NBA Live 10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

[krazyboy225]

Quote: Originally Posted by RayAP19

Why do I have to do a step back if I'm going straight to the basket and then fading away? lol, it's like people don't even read what I say...

Ray dont give up on the game so quick man when you get used to the controls man oh man.

[mrprice33]

Who runs to the basket then fades away? Why is that even a move you want to do?

[RayAP19]

Quote: Originally Posted by HOLLIDAY1183

Another tip I wanted to share, in case someone is having issues with this: When contesting shots, you really have to wait until the player is in the air releasing it, and go for the ball. Hard to explain, but in the paint, when someone throws up a shot, wait, and then go up for the block at the height of the ball, not necessarily right when the offensive player starts to gather and shoot. I've been playing, and noticed that sometimes my defender (Dwight or Bynum) won't even appear to contest in the right direction, but I learned that when I would wait and go for the ball, NOT the player as soon as he's gathering, then I've seen some SWEET block animations and pins against the glass, and my player ALWAYS goes for the ball now that I adapted. Just like real basketball, so again, play basketball, not videogame bball. (I played college ball with an aggressive C who always picked up two quick personals b/c he's always go for the player, not the ball at it's apex, so remembering coach cursing at him after his 2nd quick foul as he sat down helped me with this LOL) Just cuz I noticed some of ya'll saying your defenders are jumping wrong at shots. Just know that animations aren't gon kick in and make plays for you here, but the control is there for you to make the plays if you think like an athlete.

In real basketball, you have to jump a little bit before the shooter does on inside shots. There's a reason you see so many NBA players jump on the inside without the player even shooting or pump faking at all.

Quote: Originally Posted by mrprice33

Who runs to the basket then fades away? Why is that even a move you want to do?

Pretty much anyone who's ever done a fadeaway, which is 95% of the NBA.

[mrprice33]

In one motion? You can stop and pop in this game no problem, and if you release the LS, the do a fade, it should do what you want. But running full steam to the basket then fading back on a jumper is practically impossible.

[Tomba]

Here are my impressions of the "demo"

Bullet points
Graphically this is one nice looking game. Player models GREATLY improved. has a nba live 06 vibe though
Does not flow so smooth meaning animations tend to snap-into place when you pass the ball.again has a nba live 06 feel to it.

though it's a demo. the sliders do not "click' rather slide over on to each other causing two clicks in one.

Seems like the main focus was trying to re write the game rather than optimize thus meaning some movement/animations repeat too often and for the first time. After playing madden 10 and relishing in it's pro tak system of varied animations is feels very limited here, due in part "maybe' because of this "new' approach.

Shots look and feel great. ball physics ARE improved if not more organic.
Dribbling feels and looks VERY good.

Game def. plays more sim yet feels very "safe/basic' though it makes for more strategy around the basket and farther from it for set-plays it just doesn't have the potential of having that 'real anywhere style of basketball" that can happen in real life situations because from what i've played the animations are just not there.

These are "demo" concerns though....

[dat swag]

OK...in trying the "Howard Post Up" play...the same thing happens the SF occupies the same space making it virtually impossible to make an interior pass to run a post play. Hopefully this is just a demo quirk and in the retail game it is fixed.

If anyone has spent time just watching the offense run a play what are your thoughts?...Are the players running the plaY???...I will need to have the retail game to really watch the plays in motion. Hopefully the running of plays will be as precise as 2k.

[Bornindamecca]

Quote: Originally Posted by dat swag

OK...in trying the "Howard Post Up" play...the same thing happens the SF occupies the same space making it virtually impossible to make an interior pass to run a post play. Hopefully this is just a demo quirk and in the retail game it is fixed. If anyone has spent time just watching the offense run a play what are your thoughts?...Are the players running the plaY???...I will need to have the retail game to really watch the plays in motion. Hopefully the running of plays will be as precise as 2k.

This happens on the Gasol post up play. Bynum just stands there next to him, helping Dwight get the shot block.

[HOLLIDAY1183]

RayAP I understand that, yeah players do jump before the shooter starts to shoot, but for most shotblockers down low, it is solid fundamental basketball to raise your hands and NOT go for the players hand releasing the ball, but to go straight up after it's released. If you know a big man in the NBA who jumps first before the shot goes up, then you also know a big man who picks up fouls EARLY. You bite on a good post player, they're going up when you come down and it's most likely an And 1.
Works like a charm in Live 10, just had a session where Bynum and Pau kept trynna challenge Dwight and I got two blocks, and also caused like three misses because I was all up in them just staying put and jumping at the ball right at their release.
Man The Dream was an expert with this, back in the 90's he killed my Knicks (back when I was a NYK fan lol) cuz he NEVER went for fakes, but when the shot went up he was just going straight up and swatting s*** left and right. Mutombo great at this too.