If a QB stands still it takes that person longer to throw the ball than a QB that continues to move his feet. I don’t know if it is a glich or if that is the concept they were trying to achieve.

I played both demos. The game looks and feels so much better. I’m going with it on the 360. Because the colors look deeper and a bit sharper. And the QB throwing looks more fluid on the 360.

[quote comment="25881"][quote comment="25823"]Guys I know this is just the demo and maybe this is a product of EA releasing it so early, but the more I play it the more glitches I’m starting to notice. For example on a couple passing plays my quaterback would drop back 7 yards and stop but his feet kept moving even though he was going anywhere. Also there’s this one tackle animation, which I’m sure most of you have probably noticed already, where my guy will barely get touched but he will get flatened out like a pancake by the defender. WTF? I’m not nitpicking but I just hope these bugs get ironed out by release.[/quote]

I don’t know about the QB’s feet…..but just so you know, a QB is NEVER supposed to stop moving his feet. If a QB stands still it takes that person longer to throw the ball than a QB that continues to move his feet. I don’t know if it is a glich or if that is the concept they were trying to achieve.[/quote]

No it’s not that, he’ll be running it a stand still position. Have you ever seen a Tazmanian Devil cartoon? You know how he’ll start moving his feet really fast before he actually takes off? That’s what it looks like.

Why was the button option for throwing to a running back in the flats switched from RB to LB?…..That’s irriating and stupid.
The return game still needs work. Reactions to the ball need to be better from everyone. There is a lot more, but I’m tired of typing. i can say one good thing. The player models look a lot better, but this game is far from a finished product. A lot of these issues should not exist considering this is the 4th edition on next gen. Let’s get it right people.

[quote comment="25926"]I understand this is demo, but I feel that they have a long way to go to satisfy my expectations as a consumer. They (EA) still dont have the atmosphere right in my opinion. What i mean is that the sidelines need to be more alive, still very sparse, and why does the crowd still look very flat and crowd animations suck…still! Thats where college football atmosphere starts. This is supposed to be next gen….right? Lets talk about gameplay. From what I can tell, there only marginal improvments,

1. Animations are kind of off, sideline catches in the middle of the field, defensive returns fumble or interceptions looks the players are coasting and not running with a sense of urgency, can understand if no players are around. what is up with the Forrest Gump running style until you press sprint.

2. The foot plant for running backs and receivers doesn’t accurately represent their counterparts. They’re still skip juking. You still can’t turn up sideline plays. Defensive players just stand still unless they are actively doing something. Example: when you play zone coverage and until the ball is thrown, they just stand there, literally. The difference in foot speed should be more evident. Especially when it comes to size of players. the smaller quicker players should have quicker stride turn over but maybe cover less ground per stride. While the tall bigger players should have more of a longer stride but cover more ground per stride. That also leads into the speed issue. The difference in speed should be a little bit greater. If you’ve ever played football, everything happens fast. Linebackers shouldn’t be able to completely outrun wide receivers. Defensive linemen (unless noted that they’re actually fast), Shouldn’t be able to chase a fast halfback down the backside.[/quote]

I don’t want to be negative about the game but I have to say I agree with everything you just said. Especially when returning a kick the returner runs straight upward like Forrest Gump until you sprint. lol. I also noticed the linebackers standing still during plays. I am glad they got rid of the super linebacker who had eyes in the back of his head & could jump 10 feet in the air. lol

Well, I’ve played about 5 games now and still not impressed. QB slides while under center. Throwing on the run is still very accurate. Frame rate skips sometimes. Had a play where the cpu completes a pass and the receiver runs the wrong way about 20 yards wtf. precision passing doesn’t work quite well. You can stop the run on almost any defense called (just crowd the line). Looks like i’ll be waiting for 2010.

I think the game could be a little faster, it feels too heavy. other than that I think the game is ecxelent!

pasta if you can answwer this do u know of create a school is in this years game???

Before hand, i didnt think id be able to tell a difference from this yrs game to last yrs, but after spending time with the demo, i couldnt be more wrong. The game really does look alot better. The players actually look like college players. Most of the animations are better and the new ones look good.

However, from what i can tell, thats as far as it goes. The crowd is still HORRIBLE. I mean f’ing monkeys could make a crowd that actually felt like a crowd found at a college football game. Even tho, the animations are nice looking, the same ones from 2 yrs ago are still popping up, with only few new ones. The commentary is still unchaged and boring. I dont think ANY one in the EA office has EVER even watched college football let alone attended a game.

WTF? Does every body where orange in the game? At least put a few people that wore different colors. I know it’s a home game and all, but the crowd is ridiculous. Just laziness I guess.

[quote comment="25839"][quote comment="25831"]I thought the grass was supposed to be degradable this year? What happened?[/quote]

Think about how much action is going down though. Even by the end you’ve only been on the field to what amounts to mid-2nd quarter in a 5 min quarter game.[/quote]

If you are talking about Ohio State’s field, the turf is field turf and will not get noticeably torn up like regular grass. That’s probably why we aren’t seeing field degradation. Just a thought.