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

[Wiffyjustus]

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

It is the finished product, all demos usually are the finished product minus a few tweaks, sorry had to comment on this, people make the same comment every year.

I dont know about them setting a new standard though, i think they definitely set a new standard in Nba live next gen bball but not bball gaming in general. I already put in my preorder for nba 2k but i might purchase live also, i'll probably rent it before i buy it just to be sure.

Fair enough, I'm a bit overexcited perhaps. It's all hype and excitement at a new product right now. I'm sure it'll pass.

I'm sorry, but I just think live 10 is awesome and I wished to express it.

And fair enough about it being practically the finished product too. I imagine the difference to the final product is just a bit of spit and polish.

Some specific thoughts on the demo...

-The freestyle passing feels great.

-Each possession seems to have a natural flow... the broken plays feel very authentic

-Passing to a cutter is great, they catch it mid-stride and their cut/lay-up. This really stood out to me as in previous iterations the cutter would always stop dead in their tracks. Great improvement from 09.

-I don't really know what I'm doing in the post. (S'pose I'll have to go read the instructions of something crazy like that.)

[DC]

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

Marcus out of these which is the best for us sim dudes?

All-Star = for the hardcore sim gamers
Superstar = for the ultra-hardcore

Is the AI on Superstar CHEAP? What is the difference between the two? Usually the hardest level is the cheapest. I know I played 2K9 on All Star last year. Never HOF

[Checmate101]

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

Anybody watched cpu vs cpu yet?

[iLLosophy]

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

After 4 Games:

The Bad
I've YET to see someone run over to their guy once they fight their way past a screen. I should never see Ron Artest lazily walking up to his guy after he gets screened.

The Good:
It takes some getting used to but the locomotion & freestyle controls are nice. I still don't know how to do all the stuff in the game yet, (like effectively post up - I always end up trying to dribble around the defender which ends up in a steal)

[Pared]

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

Guys... if you don't have an impression, don't post. Attacking each other is going to lead to infractions.

Only warning. Keep the thread on track.

[NBAfan#109287322]

No impressions yet, i have ps3 so i gotta wait, if anyone has game vids from the demo post em if possible

[videobastard]

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

I put it on all star and like how its not easy to get to the rim. I have to get use to the controls. But im having a lot of fun with this game.

The one thing im not liking from the gameplay is there are too many steals. I would have to tone them down with some sliders. Its like everybody is gary payton in his prime.

[Checmate101]

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

I think i'ma go head and try to mess with these sliders a bit..

[RayAP19]

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

More gripes:

-It says you can use the left stick to choose who you want to set your screen, but I'm not seeing how

-Still can't get the icon passing. It's WAY more of a chore than it should be to actually pass the ball rather than switch to that player

-CPU offense is stagnant a lot, just one player standing around for way too long (I understand guards dribble at the top of the key and look for cutters, but the AI wasted way too much time doing that)

-I can still win every tip with ease... come on...

Layup solutions are badass, though

[DaoudS]

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i am going to play on rookie to try to get used to the play books. I can't get a right pick and roll or a solid iso

[stewaat]

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

I'm excited to get off work and give this a try, only 5 more hours...

The impressions are what I had expected. Sounds like the control you have over the players is going to be ridiculous.

Let's see if I'll be converted...

[chello97217]

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

Decent game. Control over your offensive player is amazing. Not sure i like the defense much it didn't feel like i was able to get in position to body up the defender and really force him to any side of the court or really stop him from getting to where he wanted outside of bumping him a little right outside the paint.

Shooting animations still seem a little off but better then last year.

You seem to be able to dunk from under the hoop with anyone who can dunk not sure i like this.

Really a control shock when you come from 2k completely different buttons.

Not being able to shoot when you have LT down hurt me a few times out of habit.

I'm going to have to rent this and get a feel for playing with my Blazers before i can really give it a yes or no but overall it's a better basketball game then last year.

6.5/10 From what I've seen. Of course that's only the demo so final build will be a bit more polished and you'll be able to play around and experience the full game.

[renewill27]

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

Smoothest player in the hanger,by far carmelo.

[The_Blueprint1983]

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I just came here to give my impressions of the NBA Live 10 Demo.

Graphics -The graphics are pretty good if you like the cartoonish look.
The player models are not the best looking, but they're OK. When i first got into the hanger i thought they were just random players at first. The models are much better looking, but the faces are not very accurate, but the different body types are good.
IMO the graphics don't give me that wow feeling. i really hate how the rim looks, i don't know if it's the camera angle, but i hate it.

Controls -The controls are different this year, but easy to learn. The controls feel a little buggy at times, but they are good overall.

Animations -Most of the animations are still very bad, the dunks look bad, certain dribble moves like the behind the back happen to fast and you don't really see the transition, some of the layup animations are good and some are bad, player shot animations are good, but look weird at times.

Presentation - The Presentation is pretty good, I'm not gonna front on that.

Game Play -The Game Play is much improved, but still IMO not great. Like someone said before me that you cant really contest shots, The bigs can still guard quicker players. The pace of the game is good and IMO is the best thing about the game play. IMO while the game play is better, but there is no wow to it.


Overall - Live 10 is probably the best live in years, it improved a great deal from last year. This is were my opinion come into to play, IMO this game doesn't have the wow factor for me to purchase it. It's not all about dunks and whatever else people may think, but the DEMO doesn't make me wanna run out and buy.

This was my honest opinion about the Live 10 Demo, i thought i was fare enough.

[Abnormal101]

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

Again, why are trying to dismiss someone elses opinion. Not one person is stating fact here. Everything here is someone elses opinion. Not everyone is going to agree with them. You are one of those people. So again I ask you. What gives you the right to bash someone elses opinion?

I'm not trying to dismiss anyones opinions, if you haven't noticed, this is a forum. What people do in a forum is discuss, debate, talk about opinions, observations, etc. The purpose of a forum or discussion board isn't to have someone post something and then have no one acknowledge it. Sorry I dont type what you want to hear or only positive things. I'm by no means a 2k fanboy, i even stated that NBA live is a good game and actually owned it last year. I'm just an honest observer and if someone posts something i feel to be unfair or blown out of proportion, i'll express my opinion and call it out.