Early Backbreaker Impressions (Pastapadre)

[Solidice]

Re: Early Backbreaker Impressions (Pastapadre)

Thats my point exactly. Where was the positives? Theres a ton of them in this game. A good reviewer gives both sides. If he doesnt, he is just dropping his opinion on people and making them see eye to eye with him. Hes not given facts of good and bad, and letting the reviewer decide what is important.

Yes, he does say, if you can enjoy it, good for you, but the way its worded almost seams like you should feel guilty for liking it. There was no good points that could make anyone wonder if they would like it. This was the same as me going to the other thread and dumping every flaw the game has, and calling it a review.

it's not a review, only first day impressions.

[Methlab]

Re: Early Backbreaker Impressions (Pastapadre)

Who cares what that guy thinks? I never understood why a guy with the name PastaPadre gets so much credence.

[RaginCajun]

Re: Early Backbreaker Impressions (Pastapadre)

Who cares what that guy thinks? I never understood why a guy with the name PastaPadre gets so much credence.

Methlab

[DereckM]

Re: Early Backbreaker Impressions (Pastapadre)

So was this first attempt supposed to be the best football game ever made? I didnt expect it to be. It has flaws that for sure, but as people always say when we talk about madden "What game doesnt have flaws?".

So anyway it does alot of things better than any other football game to date. Im having fun with it and hope they can get a few more chances to make a better football game. For this to be their first attempt I think they have done a hell of a job.

[Methlab]

Re: Early Backbreaker Impressions (Pastapadre)

Methlab

Do you see me writing a serious critique blog under this moniker? No, I post on a message board. Bad attempt, try again.

[TreyIM2]

Who cares what that guy thinks? I never understood why a guy with the name PastaPadre gets so much credence.

Uhh, RaginCajun has a point about names, Methlab. Don't throw stones, but what does his screen name has to do with anything? Don't be childish.

[TreyIM2]

it's not a review, only first day impressions.

Repeat that, please.

[kehlis]

Re: Early Backbreaker Impressions (Pastapadre)

You told who so?

Lots of people, I saw it several times...

[Methlab]

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Uhh, RaginCajun has a point about names, Methlab. Don't throw stones, but what does his screen name has to do with anything? Don't be childish.

I'm not. I am simply wondering who this guy is that everyone takes his opinion so strongly. I am reading where people say they may not buy the game after his review. That's childish.

If I was a pro game critic, I would use my real name and not a message board handle I came up with in 15 seconds back in 03.

[CreatineKasey]

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You told who so?

To me, it crushes the ice skating, suction blocking alternative. You never loose in the other game either. Be honest, on any sliders that make the game play well, you would never loose a game. MY record is 305-02. Those 2 games (and many wins) were set to the highest level of difficulty, and the game is broken then. So play with bad AI with good graphics and physics with INT's.....or play with bad AI with bad grapics, and physics with less int's? Hows this any different?

The other games represent football more accurately. No debate there. I should've known this game couldn't hold a candle to established products on it's first try. Yeah, there's some cool innovation, but that doesn't make up for several fairly extreme deficiencies.

I'm not getting into a flame war. I'll just say that what really stings me the most is the inability to share rosters and re-create the NFL. Well... it also stings me that BB's mo-capped animations are pretty terrible. Anything non-euphoria in this game is nothing to brag about unfortunately.

Again, I hope that online is really deep and fun because I do see potential for a lot of good times in that area of the game.

[TreyIM2]

I'm not. I am simply wondering who this guy is that everyone takes his opinion so strongly. I am reading where people say they may not buy the game after his review. That's childish.

If I was a pro game critic, I would use my real name and not a message board handle I came up with in 15 seconds back in 03.

Well, that's his choice. Not unheard of....As for people wanting to not buy this after his review, eh, it is what it is. People are impulsive like that. I just know that this stickied my mental BB marker board which has, in recent weeks, been loaded with reasons not to buy this game, already but the board is still gathering Post Its til after I test drive it. I don't blame people who already have doubts about this game to be further put off by it after these impressions but I personally wouldn't go so far as to say I definitely won't buy it just based on one man's view.

[TreyIM2]

The other games represent football more accurately. No debate there. I should've known this game couldn't hold a candle to established products on it's first try. Yeah, there's some cool innovation, but that doesn't make up for several fairly extreme deficiencies.

I'm not getting into a flame war. I'll just say that what really stings me the most is the inability to share rosters and re-create the NFL. Well... it also stings me that BB's mo-capped animations are pretty terrible. Anything non-euphoria in this game is nothing to brag about unfortunately.

Again, I hope that online is really deep and fun because I do see potential for a lot of good times in that area of the game.

Whoa. Didn't know there were no sharing of rosters, or, more so, no ability to re-create the NFL. Another negative sticky posted on my BB marker board.

[CreatineKasey]

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I can't complain about the fact that they let me really play the game before I bought it. I respect that. The truth is, they probably lost a sale out of be from it, but I do appreciate the opportunity to test the product before I lay money down.

[CreatineKasey]

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Whoa. Didn't know there were no sharing of rosters, or, more so, no ability to re-create the NFL. Another negative sticky posted on my BB marker board.

Well, I bet you could share rosters by jumping through hoops, but it won't be convenient.

The impossibility to re-create the NFL comes from the impossibility to edit players.

Anyway, I'm done talking about negatives with this game. It is what it is. I hope you guys have a blast with it!

[DickDalewood]

Re: Early Backbreaker Impressions (Pastapadre)

Alright fellas, first and last warning:

Chill with the back and forth arguments about Pasta's credibility, and stop immediately with the Madden vs Backbreaker debates.

This is nothing more than one person's opinion about the game. If you don't agree with it, so be it, enjoy the game and move on. Same for those of you that DO agree. If this confirms your decision of not purchasing, then do the same, and move on.