NBA Elite 11 Q&A, 3 Screenshots Included (Gamespot)

[blues rocker]

Re: NBA Elite 11 Q&A, 3 Screenshots Included (Gamespot)

graphics are identical to Live 10. That is to be expected. They are obviously spending most of the dev cycle on controls, animations, and physics and have no time to mess with the graphics. The game will most likely be identical to Live 10 in terms of the graphics.

[jfsolo]

Re: NBA Elite 11 Q&A, 3 Screenshots Included (Gamespot)

Once we got to this generation of consoles graphics for me got narrowed down to three categories, good, great, and outstanding. So this is one area of the game that I don't think about at all.

We have no idea how the A.I. is going to be, so there is no point even speculating about it now.

Now the shooting controversy(for lack of a better word) is something that can be discussed.

The defunct baseball series High Heat had a sim slider for hitting that ranged from "0"-total User based results, to "10"- total Stats based results. I would always keep that slider at 7 or 8. I wanted my abilities to have some affect on the outcome of hits, but not to where it allowed a player to play radically different from his real live abilities.

As others have mentioned, I am concerned that this new mechanic in Elite will allow a mastery of shooting that could never happen in reality.

From what I understand, this ironically kind of happen in Live last year-"Moe Williams glitch"-, but that seemed to be a bug, and not a design decision.

It makes me wonder if a game like the one Ray Allen had in game three, now becomes impossible due to too much User control.

Will there be something in place that simulates those times when a player is just "off" with their shot. Or will the User be able to just always be money when he gets open looks.

[mharlem]

Re: NBA Elite 11 Q&A, 3 Screenshots Included (Gamespot)

graphics are identical to Live 10. That is to be expected. They are obviously spending most of the dev cycle on controls, animations, and physics and have no time to mess with the graphics. The game will most likely be identical to Live 10 in terms of the graphics.

The player models in the new gameinformer mag already look way better than Live 10, also it look like they toned the colors down and it look pretty real.

[ParisB]

Re: NBA Elite 11 Q&A, 3 Screenshots Included (Gamespot)

graphics are identical to Live 10. That is to be expected. They are obviously spending most of the dev cycle on controls, animations, and physics and have no time to mess with the graphics. The game will most likely be identical to Live 10 in terms of the graphics.

even if that was the case, which is not, that's perfectly fine considering how great '10 looked.

[Live_4real]

Re: NBA Elite 11 Q&A, 3 Screenshots Included (Gamespot)

even if that was the case, which is not, that's perfectly fine considering how great '10 looked.

Live 10 didn´t look great, thats a fact

And i agree with the guy that you quoted, In my opinion, EA should make an objective list, and on those the main priority for this year should be gameplay, because that is what Hardcore basketball lovers liked more in live 10, in comparison to 2k, mastering the real time phisic feature this year, and making huge strides in visuals, next year, it is a 2 year "main" project, Elite 12 will probably be the best basketball game ever, just my prediction

PeAcE

[ParisB]

Re: NBA Elite 11 Q&A, 3 Screenshots Included (Gamespot)

Live 10 didn´t look great, thats a fact

And i agree with the guy that you quoted, In my opinion, EA should make an objective list, and on those the main priority for this year should be gameplay, because that is what Hardcore basketball lovers liked more in live 10, in comparison to 2k, mastering the real time phisic feature this year, and making huge strides in visuals, next year, it is a 2 year "main" project, Elite 12 will probably be the best basketball game ever, just my prediction

PeAcE

feel free to disagree, but most people (including me), think that the player models, graphics, and overall art direction were top notch in Live 10. Your opinion isn't a fact.

we'll see how it pans out in the coming months

[Phixius]

Re: NBA Elite 11 Q&A, 3 Screenshots Included (Gamespot)

Could this be the first EA NBA game I'll buy since 2004? Stay tune.

I couldn't play another 2K game after 2K8. The game just wasn't the same. 2K reached their max with NBA 2K8, IMO.

NBA Live...err Elite sounds interesting.

[Live_4real]

Re: NBA Elite 11 Q&A, 3 Screenshots Included (Gamespot)

feel free to disagree, but most people (including me), think that the player models, graphics, and overall art direction were top notch in Live 10. Your opinion isn't a fact.

we'll see how it pans out in the coming months

np

Top notch??? In bball gaming or sports in general???

My opinion is that bbal games visualy are the worst when it comes to sports games, and I am including Soccer, that has a bigger pitch to recreate(on and off it), I am not bashing, for me it´s a fact, live has the player models, the players face, and the crowd pretty accurate, in these 3 aspects they are better then 2k, but for example the fact that every dunk looks soft, with the backboard not coming down a little, 2 examples in wich 2k are better, in my opinion, are the coach/referee, animations, they move allot, thing that makes the game alive of the court makes it more real, and what for me is a deadly factor why people/reviews say that 2k is better (visually), is the reflections on the court, it is an aspect that at 1st, people say it is cool but not very important, but when you see it close, it makes it all more appealing in the eye.

Before my message is misinterpreted, I compared Live/elite and 2k, but did not pot 1 above the other, they both have nice things, but as a package, in my opinion, they are both under the average sports game (graphics)

And thats why, I think the main focus this year, of elite, is going to be gameplay (mastering the real time physics feature), and of course changing some really important things, like commentary (already confirmed) and possibly Espn overlay (not confirmed YET(I hope)), making huge stride in terms of aspect of the game, without making huge improvements on the actual players, court, coach, referee, crowd, ect look.

I don´t give the graphics major importance, gameplay is what keeps me playing the game, but for me it is not correct to say, that visually NBA live 10 is top notch, especially if you have played other games, I mean, it is correct to state your opinion, but that opinion looks like wanting to defend Live 10, you can say that major improvements have been done, but top notch??? really.....

But as you said, lets see what will bring the next few months....

PeAcE

[Mos1ted]

Re: NBA Elite 11 Q&A, 3 Screenshots Included (Gamespot)

Their version of the "shot stick" definitely has me intrigued. Being able to manipulate the distance and trajectory of your jumpers is eerily similar to shooting in real life. If they can bring all of these elements together in a nice package, this may be the year I switch.

[travis72]

Re: NBA Elite 11 Q&A, 3 Screenshots Included (Gamespot)

Ea has got my attention with this but until I know that dynasty mode is not a bust I will not be buying. Things are looking promising but I am strictly a dynasty mode guy so that is what I am most interested in.

[natedZA]

Re: NBA Elite 11 Q&A, 3 Screenshots Included (Gamespot)

The gameplay is really looking intriguing but I really hope they beef up the game modes as all EA's other sports games had so many different modes and they were really just feature rich. NBA live paled in comparison to a game like Fifa 10 which had so many other modes that would keep you busy for a very long time. It would be nice to see modes like "Be-A-Pro" from Fifa , implemented in Elite 11 and maybe a street ball type mode.