NBA Live 13 Preview

[Bearsfan1]

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It's EA that's the problem though. They haven't made a good Madden game since the early 2000's. Every game has been virtually the same, just a roster update and one new "Awesome feature" that they claim on every release.

What plagues Madden is much the same as to what plagues NBA Live. The sliding, the weird crouches, the goofy canned animations, the bad commentating. It's all been pretty much the same issues.

It looks like graphically, the game is going to be better, judging by the faces, but Gameplay is the most important feature to any game, and right now, it doesn't sound too promising based off of this report and what's been thrown out there by EA.

[JerseySuave4]

thanks for the honesty, no real reason to give this game a try other than maybe testing out the demo. Sounds like EA is picking up right where they left off and are hoping changing it back from Elite to Live will make us forget the disaster they were gonna put out.

[22cedric]

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OH YEA AND THOSE SAYING ITS EARLY BUILD GET THAT OUT YOUR HEADS!! WHAT IT IS NOW IS WHAT IS GOING TO BE RELEASED IN OCTOBER, there is not enough time for any brush ups ONLY 4 months left.
AND 2K13 AT E3 IS GOING TO BE THE SAME IN OCTOBER

I disagree with your statement since the NBA Live & NBA 2K devs said they will be addressing the issues with their game before it's shipped so i'm still hopeful.

[NoTiCe_O]

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I honestly feel like EA isn't capable of making a fundamentally and visually solid basketball game.

I owned Live 10, and while it wasn't terrible its still lacked alot of animations, and there were a lot of weird animations, and speed warps and what not. The dribbling was fun but not enough.

I've grown up on Live, but what's it come to is just pitiful really. Just like Madden got an all new physics systems, NBA Live needs an all new animation system. I can't believe that after a 2 year (almost 3) delay, this is the kind of preview the game gets.

SMH

[Greene_Flash03]

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I honestly feel like EA isn't capable of making a fundamentally and visually solid basketball game.

I owned Live 10, and while it wasn't terrible its still lacked alot of animations, and there were a lot of weird animations, and speed warps and what not. The dribbling was fun but not enough.

I've grown up on Live, but what's it come to is just pitiful really. Just like Madden got an all new physics systems, NBA Live needs an all new animation system. I can't believe that after a 2 year (almost 3) delay, this is the kind of preview the game gets.

SMH

This.

[DaReapa]

They need to steal 2k's animation tech

...and improve upon it. It's more lifelike, no doubt, but with the jerkiness and all the sliding going on, it's nothing to brag about either.

On another note, I wonder what Da Czar had to say upon seeing this, if he hadn't already demo'ed it for himself.

[JODYE]

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Agree with Notice 100%

I grew up playing Live, and my earliest memories of basketball gaming come from playing it so I guess deep down I really want to see them return to glory. It really is a shame to see that it has been reduced to what it is. I just don't understand how on next gen they just haven't been able to figure it out.

Agree, they need a complete makeover. Start from scratch. This is getting embarrassing at this point.

[TreyIM2]

I honestly feel like EA isn't capable of making a fundamentally and visually solid basketball game.

I owned Live 10, and while it wasn't terrible its still lacked alot of animations, and there were a lot of weird animations, and speed warps and what not. The dribbling was fun but not enough.

I've grown up on Live, but what's it come to is just pitiful really. Just like Madden got an all new physics systems, NBA Live needs an all new animation system. I can't believe that after a 2 year (almost 3) delay, this is the kind of preview the game gets.

SMH

Live 10 was actually a step in the right direction. If they could have improved what was there and implemented the RTP and control scheme of Elite 11 while keeping a realistic animation frame rate to produce Live 13, which still could be a reality since it's still early, then shown THAT at E3, I think the writer would have come away with a much better impression.

That being said, I think I was a bit harsh earlier, expecting much more from a self imposed hiatus of sorts. I was already ticked from reading the first interview way back of the "head Live guy" saying how they mostly didn't start devving the game until late last year after getting their direction and ppl in place to start working on the game.
EA has some serious tech that's been in development and implemented already in such games as NHL, FIFA and Madden so I FULLY expect Live 14 to run a bit more amuck with the use of it. I have to say, EA IS getting me excited with what they're doing, overall, with their sports games. Wooooooosaaaaaaa.....

[22cedric]

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I honestly feel like EA isn't capable of making a fundamentally and visually solid basketball game.

I owned Live 10, and while it wasn't terrible its still lacked alot of animations, and there were a lot of weird animations, and speed warps and what not. The dribbling was fun but not enough.

I've grown up on Live, but what's it come to is just pitiful really. Just like Madden got an all new physics systems, NBA Live needs an all new animation system. I can't believe that after a 2 year (almost 3) delay, this is the kind of preview the game gets.

SMH

They're adding tons more signature animations,celebrations etc to NBA Live 13 this year. A collision system is also being added.

[22cedric]

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Agree with Notice 100%

I grew up playing Live, and my earliest memories of basketball gaming come from playing it so I guess deep down I really want to see them return to glory. It really is a shame to see that it has been reduced to what it is. I just don't understand how on next gen they just haven't been able to figure it out.

Agree, they need a complete makeover. Start from scratch. This is getting embarrassing at this point.

They don't need to start from scratch because if they do it will be alot of rewrites & the quality & depth of the game would decrease.

[©roke]

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Man, they had 2 years and a great foundation with Live 10. They will never catch a break here on OS.

Im sorry sir... but they had extra dev time.. .if they screwed that up in anyway at all, they'll be lambasted

Right now, people don't believe in EA basketball, and nobody created that but EA... and rightfully so, you earn respect and trust

Right now, I wouldnt look for too many positive onlookers, especially with reading something like this

2 years is enough time to make a good game man. If its not this bad, so be it and they'll get credit for whats right, but there are no more excuses...

Don't forget why

I know the had more than 2 years, and trust me, I expected a big leap. I wan't trying to make an excuse I agree with you guys saying that they needed to do better having 2+ years of development.

What I was trying to say, and maybe I couldn't find the right words, it's that no matter how many time you had. If you still have time to polish things, you can't say that your game is complete. The problem here is that EA apparently didn't show something really good.

I'm sorry if I misspoke. I hope you can understand my point this time

[JODYE]

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They're adding tons more signature animations,celebrations etc to NBA Live 13 this year. A collision system is also being added.

Oh wow, more paint on a turd.

It's all talk we've heard for years.

[mlp111]

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EVERYBODY chill out they got this and after looking at 2k their fans are not very satisfied either

Not really satisfied, but our guy, you know Mike Wang, the one who made your game live 10 a success, gave us some hope, and read the 2k13 thread and responded to the negativity, not saying that everyone will believe him, but its nice to see a dev actually chime in and we can trust the Wang lol, but where is the nba live 13 devs now, are they going to chime in, i know they have read or seen this thread? As a guy who was looking forward to buying both games this year for there differences, I/we needs some answers and clearing up from live 13 devs

[mlp111]

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also after reading this article, i have to say, where the hell is the community guy who got chosen for the advisory council? Is this the same build they seen and played? I believe it is and have to say, at the moment they have lost all credibility with me, WOW!

[22cedric]

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The NBA Live dev team admitted there were some bugs within the build they displayed, but also claim the foundation has been set and the bugs will be fixed.