Official NBA Live 19 Impressions thread

[GisherJohn24]

Re: Official NBA Live 19 Impressions thread

The game itself won’t start.

You have to open the EA access app and browse to the Game Trials section then select Live

Got it!

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[The 24th Letter]

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Live really improved signature shooting styles...forms differed last year but it almost felt like the bases were the same. Now they have set shots etc.that really stand out.

[Peter_OS]

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Impressions after a few games. 10 hour trial. Xbox One version.

- Player models are off. Body types need a lot of work, and some of the players look nothing like what they do in real.
- Noticed some questionable calls from the cpu on substitutions. Quick subs after only one play for example.
- CPU PG would drop the ball just before hitting center court. No defender on them.
- Didn't see any additions or improvements in Franchise mode. Looks to be the same as NBA Live 18, with an updated interface/menus. Very bare and weak news around the league and my team menu. I find myself skipping this part in franchise mode and going to my next game. I was hoping for improvements on this part of the game, so this is disappointing.
- top 3 replays of the game are not correct at times. I've seen some nasty dunks that should have been rated #1.

[Peter_OS]

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Last year the halftime.show previewed the upcoming games night games around the league. Then during the post game show the same games around the league would be shown without updated scores. Has this been fixed? I doubt it but it would be super nice for immersion to get the scores from around the league in the post game show

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I do see post game results at the end of the game. You see the results from the games played that night/day.

[GisherJohn24]

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The game itself won’t start.

You have to open the EA access app and browse to the Game Trials section then select Live

so I was able to get the game started the trial but I thought if you pre-ordered it I could get the full game now it says I only have 10 hours left. Will I be able to play the full game after the 10 hours expires


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[MDSavageBeast]

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so I was able to get the game started the trial but I thought if you pre-ordered it I could get the full game now it says I only have 10 hours left. Will I be able to play the full game after the 10 hours expires


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It's a 10 hour trial for the game with EA Access. Full game releases next week.

[Charles Bliss]

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Live really improved signature shooting styles...forms differed last year but it almost felt like the bases were the same. Now they have set shots etc.that really stand out.

I noticed that as well, a few of them could use a little work, but there much better than in years past. Do you know if they added more free throw routines for other players, I've seen a few here and there. Or if they added more free throw routines for your one player? The options have been pretty limited from 16-19 I didn't see any new ones in the demo. Just these same ones they've had for the past few years. If you can let me know that would be great.

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[HendoPlays3]

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Nor could you import custom rosters into franchise or the league last year. Which is a bummer cause you would have to wait until Erika does a roster update and she was not to swift or consistent with the updates with Live 18. I hope she's more faster and consistent with the updates this time around. Not being able to import your custom roster will make the game feel stale and outdated real quick.

That's strange cuz last year when they added roster editing. I never had a issue importing my custom rosters over to a franchise and being able to play. But it is what it is for now I guess. Thanks for the info

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[GisherJohn24]

Re: Official NBA Live 19 Impressions thread

It's a 10 hour trial for the game with EA Access. Full game releases next week.

Oh okay. I'm dumb

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[HendoPlays3]

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okay I deleted my custom roster that I imported to franchise and imported the default rosters in the franchise save no longer crashed when I try to open it.

so obviously you cannot import edited rosters into franchise and use them either which sucks

Thanks! I'll have to try it after I get out of work today.

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[Cavs2016]

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My main impression from 3 hours of gameplay....

Live is on par with 2k from a gameplay perspective. Objectively I no longer feel like 2k is better. I genuinely feel confident saying it’s a matter of preference now.

The nba play I had going last night felt a lot like real nba play. More off ball movement. Passing more fluid. Everything felt more realistic and more complete.

Actually feel bad about my demo impressions. But those were very real as are these.

Will not touch the demo after my trial. I think that says something about the gap between the demo and full game gameplay wise.

[Charles Bliss]

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That's strange cuz last year when they added roster editing. I never had a issue importing my custom rosters over to a franchise and being able to play. But it is what it is for now I guess. Thanks for the info

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I had issues last year trying to use custom rosters in live 18, everytime I would boot up my franchise it would revert to the default rosters. I know for a fact you couldn't use custom rosters in the one mode. I tweeted about it several times.

[WTF]

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That's what I was inferring in the demo impressions thread. There IS a pretty big difference in the feel of the game from demo to retail. I couldn't play the demo after coming back from the Launch party in Cali. Just felt like a regression.

I'm seeing a lot of really nice stuff in retail, basketball wise. I'm also seeing some stuff that I don't care for. Overall, a drastic jump from 18 though.

[CujoMatty]

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Played all night last night. Personally I thought demo gameplay was better but I’m sure I just need to get used to playing the retail version.

Couple things I didn’t encounter in the demo. There are some weird phantom shooting fouls called. Guys taking wide open shots with no one within 5 feet but a foul gets called. Also the amount of shooting fouls on three point shots is crazy.

[Bootzilla]

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That's what I was inferring in the demo impressions thread. There IS a pretty big difference in the feel of the game from demo to retail. I couldn't play the demo after coming back from the Launch party in Cali. Just felt like a regression.

I'm seeing a lot of really nice stuff in retail, basketball wise. I'm also seeing some stuff that I don't care for. Overall, a drastic jump from 18 though.

You've obviously had the most time with the game throughout the entirety of the process. Can you elaborate on what the pretty big difference is? Is it just the feel? Is it harder? Smarter?

I put in 18 and played a little bit and I do not see a drastic jump from 18 to the 19 demo. So should I expect a drastic jump from the demo to retail?I trust your opinion, just seeing if there are specific things that stand out.