NCAA Football ’13 Review

[Atlas]

NCAA Football ’13 Review

NCAA Football ’13 Review The day that college football fanatics who also play video games have circled on their calendars has arrived! EA Sports NCAA Football ’13 is now available to download for people that have purchased the Season Pass feature and will officially launch to stores on Tuesday 7/10.VSD While the NCAA Football series [...]

http://www.virtualsportsnetwork.com/2012/07/06/ncaa-football-13-review/

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

I'll say this once...and once only...

Four Verticals.

 

[NAHSTE]

I'll say this once...and once only...

Four Verticals.

Yet OOBL's QB will say it many, many, many more times in his digital huddles.

 

[Prodigal Son]

I played like one quarter of a Dynasty game. Oregon vs Arkansas State. Was kind of annoyed by how the computer ran 3 HB screens in a row resulting in a sack.

 

[FirstTimer]

Reading some bugs and glitches threads and it looks like the CPU both running and defending the option is bad.

ND's helmets are still pretty off but here is a neat pic from OS posted by Roogy :shifty:

 

[Champ]

Swell Review

Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2

 

[Maynard]

since we are now owned by OS dont you have to verify who owns the game before they can post impressions?

 

[Rayman]

since we are now owned by OS dont you have to verify who owns the game before they can post impressions?

:what:

 

[FirstTimer]

The more pics I see the more I noticed ND's helmets look like ass. The funny thing is they look the way they did in an early gameplay video and we were told it was a beta and they would be correct when the game launches.

:lol:

 

[Rayman]

The more pics I see the more I noticed ND;s helmets look like ass. The funny thing is they look the way they did in an early gameplay video and we were told it was a beta and they would be correct when the game launches.

:lol:

You didn't actually believe that bullshit, did you?

 

[FirstTimer]

You didn't actually believe that bullshit, did you?

I had a faint hope.......................

 

[Jayrock]

Woooooo gonna be playing with a 1940s ND team this year with those brown helmets.

 

[NateDogg7240]

I guess I'm oblivious as to what the problem with the Notre Dame helmet is. Is it too bright? I thought they got it and the shamrock one right?

 

[Jayrock]

I guess I'm oblivious as to what the problem with the Notre Dame helmet is. Is it too bright? I thought they got it and the shamrock one right?

watch this video

look at this picture

 

[FirstTimer]

watch this video

look at this picture

And this one:

And this one

 

[NateDogg7240]

Wtf. I figured it would've been with the new ones. How the hell did they mess that up

 

[JimLeavy59]

Meh ND sucks dicks anyways. :violin:

 

[spiker]

How many games did you guys get to play before you wrote this? It seems way under-reviewed. The following is the only substantive part of that review. The rest of it was a rehash of the back of the box points.

Final Thoughts

With all of the focus on how NCAA Football ’13 could deliver a fresh college football experience minus the “Infinity” engine, it certainly delivers an improved experience over last year. Some areas of concern from last year such as how the CPU QB runs an option offense seemed to be consistently improved though there were still a few head scratching moments. Route running seems very crisp and the new highlighted icons for receivers seemed to work very well. The new passing trajectories seemed to be delivered as promised with very few defensive players batting down a ball thrown to a player 10 yards behind them.

On the defensive side of the ball, the read and react AI is most welcome to see in action. Too long have our video football game goals been crushed by the “Super LB” or “Psychic DB” intercepting or batting down a pass to what would have been a wide open receiver in real life. We won’t say that this is perfectly implemented but it is certainly several steps in the right direction.

The graphics in NCAA Football ’13 are not greatly improved over last year but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. All of the time and effort spent on presentation more than makes up for it. The presentation area of the game delivers a solid touchdown.

The limited time for review did not allow us to adequately dive into the Dynasty, Heisman Challenge and Road to Glory modes but each certainly appeared to very impressive in their own right as we played through a partial season to get a feel for how each performed. We will have a much more in depth review on the Dynasty mode in the near future. As for the others, adding additional Heisman Trophy winners in coming years will certainly bolster the Heisman Challenge feature and the new user selectable difficulty in Road To Glory helps make it more fun for gamers regardless of their stick skills. The Reaction Time feature worked well though some will obviously like it more than others.

Based on what we have seen thus far, VSN rates NCAA Football ’13 as a solid addition to the franchise.

Based on what I've seen and what I've read, I wouldn't entirely agree with your overall assessment either. Aside from the issues that have plagued the series from year-to-year like the option offense and line interaction, all I've been reading is that the big change is that defense is completely and utterly fucked. TGT and OS both crushed this game and they are usually ones to cater to EA's beck and call. The defense is like one extreme to the next - From psychic defenders and super LBs in NCAA 12 to broken or simply non-existent defense in NCAA 13. Where is the middle ground? This series is far from an adequate representation of football and it starts with their antiquated game engine. I'm sure some enjoyment can be derived from the game but without some semblance of balanced gameplay that is derived from true to life football strategy, this game will get stale within weeks, if not days. There are so many good games out right now that I couldn't fathom spending another $60 and wasting my time on this series.

 

[MrBill]

How many games did you guys get to play before you wrote this? It seems way under-reviewed. The following is the only substantive part of that review. The rest of it was a rehash of the back of the box points.

I was able to play about a dozen games in the 18 hours I had the game before the embargo on posting information based on the review copy was lifted. To contrast, the other sites that posted reviews had the game 7-10 days beforehand as part of their being part of the GameChanger program.

Based on what I've seen and what I've read, I wouldn't entirely agree with your overall assessment either. Aside from the issues that have plagued the series from year-to-year like the option offense and line interaction, all I've been reading is that the big change is that defense is completely and utterly fucked. TGT and OS both crushed this game and they are usually ones to cater to EA's beck and call. The defense is like one extreme to the next - From psychic defenders and super LBs in NCAA 12 to broken or simply non-existent defense in NCAA 13. Where is the middle ground? This series is far from an adequate representation of football and it starts with their antiquated game engine. I'm sure some enjoyment can be derived from the game but without some semblance of balanced gameplay that is derived from true to life football strategy, this game will get stale within weeks, if not days. There are so many good games out right now that I couldn't fathom spending another $60 and wasting my time on this series.

You don't have to agree with the assessment, I put a lot of information out there and people can make their own decisions. The reviews from TGT and OS were hardly crushing the game. Both said NCAA was a good game, which is basically what we said. The rating of 8.0 out of 10 equates to roughly a B- or C+ and was on par or lower than ratings from other gaming sites so it's not like anybody here said to pawn your mothers wedding ring and go buy it. It's a good game with some flaws but it is better than NCAA '12 which makes it worth checking out.

 

[Maynard]

i didnt expect anything other than a fucked up game. i would have been shocked if it was done right. its EA...this is the model for them and it never changes. some will still get their enjoyment out of it and thats great for them. But for people like me who only want the most authentic, realistic football gaming experience, EA falls short for so many reasons. Maybe one day we will see some competition with the football games and have something worth buying.