NCAA Basketball 09 Producer Blog #1 w/ OS Exclusive Screenshots

Steve_OS · 10-10-2008, 05:15 PM

We have just posted our NCAA Basketball 09 Producer Blog #1 with Gameplay Producer, Connor Dougan. He explains the gameplay engine and how the team made NCAA Basketball 09 better and different.

Check out the Operation Sports exclusive screenshots, right here.

Quote:


	"Hey what’s up everyone, my name is Connor Dougan and I’m a Producer on NCAA Basketball. I’m here to give you some details on NCAA Gameplay and the adoption of the EA SPORTS basketball engine into NCAA Basketball 09. Some of you may already be aware, NBA LIVE re-wrote their Gameplay engine a few years ago and it has seen significant improvement in 08 and in 09. At the end of the 08 product year for March Madness we felt that the basketball engine (shipped in LIVE 08) was in a state where we felt that that there was a strong, core foundation and ultimately, in a position for us to take it. The March Madness Gameplay engine was suffering from old tech resulting in poor animation blends, questionable physics and a code base that was very difficult to manage/maintain/enhance (to name a few issues). So… the EA SPORTS Gameplay engine was a go for NCAA Basketball 09."

Jay Bishop · 10-10-2008, 06:17 PM

Damn I wish they could DLC their improvements to LIVE. I would love to have that "cut the gather off from the block animation" joint. All of the responsiveness issues should be patched to Live!

asu666 · 10-10-2008, 07:20 PM

EA still has a lot of major hurdles to clear in getting its college game up to the level of NCAA College Hoops 2K8. NCAA Basketball 09 will probably be decent, but will still need a lot of work to take the crown.

wsu_gb23 · 10-11-2008, 12:28 AM

If March Madness is going to have the same engine as Live, consider me out.....The players in the Live series have never moved right; everything just looks awkward....

dave374 · 10-11-2008, 01:15 AM

I feel sorry for the guys who don't a least give this game a chance.
It was a blast to play at the community event ... and judging from some of the comments in Connor's blog, they actually addressed some of our concerns.

I do agree however with Jay Bishop ... I wish they'd add these improvements to Live 09 with a patch.

Dave

tril · 10-11-2008, 01:27 AM

sounds promising!!

Grydnt Vektr211 · 10-11-2008, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wsu_gb23


	If March Madness is going to have the same engine as Live, consider me out.....The players in the Live series have never moved right; everything just looks awkward....

amen to that brotha

Grydnt Vektr211 · 10-11-2008, 01:41 AM

i think they need to add the 2k engine to there portfolio then March Madness will be a good game

PaperLantern · 10-11-2008, 01:52 AM

LOL @ the second to last picture.

Cole Aldrich looks like a clown in this game. He looked bad in 2k8, but this is just horrible. He's almost bald IRL, but they've got him with a LAME hairstyle in this pic.

DubTrey1 · 10-11-2008, 01:29 PM

I suppose I will wait for the demo on this one before I absolutely dismiss this game.

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10-10-2008, 06:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jay Bishop Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 13	Damn I wish they could DLC their improvements to LIVE. I would love to have that "cut the gather off from the block animation" joint. All of the responsiveness issues should be patched to Live!

10-10-2008, 07:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
asu666 Rookie OVR: 37 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 441	EA still has a lot of major hurdles to clear in getting its college game up to the level of NCAA College Hoops 2K8. NCAA Basketball 09 will probably be decent, but will still need a lot of work to take the crown.

10-11-2008, 12:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
wsu_gb23 MVP OVR: 38 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,312	If March Madness is going to have the same engine as Live, consider me out.....The players in the Live series have never moved right; everything just looks awkward....

10-11-2008, 01:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
dave374 MVP OVR: 24 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,894	I feel sorry for the guys who don't a least give this game a chance. It was a blast to play at the community event ... and judging from some of the comments in Connor's blog, they actually addressed some of our concerns. I do agree however with Jay Bishop ... I wish they'd add these improvements to Live 09 with a patch. Dave

10-11-2008, 01:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
tril Rookie OVR: 9 Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 413	sounds promising!!

10-11-2008, 01:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
Grydnt Vektr211 Mercy Extended. John 3:16 OVR: 37 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new jersey Posts: 1,207	i think they need to add the 2k engine to there portfolio then March Madness will be a good game

10-11-2008, 01:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
PaperLantern Rookie OVR: 8 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 263	LOL @ the second to last picture. Cole Aldrich looks like a clown in this game. He looked bad in 2k8, but this is just horrible. He's almost bald IRL, but they've got him with a LAME hairstyle in this pic.

10-11-2008, 01:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
DubTrey1 Pro OVR: 30 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 735	I suppose I will wait for the demo on this one before I absolutely dismiss this game.