Backbreaker Hands-On Preview w/ Gameplay Videos (IGN)

[LingeringRegime]

Re: 3/2 IGN Early Backbreaker Gameplay Videos

Defense looks amazing. Nice to see that you can switch players also.

[Hooe]

Re: 3/2 IGN Early Backbreaker Gameplay Videos

We will be able to quickly toggle/check down receivers while we are using the QB.

If that's the case, someone should mention it to this IGN guy because he has got (and I likewise would have) tunnel vision on some plays, lol.

[Valdarez]

@bigsmallwood

The devs have sounded off on the GameSpot board that there will be a multi-season mode, but for some reason they aren't calling it a franchise mode. As for the lack of injuries, has this been confirmed? Seems very odd for a game called 'backbreaker' to not have injuries in the game. For a game that emulates the bone, muscle, and electrical structure of the human body, you'd think it could easily represent injuries.

As for the passing game, I love the view. I hope the controls feel good. I REALLY hope you don't have to use the analog stick to pass. IMHO that's a bad design decision. Use it for the running game, sure, but not the passing game.

[sportyguyfl31]

Re: Backbreaker Hands-On Preview w/ Gameplay Videos (IGN)

The defense looks like it is going to be quit fun for the user.

I like the passing view as well.

I was a little underwhelmed by the run blocking though...it looked like every play was jail break..cant tell if the blockers arent blocking, or the D just happened to make a call to blow the play up.


I also noticed the LBs REALLy close together on one running play clip, but again..dont know if that is their natural alignment, or the result of a shift.

[Tito78]

Re: Backbreaker Hands-On Preview (IGN)

Man, I am not feeling the camera angle. You know how you hear the phrase "keeps his eyes downfield" said about a quarterback? The receivers downfield aren't what's in focus, the line is. I don't know, I never played qb, I was one of the line, but just watching those videos I feel like I'm straining just to see the secondary.

The run game also looks weak, the whole mesh point between the qb and the running back is messed up. To start with, the hand off itself looks weird, the timing is just not there. They showed a lot of draw plays, it's almost comical how the qb is reaching forward to hand the ball off. After the hand off, the qb just sort of stands there like an idiot, good luck selling bootlegs and play fakes when you don't carry out the fake on actual running plays. One of the last plays on defense the qb actually gets rolled up on since he just sort of meanders around the pile. Sure, it's a little thing, but there's a very good reason why quarterbacks either bootleg out or continue their drop back after handing the ball off, and that's so that the defense can't immediately figure out whether it's a run or a pass play. Tackles alone don't make a game feel authentic, and except for when players are in contact, this game looks like it's dropping the ball.

This.

[RiddelMeThis22]

Re: Backbreaker Hands-On Preview w/ Gameplay Videos (IGN)

I think the game looks great.. the tackles looks great. the passing looks good and intense. and i did not like the ign article all the guy did was try to find stuff to complain about. like he was pretty much saying just because hes not good at creating a logo hes not happy about the game.

[sb24]

Re: Backbreaker Hands-On Preview w/ Gameplay Videos (IGN)

I cannot say this enough....... (and probably wont stop until well after the game is released)......

I am amazed at what people are expecting from this game.

They dont have nfl support, they dont have base game to build from, and they are trying to innovate new things into football games. People have a hard time accepting whats new so they hate. We are guessing how much we may or may not like something based on a few videos .

This reminds me alot of the 2k/madden wars. Guys are dismissing the game before giving it a real shot. Oh well everyone will be complaining and i will be in a league with some good os'ers and will be having a blast with whatever short comings this game will have .

[djordan]

Re: Backbreaker Hands-On Preview w/ Gameplay Videos (IGN)

I see nothing wrong with the IGN article. He makes some valid points such as the A.I controlling the passes and their being only one camera angle.

[djordan]

Re: Backbreaker Hands-On Preview w/ Gameplay Videos (IGN)

I cannot say this enough....... (and probably wont stop until well after the game is released)......

I am amazed at what people are expecting from this game.

They dont have nfl support, they dont have base game to build from, and they are trying to innovate new things into football games. People have a hard time accepting whats new so they hate. We are guessing how much we may or may not like something based on a few videos .

This reminds me alot of the 2k/madden wars. Guys are dismissing the game before giving it a real shot. Oh well everyone will be complaining and i will be in a league with some good os'ers and will be having a blast with whatever short comings this game will have .

No.. It's the fact that people thinks this game is better than Madden already.

[sb24]

Re: Backbreaker Hands-On Preview w/ Gameplay Videos (IGN)

No.. It's the fact that people thinks this game is better than Madden already.

Yea that completely shocks me. Can we at least play it before we start making crazy claims.

[WDOgF0reL1fe]

Re: 3/2 IGN Early Backbreaker Gameplay Videos

There was double team blocking on some of those pass plays. Kinda neat

[bill2451]

Re: 3/2 IGN Early Backbreaker Gameplay Videos

I'm with one of the previous posters... I would like to see the receivers in focus down field and the guys rushing at you out of focus. Or just make them both in focus

the way they have it now seems backwards

[bigsmallwood]

@bigsmallwood

The devs have sounded off on the GameSpot board that there will be a multi-season mode, but for some reason they aren't calling it a franchise mode. As for the lack of injuries, has this been confirmed? Seems very odd for a game called 'backbreaker' to not have injuries in the game. For a game that emulates the bone, muscle, and electrical structure of the human body, you'd think it could easily represent injuries.

As for the passing game, I love the view. I hope the controls feel good. I REALLY hope you don't have to use the analog stick to pass. IMHO that's a bad design decision. Use it for the running game, sure, but not the passing game.

Thanks for the info!!! I really hope that it does at least have a true to form Franchise Mode available!

[booker21]

Re: Backbreaker Hands-On Preview w/ Gameplay Videos (IGN)

there are any incomplete pases?
for some reason after watching IGN videos i feel this game will be hardly a good representatino of football.

Tackles are amazing, but the rest are very very avg..
WR catching animations are weird... QB dropbacks and passing are wierd.. OL blocking/interaction are weird...

hope they tune this areas before release.

[turftickler]

Re: Backbreaker Hands-On Preview w/ Gameplay Videos (IGN)

I see nothing wrong with the IGN article. He makes some valid points such as the A.I controlling the passes and their being only one camera angle.

The camera angle is their vision just the same as the Madden cameras are EA's vision.

The game looks good. And yes, it does look better than Madden all ready. We can all find something we don't like about the game in the videos, but the game will feel smooth and we will forget all about these videos when May 18th comes.