NBA Live 13 Features Full ESPN Branding, Focusing on Gameplay, Presentation & Online

[Jay Jay]

Sound like a good start to me. Bringing back code from previous Live games and adding more on top of what they started with Elite 11 could end up being something speacial, as long as everything work good together is the onlything that matters. If EA chose to use the physics engine I hope they added limb contact to the engine otherwise contact animations is still going to look akward, other than thatim not skeptical at all about the direction EA chose to take Live 13.

[mvb34]

Quote: Originally Posted by JerseySuave4

yea and i don't really understand how you have a 1 year development cycle when you had 2 years to fix the disaster you almost released. They had to know they would be going back to basketball. No excuse for that.

When was the new team assembled? I don't recall them saying they going rebuild from scratch..

[dexvex]

Quote: Originally Posted by JerseySuave4

yea and i don't really understand how you have a 1 year development cycle when you had 2 years to fix the disaster you almost released. They had to know they would be going back to basketball. No excuse for that.

This. I was expecting a super-polished game that could at least compete with NBA2k on the gameplay front, but this article reads like "nope its still the same ole year to year stuff as before." Thats highly dissapointing. I'll give it a fair shake but all the hype I had died.

[Jano]

Quote: Originally Posted by dexvex

This. I was expecting a super-polished game that could at least compete with NBA2k on the gameplay front, but this article reads like "nope its still the same ole year to year stuff as before." Thats highly dissapointing. I'll give it a fair shake but all the hype I had died.

You were hyped? Interesting

[RUFFNREADY]

Quote: Originally Posted by dexvex

Thats really unacceptable as a fan. I'm not expecting anything really.

Every human being on this planet expects something to happen! And in the virtual world, everything PROGRESS' ; if you stand still too long the techno world will pass you by in a heart beat. Technical advances are made on a daily basis; and if you cannot complie, you are out of business, unless you plan on making it for third world countries! So lets take these blinders off our eyes, and see what EA is really up to.
They (EA) allowed for this article to be written and released for one purpose only! To create and start their hype train. Speculation drives the human psyche; and EA incorporates this into their business practices.
Ask yourself; what game(s) has EA never really hyped up before release, and turned out great? i say 1; Dead Space. Now, how many games has EA hyped up soo much, but turned out mediocre? My answer: Everything else!
We all are expexcting and waiting to see something from EA sports and their NBA LIVE franchise!

cheers

[stillfeelme]

I am really surpised by the one year development cycle. All that time gone and doesn't sound good but at least there are options for the consumer. From reading the article it seems they are taking some control out of the user with the passing as long as it can't be exploited it might be ok.

[TreyIM2]

I have to admit that if most of 2011 was spent on a bunch of meetings, design ideas, flow charts and interviews for onboarding new staff and little actual physical work on the game, I'm a bit upset by that. Plus dude took time to try to dis NBA 2K - No bueno.

What I did like is that it didn't come off as a 'hype interview'. Subdued, overall, but that also raises flags in my mind. More thoughts when I get to my laptop. Heh.

[misterkrabz]

I'm one of the rare few who actually always liked Live better than 2K...even though I hate EA these days I really hope they make a playable hoops game.