Backbreaker Demo Available, Post Your Impressions Here

[tswiatkowski]

On the subject of immersion, however, Backbreaker does a great job of putting you on the field and feeling each play. Realistic movements and sound are great on field.

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by dpiddy1

hey guys im new but not to foot ball or football games i played football most of my life high school peewee so on im now 27 and woul like to add to this disscussion 1st i have played madden its whole time 2ks tecmos blitszes streets all that i will say that while madden focuses on detail hot routs and small things just the feeling of being back behind the helmet is awesome just ask if you were in the game like they say what would u see exactly you would see back breaker as a former tail back i can tell u seeing who is coming perifrialy is a skill not a right yeah its a game but if u at some point in youre life were behind a helmet u cant hate on this remember madden is 20 years old and i see some of the same ol same ol btw i like madden just sick of re hashes u guys got to admit shinny and new is better than old and dusty

[NoDakHusker]

Quote: Originally Posted by dpiddy1

hey guys im new but not to foot ball or football games i played football most of my life high school peewee so on im now 27 and woul like to add to this disscussion 1st i have played madden its whole time 2ks tecmos blitszes streets all that i will say that while madden focuses on detail hot routs and small things just the feeling of being back behind the helmet is awesome just ask if you were in the game like they say what would u see exactly you would see back breaker as a former tail back i can tell u seeing who is coming perifrialy is a skill not a right yeah its a game but if u at some point in youre life were behind a helmet u cant hate on this remember madden is 20 years old and i see some of the same ol same ol btw i like madden just sick of re hashes u guys got to admit shinny and new is better than old and dusty

Umm...that is the longest sentence I have ever read in my life. lol.

[dpiddy1]

and those jukes are official madden anit get juking right in 20 years canned junk as ssoon as i played i felt pressure angst and parinoia made me re think my brain washed madden goaline run block right mind set actually felt diff every play just a demo wow real gang tackels arm tackels ect are u guys playing the same game yeah different fast paced i dont have time to think before i get smoked but guess what guys that football not peton manning in da both 100 feet away looking down on every thing he created and minipulating as such u guys have to let yourself lose some control for the sake of fun realism i mean u juke a guy and get so caught up in whats in front of u u forget hees back breathing down your neck at no point in my fball real life could i see 360 degreess makes u respect barry sanders manning what dose it feel like to put a helmet on wait for it backbreaker

[steelers1]

The game seems pretty fun, and I'm leaning towards buying it, but a couple things that could annoy me are popping up:

The CPU throws too many picks, can't run the ball, and either gets big gains only or incompletions/INTs in the passing game.

Pressure seems to happen too fast, too often. It seems like when I am sacked or the CPU is sacked, it happens in less than 2 seconds. This isn't helped by having to switch receivers which is a little slower than it should be, not to mention not being able to really see or read the defense as you're dropping back due to the camera.

The physics and everything are great, defense is pretty fun (using both sticks take a bit of getting used to), and it looks like this could be a good platform for realistic football.

[mrprice33]

Quote: Originally Posted by dpiddy1

and those jukes are official madden anit get juking right in 20 years canned junk as ssoon as i played i felt pressure angst and parinoia made me re think my brain washed madden goaline run block right mind set actually felt diff every play just a demo wow real gang tackels arm tackels ect are u guys playing the same game yeah different fast paced i dont have time to think before i get smoked but guess what guys that football not peton manning in da both 100 feet away looking down on every thing he created and minipulating as such u guys have to let yourself lose some control for the sake of fun realism i mean u juke a guy and get so caught up in whats in front of u u forget hees back breathing down your neck at no point in my fball real life could i see 360 degreess makes u respect barry sanders manning what dose it feel like to put a helmet on wait for it backbreaker

oh, and unless football players have out of body experiences everytime they lace 'em up, the camera here is completely unrealistic as well. Do you remember your own body taking up 60% of your vision when you played football?

[CreatineKasey]

Quote: Originally Posted by mrprice33

oh, and unless football players have out of body experiences everytime they lace 'em up, the camera here is completely unrealistic as well. Do you remember your own body taking up 60% of your vision when you played football?

Maybe Gilbert Brown....



Grrrrrrave Digger!!

[Phixius]

After spending a day on the demo, I was disappointed. The only thing that's great about Backbreaker is the euphoria engine. To me, the purpose of the game was to show off the engine. The overall gameplay took a backseat.

The camera is too close to the player resulting to obstructive view. Sometimes I have no idea where I'm going because the camera angle.

There are things that bother me like unable to pass while on the run.
I have to stop scrambling to throw a pass. I don't care if the pass is inaccurate, I should be able to get rid of the ball.

The receiving target takes too long to change. The quarterback is looking at the receiver but the receiver isn't highlighted yet, preventing me from throwing them the ball.


The physics and tackling are amazing though. They're are moments where I laughed because of the movements but Backbreaker falls in the gameplay department.

Backbreaker revolutionize the physics in a sports game but what good is the physics when playing the game can be frustrating due to awkward camera placed directly behind a player interfering with awareness.