Hey bro please please please bring back another Seamen playthrough. I'm so invested. We saw the draft and were left wandering what if.....what IF Bus Jibber took them all the way home
@@briancromartie3149 yeah i finally went to my first college game and holy crap the atmosphere was just electric. I’m an fsu fan but i live in central florida. Well they had a bowl game against Oklahoma here in Orlando. Man being in person for the tomahawk chop was just amazing.
It’s the last time most of them play for the love of the game. Once they hit the pros, it’s all about money and showmanship. They have little to prove.
Still play that game. Took over Indiana State and won four titles in a row as members of the SEC.3 min qtr, Heisman mode. Went 56-0 🏆🏆🏆🏆 wasn't easy the first yr though vs Bama.
Just picked up a 360 the other day, got UFC undisputed 3, NCAA football 11 & NBA 2K8. Oh, the nostalgia. They don't make games like that anymore. I'm only 28, I might sound old but I'm trying to tell you, I'm more happy with the older games than I am the newer ones. When passion and heart actually ruled the gaming universe, opposed to paper chasers 😂
Back when both football video games, and college football itself were both truly special. Sadly, I can’t say the same today about either. But the memories will never be forgotten. ❤
@@CoolHandLuke813 I’m with you on some of it . But the nil will eventually get some type of rules put in place to get it under control. Other than that I think college football is fine . Still way better than the nfl
@@billythompson3647 That’s what I keep hearing. I keep hearing that NIL will eventually settle in and then everything will be okay. I hope so. Because right now it’s really causing some problems. I also have doubts that it will get better but believe me, I hope to god you’re right man. NIL isn’t the only current issue though anyway. The playoff is really killing things too imo.
Facts at least do NFLN, CBS, FOX, or NBC. I’m glad MLB the show at least had MLBN as an alternate broadcast graphic for their game. I’m glad I still have this game though
@@moldy-mold hopefully EA Sports doesn’t screw NCAA FB ‘25 unlike their Madden counterpart. Reasons I still have classic madden games, even if I have to play them on old gen consoles. Still better than shitty madden 23 on ps5
I'm playing NFL 2k4 and quite enjoying it. However, can someone tell me whether or not Madden 23 has a practice squad you can stow players away on? That's a feature I've never seen in any game til Madden 15, which is the latest Madden I own
The younger generation got no idea what they truly missed. It's gotta be the bands beating the drums, the college fight/theme songs playing and overall college vibe presentation that resonates with me. WATTBA
The intro gave me chills. That was my first ncaa title and I played just nonstop and bought every title since and also previous ones. I don’t own a ps3 anymore but I still own all of the ncaa games for ps3. Being from Russia where football isn’t the most popular sport it was a miracle that I found ncaa football 11. I just started exploring the world of college football at the time and this game made me a huge fan. I am still to this day.
I was a freshman in college when this game dropped. It was my first online dynasty experience. There was a group of 8 that would consistently stay in the league and continue to build our programs. I remember times the league would be maxed out with 12 teams. Our commissioner had the difficulty and sliders set perfectly so playing against the CPU felt like a real challenge. You had to be on your A game because any opponent could give you an L. And the User vs User games were always so intense and competitive. Every win you got was earned and was so satisfying. Recruiting was so much fun too. There’s something about recruiting against other users that when you land that 5 star stud, or have a top 5 recruiting class, can make all the difference and turn your program around. I’m still friends with most of the guys from the league to this day on PSN.
Oh gods that intro… this IS college football gaming. That passion and respect is something that needs to be recaptured for all future games. I’ll still prefer 14 because it’s pass coverages felt fairer as it had too many linebackers in 11 leap ungodly distances to pick off passes, maybe just a skill issue for me though. Also Madden 25/14 works really well, so using it after 14 is nice too. The presentation for 11 though is awesome, my absolute favorite with sports games.
Purchased and played every single year from 1998 to 2014. 2006 is probably my overall favorite. But absolutely, 2011 is up there. Top 3 for me. 2011 absolutely had the best intro, hype! Great video as usual sir!
11 was my favorite that I played. I remember buying 12 the next year and went back to playing 11, and I didn't even buy 13. One thing I remember is how smooth the load times and the menus were in 11. 12 was very clunky, and even 14 wasn't as smooth. 11 overall, feels good, and that means a lot.
before the outro for the EA College football 25 screen loads…. They should put the last sentence when Brad nessler said “The wait is over..College football is here”
I remember getting this for Christmas and loading it up for the first time on my 360. Makes me remember being an innocent kid again nostalgia may be clouding my judgment but this game holds a special place in my mind.
I still own this game. I remember when I bought it I knew this would be a classic. And IT IS BETTER than NCAA 14. Ncaa 14 is just hyped up because it was the last one. But if you were playing ncaa games back then, most everyone said that NCAA 14 was a lackluster effort compared to the other NCAA games before it.
I ain’t goin lie the dynasty mode was something else when it came out! It really felt like a Saturday afternoon watching espn college football bro. Good timesss🥲🔥🔥‼️
What a steal. I was looking for ncaa 11-14 at garage sales and Facebook swap and shops for deals like that from moms selling their kids old games who realize some of them were going for a lot haha.
Thank you for giving NCAA Football credit for its amazing presentation. I mean, I hate EA as much as the next person, but I simply cannot deny how much they nailed ESPN integration in the 11-14 era.
The only exception - and this may be a nitpick - is the replay wipe animations are reversed in the game verses how ESPN actually used them in their broadcasts. Which I found weird.
Man I remember my brother and I begging our dad to get us this game!!! Taking turns debating who would ask and what to say to convince him then we got it and had a blast! Great memories man
Someone who is playing CFB revamped i love going back and seeing what others NCAAs had. Such a awesome series with so much hope for the next game they are bringing out!
i remember if you threw 2 or more picks in the first half your qb acc would dip but then if you threw for the same amount of td's in the second half it would go back to normal , this is one little detial i liked that i don't think alot of ncaa players knew about it's little things like this that i wish was in madden right now
Some of the most epic dynasty’s I’ve been a part of. We had a group of like 12 guys. All played as our teams. No one cheated with sim. Winner of national title our commish who was amKng artist would draw them a framed picture that was amazing. Gosh so many hours talking recruits amazing time of my life in general. 30 years old. Prime of my life and prime of gaming.
Man thanks to you guys for this great made me go back to play this game for the first time in years. I was looking for it in my house and found it and happy I still kept it all these years 😌
I personally prefer 14's gameplay overall, but the presentation in RTG as well as the team intros in 11 were revolutionary. When the next college football game drops I hope they literally just port 14's gameplay to the current consoles.
this was such a great game, i remember playing this CONSTANTLY from like 2012-2014 back when i still had a ps3 lol. dynasty is broken on the 360, which i have now for older titles, players don’t progress year by year. i’ve been stuck playing 14 for the last 5-6 years, but i can’t complain though lol
I miss my PS3 version and love my PS2 version !!! I remember putting in hours with Auburn and Cam Newton and Russell Wilson and NC State during the latter part of 2010. It was my go-to PS3 game until I got NBA 2K11!! More importantly, the Presentation was on point and the game felt fun and responsive!! I’d say it’s the best PS3/360 version that I’ve played this far
I miss when sports game would have intros. NBA 2k hasn't has one since 2k17 and madden I honestly can't remember the last time they did. Honestly I feel the biggest downfall of NBA 2k and Madden has been the internet, focusing on making it so that you have to play online to get the full experience which sucks because not everybody still doesn't have internet at times. Not it's a requirement to have it when with the PS2. GameCube. You just plop the Disc in and was ready to GO!
Got this game for Christmas way back when on the PS3. So many memories of dumping numerous hours in RTG and Dynasty. Still got it, too! Also have to ask if you'll ever do a retrospective of the UFC Undisputed series or 2012 by itself.
My mom found this game at a garage sale in our neighborhood 9 years ago for $1. Since then I have played 2000+ hours on it. Perfect game with flawless intuitive mechanics. Only thing is having to spend literal days editing rosters by myself since the servers are down but this game is just amazing. So many amazing memories playing by myself in dynasties or 1 v 1s with my roommates. Wonderful game that feels as fresh as ever.
Man i loved this game i had it on ps2 and ps3. I put so many hours into this game very underrated GOAT status. I hope the next college football game can rekindle that spark.
This intro was outstanding for this game. Also served to highlight why college football is actually a bit better than pro ball, but that's another story for another time. NCAA 11 was a pretty big step after 10 in a direction, but there was still a lot of work that needed to be done and a lot missing from the previous generation's set of games that never found its way to the PS3. As you noted in the video, gameplay took a big boost and this is one of the best looking games you'll see on the PS3. Hits looked vicious, this played as close to the real thing as it got with each team looking the part of its real life counterpart. Clemson ran that high tempo spread no huddle, Nevada ran the Pistol, GT ran the Option. Bama was just starting to become a massive problem, especially on defense so doing much of anything against them was TOUGH. Dynasty was good, but there were many things missing. One of which being Medical Redshirt which doesn't sound like much, but when you consider how frequent injuries are in this game, you could lose someone for a season and that's it. You just had to take it. Recruiting was alright, I personally liked how 10 was set up with the ability to see how your pitches were working real time during a conversation. 11 condensed it and it's what stuck until 13 when they added on the ability to see what players were rated. Gone were the days of seeing what a player was doing in HS with real time stats and whether or not you were bringing a Mister Insert State Here onto your roster or an HS All American. Reality here is, EA left a lot out of what was easily its best mode and sorta kinda got away with it cause the quality of the game didn't slip so bad to where it was noticeable. You still couldn't run Summer Training to get your players ready for the season, no Spring Game to see what your team looked like after graduation and players declared for the Draft. You could still export players to Madden, but this game still felt different than Madden in a ton of ways. Played like it too. Another thing that didn't carry over from the PS2 console, was players getting rattled in hostile venues and you having to have to take the crowd out of the game before you could really audible at the line on offense. One major gameplay thing that really made NCAA stand out, was you had to account for homefield advantage as a visitor. You had to know what you were going to run and realize if you got a defensive look you weren't comfortable with, you either burned a timeout or risked audibling out and praying it worked. Cause if players weren't composed and you called a pass play, they often times ran the wrong route cause they didn't hear the call. This was something that to me, brought a level of realism to the NCAA game that made it stand out and after the switch was made from 2 to 3, we never got it back. 11-13 were to me, the high point of this series on the PS3. 12 brought us the ability to realign conferences as you so desired within Dynasty, no more waiting for a lower tier school from the outside to get invited in. The other significant addition to Dynasty was the ability to be either an Offensive or Defensive Coordinator meaning you only worked one side of the ball and you still got to handle recruiting. (Which you really needed to take seriously, cause again, you have to account for the other side of the ball which is handled by the computer.) 12 introduced the Coaching Carousel where you got to see coaches change jobs and you got job offers based on how you did during the season and what benchmarks you hit. I still don't get how we never got any of the stuff from the older generation back, but EHHHH. 12 was the last game you could export drafts to Madden until 14 cause 13 was uh...yeah. NCAA 13 was good, its pro counterpart was anything but. 14, to me the most overhyped and overrated of the series, added the Coaching Tree to the mix which gave you certain boosts for your coach or coordinator. I think gameplay really dipped in a major way but since it's the last of the series, you really couldn't tell anyone anything about it. This got put on a pedestal, the price for it got hilariously overinflated for a game that's about 10 years old as of this year. Recruiting got worse, as that point thing was utterly abysmal. Gameplay wasn't anything close to what we had from 11-13. Wasn't nearly as challenging and while it looked better, that's really it.
I remember being a 6th grader and my brother an 8th grader and being so excited to get home from school and play my brother in this game to lose by 70 every game. Miss those days.
Online dynasties with friends gotta be some of my best video game history moments! Battling for recruits, bowl games and possibly meeting one of your friends in the national championship! But the online glitches were horrid! Especially the punt fake glitch🤯🤯🤯🤯
I’m playing in 2023 I literally just won the National Championship against Alabama 17-10 as Penn State in year 3 of dynasty, after getting my tail kicked the previous two years by them.
Check out Just Divine's NCAA 11 Retrospective here: th-cam.com/video/b6ryWUpMiFE/w-d-xo.html
The local retro game store has you to thank for me spending hundreds of dollars there on old consoles and football games.
Hey bro please please please bring back another Seamen playthrough. I'm so invested. We saw the draft and were left wandering what if.....what IF Bus Jibber took them all the way home
@@TheAussieMericanShowhe does it on twitch
The nostalgia I felt in that intro. Man what a time to be alive.
That and NCAA 12 were great intros. The gameplay could use a little work but I miss EA's intro when they were like this.
Back when football was cool
Hell yea
@@osurocks24gameplay was way better in 11/12 fym lmao
Yes
I don’t know what it is about college football, but watching a game on TV or playing a game of NCAA is truly exciting
It's the atmosphere. The chants, the mascots, the rivalries.
It's because they go all out, they are trying to show and prove,that's why I like watching.
@@briancromartie3149 yeah i finally went to my first college game and holy crap the atmosphere was just electric. I’m an fsu fan but i live in central florida. Well they had a bowl game against Oklahoma here in Orlando. Man being in person for the tomahawk chop was just amazing.
It’s the last time most of them play for the love of the game. Once they hit the pros, it’s all about money and showmanship. They have little to prove.
@@SanDmaNTheFreakTrucker well now they get paid now and you can kind of feel that it’s a different vibe now
Fun fact about NCAA 11 on PS2 it was the last time we had FCS teams. So fun to get a FCS team and rebuild them.
Still play that game. Took over Indiana State and won four titles in a row as members of the SEC.3 min qtr, Heisman mode. Went 56-0 🏆🏆🏆🏆 wasn't easy the first yr though vs Bama.
Yessss
App state for me
The whole NCAA Football series was nostalgic
Just picked up a 360 the other day, got UFC undisputed 3, NCAA football 11 & NBA 2K8. Oh, the nostalgia. They don't make games like that anymore. I'm only 28, I might sound old but I'm trying to tell you, I'm more happy with the older games than I am the newer ones. When passion and heart actually ruled the gaming universe, opposed to paper chasers 😂
I agree. They used to care and the games were way more in depth.
bro I got UFC 3, Fight Night Champion & about to go pick up NCAA as I type this😂 crazy how these games are still so good present time
I’m 20 I just bought a ps3 and I’m finna buy ncaa 11 & 12 rn I had to see if it’s good lol
@@crusadore387 which one is better? 11 or 12?
Solid choices, brother 🫲 it's true. They dont make em like they used to
2010 is the greatest year for sports games
NCAA 11
NBA 2K11
FIFA 11
Madden 11
Banger after Banger after Banger.
Don’t forget smackdown vs raw 2011
NHL 11
Fightnight Champion, UFC 2010, Fifa 2010 world cup...(list keeps going it's unreal)
Back when both football video games, and college football itself were both truly special. Sadly, I can’t say the same today about either. But the memories will never be forgotten. ❤
College football in real life will be fine , just a lot of changes going on right now .
@@billythompson3647 We’ll see. Right now it’s pretty damn stupid.
@@CoolHandLuke813 I’m with you on some of it . But the nil will eventually get some type of rules put in place to get it under control. Other than that I think college football is fine . Still way better than the nfl
@@billythompson3647 That’s what I keep hearing. I keep hearing that NIL will eventually settle in and then everything will be okay. I hope so. Because right now it’s really causing some problems. I also have doubts that it will get better but believe me, I hope to god you’re right man. NIL isn’t the only current issue though anyway. The playoff is really killing things too imo.
@Luke P how is it bad now?
Knowing they used ESPN presentation on a college football game yet refused to do so with Madden is INFURIATING.
Facts at least do NFLN, CBS, FOX, or NBC. I’m glad MLB the show at least had MLBN as an alternate broadcast graphic for their game. I’m glad I still have this game though
The NCAA football series is set to return in august 2024
or the years they had NBC for the NHL games…
@@moldy-mold hopefully EA Sports doesn’t screw NCAA FB ‘25 unlike their Madden counterpart. Reasons I still have classic madden games, even if I have to play them on old gen consoles. Still better than shitty madden 23 on ps5
I'm playing NFL 2k4 and quite enjoying it. However, can someone tell me whether or not Madden 23 has a practice squad you can stow players away on? That's a feature I've never seen in any game til Madden 15, which is the latest Madden I own
Soft drinks retrospectives are amazing. When they come out it makes a good day amazing
Appreciate it!
@@SOFTDRINKTV anytime
@@SOFTDRINKTV u should do a video on maximum football 2023 when it's out
@@SOFTDRINKTV you doing Fight Night Round 4 soon right?
@@SOFTDRINKTV you should do a video on tape to tape hockey when it comes out
The younger generation got no idea what they truly missed. It's gotta be the bands beating the drums, the college fight/theme songs playing and overall college vibe presentation that resonates with me. WATTBA
This was the best one on the PS3/360 IMO. It had the best presentation and realistic gameplay too. Dynasty mode was so sick.
NCAA 14 buddy best of them all
@@candleman202 Did you not read where I said my opinion? 14 was too flawed. Don’t get me started on that game.
@@candleman202 14 was trash. Completely robotic gameplay and the AI scripted plays before the snap more than most football games
Lolol your opinion bro 14 was the best of the best
14 and 12 were better
The intro gave me chills. That was my first ncaa title and I played just nonstop and bought every title since and also previous ones. I don’t own a ps3 anymore but I still own all of the ncaa games for ps3. Being from Russia where football isn’t the most popular sport it was a miracle that I found ncaa football 11. I just started exploring the world of college football at the time and this game made me a huge fan. I am still to this day.
Ay are u down too sell one ?
thats awesome, so cool to see american football being admired by other nations, even if there aren’t many people that like it. 👍
I was a freshman in college when this game dropped. It was my first online dynasty experience. There was a group of 8 that would consistently stay in the league and continue to build our programs. I remember times the league would be maxed out with 12 teams. Our commissioner had the difficulty and sliders set perfectly so playing against the CPU felt like a real challenge. You had to be on your A game because any opponent could give you an L. And the User vs User games were always so intense and competitive. Every win you got was earned and was so satisfying. Recruiting was so much fun too. There’s something about recruiting against other users that when you land that 5 star stud, or have a top 5 recruiting class, can make all the difference and turn your program around. I’m still friends with most of the guys from the league to this day on PSN.
Never played Ncaa 11 but I fondly remember the days of me playing NCAA 12 and 13. Put so many hours into those games and preferred them to Madden
Oh gods that intro… this IS college football gaming. That passion and respect is something that needs to be recaptured for all future games.
I’ll still prefer 14 because it’s pass coverages felt fairer as it had too many linebackers in 11 leap ungodly distances to pick off passes, maybe just a skill issue for me though. Also Madden 25/14 works really well, so using it after 14 is nice too. The presentation for 11 though is awesome, my absolute favorite with sports games.
Purchased and played every single year from 1998 to 2014. 2006 is probably my overall favorite. But absolutely, 2011 is up there. Top 3 for me. 2011 absolutely had the best intro, hype! Great video as usual sir!
'06 and '04 are my favorites
@@mike91mdk45 04 was great also. For sure. I probably have the most time on 04. 06 just added updated presentation to get over it. Both excellent
06’ 🤌 🔥
11 was my favorite that I played. I remember buying 12 the next year and went back to playing 11, and I didn't even buy 13. One thing I remember is how smooth the load times and the menus were in 11. 12 was very clunky, and even 14 wasn't as smooth. 11 overall, feels good, and that means a lot.
I did the same thing bought 12 and was like nahhhhhh this aint it and returned that shit to gamestop. I did like 13 and 14 tho.
before the outro for the EA College football 25 screen loads…. They should put the last sentence when Brad nessler said “The wait is over..College football is here”
I remember getting this for Christmas and loading it up for the first time on my 360. Makes me remember being an innocent kid again nostalgia may be clouding my judgment but this game holds a special place in my mind.
Couldnt agree more on the nostalgia aspect! Game will always have a special meaning to me for sure!
Oh man, this was AMAZINGLY put together. Loved this video SoftDrink. 🔥🔥🔥
Shedding a tear literally 1 minute in, this stuff is deep.
i still play this game faithfully, such a good game. My best memories were my career mode where i won EVERYTHING you can win at BC.
I still own this game. I remember when I bought it I knew this would be a classic.
And IT IS BETTER than NCAA 14. Ncaa 14 is just hyped up because it was the last one. But if you were playing ncaa games back then, most everyone said that NCAA 14 was a lackluster effort compared to the other NCAA games before it.
I ain’t goin lie the dynasty mode was something else when it came out! It really felt like a Saturday afternoon watching espn college football bro. Good timesss🥲🔥🔥‼️
I miss the intro cinematic to ncaa and madden back in the day. I can still recite the ncaa 13 heisman one from heart.
That intro had me ready to run through a brick wall
Ncaa 11 on my ps2 my favorite ncaa football game ever
Omg that intro. It just feels so great. I loved that game. Easily put over 200 hours into this.
NCAA 11 Highly Underrated Fr💯💯💯
This is definitely my 3rd most played title. 14, 08, then 11. Loved it.
even tho madden was going downhill the NCAA games were still always heat, NCAA 14 is definitely my fav madden game ever
I picked up 13 recently on the PS3 for about 20% of the price 14 goes for these days. Really great fun
13 was just as solid I wish I had a 360 as well as the newer one
I had this game. What a time this was for sports games in general but this one especially with that intro so nostalgic 😢
found this at a garage sale a year ago for $1, what a underrated entry in the series
What a steal. I was looking for ncaa 11-14 at garage sales and Facebook swap and shops for deals like that from moms selling their kids old games who realize some of them were going for a lot haha.
I still have and play this on my PS3
Thank you for giving NCAA Football credit for its amazing presentation. I mean, I hate EA as much as the next person, but I simply cannot deny how much they nailed ESPN integration in the 11-14 era.
That's the only reason I still played Madden through them years because of ncaa
The only exception - and this may be a nitpick - is the replay wipe animations are reversed in the game verses how ESPN actually used them in their broadcasts. Which I found weird.
I remember when I was like 9 I gave my friend college football 11 for his birthday. Wish I got one for myself now.
I still play it on Ps2 with my pops to this day
The online news paper and highlights you could post was so epic man. So epic. It was so immersive man. Golden day of gaming.
Dynasty on this game is just about perfect.
There is more care and passion in the introduction of this game than in entire games that released in 2022
Could literally remake this game just with updated rosters and I’d be so content with life
The Tackling Animations in NCAA FOOTBALL 11 is really good
I still play this game for both systems what a fucking classic
My personal favorite ncaa football game of all time on ps2 with the goat Tebow on the cover
Man I remember my brother and I begging our dad to get us this game!!! Taking turns debating who would ask and what to say to convince him then we got it and had a blast! Great memories man
I hope you talk about ncaa 07 soon. The game that made me realize Highlight stick was the most op thing madden ever created
I fuggin love this damn game. I can watch that intro every day to get me going.
I have it on ps2. One of my favorites
i got my first big boy job in the fall of 2011, lived on my own and played this game endlessly after work. so much nostalgia
My favorite sports video game ever
These old NCAA games were so fun to play. I miss them
Someone who is playing CFB revamped i love going back and seeing what others NCAAs had. Such a awesome series with so much hope for the next game they are bringing out!
i remember if you threw 2 or more picks in the first half your qb acc would dip but then if you threw for the same amount of td's in the second half it would go back to normal , this is one little detial i liked that i don't think alot of ncaa players knew about it's little things like this that i wish was in madden right now
Some of the most epic dynasty’s I’ve been a part of. We had a group of like 12 guys. All played as our teams. No one cheated with sim. Winner of national title our commish who was amKng artist would draw them a framed picture that was amazing.
Gosh so many hours talking recruits amazing time of my life in general. 30 years old. Prime of my life and prime of gaming.
Best intro in the series! I ended up modding it into my CFBR copy
Man thanks to you guys for this great made me go back to play this game for the first time in years. I was looking for it in my house and found it and happy I still kept it all these years 😌
I personally prefer 14's gameplay overall, but the presentation in RTG as well as the team intros in 11 were revolutionary. When the next college football game drops I hope they literally just port 14's gameplay to the current consoles.
Still the best intro of any sports game ever created
both the xbox 360 and ps2 versions were perfect
i absolutely loved this game this is what i think of when i think of ncaa football games
this was such a great game, i remember playing this CONSTANTLY from like 2012-2014 back when i still had a ps3 lol. dynasty is broken on the 360, which i have now for older titles, players don’t progress year by year. i’ve been stuck playing 14 for the last 5-6 years, but i can’t complain though lol
Dynasty is not broken on the 360 they progress just fine for me lol
I miss my PS3 version and love my PS2 version !!! I remember putting in hours with Auburn and Cam Newton and Russell Wilson and NC State during the latter part of 2010. It was my go-to PS3 game until I got NBA 2K11!! More importantly, the Presentation was on point and the game felt fun and responsive!! I’d say it’s the best PS3/360 version that I’ve played this far
If that intro doesn’t make you want to run through a wall I don’t know what does
Intro = goosebumps….. you can’t fight your destiny bro. Another banger…. I just fired up the old 360 and I’m playing 2012 while watching.
Bought this game brand new it did not disappoint
I miss when sports game would have intros. NBA 2k hasn't has one since 2k17 and madden I honestly can't remember the last time they did. Honestly I feel the biggest downfall of NBA 2k and Madden has been the internet, focusing on making it so that you have to play online to get the full experience which sucks because not everybody still doesn't have internet at times. Not it's a requirement to have it when with the PS2. GameCube. You just plop the Disc in and was ready to GO!
Oh! I was addicted to this game!
These NCAA games were really something back then. It was always a breath of fresh air, and I was always excited for the releases.
Got this game for Christmas way back when on the PS3. So many memories of dumping numerous hours in RTG and Dynasty. Still got it, too!
Also have to ask if you'll ever do a retrospective of the UFC Undisputed series or 2012 by itself.
Great video as always SD! Time to go find a copy of this for the 360.
I remember exporting my ncaa class into madden and drafting my college players. Amazing
My mom found this game at a garage sale in our neighborhood 9 years ago for $1. Since then I have played 2000+ hours on it. Perfect game with flawless intuitive mechanics. Only thing is having to spend literal days editing rosters by myself since the servers are down but this game is just amazing. So many amazing memories playing by myself in dynasties or 1 v 1s with my roommates. Wonderful game that feels as fresh as ever.
I loved ncaa 12 but 11 waa by far my favorite tye nostalgia I got from seeing that intro and music is crazy here's to ncaa 23 being half decent
That intro still gives me chills to this day.
Man i loved this game i had it on ps2 and ps3. I put so many hours into this game very underrated GOAT status. I hope the next college football game can rekindle that spark.
I still have this for ps3. Play it pretty regularly it really is an all-time great game from the experience and look of it to the actual play..
Road to Glory careers as a edge and MLB in this game were so, so so fun
Still play it to this day. Probably my second favorite behind 14
Get chills every time with that open!
This intro was outstanding for this game. Also served to highlight why college football is actually a bit better than pro ball, but that's another story for another time.
NCAA 11 was a pretty big step after 10 in a direction, but there was still a lot of work that needed to be done and a lot missing from the previous generation's set of games that never found its way to the PS3. As you noted in the video, gameplay took a big boost and this is one of the best looking games you'll see on the PS3. Hits looked vicious, this played as close to the real thing as it got with each team looking the part of its real life counterpart. Clemson ran that high tempo spread no huddle, Nevada ran the Pistol, GT ran the Option. Bama was just starting to become a massive problem, especially on defense so doing much of anything against them was TOUGH.
Dynasty was good, but there were many things missing. One of which being Medical Redshirt which doesn't sound like much, but when you consider how frequent injuries are in this game, you could lose someone for a season and that's it. You just had to take it. Recruiting was alright, I personally liked how 10 was set up with the ability to see how your pitches were working real time during a conversation. 11 condensed it and it's what stuck until 13 when they added on the ability to see what players were rated. Gone were the days of seeing what a player was doing in HS with real time stats and whether or not you were bringing a Mister Insert State Here onto your roster or an HS All American. Reality here is, EA left a lot out of what was easily its best mode and sorta kinda got away with it cause the quality of the game didn't slip so bad to where it was noticeable.
You still couldn't run Summer Training to get your players ready for the season, no Spring Game to see what your team looked like after graduation and players declared for the Draft. You could still export players to Madden, but this game still felt different than Madden in a ton of ways. Played like it too. Another thing that didn't carry over from the PS2 console, was players getting rattled in hostile venues and you having to have to take the crowd out of the game before you could really audible at the line on offense. One major gameplay thing that really made NCAA stand out, was you had to account for homefield advantage as a visitor. You had to know what you were going to run and realize if you got a defensive look you weren't comfortable with, you either burned a timeout or risked audibling out and praying it worked. Cause if players weren't composed and you called a pass play, they often times ran the wrong route cause they didn't hear the call. This was something that to me, brought a level of realism to the NCAA game that made it stand out and after the switch was made from 2 to 3, we never got it back.
11-13 were to me, the high point of this series on the PS3. 12 brought us the ability to realign conferences as you so desired within Dynasty, no more waiting for a lower tier school from the outside to get invited in. The other significant addition to Dynasty was the ability to be either an Offensive or Defensive Coordinator meaning you only worked one side of the ball and you still got to handle recruiting. (Which you really needed to take seriously, cause again, you have to account for the other side of the ball which is handled by the computer.) 12 introduced the Coaching Carousel where you got to see coaches change jobs and you got job offers based on how you did during the season and what benchmarks you hit. I still don't get how we never got any of the stuff from the older generation back, but EHHHH. 12 was the last game you could export drafts to Madden until 14 cause 13 was uh...yeah. NCAA 13 was good, its pro counterpart was anything but. 14, to me the most overhyped and overrated of the series, added the Coaching Tree to the mix which gave you certain boosts for your coach or coordinator. I think gameplay really dipped in a major way but since it's the last of the series, you really couldn't tell anyone anything about it. This got put on a pedestal, the price for it got hilariously overinflated for a game that's about 10 years old as of this year. Recruiting got worse, as that point thing was utterly abysmal. Gameplay wasn't anything close to what we had from 11-13. Wasn't nearly as challenging and while it looked better, that's really it.
I still play NCAA 11 to this day. Mostly I’m on NCAA 13 because the rosters are a lot easier to find
I still play this game 😂
I remember being a 6th grader and my brother an 8th grader and being so excited to get home from school and play my brother in this game to lose by 70 every game. Miss those days.
I was a sophomore in high school when this dropped, this was legendary very nostalgic
The level of effort in the intro alone is something I’ve never seen in a Madden game.
I still play this game. Every Thanksgiving and Christmas I play it.
I remember I gave my Xbox the red ring of death cause i would leave it on all night so I could wake up and play right away lmao
Online dynasties with friends gotta be some of my best video game history moments! Battling for recruits, bowl games and possibly meeting one of your friends in the national championship! But the online glitches were horrid! Especially the punt fake glitch🤯🤯🤯🤯
I think 12 is very underrated
No cap that intro got me hyped, too bad I’m at work
I agree NCAA 06 is god tier and full of nostalgia for me. This vid makes me want to go back and revisit 11
Great video as always, I been playing this game a lot lately, definitely a great one and one that is most overlook as they still play NCAA 14 or 06
06 for me
NCAA Football 11 was my favorite NCAA game too. I'm fortunate to have started the series with that game
This game had soul. Celebrating with the mascot, recruiting, dynasty central, the lighting, and presentation, all are sorely missed in 14.
This was when I was like okay ncaa over madden
Bought this at a flea market awhile back, best $5 I ever spent
I know Tebow wasn’t in this game but man, the hours I logged on NCAA throwing Tebow time TDs to Percy harvin and Aaron Hernandez.
I’m playing in 2023 I literally just won the National Championship against Alabama 17-10 as Penn State in year 3 of dynasty, after getting my tail kicked the previous two years by them.
It was hard to find any copies of NCAA games here in Australia. Gotta track one down after watching this 😮