NBA Live 16 Gameplay Video - More Early Footage of Warriors vs. Cavaliers

[thedream2k16]

Re: NBA Live 16 Gameplay Video - More Early Footage of Warriors vs. Cavaliers

This definitely isn't "sped up"

That's a joke. On Live 15 you ran past anyone no problem. Collisions were terrible. This is a lot more free flowing as said before. Sometimes you are slower, sometimes you are faster.

See.... You don't just slow everything down to slow motion just to make animations look smoothly... I see some games do that..... cough.. and dunks at times are done in completely slow motion for the sake of looking pretty...

I like the game speed overall...

Bottom line: I wanted to love Live 15 by far more than 2K. I left Live 15 for a few reasons: Post patch 3 gameplay was terrible. Shooting under 20% from mid range and 3. Post game looks medicore, and you could score in the post at will.

Not to mention bugs...

I will take the looks and free-flowing gameplay all day, even if it doesn't always look the smoothest. Bottom line is, you are in way more control... And it gives a completely different spin than 2k does. I think those things are fair to say without turning into a comparison battle..

As long as Live is close I'll always pick Live above 2K. Even if it's a slightly worse game, the freedom of movement is great. As long as gameplay is balanced.... it can only be better than last year. With balanced gameplay, and more animations.. I'm more than won over.

I know nba players wish they had more freedom of movement IRL but body contact and help defense happens IRL. Not very much in these live vids. The issue of easy drives to the rim will be an issue again i fear

[seanhazz1]

Re: NBA Live 16 Gameplay Video - More Early Footage of Warriors vs. Cavaliers

I know nba players wish they had more freedom of movement IRL but body contact and help defense happens IRL. Not very much in these live vids. The issue of easy drives to the rim will be an issue again i fear

One issue I see from watching many videos of LIVE 15, is many people appear to be playing the game the same way they play the other game, playing "bad basketball" in some cases, and failing to create new habits, or erasing bad ones. That's not to say arcade style can't be fun or successful, but the sim-nation wants more. There are some collision issues in the game tied to specific animations, but not on the catastrophic scale many here claim.

That's the main reason why I hope the new tutorials along with improved design, added features and modes, and animations help smooth out the game even further. I also hope it serves to break those bad habits of returning players who simply say "it sucks", because they fail to adapt or in some cases re-learn controls, by teaching them THIS game. A skilled and informed community leads to better game critiques, which can lead to programming improvements for developers, especially now that it appears they are "listening".