Official NCAA 12! Thread

[FirstTimer]

Cliff notes on those videos please?

Can't view them at work.

[spiker]

Are there Youtube versions of those videos?

Also, I'm expecting the "Physics Engine" to resemble what we've seen in the FIFA and NHL series.

[Bear Pand]

Cliff notes on those videos please?

Can't view them at work.

Not really any new info just some footage they hadn't released yet.

They talk about better zone D, improved tackling, etc. same basic stuff in the OS article.

[Nevermind]

Cliff notes on those videos please?

Can't view them at work.

The IGN gameplay video talked about the new tackling system and how you can now lunge at players. Then it talked about new dive catches and finally talked about the zone defense and showed how the linebackers and DBs interact with each other in the defense.

The prensentation video pretty much went over everything we have heard from earlier this week.

[Nevermind]

Found the IGN gameplay video on youtube

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F1vP04mFEE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F1vP04mFEE[/ame]

[Bear Pand]

Anyone else think it's weird that the author of the OS article says he only played half of a game but that was enough to write a preview on gameplay? Just makes me wonder how much time all of these sites actually spent playing.


edit: another preview NCAA Football 12 Preview from GamePro

[ryne candy]

Posted vids but see they were already up.

[TeflonDonny]

It's hilarious that he actually said "now tackling does not begin until the defender makes contact with the ball carrier".

[spiker]

Anyone else think it's weird that the author of the OS article says he only played half of a game but that was enough to write a preview on gameplay? Just makes me wonder how much time all of these sites actually spent playing.


edit: another preview NCAA Football 12 Preview from GamePro

They do that every year. They all played the game a week or two ago and wrote a preview and have been waiting for EA to release them from the NDA. EA gets hands on feedback from "community leaders" and review sites. The community/review sites get a scoop.

Anyways, it's not a "Review" but merely just a "Preview". Take it for what it's worth but realize the build that everyone played is a work in progress.

[spiker]

It's hilarious that he actually said "now tackling does not begin until the defender makes contact with the ball carrier".

That's a huge step forward for EA. They used to deny, deny, deny instead of just being frank about it.

[spiker]

Found the IGN gameplay video on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F1vP04mFEE

Thanks for posting that. Is it too much to ask EA to just post vids from actual gameplay instead of the weird fucking angles?

[killgod]

Thanks for posting that. Is it too much to ask EA to just post vids from actual gameplay instead of the weird fucking angles?

But then you'd see all the BS they are trying to hide until retail launch.

[SHOGUN]

I'm interested to see how the new zone defense works. The reports do sound encouraging.

[BrntO4Life]

The new zone defense and tackling look awesome. The dive catches were "Meh" because they showed the same exact dive catch four times.

As I said, don't expect a revolution. They came up with something that worked in NCAA 11 and now is the time to expand and improve on that and it looks like they are.

If the defensive stuff works correctly, this could be a big step forward to having actual sim football.

[FirstTimer]

Found the IGN gameplay video on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F1vP04mFEE

I like how at 1:12 they show a defender jetpacking for an INT.