NBA Live 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

[Pappy Knuckles]

Re: NBA Live 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

My biggest issue by far is icon passing. It cancels out what I'm trying to do all the time. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong because passing should be pretty easy.

[Pared]

Re: NBA Live 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

A question to the mods and developers - well maybe a suggestions:

I know there are a whole lot of new people to the Live brand of basketball and I think many are quietly struggling with some off-ball controls and don't want to clog the impressions thread with how to do certain things. So I was wondering if the mods could create a thread for just the Control Schemes or if it would be okay for me to do it. I just wanted to ask before I posted it and it ended up getting locked.

Go for it.

[juicey79]

I will probably buy both games live 10 ps3, 2k10 360:

Graphics:
the body stature is well done (lebrons built like a tank but has a lil head) skin tones are done well too (Gasol looks great)

Sound:
I thought I was in staples center.
I never comment on announcers on a demo ver.

gameplay:
good but with time might be better.
Im just confused because I play 2k so much I keep making mistakes with live.
I like the player spacing and the player movement. I dont like someone always falling or hop/skip up the court after made basket.

small things:
the bench have some good reactions and their gear is a nice touch.
I saw nelson post up too much.
some unneccesary passing animations like hard passing motion to someone 3 ft away (huh)
crowd was stolen from 2k (towels and all)
no replays but could be b/c of demo
presentation......no comment

[Tiko7523]

Re: NBA Live 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

ok so impressions so far the game came out surprising pretty good so far....

stadium looks SICK

shot animations for some players seem just weird like artest

presentation looks nice

players got some weird glossy glow going on aint really digging it

surprising could be a sleeper if i dont see anything from 2K i might be getting this... 2k needs to give us something

anyway good stuff EA u stepped up.

[Lord Deadly]

Re: NBA Live 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

I'm extremely disappointed that there are no camera controls in the demo. That default camera is terrible. I need to see the action more close up. Aside from that, the demo impressed me. But the camera issue makes it a rent first for me.

[stewaat]

Re: NBA Live 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

I tried it...not for me. Not bashing, just saying I don't like it very much.

I hope you guys who like it enjoy the hell out of it!

[TreyIM2]

Re: NBA Live 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

NBA Live 2010 Demo Review

Graphics

NBA Live 10 looks beautiful and I mean very beautiful. The only issue I have is with the jerseys and the player’s faces they simply don’t look right. I do not know if it’s only me noticing these things, but why do the players do not look like their real life counterpart? Vince Carter is my favorite player as you all can see by my username, but in all honesty he looks nothing like Vince Carter. During pre-game introductions and such he does look ok, but once the game starts his face looks weird as hell, and so is it for every other player on the court. The jerseys look good, but they are too shiny, once again is it just me?

Gameplay

Live 10 plays a lot more fluid than Live 09. The game has improved tremendously it actually looks a lot like NBA 2K, the players now seem like they are the right height and overall the game plays more like a real basketball game. In years past playing NBA Live felt like you were playing NBA Street or NBA Homecourt this time around they got it right.
Not everything was great. I had a tough time rebounding and blocking shots for whatever reason there is a delay whenever I press the jump button for my player to grab rebounds, not liking that too much. Also, the AI gave the ball to Gasol with 6 seconds left in the shot clock and Gasol just stayed at the same spot and launched a 40” footer as the clock expired, not very realistic if you ask me.

The gameplay is a lot better, but it still feels like NBA Live. EA Sports has improved a lot, but not enough for me to say it is going to be the best basketball game out there this upcoming season.

Introduction
The introduction to the game is really good it has not changed much from a year ago. You now see the players do their routines before a game and such, I saw Vince do his routine before the game, very well done EA.

Commentary

The commentary in Live 10 seems a lot like the commentary in NBA Live 09. I did not hear any new lines in the game I just played so I do not know what that was all about but I hope in the full version they do come up with some new lines.

Overall Review

Overall NBA Live 10 seems like it’s going to be a really good basketball game, but in my mind it is still not as good as 2K. The game just does not feel right; there are a lot of improvements that have to be made to the gameplay and to the graphics in order for this game to compete with 2K Sports.

Love the breakdown since I am one of the people who have to wait til next Thurs for the demo on the PS3 but I think you're the first person to speak on the control responsiveness with jumping and rebounding it. Live 09, at least in the demo and I hear to some degree in the actual 09 game, had the same issue. I was wondering if anyone would mention it. I read through the first 12 pages (from the "page front", not here in the actual forum) and didn't catch anyone mention it then jumped to the final page, at the time, when I noticed your post. That's disheartening to hear but I can only hope it will be fixed in the end. You also have to bare in mind that it is a demo that was concocted early, like Mike said in his demo post on the Live website, and also Czar said it's a much smoother game in the final game code than in that demo.

Also, I've said quite a few times that although I was a 2K9er all the way, last year, and a 2Ker, for the most part, for years, I still prefer how Live has controlled, especially the last 2 years (I bought Live 08 after not buying a Live since Live 2005). Shot stick - Nah. I always thought that was a poor decision by 2K because using the right stick to help pull off moves is, to me, what makes a b-ball game feel more like playing b-ball, since I actually do play b-ball, myself, although I've recently "retired" due to an elbow prob (I still goto the court and practice, though. Just no competitive games do I play). Having a shot stick puts too much emphases on the shot, imo, and leaves the feel of controlling the player seem like second fiddle when it's definitely not. Taking a shot is important, yes, but not over controlling the rock and player movement. Shooting the ball is just not as major.

That being said, Live feeling like Live is a good thing for me but the Homecourt/Street comparisons to the past Lives, I also have to disagree with. Very different feels.

Anyway, keep posting updates if you can, as you get more into the game. I like how you broke it down and it definitely took the good with the bad. Peas.

[bizcanos]

Re: NBA Live 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

The blocks in this game are horrible..don't feel emphatic at all..it's like you go up and the ball just falls or pops out of their hands.

Not sure if a fluke or not but I saw 3 illegal screens called against the cpu in one quarter. Glad to see them in the game..only happened that one time though.

Do not like the rim sound effects or the way the ball bounces off the rim...seems lightweight.

Love,love,love chaining moves into a layup,dunk or jumper.

Rebounding needs work still. Balls still hitting the court more than it should and they have a canned tip animation like 2k had that one year (nowhere near as bad though).

Coming from 2k I do not like the passing or the defense..but I think I just need to get used to Live's mecahnics.

Love the atmosphere and the flow/feel of the game.

[The 24th Letter]

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Im pretty sure the PG holding the ball is a demo thing, D Fish just held it for two straight possesions...no way that made it in game lol

wasnt a HUGE fan of 09, but I dont remember players\balls going through each other as much last year....they seem to start animations from way further out this year too...

[TxSxT]

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the demo is nice but has its flaws theres been a glitch where i score and basically the ball gets taken out of the net....i also dont like how well the bigs can steal...i just cant wait 2 use amare and them suns! i will be playing the demo more and try to get good with all the new controlling

[Tiko7523]

Re: NBA Live 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

after playing about 5 games i still its a good game but the WOW factor left i really want to see what 2k got

i still think this is a good game and for the live fans this will be a great game for them. some of the animations in the game dont go well like something i see bryants shot go all awkward i guess i can say that its not smooth? the camera is stupid something i dont see my player on the screen... and one time the ball was going out of bounds and hit a bench player and bounced back inside and they didnt say it was out i think that will be fixed tho.

i need something to compare this too so i can know exactly what type of game i am dealing with and which is better.

[Phillmattic]

Re: NBA Live 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

I really REALLY wanted to enjoy this game, but it still has that robotic feel. Which overall makes the game play pretty bland. Nothing exciting EVER happens.

[gez20]

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So far I'm not really feeling it yet. I did not like Live 09 but already I can tell this is a huge improvement and might be a game I will buy.

I think most of my problems stem from having played 2K for the last three years. The controls are foreign and I still find myself pressing the wrong buttons. I'm going to practice learning the controls in-depth so I can really give it a fair shake before making any conclusions.

[GoldenGlove]

Re: NBA Live 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

Simple question...

Will there be and option to make the dribbling camera relative in the final game?

[o_capone]

Re: NBA Live 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

i posted a hangar video as well as a gameplay video on my website, high quality gameplay video is almost done uploading