NBA Elite 11 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (PS3, 360)

[airflight96]

i might be going against the grain but i really like it and can this being my #1 over 2k if u dnt like this game its only because the control skeem (which you can get used 2) or the fact that its actually as complicated as real ball 2 a degree.. its really a thinking mans game now feels natural no lie u actually hav 2 do things like your really playing and that catches alot of u off gaurd cause your used 2 it in a different way..

[ILLSmak]

Re: NBA Elite 11 Demo Available For PS3, Later Today For 360, Post Impressions Here

It's gonna require work before you can play this game and judge it...

I hope all of the people who were hardcore defending the 'other demo' and the work required for the new player to learn their controls remember that.

I dont have the energy to delve into it right now... the game is too far away. I played it a bit and I was kind of taken aback at how different it was. I like the shot stick idea but I don't like how much everything was dumbed down.' I wish I could keep the shot stick and still have the ability to easily icon pass (its way too hard now) and switch.

-Smak

[Court_vision]

Re: NBA Elite 11 Demo Available For PS3, Later Today For 360, Post Impressions Here

This surprises me - I wonder if auto-play calling is on by default in the demo? They should be running plays and moving the ball around.

I posted earlier that the AI is terrible...so I hope there has been a mix up or something.

There also seems to be a few bugs. NCAA never got patched or supported, so I've lost a lot of faith in EA supporting this post release.

Jesus is in the game?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJxyODxpbII

[MCdodgers99]

Haha and you all criticized me for saying it looked like a ps2 game, half of you are saying that now too. Lol

[Stickz24]

Re: NBA Elite 11 Demo Available For PS3, Later Today For 360, Post Impressions Here

One could also argue that the first is embedded in the second as well. It was just a matter of priorities when a conflict arose or when managing limited dev time.

See your point. I don't envy you all though. Basketball games (even w/o) any research as easily the hardest games to make .. from dynamic attendance to shoe size ..camera angles, player looks, movements and the infinite amount of nuances. Other games don't have this as much .. so you pick guess pick a strategy and go with it. If that's the case though .. wouldn't you lean heavier on the direction you mentioned. Remember that first live with the icons .. I'm betting it was live 'when Jordan" cam back. It was so uniquely different from .. "the other game .. that we got both ..
and at that time .. we ended up playing live more because it was straight FUN. I wouldn't say more "sim" .. but the fun factor killed the "sim" factor that time. But both games were two completely different experiences.

I'm thinking the problem here may be that these few years around .. the games have become more "directly" comparable. And with the growing age and maturity of your target market (I'm guessing .. 17 - 31 ish) -- the more strategic/cerebral elements of the game is in higher demand. I'm just not sure an emphasis on the 2nd approach you mentioned effectively touches that demand.

I'm just an outsider looking in tho .. I could have a philosophical discussion w you all day about this .. but maybe that's for another forum. I was telling my girl the other day that we only get these games cheap because of the market pressures on price. Imagine if someone charged you a fair amount to actually research, code and deliver these games .. Woow.
Ima try to get off this strategy and marketing bit and let the forums do what they do. Check me on fb (Kikeh Wah) if you're so inclined to.

Again, Medal of Honor Man ... (isn't that an EA game?
I'm not looking anything up tonight .. just talking.
Feel free to ignore me on this one, brother.. and get back to answering those technicals questions man.
I'm opinionated tho man .. so the more we talk .. the more we'll talk .. fyi.
Later kid. You'll remember me .. I'm sure we'll link another time ..
when you have less pressure in the cooker ..lol
Appreciate your time. 1.

[DakkoN]

Re: NBA Elite 11 Demo Available For PS3, Later Today For 360, Post Impressions Here

Wasn't feeling it at all.

Movement felt sluggish, especially with no sprint to kick in the next gear on breaks. Right stick movements are nice and smooth. Mike Breen sounded very weird except for his signature quotes like "BANG!" and "GOT IT!". Shots came out slower than I would of liked, especially when the clock was winding down. Defensive verticals are way too high. Both Kobe and Ray Allen blocked multiple jump shots because they jumped way higher than the jumpshooter. The graphics, ugh.. It looks alright from a broadcast perspective but the cutscenes are just disgusting. The players have that NBA: The Inside rubber look to them and it just looks nasty to me.

Become Legendary mode was actually more fun to me than the finals game. Wall was doing work on Eric Bledsoe. I want to know what the artist who does skin colors was thinking when they did Bledsoe's.. He looked lighter than Evan Turner and Wesley Johnson, he should be just as dark as Wall. Cousins' body type looked good, with him being long and slender but also being huge frame wise.

Overall I was very unimpressed but there were a couple things of things I liked.

[Rich Yung Stars]

Re: NBA Elite 11 Demo Available For PS3, Later Today For 360, Post Impressions Here

Your a crazy person if your just ganna skip 2k11

Am buying nba 2k 11 for sure this game is a disaster, last year NBA live 10 the game improved took a step down in gameplay as well in graphics this year, not good EA .. Not buying the game this year going with NBA 2K 11 ..

[MCdodgers99]

Nice response.

Guess it would pertain more to the individuals that are multi-platform then. If you have a 360, I'd avoid this and wait for the demo there. If you're stuck with PS3 only, then obviously this wouldn't be something that pertains to you.

Frame-rate seems very rough here and doesn't accurately portray the game. Reminds me of The Orange Box on the PS3 (inferior to the PC and 360 versions).

I have a ps3 it's framerate is perfect the graphics just suck.

[dwanestar]

And ow yeah everybody is Dikembe Mutombo blockin shots ppffff plus the shootin is way too slow

[ombcam]

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ok watsup with the 360 its about that time and i dont see it.

[Rich Yung Stars]

Re: NBA Elite 11 Demo Available For PS3, Later Today For 360, Post Impressions Here

ok watsup with the 360 its about that time and i dont see it.

Ama see was good they said at 5 am check the xbox,com info..

[MCdodgers99]

Am buying nba 2k 11 for sure this game is a disaster, last year NBA live 10 the game improved took a step down in gameplay as well in graphics this year, not good EA .. Not buying the game this year going with NBA 2K 11 ..

Yea I'm not a live fan And I didn't mind 10 at all...but this cmon EA.

[dwanestar]

First in impression was yesss nba elite..
then i played the tutorial and my second impression was
hmm okay its allright but where is the speed button and did i just pas too kd with R2? uhhhhhhh so i changed my second imppression too that aint good at all..
then when i thought i was done
i was going to being a legend made a player and whent to jordan challenge whatever..
i do have too say some players do look good but that never was the real problem. My player started with in rating of 70? come on thats like Timberwolve starter..i want too start from scratch...after playin one minute it felt like i was fastforwarding my own game..blockshot here wrong cpu pass there players walked around like robocop wanna make a comeback. They say u gotta get use too the control? was that the problem for nba live games ..never so way change a good thing cus now it turned into no control. i didnt felt like was a rookie draft player. One of the things 2k changed is that with my player a Center will never be a Ballhandler like cp3 my guess is elite didnt do that. So i didnt finished my game cus i just dont like it and believe me i dont lie but its my opinion. My Third Impression EA...was Ea just wasted my time with there rookie mode. So by then i allready thought back too 2k but i am a Ea kinda guy so last but not least i played with the lakers against the celtics. No GAMEPLAY NO TURBO EVERYBODY IS A ALLSTAR SHOTBLOCK STEALER. So okay maybe it was just me ..so what i alllwayys do with basketball games and soccergames is let the cpu go against eachother too see if it was just me or the gameplay is not available. What i saw was crazzyy so many blockshots missed shots wrong passess no speed on the fast break cus there is only one pace i aint makin ea look bad they doin it...LAST IMPRESSION was 2k babyyyyy

[MCdodgers99]

The graphics look like ps2 lol I thought my resolution was low but it was on 1080p ..

My tv is on 720p all my games look incredibly solid at this, but this game makes it seem like it isn't HD.

[RayDog253]

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The graphics look like ps2 lol I thought my resolution was low but it was on 1080p ..

You have to enable 720P in your Ps3 settings. This don't do 1080P so you're playing it in 480P right now lol.