NBA Live 09 Screenshots: Player Faces - Part 1

[Pared]

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I am a hardcore 2K guy so you know. That being said - there is NO FRIGGIN WAY that 2K looks better than Live in the graphics department. None. The player models may be "bulky" - but NBA LIVE screams next gen. I just don't see what some of you are seeing - I think the player faces are for the most part outstanding.

I've said it time and time again that the graphics are simply amazing from a technical standpoint. Very very high quality.

With that said, the player faces are absolute trash. 90% of the league looks nothing like their real life counterpart. And you guys have only seen these few.

As someone else mentioned "Dirk... eww." He has to be the single worst looking face on a recognizable star, perhaps even the entire NBA.

The textures are high quality but the likeness is ridiculously poor and off the mark.

That said, it doesn't make or break the game IMO. There's a lot of good here.... with potential for a stellar game next year. Still, very enjoyable this year. Just needs some fine-tuning.

[Glenn33]

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As someone else mentioned "Dirk... eww." He has to be the single worst looking face on a recognizable star, perhaps even the entire NBA.

This is "...eww"



So you guys think this is much better? (I'm asking)



I just don't see it...I'm sorry. I guess I am just a fanboy?

[Pared]

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That's pretty self explanatory. Remember, I'm telling you from what I've seen in-game, not just still pictures.

[Glenn33]

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You know - Dirk ain't the most attractive fellow no matter what version you prefer. I've come to that conclusion.

[Pared]

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lol I don't think we can disagree there.

[ezekiel55]

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Not bad. Some look good. Some look terrible.

Exactly what I was gonna say.

[A.Statuto]

This is disturbing, i think i have fully converted to NBA 2K series....NBA live hasn't lived up to all the hype they boast. These Pics off the players face just solidfy that. not enough attention to detail in the Star players like Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James. These guys have pounds of tats on em....NBA live has em' as if it were their rookie year tats.....some of the faces are horrible such Dirk, Bibby, and Garnett......NBA has really disappointed me, from the demo being relased on PS3 all late to this....I thought live had potential but this hype is juss like Eddy Curry and soon after everyone has it, they will see the error in its style of play. These pics didnt do it any justice, and whats with the teeth in these guys? player body models aren't even accurate anymore......

[Glenn33]

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This is disturbing, i think i have fully converted to NBA 2K series....NBA live hasn't lived up to all the hype they boast. These Pics off the players face just solidfy that. not enough attention to detail in the Star players like Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James. These guys have pounds of tats on em....NBA live has em' as if it were their rookie year tats.....some of the faces are horrible such Dirk, Bibby, and Garnett......NBA has really disappointed me, from the demo being relased on PS3 all late to this....I thought live had potential but this hype is juss like Eddy Curry and soon after everyone has it, they will see the error in its style of play. These pics didnt do it any justice, and whats with the teeth in these guys? player body models aren't even accurate anymore......

Ummm - no disrespect - but you are just now converting to 2K? What have you been playing the last 3 years? If you stuck with NBA Live through all that (and it was bad - real bad) - I am surprised this has put you over the edge.

[RoyalBoyle78]

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agreed

agreed, faces look bad IMO.

[rm217]

Everyone weighs 99 1/2 pounds, lol!

[Bug]

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Whats it matter the purpose of a game is gameplay right and by the looks of it live is back wit there gameplay jus like you 2k fans say that live cant catch up to 2k gameplay well 2k is jus now catching up to live graphics maybe live finally came to a conclusion and said we need to improve are gameplay and thats what they did and thats what matters to live fans!!!!!!

[Tomba]

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Their modeling is taken directly from what they had in old nba live games. just better drawn and better proportionally perhaps. If anything it's a design issue. NBA Street Homecourt had a 'certain look" too and it kinda made sense there, not always the case for nba live though. it always feels like NBA Live is a toning down of a cartoon...

I would much rather have a more realistic photorealsim in ANY sports game.

[bullfan#1]

Ok i will take back any mean things i've ever said about live if some on can prove me wrong about my statement on how the starting five looks good but the non important people look like ****.... my prime example is the guy standing behind kevin garnett in his screen shot who in the **** is that

[Shinyhubcaps]

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No one else complain that every screenshot is brought to you by Sprite? Is that an HUD on the replays?

If so, consider it a deal-breaker.

[Stumbleweed]

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Ray Allen definitely looks better here than in 2K, where he has a strange Ninja Turtleish quality.

Josh Smith, Sheed, AI, and Kidd all looked very nice in Live. But yeah, overall, I definitely think 2K is getting the graphics crown this year when it comes to b-ball. The faces are a lot better and they really improved their skin textures... and the overall smoothness that 2K has ties the whole package together.

I'm still buying Live -- it looks like a very fun game and I can't wait to delve into those playbooks. A better 5-on-5 system (Clubs) and full FIBA license are the other reasons.