NBA Live 19 Review: A Good Experience Online But Faltering Offline

[Steve_OS]

The first time I fell I love (with a video game) was NBA Live 95. My...

Written By: Brian O'Neill

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[michaelhawj]

haha nba live `19 was alright, gameplay is decent, RPM is pretty good.. defense is very good. The One is i doesn't care about it very much.. Franchise Mode is massive dissapointing so i don't think it is worth 60 bucks but maybe 20 dollars or less

[Justonepost]

Really good review!

Lots of detail, clearly played the game a lot, positives and negatives and constructive feedback.

Good work!!

[Schnoodle321]

Was always a one eyed 2k fan up until live 19 and am now all about Live. Can’t go back to 2k now, just isn’t for me anymore. Really loving the change

[The 24th Letter]

Another solid, informative review.

Great job!

[El_Poopador]

Decent review; would have preferred a little more detail on the presentation elements like commentary, lighting, etc. No real mention of some of the little things like environmental interaction.

I disagree about the menus. While they do look nice, they are incredibly slow, and navigating through them is a chore. Especially when unlocking collections and things from The One store.

The biggest positive for me, though, is the footplanting and player movement off the ball. Moving around on defense and without the ball on offense is fantastic. There is very little (if any) sliding, and momentum is accounted for when changing directions.

I will say that movement with the ball is still a little sluggish, though. I think it's more due to input responsiveness than a side effect of RPM, though, just because of how different it is away from the ball. If they can clean that up, it would feel perfect.

They definitely still need to revamp the post game, though. 2K blows them away in the post.

[goillini03]

Good review! Definitely wanting to see where Live goes in the future before I jump away from 2K, but the recent trend for franchise modes from EA means that Live will never be a part of my collection.

I love that there is competition because it will fuel both development teams.

[coachcolbert]

Fair review. Pretty much in line with all of our reviews - if you like The One mode, you prob really enjoy the game. If youre mainly a franchise guy, you prob hate it.