Archive for the ‘NCAA Football’ Category
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NCAA Football 08 questions
I now have the game. Leave any questions you have regarding NCAA Football 08 here and I'll try to get to answering as many of them as possible. Gameplay, Campus Legend, player ratings and online play are really my focus. I won't be able to answer Dynasty related questions. If you have player ratings questions limit them to no more than five. Also please specify team and number, not the name of the player. Just go ahead and leave your questions in the comments! Continue on to read the cu...
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NCAA Football 08 highlight video and screenshot requests
If you would like me to make to capture a screenshot of a specific team or player, or if you would like me to create a highlight video featuring specific team/s or a player, this is where you can let me know. Leave any details you would like to see in the comments. The more specific you are the better. If there is a song you would like to go along with it you can mention that as well. Because each video takes a couple hours from start to finish, I won't be able to do one for everybody...
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Plans for coverage of NCAA Football 08
I have the game in hand and have started towards the goals below. The plan is as follows... Initially I will be playing some in order to form my impressions and compare to the demo while geting enough experience to answer gameplay questions. I will be starting up my Campus Legend reports including screens and videos. I will begin as a CB. I will start up a thread for questions about the game and attempt to answer as many as possible. This includes ratings questions, which I don...
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NCAA Football 08 mid-air collisions
I figured another aspect of NCAA that would be easy enough to show off from the demo would be the mid-air collisions. I went ahead and captured a few in the video below. No longer can a receiver leap to make a catch without worry of getting hit while in the air and having the ball jarred loose while also risking possible injury. ...
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End to “Mario running” in NCAA Football?
A common complaint over the years has been the so-called "Mario running", where a back gets stuck behind lineman and runs in place. This is something that has been addressed by EA for this year and I captured a nice example of the improvement that has been made in this area. In the clip you'll see the ball carrier hit the back of the lineman stopping his momentum and knocking him back. He then starts up again heading through the hole that the line has opened up. I've seen plenty of examples si...
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NCAA Football 08 gang tackling video
In my impressions I mentioned that the gang tackling was "decent but seems inconsistent". In this video I display what I meant by that with examples from the demo. Overall the gang tackling is certainly a positive addition to the game. It definitely changes some of the outcomes when you compare it to previous years where a ball carrier would fall forward for 5 more yards or just outright break a tackle before another defender could attempt one. However as you'll see in the video there are insta...
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NCAA Football 08 demo impressions
So after playing several games within the NCAA Football 08 demo, I'm ready to lay out my thoughts on it. The game plays so smooth and is very reactive. You can thank 60fps for that. Have to feel for those who are stuck with the PS3 version. The graphics look very good. Not a huge upgrade over last year but it didn't need one. The improved player models look great. An addition that is probably considered small by most but made me really happy is that when you call an audible, on th...
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Hit stick demonstration video
I did up a quick video showing off the difference between the high and low hitsticks in NCAA Football 08. I didn't spend a lot of time collecting examples, but it should show it off well enough. I'll be doing more of these types of videos over the coming days for different features or additions to the game. ...
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