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

[thcchoi]

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

Been playing this for about 5 hours now as I mastered the new wacky control scheme.

Comparing this Elite 11 garbage to Live 10 is almost an insult to Live series and Mike Wang.

Elite 11 is simply not up to the standard.

If it was a ps1 game, I might've considered getting it for $2.

Player movements are way too jerky and plastic.

Rim physics are way off - the net moves as soon as the shot goes up (esp 3pt shots)

Honestly, this Elite rubbish is even worse than Sony NBA 09 The inside in every aspect

Don't be surprise if we get to witness something similar to what happened to Sony NBA series (nothing but history)

[scatman]

Just spent about 2 hours on this demo.....and I understand that it would take more than 2 hours to develop the thumb skills I need to dominate. That said, this demo and eventual game will be fighting an uphill battle.

It was hard for me not to go to the old controls because I felt like I wasn't able to do what I wanted to do. The graphics are terrible IMO. Everyone has the same body shape, no real differentiation in the player models other than the gear they are wearing and the numbers on the unis. I like the skill based shooting, once you get that down it seems it will fall no matter what defense is on you. I like the gather button as well, I can see this as a feature future games can use.

The animations look really wonky. From dunks, to ball trajectory and dribble moves, the game just looks awkward all over trying to pull it off. Rondo went to the basket on me and rose up from just inside the free throw line....off 2 feet?! Like he was driving, stopped, then rose up off 2 feet, and dunked it as if he was right under the basket....I scratched my head on that. Jump shots look really flat, like they all line drives (the ones that go in I mean, when you miss, you know it's off because it has more arc in it). Dribbling will take some getting use to, but still feels unnatural compared to Live 10.

All in all...good luck EA NBA Elite....

[Sam Marlowe]

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

This is a much better demo than 2k in terms of substance. Ie, tutorials, game length, available options ect. As far as the actual game goes...well I'll probably be in line to get it in 2012 . Theres no way I would shell out the full retail price for it.

[Tha_Kid]

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

Bottomline: Is there any Signature play style for the CPU? It looks more like quick pass and shot. or an isolated type of drive. I saw one or two screens but as some are saying, it has a NCAA generic feel to it.

I think you have to turn on auto playcalling for the other team for them to run sets.

[Tha_Kid]

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

RD, I don't think it is both bumpers. I think it is just LB+face buttons.

You can either wait until the icons come up or press one of the buttons immediately and they will make the pass.

RB + Face button

or

RB + RS for Freestyle passing

[Keython-2]

WTF!!!!!!!!! Are u serious????? This is the game?/ I felt like I was playing bulls vs blazers on sega genesis with better graphics. U gotta be joking about this demo. If the release game looks and feel anything like this, whats the point of even putting this out on the shelves. Now Imma gamer. Been since Atari, nintendo, etc..... I've damn near own every system that was ever made, but basketball is my passion. Played basketball every since I was a shorty (29 now). Now what I can say is that I played every basketball game ever made and this Nba elite 11 isn't cutting it to be on the systems now. Why did they think that it would be wise to merge NHL producer with NBA games????? I'm not a hockey player but I can tell that that game got alot more attention than Nba elite 11 did. I'm just saying.............

[RubenDouglas]

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

RD, I don't think it is both bumpers. I think it is just LB+face buttons.

You can either wait until the icons come up or press one of the buttons immediately and they will make the pass.

LB alone is BACKDOWN. LB+ face button gives you nothing.

The control settings has DIRECT "icon" PASSING as LB+RB +Face Buttons.

Try it for yourself. I wouldn't be causing a uproar for no reason. DIRECT passing is legitimately broken.

EDIT: RB+ Face is just as unresponsive. I'm not getting the hang of icon passing at all. Freestyle passing is what im using now as a substitute.


btw. Just had a sequence where I had two straight offensive rebounds. RTP all around as people just and fight for rebounds, and contesting shots. The fact that an offensive rebound is occuring there is highly questionable, but after the fact, the RTP animations all around are ON par with the other game or better.. It's the 4-5 second instances of RTP that throw me off. Nothin' for 3 minutes, then just a great PHYSICAL sequence, reels you into the game. Potential is definitely there..........eventually.

[Pared]

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

RB + Face button

or

RB + RS for Freestyle passing

Thank you for the correction, as I'm not in front of the console.

LB backs down? Edit - You don't have to hold it either.

[BigTigLSU]

I want my Bandwith back from this download the game itself looks like a step back to last gen.... graphically and movement wise its not even on par with last years game... I understand they are looking for more control but this is extremely disappointing. I appreciate the effort but I am passing on this game NBA jam or not... Its not smooth in transitioning from one animation to another...

[erickonasis]

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

RD, I don't think it is both bumpers. I think it is just LB+face buttons.

You can either wait until the icons come up or press one of the buttons immediately and they will make the pass.

ahhhh ok this is what i was doing wrong

[Lubey]

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

I liked it. Pretty much what I expected. The controls are pretty damn cool, everything else just needs a little work. They have the controls in, now for next year they can focus on animations, player models, sig shots etc.

[left4dead]

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

Just downloaded the demo (PS3) and WOW....I'm speechless (and not in a good kind of way).

For those who stated that Elite 11 is "2 steps back" from Live 10 are being way too kind. It's more like 10 giant leaps backward.

What a train-wreck of a game. I'm beyond disappointed. The controls are lame. The graphics are pathetic. The animations are a joke. It honestly FELT and LOOKED like a PS2 game. Disgusting.

The developers should have stuck with the foundation that was set in Live 10 and built it from that. This game looks and plays nothing like Live 10.

Not even bundling NBA Jam will make this a purchase for me. I value my hard-earned money too much to waste it on a half-assed, beta-playing game like Elite 11.

I have officially lost all hope and confidence for the Live/Elite franchise...and this coming from a loyal customer back to the Jordan/Bird and Lakers v Celtics days.

Like someone previously mentioned.....I hope they saved the code from Live 10 somewhere because this is just not acceptable for next-gen gaming.

EDIT: Also for anyone hoping that the final product is going to be different than this demo.....well forget-about-it because the developer already stated that this demo build is only 2 weeks behind the final build. In other words, not much is going to change.

[ataman5]

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

Well, i share the negatives that people kept on making started from the first reviewer, i don't want to go over them again.

But i have to tell you how much potential i see in this game, it's definitely a base for the new era of sports gaming but this really doesn't justify the game as a good basketball game from what i can see.

But i should tell you that this game is a lot better than Live 10 when you master the controls and get a feel for it, still nowhere near that i had expected, if it was built in 2008 i would definitely get it day 1 but coming to late 2010 and 2011, it will be so hard to decide whether i want to spend my money on this or not.

The basics are there, controls are immense and open to great improvements. I hope ea will just try to build on what we have with Elite 11 and i see that if they keep on building we may have a great basketball game at the end of this so called 3 years plan.

Thnx for a great demo, too, very well detailed.

Edit: The more i play the better it gets i should tell, esp become legendary. And also baseline cam is a must to play better.

2nd edit: Just give more hours to play, i think i'm leaning to buy it.

[jr2424]

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The only thing I like about the control scheme is the precision shooting mechanic. It is cool that you can miss left or right depending on how you flick the right stick up. Now if this -- and only this -- was implimented into NBA Live 10 with some tweaks to the gameplay that was there last year, then I could see how this could be a gamechanger. But the negatives (animations, graphics, movement, AI) are just too much to overcome.

[JasonLin]

Played this demo on 360...

Have to say I am very disappointed... NBA LIVE 10 was a decent game, but Elite 11 just isn't

I'm not gonna talk about the control system, because i dont like it... I spent some time with it but I still prefer the traditional way, this new Total control does not make me feel in control in anyway better than the old one.

Even if the controls are set back to old settings, I still don't like this game. Because the new animation and the flow of the game just dont feel right. It feels like controlling a set of action figure toys rather than real human body.