NBA Live 09 Demo Released, Impressions Here 360 & PS3

[Pared]

Here is what I'm referring to:

pump fake, jab step, pump fake, jab step, pump fake, jab step...

That was a problem in 2k in the past. Is it an issue in the demo? Even just regular fakes?

The players feet shuffled enough that they traveled in the build I played.

[jewelz1132]

this game is dope..since the gameplay is so short I find myself doing dumb stuff in the practice gym..I stole all the balls from 2 courts thinking that it would cause a meltdown or something within the demo, but they actually came over to the court were all the balls were and took them back lol..Ray Allen's jumper is PERFECT..They got it down to the way his pinky is when he releases the shot..

[jewelz1132]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

Here is what I'm referring to: pump fake, jab step, pump fake, jab step, pump fake, jab step... That was a problem in 2k in the past. Is it an issue in the demo? Even just regular fakes? The players feet shuffled enough that they traveled in the build I played.

yeah..Its slower when you jab towards the basket..but if you jab sideways you can damn near go around the whole perimeter

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by jewelz1132

yeah..Its slower when you jab towards the basket..but if you jab sideways you can damn near go around the whole perimeter

EDIT: I'll take this back.

I'll wait for the final.

[The 24th Letter]

pretty solid effort on EAs part, im impressed w\ the demo....some of these animations kill me though...but thats to be expected..

[clivo1050]

I remember watching the first gameplay footage of Live 2001 for ps2. The first thing I thought was "damn, those animations look so jerky" or something to that extent. This was after playing a lot of NBA2k on dreamcast.

This game would be solid if they could ever get around to making animations transition smoother. It seems like such an apparent and simple thing they could have fixed in, oh i dunno, the last seven years!???

[Bornindamecca]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

EDIT: I'll take this back. I'll wait for the final.

It's a pretty huge step. This is the first time I've ever tried to do this, but if you pump/jab etc towards the basket, you can basically travel your way to a dunk. I just did it with Kobe, and got so close that Bynum was able to dunk. It's pretty bad. I'd never do this in a real game, but it's a shame that the pump fake/jab step mechanic is broken.

EDIT: It's really, REALLY broken. I just did it again with Kobe and dunked it. It's pretty bad. This time, I didn't even do it early in the shot clock. I passed it around the perimeter like a normal play, and then in the last ten seconds: pump/jab/pump/jab/pump/jab-DUNK. From about 22 feet out.

[Pared]

I just hope it isn't in the final... I brought it up at CD...

Nothing we can do but wait...