NCAA Football 13 Video - USC Intro with Rece Davis In Studio Update

[chipper_kobe]

Quote: Originally Posted by SageInfinite

Yes believe it or not 2K is not perfect in everything they do...though this board will come to that realization the same time Satan starts wearing a coat.

[PowerofRed25]

Wow, that was incredibly underwhelming. No, that was flat out terrible. I'm hoping that was just a rough preliminary cut-up of how things are going to be and it will get polished up because if that was the final product, all I see are more things to X through during the game.

I liked the idea and execution of Rece's intro, but the audio/dialogue was horrid. The tunnel entrances continue to be incredibly bland, although when paired with the right custom music they are okay. EA has found itself stuck in no mans land between wanting a true broadcast experience and wanting a true on the field experience. That is not something you can mix and match with, you're either in or you're out. If they want to focus on the broadcast part, which they clearly do, you cannot have so much dead air and you can't keep approaching cut scenes on a micro level. Things have to be macro, wide panning shots of a full team running on the field. Wide pan shots of a stadium full of people, etc. Then, and only then, do you go small and focus on a mascot at midfield or a player carrying a flag, or things of that nature.

This reliance on cut scenes has got to stop because they do not flow at all. We went from a few bad cut scenes to open the game in NCAA 12 to now 2-3 MORE bad cut scenes, none of which flow together at all.

The crowd noise during the entrance and during the kick return continue to be subpar, I'm hoping this is just because the crowd noise system hasn't been installed.

Worst of all was that post-kickoff throw back to Rece for a studio update 45 seconds after we just left him. That was more awkward than an NFL game with their patented score, commercial, kickoff, commercial sequence. In a 5 minute quarter game, I want to see Rece 4-5 times max. Ideally towards the end of the 1st quarter, coming in and out of halftime, ending the third and starting/midway through the 4th (as more games reach the late quarters). There is no reason for us to be getting a 24-17 Final Score update during what is very clearly an early afternoon game, even if you take into account the 2 hour time difference.

Among other things I noticed, an UPSET ALERT banner on the ticker and then showing Unranked Cal take the lead over #5 Washington 6-0 with 13:56 left in the FIRST QUARTER.

So far the attention to detail is completely absent. But hey, maybe it's an early model.

[Black4track]

I agree. With the exception of some new audio, this game looks like last years.

But why should EA try, when people will eat this up and pay $60 for the patch update.

[fearme504]

Quote: Originally Posted by Black4track

I agree. With the exception of some new audio, this game looks like last years. But why should EA try, when people will eat this up and pay $60 for the patch update.

And you'll probably be one of them, I know i will. But im not trying to sit here and sound like I wont be purchasing this on day one.

[PowerofRed25]

Quote: Originally Posted by fearme504

And you'll probably be one of them, I know i will. But im not trying to sit here and sound like I wont be purchasing this on day one.

Oh I already pre-ordered. I'll buy this game every year, I know how to make the most out of it, regardless of what EA does to it. Even last year when custom playbooks (amongst other things) were glitched out, I managed to make it work. I'll always get great joy out of the game, no matter what. Kills me to see EA flail and miss so constantly though.

[Rivals]

I like that they allowed the pregame animations to play out. The flow of Rece Davis' commentary with the video was good, but the actually team intro is awkward and inaccurate. The horse Traveler is not on the field with the drum major sticking the sword in the ground. That's just a cut and paste from 2012, which people complained about last year. And the crowd noise still seems to be lacking presence. Crowd noise in 2012 was horrendous.

[stoncold32]

I suppose this is nitpicking, but the clock doesnt move on the ticker bar. I did see the score chaneg once, so I guess that's good

[tlew09]

They showed an "upset alert" that took place with 14 min left in the first qrt after 1 td... I wouldnt put a game on alert until the second half, at least.