NBA Elite 11 Videos and Impressions From the Boost Mobile Elite 24 Event

[stillfeelme]

What is this? How much would somebody pay to play a game like that...? I hope those that that pay $60 for that enjoy it. I actually want EA to do good to keep pushing the other game better but man on man all I can say it is good we as the consumer of these games have options.

[JerseySuave4]

wow, no wonder they havent been showing gameplay vids. Its funny when we get these Elite vids when the guys working on the game finally see something they like and they show you some developmental video (which often isnt too impressive itself). Its amazing if they actually are proud of this work.

That had to be some of the worst video game basketball ive seen. Boozer dunking from the FT Line? You know its bad when you allow people to try this game out and outloud they are like "WTF was that?!?" Thats often not good. I was hoping they would have came out strong this year trying to reinvent the franchise but its as if they took 10 steps back after making improvements last year. I didnt think NBA Live was flat out terrible last year, it was heading in the right direction but now i dont know what to think.

Its like EA is trying to see how many copies they can sell just by being EA Sports.

[havok023]

Quote: Originally Posted by stillfeelme

What is this? How much would somebody pay to play a game like that...? I hope those that that pay $60 for that enjoy it. I actually want EA to do good to keep pushing the other game better but man on man all I can say it is good we as the consumer of these games have options.

haha well if i do buy it ima get this game for under 20 dollars from amazon so its a good deal but id rather get 2k for 20 at this point

[dat swag]

Quote: Originally Posted by BiggD

EXACTLY... every year they feed us "we have set the foundation for upcoming years" or "we couldn't get it done this year but next year for sure" Live 10 was very playable and was the right step forward.. Elite 11 looks like 3 steps backwards IMO Yep, cats out the bag now.

The sad part is EA can afford to get out of basketball all together and we will be right where we are with the NFL...One option and one option only...Thats not good but I would not be surprised if this game did so poorly from a sales perspective that EA just said "to hell with NBA Basketball" while focusing on more arcade like titles and living off the Madden sales.

EA already scrapped the legacy of LIVE so I don't think they would shed one tear eliminating Elite and sim basketball altogether with a poor year one showing with Elite. I'm not feeling Elite after these videos but I damn sure don't want to see EA abandon the genre...But its all too true when people mention "Were tired of waiting for NEXT YEAR"...That hustle train has came and left the station for too many consecutive years.

[JerseySuave4]

Quote: Originally Posted by RayDog253

No, I think he left cause the Reigns got pulled right out of his hands and handed to "Hockey Guy". That's probably the only reason he left 2k was because he had an opportunity to be the Lead Guy.

Mike said he left because he didn't like the direction the game was headed.

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OS: When did you leave or decide to leave the NBA Live team, and when did you return to the NBA 2K team? Mike: After NBA Live 10 wrapped up and we started going through the pre-production planning phase for '11, we held several meetings to discuss the future of the franchise. After going through those meetings, it became very clear that the vision I had for the game was different from where the leadership wanted to take it. I parted ways with EA shortly after and came back on-board with the NBA 2K team last November.

[ParisB]

lol, here come "those" guys

[kingpnp]

Quote: Originally Posted by TUSS11

I'm kind of undecided on this issue, but leaning towards your stance on this. It just seems weird to see hook shots from the foul line, Shaq doing fade-aways, etc. Personally it wouldn't effect me, but for a newcomer who just wants to pick up and play it's not going to be appealing to them when they pull off such awkward moves. And their interest in the game may fade quickly if they don't realize it was user error. Stuff like this affects sales directly.

and now you guys see why it has taken EA so long to try to bring a REAL sim game to the table. because sales will be effected via the newbie players or people who just dont know how to make the game play like sim hoop. this is a reality. you want to please both? tell them to use the buttons and not the shot stick. that option is still there.

[NDIrish98]

i like to keep an open mind, nobody ever knows how good a game can be until they play it. like i said when i first saw these videos, you can't really gauge much w/ the way the guys in the vids were playing the game and the quality wasn't good at all. just like last year, i was ready just to go buy one game but when i played the demo of the other, i decided to buy it because it's what i liked better. it's really to soon to make any types of judgements if ya ask me.