NBA Live 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

[IowaAJ]

Re: NBA Live 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

I am a 2k Fan and I do love the control and the dribbling is really easy which I love. This game looks good and the one thing I really like is the play calling is easier but I just like the shot stick too much. I think both games are going to be good though. I think the aspect of NBA Today is enough to keep me with 2k.

[dat swag]

Re: NBA Live 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

Defensively I think this game is and will be a chess match. Like many have said there are a few NBA Players that can't be stopped in a one on one situation. One poster said he pretty much plays to contest the shot...Beluba suggested that his strategy is to CONTEST shots and make the offense take more difficult shots.

I really think if you are able to play good D by staying in front of your man...call timely and strategic double teams and learn to attempt steals with the right players in the right situations a whole new level of defense will open up...What I like about the game/demo thus far is I feel like I'm in CONTROL of most, if not all, aspects of the game on both ends of the court...right down to the branching animations and what hand I want to go to the hole with.

As a guy who has played 2K and Live since the Dreamcast days this IMO is the 1st time since the Dreamcast that I feel like Live is actually in the ball game. I actually enjoyed Live 09 even with all its shortcomings...This IMO is the best Hoop game I've seen and played to date...My statement takes nothing away from 2k because its a solid series...I just think the LIVE team is a bit more progressive and willing to take chances on all levels of development of the game.

[JVal3208]

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Wow, I really can't believe I'm about to say this; Live is back!!

I was a Live fanatic until 2K5, when I purchased both games. Since then I've been a fan of 2K. I just hadn't felt like the developers of Live were even trying to make a basketball sim with the last few games, it was ridiculous if you ask me. But this Live 10 demo is so much better in so many aspects. The "dumb" things I made fun of, adding rebounding, sizeups, hustle plays (theres still no excuse that they are JUST being added) have made the game much more enjoyable. They've got the atmosphere down correctly, even locomotion is much better. For the first time in a long time, I can say that I have a decision to make on which game I will buy. Not to say Live doesn't need alot more work, but for right now, its Live. 2K better hurry up if they don't want to lose customers!

[Dantecamp21]

The more I play it, the more I love it. I was afraid that some of the wow factor was clouding my judgement but it has not. For everybody who keeps saying rebounding is weak, I disagree to a point that it must be accounted as one of the strongest aspects of the game. I'm just so excited. Man...

[stephensonmc]

Re: NBA Live 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

I am a 2k Fan and I do love the control and the dribbling is really easy which I love. This game looks good and the one thing I really like is the play calling is easier but I just like the shot stick too much. I think both games are going to be good though. I think the aspect of NBA Today is enough to keep me with 2k.

I think you'll say differently man when you get a load of Dynamic Season

[tanner99]

Re: NBA Live 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

When I first started playing the demo, I thought it was fun but as I kept playing and learned the controls, I realized how awesome it was.

Only a few negatives (superstar)

too many blocked dunks

it should be a tad bit easier for the user to steal the ball

your teammates should move around just a little bit more, setting picks and trying to get open

[HoosierDaddy]

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As many of you know I'm a PS3 user, but I've read every single post on this thread. It's killing me to have to wait an extra week to get this demo, but the positive to this is, all of your input/feedback that has been posted here will help us out when getting the game. I think it's safe to say that anyone who plays this can't expect to blow out their opponent, even if you played Live 09, because of the drastic changes/improvements made to the game. The major learning curve could possibly detract users from enjoying the game, but I know personally for a "sim-head" like myself, I'll appreciate the game that much more because of how complex the controls/features are.

[WillyJakk7]

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This game reminds me ALOT of NBA Starting Five 2005 (especially defensively) which forced you to use your REAL LIFE BBall IQ and was hard to adjust to BUT once did, it was the BEST.
Can't wait for the game (PS3), because the past 3 years I bought all 3 games (2k, Live, Inside) because all 3 lacked in certain areas but this year I'm ONLY BUYING NBA Live 10.
Thanks for posting the videos peeps, it helped me make my decision

[Dantecamp21]

Marcus, have you noticed some skipping in the sound of the game? It's happening in the demo. You gotta look for it but it's definitively happening, specially if you are using headphones...have you noticed it?

[TMagic]

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Just some of my impressions with time I've spent with the game:

I played my buddy many times. We both are used to playing 2K these past few years mind you.

With that being said, I came away very impressed. The game was Fun. Plain and simple.

I liked a lot of the things I saw. One thing that made a huge impression on me was the fact that you have to play smart Bball and animations don't do everything for you. My friend made this very evident.

I think it may have been because he is used to 2K, in that he'd go to the bucket and expect animations to take over to do some layup that avoids the defense and there is no contact in the lane. He learned that that is not the way things worked in Live.

I was burning him the first few games because of that fact. He'd go into the lane with Vince or Nelson expecting them to finish at the rim even though defenders were around, and would come back constantly disappointed as that wasn't working. Contact would occur and he'd force up a bad shot.

Meanwhile, I on the other hand rarely received contact animations to be honest. But, this was due to me doing the complete opposite by running plays, taking jumpers in space, and only attacking the rim after I had the room to do so.

Another thing I liked is that Dwight couldn't just force his way into dunks. My friend tried that too (lol), again because he was used to 2k and that's what you can do there. He'd catch the ball too far outside the lane, and then try to get into the lane to dunk even though there was plenty of traffic and defenders right in front of him. Didn't work, and he lost the ball constantly trying to do so.

After a while my friend picked up on it and started running some sets himself and not looking to go to the rim as often as he was and that is when things became competitive. He began to play like the players do.

Instead of trying to get to the rim each time to finish with Vince, he'd go one on one and take some mid range jumpers. Instead of trying to get Dwight close enough to dunk, he'd run a play for him and let him post up and get him to score that way. Instead of having Nelson trying to score in the paint with the Lakers bigs, he'd drive and try to hit an open man. He started to play some good basketball and was having success with it.

Kudos for that Live.

Other tidbits:

• I loved how players were in their "spots". Rashard was always camping on the top of the three point line (we didn't experience that in 2K9, so that was dope as hell to us, lol). Pietrus was always in the corner. Gasol would flash to the free throw line. But on the other side, Dwight would always stay down low. I could usually find Artest behind the arc at the 45 angle. It created a lot of spacing without the need for a playcall. Loved that.
• I was enjoying all the options there were for playcalling and the options one has within a set play. As well as how well the players ran the plays.
• Loved the amount of control I had over everything. Never felt out of control at all. I could easily get to whatever spot I wanted without trouble. Didn't feel like any animations were dictating me offensively or defensively.
• The Staples Center is on point (At least to the best of my knowledge. I'm no Rueben, lol). The arena looks great and the arena sounds are very good.
• I was having so much fun shooting on the move. They animate nicely and feel smooth.

Pretty much the only thing that I didn't like was some of the player faces. But, the only time I see them are in cut scenes, so it's not really that big of a deal to me. Also, there were times where we'd both end up passing the ball to somebody we had no intention of passing the ball to. Happen to me a lot on some of the Lakers plays, where the "A" button would be green above a player, I'd hit "A" and the ball wouldn't go to that player and sometimes ended up in a turnover.

That's all I have for now. Probably try to get some time in against the CPU and see how that goes. Definitely feeling the game so far.

[Playmakers]

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Stop doin' this Guys! NBA live doesn't change anything..I have the demo..this is the same game!!!! It is the game which it was necessary to give since 2006..why you think NBA live 10 is good??? Why?? This game is wack! 4 years with NBA live, now I think I gonna see 2K sports Now..I'm tired.EA it is the advertisement above all, me which thought that this NBA live was going to change something, I made a mistake widely...Why they do that?? I pass everyday and night, waiting for that s****. man,2k did not bring out of any gameplay so far, and EA as idot, goes out always before just to conquer fans, but it is necessary to know, if we are not good, if we go out before or not....I didn't see the difference between Odom, Artest or Kobe..Guys move like..I don't know...My brother told me.tha'ts Bynum!! and I said, where is he? where is he..and I'm on 1080p full HD tv..What is that..??EA I'm a big fan, but I'm sorry now...sorry!

Say what?

I'm not going to say the game is ground breaking and yes it does still have some issues. But it's a huge step up over Live 07 and 08.

In comparison to Live 09 it didn't take a huge step up but it did make a lot things much more smoother and the animations got better IMO.

One of the biggest upgrades I've seen is ball handling and the fast break logic is absolutely gorgeous AGAIN..........



Hell to be honest if that fast break logic was in Live 09 I would probably kept playing it all NBA season.

And again no i don't think it's perfect i see minor issues but you are totally wrong about the game play.

[jtdribbles25]

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Say what?

I'm not going to say the game is ground breaking and yes it does still have some issues. But it's a huge step up over Live 07 and 08.

In comparison to Live 09 it didn't take a huge step up but it did make a lot things much more smoother and the animations got better IMO.

One of the biggest upgrades I've seen is ball handling and the fast break logic is absolutely gorgeous AGAIN..........



Hell to be honest if that fast break logic was in Live 09 I would probably kept playing it all NBA season.

And again no i don't think it's perfect i see minor issues but you are totally wrong about the game play.

man, I think it's a big step up from 09. Big one.

[Playmakers]

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man, I think it's a big step up from 09. Big one.

Maybe the Final Version but I'm basing this off of the demo which is all we can go by right now.

I don't think it's a major improvement over Live 09 becuase Live 09 wasn't as bad as Live 07 or 08 GAMEPLAY wise.

It takes a major step up over those two versions. It's an improvement over Live 09 but you still see a few wtf moments that you saw in Live 09 in this DEMO.

Their are some things that were smoothed out and therefor the game/controls feel much smoother as opposed to Live 09. But the overall jump up isn't as great when compaired to 07 and 08.

That is not a bad thing if you think that's what I'm applying....I'm just comparing the improvements from the game based on all 4 Next Gen games that have been released for NBA Live.

For instance I'm huge fan of the old footplanting system that was in previous versions. To me it seems like that was scaled back or something based on the demo but hey not everyone may have liked the old footplanting system.

I'm not a reviewer nor do i post game scores but just for this particular debate if i had to score Live 09 and then Live 10 I'd say Live 09 was about an 85 overall. Live 10 just off the demo and it's potential for the full version is closer to a 90 IMO. I don't think any sports game warrants a 95 or higher because they aren't ever going to be a perfect SPORTS SIM no matter what the FAN BASE thinks.

Live 07 and 08 were no where near an 80 and that's why I said 10 was huge a step up over those two products but not a major leap from 09.

[Boox]

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One Question: How do you do Hustle Plays? I've had many loose balls that could've turned into easy buckets

[stephensonmc]

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Marcus, have you noticed some skipping in the sound of the game? It's happening in the demo. You gotta look for it but it's definitively happening, specially if you are using headphones...have you noticed it?

Dante,

The audio is rough in the demo, but it's not what you'll hear in the final game.

We actually said this in a message in the Hangar in the demo that the audio you hear is not complete at all...