Backbreaker Demo Available, Post Your Impressions Here

[rckabillyRaider]

The Euphoria engine is the real deal! The animations, physics, and life like movements are spot on. However, the camera view is too much of a deal breaker for me. I don't know if I can get used to that. The minute they put in camera options, I will purchase this game because it has HUGE potential.

[mrprice33]

The main problem is this, I think...they took the 3rd person shooter metaphor a little too far. This game controls too much like Gears of War, and not enough like a fluid athletic contest. Football requires quick, precise movements, and the controls do not provide that. When you're going north/south, this game is awesome. As soon as east/west come into play, things go south in a hurry.

[mgoblue678]

Unfortunately, the more play the more I am noticing that the defenses seem to be dominating way too much. Offensive ai isn't that great with too many INT's occurring. Blitzes also seem to affective, blockers aren't doing a very good job of picking guys up.

Just played the Indy team who has the best offense twice using the two worst defensive teams on hard. I held them to a a combined 30 yards and 3 points in those two games. I just shut them out and held them to 0 total yards and forced 2 ints. That shouldn't happen. Not to mention I was held to about 30 total yards in those two games including -8 the last game.

I don't know the more I play the demo the more I have second thoughts about buying it day one. The offenses are too incompetent and the defenses are to good so far for my liking.

And something else that is starting to annoy me is that for some reason when I try to run sweeps and tosses I don't feel like I have control of the runner at all. I keep on making him go backwards without meaning to. Not to mention every one of them seems to get blown up by 3 defenders.

[Jukeman]

Quote: Originally Posted by mrprice33

The main problem is this, I think...they took the 3rd person shooter metaphor a little too far. This game controls too much like Gears of War, and not enough like a fluid athletic contest. Football requires quick, precise movements, and the controls do not provide that. When you're going north/south, this game is awesome. As soon as east/west come into play, things go south in a hurry.

This,

This game is not football...

It may have the ooo's and aaaaah's

but its not football..

not saying the game will not be fun, but to me it is not...

[ramzes93]

i like the camera but i think it could be implemented much better. When running the ball towards the left sideline for example the camera should shift to the right as if your player was looking back towards the field so you could see more. Also changing recievers by flicking the stick is incredibly uncomfortable, and is why i am having trouble passing. Sometimes it just doesnt switch, and i always get sacked trying to pick the right reciever. I love the close camera but i feel like it needs to be better optimised to show what you need to be looking at to be successful.

[mrprice33]

Quote: Originally Posted by mgoblue678

Unfortunately, the more play the more I am noticing that the defenses seem to be dominating way too much. Offensive ai isn't that great with too many INT's occurring. Blitzes also seem to affective, blockers aren't doing a very good job of picking guys up. Just played the Indy team who has the best offense twice using the two worst defensive teams on hard. I held them to a a combined 30 yards and 3 points in those two games. I just shut them out and held them to 0 total yards and forced 2 ints. That shouldn't happen. Not to mention I was held to about 30 total yards in those two games including -8 the last game. I don't know the more I play the demo the more I have second thoughts about buying it day one. The offenses are too incompetent and the defenses are to good so far for my liking. And something else that is starting to annoy me is that for some reason when I try to run sweeps and tosses I don't feel like I have control of the runner at all. I keep on making him go backwards without meaning to. Not to mention every one of them seems to get blown up by 3 defenders.

see my post above yours. kinda hard to run a toss play when you're "roadie running" all over the place.

[granddogg]

it will not be for everybody madden is not ncaa is not apf is not blitz is not..but u have a choice right?..

[FroznYogurt]

Dug my 360 deep out of my closet, made a new profile to get a 1 month free gold membership, and finally downloading now! Better late than never I suppose. Pumped to try it out!