Re: Any Inside drive 2003 guyz play live 04 yet?
OK this is after about 4 full LIVE 2004 games and some practice time.
About my experience:
Playing BBall games since Atari 2600.
I have played LIVE on Sega, SNES, PS and the PC.
the last version being in 1998.
My favorite was LIVE '95 on Genesis.
didn't play B Ball in '99
Played ID 2000 on PC
Played 2K1 DC
Rented ID 2002 and did not warrant a purchase and only bought ID 2003 about 3 months ago (after it went cheap), I have been disappointed in BBall games lately (until ID 2003).
This game takes some getting used to because the controls are DEEP. There are so many things to do and so many moves it is RICH.
I am disappointed in the textures for an Xbox game. colors are bright and there is no aliasing at ALL but the textures are blurry. The player faces are 75/100 in quality and alikeness, the body types are well done and they look similar to the player they are representing.
The ANIMATIONS are the best I've ever seen in a game PERIOD. Better than ESPN NFL only because of how smooth they combine together and how natural they make the player movements look. this game looks ALIVE. The 10 player mo-cap is that good. Players interact, they set-up, double, backpedal and move more naturally than any sports game (with 10 players or more) that I have ever seen.
The gameplay just keeps getting better and better with each game that I play. The defense is tough and the AI is smart and reacts very well both around and off the ball.
The number of moves makes for some sick plays. I an just scratching the surface here but it plays very real...slightly moreso than ID IMO.
The tendencies seem pretty varied to me. The only thing missing that I can tell is the ability to adjust each individual player tendencies on the court. (which is sweet in ID).
This game reminds me of an NBA version of NHL 2004. I like NHL 2004 because I feel its FUN. I am not a SIM guy and I'm not an arcade guy. I like the game to feel real and have fairly acurate game stats but I don't need every percentage to fall exactly in the norms all the time. I also couldn't care less about the whole Dynasty FA thing.
If you're looking for a game that plays as well as (better IMO) than ID 2003, LIVE can give you that.
the graphics aren't quite on par and the Drive Cam is missing (I love ID's Drive rotating cam). But the animations and feeling of PLAYING Bball are in LIVE.
OK this is after about 4 full LIVE 2004 games and some practice time.
About my experience:
Playing BBall games since Atari 2600.
I have played LIVE on Sega, SNES, PS and the PC.
the last version being in 1998.
My favorite was LIVE '95 on Genesis.
didn't play B Ball in '99
Played ID 2000 on PC
Played 2K1 DC
Rented ID 2002 and did not warrant a purchase and only bought ID 2003 about 3 months ago (after it went cheap), I have been disappointed in BBall games lately (until ID 2003).
This game takes some getting used to because the controls are DEEP. There are so many things to do and so many moves it is RICH.
I am disappointed in the textures for an Xbox game. colors are bright and there is no aliasing at ALL but the textures are blurry. The player faces are 75/100 in quality and alikeness, the body types are well done and they look similar to the player they are representing.
The ANIMATIONS are the best I've ever seen in a game PERIOD. Better than ESPN NFL only because of how smooth they combine together and how natural they make the player movements look. this game looks ALIVE. The 10 player mo-cap is that good. Players interact, they set-up, double, backpedal and move more naturally than any sports game (with 10 players or more) that I have ever seen.
The gameplay just keeps getting better and better with each game that I play. The defense is tough and the AI is smart and reacts very well both around and off the ball.
The number of moves makes for some sick plays. I an just scratching the surface here but it plays very real...slightly moreso than ID IMO.
The tendencies seem pretty varied to me. The only thing missing that I can tell is the ability to adjust each individual player tendencies on the court. (which is sweet in ID).
This game reminds me of an NBA version of NHL 2004. I like NHL 2004 because I feel its FUN. I am not a SIM guy and I'm not an arcade guy. I like the game to feel real and have fairly acurate game stats but I don't need every percentage to fall exactly in the norms all the time. I also couldn't care less about the whole Dynasty FA thing.
If you're looking for a game that plays as well as (better IMO) than ID 2003, LIVE can give you that.
the graphics aren't quite on par and the Drive Cam is missing (I love ID's Drive rotating cam). But the animations and feeling of PLAYING Bball are in LIVE.
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