NBA Live 15 Available Now For EA Access Subscribers, Post Your Impressions

[swac07]

Re: NBA Live 15 Available Now For EA Access Subscribers, Post Your Impressions

Ok whats up with the ball bouncing off the rim then hitting floor and neither side grabbing the rebound while its in the air???? this has happened back to back....And the ball does a crazy morph to end up behind number 10's head lol


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[aholbert32]

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jesus, indemnifies? I had to google that one. lol

LOL. I'm a lawyer so I use that word daily.

[pk500]

I didn't play NBA Live 14, but this game surprised me. I agree there isn't much off-the-ball movement unless commanded via controller, and both teams shot a high FG percentage in the one game I played. It's also far too easy to strip guards for steals and breakaway dunks. But the game looks good and is more fluid than I imagined.

But the game is fun. It's definitely geared more toward one-on-one skill moves and isolation than the more team-oriented gameplay of NBA 2K15.

I'd be content if it was the only NBA game on the market. Problem is, there's a far superior title already on shelves. I would be interested in NBA Live 15 if it sold for $30. But it doesn't appear to be worth the same price as NBA 2K15.

[Da InFaMoUs NY]

Re: NBA Live 15 Available Now For EA Access Subscribers, Post Your Impressions

During 'trials' you cant upload em using dvr

thats dumb, what about achievements?

[Mr.Smif]

Re: NBA Live 15 Available Now For EA Access Subscribers, Post Your Impressions

Just played the Finals game. First off I had to turn the difficulty up to All-Star because the cpu and I was hitting everything on Pro leve! The shot timing seems off, Im always late when it seems Ive released good, so I have to release a little early on every shot now.

Definitly an improvement over 14, graphcis are nice, animations are better espcially shot, dunk/layup, and standing still dribbling, but they still need a lot of improvement, for example the hop steps are way too fast unatural looking to the point where I avoid using them, and something is weird about they way playes run and dribble in the open court, some layups don't match the situation, meaning sometime players go into canned layup animations and the ball goes through players and somehow ends up in the hoop, plus sometimes players will take off like a rocket out of nowhere and dunk over everyone. And maybe its just me, but players arms look too muscular and too long! Westbrook looks like an ailen.

I really don't like the flow of the game, the half court ball and player movement is too robotic and basic and the cpu goes to the post with players like Ibaka and Perkins like they are Patrick Ewing. Overall a good effort on EA's part but still a long way to go.

[swac07]

Re: NBA Live 15 Available Now For EA Access Subscribers, Post Your Impressions

thats dumb, what about achievements?

achievements are supposed to unlock

[DirtyJerz32]

Re: NBA Live 15 Available Now For EA Access Subscribers, Post Your Impressions

Played a half with Kings and my Nets before bed. Loving the game so far. The movement and spacing is great imo. Make sure you put the player movement on auto for both cpu and yourself. This is huge just like last year, but this year they changed it up a little. Numerous times down the court before I would call a play KG or Brook would be trying to set a pick for me.

Also I like the fact that any guard on the court can start a play. I got into a rhythm with a couple of Pick plays and JJ, DWill, and JJack started the play. Great addition this year.

The physics in the paint can get a little wonky just like any other EA game, but after turning up fouls to 100 I noticed more calls in the paint. At the half, the Kings shot 9-15 and I shot 7-11 from the FT Line.

Can't wait to get home tomorrow to play. Unfortunately I've already used 5 of the 6 hour limit. There goes $5 more dollars. Can't wait until 10/28

[kane.tan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUw9oLACwiw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obffthy-NzY


Gameplay!!!!
credits to TicoisTocory Perez
Just sharing

[kane.tan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUw9oLACwiw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obffthy-NzY


Gameplay!!!!
credits to TicoisTocory Perez
Just sharing

[kane.tan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx8SV2CNGxs&list=UUqvH9Dh8hhmCgSfshu0AXSQ

another gameplay.

[Brian_OS]

Re: NBA Live 15 Available Now For EA Access Subscribers, Post Your Impressions

Like most of you I am very surprised. LIVE is back!

Some things I noticed..

Presentation: definitely gives 2k a run and in some cases, trumps it entirely. The half time show is really good and used all of the ESPN overlays and updates. I noticed when playing as the Kings they have their actual area sounds and music... That is killer and to my knowledge, had never been done. It really pulls you into the game. Play by play is servisible and does not detract from the game.

Gameplay.. This game us flat out fun to play. Yes the inside game is a bit wonky but overall it plays really well.

Need to get a few more games under my belt to make a decision on purchasing or not but so far I like what I see.

[Playmakers]

Re: NBA Live 15 Available Now For EA Access Subscribers, Post Your Impressions

sometimes players will take off like a rocket out of nowhere and dunk over everyone.

I really don't like the flow of the game, the half court ball and player movement is too robotic and basic and the cpu goes to the post with players like Ibaka and Perkins like they are Patrick Ewing. Overall a good effort on EA's part but still a long way to go.

Ohhhh Hell NOOOOOOOOO......

Please tell me this isn't true about Rocket Dunking????

That crap has been in the game for the past decade and I just don't understand why this is so hard to just eliminate...

I mean seriously just lower the player verticals across the board to get rid of this arcade crap.

As for the 2nd comment I guess we have to wait for Synergy to see if it fixes the issues you described with the low post players....that's been happening for years also with no changes by EA.

But again I'd wait to see if Synergy fixes the problem...

[swac07]

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Just updated my bug claims with visuals

[Dawsool]

Have you played the game?

14 yes, 15 no. But the fact that you said "That arcade fun." is what I was referring to, not the entire post. "Arcade" is a huge red flag in my eyes. I liked a few things in stream and other vids but disliked a lot more than I anticipated.

[Tha_Kid]

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It's Live 14 at its heart. Graphics are really next gen now (Esp the detail with the arenas/shot clock and the player body types/tattoos/kicks) and the scanned faces and emotions are amazing. There are alot of new animations and when the ragdoll physics kick it almost gives the feeling of some emergent gameplay. But if you put time into Live 14 you'll see all of the legacy issues within 3 games.

The unstoppable PG drives to the basket complete with the shot clipping through defenders, still there. Once difficulty is bumped up to All Star contested shots inside go in at a high clip.

Suspect late game AI (Wizards v Suns, cpu Suns down 3 off the timeout they inbound to Plumlee behind the 3pt line who holds the ball for 8 seconds before throwing up a prayer 3, no dribble, no attempt to get the ball to dragic/thomas/green etc)

an overall sense of generic play. The preview game has Lebron and Durant and those teams are pretty well done but when you start getting into your team or Ult Team you see just isn't much differentiation outside of some dribble packages and sig shots. Many guys who had FT routines before (ie Paul Pierce) now have the same generic free throw. Teammate help AI is questionable often leaving shooters wide open behind the line even when you set your gameplan to pressure shooters, without the threat of dribble penetration and to top it off 3s go in at a pretty high rate from my 5 game sample size (playing on All Star AutoMotion on for H/A). The post game is essentially the same as what was in 14 and frustratingly there is no shot timing feedback for shots out of the post.

The player control and passing feels much better than 14 but there are still many cases of awkward sliding/carrying on the perimeter and in the paint that result in some ugly sequences. Fastbreaks work well as long as you pass the ball, but the game fails the John Wall test as defenders will run back and get ahead of Wall even when Wall started the break with a clear path. The ballhandler is just too slow and Wall even with one of the highest speed ratings can't outrun anyone when saddled with whatever penalty this game has applied to the ballhandler.

Autosubs still put in asinine combinations. Gortat played 0 minutes at PF for the Wizards but Live will still play him as a 4 next to Kevin Seraphin. Rating accuracy trails off once you get past the top 8 or so on a team and while synergy updates tendencies regularly, judging from Live 10/14, they are very slow to adjust actual player ratings. Last season it wasn't even until Feb or March that Ariza got a 3pt rating adjustment to reflect his career year.

In 14 there was a way to shoot floaters through a modifier, it's unclear if that is an option in 15.

I went from pleasantly surprised at the leap during the onboarding and Cavs/Thunder game to realizing I probably won't own a basketball game this year because I played Live 14, rough as it was, into the ground, and there is just not enough new at the core of this game to justify my $60. For the most part, the things this game does well it did well last year. The graphical fidelity, ragdoll physics on shot attempts and zippy passing are welcome additions, but basketball wise its just not all there. The "basketball" jump from 14 to 15 is frustratingly small compared to the graphical jump.