NCAA Football 09 Video Clips: GameSpot

[Foosball39]

Alright, I see some major AI issues by the defense in some of these clips. I understand it's on the easiest level, but this stuff worries me.

Gameplay vid #3, the 2nd play. The user calls a 4-3 Cover 2. Not one of the LBs or safeties react to the run, they just continue to drop in coverage like the QB has the ball and is back to pass. Watch the MLB. He drops 20 yards after the ball is handed off! The OLB starts to go towards the runner, but then backs off. Look at how much space there is between the DL and the next nearest defender...a lot!

Gameplay vid #5, the 2nd play. The defense has the ROLB blitzing and the one safety to play a middle zone, man coverage for the rest. The MLB should have the FB and the LOLB should have the RB. When the ball is handed off, the LOLB just runs to his left when he should be going right at his guy, so this takes him out of the play temporarily.

The safety in the zone coverage just drops instead of stopping and attacking after the handoff. The runner is almost 5 yards past the line of scrimmage before he actually goes toward the runner. Once again, there's a HUGE hole because the defenders that should be reacting to run aren't.

Gameplay vid #7. There are many reasons why this is a huge run and it's defenders just doing dumb things. So let's look at those defenders who should've been there to limit this play.

First is the CB who is playing in tight due to the formation. Instead of staying outside where there are no other defenders, he goes inside right away, gets blocked and its smooth sailing for the RB. This could be a huge way to expose a defense if they always do this against tight formations.

Then let's look at the safety who is on the same side. He just appears to be asleep at the wheel. The other safety is actually making a move right away, but this guy look like he's poppin' a squat at midfield. The runner gets outside of him quite a bit before he starts to make a move...that's not good. He should be at least staying in line w/him before attacking.

Then where are the LBs? I have no idea why the MLB steps toward the weakside of the formation because it makes no football sense. That puts him further away and when he tries to run toward the runner, he's way out of position (and looks to be really slow).

The playside LB should be able to avoid being blocked and be there to make the spot, but he seems to get sucked in to a block and is taken out of the play.

So my worries about these vids are that the defenders are just not doing basic fundamental football things which they should be doing no matter what difficulty you're playing on. I'll be looking forward to seeing if these same issues persist in future videos.

[Critical Kills]

Quote: Originally Posted by Briankingsfan

Cool, I really thought you were playing "devil's advocate" as you said you like to play!!LOL!!!!

well this is the first year i'm really starting to chime in and criticize on some of these things that annoy some of us. i figured in the past that ea should be given a chance but they have been on next-gen long enough now that basic things like entrances should be in the game IMO and i'm going to call them out on it. it's ridiculous.

[Village Idiot]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

i figured in the past that ea should be given a chance but they have been on next-gen long enough now that basic things like entrances should be in the game IMO and i'm going to call them out on it. it's ridiculous.

Word to that. You don't tend to relate games like GTA and COD with sports games, but it's really starting to become an issue: inasmuch as those games are awesome, EA looks like a poor stepchild. I just don't understand it. This is 2008. These games (EA Sports) should be blowing us away, and they're simply not. Wake up, EA. You're a goddamn giant in this industry, and yet your games are mediocre at best. (I won't even mention the lack of competition thing.)

[SageInfinite]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

well this is the first year i'm really starting to chime in and criticize on some of these things that annoy some of us. i figured in the past that ea should be given a chance but they have been on next-gen long enough now that basic things like entrances should be in the game IMO and i'm going to call them out on it. it's ridiculous.

Good job Odogg. It's good to see a die hard NCAA Football fan come out and voice his opinion about these issues so we all don't look like EA bashers. I too have tried to give EA chances but they have no excuses now. With the power of these systems and the resources at hand, we should be getting classic football games that really push these systems and really immerse us.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by jayejoyce

if you don't want team entrances then skip it press A or something.let me have the choice.you guys must like madden more and don't care about college fans,or your team sucks.if you comment about something a fan wants then EA will never change a thing.that's a problem,we are suppose to work together to get the best game possible.don't clown a comment someone posted.do you have family at EA?anyway(true college fans)hold EA responsible if they don"t give us the best game possible.they have no competition.

^^^

This man reeeaaallllyyy wants team entrances.

[Solidice]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

^^^ This man reeeaaallllyyy wants team entrances.

how can you tell?

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Solidice

how can you tell?

just a hunch.