Quote Originally Posted by JeffHCross View Post
Not all of them. There are definitely some anti-EA in the bunch, but there are also quite a few that are just excited because of the difference. Backbreaker seems like it has the opposite problem APF 2k8 did. For 2k8, everyone was so focused on the lack of an NFL license that they didn't give it a chance, even with superb gameplay. Backbrearker has been so oriented toward top-of-the-line gameplay that people are ignoring the obvious flaws because it's new and exciting.

I can only imagine a Euphoria engine combined with 2k8 polish. That would blow Madden out of the water, license or no license.
Definitely going to try it. I'm a game designer at heart, so I want to see what's out there, even if it's not my cup of tea. This is why you'll see me pop Mirror Edge in now and then.
The problem is I'm almost positive the Euphoria engine doesn't allow fatigue or injuries at all. So all it will be is something different.

I played a lot of 2K8 on the PS3, but just couldn't get into the gameplay. There were so many great things that 2K8 did though.

For most I think Backbreaker is going to be great til August, then it will be relatively forgotten. I could barely stand to play two 2-minute halves with the camera system and crapshoot passing game. I kinda liked the passing game at first, then learned that there isn't much variety to it. The running sucked too with those player models...the juking looked atrocious. The only thing I kinda liked was the defense.

I will probably put it in for a couple more tries, but at this point it's not even a bargain bin buy for me.