NBA Live 15 Shows Improvement Across the Board This Season (PS4/XB1 Review)

[ANDROMADA 1]

I played the free trial on xbox 1. For maybe $15 buck I would buy it. Retail, no way. Its great for non sim action.(My 10 year old loved it.) It also has cool music(sort of).

[donkey33]

Quote: Originally Posted by jfsolo

I don't think it's unfair at all to compare or expect Live to be at the quality of 2K. It's not like 2K bought an exclusive license for several years and forced Live out of the market. The failures of Live are completely on EA and the development teams they put on the title. Cynicism serves no real purpose here, but the game should absolutely be looked at with a very critical eye. This isn't some indie developer working out of a garage with one or two computers. This is Electronic Arts. They've been making basketball games for over 30 years. They should be held to the highest standard.

Game is full price too. Should definitely be compared.

[Mr.Smif]

Dont get why people say Live is so responsive, for one when you drive to the lane and want to do a cross over towards the rim, the crossover turns you away from the rim and into a defender, taking all control away from the user because you are not able to control the direction of your crossover. For two, you cant even attempt steals on demand. 2K15 has is more responsive imo, what ever direction I dribble/cross over, etc, thats where my player goes, its not like that in Live15.

I agree with the review, Live 15 gameplay has a long way to go.

[mlbtheshowfan7]

Seems like a good, reasonable review.

[Ankido]

With all due respect to EA Sports, I will never ever and I mean ever purchase and NBA Live game from them again. It was a waste of my money with no demo to try out. It was literally my stupidity and anxious to play that lost me $60. Never again. Mediocre and definitely not worth the price they are asking for. However, it does show promise for the future. Again, it can be the greatest basketball game ever made and I still won't purchase it. It's become a trust issue between EA and I.

[Playmakers]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ankido

With all due respect to EA Sports, I will never ever and I mean ever purchase and NBA Live game from them again. It was a waste of my money with no demo to try out. It was literally my stupidity and anxious to play that lost me $60. Never again. Mediocre and definitely not worth the price they are asking for. However, it does show promise for the future. Again, it can be the greatest basketball game ever made and I still won't purchase it. It's become a trust issue between EA and I.

I feel your pain.....

I told myself moving forward I had to be more disciplined financially when it comes these sports games now days.

No longer will I rush to spend $60 bucks on games that should be sold for around $40-45 bucks if they are missing features and lacking in several areas of gameplay.

I jumped on Madden 15 day one and realized had I waited 2-3 weeks after release I would have found out about the broken gameplay in terms of QB sacks that don't appear to have any fix coming.....

Some of these games are being released with issues that regular ordinary guys spot within 2-3 days of playing after.....

I find it hard to believe after spending 9-12 months on a game these companies don't recognize the problems themselves.

I felt ripped off with Madden 15, don't even play it and yet I spent $60 bucks on it.

Trying to avoid making that mistake twice in 3 months if I don't think I'm going to be happy long term with the game.

[kromo50]

Played the demo on ea access the guys on here that think it is better then 2k are crazy. Game just does not fell right shooting broken animations bust. Game is a 4 at best. crowd is best thing good job EA.

[GisherJohn24]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dantecamp21

I'd give it a 6,75. The game already feels much better after the first patch. An open jumper with a great release isn't a given anymore. The same goes for a contested shot with a slightly late release, which won't result in an automatic miss. The ambience is amazing with proper arena lightning that accurately mimics every nuance of their real life counterparts (one of the few areas where the other game totally missed the point this year) and their signature sounds and chants. I love the cameras this year as well but we need to see much more ESPN integration next year. Still, the overall feel of the game needs to be more organic. It shows flashes when the physics engine triggers in the lane. Overall, as a huge fan of the game (as well as the other one) I'm happy with this year's effort and definitely looking forward for even more fine tuning via the next patches (WE NEED A PLAYER EDITOR FUNCTION). Can't wait for LIVE 16.

I would also give it at least a 6.5. For overall fun factor, regardless of the problems, I give it an 8.0. Online is extremely fun, I Played 5 head to heads this morning and nobody quit and we played down to the last second and nobody seemed to cheese either, not to mention it was lag free. For fun factor, I think Live should get more kudos. Ill be playing this all year. Can't wait for 16.