NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

[HOLLIDAY1183]

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Had a chance to play the full game at my friend's while on break from work up in NY.

Wow. They really should at least try to bring the same improvements to the demo (or have they, and I'm just unaware due to not playing the demo since early Dec?)

Whereas when playing the demo in complete shock at how bad it was, I actually can appreciate some of the stronger points and actually enjoy it for what it is. Not sure if I'll buy it this year but props to the Live team for tweaking and trying to improve this game in earnest. Here's hoping they KEEP this base, and for 15 work on:

Can't say enough, they really need to focus on the individuality of this sport. Body types/player models need to be more varied.

I think with more time they'll be able to fill in the commentary holes. Right now it doesn't really flow.

I hope they get rid of cutscenes. Just leave it "live" so to speak, from subs to free throw cutaways, timeouts, everything. Just switch the camera but leave it live for everything happening.

I've heard of the hopstep "cheese" but I haven't really seen it really used abusively. My boy wasn't using it at all, and when I did a few times in a row, he still didn't. A few times he stopped me with it but the way it can be used willy-nilly without penalty is the bigger issue probably. Needs to be charges/lose-the-ball penalties for abusing it.

Sliders are a must, we're almost in 2014. Regardless of their necessity or core gameplay, they're a must.

Not big on CAP. Don't really miss it, but editing players is also a must in 2013.

Honestly, I think a full slider array would remedy SO MUCH here.

But that brings me to my main point. It seems like they had an objective: get the game out the door. So decisions were made. I can't speak to how long the actual dev cycle was, if the team is "lazy" or not "prioritizing" effectively. I just feel like they have something here. They have something. And I get the feeling that was the goal. To have something out.

Just keep what's here and work on it. Fingers crossed.

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[Gorilla Glass]

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I'm loving the game thus far.

It's not the run and gun live of the past. I like it and can't get enough of it for some reason.

[gmac0322]

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Just finished playing the heat with
the wiz. Wow. The heat played just like they do in real life. I came out on fire in the first qtr. Wall was killing them. Lebron made a couple of baskets but I ended the qtr up by 7. It was nice while it lasted. Wade out of no where got aggressive. Scored 10 in every qtr to end the game. Lebron got super aggressive in the 4th scoring 14. He ended with 23. Bosh had 25. I lost by 8. We both had 6 blocks a piece. The only two stats that were crazy was hardly any fouls called and pts in the paint. I had 50 and I the heat had 80. Game is so much fun.

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Personally I think the this game has been overhyped excessively.

Yes the retail is smoother than the demo but its really not hard to improve over hot garbage.

From playing the last Live that was released and the finished Elite, and seeing the Live 13 video, this game belongs on the PS3/360 because honestly its not nex gen at all IMO.

The fastbreak game is still not there, the movement is embarrassing, the inside game is still lacking and its weird how you are not in control of the way the players animate moves, unless you're doing some of the same things because of a lack of animation which is basically the next point. The in the paint cheese is in full effect, the player interactions and physics are awful, which is why you can still do pop up dunks and its like the the defender wasn't even there (very NBA Elite like ala Boozer taking off from the FT Line over KG with no hinderance.) Some of it, the AI is just dumb where they don't even play real on ball defense..something we saw happen in the early trailer preview.

I still see the same In The Zone 98 looking rebounds, some drop to the floor, and the ones you grab most of the time look like the player has pogo stick springs in his legs.

I honestly see alot of recycled code in the game from ball/rim physics because some of the core issues were never addressed, so I'd say the reviews were pretty spot on. With the way the sales are this game needs a significant change if its to survive on this generation. I hope they do better next year by a landslide so more people can enjoy more than one game, but if it remains like this, I don't see this being too much different than last gen.

Being able to run some half court sets are cool but then again that wasn't lacking in the last one to be honest. Some of the defensive settings are new and nice to have as well, it just blows that you can offset that at any point with the weak post defense cheese. I had Amare run inside with 3 men in front of him and all I did was shoot it up with the ball warping through heads and arms and there was no hinderance whatsoever.

Anyway for all of the good you might see there are so many things that need to be overhauled because its the exact reason this series was cancelled in the first place and people aren't going to magically just start buying hundreds of thousands of copies with it in this condition. People keep saying its a foundation...man its been a foundation since Live 2006. Being on a new system has to be far beyond a foundation game to survive.

That's just my take. I know its new again and different but thats just not enough to be honest.

[WTF]

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Personally I think the this game has been overhyped excessively.

That's your opinion, and thankfully, we all have one

Personally, I think the game is excellent.

I'm in control of my players, I can control my moves at will, I can execute a fast break, and am getting fast breaks against me.

The AI is not a script fest, if you take away one option, it will branch into another. The play doesn't break down immediately.

The AI doesn't play on ball defense? I don't have a clue what game you're playing. I'm getting bodied, ball denial, traps off the dribble, you name it, I'm seeing it. I'm playing the Heat right now, and it's night and day from the game I played against Golden State. The Heat are playing the passing lane, swarming defense, eating me alive. Their quick rotations and traps are awesome.

But again, your opinion is yours, my opinion is mine. If you feel I'm overhyping my opinion, then that's cool. I'm glad I have my opinion to go by.

[DonWuan]

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Who is over hyping? Its like 10 of us. Its all about picking your poison.

One day I will write my long post about why I enjoy NBA Live 14 so much. But at some level they are improving the game.
But we are all hoping Live 15 see significant change. No one here will say this game is anywhere close to perfect.

As I've said before EA/Devs have no excuses come Live 15.



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[WTF]

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Also, speaking of the GSW/PHX game I played, here's the box score. Everything was really good, except PiP which was somewhat high. Free Throws are slowly but surely getting to where they need to be. I lost the game, but it was an excellent game. I held Steph to a pretty poor 12/27FG, but he still ended up with 31 pts.

[gmac0322]

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They really need to stop the sleeved uniforms lol. Maybe I am just too old school lol

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[Flightwhite24]

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Hell, both games are Beta's if you ask me. This is the beta I choose to play due to the fact it's playable, ALL MODES. Lol

I respect your opinion 23 and most all others.


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Who is over hyping? Its like 10 of us. Its all about picking your poison.

One day I will write my long post about why I enjoy NBA Live 14 so much. But at some level they are improving the game.
But we are all hoping Live 15 see significant change. No one here will say this game is anywhere close to perfect.

As I've said before EA/Devs have no excuses come Live 15.



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Agreed but there was no excuse this year either man lol.

Anyway yeah there was some excessive stuff I don't care to get into here. It's an impressions thread and I wanted to give mine.

Okc averages about 17 to 18 fb points per game. Do you get that Don?

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[WTF]

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I'm not going to address pop up dunks, as I could post far far worse videos of alternate titles out there.

The games poor initial release is why it's at the state that it's in with the fans. Most I feel are jaded towards it, and probably rightfully so. Regardless, I'm playing it as if it's a new title, ignoring the poor release state. It's giving me the most bang for my buck, and if they re-released this game with some additional animations and a coat of pretty graphics, I'd have no issue handing over my $60 for NBA Live 15.

It's funny, more and more of the old timers are trying it, and really starting to enjoy it. That's what I'm most excited about, is that guys are seeing what's there, and enjoying it. Is it perfect? Nope. Is it my game of choice? Absolutely.

But it is what it is. We'll agree to disagree. I've gotta take advantage of my gaming time while I've got it.

[23]

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Hell, both games are Beta's if you ask me. This is the beta I choose to play due to the fact it's playable, ALL MODES. Lol

I respect your opinion 23 and most all others.


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So you wanna bring in 2k on the low instead of just talking about nba live?

We can do that but I thought it was an nba live impressions thread. cmon man

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[WTF]

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Also, may not be what you're looking for, but the first friggin play back:

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[23]

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I'm not going to address pop up dunks, as I could post far far worse videos of alternate titles out there.

The games poor initial release is why it's at the state that it's in with the fans. Most I feel are jaded towards it, and probably rightfully so. Regardless, I'm playing it as if it's a new title, ignoring the poor release state. It's giving me the most bang for my buck, and if they re-released this game with some additional animations and a coat of pretty graphics, I'd have no issue handing over my $60 for NBA Live 15.

It's funny, more and more of the old timers are trying it, and really starting to enjoy it. That's what I'm most excited about, is that guys are seeing what's there, and enjoying it. Is it perfect? Nope. Is it my game of choice? Absolutely.

But it is what it is. We'll agree to disagree. I've gotta take advantage of my gaming time while I've got it.

You don't have to address the dreaded pop up dunk that has plagued this series in particular for a long time because it looks like ea won't either. Not sure why though because people don't like them.


The game was reviewed here with 2 patches and got a lower score than ign which was surprising but all valid reasons. The initial release after they tried to hide the game was all deserved imo. It's not like the masses care now because they dont. The poor sales into the holiday are telling. no matter who here is playing it's still not enough. Matter of fact lyrics outside of here people don't even talk about this game unless they're insulting it.
I remember enjoying live 10 way more than 2k10. New playsets finally in basketball games again , it reviewed well, sold much better than this game and it still want enough. This one is no different. ...

I didn't say enjoy it not, I just pointed out some pretty awful issues plaguing this game that you might overlook but that's not the case for the many more to sustain the series. This is the worst selling nba live ever even more so than the 07 atrocity. That's not some mistake out of ignorance of the games mechanics

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[Flightwhite24]

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So you wanna bring in 2k on the low instead of just talking about nba live?

We can do that but I thought it was an nba live impressions thread. cmon man

Galaxy Note 2

I wasn't bringing it "On The Low" I spoke the truth IMO. Both came out the box like Betas. They both were a mess. That's just being honest. Both still have issues but at least on one all the modes work. Nothing low about that. It's true

Come on 23. We've both been around a long time and pretty much agree on everything but this just happens to be a title that we don't.


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