NBA Live 13 Hands-On Preview Focuses on the Presentation and Passing Game (Kotaku)

[JerseySuave4]

Would have liked to have gotten a screenshot to see how the game was looking but one thing i will say about EA's basketball games is they will try to get the look right. Their player models will demonstrate the length of NBA players. 2k's players are always hunched over and the way little guys are able to block shots from the big guys in the game isn't as real as you'd like. Guys like Durant are long, players have long arms, but different builds.

I'm already preordered and getting 2k but i'll be interested in playing the demo to see the direction they're heading and maybe in the future give them a full chance.

[ocat]

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That read like an infomercial

[Sparkles]

that screenshot they have isnt that bad. but still i cant see a darn thing thats clear except the ball haha

[PostGame]

Quote: Originally Posted by coolcras7

Would rather have heard they give us options to decide on our own, but glad they at least focused on player position/location specific passing, will wait for actual game play before I gave them praise.

Which options are you speaking of?

[13whitebread]

Going to be an uphill battle to beat NBA2k games. But competition is a good thing.

[alexthegreat]

Sounds like a good start. Hopefully we get some good footage next week.

[Goffs]

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Additionally, some, but not all, of the arenas were scanned using the same technology that imaged Augusta National for Tiger Woods PGA Tour. The result are more distinctive arena interiors, particularly in Orlando and Miami (imaged because they're near the Florida studio building the game).

I like this bit...I'm not familiar with the tech but does this mean they can get some of the arenas to look accurate?

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I was told some atmospheric sound effects—crowd noise, sneaker squeak, player chatter— come from ESPN audio.

This is something I always loved about the Live series and I look forward to the vids just to hear how it sounds

[coolcras7]

Quote: Originally Posted by PostGame

Which options are you speaking of?

To choose the type of pass we wanted, it still seems that the game decides the best pass to make.