NCAA Football General Discussion Thread

[Spidey]

boy, RtG can be frustrating. started mine over with IDU's rosters and on All American. Also got a few of the teams from my high schools conference on team builder and created my high school.

All of those elements have made the game mor fun and realistic. Whats driving me nuts is the play calling. Im a RB, and my god damn coach will go a half with calling only 1 run. And every time my team gets near the goal line, this mother fucker takes me out. I've managed, miraculously to average about 120 yds per game. Thats mostly cause I go along get 4 or 5 yard per carry and then eventually rip off a big run. I would say 400 of my 500-ish yards after 4 games are off of huge runs.

I do like that All American is tougher on grading. I had interest from every school in the nation after 5-6 games on the varsity test run I did. This time I am through 4 games and just broke the 2 star mark. still have some bigger schools interested but surely not as anything more than deep on the depth chart.

 

[Aso]

Awesome for you but how can EA not have it set for the CPU to just down the ball?

And they didn't just run the ball when they didn't need to, they ran an option no less.


btw, anyone wanna play me. Just got the game on Ps3

 

[Irish]

That's my picture!

Well I had two days off of work and didn't stop playing this game except to sleep. First I did a little bit of RTG as a RB and OLB. The high school part was cool and all but once I got to a 5 star and every school was offering me, it kind of lost it's mojo. Only got to be a starter for 2 games in season one before being rated a 95 and becoming bored.

Luckily I had dynasty. First I edited the shit out of ND's roster with the stock named version on PS3. Had all the correct equipment for players, which was a first of me going into that much detail. Then I edited my playbook just for the fun of it and remove plays I will never call (PA HB screen passes that never work).

I played every game on Heisman, slow speed, 25 threshold. Won every game and the BCS Championship. Had the best recruiting class in the nation also. Crist had like 30TDs and 20 INTs. Riddick and Floyd had double digit TD's and over 1000 yards. Riddick and Te'o went to the NFL. Not exactly the experience I am looking for.

So for season 2 which I am 4 games in, I am using some Varsity sliders over at OS, and so far I am liking them. Just once I want to play a game where the CPU blows me out, or some upsets, or have me comeback, or anything that is fair. I mean ND is a B+ team and even worse in season 2. In season 1, I was never even nervous about losing a game, so I am hoping these varsity sliders pose a different kind of challenge. I am 4-0 so I will have to wait and see if I ever get my first loss. Also changed my recruiting and now only target 10 guys and give them an hour each. So hopefully I don't pull in so many great players.

 

[Twigg4075]

From the thread over at OS. Just posting some pictures I think that are really cool or well done.

I thought there was a way to upload pics for the game, no?

Do you know if these pics are from the 360 or PS3 version?

 

[Twigg4075]

That's my picture!

Well I had two days off of work and didn't stop playing this game except to sleep. First I did a little bit of RTG as a RB and OLB. The high school part was cool and all but once I got to a 5 star and every school was offering me, it kind of lost it's mojo. Only got to be a starter for 2 games in season one before being rated a 95 and becoming bored.

Luckily I had dynasty. First I edited the shit out of ND's roster with the stock named version on PS3. Had all the correct equipment for players, which was a first of me going into that much detail. Then I edited my playbook just for the fun of it and remove plays I will never call (PA HB screen passes that never work).

I played every game on Heisman, slow speed, 25 threshold. Won every game and the BCS Championship. Had the best recruiting class in the nation also. Crist had like 30TDs and 20 INTs. Riddick and Floyd had double digit TD's and over 1000 yards. Riddick and Te'o went to the NFL. Not exactly the experience I am looking for.

So for season 2 which I am 4 games in, I am using some Varsity sliders over at OS, and so far I am liking them. Just once I want to play a game where the CPU blows me out, or some upsets, or have me comeback, or anything that is fair. I mean ND is a B+ team and even worse in season 2. In season 1, I was never even nervous about losing a game, so I am hoping these varsity sliders pose a different kind of challenge. I am 4-0 so I will have to wait and see if I ever get my first loss. Also changed my recruiting and now only target 10 guys and give them an hour each. So hopefully I don't pull in so many great players.

How have you done all of that in a mere three days?!? Have you eaten? Slept? Taken a shit?

 

[PP]

How have you done all of that in a mere three days?!? Have you eaten? Slept? Taken a shit?

can u read?

 

[Twigg4075]

can u read?

Apparently not. Of course I was half asleep stuck at the hospital babysitting some clown dick prisoner. I guess I missed the first sentence. I guess I read as well as you type. This isn't text messaging son.

 

[godspeed]

I was saying last night how I miss the old PS2 online days. EA had the messenger, and you could click on any friend, and check out stats from the last 10 games, what team they used and so on. Also they had pretty deep personal stats you could check as well.

I don;t even know if and where you can check points for and against online for your own games. So they even have simple stats like that you can check for yourself, I can't find it?

 

[jms493]

I was saying last night how I miss the old PS2 online days. EA had the messenger, and you could click on any friend, and check out stats from the last 10 games, what team they used and so on. Also they had pretty deep personal stats you could check as well.

I don;t even know if and where you can check points for and against online for your own games.

that is too complicated now...

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

boy, RtG can be frustrating. started mine over with IDU's rosters and on All American. Also got a few of the teams from my high schools conference on team builder and created my high school.

All of those elements have made the game mor fun and realistic. Whats driving me nuts is the play calling. Im a RB, and my god damn coach will go a half with calling only 1 run. And every time my team gets near the goal line, this mother fucker takes me out. I've managed, miraculously to average about 120 yds per game. Thats mostly cause I go along get 4 or 5 yard per carry and then eventually rip off a big run. I would say 400 of my 500-ish yards after 4 games are off of huge runs.

I do like that All American is tougher on grading. I had interest from every school in the nation after 5-6 games on the varsity test run I did. This time I am through 4 games and just broke the 2 star mark. still have some bigger schools interested but surely not as anything more than deep on the depth chart.

It is very weird.

I'm starting to think RTG is a "choose your own adventure" book in video game form. I'm a power RB...the three schools I chose at first were all "multiple" or run-first schools (Miami, Iowa, and Bowling Green). In my first game, very traditional pro-set stuff. Lots of basic stuff out of the I-Formation. Powers, dives, stay in to block, maybe ran three routes all game and didn't have a pass thrown my way.

I had about 10 carries in a 21-10 win over my first school at around 70 yards and two touchdowns.

Three new schools showed interest (Buffalo, Temple, and Marshall).

I choose Buffalo. They are a primary spread team.

So, the next game I play...my school's offense is completely different from the first. Ridiculous option plays and lots of passing. I end up with like 6 carries 40 yards, and a touchdown, but most of my runs came within the 10 yard line. Plus, I was asked to receive passes the majority of the game, however, only had 2 balls thrown to me all game (caught them both and picked up like 30 yards).

I think RtG is less of a "how you do in a game" mode...but rather "how do you do in these situations" and the situations change depending on the school you choose to be in the running for your services. So, if you are looking at spread schools, they'll put you in spread situations. If you are looking at run based schools, you'll see more traditional stuff.

Kinda weird.

 

[jms493]

IMO Road to Glory is so boring.....the idea is great but there is no life to the game....you just feel like a robot doing the same tasks over and over and over without much reward.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

IMO Road to Glory is so boring.....the idea is great but there is no life to the game....you just feel like a robot doing the same tasks over and over and over without much reward.

The idea is cool...but it is rather lifeless. You are right though, it feels very "tasked"...not like you are actually playing a game and you have a role in it...its like you are just being tasked with doing certain things in certain games in certain situations and they give you points based on what you do.

Example being, like Spidey said, they will go stretches of the game without you, the player, playing...at least early on. So, it helps limit your ability to compile stats, especially if you are an "Iron Man Athlete" and playing both sides of the ball.

I had a total of ONE play come my direction in two games as a middle linebacker (!!). Every other play, I either was not on the field or the play was out on the boundaries.

Pretty indifferent.

The idea of playing your senior season + playoffs and then starting from the bottom and moving up is pretty awesome...just seems lifeless and robotic though.

 

[Saluki]

I thought there was a way to upload pics for the game, no?

Do you know if these pics are from the 360 or PS3 version?

NCAA has had the ability to upload photo's for years on both systems. It's Madden that can't do pics.

 

[Twigg4075]

NCAA has had the ability to upload photo's for years on both systems. It's Madden that can't do pics.

That's what I figured. I thought maybe EA pulled a typical 'remove a feature this year and bring it back as new next year' in 12.

 

[PP]

can madden do pics this year

 

[FirstTimer]

can madden do pics this year

Wouldn't that be a good question to ask on maddenmaniacs.com?

 

[Survivor]

Already posted two of these in my wishlist, but thought I'd post here too. Pics from my first game of a dynasty after picking up my copy:

...breaking a tackle on a bubble screen.

The defender looks at his costly mistake!! Great screen to me!!

A touchdown later in the game. Notice the sideline and crowd isnt even looking at the action! ha

 

[FirstTimer]

A touchdown later in the game. Notice the sideline and crowd isnt even looking at the action! ha

Penn State defenders behind the play=More important than Toledo RB.

:smug:

 

[FirstTimer]

 

[Twigg4075]

Me (ND) breaking out the spin move on CCBrink (NCSt) like it's Madden '93 on the Sega goddamn Genesis.

http://www.easports.com/media/play/video/81426537