5 for 5 on opening kickoffs returned for a touchdown. :D
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5 for 5 on opening kickoffs returned for a touchdown. :D
At least in the video screen, I believe that slowdown is by design. As for the whole overlay....not sure. I'll try and notice that on retail tomorrow and see how it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes
For the players who run a variation of the spread option attack like I do, the "Offset HB Power O" play from Shotgun Twin TE is crazy good.
Also, just ran a read option with Oregon, kept it, followed Jame up the middle for a 30 yd TD untouched. Great blocking, this is the type of blocking/read success that is needed.
yea noticed this also, and when it showed the game track it had no players just a ball dancing around.Quote:
Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes
1st game I took oregon, missed a FG Texas hit a FG late and I returned the kickoff 99yrds for a td to win 7-3
2nd - Trent Richardson LIT me up, had over 100 in the first half.
All games were played on Hiesman. Did notice that with :30 left in the game that Texas decides to run the ball instead of throwing it down field to maybe go for the win.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pENfQFXkFvw
My 2nd half of the Oregon/Texas game.
seems to me..if you try to be a blocker on receiving team on a kick off and let the AI catch the ball it hits his helmet and bounces away
Damnit internet, why did you just have to go down for 2 hours and now run pitifully slow. :smh:
Best demo I've played so far....some of the plays I gave to EA are in Ace wing trio in Bama's playbook.
I have had a similar problem only my guy never even tries to catch it and it goes right over his head. He is standing inside the circle too.Quote:
Originally Posted by ram29jackson
If you check out my video, you'll see the one Texas HB breaks through my line, and runs all the way to the sideline, don't if this was to run out the clock much like DeSean Jackson did during that punt return against the Giants.
Yes! Texas just missed a 33 yard field goal. That used to be 100% guaranteed money distance in NCAA 11.
heisman- O line blocking still plays pretty dumb
Just realized you can change your package from the play select screen :up:
this is just a demo,..but the halftime animations of players and mascots seem rather pointless
First Game:
Oregon (me) -7
Texas -0
-Had 2 missed FGs & the CPU missed one too. Didn't feel cheap, it was actually nice to see.
-Anyone had the QB just turn & fire the ball out of bounds right away? Happened to me twice.
-Noticed the issue where the DE clobbers the QB even when the right keep read is made but also had a couple really nice zone read plays (both gives and keeps). I'll send a video in to the devs if this issue persist in the retail copy tomorrow.
-Game plays nice, looking forward to seeing how it differs from the retail version.
you try to hot route an offensive lineman to go straight forward and you still get that encroachment call.
Well my initial reactions are good. The game looks absolutely amazing. The players on the field with that new lighting/rendering tech just look sick! The grass on the field is also a major improvement to how the game looks while playing. Now for the actual gameplay. I like it. It is hard to get a good feel for it with 2 Min QTR's because I usually play 8 MIN QTR's in my DYN but I did enjoy my hurry up offense.
I do have some concerns though.
The first thing I noticed was how easy it was to get a sack. My first game I played was Oregon @ Texas as the Ducks. Towards the end of the game we were tied 7-7 and they had the ball on my 40 yd line. I was a little worried they would be able to kick a game winning field goal but then boom, boom, boom three sacks in a row. Now they are on their 40 and punting.
Don't get me wrong I thought it was hard to get any kind of pressure in NCAA Football 11 and sacks were a rare occurrence (for me anyways) but now it almost seems too easy. Not only talking about user controlled players either but the computer A.I. bookend DE always gets in and gets sacks for me. Do they seem to happen too much for you as well? :confused:
Basically I like the "pressure" but I'de like to see the QB throw the ball away or scramble, Be aware of the pressure and not always take the sack. I didn't have much trouble with computer getting pressure on me but it felt like my Oregon DE's were like Julius Peppers and Jared Allen playing against the college boys. :D
Other than that I don't think I had any problems. I played on All American difficulty and felt that overall the game wasn't too hard or too easy. I tried to focus on running and I did have some good runs but also some run stuffs, like for example first play of the game I ran with LaMichael James to the left and as soon as I got to the line of scrimmage I got blasted by a free linebacker and fumbled. I could of spun or juked but it was like right away and my reactions are not the best I guess. It was awesome though. He just got jacked up and it was my "Welcome to the new NCAA" moment for me. :whoa:
:clap: Good job Ben Haumiller and the rest of the team at EA, the game is great. :up:
I'm looking forward to your guys coverage on the full game. I realize this demo is not the same as the retail game, though it's close, so hopefully sacks will not be so frequent and the A.I. QB's will have the QB sense of pressure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kwizzy
I'de just hate to see stats like where users have 43 Sacks by one player at seasons end and the rest of the computer controlled teams don't even have one player with 20. :smh:
I have seen this and so has a friend of mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kwizzy
tackles still let DEs pass by unmolested for no rhyme or reason
I can successfully run a Spread Option attack. It's gonna be a long day for opponents more times than not :nod:
Installed the demo, chose Oregon vs Texas. AA difficulty.Texas elects to kick.
Kickoff return 98 yards up the sideline untouched. I remember not being able to return kick offs on next gen at all.
For my first game...game does not play fast like ive heard at all. Actually feels good right now. I'll play on Heisman next. I was able to get a manual pass rush with my MLB out of the 3-2-6 formation...that led to a pick. Actually surprised the QB didnt miraculously find someone open.
More later
in those last couple plays when you got hit/sacked... those were DEF fumbles, not incomplete passes lol. This seems to be a frequent problem I have been running into as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by PeteyKirch
Ya i only played one game and it happened once to me as well but your right how isn't that intentional grounding?Quote:
Originally Posted by I OU a Beatn
Wow! I really suck. I threw 4 pics in my first game and could not return a kick past the 25! It's going to be a long first season In my cupcake dynasty...and I couldn't be happier. :)
Game plays smoother than NCAA 11, IMO. Passing is much harder, I'm throwing picks left and right. Which is good. Zone defense changes are nice. My only complaint so far is that I was playing as Oregon vs. Texas. There were 4 seconds left in the half, and I was up 7-3. I'm on my own 48 yard line. Clearly, this is a hail mary situation. I call the hail mary, and what does Texas call? Well, engage eight, of course. I mean, seriously? My 3 WRs on one side blew by the one defender trying to defend them. If I hadn't overthrown my WR and made him dive to catch the ball, it would have been an easy TD. That's terrible AI.
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Originally Posted by beartide06
I've seen it a couple of times as well, but hopefully this doesn't move along onto the retail version
Yeah I mean I tried to throw it away, but it ended up just being what looked like a dribbler falling out of the QBs hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by beartide06
What about the play where the Texas HB for no reason goes across the field completely?
Am I the only one who has random players practicing kicking field goals on the last drive?
No, I saw someone else post about this earlier in the day this happening to them as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flav
I've seen a couple other people mention that as well... like HB#21 for Oregon is warming up for the game winning field goal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flav
What worries me about the ease of kick offs is that I was hoping that they made them a little harder. I was able to easliy return kicks to the 50 and further pretty frequently on Heisman on '11. I had 2 return for TD in 2 games, but I also only had 4 returns
Was tied 21-21 with :12 seconds left against Texas and they returned a kick to the house. :( smh
first diving catch animation all day on 3rd and 15. FML. thought I had a stop.
I am going to go ahead and say that the problem with returns is definitely because the defense swarms the middle of the field. It is the same with punts too everyone just runs directly toward the returner. If they actually stayed in their lanes the return game would be so much different.
I dont know about everyone else, but I like the auto sprint option A LOT!!! Also, I noticed that the blocking on punt returns is soooo much better! I broke a few good ones about 20-25 yards or so! This coming from someone that doesnt really have a knack for returning punts! Done it before but not too often. Only a matter of time before I take a couple to the house! This was on AA.......or was it Heisman? Oh well, you get my point! The tackling system is RIGHT!!! WRs catching the ball in stride and their momentum helping them keep their speed as they turn up field! A couple of the replay camera angles were pretty nice too (after a TD). All in all, I like what I have seen so far! I cant wait to get my TB teams in!!
sheesh..20 guys show up to the site and it gets laggy haha
Receiver ran a bubble screen and I hit him before he got the ball. Pass interference.. that's a first
I had #92 for Alabama warming up for a FG. Maybe it was Suh's brother!Quote:
Originally Posted by gschwendt
:popcorn::whistle:
waiting for rhombic to come by and tare this thing to shreads ( break it down)