NBA Live 10 Patch Impressions (360, PS3)

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Quote: Originally Posted by Vechi8

True. I'm gonna give ncaa some time to work itself out cause it will, and enjoy this. I had an awesome game against Atlanta, jumped out 18-3, they would tie it, I'd open up 12 point leads, then they kicked my a__ in the end. Best a__ kicking that I've ever had. Hard to criticize anything that I saw in terms of gameplay, stats were about dead on

Yeah for real, I mean I was ripping this game 8-10 days ago. I had had enough with the ******** DNA, lack of true DNA and ratings updates and bizzarre nonsense from the CPU offense. That stuff seems to all be in order now and the one game I played was friggen awesome.

[Vechi8]

Quote: Originally Posted by ehh

Yeah for real, I mean I was ripping this game 8-10 days ago. I had had enough with the ******** DNA, lack of true DNA and ratings updates and bizzarre nonsense from the CPU offense. That stuff seems to all be in order now and the one game I played was friggen awesome.

All I need now is Washington mgmt to stop thinking Gilbert is a pg and start jaying 36 pts/game again!

[Court_vision]

Ehh, have you given up on NCAA already?

Looking at the vids, that game looks a way behind LIVE...which is kind of crazy. Looks like a very limited game.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Court_vision

Ehh, have you given up on NCAA already? Looking at the vids, that game looks a way behind LIVE...which is kind of crazy. Looks like a very limited game.

Nah, not given up just yet but depending on how much this improved DNA and patch 2 improve Live there may be no reason to play NCAA. There is no doubt that visually it's way behind. Playing Live again after two dozen NCAA games, damn the game just looks beautiful. The motion offense stuff is really cool but the playbooks are also awesome in Live so that's a wash.

The issue of not passing out of the post just cripples NCAA because so many motion offenses obviously have post touches but players frequently pass out of the post IRL. That doesn't happen in NCAA, if there's a motion where the first or second pass goes into the post the guy always shoots it and completely kills the CPU's offense - esp when it's not a high scorer/good player who should be taking a lot of shots. This is no where near as big of an issue as in Live.

The other huge thing is the layup solutions, they are so much prettier in Live. NCAA has some real brutal ones but that is probably on purpose since college kids don't finish in traffic anywhere near as well as pros.

I'm waiting to hear on news regarding a patch, if EA isn't going to patch the game then there's really no reason to keep it even if you are a huuuuuuuuge college basketball fan IMO unless you hate 2K8. You just can't play a game with such a glaring issue (not passing out of the post) long term.

[Vechi8]

Quote: Originally Posted by Court_vision

Ehh, have you given up on NCAA already? Looking at the vids, that game looks a way behind LIVE...which is kind of crazy. Looks like a very limited game.

Don't mean to jump in but I've played a ton of NCAA and I have to say Live's ai plays a lot more realistic than ncaa. But it is early!! The motion o is awesome but I love the r1 botton in live to get a guy off of screen, very similar

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Quote: Originally Posted by Vechi8

Don't mean to jump in but I've played a ton of NCAA and I have to say Live's ai plays a lot more realistic than ncaa. But it is early!! The motion o is awesome but I love the r1 botton in live to get a guy off of screen, very similar

In part because EA's attention to detail in the game is poor, especially with the ratings.

It definitely has a college feel though, you have to play team ball or you'll be in trouble for the most part. If they could correct the CPU's offense with the passing out of the post then I'll keep the game and enjoy it, it does enough things well and I'm a college basketball nut. If EA doesn't fix it then there's no reason for me to keep it.

[Vechi8]

Quote: Originally Posted by ehh

In part because EA's attention to detail in the game is poor, especially with the ratings. It definitely has a college feel though, you have to play team ball or you'll be in trouble for the most part. If they could correct the CPU's offense with the passing out of the post then I'll keep the game and enjoy it, it does enough things well and I'm a college basketball nut. If EA doesn't fix it then there's no reason for me to keep it.

To be a broken record, that little face up 6 ft pop in post, can't take it anymore! I tried everything.

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And to compound things damn near every PF has the same jump shot animation.