NBA Elite 11 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (PS3, 360)

[ataman5]

Quote: Originally Posted by sportyguyfl31

Not sure what TV folks are playing on, but the game looks pretty sharp on mine. I feel like Im the lone acorn in forrest full of maple oaks who likes the game so far lol Thats okay though..we all have choices and opinions...once you sort out all of the nonsense posts, there are good points on both sides of the fence

No you're not, the game looks pretty good on my TV as well. It's just you sense smt missing and you just badly want them to be there still i keep on playing..

[magicman32]

I downloaded the demo last night and I wasn't expecting it to be great. However, I was curious about the controls and "feel" of the game cuz that's what the devs were saying. All I have to say I didn't expect this game to be this weak.

Everything from the controls, the feel, the look, the animations, the commentary and are all horrible. I'm truly shocked at how bad this game is. And there's no turbo button.

I tried the game again this morning before work and came across even more unimpressed. IMO, EA doesn't have a good base with Elite and in 2 more years they will still be behind by a long shot. This game took large steps backwards for real.

There is nothing about this game that I like and I feel like I went back in time playing this game.

[RayRay34]

OK so after all day sitting at work reading peoples impressions I finally made it home and after 2 hours of playing I have to say this.......EA , good job on your first time out with a new game engine.
With that being said this demo has some draw backs, Yes the player models look a lil cartoony, but I think thats just because they got rid of all the high shine on all the players. Rebound and block animations are terrible, yes the ball no longer warps into the players hands but the guys look like the stiffs from NCCA March Madness 07. People have complained about guys EXPLODING to the hoop on dunks and lay ups , IMO the layups are fine! the dunks on the other hand, if like Live 10, can be fixed by dropping the aggression ratings on guys.
Last comment I will make is people have been saying the movement isn't that smooth....Thats because your not making it smooth, Remember left stick is your feet right stick is your hands. If you want a fluid cross over you have to move both your feet and your ball hand in the direction you want to go , AT THE SAME TIME!! Not a second later like we have grown accustom too. After getting used to the controls I have been bustin' off some ill moves(with the camera in broadcast mode)
In Closing I can safely say that this year again I will be getting both basketball games to play them both out.

SORRY IF KINDA LONG MAYBE NEXT TIME I SHOULD JUST LINK TO A BLOG. AGAIN SORRY!

[lnin0]

Nothing wrong with retooling your game. There is something wrong with not holding it back for a full 18 mo. dev cycle it takes to build a proper game. Even more disturbing is that EA is going to go ahead and sell this alpha version for $60 to the public. Talk about beta testers ... you would be a fool not to wait on this one a year.

[MLB01]

Quote: Originally Posted by ataman5

No you're not, the game looks pretty good on my TV as well. It's just you sense smt missing and you just badly want them to be there still i keep on playing..

I agree. It looks good @ 720p on a 21.5" HD monitor here.

[inkpimp007]

Quote: Originally Posted by phant030

Not feeling this, not feeling the animation, not feeling the controls, not feeling the look. the movement, not feeling anything about this game.....smh, almost as if we're back in 07 again. It hurts my feelings because Live 10 was my game of choice. After this, Live is dead....Elite never started living....I expect another directional change for the new year. All white numbers and all white names (if you can call it that)??? No light on the players??? This is my worst nightmare. I can't even try to like this game, looks like PS2, worst than ps2...smh The only thing I can do is shake my head and think "are you serious? This is not NBA basketball."

EXACTLY.... there is know way around this disaster of a game. You pretty much hit on everything i thought when i played it.

[JWiLL02]

The dribbling controls aren't bad, per se, but these dribble animations look NOTHING like NBA players handling the ball. It's not even close.

I'm just not sure how anyone who loves the NBA could stand behind this product that claims to represent NBA Basketball like no game before it, yet holds no semblance to the sport at all on the court.

Where's the explosive, fluid athleticism of NBA players?
Where's the individuality?
Where's the personality?

Live 10 had these things, how are they missing the next year? I've never seen a sports franchise take a big step back TWICE in one generation of consoles.

I guess the only thing I can do is thank EA for saving me some money, though I'm disappointed in doing so.

Guess I can also thank Mr. Littman for silencing Mike Wang's creative voice (pretty obvious considering the end result) which lead to the creation of the best basketball game of all time. Too bad you made it for the wrong company.

Bah.

[Gmoney2002]

Quote: Originally Posted by The 24th Letter

Ive spent all day reading these reviews on this demo thinking people were exaggerating, but WOW am I dissapointed with this demo. Im shocked honestly....I expected so much more.... Beyond the DRIBBLING control (which IMO is awesome) and commentary , absolutely nothing is inviting about it....the whole thing just screams "Meh" and to me its not even a "They might not have flair, but alot of mechanics are solid" type thing like it was last year, the gameplay as a whole is just......wonky for lack of a better term...

I am in this exact same boat. I was reading impressions all day and reserving judgement until I played the demo myself. Some quick thoughts:

Well...first off for those that are saying that the graphics are terrible and are comparable to the PS2 are dead wrong. I have the 360 version and the game looks good, slightly sharper than last year IMO. Debating whether the graphics are good or not is irrelevant to me because there are far deeper problems with this game than simply visual appeal.

Again EA most valuable asset is their controls. It's still top notch IMO. If only that control can be properly intergrated into a more fluid game.

Fluidity in player movement has plagued this series since it's jump to next gen and sadly those same problems are here. Transitions between animations, which was improved greatly last year have taken a HUGE step back. Simple actions like going up for a rebound or block and coming down with the ball look absolutely awkward to me. More so with the mid-are collisons...SMH.

The gather animations, which from what I read was delibrately done, are just too fast. Walking the ball up the court, accelerating and/or driving are still so robotic. Jumpshots however are not as bad as I expected from watching the videos.

What happened to the net/ball/rim interaction from last year? It wasn't stellar but there at least was more variety than a "swish" or "clunker".

RTP no matter how effective it may be will still look clumsy and robotic with sub par animations to display them.

Overall, although some impressions were a bit over the top negative, they have pretty much be on point from what I've played.

I will keep saying this but until EA upgrades/improves their animation library, I see these same issues reoccuring every year...