NBA Live 14 Next-Gen First Impressions

[DustinT]

After spending eight hours playing NBA Live 14, the best thing I can say about my initial experience is that it's mercifully over.

Professional obligation is all that kept me from turning off NBA Live 14 after experiencing EA Sports' buggy, sub-standard rendition of professional basketball.

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[yungflo]

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I know next year is also a supposed year in progress but if next year isn't significantly better, I'm not sure this franchise survives. Especially if the critic score stays around 40,50. if thats the case, they were better off cancelling. I'm not saying the game is that score but if publications agree that its terrible, then they might as well have not even released it and swallowed the bill again.

I've only played the demo and came off with some of the impressions you had. the fact that this is only a first impression lol...man the review is going to lay the hammer down.

[Profit89]

Good write up Jayson.

Tried it and agree with the analysis.

The bad review scores emerging from the various review sites are justified. The game imo is just horrendous.

[tjspeaks]

JYoung, I am very sorry you had to play this game for 8 hours. NBALive10 was and is to this day a great game. How in the world can a company go backwards in graphics, gameplay and the in-game announcing? A 3rd rate video game company would be ashamed of this product, what happened to EA?

[El_Poopador]

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its weird watching og play on his live stream was a lot different than what youre describing. theres an option to turn on/off auto player movement for your teammates. maybe thats why players were standing around? and he played a game against the knicks and they actually played close to normal. the only isos were for melo and they generally didnt just dribble out the clock. even the passing looked ok.

ive seen a few other videos of people running sets and it looked good. but ive also seen videos of people trying to cheese like crazy and it looked awful. i think you have to actually learn the controls and how things work and try to play realistically. idk once i get a new console and try out the demo ill post back.

[rtkiii]

Paint me..."Not Surprised"

[veguss2001]

I'm sorry but the foundation was in NBA Live 10. This feels like a step back. Everything is extremely slow. There is no comparing to 2k's game but even as a second bball option (or 1st), I can't recommend this. This can't be the game they worked on for 3 years. Can't be. I am not optimistic about the Nba live's future. I want competition in sports videogames and this contest is not even close. Maybe they should go back to the more arcade style. Offer something more "fun" for the casual gamer. I would buy that... a lot of folks would. 2k14 is King. Better luck next year...if we get one. Smh.

[Melbournelad]

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We need a new company to enter the sports gaming industry to rival 2K (competition will then help 2K as well, see 2k11). EA has done a horrible job for the last five years (outside of FIFA).

[GisherJohn24]

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I'm sorry but the foundation was in NBA Live 10. This feels like a step back. Everything is extremely slow. There is no comparing to 2k's game but even as a second bball option (or 1st), I can't recommend this. This can't be the game they worked on for 3 years. Can't be. I am not optimistic about the Nba live's future. I want competition in sports videogames and this contest is not even close. Maybe they should go back to the more arcade style. Offer something more "fun" for the casual gamer. I would buy that... a lot of folks would. 2k14 is King. Better luck next year...if we get one. Smh.

Yep. Live 10 feels better, plays better and is 4 years old. I feel gipped. I really do. I had confidence finally, now I got none.

[bmgoff11]

yeah i couldn't finish the game when i downloaded the demo. Not a good game IMO

[GisherJohn24]

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Im floored there is no game speed adjustment. Minimal camera angles also.

[Mr_Riddick]

More like a well thought out and organized list of complaints. But all jokes aside, it is exactly what i expected. And its UNACCEPTABLE for next gen...

[rtkiii]

I don;t believe he called it a review...just a "first impressions"

[Mr_Riddick]

Re: NBA Live 14 Next-Gen First Impressions

I don;t believe he called it a review...just a "first impressions"

Your right they have totally different meanings.

[IgotSyphillis]

From the demo I played and having recently played NCAA Basketball 10, I fully believe that NCAA Basketball 10 is a better game. And that's terrible. Because NCAA 10 was a 5/10 IMO when it came out.....in 2009....on the PS3. How do you have 4 years to make a game and come out with this? Havent they been cancelling games in this series to work on them? What work have they actually put in? This game is NBA Live 10 but a whole lot worse. It's pathetic. They couldn't fix any issues? In 4 years? That's bananas. B A N A N A S. Bananas.