Backbreaker Demo Available, Post Your Impressions Here

[Phobia]

A is to fair catch

[matthewk]

Quote: Originally Posted by mestevo

It was mentioned early in the thread, yeah. My wife can't watch me play for the same reason.

Do you know what page? I tried searching, but all I found was 1 guy saying that it might have given him a headache.

[sroz39]

Played the demo on Arcade/Hard and I'm back on board. I don't know what changed (probably nothing) but the A.I. was able to move the ball on me a little better and actually put up a fight. Less questionable playcalling and less turnovers. Honestly, I don't know what changed. Maybe because my D was simplified? (your playbook choices are very slim on Arcade). I have no problem with the simple playbooks, kinda DOES remind me of Tecmo Bowl. But I would have to be able to get rid of seeing their plays with Custom settings while still maintaining the Arcade style of play and not the Pro.

I wonder if it's as simple as the A.I. just playing much better with less plays. Hmmmm. Oh well, irrelevant, I'll be sticking with my pre-order. Now, just gotta get my Gamestop/EB to get the email to release it tomorrow...

[allBthere]

Quote: Originally Posted by sroz39

Played the demo on Arcade/Hard and I'm back on board. I don't know what changed (probably nothing) but the A.I. was able to move the ball on me a little better and actually put up a fight. Less questionable playcalling and less turnovers. Honestly, I don't know what changed. Maybe because my D was simplified? (your playbook choices are very slim on Arcade). I have no problem with the simple playbooks, kinda DOES remind me of Tecmo Bowl. But I would have to be able to get rid of seeing their plays with Custom settings while still maintaining the Arcade style of play and not the Pro. I wonder if it's as simple as the A.I. just playing much better with less plays. Hmmmm. Oh well, irrelevant, I'll be sticking with my pre-order. Now, just gotta get my Gamestop/EB to get the email to release it tomorrow...

fickle?

Going off the demo, I think with a mediocre team on franchise I might be able to go 14-2 or 13-3 ...MAYBE 12-4 lol... I have that expectation. I think for people really concerned about the AI in full games should be able to live with that especially if that turns out to be the case. However you never know, I've been spanked as it turns out too.

What's selling me is the fun I have with each individual game and each play really. I think the stats aside from int's and maybe sacks will be in the realm of pro-reality.

Don't expect to be the browns and have a browns-like season though

(why would you want to lose all the time anyway

[stantencza]

Ahhh, frustration! Already read the manual twice (this is a very hands-off job at the mall)... At least I'll get to play it for a good long while when I get out...

[fliplm0de]

I am in the same boat, thats why I'll be at my GS at 10 so i can get 3 hours in before work lol.

[Peregrinity]

I HAVE IT! About to play it.

[goh]

On the right stick or left stick?

Anyway a play in the demo convinced me to buy.
As I was winding up a lob with my QB a defender got through and started to tackle him.
Being used to that being an automatic sack and the ball going nowhere I thought that was it.
But oh no sir!
The QB actually put his left hand on the defenders shoulder,used it to jump forward and throw the ball. The QB ended up knocking the defender over while jumping over him.
So it's lobbed up to a reciver standing all by himself in the endzone.
Instead of the ball going over his head with no effort to make a catch and the CB standing there like a putz the CB runs over,they both jump up,the reciver manages to catch the ball while the CB drags him down by the arm.

The whole sequence was just amazing. Probably won't ever see anything like that again but I've never seen anything like that before. Limited playbooks and creation and only 13 stadiums for 60 something teams kinda don't matter anymore.