that's still pretty much a negative review thoughOriginally Posted by CLW
that's still pretty much a negative review though
I only buy the game to play in OD's so as long as there are no "transfer failed" bugs or recruiting is not completely screwed(seems good 3 years in) then I just need user vs user to play good.
I try to give an "honest" opinion as I see it. Look it clearly isn't as bad as NBA Elite (where even EA KNEW they couldn't release it to the public) or other bad games on the PS3 but it clearly isn't up to great games like Uncharted, Heavy Rain, The Show, etc...that's still pretty much a negative review though
If you enjoyed 11 and 12 you can probably enjoy 13. If you hated 11 or 12 don't even bother renting the game as you will just enrage yourself for wasting your time. I'm disappointed with this year's title as they added NOTHING of value to me and in fact made several things important to me arguably worse (pass defense).
It's definitely worse than '12. They ruined the ONE good thing they added to '12, which was the improved zone defense. I don't know what it's going to take to make them realize just how badly they need to improve the pass rush, but it hasn't work ONCE this entire generation of consoles. That is inexcusable for something so crucial. They can't possibly actually think you should have 10 seconds to throw the ball.
I hated zones on '12. Defenders jumped routes they weren't supposed to. But now, I rather have those zones over the zones we have now, they don't even react to anything it's horrible. This game isn't as bad as 09, 10 & 11. But man ... it's close. Rather play NCAA 08 over this honestly.
Some tweets from Pasta Padre indicate his upcoming review isn't that great either:
https://twitter.com/pastapadre
Damn, they could of made this game 1,000 times better. The reason I like this series and pre-ordered the game was for it's variety. You could play as a player, team or with others, it's hard to get bored, and they found a way to fuck up just a polished version of NCAA 12. I believe if Madden hadn't put in the new engine this game would be a ton better.
I don't know if this has been mentioned yet or not, but when did EA take away "Pursuit Angles?" FS's and SS's are taking absolutely horrible pursuits, allowing RB's to go for huge yardage in situations that it just should not happen. Example: Playing asat home vs.
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On a play they were just trying to run the clock out on.
To coin a phrase, "I'm Lovin' It"...whenever I fire up a new football sim, I'm always aware of the fact that I've got to put by brand on the game. Picking the right team for what I want to run, set audibles, and gameplan. Yeah, the game hasn't changed all that much, but I like what I see and feel. I love the quick turnaround on ints, player icons signaling for the ball etc. And since I only play NCAA & Madden, I have a blast every year!
so far i like the game i put pass defense to 55 helped some with safety issue, but corners jumpin flat instead of hook zone is an issue, but overall i like this game. i'm done reading impressions i bought the game for me not because everyone else is.
Playing on Heisman against CPU only so far. Defense is possible and I've gotten INTs playing zone defenses. Just uploaded a nice one that my LB returned for a pick6 to win in OT.
Been playing zone at least 50% of the time and mixing up man versus zone calls a lot.
What I've found "hard" so far is getting stops on 3rd downs.....CPU QB is very eager to take off if receivers aren't open.
The silliness of CPU QB taking sacks on HB screens is still in there which is just :facepalm:
i know my opinions dont mean much, but here's what i think in my first play now game ofvs cal
1. dont like the new pre play camera, where it shows the majority of the field.
2. o-linemen can figure out who to block. cal runs a 3-4, and their d-tackle came into the backfield untouched, right in between USC's center and left guard.
3. cpu defense calls way too many blitzes. every play so far, they've rushed at least 6 guys.
4. cover 2 zones gives up a td every time to a fast outside receiver running a streak route. the free safety doesnt back pedal to prevent a deep pass, and by the time that he does start playing the receiver, the receiver is already by him.
5. whatever happened to gang tackles? cal's te (cpu) was surrounded by 5 USC defenders, and broke 3 different tackle attempts.
6. receivers seem to drop the ball more often when immediately hit when making an attempted catch. very nice
7. qb's lose a lot of accuracy when hit when they throw.
8. when using the d-line sub package, it still uses the #2 and #3 d-tackles....not the #3 and 4.
9. cpu safeties in cover 2 are just stupid to begin with. they almost see the outside receivers as the larger threats regardless of what route they're running. slot receivers on streak routes blow right on by them.
10. something has to be done in regards to picking up fumbles. i dont need linemen trying to do a scoop and score; i need them falling on the ball.
I get that people will be disappointed for various reasons, but do we have a new area to ask questions for those of us who are playing through? I am interested in finding out if I am recruiting and never scout a guy and he is a 60, will he stay a 60? Or will he change to what I would have found if I had scouted him, let's say he was worse so a 60(-2) or 58?
The game has gems and busts. If you don't scout you won't know his true rating which could be higher or lower. I know Tommy had said there are some guys that will have big swings either way.
He'll be the 58. Added, even if you don't scout someone, if you have scouting time left over, the cpu will use it for you.
That was my fear. Couldn't stand 11 or 12.
Was in the same boat though. Had $35 built up in Amazon credit so figured I'd give it a shot. Hopefully by Madden release the patches start rolling in...otherwise may be tough to keep.
Huge is an understatement, I have a 2 star that is +8 after scouting him. Pretty crazy, but I like the fact that they did some players with more of a swing either way to make things interesting!
Has anyone got the shovel pass to kick in
LOL I completely forgot about this and the abort play action "features" I've not done either one and I doubt I EVER do.
Played 2 user games last night and must impressions are high for me. Played both on default Heisman and thought the game played really smoothly. In my first game I tried to stretch the field but didn't see what people are talking about with safeties as they did a very good job and didn't really give up the deep ball.
Snoop ran a lot of read option in our game and only once did I see a problem with the OLB that was blitzing and didn't play run at first but then ran directly past the QB that kept the ball.
The new passing system is definitely a thumbs up. Played with Arkansas the first game and was able to put the ball where I wanted with a 94 OVR QB. Then played with UTSA and could easily see that he was nowhere as good and had a rough day, as I should. Also was cool to see some throws off the mark when at times.
One thing I would like to see is a better job when the QBs are getting hit. There a number of times when I feel the pressure and do feel I got the ball off and the QB gets hit and the ball goes like 3 feet. I think they could do some work with this as you tend to see QBs still able to get a good/decent ball off at times when getting pressure/hit.
Did see some alignment issues last night but not too terrible. Of course I run pretty standard defenses with 4-3, Nickel and occasionally Dollar. The issues I did see where in the Dollar.
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