College Football 25 cover is out...Dono is the featured player on the cover!
Awesome cover but would be nice to see some actual gameplay footage for a game out in a only a few months. Makes me think it is going to suck when it comes to actual gameplay and they aren't confident in what they have right now. Or since it is EA they are just banking on people buying based on waiting so long for a new game and it being the only option that the quality of the game itself won't actually matter.
It's EA. You'll get your rebranded Madden 19, and you'll like it.
Well according to EA they said this game was being built from the ground up and not borrowing anything from Madden, but yes I am skeptical of that claim. Either way it is concerning not showing any actual gameplay yet. Past NCAA's we had full game footage being shown 5-6 months out from release.
They don't need to show gameplay because most people are already set on buying it. They are keeping tight lipped about it but from the few leaks that have been put out there this game is heavily detailed and you should be able to enjoy all the Michigan traditions in real life in video game form, like tapping the banner. I hope they put Mr Brightside in because if the crowd sings that during the game it would be fire
What I'm worried most about is whether or not it will have all the old features of NCAA games past. If the recent Maddens are anything to go on, EA is willing to cut out features to shove a game out the door.
Anything less than Dynasty mode (with a full recruiting system), Career mode (starting from high school with importation into Madden at the end of college), and some sort of build-a-college feature and I'll be disappointed.
Lite recruiting and full recruiting need to be an option. Sometimes you want to play and keep your roster up and sometimes you want to spend 4 actual human months to play a season.
From what I've been seeing the off-line mode is extremely detailed and they are less focused on sellout out to the NCAA UT crew. That isn't to say the mode doesn't exist, but it will be more dynasty and Road to Glory focused.
I haven't touched Madden much since I couldn't import draft classes from EA CFB, so I guess Madden 19 would be an upgrade in experience for me.
You'd be surprised.
While they will continue to use the Frostbite engine like Madden, that's where the similarities end.
Matt Brown has reported it is not another Madden re-skin and this game is different largely based on how the college game varies from the pro game. You should see a wider variety of playbooks and offenses. Different dev teams are working on this game, and EA isn't as limited by what they can do in this game as opposed to Madden where you can't rename teams. In NCAA you could easily rename a team if you wanted and put them in the game with team builder (rumor)
All I am going to say is you have far more faith in me than EA, given their track record as a whole, lol.
maybe it's too much copium but from all the Matt Brown links and Eric Rayweather I've been watching on Youtube I really, really like the direction this game is going in. Matt Brown had a comment like "I know everyone hates EA but give this game a chance" and he has seen it in person at EA's studios.
For all that is holy please let me controller edit juke right R1 and juke left L1 please god! With Trung Candidate from AZ I used to rip them up. Damn it juke was deadly back then.
No. This game is going to be awesome and EA is going to totally redeem themselves with it and it will be everything I've dreamed of and it won't have any microtransactions.
(Please don't break up my delusional fantasy)
Oh my god I just realized they could do a trading card system with college players because of your comment. Really hope I don't have to touch that feature.
The reveal is coming in a few days
This is lovely. I still occasionally play the ‘06 version (Desmond cover). I guess it’s time for an upgrade!
You needed to upgrade to 14, still have a Wolverine on the corner !
I have 14 but never play it. 06 is still imo one of the best versions to be made. Not glitchy, not too complex. Love that 06 has FCS schools/stadiums also. Hoping the new version has FCS too.
Juke with the shoulder buttons? If so I may buy that one.
All I remember from that era is how long it took to recruit in dynasty mode. Truly thought they had streamlined Dynasty by '14 to run smoothly and not take too much time out of game.
oh no
Very cool. MSU fans suddenly hate video games.
They'll try to block EA from graduating.
EIGHTY-FIVE YARDS!!!
Dono??
Probably meant "The Don"
Dono? I dunno who that is.
Dono is a 100% certified nickname for Edwards.
Harbaugh called him Dono
Prior to The Game - Urban Meyer said: 'Ohio State will stop the run game.'
Donovan Edwards (after the game): 'And I took that personally.'
https://youtu.be/JImnLGnlZGs - the video is one minute five seconds long - and, never gets old.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvd6nzDPv5I - and, if you prefer the "two-fer" - this highlights his two fourth quarter TD runs - it's sixty one seconds in length.
Columbus - The Game - fourth quarter - The Don... I believe he rushed for 210 yards in the second half.
Go Blue!
That brought a big smile to my face. Thank you for sharing..
“And I took that personally”. A la Michael Jordan in Last Dance. :)
This is wonderful -- thank you!!
That white sticker in the bottom middle of his helmet is particularly nice. I can see OSU and MSU fans with their sharpies at the ready.
Great news, especially with Denard being the cover in previous years
I am so amped for this game, from everything I've read and everything that's been leaked it's going to be insane. The multiple announce teams, more important teams doing more high profile games and Michigan - say...UNLV getting a lesser crew instead of the same Kirk crew for every game, that's big
Throw in your ability to customize any team to play in NCAA including the notorious "Bishop Sycamore" and it's a huge W
OSU Fans playing NCAA 25:
(I stole this from the internet. Sorry.)
No apologies needed and thank you for this, it's going to the precious few buckeyes I know who can utilize polysyllabic words, I'm sure it will land with the intended impact.
Donovan Edwards running style makes him look like a player from Super Tecmo Bowl. Avatar pic checks out and all that.
All of Michigan's helmet stickers commemorating last year's wins, depicted in detail. It's all beautiful.
No doubt a Michigan grad's doing... 😂 We're everywhere.
Who is the ugly guy on the right edge of the poster, JUDKI....?
incoming osu transfer, Quinshon Judkins. Funny that the buckeye player they highlighted has never even suited up for them yet.
Bet that’s playing well in the OSU locker room
I love it but only The Don should be holding up one finger
Nice
This is a great way to bring the game back, imo. We've missed 11 potential cover athletes since it's last installment. And they've never been able to put current athletes on the cover until now - so let's throw a bunch of guys on there!
Also - Michigan featured on back-to-back covers. Pretty cool.
It's hilarious that Judkins is pictured there when he hasn't even played a down yet for OSU.
Are we sure this is the actual cover or is this just a teaser? I thought I had read somewhere that they were going to do multiple cover athletes like they had done for some prior versions of the game.
This leaked from Playstation's store. I guess it's possible it's a placeholder, but seems legit.
I'm certain they'll do multiple covers, it's such an easy thing to produce and every fanbase wants to feel special.
I think this one is being called the 'Deluxe' edition cover.
Dono?