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ianlast · 01-03-2014, 11:11 AM

Picked Live up yesterday, played it for a few hours last night.

-Doesn't seem like there are many fouls. Even with all the foul sliders maxed at 100, seems the only way I can draw contact is off the drive (holding R2). Also seems like there's not enough contact in the paint in general.

-Starting to get the hang of the dribbling system. I actually got half-decent at sizing up and breaking down the defender while stationary.

-CPU seems somewhat balanced. Feeding passes into the low block is still the go-to move, but they worked the ball around and even threw up a few contested Js from the perimeter.

-The controls actually felt decent. Basically what I remember from Live 10.

-Of course there are the issues that everyone has complained about (no sliders, 30 FPS when using baseline camera, generic dudes in the Live Season mode...)

Those are just some initial half-baked impressions, I obviously need more time with the game. There's definitely some potential here, though obviously tons of flaws. The weird thing about EA Basketball games is that they have a way of growing on you with extended play time.

01-03-2014, 11:11 AM	#1067
ianlast Rookie OVR: 10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Blog Entries: 1	Re: NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here Picked Live up yesterday, played it for a few hours last night. -Doesn't seem like there are many fouls. Even with all the foul sliders maxed at 100, seems the only way I can draw contact is off the drive (holding R2). Also seems like there's not enough contact in the paint in general. -Starting to get the hang of the dribbling system. I actually got half-decent at sizing up and breaking down the defender while stationary. -CPU seems somewhat balanced. Feeding passes into the low block is still the go-to move, but they worked the ball around and even threw up a few contested Js from the perimeter. -The controls actually felt decent. Basically what I remember from Live 10. -Of course there are the issues that everyone has complained about (no sliders, 30 FPS when using baseline camera, generic dudes in the Live Season mode...) Those are just some initial half-baked impressions, I obviously need more time with the game. There's definitely some potential here, though obviously tons of flaws. The weird thing about EA Basketball games is that they have a way of growing on you with extended play time.