Backbreaker Demo Available, Post Your Impressions Here

[mutler]

Ive been playing video game football for all my life, Remember 10 yard fight. Any way Pre Demo I was like this camera idea is going to Suck D****. I wasn't going to give it a chance. After reading all the post Im glad I did. At first it was hard especially passing game. After hours of play the passing game just slowed down, I can change who my primary receiver can read the Defense better and make some good decisions back in the pocket. Its like when a rookie goes into the Nfl, everyone is running at Mach speed and you can do nothing, then all of a sudden it all slows down. This game is fantastic and lots of fun to play. Is the camera perfect... NO... but I love it now makes the game feel so intense. My only issues is this demo is setting me up for failure. Why.. because this game feels like it slanted towards the user to make us feel like were doing something. I bet in the finally game its a lot harder just like in the EA demos, its easy in the Demos but the finally game has a little toughness to it. Im pissed now because I really wanted to get NCAA11 but this game is making it hard for me.

[Demoncrom]

Just played 2 more today, Spartans vs Talons and then Talons vs Spartans. Got the hang of the game now. As the Spartans on Medium I went 6/7 passing with 99 yards in the air, defense clicked and we got 28 to 0 win. It's all the timing, all about the timing, you have to know the route throw on the cuts. Sweet. As the Talons I won 21 to 0. This time getting 58 in the and 68 on the ground. Broke a sweet counter for 40 of those, man I am buying this game, can't wait for the retail to it. I'm used to the camera now and understand how the switching works on D. you have to use the left trigger to focus on the ball at all times - they should make this focus just the way it is always on D. When the ball goes up click A to switch - interception if you man is in position, can't say enough about calling the proper plays and knowing the flow of the game. Goos stuff

[spankdatazz22]

Hadn't tried showboating in Tackle Alley to build more points. Pretty funny to see yourself get wiped out while showing off. I love how the tackles can be so brutal w/o being over the top

[mrprice33]

Is it just me, or is the same button used for intercepting passes and switching players? If so, oy vey.

[Triathlete_201]

Quote: Originally Posted by mrprice33

Is it just me, or is the same button used for intercepting passes and switching players? If so, oy vey.

I've been playing pro / medium and INTing passes with no button pressing. I just get my guy in position and he'll automatically go for an INT or swat.

[NoDakHusker]

Quote: Originally Posted by Triathlete_201

I've been playing pro / medium and INTing passes with no button pressing. I just get my guy in position and he'll automatically go for an INT or swat.

This. There isn't a button for that, the players just try to do it if you get into position.

[Stormcrow]

I just wanted to chime in and say that I downloaded the demo Friday afternoon and haven't been able to stop playing! Is the game perfect? Definitely no. It has a lot of room for improvement, but I really like what I'm seeing. My passing game is either hit or miss. I either tend to take a lot of sacks and throw a lot of INTs or I'm hitting my receivers in stride. Sometimes I can run the ball for short gains, but I lose yards a lot as well. Pitches or runs outside are very difficult to achieve as the D seems to be too fast on the pursuit.

I think the game's learning curve, and the fact that I feel directly responsible for my success or failure is huge. As someone said earlier, easy to pick up but hard to master. This alone keeps me coming back to the demo again and again, and I can't wait to pick up the game on June 1st!

With that being said, there are a few things that I find annoying but aren't deal breakers, but the one thing that sticks out in my mind:

Anyone else frustrated by the fact that when you're playing D and you're away from the play, when a QB throws an incompletion it will say "NO GAIN"?
In my mind, anytime a QB throws incomplete it should say "INCOMPLETE" instead of "NO GAIN", which to me implies a run was stuffed at the line. I think it's the little stuff like this that the developers, being a UK company, are missing; the little nuances of football that the average joe might not realize, but those of us that are devoted watchers appreciate.

I do appreciate the fact that late in the game you don't have to spam the A button to get back to the menu to call a timeout. Once the whistle blows you will be able to check out the replay without worrying that you're losing precious clock until you get back to the play calling menu. It's quite nice, actually.

Thoughts?

[Methlab]

Positioning is what intercepts passes, not the A button.

I am playing on hard and you really learn about your teams this way. Oakland has nasty D, and can man up with Indy and force picks. But their QB is awful and their Oline is not that hot. So it seems like you need to run run run with those guys. If they had a better QB, that would be a scary team.