First NBA Live 09 Screenshots

[buttons0662]

LMAO ... Hey that was my Comment that Mr. Pared quoted as what NOT to say ... I feel SPECIAL .... Anyway He is right ... all I seem to be reading is Angry comments ... The Game Looks BEAUTIFUL ... All the grown ups here remember "DOUBLE DRIBBLE" ... the 2 or 3 Dunks that game had (CUT to Black & White Slo-Mo ... Loved It) ... EVERY Player looking the same and that game is a CLASSIC and truth be told Double Dribble compared to LIVE ... there is NO Comparison. So I apologize for being critical ... its just that I grew up EA ... Bleed EA ... argued Day in and Day out Live was the GREATEST!!! It just baffles the mind that its been so long since I could say that without know its just the EA Fan Boy in me. So PLEASE EA ... ignore the anger / hate and Be the BEST you should be … And to do that KNOW you will have to change some things. (GAMEPLAY!!!!)

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[Bucksin06]

Re: First NBA Live 09 Screenshots

-looks like they didn't fix the player models
- the jersey streching looks dumb
- look at the jersey collar on that gasol screenshot..wtf??

[chia]

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It's fairly pathetic that some people get so caught up in video games that they lash out and cry in public like buttons did up there.

sad man... pretty sad

[deepen03]

this is enough of this nba live B.S. Every single year. Thats why i've been getting NBA 2K ever since 2k2.

EAsports is a disgrace and 2k9 is gonna destroy it again like it has for the last 6 years. LMFAO. These screens have looked the same since NBA Live 06.

[Scott]

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this is enough of this nba live B.S. Every single year. Thats why i've been getting NBA 2K ever since 2k2.

EAsports is a disgrace and 2k9 is gonna destroy it again like it has for the last 6 years. LMFAO. These screens have looked the same since NBA Live 06.

Whats the point in saying anything then if you're just gonna bash the game? Some people happen to like Live.

[Stumbleweed]

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Yeah, that stretching makes Kobe's jersey look totally messed-up. Pau is Satan, apparently.

But yeah, these are obviously early shots and I'll definitely be giving this game the benefit of the doubt now that Mike Wang in involved... The motion and animation was my main issue with Live, so these do nothing to quell that fear. But yeah, some of the faces (Pau) look nice.

[wbranson1]

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shots look nice but thats already expected after seeing last years graphics.... the jersey stretching does look bad... but this is probably a early build... im more concerned with motion and animations like ''stumble'' posted above!

[BiggD]

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Don't understand why people post "Live 09 is gonna suck" its a few screen shots for gods sake!!! look at the first lot of pics 2k8 came out with... it looked like CP3 was a wax figure.. lets see some videos, you can tell EA did this because the 2k9 cover is coming out tomorrow

[jewelz1132]

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The lighting and shadows are certainly improved. The screenshots don't really reveal much. If the graphics are very similar to last year (I see the player models didn't get improved so far) then I would hope the animation is improved as well.

agreed...

[jfsolo]

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As always I'm never worried about the graphics in any of these games. They're alway more than good enough for me.

Most of us here are all looking to see the fixes in the long standing trouble areas of course.

It seems as if all the other EA sports games have improved exponentially in terms of player control and animation quality for their '09 versions. We'll have to see if the basketball games will have the same level of improvements.

[eDotd]

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It seems as if all the other EA sports games have improved exponentially in terms of player control, animation quality, and community interaction for their '09 versions. We'll have to see if the basketball games will have the same level of improvements.

Fixed.

Hopefully the Madden/NCAA plague will trickle over to the guys over at NBA Live and one of the devs hops on here. I know stephon is already here but it would be nice to cut the middle man out and get direct feedback from one of the guys actually writing code (no offense stephon).

Mike was here a lot when he was with VC, hopefully he finds his way down to the Live board to continue to interact with the OS brethren.

[MessenjahMatt]

Something about Live's player models always looks off, I can't quite put my finger on it though. And when you see them in motion it certainly doesn't help.

[stephensonmc]

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Fixed.

Hopefully the Madden/NCAA plague will trickle over to the guys over at NBA Live and one of the devs hops on here. I know stephon is already here but it would be nice to cut the middle man out and get direct feedback from one of the guys actually writing code (no offense stephon).

Mike was here a lot when he was with VC, hopefully he finds his way down to the Live board to continue to interact with the OS brethren.

None taken. I know what you guys want. It's coming guys, no worries! It just may not necessarily be here.

I don't have to tell you guys that these are super early, but that wouldn't matter anyway. We're all in the same boat here and analyze everything that comes out. That's why I love this!

[jewelz1132]

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LMAO @ the look on Gasol's face..dude is on a mission



Screens look great, as they do every year. Couple nitpicks...the stretching of the numbers on the jerseys looks a bit weird and Garnett still looks like Clyde Drexler but other than that it looks pretty good. Will definitely be holding off until some game play vids drop though..

damn in that pic the crowd looks incredible...

[Behindshadows]

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I waited to see how this thread would turn out and wow! The trolls came out of no where, with instant Live and EA bashing! Please take your ignorance and pointless thoughts to the 2k threads. You don't plan on picking this up, so why bother to comment!

To the peeps who said things look bad, well let me begin by telling you why they don't!

First off a lot of you didn't play Live 08 enough to see a difference. The player models are more toned and body types are different and slimmed up! They were all muscular and buff in the previous Live.

Secondly the lighting in the stadiums are different and better than Live 08, you can even see a couple of people walking down the stairs ala 2k.

Look at the sleeve on Kobe's arm! It looks like a real accessory instead of painted on or animated like 2k and Live 08.

Also looks like they are trying to improve body structures and movement!

So many people are seeking faults in these shots, you forget to see what is improved! I know these photos really aren't outstanding or overly great. But they are showing improvement, that is something I've noticed from the first photo. Gasol's face shows emotion and looks good, from the hair, looks like the hair might actually move in-game.

Garnett's face is still a tad off, but neither 2k or EA got that right yet! Details look better, and the lighting on the court looks better as well.

All I can say is so far so good. Jersey's look odd at some points but it seems they are just trying to get a movement physic for it. For all the cry baby's bitching about it. Its not different than 2k's jersey's and shorts constantly disappearing while moving up and down the court. Jersey movement is a difficult feature to get right for both companies. So be easy on childish criticism.

Its a nice start from the few shots shown. Keep up the good work guys, and I look forward to more! Thanks for sharing this so far!

P.S. EA Gasol looks good, but get rid of the pointed noses, almost 88% of everyone had pointed noses, thats wrong. A lot of players have round tip noses, not though devilish noses! Fix that and we good!