Vetzballing has posted some videos of NCAA 09. These are worth checking out and note, these are the opinions of DJ Rhude who captured them...
- The computer seems to be a much tougher challenge this year on the All American difficulty.
- The amount of interceptions thrown by the computer seems to have been toned down from last year. I didn't have any games where I returned 3 or 4 to the house. Something that was common in 08.
- The vast number of fumbles that we endured in NCAA 08 has seem to be toned down this year. In four games played so far, I've only had one fumble.
- The graphics have received a nice upgrade. The grass textures look very nice as do the player models.
- The left stick stutter steps are a nice addition. When you couple them with the existing jukes that are on the right stick, you can pull off some pretty sick moves.
- No depth chart lag when making subs
- Still seemed hard to generate any kind of pass rush with my defensive line. Although the computer had no problem putting my QB on his back from their d-line pressure.
- The overall game speed seems just right, maybe a tad bit slower thanlast year.
- The jury is still out on whether there are more penalties called this year. I have seen some facemask penalties called though, including the dreaded 15-yard one when that animation kicks in with your guy getting dragged down by the mask.
