NCAA Football 14 - Latest Screenshots

[cdj]

Over the past week, EA SPORTS has posted additional NCAA Football 14 screenshots featuring Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Miami, Texas, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia. Continue on to view the screenshots and share your thoughts in the comments below.

Make sure to keep up with all of the latest game info with our NCAA Football 14 News & Information Central (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/content.php?665-NCAA-Football-14-News-and-Information-Central).


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[dhook27]

no new elite adidas or UA socks c'mon:fp: EA hopefully they are added

[CLW]

no new elite adidas or UA socks c'mon:fp: EA hopefully they are added

They got the players' cups all wrong too. I happen to know for a FACT that :Alabama: players wear the biggest cups in all the land. :smh: :fp: this game is simply UNPLAYABLE fml! :nod:

[jaymo76]

This visuals look great... they do every year. However, I do prefer the models better in Madden. Still shots in this series always look great. Where they lose their crispness is in acutal gameplay footage.

[OSUCowboyofMD]

I'm really disappointed how we've had the same cleats for 4 years in a row now :smh: :fp: and no new socks either! If those were added, visuals would be complete lol

[Jayrah]

Socks just simply aren't a big deal to ... 99.9% of the NCAA crowd. I'm a gameplay guy as much as the next, but, since there is a team for only presentation and graphics we can expect things like that to be addressed. If the gameplay team and graphics team were the same, I can say that I wouldn't ever expect that to be updated, but honestly we should realistically be able to expect that all gear and/or uniforms get updated year to year or at least every couple. Here are a few good things that stand out to me about all the new screenies:

+ The shots and lighting are once again even more gorgeous than last year. The UF/UGA shot is especially pretty on the lighting end of things

+ Surprisingly the crowds don't look as bad as I thought. Matter of fact they could probably add more characters to the NCAA crowd. I just wished they reacted better and with more realism in both movement and sound. It's been getting better though for sure.

+ The cutbacks look awesome in this game but I have yet to see a defender in "break down" mechanic, which is supposed to be new. I hope the defender look as crisp as the offense when changing direction.


Now for things that could be fixed... All EA needs to do is take a football pic and compare it to their own. Then improve based on that.

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Quick hits on easy things that could be improved on as far as uniform goes:

- Shoulder sleeves need to be elastic and no longer extend further down the arm than the pad. Numbers and stripes should then be scaled to match length. Basically if you look at the pictures, the NCAA sleeves need to be redone completely and the problem is that the shoulder pad and arm are all one rounded piece.

- On that note, the shoulder pads are just simply too bulky. They have gotten better but need to be more "flexible" or form fitting to the edge of the shoulder. IRL the piece that protects the side (right above the bicep) is a flexible flap that rolls straight down under the shoulder pad.

**However even though I would like it, I don't think they'll update player models until next gen comes out. It just wouldn't make any financial sense. Hopefully when that does happen the models resemble a true to life characters, including a little bigger helmet-to-shoulder pad ratio.

**So onto things that COULD/SHOULD be updated

- Updated face masks would make a pretty big difference in these shots imo. As you can see in the real life pictures, the revo-facemasks are not close and badly need updating.

- Emblems and numbers are too small and stripes are too big. It's pretty clear that the emblems and numbers need to be about 33% more than their current size and while the stripes really aren't that big of a deal, it would help the overall look.

- Helmet colors and emblems aren't nearly dark enough. It's still as if they are "washed out" a little bit. Same deal with the Emblems here as they should be significantly bigger.

I see all that just in these pictures as a fan. These guys say they LIVE the game, yet it's pretty amazing to me how the NCAA graphics team has allowed things such as emblems and helmet color to be that far off tune. It's not about major lighting any more, it's about NOT paying attention to the details, which is shocking for people that spend all that time photo-comparing and watching film and art designing. Just simply shocking. :blush:

[oweb26]

Maybe its just me, but they are close enough and can't you choose to make their sleeves tight to the shoulder pads? I can't remember the name of the option but I am pretty sure you could.

Anyway maybe its just me and simply put that I dont care about things like that.

[dhook27]

also add adidas gloves for schools sponsored by adidas

[Jayrah]

Maybe its just me, but they are close enough and can't you choose to make their sleeves tight to the shoulder pads? I can't remember the name of the option but I am pretty sure you could.

Anyway maybe its just me and simply put that I dont care about things like that.

You would care if the player models looked better. And yes there's the option to do the short sleeves, however it bunches up the numbers and emblems when it shouldn't, and the point is that there aren't long sleeves any more and anybody who claims to keep up with and watch as much college football as much as they do should know that. It's a pretty simple concept.

No it's not a big deal but it would make a fairly significant difference in the look and feel of the players and since these dev guys are simply devoted to presentation and graphics there's no excuse for missing details like that. Remember the same thing was said before we moved to this generation of consoles and it HAS made a significant difference in the approach to the look of the game and the way players move and react. It all kind of ties in as "if it looks better, it will feel better". Even if you're only an animation guy and don't care about models all that much, if it looks better you can appreciate it more and it will feel more realistic, which is what we all want.

Again though, my issue is that there is an entire team devoted to the graphics of the game, to miss clear details like that is pretty bad. It's the same approach they take to the rest of the game too though. For anyone who watches as much football as they do, it shouldn't have to take bringing in an offensive lineman to get the blocking schemes right. It also shouldn't take an offensive lineman to deal with the basics of reworking the blocking game. It's the same concept in my mind as having a graphics team do a piss-poor job with the shoulder pads and facemask options. :easy:

[Wisey105]

also add adidas gloves for schools sponsored by adidas

Take a closer look at the Gameplay teaser video.

[gschwendt]

Take a closer look at the Gameplay teaser video.
And what would you know? Oh... wait... nevermind :)

[Wisey105]

And what would you know? Oh... wait... nevermind :)

Whaaat? I totally, just spotted it in the video...honest...:P

We are still trying to finish up some stuff, so I haven't been paying as much attention to the playbook stuff. I don't really notice it until they come out. Still in my own little world right now. I'll talk about more when I can.

[Jayrah]

Always love that wisey comes and hangs out with us! Love ya wise!!!!

[countryboy]

also add adidas gloves for schools sponsored by adidas

This!

And I'm hoping they added UofL's gloves that make the Cardinal when put together. :cool:

[Jayrah]

This!

And I'm hoping they added UofL's gloves that make the Cardinal when put together. :cool:
Those definitely won't be in the game. :D EA WAY too lazy to go team specific on gloves. Plus if there's one thing that you will NEVER see in game, it's the inside of the gloves lol. I don't think I've ever seen it in a REAL game to be honest.

[gschwendt]

Those definitely won't be in the game. :D EA WAY too lazy to go team specific on gloves. Plus if there's one thing that you will NEVER see in game, it's the inside of the gloves lol. I don't think I've ever seen it in a REAL game to be honest.
Ahem...
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real life version:http://gamedayr.com/wp-content/slideshow/2012/11/first-look-new-black-texas-a-m-uniforms/full/texas-am-gloves.jpeg

[dhook27]

Ahem...
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8116/8620669630_8a9410d2e5_o.png

Yes will they be for every team that has logos on gloves tho? Hopefully OH ST gloves are in too.

[Deuce]

Ahem...
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8116/8620669630_8a9410d2e5_o.png

real life version:http://gamedayr.com/wp-content/slideshow/2012/11/first-look-new-black-texas-a-m-uniforms/full/texas-am-gloves.jpeg

Ok...that's pretty funny. Of course, I didn't think they'd be in the game either.

[bdoughty]

Wow something you only see in replays/cut scenes and we still do not have something as basic as the chain crew on the sidelines. Tecmo Super Bowl on the NES has yard markers for cripes sake. Color me unimpressed.

[Jayrah]

Ahem...
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8116/8620669630_8a9410d2e5_o.png

real life version:http://gamedayr.com/wp-content/slideshow/2012/11/first-look-new-black-texas-a-m-uniforms/full/texas-am-gloves.jpeg
:fp: BAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHHAHAHHAHAHA :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Uh....... DOH!

So yeeeeeah.... about those socks.... :popcorn:

[Jayrah]

In all seriousness, that's pretty awesome that they get those gloves in. I have no words for how they can be so detailed on gloves but don't get the right facemasks in the game? Then again, maybe I'll just wait till Thursday before talking again on presentation. Clearly, they've exceeded my expectations. :D

[MC1]

In all fairness, this is still April, and from what I can see, the stills & vids look better than Madden13 does now.

[OSUCowboyofMD]

:fp: BAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHHAHAHHAHAHA :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Uh....... DOH!

So yeeeeeah.... about those socks.... :popcorn:

The cleats more importantly lol

[countryboy]

Ahem...
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real life version:http://gamedayr.com/wp-content/slideshow/2012/11/first-look-new-black-texas-a-m-uniforms/full/texas-am-gloves.jpeg

Now I'm hoping even more.

[SCClassof93]

They got the players' cups all wrong too. I happen to know for a FACT that :Alabama: players wear the biggest cups in all the land. :smh: :fp: this game is simply UNPLAYABLE fml! :nod:

Didn't figure you for a "meat gazer" :D

[cdj]

This!

And I'm hoping they added UofL's gloves that make the Cardinal when put together. :cool:

At least in the Gameplay trailer, here are U of L's gloves:

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Alabama:

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Notre Dame:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8108/8658159069_0a5512f9bb_o.png

[countryboy]

Thanks CDJ!

The ones that I am speaking of are the ones when put together they form the Cardinal. Much like the ones from Oregon when put togehter form the O. Those in the screen appear to be just red/black/white gloves. :)

[cdj]

Thanks CDJ!

The ones that I am speaking of are the ones when put together they form the Cardinal. Much like the ones from Oregon when put togehter form the O. Those in the screen appear to be just red/black/white gloves. :)

Do you have a pic of them? I went looking online, but could only find the standard adizero gloves and these with L in the palms (http://www.eastbay.com/product/model:193833/sku:361930/adidas-adizero-smoke-college-logo-glove-mens/louisville-cardinals/&SID=7726&inceptor=1&cm_mmc=SEM-_-Engine-_-Google-_-Plusbox).


EDIT - Actually, are these it (http://compare.ebay.com/like/330867311859?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar)?

[countryboy]

Do you have a pic of them? I went looking online, but could only find the standard adizero gloves and these with L in the palms (http://www.eastbay.com/product/model:193833/sku:361930/adidas-adizero-smoke-college-logo-glove-mens/louisville-cardinals/&SID=7726&inceptor=1&cm_mmc=SEM-_-Engine-_-Google-_-Plusbox).


EDIT - Actually, are these it (http://compare.ebay.com/like/330867311859?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar)?

http://louisville.247sports.com/Board/59441/LOUISVILLE-RECEIVER-GLOVES-finally-found-a-place-to-buy-12257413/1#a12265650

Sorry I don't know how to post pictures to the site...at least can't get them to work. The above link is to a forum that shows the gloves that I am speaking about.

[SmoothPancakes]

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[CLW]

Someone one day is going to have to explain to me the OBSESSION a significant % of the NCAA community has with dreads; socks; equipment; gloves; shoes etc... Honestly, I NEVER see ANY of that stuff while actually playing the game. Do people really spend that much time viewing the replays and making their own screenshots?

[I OU a Beatn]

Someone one day is going to have to explain to me the OBSESSION a significant % of the NCAA community has with dreads; socks; equipment; gloves; shoes etc... Honestly, I NEVER see ANY of that stuff while actually playing the game. Do people really spend that much time viewing the replays and making their own screenshots?

:nod:

[SmoothPancakes]

Someone one day is going to have to explain to me the OBSESSION a significant % of the NCAA community has with dreads; socks; equipment; gloves; shoes etc... Honestly, I NEVER see ANY of that stuff while actually playing the game. Do people really spend that much time viewing the replays and making their own screenshots?

You and me are in the same boat. I don't even touch equipment at all in the game other than creating a player for RTG (if/when I actually even play it). When playing the game, I couldn't care less what kind of shoes, socks, helmets, facemasks, gloves, etc, that my players are wearing. I'm focused 100% on somehow getting my incompetent ass offense to actually move the ball down the field. I can't even tell what shoes, facemasks or gloves my players are wearing unless I pause the game and spend all day looking at instant replays, which I will never do, partly because I couldn't care less, and because the games already take too goddamn long to play.

[bdoughty]

Someone one day is going to have to explain to me the OBSESSION a significant % of the NCAA community has with dreads; socks; equipment; gloves; shoes etc... Honestly, I NEVER see ANY of that stuff while actually playing the game. Do people really spend that much time viewing the replays and making their own screenshots?

There are impoverished children all across the world that do not have socks or shoes in real life. Just imagine their thoughts on something as trivial as this. Wah, my team does not have virtual gloves. :fp:

[countryboy]

Someone one day is going to have to explain to me the OBSESSION a significant % of the NCAA community has with dreads; socks; equipment; gloves; shoes etc... Honestly, I NEVER see ANY of that stuff while actually playing the game. Do people really spend that much time viewing the replays and making their own screenshots?

My "obsession" is because I saw that other teams had their team specific gloves in the game so I was hoping that UofL would as well. While its true that equipment, dreads, socks, gloves, etc have no bearing on the game, they do help add a bit of "realism/immersion" into the game. While I agree that none of these things should take precedence over things such as gameplay or game modes, I do believe that they serve to be those little things/details that help bring "the game to life".

.02

[dhook27]

trust me if u play in HD u can easily see people facemasks golves very clearly...

[SmoothPancakes]

trust me if u play in HD u can easily see people facemasks golves very clearly...

I play sitting only 10 feet away from a 40 inch HDTV, playing in 1080p and I still DON'T notice facemasks or gloves because I'm paying attention to the action on the field, which is the entire reason I bought the game. Not to play dress up with a bunch of video game characters.

[I OU a Beatn]

Even if I took notice and paid attention to it, I still wouldn't care. Take my Gators and make all the colors wrong and misspell everything and I still wouldn't care. This is a football game at heart, and until all the game play issues have been taken care of, I would hope that socks, shoes, helmets, etc...are virtually 0 when it comes to their priorities. If they were to get all the issues with the actual game play taken care of, then sure, go wild with accessories and minute details, but there's just too many issues with the game right now for that to be on the drawing board, IMO.

[SmoothPancakes]

Even if I took notice and paid attention to it, I still wouldn't care. Take my Gators and make all the colors wrong and misspell everything and I still wouldn't care. This is a football game at heart, and until all the game play issues have been taken care of, I would hope that socks, shoes, helmets, etc...are virtually 0 when it comes to their priorities. If they were to get all the issues with the actual game play taken care of, then sure, go wild with accessories and minute details, but there's just too many issues with the game right now for that to be on the drawing board, IMO.

:+1:

The number of issues, bugs, glitches and things missing from the gameplay portion of the game are in the hundreds. More dreads or facemasks are entirely unimportant to making the game better. It might help aesthetically, but putting lipstick on a pig still makes it a pig. Until the gameplay issues are fixed, they could add every dread, sock, shoe, helmet and facemask in the world and it would still play like a piece of shit in some aspects of the game.

[bdoughty]

trust me if u play in HD u can easily see people facemasks golves very clearly...

Pretty sure most people here are play on a HD set. Yes, you can see all the details in cut scenes/replays/intros but the area you spend the majority of your time, "Line of scrimmage/the actual play" you are not looking at these things, at least I hope not. It is just like intros to the game, teams entrances, etc. Most people watch them once or twice and then skip them the rest of the time. Adults get busy and the games last long enough, skip through the filler and get to the meat and potatoes.

[JerzeyReign]

Is there any word if we are going to get a raw uncut gameplay video? I'd really like to see two option CPU teams go at it.

[bdoughty]

Is there any word if we are going to get a raw uncut gameplay video? I'd really like to see two option CPU teams go at it.

I am sure you will get plenty of that in early June when E3 hits. Have no clue what all EA plans to show before then but you can expect more videos of NCAA 14 than you can shake a stick at during E3.

[souljahbill]

I am sure you will get plenty of that in early June when E3 hits. Have no clue what all EA plans to show before then but you can expect more videos of NCAA 14 than you can shake a stick at during E3.

Took the words right out of my mouth.

[Jayrah]

Someone one day is going to have to explain to me the OBSESSION a significant % of the NCAA community has with dreads; socks; equipment; gloves; shoes etc... Honestly, I NEVER see ANY of that stuff while actually playing the game. Do people really spend that much time viewing the replays and making their own screenshots?
Yes, I do... But I also see a lot of it in game as well as it personalizes my players and I take WAY too much time making them look the way I want.

[Jayrah]

Pretty sure most people here are play on a HD set. Yes, you can see all the details in cut scenes/replays/intros but the area you spend the majority of your time, "Line of scrimmage/the actual play" you are not looking at these things, at least I hope not. It is just like intros to the game, teams entrances, etc. Most people watch them once or twice and then skip them the rest of the time. Adults get busy and the games last long enough, skip through the filler and get to the meat and potatoes.
I disagree, and I'm 30

[bdoughty]

I disagree, and I'm 30

Well I am 41, so :P. I was playing football video games before you were even alive. :D

Growing up with http://i.imgur.com/wPnTDM2.jpg for a tailback and then whatever http://i.imgur.com/bOt1i3O.jpg was, one had to use their imagination back in the day. Again, probably why many of us older folk do not care as much about the little uniform additions as we do for gameplay issues. I do not mind having these things you guys care so deeply about but there are so many more relevant things to do first.

[Jayrah]

Well I am 41, so :P. I was playing football video games before you were even alive. :D

Growing up with http://i.imgur.com/wPnTDM2.jpg for a tailback and then whatever http://i.imgur.com/bOt1i3O.jpg was, one had to use their imagination back in the day. Again, probably why many of us older folk do not care as much about the little uniform additions as we do for gameplay issues. I do not mind having these things you guys care so deeply about but there are so many more relevant things to do first.https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQRMYsUJ0B89bHghTeXcTVm6vghMeS7j YgkO_ZwkhkkZHPC1wsb8AI played with the little football (this game actually only had green lines representing the TB but I don't know WHAT the other thing is :D looks like a hump-fest going on. In fact I played that game WELL into the Madden days, when my uncle and I would play full 15 minute qtrs and really go at it for almost 2 hours! Those were the days.

Again though, I would agree with you IF AND ONLY IF there wasn't a separate team dedicated solely to the graphics end of the game. It has nothing to do with the "relevant" things that you are talking about, because that's a different team (except for the overall designers who crossover). To look into team specific gloves and fail to recognize that there are 15-20 facemasks/helmet types missing from the game is absolutely ludicrous! I know it's crazy because they should be there without question but they are so important to the way I see the game that I would probably pay DLC to get them.

I like more than just the experience of playing the football game. We all know it's going to have issues that if you just play to play, will end up corrupting your view of what really is a pretty good game and force you to quit playing because of the "unplayable" nature of the issues. However if you see it as those people who enjoy graphical stuff (stupid things like gloves and cleats) just as much, you'll find that by personally individualizing your player you become attached to them, just like you get attached to what your favorite players look like IRL. Once you get attached to your players you have less despise of the stupid quirky things that happen in the gameplay and play the game for an extra value. Just a way to keep the game fresh for a longer period of time.

I'm willing to bet that people who care more about these little things in the game than they do about everything being perfect from the gameplay aspect, actually play the game more because it's easier to find value in the experience. Just like I'm willing to bet that I play more than you do right now (if you're still playing at all). I get mad at the stupid things that F-up the game too, but I keep coming back to my game and playing it several times a week because I see it for more than it's ability on the field.

[bdoughty]

Again though, I would agree with you IF AND ONLY IF there wasn't a separate team dedicated solely to the graphics end of the game.

So how many people are there dedicated to the graphics for the game? How many for programming? How many in sound, design, production, etc? So many variables that we do not know. How much time is allotted for each of these separate groups? Companies like EA do tend have budget/priorities for these departments. Are you making the assumption that having a team working on graphics/art are doing so daily and only on NCAA Football 14 from beginning to end of the project?



However if you see it as those people who enjoy graphical stuff (stupid things like gloves and cleats) just as much, you'll find that by personally individualizing your player you become attached to them, just like you get attached to what your favorite players look like IRL. Once you get attached to your players you have less despise of the stupid quirky things that happen in the gameplay and play the game for an extra value. Just a way to keep the game fresh for a longer period of time.

I honestly have never become attached to a video game character. Dressing them up would not change that.

[WolverineJay]

So how many people are there dedicated to the graphics for the game? How many for programming? How many in sound, design, production, etc? So many variables that we do not know. How much time is allotted for each of these separate groups? Companies like EA do tend have budget/priorities for these departments. Are you making the assumption that having a team working on graphics/art are doing so daily and only on NCAA Football 14 from beginning to end of the project?




I honestly have never become attached to a video game character. Dressing them up would not change that.

Yep, I'm 40 and feel exactly the same as you bdoughty. I've never been attached to any video game characters, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy playing the games. We all get enjoyment out of video games that's why we play them. I don't really care that much about presentation, graphics, or sounds, but I do understand that they help complete the package so I pretty much stay quiet in all these discussions about how the game is made. Resources and time are spent on the things I don't care about(presentation), but it's because EA Tiburon wants a well rounded game for mass appeal and that's not going to change.

[SmoothPancakes]

So how many people are there dedicated to the graphics for the game? How many for programming? How many in sound, design, production, etc? So many variables that we do not know. How much time is allotted for each of these separate groups? Companies like EA do tend have budget/priorities for these departments. Are you making the assumption that having a team working on graphics/art are doing so daily and only on NCAA Football 14 from beginning to end of the project?


I honestly have never become attached to a video game character. Dressing them up would not change that.


Yep, I'm 40 and feel exactly the same as you bdoughty. I've never been attached to any video game characters, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy playing the games. We all get enjoyment out of video games that's why we play them. I don't really care that much about presentation, graphics, or sounds, but I do understand that they help complete the package so I pretty much stay quiet in all these discussions about how the game is made. Resources and time are spent on the things I don't care about(presentation), but it's because EA Tiburon wants a well rounded game for mass appeal and that's not going to change.

Yeah, I don't really get attached to my players. If anything, if I do, it's for one or two special players each season, maybe a star HB or a great QB or a beastly WR. But that's about it. Basically one of my top, key offensive players that I look back at the end of their senior years and am just slightly sad to see them leaving, knowing I'll have one hell of a hole to fill the next season. But that's it.

Other than that, I couldn't give a damn about the rest of the players other than they better not play like shit each game. And I especially couldn't care less about making them special in regards to equipment. You could give me an team with every single player, all 70 of them, wearing the exact same helmet, facemask, socks, shoes, gloves, armbands, etc, and I could not possibly care less, because what the players look like makes not a single tiny bit of difference to me. All I care about is if they are worth a damn when it comes to performing on the field.

[Jayrah]

So how many people are there dedicated to the graphics for the game? How many for programming? How many in sound, design, production, etc? So many variables that we do not know. How much time is allotted for each of these separate groups? Companies like EA do tend have budget/priorities for these departments. Are you making the assumption that having a team working on graphics/art are doing so daily and only on NCAA Football 14 from beginning to end of the project?

I honestly have never become attached to a video game character. Dressing them up would not change that.I'm not assuming anything... I'm saying if the group that is dedicated to working on that stuff (and EA has told us they have a team for that specifically) has the time to work puffy details for a select group of teams so they can "spruce up the game", there's no excuse for leaving out the essentials for the entire group of teams that would do the same thing on a larger scale. Same as if there is time to work on the run game and the option game, there's no excuse for not first upgrading the blocking assignments as part of that.


Yep, I'm 40 and feel exactly the same as you bdoughty. I've never been attached to any video game characters, but that doesn't mean I don't enjoy playing the games. We all get enjoyment out of video games that's why we play them. I don't really care that much about presentation, graphics, or sounds, but I do understand that they help complete the package so I pretty much stay quiet in all these discussions about how the game is made. Resources and time are spent on the things I don't care about(presentation), but it's because EA Tiburon wants a well rounded game for mass appeal and that's not going to change.I understand that for sure. Different people have a different take on their video game experience. Nobody's is better than the next because we all buy the game for our own reasons and we all enjoy college football.


Yeah, I don't really get attached to my players. If anything, if I do, it's for one or two special players each season, maybe a star HB or a great QB or a beastly WR. But that's about it. Basically one of my top, key offensive players that I look back at the end of their senior years and am just slightly sad to see them leaving, knowing I'll have one hell of a hole to fill the next season. But that's it.

Other than that, I couldn't give a damn about the rest of the players other than they better not play like shit each game. And I especially couldn't care less about making them special in regards to equipment. You could give me an team with every single player, all 70 of them, wearing the exact same helmet, facemask, socks, shoes, gloves, armbands, etc, and I could not possibly care less, because what the players look like makes not a single tiny bit of difference to me. All I care about is if they are worth a damn when it comes to performing on the field.Like I said, everyone buys it for their own reason. A few of you asked for an explanation of the obsession and I was simply offering one up. It's going to be impossible to enjoy the game for as long if you play without emotion tied to your players, because you're just going to critique every little thing that's 'off' about the way the game performs and not enjoy the overall game. I mean it's not the same as real life or anything for me, where you can get to see someone's personality and decide whether or not you like them. But it's also not an army game where you're just trying to kill the other guys. But some guys get attached with their teams because of ratings, while others get attached via the look of their players.

I'm also not a guy who cares about "beating the game" with all the gamer-score and challenge stuff, because that's not an emotionally important item to me. I just want to enjoy the play. Sure there are things that tick me off about game-play, but because I enjoy the other aspects of the college (and pro too) game, it helps me to overcome those as a game-killer. Part of the emotion of real life CFB is all the stuff surrounding the game. You're not always going to have a good team, but you can always enjoy the experience. That's the way I approach the video game as well and I think it's that way for many thousands of people who get the game as well