NCAA Football 13: Sights and Sounds Webcast on April 2

[ryby6969]

Weather would be awesome.

Yeah, hopefully that is something they can look at for next year. I know living in Florida my whole life, it is very rare that it will just rain for 3+ hours straight without breaks. I would also like to see some wind gusts added. Especially in bad weather games.

[baseballplyrmvp]

Essentially that is what they did, only in a more scripted fashion. They would give them context to the situation & have them react to that situation. I think what was always missing was the context & emotion of each situation. They have started taking the steps to fix that.

k....i think what psuexv was getting at, is its one thing to be told about a certain situation and picture in your mind whats going on but its completely different seeing that same thing happen live.

[gschwendt]

For anyone that missed the webcast, here are your pre-order bonuses.

Gamestop - Heisman Challenge 3-Player Pack: Mark Ingram, Tim Tebow, & Matt Leinart
Best Buy - Five Star Quarterback
Wal-Mart - Prima Digital Mini Guide
Amazon - 5 Nike Pro Combat Downloadable Uniforms: Army, Georgia, Oklahoma State, Oregon, & Michigan

[SmoothPancakes]

Amazon is by far (at least for me) the best one this year. You're gonna get a minimum $10 credit, probably $20, and then get the 5 Pro Combat unis. 5 star quarterback, unless you're a RTG nut, who cares. The digital mini guide, HA! Heisman Challenge 3-pack, depending on what that is all about, it could be interesting, but I'd rather have the Pro Combats and the $20 credit. Finally Amazon getting some good treatment by the various game company bastards when it comes to pre-order bonuses.

[ram29jackson]

does this mean there will be some sort of defensive practice modification?

[psusnoop]

Sometimes I don't understand your humor, but I know there is no way you were busy today.

Lol, I had a guy bring in 3 bacteria samples I had to plate and read on the microscope at 2pm. Terrible timing!

Most days my busy is nothing more then showing up to work

[beartide06]

Personally, I would want no part of a system as complex as commentary needs to be that they could completely implement in one year. I think one of the main issues in the past has been trying to get something too big in in 1 dev cycle & the result is a skyscraper built on a cracked foundation. What they have done is to lay a very strong base & get a feel for what is possible with this new system.

Oh, I know that and I agree with you. I was simply saying it would be nice if they could get the same quality in a shorter time frame. I am completely content with the strides they are making to improve commentating, and I am glad they have begun a cycle, this year, to change it. I think I even remember them saying they messed up in the past by implementing something way too fast, which resulted in poor quality.

[Deuce]

Pretty cool stuff. The chants sound so much better it's ridiculous. Excited to hear how the commentary works this year. It's sounds like this is just the beginning but also said they didn't take a step back for the 1st year.



Btw...for you people on iPhones you can download the live stream app and then watch the webcast. It's a great app for me since my phone is the only way to watch these things while I'm at work.


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[ram29jackson]

100 heads? I didnt see any blond hair examples...?

[psusnoop]

Pretty cool stuff. The chants sound so much better it's ridiculous. Excited to hear how the commentary works this year. It's sounds like this is just the beginning but also said they didn't take a step back for the 1st year.



Btw...for you people on iPhones you can download the live stream app and then watch the webcast. It's a great app for me since my phone is the only way to watch these things while I'm at work.


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I too am watching it on my phone Duece, it's a very good option and rather nice too!

[Dewiel]

You guys can view the webcast archive, the sights and sounds video, screens, and blogs all here right now: http://www.ea.com/ncaa-football/1/pl...hts-and-sounds

[beartide06]

100 heads? I didnt see any blond hair examples...?

Haha, good point! During the webcast, in the small screenshot they showed, I only saw dark haired individuals. That looked to be only a small sample of the 100+ faces/heads they mentioned, though.

[psuexv]

Lol, I had a guy bring in 3 bacteria samples I had to plate and read on the microscope at 2pm. Terrible timing!

Most days my busy is nothing more then showing up to work

Pull the sample, plate and dry. Stain and dry. Rinse and dry. Read.

[baseballplyrmvp]

one thing they didnt mention during the stadium updates, was that USC got a new videoboard at the Coliseum. can anyone check if that made it in, since its the 3rd largest video board in college football, in terms of square footage?

[beartide06]

Here is a link to an IGN article about NCAA. http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/122/1222151p1.html

[baseballplyrmvp]

i mentioned this earlier

one thing that i've always been frustrated with (even though its not a big deal), is the lack of camera crews displayed around the stadium.

they have all kinds of "reporters" set in place around the field, and they arent used at all. it'd be a huge gain, if they could use those figures for different kinds of replays. i'll take a pic in-game showing what i mean later on.

but here's what i was getting at. in this pic below, there are tons of these guys scattered all around the field. its the same number of people at every stadium and they're standing in the same spots. why cant they be put to use as part of the replay system?


imagine the replays you'd get seeing the play unfold right in front of you. its a small addition, but it'd add a lot, imo.

[Gator3guy]

Amazon is by far (at least for me) the best one this year. You're gonna get a minimum $10 credit, probably $20, and then get the 5 Pro Combat unis. 5 star quarterback, unless you're a RTG nut, who cares. The digital mini guide, HA! Heisman Challenge 3-pack, depending on what that is all about, it could be interesting, but I'd rather have the Pro Combats and the $20 credit. Finally Amazon getting some good treatment by the various game company bastards when it comes to pre-order bonuses.

Does the game arrive on release day when you order from Amazon or do you have to pay extra?

[Little Steve]

a few more cut seens, run outs and maybe a chant or two = ncaa13

i called it!:p

[gschwendt]

i called it!:p

How? This was purely intended for sights and sounds... no gameplay, no dynasty, etc. What else would be included today? Nevermind selling the information that we learned today quite short.

[gschwendt]

Does the game arrive on release day when you order from Amazon or do you have to pay extra?

They almost always offer release day shipping for $1. Definitely the way to go as long as you can be patient enough for Fed Ex or UPS to deliver it.