Finally got my NCAA 05. This absolutely rawks.
The bigger a college fan you are, the more you will love it.
I have played a bit (on heisman level, big mistake) and tried out the new features. Creating signs is very cool. "Corso is an *** pirate" is my most creative so far. It is hilarious to watch this dude hold up the various signs between plays.
Pumping up the crowd and having the screen shake and the controller vibrate is great. Played a game at Death Valley (LSU) and I thought my hand was going to fall off. Talk about nasty and loud.
I am not going to play myself anymore until I practice some. Hell I got drilled by Ariizona at home 42-3. Playing as OU of course. Lost my next one at Death Valley as I mentioned up 16-6. Improvement, but I am not ready for the bigtime.
I am simming and watching now. I set up a nasty non conference schedule for my Sooners. Opening at home vs USC, * Florida, * Michigan, and at home vs Notre Dame. Pretty cool that you can pick your non conference schedule. You can't change your conference schedule though.
Let's see....in closing.....The stadium detail is pretty good, not great. The fight songs rawk. You have to monitor and discpline your trouble players that get into minor/major trouble. If you fail to discipline them appropiately the NCAA starts to closely monitor your program. If you run too loose a ship its probation time baby. I am looking forward to the recruiting of new players. I also redshirted some stud incoming freshman. They will be ready to go next season.
Sorry about the novel, but I thought I would fill whoever was interested in on what I thought of the game.
Back to the game. OU wiith a 3 point lead late in the 4th quarter in the season opener vs USC.
Boomer Sooner!