NCAA 07 XBox 360 Thread

MUTTS · Post by **MUTTS** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:52 pm

Ok--its out.....according to those at operation sports. I was thinking of making the next gen jump with the release of the new football titles but of course I await your impressions.

Ok boys--start downloading and lets hear it.....

Tony

JRod · Post by **JRod** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:06 pm

My impression so far...

The b*tch is slow to download.

SoMisss2000 · Post by **SoMisss2000** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:08 pm

Of course there are those at OS who hate the demo. One guy said he is cancelling his preorder.

This game is going to own me based on the demo. There is a lil bit of a framerate issue as the game opens to show the stadium. I like the running game. Mario Running is still there but it's not as bad. The offensive line is solid. The passing game is solid. I see some new animations that look nice.

I like the new player models. They look nothing like Madden's player models on 360 and that is a good thing.

The only problem I see in the demo is the post corner route. I was able to complete those passes just about every time.

I'm going to take the demo for what it is. I expect it to be more polished in the retail version. EA probably just wanted to show the graphics with this demo. I know someone with the retail 360 version. I'm going to see if he'll download the demo and compare it to the final version.

Can't wait til Tuesday.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:46 pm

http://www.digitalsportspage.com/module ... &start=300

JRod · Post by **JRod** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:54 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:http://www.digitalsportspage.com/module ... &start=300

This is tiring. Warrants a new thread.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:05 am

JRod wrote:
dbdynsty25 wrote:http://www.digitalsportspage.com/module ... &start=300
This is tiring. Warrants a new thread.

Perhaps, but there's already a discussion made up of more than three posts on the game. What's tiring is having to click on two different threads to read the exact same thing.

tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:11 am

I played it at a buddy's house tonight. 1 minute quarters is all you get in the demo. I was thinking that NCAA 07 would be the game that makes me run back out and repurchase the 360 but after playing the demo tonight that won't be the case. I'll be picking up the regular old Xbox version instead, hoping that Madden or NHL 07 will be the game that will make me want to buy the 360 again. I was planning on picking up the 360 this weekend but it looks like i'll be holding off for at least another month, possibly even longer.

JRod · Post by **JRod** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:39 am

sportdan30 wrote:
JRod wrote:
dbdynsty25 wrote:http://www.digitalsportspage.com/module ... &start=300
This is tiring. Warrants a new thread.
Perhaps, but there's already a discussion made up of more than three posts on the game. What's tiring is having to click on two different threads to read the exact same thing.

Or three clicks to access your blog...

And read about Uno.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:56 am

Ya I got so tired after the second click..Im exhausted....please spare Me the bullshit....pretentious dorks

Whats f***in tiring is going through a huge thread of DBs garbage posts to find the info I want....Now thats brutal...

Thanks for this thread man.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 2:06 am

Ha ha...fa sho.

GTHobbes · Post by **GTHobbes** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:34 am

I only played one game last night, but I can't see many NFL2k fans/Tiburon haters (me) being blown away by this game. I still don't see how they can say they built these next gen football games from the ground up. Hopefully my early impressions are way off.

fsquid · Post by **fsquid** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:49 am

damn anniversary getting in the way.

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:04 am

i liked it and i didn't like madden.

i do think the CBs need some help. i could go long pretty easily just because the CBs wouldn't step in front of the throw.

i liked it very much though.

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:06 am

JRod wrote:
Or three clicks to access your blog...

And read about Uno.

Wrong Dan.

Bill_Abner · Post by **Bill_Abner** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:28 am

webdanzer wrote:
JRod wrote:
Or three clicks to access your blog...

And read about Uno.
Wrong Dan.

Our Dan wouldn't be caught dead in a Cards hat.

He does love The Uno, though.

JRod · Post by **JRod** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:42 am

Bill_Abner wrote:
webdanzer wrote:
JRod wrote:
Or three clicks to access your blog...

And read about Uno.
Wrong Dan.
Our Dan wouldn't be caught dead in a Cards hat. He does love The Uno, though.

Ah my mistake.

kevinpars · Post by **kevinpars** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:58 am

Hard to tell much from a demo. But I did not have that many issues with it - other than the usual negatives that come with a first generation game that lacks features found in the current gen. But I just can't see going back to the current gen - unless the game has really been updated from the last few years. I like the fact that special teams now have blocks - a feature that has been missing for far too long. I am ready for Tuesday - I have sold all of my 360 games except for college hoops and oblivion, so I am ready for something new.

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:05 am

Could you guys change the difficulty level?

I've heard the game plays well on Heisman (ps2), so wondered if you could play the demo on that level?

Thanks!

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:25 am

MizzouRah wrote:Could you guys change the difficulty level?

I've heard the game plays well on Heisman (ps2), so wondered if you could play the demo on that level?

Thanks!

didn't see any options to change

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:29 am

Sudz wrote:
MizzouRah wrote:Could you guys change the difficulty level?

I've heard the game plays well on Heisman (ps2), so wondered if you could play the demo on that level?

Thanks!
didn't see any options to change

Thanks Sudz.

Wonder if it was like the MLB demo where it was on the easiest level?

Badgun · Post by **Badgun** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:35 am

I posted this over at OS, but I thought I might post it here. I know a lot of you guys are dynasty players and time of possession and clock management are important issues.

Originally Posted by TylerDurdenVol
I liked the demo also but the one complaint I have is when the offense breaks the huddle instantly to line it gives the defensive player about two seconds to make adjustments.I hope it's not like this in the real game.JMO

You and I seem to be the only people that even care about this, but this is a huge deal for me. If this is the way the full game is, then who needs timeouts? Try this out and you'll see what I mean. Call a play, but look at the play clock when you call it. Let's just say when you call your play, the play clock says :20. Now, as soon as your team breaks the huddle, press the A button...BOOM, you are instantly at the line of scrimmage and only 1 second has elapsed. You can literally call a new play and get it off quicker than holding down the Y button and trying to no huddle. Same thing for the CPU. If you press the A button as they break the huddle, they are instantly at the line and no time has ran off the clock. Of course, you can't make them snap the ball, but still this is absolutely awful. It will completely ruin any kind of time of possession stats and who knows what quarter length you will need to play in order to get decent game stats.

If this is the same in the full version, then I'm definitely going to get the Xbox version.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:40 am

Am I missing something, or could you not press the A button and just let the line up animation take place? Granted, this could be an issue online, but doesn't seem like a big deal.

Badgun · Post by **Badgun** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:03 pm

Brando70 wrote:Am I missing something, or could you not press the A button and just let the line up animation take place? Granted, this could be an issue online, but doesn't seem like a big deal.

Wow, you are just full of solutions, aren't you? Next thing you know you will be telling me the solution for money plays is to not use them. It's the fact that it's there period. Even in Madden with the accelerated clock, you still had to wait for the team to get to the line of scrimmage and the clock was running.

Do you not see what kind of havoc this creates with time of possession and game stats? Hell with online, this directly affects how your dynasty plays out. How would you like to be playing in your conference championship game and if you win you go the BCS championship game, but you get beat because the CPU went 80 yards in 26 seconds with no timeouts? This is the kind of crap that happens.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:14 pm

Badgun wrote:
Brando70 wrote:Am I missing something, or could you not press the A button and just let the line up animation take place? Granted, this could be an issue online, but doesn't seem like a big deal.
Wow, you are just full of solutions, aren't you? Next thing you know you will be telling me the solution for money plays is to not use them. It's the fact that it's there period. Even in Madden with the accelerated clock, you still had to wait for the team to get to the line of scrimmage and the clock was running.

Jesus dude he asked a simple question, no need to fly off the handle like that. WTF is up with everyone lately.

TCrouch · Post by **TCrouch** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:33 pm

Danimal wrote:Jesus dude he asked a simple question, no need to fly off the handle like that. WTF is up with everyone lately.

Anticipation of NCAA always makes people flip out. It's like a universal "I'm insane" button every year during July.