I agree, I prefer 13 to 14, better overall gameplay, no wonky Physics, no annoying amount of Shoelace Tackles

@John_R_Jackson_III

Ай бұрын

Nah I’m going to have to disagree with you on that champ. The funny physics in 14 is the best part of 14.

@jjgunn5445

Ай бұрын

@@John_R_Jackson_IIIno, yall just say that because it was the last game to come out, when in reality that it’s not that good when it comes to NCAA 11 or it doesn’t even stand next to 08

@John_R_Jackson_III

Ай бұрын

@@jjgunn5445 how you going to tell me why I say something lmao, I’ve played every sports game has ever come out from EA & 2k. The best NCAA Football game is 14 period, I don’t give a crap what you think. I’ve probably played 12,13,14 more than you.

@Hupp61

Ай бұрын

@@John_R_Jackson_IIIbro forgot about 06 💀’FCS East’ get the hell outta here

@richardoquinn5922

Ай бұрын

Glad u dont care cause i dont give a dam# about u or your opinion lol​@@John_R_Jackson_III

12 deserves some credit. The foundation that made 13 and 14 great is almost entirely laid by 12. I still play that game to this day, and I don't feel like the experience is all too different.

@xman777b

Ай бұрын

absolutely. Most underrated game in the series.

@cliffs9458

Ай бұрын

I still have it on the Xbox but I don't play that anymore son.

@loon1994

Ай бұрын

As much as I play 14 more, 12 was my peak NCAA playing days. It's a season a week in dynasty, and was the game my buddy Andrew and I played every time I dropped him off after morning workouts in high school when I had free period. So many Boise State vs Alabama/Oregon games. So Manu 10-7 and 14-10 games were had. I couldn't even tell you how many times a last second touchdown as time expired happened. If we had a game where we hit 20, we called it high scoring. The point is, I just get taken back to being 16/17 every single time I see that mark Ingraham picture

@dbern939

Ай бұрын

Ball trajectory is 12 is horrible. Defensive players jump like crazy and have eyes behind their head, leads to ridiculous picks. If it wasnt for this 12 would be the best, every else is amazing.

@kluvsank78

Ай бұрын

@@dbern939 I agree.

My heart is still embedded in the NCAA Football 03-06 era.

@xman777b

Ай бұрын

na.

@VoltX_1

Ай бұрын

Great games. ESP 06, but topped by 13 and 14 .

@tinyfalcon1185

Ай бұрын

Same

@bbryant9455

Ай бұрын

Respect. I play 07 to this day. Currently in my 35th year of dynasty that I play every fall 💯💯

@coreycoleman8206

Ай бұрын

05 and 06 were so good

lmao the heart part iv in the background, softdrinks definitely in the know

@Garrett_Taylor

Ай бұрын

🐐

Playing the instrumental to The heart part IV, nice touch. I never bought NCAA 14’ because of how much I played and enjoyed NCAA 13’. It was that good

@SOFTDRINKTV

Ай бұрын

One of my favorite beats ever tbh.

@thepubknight6144

Ай бұрын

The detail to each stadium and team was an awesome thing As a PSU alum it got our whole pre game details down even Nittany lion dancing and growling with his scarf on That was amazing to see and brought me back to being at the stadium as a student in the late 90s

@hgill227

Ай бұрын

You know where SoftDrink is at with Kendrick & Drake lol

I remember I went looking for a copy of 14 at a EB Games during the final days of them selling 360 games here in Canada in 2017/18. They didn’t have it, but had a case-less copy of 13 in stock that got massively reduced down to $2 after they checked for it in their system. Love this game.

@anothersolidday9679

Ай бұрын

Same bro great times fr

@jmgonzales7701

Ай бұрын

i like college revamped i just wished they made an NFL mod for that at least rosters and teams

@thebyrdcage8619

19 күн бұрын

Just got ncaa 2013 from a pawn ship. Go look at pawn shops. They might have it.

I just love how much more effort they put into the older sports games everything just feels natural if that makes sense.

@jmgonzales7701

Ай бұрын

i like college revamped i just wished they made an NFL mod for that at least rosters and teams

As a person who didn’t buy 14 and now can’t justified buying it for 100+ 13 is my game of choice

I always loved 13 but nobody ever talked about it. Thank you

@MegaBearsFan

Ай бұрын

I made a video a few years back about how I feel NCAA 13's recruiting process has more humanity because it treats prospects more like actual people instead of just an entry on a spreadsheet: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aayHrdBtqrXeYpc.html

Dont forget NCAA 13 was the first season of Johnny Football himself ! I lived the recruiting system in the game ! Way more complex and fun, though I can understand why some people might find it as a chore after couple time

@puffdutchtwo

Ай бұрын

Recruiting is way better in 13

@StocksIn60Seconds

25 күн бұрын

@@puffdutchtwo Oh totally. I loved the recruiting in this game. It was almost perfect...just needed a few more additions, i.e. more training choices risk/rewards as to how hard to train certain weeks, to let up some weeks, then practicing needs more bonus settings into it that will provide more points for players depending on how you practice given a certain amount of hours per week.

With the older i get i feel like there will never be a day where i will play a newer nfl 2k game 🥺

@drentzios88

Ай бұрын

Well chris... Why dont you just have a seat right over there and play some 2k5

First ever game I’ve played ever in my life, still have it on my Xbox 360 and love it. Still have many dynasties going on since I started playing.

My favorite is 11, gameplay is slower but not in an annoying way. Being able to call recruits and tell them what they want to hear while talking to them on the phone was a awesome feature too.

13 had such a deep recruitment system. In 14 they dumbed it down to just putting points into recruits. 13 deserves way more credit.

I'm surprised you didn't mention a certain Quarterback named Johnny.

13 is so good, that's where my love for the UTEP Miners came from and to this day, I'm a fan of the team. Hopefully the team's future is bright with the new Head Coach and new recruits they got!

So glad you made this video. I’ve always felt like 13 was better than 14.

@MegaBearsFan

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I always liked 13's recruiting more than 14's. I felt like 13 treated the prospects more like actual people or characters, instead of just entries in a spreadsheet. I made a whole video about the topic a few years back: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aayHrdBtqrXeYpc.html

Just got off NCAA 06 due to watching your videos. Great work btw on your reviews and opinions.

The heart part 4 as your background beat. I knew i liked you for a reason softdrink

Always loved NCAA 11-13, everything just looked a bit more Realistic vs 14

@jakepophal985

Ай бұрын

11 was a masterpiece

I’ve seen all from 1980-Now what a life of gaming I always enjoyed NCAA Football 13

@xman777b

19 күн бұрын

props. I started with the Colecovision in '82. I have to rate NCAA 13, next to NFL 2K5 as the two greatest console football titles, of all-time. College Football 25 is looking phenomenal. However, don't know if it will feature presentation on par with the previously mentioned games.

Was looking for NCAA games online and didn't wanna pay an outrageous amount on eBay, so I settled for ncaa 13. It's a solid game, but I would prefer simpler recruiting personally. But, the gameplay is ahead of its time for sure, love it!

I was just playing NCAA 13 earlier, easily my favorite college game of all time, if the new NCAA game is similar, it will be a massive success

I never actually got to play 14, still own 13 and play every few months and get addicted for hours playing dynasty mode. Recruiting is so addicting and actually a challenge

This is the game I wish had gotten the revamps instead of 14

@xman777b

Ай бұрын

yup. Because recruiting

You made one mistake about 90 seconds in: The Teambuilder mode was not added in NCAA Football 12. It actually made its Debut in the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of NCAA Football 10. Your video overall was a great retrospective!

So happy you gave NCAA 13 it's flowers. It's probably my favourite football game of all time, i have thousands of hours in it. I think the challenge and dynasty mode are as perfect as EA ever got it to be.

@xman777b

29 күн бұрын

I have difficulty differentiating between 12 and 13. Which one is better? Because they're both better than 14

@brodyfoster2984

28 күн бұрын

@@xman777b I would say 13, but I haven't played 12 in a long time so I could wrong. 13 does have heisman mode which is a lot of fun, so I think 13.

@xman777b

28 күн бұрын

​@@brodyfoster2984 it also features those ESPN in-game updates. Nice addition to the presentation factor.

One thing I always loved to do in '13 was play as the rival team in Heisman challenge (RG3 on TCU, Barry Sanders on the Sooners, etc). It's always fun to step into (or make from scratch) an alternate canon in a sports game.

NCAA Football 11 was my favorite one. The Road to Glory was just too good.

I got this game in Christmas of 13 and it was amazing I still love it to this day and it’s my favorite ncaa

Oh man the nostalgia…. So I had a ps2 and PSP up until December 2012, backtrack to ncaa 11 ps2, I saw the gameplay trailers on KZread showing the new pre game traditions and espn integration. I was SO excited to finally get it for Christmas, i vividly recall popping it into my ps2 expecting the GO Blue banner entrance…. Only to see it was basically the exact same as 09. No new traditions, no espn, no anything. Granted I was 10 years old, maybe I should’ve known better, but it was a HUGE LETDOWN. Flash forward to Christmas 2012, I finally got a ps3. But no ncaa 13 until later that night at my grandmas house, unwrapping it was MAGICAL. FINALLY popping it in to the graphics, the traditions, the espn broadcast, the many alternative uniforms, the heisman intro…..it was ALL PERFECT to me. I remember my first game was Under The Lights with the throwback uniforms. It was lifelike to me. NCAA 13 will always have a special place in my heart.

Anyone else see him play this on stream?

@xman777b

Ай бұрын

me

@bigkc4263

Ай бұрын

YES

I actually looked forward to the recruiting more than the games themselves in 13😂

I wish the modding community was about 13 instead of 14 . That's why I play 14 😢

13 is my favorite. I never bought 14 at release and bought a copy more recently and was not a fan of it as much as 13. Recruiting is one of my favorite things about 13 for sure.

In NCAA Football 3, if you run PA Read in any shotgun formation and hold (A for X-Box; X for PS) during the fake handoff, the QB will hand the ball off to the running back. This was removed in NCAA Football 14. So technically, NCAA 13 has RPOs, while NCAA 14 does not.

A Thing that hurt this game at the time was not being able to import your draft classes into madden 13 due to madden changing its franchise mode.

Finally someone else feels this way about 13. I never got to grow up with any of the NCAA football games unfortunately, so by the time I got interested in these games it was too late. I bought NCAA 13 on eBay for $15 and have had blast. I rebuilt Utah State, FAU, San Jose State, and even did a road to glory. I always felt like I was missing out because no one makes videos on NCAA 13. From what I have seen from NCAA 14 videos, I think that 13 is better. After watching this video, I feel like my opinion is a lot more validated. I'd also recommend 13 to anyone, as it's way less of a hassle to find, and won't break your bank account either.

@MegaBearsFan

Ай бұрын

I prefered the design philosophy of recruiting in 13 over 14. Sure it was a bit more time consuming and could get tedious, but it treated the prospects more like actual characters, and less like they are just entries in a spreadsheet: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aayHrdBtqrXeYpc.html

I recently got this game off of ebay. Haven't played it in a long time. It's still as fun as I remember.

NCAA 13 is the best game in the series and I have all the NCAA games since bill walsh college football. It's way better than 12 because in NCAA 12, every LB can jump like they have Zone KO elite in madden. It's also much better than 14 because NCAA 14 has some serious Physics issues.

This is the game I still play. Sure the recruiting takes longer, but it's so worth it! It's way more in-depth, challenging, and realistic. In 14, you just throw points at players lol. It's a lot harder to master the recruiting in 13 as well, which I like.

The last legitimately good football game EA ever made was NCAA 13. It most definitely has the best recruiting of the PS3 era to me. It didn't have the immersive little things PS2 did like whether or not a player was Mister Football for their state and their HS numbers, but yeah. I legitimately love this game and it's a big reason why I parted ways with 14. 13 is the better game overall yet 14 is the more celebrated even though I believe it is worse than 13. 13 is a simulation game that really makes you work for what you get. Dynasty is really good and the physics is just as good. 10-13 were solid, pity Madden stopped being able to import draft classes after 12.

@xman777b

Ай бұрын

don't forget the sh1tty half-baked montage that passes as an intro in 14.

I have 13 it was a dope ass game. I love college sports games because of the recruiting. Also have college hoops 2k8 and NCAA MM 10 all beastly games

I really enjoyed the infinity engine in 14 and the lighting. But 13 was great no doubt

@seaniveroni5579

Ай бұрын

Ignite engine u mean yea that was a good engine

@nicholasbowen1825

Ай бұрын

@@seaniveroni5579 nope. Infinity engine. Engnite wasn’t introduced until PS4 for Madden

@seaniveroni5579

Ай бұрын

@@nicholasbowen1825 oh ok

I like how compared to 14, 13 doesn’t give a montage before the game

It's kind of crazy how EA seemed to genuinely put in more love and depth into their college football games than the freaking Madden games at this point in time they had every incentive to just make the same games but slightly different but these games were still really good while madden was just decent maybe the developers were different and were given more time or something idk that could explain it

Even though I Prefer 14, hell it sucked when I lost my copy of it. I liked to play 13 as well and yeah it’s underrated but sadly it’s overshadowed by 14.

Man I loved ncaa 13

I love playing NCAA Football 13. I am currently using UTSA in Dynasty Mode, and it is a satisfying experience.

Highly agree. 13 is honestly my favorite on the PS3. 12 was very solid and built a great foundation for 13 to strive on. 14 was good but I hated the new recruiting system and passing felt very weird imo. 13 wasn't perfect but it was great.

I was always torn on the changes to recruiting between '13 and '14. It was fun in '13 to be able to tailor your recruiting pitch to the players (Hometown, playing time, etc) It was more realistic and it took more strategy to get a commitment. And if you were losing a recruiting battle you typically knew why. Whereas in '14, you just assigned the points and it seemed random why they picked your team other than if the team had a good record or not. On the other hand, recruiting in '13 took sooooo long. It felt like a chore, especially early in the season when you had 35 targets. Hopefully the new game will find a happy medium between complex and fast-paced.

I remember being unimpressed by 14 compaered to 13 as well

I found I preferred 13 due to recruiting actually based on elements about your school rather than the simple “spend points, bar go up”

13 was the only one I had and I’ve loved it for so long. Almost never felt the reason to upgrade, even in the moment.

I dumped so many hours into Heisman mode. Once I rebought it, I've done the same. Still holds up so well.

13 was the first college football game I played after like 03-04 and it was something else

12 was extremely solid then 13 perfected the gameplay, it’s a perfect football game

Maybe you can review MVP Baseball 06 and 07. AKA the college baseball games.

I bought 13 and 14 the same day. Played 13 one game. Kept getting picked off on crazy LB jumps. Moved to 14 since. Ima give 13 another go tomorrow and see if i can make it work

@puffdutchtwo

Ай бұрын

14 has some crazy LB jump int also

I still play this game to this day on my Xbox 360 🙌

I have every ncaa that came out on the ps3 and this is my favorite one

I still play 13 religiously to this day and depending on how 24's revived I'll probably keep playing it till I'm in the ground. It's also the reason I never got 14 because why bother when I got 13 which is the same game aside from a few changes and no Heisman Challenge

@xman777b

Ай бұрын

no point in purchasing 14, unless one prefers dumbed-down recruiting. A brighter color palette can't trump that

Hated when lex marston buried the game in his retrospective and hyped 14. Glad you do good

Great video and great reasoning

NCAA Football 13 was the last college football game I played on PS3 and I ended up selling it a few years ago and I always regretted selling it and my PS3. I also regret never getting NCAA Football 14 when I had the chance.

You made some great points in this one. NCAA 11’s gameplay is amazing (imo) when compared to NCAA 13’s arcade feel. But NCAA 13’s presentation I feel like blows away NCAA 11’s. I always catch myself going back and forth between the 2

@xman777b

Ай бұрын

how is the presentation better in 13? I always thought the presentation in 11 was among the best..

I hope the live stream got saved somewhere, I missed it 🙏🏻

heart part IV background is hard

This is my favorite NCAA Football behind 06.

One of my favorite games of all time

I remember playing the older ncaa football games for the ps2 but nothing beats 13 imo

12 and 13 were way better and the only reason 14 is remembered so well is because it was the last. When I was 17 I decided to go and buy almost ever made, you you wouldn’t believe how low ncaa 14 ranks on your list once you’ve the played the other games

13 had some of the best joystick juke moves in the series. It was literally so smooth and fun to use. Have no idea why they changed it

Man my favorite is 09, not sure why I think it’s the gameplay just differs from all the others. Id love to see a vid on that one. I feel it’s a bit underrated!

I have been a diehard Baylor fan since birth so of course my favorite NCAA is the one with RG3 on it lmao

The main thing that 13 had over 14 was draft eligible underclassmen actually left early if they put up great stats. In 14 your star 99 overall rated underclassman edge rusher could have 50 sacks his junior year or redshirt sophomore and still return to school. In real life he’d be gone.

Good game Good video Good livestream

i still have this game today simply because as a 7th grader i was not paying full price for ncaa 14 so i bought 13 for a calm $20 instead 😂😂

I never had 14, still have 13 and my 360. I still play it regularly today

I still have my copy of ‘13. It is a great game in its own right. I think the added care and attention to detail in NCAA stems from them having a different dev team versus Madden. Those guys seemed to really strive to make NCAA feel different than Madden.

That’s why you have to create the max amount of prospects in dynasty in 14 so teams stay good

Great video as usual soft drink fingers crossed on CFB 25. What’s the music from on the intro?

@SOFTDRINKTV

Ай бұрын

Kendrick Lamar - The Heart Part IV, first beat instrumental looped: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eYKHo8epqdLUmJc.html

@funnybibs6295

Ай бұрын

@@SOFTDRINKTVwe ALREADY KNOW WHO YOU GOT IN THE BEEF

@dakharibrantley7972

Ай бұрын

@@SOFTDRINKTV knew it sounded familiar

11 is my all time favorite

12 hands down my all time favorite football game ,, 2nd too my fav game Bo3

@xman777b

Ай бұрын

12 was strong

Can you please do a Ncaa football rebuild for Marshall?

I have NCAA 13 on my shelf it's a good game till I found out how to do NCAA 14 revamped but now I'm ready for NCAA 25 or college football 25

Personally I prefer 13 because of the school traditional pre-game stuff (helped it feel more lifelike pre-game vs 14) versus a highlight reel of it on 14 with countryish music (never been a fan of country haha)

@xman777b

Ай бұрын

I love you for posting this. Add in the dumbed down recruiting in 14, and it disqualifies it as GOAT. Despite its brighter color palette etc.

Cant wait i have my money ready

That very last point is very true. NCAA 14 goes for ~4-5 times more, and you can get 13 pretty cheaply

I have way too many hours in this game, easily my favorite football game of all time

I always liked 12 as I never played 13 and it's still difficult to come by even if I already have 14

@xman777b

Ай бұрын

12 is stellar

NCAA 12 is holy grail for me

@xman777b

19 күн бұрын

It's damm good. Coin flip between 12 and 13

@KCClassic7

15 күн бұрын

12 was a very good game. Up there near the top on the console generation!

I always preferred the recruiting in NCAA 13 over NCAA 14. Even though it was more time-consuming and a little tedious, I felt like the process of having to call prospects every week to talk to them about their personal goals and desires went a long way towards humanizing the prospects and making them feel more like actual characters, instead of just a collection of attribute ratings attached to a name and a home state. A few years ago, I made a whole video praising NCAA 13 for having this extra degree of humanity, and lamenting that NCAA 14 kind of got rid it and made recruiting more impersonal and gamified: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aayHrdBtqrXeYpc.html

I remeber lookong frantically for this one day sad to say i probably lost it in a move

i peeped you used the heart by kendrick beat

Eddie Lacy at Bama ❤️‍🔥

My only issue is RTG imports to madden 13 and 14 don’t let u and 12 makes you plays all four years small thing but for me that’s really it they all hit different which I like

Team builder released in 10 not 12

I actually bought NCAA Football 11 based on your retrospective. Do you think 13 is better? Considering buying this now lol

@xman777b

Ай бұрын

12 and 13. In particular, the running game.

I always said 13 felt more polished and refined. The Forstbite engine while fun it was too gimmicky and gang tackles didn't work how I thought they would which for me was a missed opportunity for the FB engine. Still love 14 though