NBA Live 14 Reviews From Around the Web

[El_Poopador]

Re: IGN-NBA LIVE REVIEW

Except we can prove it, because there are several people in this very thread saying, "I think I'll trust the Bleacher Report review."

BLEACHER REPORT. A site built on user-submitted content. That literally anybody can write an article for. A site that is in absolutely no way known for video game reviews. A site that neither GameRankings or MetaCritic takes into account when looking at "Critic Reviews" of games.

It's just people saying, "I'll choose to trust the site that agrees with my pre-made decision."

ign. a site that posted a review saying one of ng maddens negatives was that it was too realistic.

At times it felt like Madden might be getting too realistic for it’s own good. It may be a better simulation, but it also makes playing less fun.

but we should definitely trust ign.

[Escobeats]

Re: NBA Live 14 Reviews From Around the Web

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And some people said EA is back......

This is just a joke anyways I wish all the best for EA / NBA live 14

[Boilerbuzz]

Re: IGN-NBA LIVE REVIEW

Except you don't know that because you can't prove counterfactuals.

I never said or implied never, just on average they aren't credible. You agree with the logic which you claimed I used and yet you say to use it to slam IGN is laughable. Which one is it?

I agree *on the whole*. But sometimes you do get that rare reviewer that knows and cares about sports. For example, David Zdyrko for IGN. See my point?

DaCzar has already said on his radio show that one of these sites said in 2K3 or something in a review that basketball video games didn't need plays...and 2K listened to them. That's what prompted him to get involved with 2K's development.

Uh... That was when 2K changed their play system dude. DaCzar's memory must be getting a little fuzzy.

[El_Poopador]

Re: NBA Live 14 Reviews From Around the Web

I have the game(and thankfully I didn't pay full price for it)but again, when did Bleacher Report become a credible site when it comes to reviewing Video Games or even Sports Games? Serious question BTW.

If they had gave this game a bad score, would they still be credible is people's eyes? I doubt it.

I will say there is a LOT of hypocrisy in this thread though, which makes for some entertaining reading. Hell, there's one poster here praising the game so HARD that you would think he has the game only to find out he doesn't have it. Yet, he's trashing those that don't have the game but are speaking negatively about it. Kinda ironic, when you think about it? Lol

i didnt say the review was necessarily credible. but it definitely sounds more thought out and in depth than the one from ign. he goes into detail about what he liked and disliked about the game and why.

when compared to the videos ive seen of live 14 the ign review sounds like a completely different game. he says the midrange game is nonexistent and players dunk far too often. yet in most of the games ive seen its the opposite. players have been forced to take bad shots because the defense is not awful. in the hum vs hum game from nadasfan you can clearly see that playing at least somewhat smart basketball actually works and not working for decent shots is penalized. he doesnt really mention ai at all. he says that play art is missing even though its not so that just makes it look like he spent very very little time with the game itself. basically its like hes bashing the game based on the visuals. he said the games controls lag but i havent heard that from anyone else. it sounds more like hes trying to play the game like old versions of live and theyre not instantly doing what he wants because its not physically possible.

thats just the impression that i get from reading the ign review. it didnt seem to be objective at all. almost like he had an agenda. even the beginning of the bleacher report review started out negatively but it was warranted and he did go into what was expected vs what was delivered.

[JerseySuave4]

Yikes, the reviews aren't looking to good

[JerseySuave4]

So from what I can see in this thread, everyone is pointing to how all the reviews are bad and yet the EA defenders are basically coming back with "well you can't trust so & so, they don't give good reviews, they aren't credible" as the arguments? SMH

[xnate128x]

I just lost a lot of respect for the Bleacher Report website. There is no way in hell that the game deserves anything near a 7.8. I'm in full support with what score Ryan Mcaffrey from IGN gave the game. He was selectively harsh and had reason to put down the various poor aspects the game offers. I don't support everything he has to say about each game he reviews, but in my honest opinion he did a fine job with everything he said about NBA Live 14. What the hell Bleacher Report........ Seriously.....

[xnate128x]

ign. a site that posted a review saying one of ng maddens negatives was that it was too realistic.



but we should definitely trust ign.

Did you take into account that the idiot kid who reviewed Madden 25 for next gen, is just some ghetto loser who failed to do any research before he did his review? I made several comments on his written IGN review. He sounded like a complete moron in his video review. He complained about the running game being too realistic, because he was probably so used to being a cheap cheater online with current gen Madden 25. So I definitely wouldn't take his review seriously at all. I have a lot more respect for Ryan Mcaffrey. He at least seems well educated, and from what I can tell, also does the proper amount of research for his reviews. I welcome the hate.......

[yg63]

Re: NBA Live 14 Reviews From Around the Web

Why isn't this thread being updated with the new reviews?

[JBaker1225]

Re: NBA Live 14 Reviews From Around the Web

Why isn't this thread being updated with the new reviews?

None are coming out. EA probably didn't give the game to reviewers early, for obvious reasons.

[El_Poopador]

Re: NBA Live 14 Reviews From Around the Web

Did you take into account that the idiot kid who reviewed Madden 25 for next gen, is just some ghetto loser who failed to do any research before he did his review? I made several comments on his written IGN review. He sounded like a complete moron in his video review. He complained about the running game being too realistic, because he was probably so used to being a cheap cheater online with current gen Madden 25. So I definitely wouldn't take his review seriously at all. I have a lot more respect for Ryan Mcaffrey. He at least seems well educated, and from what I can tell, also does the proper amount of research for his reviews. I welcome the hate.......

i take into account that it was a review published on a gaming website that is well known. if no one said anything about that prior to the review being pushed out then that says enough.

i can't take mccaffreys review seriously when he doesnt really give any reasoning behind his words. you say he does the proper amount of research and yet he couldnt find the simple toggle for play art. he complains about jump shots always being blocked but even in the video review he doesnt show any good examples. the only ones i saw blocked were poor shot selections that should have been blocked. i mean if youre going to do a video review you could at least show relevant examples to illustrate your point. in both reading and watching his review it sounded like he went into it with his mind made up already.

[yg63]

Re: NBA Live 14 Reviews From Around the Web

i take into account that it was a review published on a gaming website that is well known. if no one said anything about that prior to the review being pushed out then that says enough.

i can't take mccaffreys review seriously when he doesnt really give any reasoning behind his words. you say he does the proper amount of research and yet he couldnt find the simple toggle for play art. he complains about jump shots always being blocked but even in the video review he doesnt show any good examples. the only ones i saw blocked were poor shot selections that should have been blocked. i mean if youre going to do a video review you could at least show relevant examples to illustrate your point. in both reading and watching his review it sounded like he went into it with his mind made up already.

Lol why would this random IGN guy hold a grudge against Live?

[yg63]

Re: NBA Live 14 Reviews From Around the Web

None are coming out. EA probably didn't give the game to reviewers early, for obvious reasons.

There are these: http://www.metacritic.com/game/plays...-4/nba-live-14

As well as this:

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[IACeltics20345]

Rip live, I don't get why people were saying live was going to beat 2k. People saying the spacing is better in live. There is a big difference between cg 2k and ng 2k in the spacing. The spacing I noticed on next gen was better but the players did not react well when the ball handler was double teamed. Only negative for 2k.

[jaychitown312]

I feel sorry for you Live fans because first off I have the game and have had it since friday. All I see are people playing the game and looking for exploits and glitches. Tell me this is 2k14 without exploits and glitches? Ill wait. LIVE fans if u try and play the game like its Live and not 2k u will see the difference. It has things that patches can fix but after playing 2k for the past 3 years I am pleased with Lives return.