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budsticky · 08-02-2010, 03:57 PM

I'm extremely impressed at the level of commitment from this dev team to their product. With such a short time to put it out and so much being in the patch there are bound to be some other issues that creep in, but this will surely improve the game immensely. What makes me most impressed with the developers is that they did all the work for this patch knowing that it probably will get them very little in additional sales. Still, they have made their current customer base very happy and this should help them out big time if there is a Backbreaker 2. Way to go devs!

spankdatazz22 · 08-02-2010, 04:02 PM

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	I think putting out another demo would be a great idea, not sure if it would help sell a ton of copies this year, but would sure let people know how dedicated they are in developing this game.

That's really not practical imo - or perhaps even doable. I've never seen a game have two demos. I think the best thing the BB devs could hope for is some of the big sites like IGN to take their [*ahem* rose-colored] glasses off and report that there is a patch that addresses a lot of the issues and give appropriate impressions. Just that the BB devs seem to be reaching out to someone like Apex would make me feel they have a decent understanding where there title is in the eyes of sports gamers and that they need to start small/work their way up

hatisback · 08-02-2010, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by spankdatazz22


	That's really not practical imo - or perhaps even doable. I've never seen a game have two demos. I think the best thing the BB devs could hope for is some of the big sites like IGN to take their [ahem rose-colored] glasses off and report that there is a patch that addresses a lot of the issues and give appropriate impressions. Just that the BB devs seem to be reaching out to someone like Apex would make me feel they have a decent understanding where there title is in the eyes of sports gamers and that they need to start small/work their way up

Actually it is possible. I believe Motostorm on PS3 had two demos.

Pared · 08-02-2010, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by spankdatazz22


	That's really not practical imo - or perhaps even doable. I've never seen a game have two demos. I think the best thing the BB devs could hope for is some of the big sites like IGN to take their [ahem rose-colored] glasses off and report that there is a patch that addresses a lot of the issues and give appropriate impressions. Just that the BB devs seem to be reaching out to someone like Apex would make me feel they have a decent understanding where there title is in the eyes of sports gamers and that they need to start small/work their way up

With how much it costs to post a demo, they wouldn't do it.

But it is doable. Madden had two demos last year, at least on XBL. Not sure about PSN.

hatisback · 08-02-2010, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Pared


	With how much it costs to post a demo, they wouldn't do it. But it is doable. Madden had two demos last year, at least on XBL. Not sure about PSN.

Its always money. Why does everyone think this company doesnt have the money? You forget they sell their engine out plus the Backbreaker apps on Android and Apple. Im sure they have plenty of money.

xylocaine · 08-02-2010, 04:32 PM

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	So the question is - how much of those who didn't like the first version (and didn't buy it, as those would be new sales) are still looking at the game and will the patch convince them to pick it up? How many new sales could it expect to generate?

That is a much more constructive way saying the same thing my first post "patch being BackBreaker 2" was trying to say. The patch shows tremendous dedication which I hope they carry forward into there next release, like it or not, I truly think people have moved on from the first BB. I'm a sucker for FB games, I'm sure I'll preorder BB2 just like I preordered BB.

rooney8 · 08-02-2010, 04:37 PM

Man if they can do all that in 2 months BB2 should be a huge leap.
Agree the BB team is so refreshing.

spankdatazz22 · 08-02-2010, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by hatisback


	Actually it is possible. I believe Motostorm on PS3 had two demos.

Thx I stand corrected. Don't know the Motostorm situation on PS3 (but do know the Madden situation) - I didn't mean to imply it was impossible, but don't think it's practical from their standpoint given how the game has sold to date. A new demo would bring attention to Backbreaker post-patch, but I'm guessing it wouldn't be free. Seems like it'd be far better to leverage something like Youtube and their own site to highlight before/after changes in video

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08-02-2010, 03:57 PM	#25
budsticky Pro OVR: 13 Join Date: Aug 2007	I'm extremely impressed at the level of commitment from this dev team to their product. With such a short time to put it out and so much being in the patch there are bound to be some other issues that creep in, but this will surely improve the game immensely. What makes me most impressed with the developers is that they did all the work for this patch knowing that it probably will get them very little in additional sales. Still, they have made their current customer base very happy and this should help them out big time if there is a Backbreaker 2. Way to go devs!

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