• EA SPORTS: NCAA Football 14 - First Look at the New Gameplay Engine

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    Published on 04-03-2013 11:05 AM
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    EA SPORTS has posted the official first look at the "new gameplay engine in NCAA Football 14 which unlocks the unpredictability and innovation of college football, bringing multiple college play-styles to life.

    "Featuring real-time physics and enhanced running game that allows users to feel the big plays on offense and defense, with big hits, stiff-arms, include realistic hard cuts when a runner is changing direction, improved run blocking and a new acceleration burst that lets you get around the corner or through the hole and into the open field."

    Continue on to view the gameplay teaser video.

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    1. souljahbill's Avatar
      souljahbill - 04-03-2013, 04:53 PM
      So did anyone else have a problem with the second scene in the video? :10 in where the RB plants, spins, gets hit, and the defender just melts off the RB's back before moving on. I'm don't usually critique but that didn't look good to me.
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      steelerfan - 04-03-2013, 06:18 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by Jayrah View Post
      All the talk about RB's need to be improved and cuts aren't real enough and there's no momentum and all that last year. All of that looks like it's at least been addressed in some fashion in the very first news of the year and some people are saying omg just more overpowered offense. HAHAHAHAHAHA. Classic.

      Far as I'm concerned, this is a MAJOR addition or revision to the game. The line play will need to have been improved to make this work correctly, but for just this aspect of the game forgetting about the defense, this is MUCH needed. It finally looks like weight/balance make a difference when cutting back, the RB or runner must plant and slow down slightly before accelerating instead of zig zagging wherever without penalty.

      Defense will get it's updates too, let's wait till the info on that comes out before crucifying the EA team for doing something really well on offense.
      Agreed.

      Some people are chronic complainers.

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    1. Jayrah's Avatar
      Jayrah - 04-03-2013, 08:15 PM
      I'm hoping that PWR and AGI ratings actually play into this A LOT. Actually I hope they mean EVERYTHING to the new engine. A purely ratings based gameplay with this engine where those ratings and/or ovr rating determine what moves you can/can't make as a ball carrier would change the game.
    1. Deuce's Avatar
      Deuce - 04-03-2013, 08:16 PM
      http://kotaku.com/ncaa-football-14-p...e-ol-468398387

      I tried to create a new topic but it kept crashing on me.

      OL got some love.
    1. xMrHitStickx904's Avatar
      xMrHitStickx904 - 04-03-2013, 08:24 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by Jayrah View Post
      I'm hoping that PWR and AGI ratings actually play into this A LOT. Actually I hope they mean EVERYTHING to the new engine. A purely ratings based gameplay with this engine where those ratings and/or ovr rating determine what moves you can/can't make as a ball carrier would change the game.
      If this is the case, then OVR ratings will truly no longer matter to me. They haven't for a long time; I normally put high SPD, AGILITY, CTH rated players on the field to begin with.
    1. JBHuskers's Avatar
      JBHuskers - 04-03-2013, 09:59 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by steelerfan View Post
      Agreed.

      Some people are chronic complainers.

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      Seen a lot of that this week.
    1. Jayrah's Avatar
      Jayrah - 04-04-2013, 03:04 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by xMrHitStickx904 View Post
      If this is the case, then OVR ratings will truly no longer matter to me. They haven't for a long time; I normally put high SPD, AGILITY, CTH rated players on the field to begin with.
      If you put them on the field to begin with, how will that make ratings not matter to you?
    1. Rudy's Avatar
      Rudy - 04-05-2013, 04:59 AM
      I do hope EA has made the cpu QB smarter on all levels below the last one (Heisman, All-Madden). The cpu QBs have been nearly brain dead this generation on the lower levels and it's ridiculous. Way too many bad reads and INTs on AA/All-Pro. I'd love it if they added a cpu QB awareness slider but I doubt they will.
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      xMrHitStickx904 - 04-05-2013, 10:01 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by Jayrah View Post
      If you put them on the field to begin with, how will that make ratings not matter to you?
      I think I worded my response wrong, my bad. What I meant is that if the attribute ratings of the players are benefited more in the physics engine rather than the overall rating is, then I can continue to ignore the OVR of players, and just put speed, acceleration, and hit power on the field.
    1. dhook27's Avatar
      dhook27 - 04-05-2013, 11:46 PM
      GUYS U are taking too much into this video the reason the running backs are doin that is mainly because of advertising...... once the demo comes out or they realese real gameplay then critique but for right now just dont troll and critzize EA just because its EA.
    1. Rudy's Avatar
      Rudy - 04-06-2013, 04:28 AM
      Hey, I love the new stiff arm actually meaning something. Denard Robinson commented on that and the improved option in the ESPN article. Those are great things to me. But can the cpu do it? I need to see it myself.
    1. TIMB0B's Avatar
      TIMB0B - 04-06-2013, 02:44 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by dhook27 View Post
      GUYS U are taking too much into this video the reason the running backs are doin that is mainly because of advertising...... once the demo comes out or they realese real gameplay then critique but for right now just dont troll and critzize EA just because its EA.
      I'm hoping this is correct because I worry about the new engine having everything exaggerated where nearly every tackle/broken tackle is a de-cleater.
    1. Big Blue's Avatar
      Big Blue - 04-06-2013, 06:10 PM
      Everyone is being so negative! I am very optimistic, this is what I have been asking for for years!
    1. Deuce's Avatar
      Deuce - 04-06-2013, 06:20 PM
      I'm actually pretty optimistic. 13 is tied with 04 as my favorite NCAA game. As long as nothing is really broken and they fix a few of the coverage issues and better CPU AI ill be really happy.
    1. jaymo76's Avatar
      jaymo76 - 04-06-2013, 08:17 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by Big Blue View Post
      Everyone is being so negative! I am very optimistic, this is what I have been asking for for years!
      I think it is more so a concern that if OL/DL line interaction has not been overhauled then any changes to the run game will be a mute point.
    1. CLW's Avatar
      CLW - 04-07-2013, 08:47 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by jaymo76 View Post
      I think it is more so a concern that if OL/DL line interaction has not been overhauled then any changes to the run game will be a mute point.
      I wouldn't go so far as to say "mute point". I think that if they improved the run blocking but didn't do anything for defense then the game goes even further out of balance in favor of the offense. I don't think many (if any) here would argue that defenses are "too powerful" right now. Many/most would argue that the passing game is just too easy (broken coverages, no pass rush, qbs are too accurate, etc...). Now if they make the run game as "easy" as the passing game it will be a HD version of Tecmo Bowl.
    1. souljahbill's Avatar
      souljahbill - 04-07-2013, 02:45 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by CLW View Post
      I wouldn't go so far as to say "mute point". I think that if they improved the run blocking but didn't do anything for defense then the game goes even further out of balance in favor of the offense. I don't think many (if any) here would argue that defenses are "too powerful" right now. Many/most would argue that the passing game is just too easy (broken coverages, no pass rush, qbs are too accurate, etc...). Now if they make the run game as "easy" as the passing game it will be a HD version of Tecmo Bowl.
      Too easy for everyone but me. I can't pass for crap.
    1. Deuce's Avatar
      Deuce - 04-07-2013, 03:19 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by souljahbill View Post
      Too easy for everyone but me. I can't pass for crap.
      ...I stink as well.
    1. Jayrah's Avatar
      Jayrah - 04-08-2013, 12:05 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by xMrHitStickx904 View Post
      I think I worded my response wrong, my bad. What I meant is that if the attribute ratings of the players are benefited more in the physics engine rather than the overall rating is, then I can continue to ignore the OVR of players, and just put speed, acceleration, and hit power on the field.
      Oh I gotcha. Yeah I suppose that's a good point. But if EVERY attribute plays in more then it would be a different story.
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      cdj - 04-14-2013, 06:17 PM
      We have added a poll for users to vote on their top two most anticipated gameplay features (of those discussed most) so far.

      Please vote and let us know your thoughts.
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