Where I Come From: EA Sports NCAA Football 2011 Available Now
by Todd on Jul 13, 2010 3:00 PM CDT
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Today is the day many of us have been waiting for, that welcome oasis of the offseason when we can finally get our grubby little hands on the latest version of EA's NCAA franchise. Here's what EA has to say about it:
When you go to a particular school or grow up around college football, you are more than just a fan. It’s who you are. We thought we could leverage this pride in your roots and show that "where you come from" is more than just a statement about geography. By positioning NCAA Football 11 as a game that understands this pride and is authentic to these traditions, the takeaway should be that anything that is in college football is in NCAA Football 11.
And this doesn’t just include game play (though that’s a huge part of it). It’s rivals and mascots; it’s legends and stories. It’s those things that are at the very fabric of the game itself. Of course the game is great this year as well. With authentic entrances, mascots and specific offenses for each team, the term "where I come from" takes on a much larger meaning. While playing NCAA Football 11 is ultimately a great sports sim, it should also give you a sense of the pride and emotion one has for being a fan of a team they will never not be a part of.
Of course, as fellow consumers and fans we're much more interested in what you have to say about it, so if you've picked it up already or are headed out later, drop your reviews in the comments and let the rest of us know the good and the bad, and the funnest part of all, where the bugs are.
I mean, if Titus Brown has telekinetic powers, surely Marcell Dareus can shoot lasers from his eyes...
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I'm leaving work in a few so I can go pick it up
This is my early Christmas…
by HarveyBirdmanAAL on Jul 13, 2010 3:03 PM CDT reply actions
RE: Phantom sack
someone had the under…
"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak" Marcus Tullius Cicero
by Stuck in the Plains on Jul 13, 2010 3:05 PM CDT reply actions
strippers for your recruits?
"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak" Marcus Tullius Cicero
by Stuck in the Plains on Jul 13, 2010 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Let's try again....
I wasn’t going to pick up a copy of NCAA 11 until I found out that I can get it with this cover!
by BamaGirlinDallas on Jul 13, 2010 4:56 PM CDT reply actions
I realize the realities of sponsorship
…but is it really necessary to have Tebow plastered ALL OVER our Alabama site?
Mark Ingram (excuse me, HB #22)
is very much a dominant force in this game. Remember that wild tide is under shotgun formations.
wild tide sucks though
every friggin play is a jet sweep variation, only one power or dive, and it’s after the fake, no play to get it to the 2nd tailback in the backfield. Wild Tide formation has been my biggest let down so far.
also passing is just flat out hard and i hate when they totally rearrange the play calling menu’s. trust me to be able to view multiple plays at once and select the one i wish, screw having to toggle directly to each play one by one…..
tackling is so much fun. i enjoy playing d-line again, even if you fail to correctly jump the snap, you can break away from the OL and get after the QB.
3 games in i’ve gone for nearly 500 yards with ingram, nowhere near as close with TR. julio makes fantastic catches, maze is fast but too small for me to get the ball to him it seems. TE 85 (williams?) is a good threat…
The beauty of The Process is that you have never arrived, so you get to continue being perpetually awesome... -Espyonage
by tempebamafan on Jul 14, 2010 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions
There are a couple of bugs...
…I have noticed on the PS3 version. If you let the game take over post-snap on a run play, your tailback will do some really stupid stuff. For example, while eating, I was just doing the snap , Ingram did a spin move, stopped dead in his tracks and waited on the tackle. Also on another run, he had nothing but green around the left side(where the play was designed to go) and he turned back into the line for a 2 yard loss. One last thing, we started at #1, I am currently 8-0, all wins were double digits, two were 30+ MOV and they jumped tOSU and Iowa ahead of me. I even upgraded the schedule by replacing GaState with Notre Dame, not by much, admittedly. ;) I do have an A SOS.
Auburn and Tennessee fans are a lot like Slinkys...neither are worth much but you do get a sense of satisfaction from pushing them down a flight of stairs
One last Tim Tebow love fest
I think he deserves it though. He is good people and certainly a great competitor.
I am not going to buy the game just because it is new though. If any of you guys who purchase and play the game would like to give some reviews it would be greatly appreciated. I have purchased many EA Sports NCAA Football games for my son, only to have him prefer previous versions of the game. It would be great to know if this version is a significant upgrade from the previous version. That has not always been the case in the past.
"The only way to improve relations with Auburn is to beat them a few times. " 5026's Mom
so far
defense is more fun than ever. if you were halfway proficient with the hit stick in previous versions you’ll be making more plays, with cooler more realistic animations than ever.
passing is hard as hell, i played several games on the demo as well, so far i havnt really identified any reliable passing plays besides the good ol slants, stick, and curls.
running is really cool. i’m still trying to get used to the “auto turbo” feature, its hard to not mash R2 shortly after i get the ball, but i’m finding on zone and stretch plays that, if i lay off it, my guy seems to do even better than i’d hope i would of when it comes to turning on the jets once he’s shifted directions. have had several big runs this way.
other than the play calling menu seemingly getting less functional, pretty much every aspect of the game is improved, and the difference in playing defense is pretty huge.
The beauty of The Process is that you have never arrived, so you get to continue being perpetually awesome... -Espyonage
by tempebamafan on Jul 14, 2010 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
i'm really jealous
you guys have something fun to do for the next 52 days…..
"You have to create 6 seconds of hell each play..."
Coach Nick Saban
Well...
..I blew out SJSU on Heisman…the two headed rushing monster is loose…PSU was tough, but squeaked out a 10-point win…with Defense…lol….that Bama Power play is good, but, if you can’t get 3-5 yds per carry with either back, you might wanna change your skill level.
"...because you've got your mind right, and that's the way we like it." Nick Saban
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