NBA Live 15 Video and Blog - Offensive Improvements

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Yeah, not feeling this at all.

Why does the graphics always look so downgraded during regular gameplay like this?

I do like the look of the crowd here as usual but its always oh well last year the game was nothing, but THIS year.

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[GisherJohn24]

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Looks great

[bateman11]

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No you are WRONG. They are competing for something...it's called market share.

Don't get sucked up into the "marketing" aspect of it, which in this case is to downplay the game to meet consumer expectations. They succeeded with that. That's different.

This is a division of a for profit company. They have shareholders to answer to. This isn't for fun. They are very much competing to increase their market share that 2K has taken over from them.

It would be an impossible expectation for them to top 2K in sales. They know that and have spoken of such several times this year. It's all about the BIG picture for EA at this point. Baby steps, and by next year they could very well be competing with 2K at this time next year. And then possibly overtaking them in 2017..

[Lewistech504]

I agree! After watching the gameplay video from 2k yesterday and this NBA Live clip today, I am very excited for this month!

As a basketball fan, having two basketball games is awesome and regardless of which one you like better, at least you have a choice! Most sports have one title and one title only to choose from.

I am going to get both and hopefully enjoy both!

I agree I hope live have strong sales along with 2k competition is always a win win for us.

[Rondee]

It would be an impossible expectation for them to top 2K in sales. They know that and have spoken of such several times this year. It's all about the BIG picture for EA at this point. Baby steps, and by next year they could very well be competing with 2K at this time next year. And then possibly overtaking them in 2017..

The market for robotic basketball is there, but it's small.... so they can polish "their style" to no end, but unless they redo the crappy animations in favor of realism, they will never overtake. A majority of gamers just won't go for this... i guess we all know that by now form the mass shift to 2K over the years.

To each his own. So, Live better be happy with the tiny marketshare if they want to continue with their signature style.

[youvalss]

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Definitely looks better, but still need to see it unedited, just actions/plays/interactions happening in real time.

The potential is there, more than last year, that's for sure. Will it remain just a potential? Gameplay videos might tell.

[ccoaxum]

Looks like the old NBA Live and that my friends is a good thing! Stick to your roots.

Pretty sold that the game will be extremely solid this year and most certainly more than 'playable'. These were three areas that needed a lot of work and it looks like they've accomplished that.

Pumped to see more but still salty we have to wait three extra weeks for this.

i agree, sticking to the roots while adding on something new will be the best thing for this franchise...i don't mind waiting a lil longer if they going to help the game looks better, it seems like its the norm now for games to be delayed so that they can work on it longer.

[bateman11]

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The market for robotic basketball is there, but it's small.... so they can polish "their style" to no end, but unless they redo the crappy animations in favor of realism, they will never overtake. A majority of gamers just won't go for this... i guess we all know that by now form the mass shift to 2K over the years.

To each his own. So, Live better be happy with the tiny marketshare if they want to continue with their signature style.

The style of this franchise hasn't been true since NBA Live 10 and before that NBA live 05. Two very very good basketball games. 2015 looks to be on par with those titles. No it isn't the same damn game as 2K so you have to play it differently and expect to see slightly different outcomes. Live has a lot of consumers currently on the 2K side that can't wait for live to excel again. Time will tell.

[tha_show256]

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I've watched the video a few more times just to give it a chance...I'm still very underwhelmed. The fact that the Live team is saying look you can pass the ball now, hey look you can actually have fast break opportunities now, that part is actually pretty sad to me. This game is still in infant stages after all this time. They all most had me hyped with the improved visuals trailer, but after seeing the 15 second clips and now this, I'm just not sold.

[Playmakers]

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FIFA 15 collision animations are on point. Players fall and flip over each other, and it's look good in real time. That's what we want to see with Live.

A few of us have been saying this for years now....

It's mind boggling as to why NBA Live hasn't even come close to rendering good solid looking animations.

It's one thing to support EA's product it's another thing to totally ignore some of the same issues with the game year after year when it comes to player movement.

I don't care about taking baby steps or 3 year plans....

All we are asking for is to simply make the players move like NBA Ballers on the court...

These are gifted players with incredible agility in today's game....yet in Live they move around on the floor like the players from 1940's or 50's era of basketball.

With the new technology and power in these consoles why do we still have players moving around like George Mikan instead of Anthony Davis types?

Hell I would even be content with a guy who moved like Tim Duncan on the floor while in motion....but to continually give us sub par player movement even though we are now on XBOX One and PS4 consoles is inexcusable IMO.

Even before this recent trailer the other videos prior to this one you see a lot of players just standing around on the perimeter watching & waiting for something to happen and if nothing happens they just continue to stand around and spectate or they do that silly shuffle back and forth movement on defense that they have been doing since Live 06.

FIFA may not be perfect and I'm not a huge soccer fan but I can see little subtle things in that game that makes the players appear as if they have a brain on the field and they move generally like you would expect soccer players to move.

[ClevelandinDistress]

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Nice, but i need raw gameplay.

This also looked good before we saw it unedited.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QCTDLxE3hk

[ccoaxum]

Did they ever mention the engine they are using for the "rag doll physics"?

shocking but i don't think they did which is not like EA, they usually shoving some new engine names down our throats lol

[Gosens6]

It didn't look horrible. Hell, 10000X better than Live 14 I'll say.

But I need some 5V5 before I drop 65 bucks on what would be my 2nd NBA B-Ball game of choice. Has it been confirmed at any time if there will be a demo or not.

[ccoaxum]

Come on man m, it doesn't look like PS2

I'm not a fan of the animations but I don't think they should be trying to duplicate 2k, just improve on their own style and make them look more lifelike...

i agree whats the point of making games look alike, we wouldn't need two games if that was the case. i don't see ps2 graphics either, i still have my ps2 maybe ppl need to go back and play them..everytime i try to play ps2 games it hurts me to think i actually liked the graphics back then compared to now..lol