Video Games Backbreaker: Football game that will compete with EA - Page 2

KCChiefsMan · 03-11-2010, 04:04 AM

I've been following the progress on this game for at least a year now and it's finally coming out. It looks very promising and I think it will compete with the evil madden despite the ridiculous NFL license.

This will be a football game unlike any you have ever seen. I'm extremely excited for this, it's going to have franchise, online and other features. The game engine looks very smooth and I really do have high hopes for this one. Everybody is going to say it will fail because of the NFL license, but if you are a fan of playing football games, than the NFL license won't be that important. I just hope that the online play is as good as 2Ks and they have a system in place to make it a good experience.

http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/sports/b...&mode=previews

kcxiv · 05-23-2010, 11:10 AM

The way you pass in this game is the best passing system to date. Problem is, the camera angle makes it really hard to see anything.

Big kudos to them for doing a innovated passing system. Its pretty damned good. The camera angle is what makes it tough.

I love the running controls as well.

kcxiv · 05-23-2010, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by crispystl420

Hey I'm not a Madden fan boy. I wish we had an alternative but c'mon man the guys running and juking looked like shit.

And it still looks better then Madden, how sad is that?

Param · 05-23-2010, 11:45 AM

Very cool. Would love to see a competitor to Madden.

Sure-Oz · 05-23-2010, 11:47 AM

It doesnt have NFL teams, how much success can it have

**notorious** · 05-23-2010, 12:58 PM

Tecmo Super Bowl still owns.

kcxiv · 05-23-2010, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

It doesnt have NFL teams, how much success can it have

It only has to sell enough so they can make another game.

They have a small dev team, so i am going to assume just a few hundred thousand copies needs to be sold.

KCChiefsMan · 05-23-2010, 01:08 PM

after a couple of weeks or maybe a month this game will have all of the NFL teams. Or at least pretty close. Some people will spend the time to customize them and you can easily download them and transfer to your HD. There are some issues with the gameplay after a few runs with the demo. But this game is going to have a learning curve and it's not what anybody is used to. It's very innovative and I like that. I imagine once you start to get good at this game, it's going to be much more fun.

there are some issues and exploits though and this is a new company to me, so I can't tell you how quickly they will patch problems or fix them. But this definitely a buy for me. I don't care about NFL teams, I just want a fun football game to compete against other people with. Last year was the last straw with Madden for me, I bought all of the hype and the bought ratings and it was still the same crap football game.

Valiant · 05-23-2010, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by KCChiefsMan

after a couple of weeks or maybe a month this game will have all of the NFL teams. Or at least pretty close. Some people will spend the time to customize them and you can easily download them and transfer to your HD. There are some issues with the gameplay after a few runs with the demo. But this game is going to have a learning curve and it's not what anybody is used to. It's very innovative and I like that. I imagine once you start to get good at this game, it's going to be much more fun.

there are some issues and exploits though and this is a new company to me, so I can't tell you how quickly they will patch problems or fix them. But this definitely a buy for me. I don't care about NFL teams, I just want a fun football game to compete against other people with. Last year was the last straw with Madden for me, I bought all of the hype and the bought ratings and it was still the same crap football game.

Thats cool if they can get user generated teams so people can make NFL teams..

Personally I think they should dump the humans and get some mutants and monsters instead..

Give me mutant league football damnit.. and hockey while we are at it..

Hammock Parties · 05-23-2010, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by kcxiv

The way you pass in this game is the best passing system to date. Problem is, the camera angle makes it really hard to see anything.

Big kudos to them for doing a innovated passing system. Its pretty damned good. The camera angle is what makes it tough.

I love the running controls as well.

Can you describe the passing system?

I don't know why these developers don't put in a variable camera control system. It's not hard to do, they had it on Madden on the PC a decade ago. Custom camera angles FTW.

-King- · 05-23-2010, 10:35 PM

Wait...the demo is out on xbl?
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kcxiv · 05-23-2010, 10:57 PM

you pass with the right stick, you press back and up at various speeds for bullet and lob passes. You also have to change recievers like Tecmo bowl. IT wouldnt be so bad if the camera angles were different.

-King- · 05-23-2010, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by GoChiefs

Can you describe the passing system?

I don't know why these developers don't put in a variable camera control system. It's not hard to do, they had it on Madden on the PC a decade ago. Custom camera angles FTW.

There's a video on youtube about the passing system. Its a progression system where you go from receiver to receiver one at a time and use the right analog to throw to them as far as I can see.
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Mecca · 05-23-2010, 11:57 PM

In fairness even if you hate Madden the game last year was a vast improvement over the last several.

This game seems ok but I don't really get the passing with the stick stuff, it's a football game it doesn't need to be super complicated.

**007** · 05-24-2010, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Mecca

In fairness even if you hate Madden the game last year was a vast improvement over the last several.

This game seems ok but I don't really get the passing with the stick stuff, it's a football game it doesn't need to be super complicated.

That is why I don't buy sports games anymore.

Mecca · 05-24-2010, 12:10 AM

Because they are ridiculously complicated without needing to be?

03-11-2010, 04:04 AM
KCChiefsMan AIC Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Roxbury, MA Casino cash: $10004900	Backbreaker: Football game that will compete with EA I've been following the progress on this game for at least a year now and it's finally coming out. It looks very promising and I think it will compete with the evil madden despite the ridiculous NFL license. This will be a football game unlike any you have ever seen. I'm extremely excited for this, it's going to have franchise, online and other features. The game engine looks very smooth and I really do have high hopes for this one. Everybody is going to say it will fail because of the NFL license, but if you are a fan of playing football games, than the NFL license won't be that important. I just hope that the online play is as good as 2Ks and they have a system in place to make it a good experience. http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/sports/b...&mode=previews
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kcxiv In Search of a Life Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Central Valley, Cali Casino cash: $8807996	The way you pass in this game is the best passing system to date. Problem is, the camera angle makes it really hard to see anything. Big kudos to them for doing a innovated passing system. Its pretty damned good. The camera angle is what makes it tough. I love the running controls as well.
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05-23-2010, 11:45 AM	#18
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05-23-2010, 01:08 PM	#22
KCChiefsMan AIC Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Roxbury, MA Casino cash: $10004900	after a couple of weeks or maybe a month this game will have all of the NFL teams. Or at least pretty close. Some people will spend the time to customize them and you can easily download them and transfer to your HD. There are some issues with the gameplay after a few runs with the demo. But this game is going to have a learning curve and it's not what anybody is used to. It's very innovative and I like that. I imagine once you start to get good at this game, it's going to be much more fun. there are some issues and exploits though and this is a new company to me, so I can't tell you how quickly they will patch problems or fix them. But this definitely a buy for me. I don't care about NFL teams, I just want a fun football game to compete against other people with. Last year was the last straw with Madden for me, I bought all of the hype and the bought ratings and it was still the same crap football game.
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05-23-2010, 10:57 PM	#26
kcxiv In Search of a Life Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Central Valley, Cali Casino cash: $8807996	you pass with the right stick, you press back and up at various speeds for bullet and lob passes. You also have to change recievers like Tecmo bowl. IT wouldnt be so bad if the camera angles were different.
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05-23-2010, 11:57 PM	#28
Mecca Hockey Town Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Casino cash: $2627050	In fairness even if you hate Madden the game last year was a vast improvement over the last several. This game seems ok but I don't really get the passing with the stick stuff, it's a football game it doesn't need to be super complicated.
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05-24-2010, 12:10 AM	#30
Mecca Hockey Town Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Casino cash: $2627050	Because they are ridiculously complicated without needing to be?
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