NBA Live 15 and First In-Game Update Available Today, Post Your Impressions

[Skyboxer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nabz

I went to EB Games to trade in 2K14(PS4) and Hitman Absolution (X360). I only got $2 dollars trade in credit from both games, GTFO EB Games with this trade in value bull****. 2K14 should at least be $10. Anyways so I didn't do the trade, I'll just play the demo then most likely get the game on Friday.

2K14 is a version ago man and sports games in general don't garner much after a few months after release let alone a version ago...
Even Best Buy is only giving 7.00 for it.

[iameich]

how do I know if I have the patch or not?

[RayZLAL]

Game plays a lot better in person than watching people stream it

[magiclakers32]

My impressions come after playing the game for 3 days straight without playing any of the "other game" to rid myself of the controls. Im a hoops junkie. I could care less who makes what game. I loved inside drive despite how ugly it was because it was re-defining basketball gaming.

Initially after getting the early access I could not make it through an entire game. I came here to see what others thought of it and to my utter shock guys were generally happy with it.

Im a basketball enthusiast and gameplay first kinda guy. I thought this engine, with it's generic framework, would make a good college game. I can admit that Im in the minority of the "other games" online issues not being my issue. So im not living in frustration. I dont primarily play online.

I've come to understand that for the most part people here have an anti "the other game" stance. That this is not about basketball. This is not about the best representation of the sport.

It's about being tied to live since I was ".....years old"
It's about being bored with the "other game"
It's about being or feeling something different
It's about liking the shoes better or the colors better
It's about liking the unrealistically shiny courts better
It's about liking the unrealistic crowd chants at any random time better

Really it's about not wanting the most authentic nba experience. I was so dissapointed that for the most part guys are in here defending a mediocre game for some weird agenda. Although "the other game" isn't perfect. It's not about perfection. Its about attempting to represent nba basketball at its best.

Live's lack of animations and transitions should not be given a pass. The lack of signature style and movements should not be given a pass. Guys that say this game is like a ps2 game are not exaggerating. It really does feel that way in many respects.

It is a marked improvement over the travesty that was released last year. That much is true. And if you dislike the "other game" well, there you go. But to act like this game is up to the standard set by the "other game" is not reasonable. Hell, even they admit that.

What I have learned is that there is a segment of OS that doesn't want a game to be a SIM. And that is something I never thought I would see.

I'd give live 15 a 6/10

[ExtremeGamer]

I wasn't going to give this game much of a shot as I'm content with the other game, even though I've grown a little tired of it. Glad I did though. Ended up getting a digital copy (which for some reason PSN wants me to still buy as it has the $59.99 price thing on the main Live screen, which is frustrating because I can't even rate the game).

The game itself is gorgeous, arenas and courts are the best of any basketball game I've ever seen, presentation looks great outside of the floating EA Sports logo to the right of the scorebug, remove it, we know it's an EA Sports game. Look off with it just randomly floating there and affects a little bit of the high quality ESPN presentation they have going on.

Player models are good, not great, but the faces are absolutely incredible. Still have an issue with the post game and the passing at times. Some passes feel like they are bullet passes up and down the court, they look and feel weird when they happen. Hard to describe but if you've played the game then you probably know what I'm talking about.

The game has a fun factor like no other for sports games this year. It's just flat out fun to play, maybe not as sim as it should be but that's okay. It's good for sports gamers to actually have a choice and competition is good. Overall, it's a very solid effort and I'm really excited for Live 16. I feel EA should have marketed this game more, they could have easisly taken advantage of competition's missteps earlier this month.

Very good game, I recommend it.

[sirjam]

Quote: Originally Posted by Philstat

Thoughts from the demo: +Graphics are fantastic, especially the colors - clearer and brighter presentation than the competition, love the bump mapping on the uniforms - has a textured cloth look, nice. +Fun to play - seeing LeBron and KD, they play like they do in real life - interesting to watch them in the flow of the game +Pick and roll, play calling and other aspects of the game - easy to grasp, yet difficult to master +atmosphere is great, loved when the Thunder had a white out game, yet about 20 Cleveland fans were wearing red and yellow in the crowd +Swishing of the net is amazing, never gets old - animation and sound wise -Massive clipping throughout, absolutely horrendous -Nowhere near as intricate and in-depth as its counterpart (injuries, roster edits, play calling, modes, commentary etc.) it's extremely limited -Animations are somewhat stilted at times -Only one player comes out for player introductions - honestly, looks lame -Point guard dominated to a degree -Did I mention clipping, hahaha -AI logic - lack of, at times -Too easy to steal from the AI -Overall post play (more in-depth than what it appears once you try the advanced moves, though way too many hook shots and odd animations in the post game) -Blocks are fun, though they are a little over the top, though not by much -Often hard to stop the AI on drives to the paint, can be done - though defensively it seems not as complex and diverse at its counterpart All that said, I enjoy playing it, probably more so than its competition, it's a lot of fun, though it's so bare bone feature wise it's hard to logically select it knowing that it's so limiting. The inability to alter and edit players and lineups is the biggest issue I have with the game at the moment.

I second this. The game is fun at the atmosphere is incredible. KD is spot on as far as signature shot. U can use his length on jumpers. Is it the other game? No but it is a good game way better than last years. And I jus have the demo

[nick_sr]

Did a CPU vs CPU game before bed last night and saw some nice results.

Both teams combined for about 20 3pt attempts

Foul attempts were about 38 for both teams

Pip were down drastically from games I played against the CPU. Guess you really have to make adjustments lol

[nick_sr]

Is the demo anything like the retail for those that have played both?

Ppl are entitled to their opinion but if you can't see the beauty in this game then its your loss.

Excited for future updates because we already know thelive team is going to make this game slot better tthroughout the year.