NBA Elite 11 Video: ESPN Integration

[yungflo]

what happens when jvg leaves for coaching? didn't he say he wanted to do one or two more years of tv before he gets into coaching?

[DickDalewood]

Quote: Originally Posted by RiderGH

I sazw nothing in that video that leads me to think "They nailed presentation". The fact that they only showed them recording lines and not actual in game commentary leads me to believe commentary is no better than any other EA game. I mean a whole video dedicated to ESPN integration, anbd they didn't show any integration. Congrats Elite, you have a little thin that pops up that says ESPN Tuesday or Friday or Christmas, and you have an ESPN overlay at the bottom, but outside of that, there is nothing. Typical EA hype man. Im calling them out. Why show them in the booth at all? why not show in game commentary. Its the same as that Madden video where it was actually Gus Johnson calling a madden game as opposed to In Game commentary. They hid that stuff cause it was pedestrian. Yeah those announcers sounded good when they recorded it, but Im not holding my breath on how it all sounds in game cause EA, time and time again, proves they are incapable of getting good commentary in their games.

This is honestly tough to argue. To me, nailing ESPN integration would be nailing things like pre-game show, half-time show, and post-game show. And, add to that the commentary you speak of. You reference to the Madden Gus Johnson videos are eerily similar, as he too sounded amazing in the studio... until his lines were broken up and butchered and pieced horribly together in game.

EA is very good and creating hype videos, all the while really not showing us much, if anything, at all.

[Boilerbuzz]

Quote: Originally Posted by DickDalewood

This is honestly tough to argue. To me, nailing ESPN integration would be nailing things like pre-game show, half-time show, and post-game show. And, add to that the commentary you speak of. You reference to the Madden Gus Johnson videos are eerily similar, as he too sounded amazing in the studio... until his lines were broken up and butchered and pieced horribly together in game. EA is very good and creating hype videos, all the while really not showing us much, if anything, at all.

I can't really argue this at all. When someone says integration, I think of MUCH more than commentary and overlays. I think of the shows in NFL 2K and the simulcasts that used to be in Madden. Not to mention full news feeds and stuff like that...

I do like this play by play team though. Much better than Albert. My ONLY issue is that it still has the trademark EA stitched up treatment.

[coconutnp]

THIS IS IMPROVING UP FROM NCAA VERSION OF ESPN INTEGRATION GOOD JOB EA!!! THIS WHAT WE EXPECTED FROM ESPN WHEN THEY JOIN FORCES WITH EA

[Boilerbuzz]

Quote: Originally Posted by coconutnp

THIS IS IMPROVING UP FROM NCAA VERSION OF ESPN INTEGRATION GOOD JOB EA!!! THIS WHAT WE EXPECTED FROM ESPN WHEN THEY JOIN FORCES WITH EA

Seriously.

[thcchoi]

NBA Elite has just ESPN commentary and overlays.

At least, NCAA Basketball had ESPN as well as CBS presentation.