Backbreaker Screenshots: 11 vs. 11 Confirmed

[GTheorenHobbes]

Re: Backbreaker Screenshots: 11 vs. 11 Confirmed

You guys are too funny. Misguided as it may be but its still funny. First the game is still a work in progress. The screenshots where to only show that the game has 11 on 11 gameplay. Second of all the screen shots are from a replay. The reason its grainy and has the grid look is because the replay for backbreaker uses the jumbotron screen. Also things like player stances being the same is still being worked on by a devs twitter already.

Im buying both Madden and Backbreaker. But im not gonna suck EA's **** to make yourself feel better about trashing BB and what theyre trying to accomplish as a new company doing a football game. Of course theyre not gonna have a complete football game the first time out. Madden has had years and still hasnt gotten it right yet. So to slam this company who's just coming out the door is laughable.

And yes some of you might need to do some research because we have seen gameplay recently with the recent Qore 12 episode which shows a pass play, and some other great stuff. You should check it out before you speak out your ***.

Good post...pretty much how I feel as well.

[jmood88]

Re: Backbreaker Screenshots: 11 vs. 11 Confirmed

Ah but at least it showed SOMETHING!!!

The tackle alley show what it was suppose to show. TACKLES!!!

It didn't show enough to judge the gameplay at all.

[Cryolemon]

Re: Backbreaker Screenshots: 11 vs. 11 Confirmed

Like Madden or NCAA have ever gotten this right (to this point)? I agree with you about "the actual football stuff," but let's drop the double standard.

+1

Whats up with the guys that are highlighted?

As far as I it's the player being controlled.

[fikedemon]

Re: Backbreaker Screenshots: 11 vs. 11 Confirmed

It didn't show enough to judge the gameplay at all.

It showed a pass to a reciever...Isnt that gameplay or am I confused. It showed a running back breaking tackles and fighting for yards. I think thats gameplay too.

[Afrikan]

Re: Backbreaker Screenshots: 11 vs. 11 Confirmed

It showed a pass to a reciever...Isnt that gameplay or am I confused. It showed a running back breaking tackles and fighting for yards. I think thats gameplay too.

don't bother.... its a waste of time....

I'm just guessing some just want to see a regular game being played CPU vs CPU or Player vs CPU...... well this game is still has alot of info they are suppose to release this Saturday....as well as with E3 coming up..... but with all this being said... Madden still hasn't show regular game play either..... all this means is that football game companies take their time before showing regular games being played until its close to release time...... till then we base gameplay off videos of replays and screen shots....as well as articles describing gameplay.

[elgreazy1]

Re: Backbreaker Screenshots: 11 vs. 11 Confirmed

I am being very realistic with my expectations for this game. Of course there are the pros to think about which is a new technology & some open competition for football gaming, but as stated by others, this game is starting from the ground up so there are going to be a lot of problems (or at least I forsee that) initially.

It's nearly impossible to expect a game as complex as football to have a brand new football engine that could rival that of 2Ks or even to a lesser extent Madden & Blitz. It's going to take a couple years for this "machine" to be finely tuned and up and running from the X's & O's stand point, that's just being realistic. The devs have been working on BB for, what 2+ years, so I may be surprised.

Personally, I give every football game the same benefit of the doubt: test by renting/borrowing & then deciding on my purchase. I am the consumer, so a gaming company needs to EARN my money. What I'm looking for in a football game is not necessarily what others want. What I look for is: SIM style gameplay, great Xs & Os, and replayability. As skeptical as I was with APF initially, it somehow has lasted 3 plus years in my 360 even without the NFL license.

Now, dont' get me wrong, I'd love, I mean LOVE to see multiple NFL-based football games, but sadly that is not the option. And I am not one of those guys who just wants a "non-Madden" game, I just want a great playing game. Madden & NCAA have lacked for me in the gameplay department in the current console generation, but I give it major props for being a beautiful looking game (not so much in motion, though), having great design elements, etc. Head Coach does some things amazingly well, but in the end, I want to play football, not manage teams all day. Blitz had a nice angle, but as stated, it was not SIM but I didn't knock the game for that, it simply was just not my style. With Backbreaker, I'm not sure what I'll get.

Do I want BB to succeed? Hell yes! Competition is a beautiful thing. Competition breeds excellence and we saw perfect examples of this in the 2000-2004 years when 2K & EA were at each others throats with trying to upstage one another. In the end the consumers won because both companies pushed each other to the limits. Since then, can people honestly say Madden has made the strides it should have made without a competitor? I think not.

[MattIntellect]

So Backbreaker won't have any sidelines?

[Afrikan]

Re: Backbreaker Screenshots: 11 vs. 11 Confirmed

So Backbreaker won't have any sidelines?

we don't know yet...but so far it seems that way..... there is alot of info and video that is suppose to release in this next month... with info coming this Saturday..

with the crowd they have...you would hope they can add sideline personal....but at the same time if you think about it....maybe they have a hard time having the players on the field and the sideline players because of their physics tech.... I mean imagine a tackle happening close to the sideline... with everything else being realistic...you would expect a sideline collision with the players and coaches to be realistic...

I'm sure they are trying to find the balance between what they can do and what they want to do...

[duke776]

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Its the instant replay effect like you are looking at the jumbotron.

Ahh, that makes sense. Thanks for the reply.

[mercalnd]

Re: Backbreaker Screenshots: 11 vs. 11 Confirmed

Its their take on football in the future.

As I stated before and BK alluded to, if a futuristic look is what they're going for then it's strage that they went for big equipment that looks like a body armor. Football gear has been getting consistently smaller, lighter and more flexible over the last few decades.

I think its under the umbrella also. Its where NFL players go to play in the off season. Notice the sticker on the back of the helmet with the nfl team they play for.

NFL Europe was part of the NFL license. The league no longer exists so it's a moot point.

[bvb24]

Re: Backbreaker Screenshots: 11 vs. 11 Confirmed

11 vs. 11 is good news. Beyond that it's a picture. Nothing more nothing less. I'm excited something new is coming mostly because I would sacrifice real players for better gameplay. But until I play this and Madden, my mind won't be made up.

[jWILL253]

Good stuff. I hope they have some version of the West Coast Offense.

*Notice how I didn't comment on Madden...*

[MattIntellect]

Re: Backbreaker Screenshots: 11 vs. 11 Confirmed

11 vs. 11 is good news. Beyond that it's a picture. Nothing more nothing less. I'm excited something new is coming mostly because I would sacrifice real players for better gameplay. But until I play this and Madden, my mind won't be made up.

I'm sure it won't, Madden is looking great so far, which could really make it a tough decision.

[bkrich83]

Re: Backbreaker Screenshots: 11 vs. 1+1 Confirmed

It's nearly impossible to expect a game as complex as football to have a brand new football engine that could rival that of 2Ks or even to a lesser extent Madden & Blitz. It's going to take a couple years for this "machine" to be finely tuned and up and running from the X's & O's stand point, that's just being realistic. The devs have been working on BB for, what 2+ years, so I may be surprised.
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It been in development for 2+ years. They haven't been working on an 8 month dev cycle like most sports games. So some of the it's their first attempt stuff doesn't count.

To be honest, I just want it to be a fun, believable game of football. If it can do then I will more than be happy.

[Skyboxer]

Re: Backbreaker Screenshots: 11 vs. 1+1 Confirmed

Give me a fun (even a little arcadey won't bother me) realistic game and it will compliment Madden nicely