Now I'm staring down the barrel of 30 and I have no shame in telling you that I'm just as excited now about video game college football as I was when I was 12. I'm continually impressed year after year with how far the franchise has come, and how incredibly realistic it is. I think to myself, I deserve this. I've put in my time. I've suffered through choppy gameplay, so-so graphics (in retrospect, of course) and some entirely lame playbooks. Today, the playbooks are almost identical to those the real college teams run.
Despite some of the criticism about the game's playbooks, formation subs and lack of a spring game in the dynasty mode (all things that should be addressed), I will always love this game. Sure, I have a wish-list just like anyone who plays NCAA Football with any regularity. But this year's game is a definite improvement on last year's. On offense, the pre-snap controls have never been so user friendly, and the dominant players stand out just enough. On defense, they've added the ability to gang tackle and the option to kick your secondary into aggressive mode to increase their chance of getting an interception at the risk of giving up a long play.
Despite some of the criticism about the game's playbooks, formation subs and lack of a spring game in the dynasty mode (all things that should be addressed), I will always love this game. Sure, I have a wish-list just like anyone who plays NCAA Football with any regularity. But this year's game is a definite improvement on last year's. On offense, the pre-snap controls have never been so user friendly, and the dominant players stand out just enough. On defense, they've added the ability to gang tackle and the option to kick your secondary into aggressive mode to increase their chance of getting an interception at the risk of giving up a long play.
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