Re: Official NBA Live 10 Impressions Thread

[econoodle]

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disappointing...are there any adjustments that can be made to increase these minutes?

playtime priority? but no, thats only for the team you control.

i looked at the knicks dynasty and Mike D has it set where no knicks gets max minutes.

maybe all teams are set that way.

I'll check LBJs playtime priority

[Moegames]

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Finally got my Live10 - some quick impressions

First of all just like madden10...live10 has made a HUGE turnaround in 1 years time, its quite impressive how nice of a change was made during this off season development time. To me, its the best basketball game this year, hands down. 2k10 is good as always but Live10 plays better in ALOT of ways.. the AI CPU seems smart and more aggressive which im really appreciating because its no longer automatic to just drive to the rim and score. Also the framerate is rock solid unlike it is with my 2k10 game..keep in mind i have both on 360, not ps3. Pound for pound, Live10 is the better of the two this year..

Another thing that stands out to me is how "fresh" Live10 feels to me..it feels like a brand new basketball game to me..it really does and this just proves the major improvements made this year with Live10. The graphics are remarkable..infact in alot of ways look better then 2k10's...although 2k10 is a beautiful bball game as well. I will say this...Live10 has a solid framerate unlike 2k10's framerate issues..and this goes for what ever camera your using and even if you adjust the zoom..its still rock solid smooth framerate which is a HUGE thing to me because im having alot of trouble with 2k10's severe framerate issues when using 2k or drive cam..which is the kind of cam i like using. Baseline low in Live10 is the best cam ever in a bball game..it swings around so perfect when the ball is on the right or left side of the court..i love it.

Back to the visuals though - i absolutely LOVE the player models in this years Live10. They look real good but i found that adjusting the in-game brightness and contrast settings helps fine turn the overall look of the game ..out of the box its not on par wiht 2k10's lighting but after adjusting the brightness and contrast ..i got the game looking VERY VERY NICE..on my 58inch panasonic plasma its just super sexy. Oh yeah..the crowds are fantastic, oh my god its a night and day difference from last year's 5fps animated crowds lol...the use of field of view blurring on the crowds way up in the upper deck looks absolutely stunning at times depending on which stadium your at. The stadiums feel more roomy and look freaking awesome.

Oh the nice little touch on the ball blur is still there as in the demo and i REALLY think its a fine touch. Who's ever idea to put a bit of blur on fast passed balls really came up with a nifty idea as it helps give you they sense of speed when your throwing a quick hard pass...i love it.

The commentary is not on par with 2k10's but its not bad neither..lets just say it gets the job done just fine and even sometimes surprises me with some new improvements here and there although i still prefer 2k10's play by play..i adjusted the audio sliders a bit to get a nice improvement as well..lowered everything down besides in-game effects slider which is maxed out and switched to home theater sound settings and the game sounds very good.

Animations are good, i totally love the diving to the ground animations in Live10 on loose balls..very very good stuff there. Its nice to see it so well done in live10..Controls are real good, i love the juke moves with the sticks..it just feels NATURAL to me..much much better then how 2k does it imho.

As others have mentioned..the teams in Live10 play like their real deal. I've stuck in about 4 hours into the game today and its definitely there ..thats something madden also did this year..to me it brings a whole new level of excitement to a sports game when you can make the teams in your game play like they really do in real life, good job dev's. I need more time to judge the AI Logic but so far its great and on D its real good imho..i havent even touched the sliders yet..this game is good out of the box as others have said. Once the slider guru's come out with some nice sets..im sure this game will be even better.

There are some things i dont like..but honestly..they are things i can deal with and accept. Some of the other modes are too bare bones..the half time stuff is way too limited..why not go with a real half time show? Something thats immersive? Basketball games need to move to this new direction like football games have done. Do a ESPN half time show with commentary and a run down of the scores,stats etc sorta like madden10 attempted for the first time this year or how NFL 2k5 did it some years ago..its these little touches that suck the gamer into the game even more. I think Live10 needs a bit more atmosphere as well...but every sports games could always be better with more atmosphere..one day hopefully in my life time we'll see sports game REALLY address this much needed atmosphere..while its not bad in Live10, Madden10,2k10,etc..sports games thrive on atmosphere..so in a sports videogame..so should they. Im just saying more cut scene's of various elemnts of the games..crowd cutscenes after big plays, cutscenes of players on benches,etc..just some little touches to make the game feel authentic, quick player/coach sideline interviews after the half,etc..

I really dont see any game breakers in this game at all...some have said this is the best basketball game they have ever played..well i can say without prejudice that i can see that being true for alot of gamers, for me..i cant say yet but imho its better then 2k10..as much as a 2k fan as i have been..this may be the best basketball game ever made and this is considering the fact that i have yet to adjust sliders and no DNA stuff online yet..nor any of the upcoming patches.

[tanner99]

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im lovin the impressions

[Da_Czar]

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Today I finally got the chance to sit back and play for the fun of playing. Even at ea it was more like work.. Trying not to miss anything ... trying to anticipate questions. trying to be thorough.

I will just say that I haven't had this much FUN playing a basketball game in awhile. I the team differentiation is just banannas. The thing i love the most is that I have not touched a single slider and things are looking like they should for me.

I had some knockdown drag out games vs the spurs then played the suns and it was a completely different experience. the spurs game was black and blue tooth and nail paint war fest. the suns were flying up and down and were more of a jump shooting team. I did a little write up on the 2 spurs games that I will post in my blog just for fun. But my initial non work impression is that this is a fine fine game of basketball. I mostly enjoy the strategic challenge and this game did some things to me that I'm almost embarrased to say.

just an incredible cerebral experience. Like I said I will elaborate in my blog. For now I'm going to continue my west coast trip and take it to golden state and see what they have to offer.

[Bootzilla]

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playtime priority? but no, thats only for the team you control.

i looked at the knicks dynasty and Mike D has it set where no knicks gets max minutes.

maybe all teams are set that way.

I'll check LBJs playtime priority

At first I was gonna be disappointed until I remembered I'm playing a Dynamic Season. With nothing simmed all stats will be entirely accurate. My biggest concern now is making sure free throw attempts in games I play are in line with real fta per game.

Oh I guess it could be bad if the cpu controlled team you're playing against fails to play their people the proper amount of minutes.

Shouldn't DNA come into play with minutes?

[RoyalBoyle78]

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well going back to 2k after playing LIVE for a little bit, I may have to take something back, graphics are great on both games, but players faces and models may have to go to 2k. This is on compairng then after playing both now. Bottom line they both look great.

[Bootzilla]

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Today I finally got the chance to sit back and play for the fun of playing. Even at ea it was more like work.. Trying not to miss anything ... trying to anticipate questions. trying to be thorough.

I will just say that I haven't had this much FUN playing a basketball game in awhile. I the team differentiation is just banannas. The thing i love the most is that I have not touched a single slider and things are looking like they should for me.

I had some knockdown drag out games vs the spurs then played the suns and it was a completely different experience. the spurs game was black and blue tooth and nail paint war fest. the suns were flying up and down and were more of a jump shooting team. I did a little write up on the 2 spurs games that I will post in my blog just for fun. But my initial non work impression is that this is a fine fine game of basketball. I mostly enjoy the strategic challenge and this game did some things to me that I'm almost embarrased to say.

just an incredible cerebral experience. Like I said I will elaborate in my blog. For now I'm going to continue my west coast trip and take it to golden state and see what they have to offer.

Can't wait your blog(s) homie. I'm fiendin' for this game right now.

[FearlessKaz]

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well going back to 2k after playing LIVE for a little bit, I may have to take something back, graphics are great on both games, but players faces and models may have to go to 2k. This is on compairng then after playing both now. Bottom line they both look great.

Really? I'd have to give the edge to Live with the players faces, most of them are spot on. The player models can be debated though.

I think graphically Live is a beast. A side from some boxy looking player models and a couple quirks with the uniforms it's one of the better looking sports games out.

[tanner99]

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i thought lives faces and models are better but 2k's overall graphics are better.

[jewelz1132]

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aww man I haven't had much time to play with all this homework, but with some minor scoring tweaks, this game will be the one to play this year..The tempo, sig shots, visuals are all amazing..Played a game with Denver against the Warriors and it was like a real NBA shootout..JR & Stephen Jackson were going OFF lol..Really exciting to play

My only issue with the game right now is that CPU PGs in the halfcourt just sit there and dribble out the shot clock instead of running a lot of plays

[pdawg17]

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In reference to minutes per game for players, isn't there a fatigue slider? Would that make any difference?

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glad you got what you wanted FF. Let us know!

Guys, about the PS3 framerate thing, we need people who DEFINITELY have it to say so and if you have the ps3 version (23) and don't have it, say so.

Don't want to blow this out of proportion if it isn't necessary. The minute we saw the framerate in the demo, it was confirmed that it wasn't in the final version by our engineers.

I dont have update 3.0..maybe thats what it is

because Im not having that issue man, not like what has been mentioned here by one poster...could be a conflict with the update because he has it

[FearlessKaz]

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aww man I haven't had much time to play with all this homework, but with some minor scoring tweaks, this game will be the one to play this year..The tempo, sig shots, visuals are all amazing..Played a game with Denver against the Warriors and it was like a real NBA shootout..JR & Stephen Jackson were going OFF lol..Really exciting to play

My only issue with the game right now is that CPU PGs in the halfcourt just sit there and dribble out the shot clock instead of running a lot of plays

I had a similar game against the Nuggets where J.R Smith went off, dude was just camping out in the corner 3 spot and launching with no hesitation. Everyone else on the team was ice cold so he was there go to guy and pretty much carried them to a victory.

I've also noticed that with the PG or whoever's setting up the play. It's like they have a pre determined spot on the court that they all go to run the offense. If the play doesn't turn out, then they just end up waiting for the shot clock to run down before taking the shot. It doesn't seem like there's much variation to it.

[pdawg17]

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I dont have update 3.0..maybe thats what it is

because Im not having that issue man, not like what has been mentioned here by one poster...could be a conflict with the update because he has it

I have a PS3 and had some other issues going from 2.80 to 3.0...I really think what EA needs to do is find a PS3 with pre-3.0 firmware and another with 3.0/3.01 and compare...I bet that is the culprit...

[Pimpton23]

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I dont have update 3.0..maybe thats what it is

because Im not having that issue man, not like what has been mentioned here by one poster...could be a conflict with the update because he has it

Well, I believe certain FW's have caused issues for certain games in the past. Didn't they update to 3.01 because Uncharted was so jacked up? Maybe that is all it is.

*PS: I haven't had the same problem that I had for a couple of the games yet today. Only small FR issues, eg. after a rebound or inbounding the ball once in a while. Oh, and during replays it can get pretty choppy as well. Just a little heads up for you guys. Again, nothing "gamebreaking".