Backbreaker Hands-On Preview (Gameinformer)

[Afrikan]

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oh know you got me. congrats on contributing absolutely nothing to this thread. *golf clap* You win.

ok first, the point I was trying to make must've just flew past your head but whatever, that's on you.......second....as far as "contributing absolutely nothing to this thread" once again you spoke out your arse.....read through this whole thread and then come back and respond.

or to save u some time, just go through my post history.

[kcxiv]

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ok first, the point I was trying to make must've just flew past your head but whatever, that's on you.......second....as far as "contributing absolutely nothing to this thread" once again you spoke out your arse.....read through this whole thread and then come back and respond.

or to save u some time, just go through my post history.

So what was the point of your post in regards to what i posted? Not even going to bother to read through your post history, i dont care enough too. YOu were just being an *** to be an ***. Congratz on that.

Tell me what part of the game looks good after the tackling? I didnt see a whole lot, but if i am wrong, please correct me in regards to the video game itself.

I know folks want it to be the next best thing. Thats what i was hoping for as well, but the videos just make me cringe.

[kcxiv]

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There's your reason right there. Developers aren't making football games these days because without the NFL, the games won't make a profit. If your a football gaming fan and would love to see more football games, I urge you to at least give the game a try before sticking a fork in this series. If this game fails, it's the end of the road for any football games besides Madden and NCAA for a very long time. If this game suceeds, companies like 2k might rethink the idea that football games without the NFL license always fail.

They need to come correct with something that looks good outside of tackling then. I never said i wasnt going to give it a try. I am just saying as of right now it does NOT look like a first day purchase for me.

I havent see anything that looks like a game you have to play with strategy. Just a horrible camera angle and a horrible qb drop back. Maybe there is some decent strategy, but lord knows why they havent showed any of that yet. We have just seen "cool tackles"

[rooney8]

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It seems like everyone is thinking this game is competing with Madden. It's not.
They are releasing it in May so everyone is finished with M10 and it's still 3 months till M11 is released. It's aim is to be a fun pick up and play game that will appeal to non football fans aswell. They are trying for a market Madden doesn't have not take Maddens. I mean they would not stand a chance against a game that's been around over 20 years and has more money and the Nfl licenses. So all you hardcore fans who want the Qb's dropback to be perfect and it to mirror the Nfl format don't buy it. That's not the game they were trying to build so you'll just be disappointed and I don't want to have to listen to your "it's not as good as Madden" complaining.

[Methlab]

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I have less and less time for video games anymore. but I will buy this game and play it as long as it's decent. I am not buying Madden again until it is a completely new game. It's just a waste of my money and time.

[kjcheezhead]

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They need to come correct with something that looks good outside of tackling then. I never said i wasnt going to give it a try. I am just saying as of right now it does NOT look like a first day purchase for me.

I havent see anything that looks like a game you have to play with strategy. Just a horrible camera angle and a horrible qb drop back. Maybe there is some decent strategy, but lord knows why they havent showed any of that yet. We have just seen "cool tackles"

I don't understand how you figure there is no strategy. The qb's view is more natural and limiting in BB. Presnap reads can be more important and since you can't see where everyone is at all times a player really needs to know his wrs routes.

I also don't get the hate for the camera angle. I like how the defensive camera angle is and also like the more challenging qb view. The control scheme sounds interesting as well. Everything being on the sticks will be a nice change of pace.

Finally, I hear the "all they show is tackles" thing all the time and it really frustrates me. Euphoria involves any contact between players. Jostling, mid-air collisions, blocking, and gang tackles of any number. They also programmed the players with behaviours which means they are given a task and that's it. They don't necessarily do it the same way every time so the game is less predictable.

[JayBee74]

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Finally, I hear the "all they show is tackles" thing all the time and it really frustrates me. Euphoria involves any contact between players. Jostling, mid-air collisions, blocking, and gang tackles of any number. They also programmed the players with behaviours which means they are given a task and that's it. They don't necessarily do it the same way every time so the game is less predictable.

That's a good point-lets just hope it's executed well.

[allBthere]

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I have less and less time for video games anymore. but I will buy this game and play it as long as it's decent. I am not buying Madden again until it is a completely new game. It's just a waste of my money and time.

I couldn't agree more. It's not that it's "EA", it's that it needs to change because I'm not into it the way it is at all.

This game is at the very least a new experience, and a new take on the sport as a videogame. I'm totally down for that.

[rooney8]

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I couldn't agree more. It's not that it's "EA", it's that it needs to change because I'm not into it the way it is at all.

This game is at the very least a new experience, and a new take on the sport as a videogame. I'm totally down for that.

Exactly! You are who they are targeting to sell this game to. Yet people want it to be made similar to Madden. What's the point in that. I know Madden is bad but a game without the license has no business trying to compete with it.

[JayBee74]

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As I mentioned in another thread it's worth noting that the April 2nd GameInformer Preview was based on the playing of the game in February.

[splff3000]

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As I mentioned in another thread it's worth noting that the April 2nd GameInformer Preview was based on the playing of the game in February.

Where's it at? I got the new GI a while ago, but never saw anything about BB in it? Was it just on the site?

[JayBee74]

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Where's it at? I got the new GI a while ago, but never saw anything about BB in it? Was it just on the site?

The online one. It is on the first post of the thread and right here.
The GI Preview

[boritter]

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no actually it is not available "in-game"...like MLB The Show's roster vault....

you would share rosters and teams like how we do NFL 2K5...you save it to a memory card and upload it online through your computer...

then someone can download it to their USB card and copy it over to their PS3/360.

I hate workaround solutions and it seems like this game might be full of them. (Name blocks for NFL teams & players, roster sharing). Gaming shouldn't be a chore.

That combined with very little customization and options has me leaning toward a rental at best. (Player editing, replay camera angles).

Lastly, it sounds like Natural Motion is still working on a lot of things. (AI, crowd and field sound) That sounds like a patch since the game will go gold in 2 or so weeks.

[Afrikan]

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I hate workaround solutions and it seems like this game might be full of them. (Name blocks for NFL teams & players, roster sharing). Gaming shouldn't be a chore.

That combined with very little customization and options has me leaning toward a rental at best. (Player editing, replay camera angles).

Lastly, it sounds like Natural Motion is still working on a lot of things. (AI, crowd and field sound) That sounds like a patch since the game will go gold in 2 or so weeks.

you should listen to the audio interview themselves...

as far as a chore to do stuff....you don't have to..you can create your own team how u see fit...as far as downloading other peoples hard work (recreated NFL Teams/rosters) I think that is kind of spoiled way of looking at things as far as it being a "chore"....its not even that hard of a process.....either you are the one who downloads....or you are one of the few who uploads and shares with the community.

again...you don't have to worry about name blocks if you are playing offline...you can create any team and player to the EXACT detail......but if you want to play online with said team....you just have to abbreviate their first name.... but we all went over this kind of talk many times here on this forum.....if you want to just bringing up old stuff, I can't help you with that.

[boritter]

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as far as a chore to do stuff....you don't have to..you can create your own team how u see fit...as far as downloading other peoples hard work (recreated NFL Teams/rosters) I think that is kind of spoiled way of looking at things as far as it being a "chore"....its not even that hard of a process.....

You are missing the entire point. We do not have a roster locker because the developer was too lazy or short of time/money or lacked foresight. It would have been easier for them to create a roster locker ONCE instead of making gamers transfer files to and from their PC and 360 THOUSANDS of times.

The simple fact is we need to do work to share rosters only because the developers didn't do the work themselves. No matter how much you downplay the roster transfer process it does not change the fact that the developer is making gamers use workarounds because of their ineptitude.