Re: Not Another NCAA Video Game Thread
so if im reading this right there gonna try and do a college hockey gme itself or are they just gonna add it in the nhl game
It looks like this article is discussing the possibility of adding it along with the NHL game. However, this is a discussion that pops up every year, and never turns out to be more than pure rumor. Yes, this article has quotes from a few people likely to be "in the know" (assuming these quotes are actually taken from the cited sources and the intent of the quote is as it is implied), but I still don't see anything in this article that tells me "WOW! It's actually going to happen this time!". There are a number of obstacles. I'd also like to say that, if this were to actually happen, this would very likely turn out to be à la "NCAA Football"... in that schools, stadiums, and mascots are all there... but the names of real players, and I believe coaches, would not. In NCAA Football, the default lineups for every team include people whose names are somewhat along the lines of "[school name]QB#10"... and that is also true of the school/NCAA "record books". Although franchise modes, with in-season and off-season recruiting of computer-generated PSAs, is enjoyable AND (after 4 seasons) everybody has a name!
Bottom line: I still don't think this will happen, but if it does it will only be a part of the NHL EA Sports Franchise, not as a standalone game. Possibly the ability to play as a game mode, but more likely just as a new, more sophisticated, scouting/drafting feature. And I'm sure it will be horribly unrealistic. You'll see in game simulations results of epic upset calibre on a weekly basis, you'll see unnamed players (giving the impression of an unfinished game), and every conference will determine standings (including tiebreakers) in EXACTLY the same way (because EA Sports is lazy like that). If it happens, i will most certainly be buying it because it IS still "NCAA Hockey", no matter the quality of the product. But I will do so knowing that any expectations I may have will be unmet.
