before this game came out i was playing ncaa 06 on my old 360, and gameplay wise it is virtually the exact same game. the only difference i’ve noticed is that you actually have to make your wr catch the ball in this version, whereas in 06 the WR will at least attempt to make the catch on his own. other than that it’s the exact same game.
two things that really really stand out as being completely unchanged from a game that came out 19 years ago and three consoles ago:
•the way that everyone on the field for the cpu has the exact same reflexes and running/cutting ability. any time you get behind the defense and are running away from them, you can have all 11 defenders chasing behind you, and every single time you change directions the entire defensie will collectively and simultaneously change directions with you. the entire defense is as agile and reactive as tyreek hill. these mechanics being in a football game are a joke. they were a joke 20 years ago. it’s not funny anymore.
•every game you play will have the same feel to it, and then you get to a certain game, usually a “big game”, and suddenly the scripting comes out and is completely evident. i’m legit able to call out what’s going to happen before it happens because i’ve seen the same scripts so many times. you force a 3rd and 18 and call a quarters defense and the cpu just sabotages you, has your defenders all cover the wrong areas, and you just sit there and watch as the qb snaps the ball and instantly fires a pass to the very spot that your defender is supposed to be/where his WR actually is (behind the last defender) for an easy TD on a play whose only design is to keep the play in front. or, all of a sudden the best run defense in the country is giving up 11 ypc to 4-loss Boston College in the playoff quarterfinals and BC is just running it every single play. shit like that.
the game ain’t changed; just got more fierce better graphics.