Backbreaker Hands-On Preview w/ Gameplay Videos (IGN)

[LingeringRegime]

Quote: Originally Posted by boooey

I have been saying this all along.. I doubt this game will be great, but it doesn't have to be. This game is showing you what EA & Tiburon doesn't want you to see, and that is real time physics in a football game. All this game has to do is get a real sports game developer like 2k or SCEA to pick up this engine and get it into their own football game, OR put enough pressure on EA to finally dump their outdated animation engines for Madden.. Either way, we all would be the winners in the end. I would love to drop my $60 for a Madden with this real time physics engine in it.

This engine + 2K Football = Never having to buy another football game again.

[SageInfinite]

Quote: Originally Posted by DEFTFUNDAMENTALZ

This engine + 2K Football = Never having to buy another football game again.

If they included a decent franchise I totally agree!

[Joeyland]

lets get the appropriate shoulder pads on QB's and WR's, shouldnt be hard.

[t11]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

A bad decision in game design is a bad decision regardless if the company is a startup or the biggest game developer in the world.

That would of course, be your opinion

[RGiles36]

Quote: Originally Posted by turftickler

Just as Backbreaker stands now, it is better than Madden all the way around in the gameplay department (according to the videos anyway).

WOW! Crowning BB gameplay king without touching the sticks is a little premature, eh? I'm not surprised, as you've had BB on a pedestal for a long time now. Heh.

One thing I can say is that the animations are not over-the-top as some of us thought they would be. It was cool to see less-impact tackles.

[LeonM]

Quote:

Backbreaker is all about putting you down on the field so the camera rests nearly right behind your player. I'm told that they've actually pulled it back a bit since my play session. When I called a running play, the camera dropped so low that it was nearly impossible to see would-be tacklers coming off of the edge of the offensive line. I've been told that they've since fixed this problem, but I won't really know until I play it for myself when the game is released.

This is from The IGN article. Just read it.

Ok where do I start. First thing to remember is that the game that was "previewed" here was not the final build. The camera has been pulled back to give the player a better on field view of the field.

Ok next, The whole point of Backbreaker is to be different from every other football video game ever made. The Euphoria engine is set up for on field play. The game is intended to be played from the player perspective. No doubt, For the lifelong football video gamer, The on field view is going to take awhile to get used to. I never liked first person football on NFL2K or superstar mode in Madden. I too have been skpetical about BB's decision to go to an on field player camera. I differ from some people here in that I was pleasantly surprised at how well the game looks like it plays at that level. I personally love the fact that the camera is going to be pulled back a bit to give the gamer a better view of downfield. Once you get that camera angle correct. You don't need any other view in my opinion. Should the developers have put in multiple camera angles? I don't think so. This game is not trying to be like Madden or any other football video game, We have ever seen before. Playing at The BB level is going to take some time to get used to.

I have always been a fan of The Madden series. I have 2010 and play it regularly. I have never seen Madden as a bad game. Just not a great one. What has always frustrated me and some is that Madden falls short of greatness. With The NFL license and next generation engine. Madden should never just be an average game. That being stated, I will be there for Madden 11.

As far as Backbreaker. I have already pre-ordered and I will state why. I am a huge football fan and I like what I am seeing and hearing so far. This isn't a gimmick arcade game. It's pro football with a whole new perspective. I believe in the euphoria engine and this game looks good and has the right features that I am looking for in a football video game.

I personally want an alternative to Madden and I am glad to be getting one. I think that it is unfair to judge Backbreaker so harshly so early with out having seen the final product or playing the game. I like what I have seen so far. I am on board.

[TheWatcher]

Quote: Originally Posted by boooey

I have been saying this all along.. I doubt this game will be great, but it doesn't have to be. This game is showing you what EA & Tiburon doesn't want you to see, and that is real time physics in a football game. All this game has to do is get a real sports game developer like 2k or SCEA to pick up this engine and get it into their own football game, OR put enough pressure on EA to finally dump their outdated animation engines for Madden.. Either way, we all would be the winners in the end. I would love to drop my $60 for a Madden with this real time physics engine in it.

I got the impression that NM intended to sell the Technology all along. I seem to recall that EA put out a release of some sort talking about potentially doing something with it? After that dried up, NM probably figured they could make a lot more by just doing it themselves, but initially it appears that they weren't sure they wanted to do it, which would probably explain all the delays.

[alliance4g63]

To the new wave of negative people:

Where are the specifics? All I have heard are complaints about the camera which I find laughable because we have known that would be the angle since 07. So I'm starting to think people are just complaining just to complain.

In my post I noted everything that I saw positive in the video. And most people that like the game seem to sway the same way. So what is so negative about the videos? Because I don't see it. I still see the core elements of football being represented in the videos, unless I'm missing something.

Alot of people hate change though and are stuck in their ways. Just like boxing fans that still hate mma and just like Madden fans that still buy Madden and never even rented 2k5.