Backbreaker Conference Call

[o Mass Murda o]

Re: Backbreaker Conference Call at 2:15 EDT!

A lot of stuff they kept out for this football game. They wanted to focus on game play, so, I see how that pans out, but no difference between pro and arcade except for the play art.

There are a few things I could live without, but not most of this list.

Doesn't look like BB is the game for me.

Just my opinion.

man so true...im in the same boat. this was a day 1 purchase for me for months. i was still on board after the no injuries, although very disapptd. i was hoping they were gonna make it up by having a nice fatigue model that would still make use of having depth on your team. now that the bomb of no fatigue or injuries came, im gonna wait it out and see some reviews first instead of buying it outright as i had planned. if it pans out and lives up to the scrutiny on the gameplay, ill pick it up.

[mvb34]

Re: Backbreaker Conference Call at 2:15 EDT!

Everyone needs to go out and buy Backbreaker. Tell your friends, family, co- workers to go out and support this game, so that they will have enough money to make BACKBREAKER 2 ! This will be a great foundation game and if it is supported well by the community, there will be a sequel with everything that will be missing in this one (created plays,injuries,challenges,hot routes and stadium creation).

Support this game ! I want to see Backbreaker 2,3,4 ect...

Enjoy one version... This will fail. They had three years of development and still they couldn't get the basic stuff in.........

[Blzer]

Re: Backbreaker Conference Call at 2:15 EDT!

Everyone needs to go out and buy Backbreaker. Tell your friends, family, co- workers to go out and support this game, so that they will have enough money to make BACKBREAKER 2 ! This will be a great foundation game and if it is supported well by the community, there will be a sequel with everything that will be missing in this one (created plays,injuries,challenges,hot routes and stadium creation).

Support this game ! I want to see Backbreaker 2,3,4 ect...

Not that I don't want a Backbreaker 2 (I heavily rely on them to come through with another installment after this one if possible), but why couldn't they have done this in Backbreaker 1? No one said when they had to release this game, let alone announce it. If it had to take them two more years for them to get everything in that they would have liked to, I would be all for it. The sad truth is, if people don't buy this game because of how limited it is, Backbreaker 2 won't ever see the light of day anyway. It's really a wash here.

Oh, and I'm buying this game on day one. Sorely disappointed, though...

[p_rushing]

Re: Backbreaker Conference Call at 2:15 EDT!

I'll pass on football for another year .... so disappointed.

Unless everyone says the game is great, I'll play the demo and that will be it. I don't want to play a bunch of expedition games.

[cjone03]

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no hot routes, no injuries, and no fatigue combined is a pretty big deal imo...

Injuries I can see not having, but if you add no fatigue you might as well not have more than 24 players on the team. Plus no hot routes really eliminates the cat and mouse game that the QB had with the defense pre-snap.

Big buzz kill for me

i understand how important them things is but they wanted to work on gameplay but dont forget that they can make patches to put in the game

[mvb34]

Re: Backbreaker Conference Call at 2:15 EDT!

i understand how important them things is but they wanted to work on gameplay but dont forget that they can make patches to put in the game

They won't be able to just patch these featues in, the pieces must be already be in place.

[jdr4693]

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Wow! People are complaining that BACKBREAKER was not able to get things in for their first installment and yet Madden has had 21 years and still cant do it? Come on! Give this company a break, if anyone should be criticized it should be Madden. This is like their 21st year and they still cant get it right. I will definitely support this game.

[TreyIM2]

Not trying to hate but this game sounds like it's going to tank. Missing too much and if it they think this game will make enough dough to support a Backbreaker 2, I don't believe it will.
Like I've thought and it's been said, already, Nat. Mot. should have taken at least another year and a half to 2yrs of dev time to get this game improved to the point where injuries, challenges, hot routes, broadcast presentation, yada...but I understand about cost and they have a small dev team and all that yada, as well.

Again, it sounds like the biggest thing this game has going for it is the Euphoria engine and everything esle is far down the totem pole. It's going to be a question of how long will it be before people get bored of the hit animations before they decide they are tired of the game.
On that note, I have to be honest about how I never get tired of the Euphoria engine animations in the GTA games. Even in Liberty City Eps, I STILL just either hit people with the car I'm driving, run in front of moving cars and start fights just to marvel at the animations. Lol. I honestly don't get tired of seeing the Euphoria engine in action....but Backbreaker WILL just be a rental to see whussup, for me.

[Danimal]

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I'm going to say this once. People are allowed to post if they are disappointed so long as they are not trolling.

This goes both ways, continually bashing people who are disappointed is going to land you with an infraction.

Talk about the call and game.

[sniperhare]

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Really sucks they couldn't get injuries, even fatigue, or height in the game. If they'd got a competent publisher instead of 505 they might have had a great game.

[PantherBeast_OS]

Re: Backbreaker Conference Call at 2:15 EDT!

No fatigue in football is huge. If there is no fatigue then your big power back never gets tired, or you can't wear down a tough defense. How can you not have fatigue in a football game in this generation is beyond me. It totally eliminates substitution not that anyone would sub anyway. Still if they roll with tired players you could hurt them. Not so in this game.

Agreed. Injuries and Fatigue is a hugh part of football. I understand they wanted to focus mainly on gameplay. The way I see it. They delayed the game this long. Why not give the fans a good demo that they can chew on for a few months are so. Then take and delay BB until maybe november and work on adding Injuries and Fatigue into the game. I don't mind been without TV broadcasting. But injuries and fatigue is a hugh downside. Even though I will still get it no matter what. But without injuries and Fatigue I still feel BB is just another Blitz type game with a new tackling engine in it. But I'm sure it is going to be good game still.

[GOBLUE_08]

Dissapointing yes, but i will still probably grab it once the price drops.

[kjcheezhead]

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I'm disappointed in those things just like everyone else. I already have the game paid for in the hopes of a Backbreaker 2 and the chance at showing 2k and others there is a market for non-licensed football games.

I can live without those things if it's because of the reasons they posted. No injuries and no snow because they want those things affected by physics and not dice rolls. Man I hope we get a sequel with stuff like this.

[TracerBullet]

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It was always a rental for me and it still will be.

[jdr4693]

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people will be playing Backbreaker far longer than they will be playing Madden 11, simply for the fact of the animation technology and that tackling and animations wil never become old. Also offline customization is limitless