Backbreaker Demo Available, Post Your Impressions Here

[boritter]

Pros:
*The animations are phenominal.

*Lots of features for a demo. (Training, tutorial, tackle alley, exhibition.)

*The graphics including the crowd are top notch.

Cons:
*I hated the camera angle immediately. After 3 hours of non-stop BB I still can't stand it. It's way too sensitive to jukes and other movements. I wish they had a slider that controlled how jerky the camera shifts are. I know 505 wants to differentiate BB from Madden, but the fact that there is no other camera angles will turn off TONS of gamers.

*The music is extremely repetitive.

*Instant replay options are very limited. You cannot pause or adjust the camera angle or player perspective of the replay. The replay is literally a replay of what you saw during the play. As far as I know this is the only sports game that is missing these replay features.

*The lack of an announcer is very noticeable. There are frequent moments between plays where there is no music and the crowd, players, and PA man are 100% silent. These awkward silences seem odd.

[fldash]

Quote: Originally Posted by boritter

Pros: *The animations are phenominal. *Lots of features for a demo. (Training, tutorial, tackle alley, exhibition.) *The graphics including the crowd are top notch. Cons: *I hated the camera angle immediately. After 3 hours of non-stop BB I still can't stand it. It's way too sensitive to jukes and other movements. I wish they had a slider that controlled how jerky the camera shifts are. I know 505 wants to differentiate BB from Madden, but the fact that there is no other camera angles will turn off TONS of gamers. *The music is extremely repetitive. *Instant replay options are very limited. You cannot pause or adjust the camera angle or player perspective of the replay. The replay is literally a replay of what you saw during the play. As far as I know this is the only sports game that is missing these replay features. *The lack of an announcer is very noticeable. There are frequent moments between plays where there is no music and the crowd, players, and PA man are 100% silent. These awkward silences seem odd.

Thanks for a good run-down. The admins over on official forums said the demo only contains a 'lite' version of the replay feature. So perhaps the full game will include more...

[Afrikan]

Quote: Originally Posted by boritter

Pros: *The animations are phenominal. *Lots of features for a demo. (Training, tutorial, tackle alley, exhibition.) *The graphics including the crowd are top notch. Cons: *I hate the camera angle. After almost 3 hours of non-stop BB I still can't stand it. It's way too sensitive to jukes and other movements. I wish they had a slider that controlled how jerky the camera shifts are. I know 505 wants to differentiate BB from Madden, but the fact that there is no other camera angles will turn off TONS of gamers. *The music is extremely repetitive. *Instant replay options are very limited. You cannot pause or adjust the camera angle or player perspective of the replay. The replay is literally a replay of what you saw during the play. As far as I know this is the only sports game that is missing these replay features. *The lack of an announcer is very noticeable. There are frequent moments between plays where there is no music and the crowd, players, and PA man are 100% silent. These awkward silences seem odd.

I think that its a demo...alot of things might be missing from various stadium music (instead of just 2)....

demo was only 400mbs....so like the NBA 2K game with about the same mbs...it also is missing stuff in presentation......I'm buying the game for sure...so I'll let yall know if it is the same as the demo...

as far as Replay options..... I agree.....what I do is just watch the broadcast style replay first....then i watch the regular replay.....

its funny though, I agree with the other poster....I keep wanting to see every replay for each play...haha...

[Bash]

Still waiting for PS3 demo.

[LingeringRegime]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bash

Still waiting for PS3 demo.

You will be waiting till Tuesday. So will I.

[FootballDetails]

First and foremost, it's a fresh football video game experience! We're not entirely beholden to the whims of one company, and that's cause for hope. "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things..."

Camera options would've be a plus, but the visceral camera view that's available is fun. I'm looking forward to playing the demo again.

[turftickler]

Quote: Originally Posted by boritter

Pros: *The animations are phenominal. *Lots of features for a demo. (Training, tutorial, tackle alley, exhibition.) *The graphics including the crowd are top notch. Cons: *I hated the camera angle immediately. After 3 hours of non-stop BB I still can't stand it. It's way too sensitive to jukes and other movements. I wish they had a slider that controlled how jerky the camera shifts are. I know 505 wants to differentiate BB from Madden, but the fact that there is no other camera angles will turn off TONS of gamers. *The music is extremely repetitive. *Instant replay options are very limited. You cannot pause or adjust the camera angle or player perspective of the replay. The replay is literally a replay of what you saw during the play. As far as I know this is the only sports game that is missing these replay features. *The lack of an announcer is very noticeable. There are frequent moments between plays where there is no music and the crowd, players, and PA man are 100% silent. These awkward silences seem odd.

This is different from Madden, NCAA, and NFL 2k games. I welcome the differences. I could care less about the different cameras in replay and announcers. I didn't notice any of that stuff. Gameplay is SICK!!!!!!!! Worthy of praise I would give it a 10/10 on gameplay alone. THis game is nothing like any game we have ever played, ever. It's much better than anything we have played, period.

[boom.h]

It's BS that PS3 owners have to wait. Can't wait to check it out!