NCAA Football 09 demo videos

by pastapadre
Posted June 20th, 2008 at 7:01 am

I went ahead and put together two videos from the NCAA Football 09 demo. The first is essentially a mash-up of some of the better plays in the first couple runs through the demo. The second is a full game start to finish. In both I am controlling LSU so I plan to add a user vs user video in the near future.

It is somewhat tough to compare the demo to the builds I played at the community events, mostly because I never played a single time on Varsity difficulty. As I get more time in I may be able to put some thoughts together. The general sentiment out there so far seems to be positive which despite the issues myself and others pointed out was the feeling of those who had the opportunity to play it at those events. You can continue leaving your impressions here or in the forum.

Continue on to watch the highlight video and head into the forums to watch the full game. If you have any videos of your own feel free to add them to that forum thread!

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Eski

The more I play the demo the more impressed I become. Things I have noticed (some are obvious so bare with me):

1) Smooth 60 FPS framerate
2) Catching animations are excellent (You can actually see the receiver extend his arms to bring a pass in
3) Tackling and hitting animations (especially when the receiver is in the air) are realistic
4) Crowd looks more defined (ala MLB The Show) — No more sprite based fans
5) Too many damn cheerleader cutscenes (what about the band, crazed fans or coaches???)
6) Tacklers reaching out to try and grab the jersey of the ball carrier
7) Pass rush (especially CPU) is excellent
The Composure feature is a sweet addition and helps players (especially novice players) read defenses and learn what the players assignments are
9) Commentary may be a bit recycled but that is not a bad thing in this game
10) Haven’t seen any penalties in eight games

Pasta,

Do you know if there will be team-specific entrances? If not, can you ask the developers why they would not include this? College football is about atmosphere and when Miami runs through the fog or Clemson rolls down The Hill, nothing adds more to the college atmosphere than these items……

Can’t wait til the 15th………
Kbezy43

Dose anyone else think there HB is running slow? It is rare if i beat the DE to the outside even on a pitch
Bob?

Dose anyone else think there HB is running slow? It is rare if i beat the DE to the outside even on a pitch

exactly, it just seems as though some of the fastest players and especially the running backs are kinda slow, especially if you try to change direction on a run. I don’t know why but wells feels slow as death sometimes.
Sean

Is that still Ryan Perilloux quarterbacking LSU?
vikingsfanatic

Does anyone know if the teams logos will be in the endzones during bowl games?
miamicanes

ya thats still ryan perriloux
Whsbraves10

[quote comment="26077"]Dose anyone else think there HB is running slow? It is rare if i beat the DE to the outside even on a pitch[/quote]

well in real college football, The DE’s especially the LSU and OSU ones, are fast and those guys run like 4.6 and 4.7′s so it is very realistic and it should be rare that a running back just runs around the corner every time
speedster

[quote comment="26172"]Does anyone know if the teams logos will be in the endzones during bowl games?[/quote]
unfortunately, NO
speedster

has anybody called a timeout and used the “coach your players” in NCAA 09

Does your team play better or does it feel the same?
USF Dan

I’ve noticed if you coach your players to “get the ball back” they try to strip the ball when tackling.
kc10785

I played both demos for xbox 360 and PS3 and the Ps3 version looks better to me.Lighting was better and look more sharp.I really wasn’t thinking it was going to be like that cuz of what i saw last year
kc10785

^^^^ played both demos on the same TV 1080p 42 inch flat screen so that wasn’t the difference
Eski

I have both the PS3 and 360 and the achievements is the selling point for me….
bOOm

Can you guys clarify if the running animation used in Madden 09 is in this game. I’m referring to the foot plant. From the videos I saw, and playing the demo the running doesn’t appear to be the same.