NBA Live 09 Demo Released, Impressions Here 360 & PS3

[nowitzkiftw]

Everything is still kind of herkyjerky/seems to be on a slight delay. There's also just some extremely awkward moves (in bshadow's video - see Gasol's put back in the first quarter), and players seem to slide A LOT on pump fakes. Net animations I still utterly hate, everything seems so heavy and the physics are just kind of odd.
Commentary gets kind of quiet sometimes also - I dunno, it seems like the phrases they say (especially player-specific ones) - while great the first few times you hear them - would get boring pretty fast..because they say those same phrases every game pretty much.

That being said,

In my eyes it's leaps and bounds over previous installments. Just the awkward animations/physics are pissing me off, otherwise I think its pretty great. I actually do like the ballhandling system. Also turning up the speed is mandatory - it kind of removes some of the awkwardness.


Awkward areas - general player movement, shot animations, pump faking, net animations, lock-down D, blocks (Bynum's ********-looking warping block on Ray Allen), some others I can't think of atm.

Oh pick and roll passes are jacked up also. The ball floats.


*animations references are based on bshad's video.

[Behindshadows]

if you read my previous post, I told you I was just testing things on the first two videos...I know they are all over the place.

Video three is the more complete one, you'll see.

I knew everyone was going to criticize it, that's why I didn't want to post it, till all of them were done.

[23]

couldve sent me a PM BS2 lol

dont get bent over a comment man, i enjoyed the video, and yours was very nice too Reuben.. keep it up guys

[LAKE4742]

Quote: Originally Posted by rockchisler

people talk about the slow speed of the game, Please watch this Spurs vs Lakers game and compare speed, it is about the same. Now pop in 2k8 and compare, there is to much turning on a dime for me, not much momentum based movement for me ( weight shifting and then moving ) compared to Live. Just my opinion.

I agree! I think that's why some say LIVE is more fun to play, regardless if 2K is more of a simulation. I don't feel like I have much control in 2K ballers, lately. But, tonight even LIVE seems headed in that direction with all of the jerky movement. I like extra little things that happen on their own (with character movement in a videogame), but, just not overboard. It's takin' away control of the player. My .02.

[TequILLa]

Is there no shot release, I mean you can just hold the button and never let go and make shots. I'm really hating that

[Monta8]

everyone is so damn skinny

no cross overs and the ankle breaker **** is weak

[k3yD]

I know this is just a demo, but, is there a Player Lock option/setting somewhere? Thanks!

[mutumbo888]

-what would you rate Nba Live 08's demo and what would you rate 09's demo?

-will this demo fit on a memory card?

thanks