NBA Live 13 Preview

[Mr_Riddick]

Quote: Originally Posted by Playmakers

hey look man don't take this the wrong way because you seem like a cool guy. But we aren't buying anymore of EA's B.S. on here. Most of these guys will believe it when they see it on the floor. I mentioned this before to you that all the interviews, screen shots and previews are all just HYPE. These guys had two years off and to come on here and say the game is only 60% complete is a slap in the face to all those who have supported EA for years. What did they do for the 1st 12 months work on their marketing/Hype Skills? They should be finished with the product and showing us videos of live gameplay....showing us how hard they worked doing the down time. Instead we get a preview talking about 60% complete and be forgiving to them (EA) for the gameplay not being up to speed yet.....

Pretty much sums it up for me...

[NoTiCe_O]

Quote: Originally Posted by thevaliantx

That's not at all what I was saying, but thanks for trying. What I DID suggest is that EA does the bare minimum to survive (and uses their marketing to do the rest of the work), and that their long, long history shows that AT BEST they will make minimum improvements on successor products, and remove things that are working ..... under the guise of "we just didn't have the space to put it all in", only to market said removed things at "NEW!!!!!" a year or two later.

I get ya now, i read it wrong.

I don't think EA has the luxury to make min. improvements with NBA Live though, all their other sports titles are starting to flourish while NBA Live still lags behind 2k. Marketing a bad game isn't gonna help much when 2k's already got a loyal consumer base on lock.

After the elite fiasco i don't think EA basketball holds much weight anymore, they've got to deliver. They can't risk to do the bare minimum, they've gotta come with it or 2k might deliver a knockout blow.

[Tyrant8RDFL]

Yes Im having a hard time believing with 2 years worth of work on this title,and what they displayed was only at 60% with major bugs, horrible animations , and not being able to showcase more than graphics. With only 4 months away from launch how can we has the consumer feel confident?

Man I'm so disappointed

[bigsmallwood]

This is highly disappointing considering the fact that they have had 2 years off and apparently the graphics have gotten worse. I'm not sure if they are on a mission to sabotage the NBA Live brand but right now they have very little time to get the ship righted.

[truintellectplaya]

Quote: Originally Posted by EAGLESFAN10

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I hope you are getting paid for touting some new engine. We heard the same about Elite

[captaintuna]

No actual Live 13 gameplay video has surfaced yet and some of you guys are piling on EA based on a couple of bloggers' opinions?

I swear some of you guys hate on EA "just because......"

[SouthBeach]

Quote: Originally Posted by captaintuna

No actual Live 13 gameplay video has surfaced yet and some of you guys are piling on EA based on a couple of bloggers' opinions? I swear some of you guys hate on EA "just because......"

Personally, I just want two great basketball titles this year.

And when you've had a little less than two years to develop a game, it's a little unsettling when someone previews your "beta" build and they don't necessarily see potential.

With 2K, even if they released it right now, most people would be upset because it looked like 2K12 but...the potential would still be present.

It's still early, so I hope everything they're saying is actually shown in due time.

[Ermolli]

After reading how bad the game is right now it makes me wonder how would it be if the EA Canada team continued building Elite without wasting time like EA has by moving to Tiburon and finding a team to create the game. I know Elite 11 was bad but at least they had an idea and a three year plan which would culminate this year. That game despite its flaws (which were many) had some promising things and I believe that if they continued with that project, their build would be better than the one Live 13 had at E3. Besides the new passing, the "move with a purpose", "improved" AI, and the rest of the features could perfectly be added in the Elite cycle during the last two years without losing time. Elite could have been a solid game and good second option if EA gave them the time needed because you couldn't make the game properly in just one year (as we saw with Elite 11).