If everything 'on the field' stayed exactly the same for NCAA 13...

[metallidevils]

But they made the fans 3d, upgraded commentary, and overall gave the game just a better college football atmosphere, would you buy the game?

I want this game to be at a point where a blind person could tell when a big play is happening, just by using their ears. A deaf person should be able to tell by looking at the stands and sidelines. As it is, a game winning FG with time expiring in the NC game is met with as much emotion in the game as the last play in a 49-0 win.

[Cubs017]

Re: If everything 'on the field' stayed exactly the same for NCAA 13...

No. I wouldn't buy it. If there are still psychic DBs and super LBs and that sort of nonsense then I'm not buying the game.

NCAA is my favorite sports franchise, but I sold last year's game after a month. I'm done until they fix stuff like that.

[carnalnirvana]

Re: If everything 'on the field' stayed exactly the same for NCAA 13...

i would consider it if the opposite was done: leave features intact and fixed only on field gameplay

if they left every feature intact but fixed the DB's/LB's and the OL interactions it would be a better game.

[bartolet7]

Re: If everything 'on the field' stayed exactly the same for NCAA 13...

While I'm all about the gameplay getting done right (and we all know they have plenty to work on there!), the commentary needs a complete overhaul.

[walshcav]

Re: If everything 'on the field' stayed exactly the same for NCAA 13...

After reading these boards I honestly wonder if I'm one of the few guys that never listens to the game audio ... like at all. The first time I fire up the game I listen to the audio for the intro but that's about it.

Usually I have my iPod playing something I want to hear. I could care less what the fans in the stands look like, or commentary being the same lines for the last five years ... I just want the game to play great and play realistic.

[jfsolo]

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If they did that, I would absolutely, totally, completely with 100% certainty, NOT buy the game. I would also send a 1000 word essay to EA Tiburon berating them for their mindbogglingly poor design decisions.

Like one of the posters above me, I'd be OK with it if the opposite happened, where all of their time/resources were spent on gameplay and A.I..

With NCAA Basketball 10, EA spent the vast majority or their time on presentation, bringing in two different announcing teams and such, and look how well that worked out. They chose to stop making that series altogether, despite having no competition in that category.

[Kcordloh]

Re: If everything 'on the field' stayed exactly the same for NCAA 13...

After reading these boards I honestly wonder if I'm one of the few guys that never listens to the game audio ... like at all. The first time I fire up the game I listen to the audio for the intro but that's about it.

Usually I have my iPod playing something I want to hear. I could care less what the fans in the stands look like, or commentary being the same lines for the last five years ... I just want the game to play great and play realistic.

I care about game play, polls, conference alignments. I honestly don't care if the commentary sucks. I'd like it not to, but can deal with it if they make the game funner.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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I wouldn't buy it. Presentation can only take you so far. Much like the team intros for NCAA 12, I stopped watching those after the 2nd day of owning the game.

3D grass......can careless about because you can only see it zoomed in on pictures.

Hell look at NCAA 10 basketball game. All that presentation with the 2 different commentator teams, but yet the game play itself wasn't changed. It was still very stale with basic movement, basic controls.

What happened with that experiment ? Game didn't sell well and they dropped the series all together.

Look at all the presentation EA MMA had. Spectator mode with up to 10 friends, everybody being able to talk to each other and watch the fight go on at the same time.

But yet the game play was basic and limiting. Game bombed and quickly dropped to $20 after being out for 6 weeks. And now what ? EA Sports is out of the MMA market already, one and done.

Game play is what sells games, not presentation. You would think after 2 failures in recent years, EA Sports would have learned their lesson.

[BHavenBlazer]

Re: If everything 'on the field' stayed exactly the same for NCAA 13...

After reading these boards I honestly wonder if I'm one of the few guys that never listens to the game audio ... like at all. The first time I fire up the game I listen to the audio for the intro but that's about it.

Usually I have my iPod playing something I want to hear. I could care less what the fans in the stands look like, or commentary being the same lines for the last five years ... I just want the game to play great and play realistic.

This. I couldn't care less about fans and commentary. F that chit. I want realistic alignements. realistic game play. a position based depth chart for my wr's and cb's. That's what i want. not no BS commentary and 3d fans.

[SouthBeachDPV]

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The commentary is the FIRST to be changed out of all that IMO. If the game decides to keep the ESPN theme, and assuming they have some liscensing with ESPN, why not get the ESPN crews for commentary? I'm sick of Kirk saying my QB threw a bad completion and Brad Nessler doing absolutely nothing.

[PowerofRed25]

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I turn the commentary off the second I get the game. Have for years. I guess if they updated it I would be less inclined to do that, but it isn't important to me. Would rather have the game sounds. The only sports game I've ever left commentary on is The Show, which has engaging commentary.

They need to fix on the field stuff before anything else. There is just no way around that. Part of that, to me, includes developing playbooks and plays a lot better. I am pretty tired of a significant portion of the plays in the game being unusable.

Also, this is just a personal preference, but they need to significantly tone back the "Extras" in menus. Menus and load times are ridiculously long for this game. Get rid of the animations and backgrounds and fancy menu transitions and just keep it basic.

[SonOfEd]

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On top of gameplay improvements the series just truly needs a "living" atmosphere. Quit running the cut scenes through a seperate program, these interactions should be happening all the time and the camera could just randomly pan to them at fitting points in the game. This was done very well in CH2K8, and really draws you in to the virtual environment.

[blkrptnt819]

Nope, can't win with it, can't do it.

[Broncos86]

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I hate most of the cut scenes. Make those events happen on the field in real time. I hate when the game cuts away, especially when I'm trying to tie together a drive. And how many times do my linemen have to shove my QB in celebration? I swear, I go through games where the guy is being shoved ten times! I can't recall a time where a QB took the time to celebrate (beyond a quick fist pump or hand-clap) in the middle of a drive because he completed a 15 yard pass for a first down in the second quarter.

These cut scenes are just ANNOYING to me. I don't mind some of the cuts to the coach, etc. But come on.

[MMurda]

Re: If everything 'on the field' stayed exactly the same for NCAA 13...

nope...im done with both series. ncaa 12 and madden 12 will be my last purchases until gameplay gets fully sured up and we get PHYSICS. and most of all, every position will have to adhere to those laws of physics...unlike now where offense has to chop their feet to make cuts on the routes, but lb's and cb's can just round off the cut and make a 90 degree turn with no physics to keep up. if a guy is outta position, he needs to stay outta position, not magically warp or forget physics to play his position properly.

call me when they scrap what they have and reintroduce the basic fundamentals of any sport....weight, height, agility, balance, acceleration, speed, momentum...all adhering to the laws of physics. no more shortcuts and patchwork. if they could get the fundamentals right at least to around 80% true, all else will fall into place. i dont see how they dont get that. i can overlook bad commentary or presentation...cant overlook the fundamentals any longer.