E3 2013: NBA Live 14 Hands-On

[DukeC]

Quote: Originally Posted by sirjam

what sig dribbles does 2k13 have?

Enough dribbling packages to cover 70-80% of the league. It was better last year, but it's still decent.

D-Wade (and any old school player by extension) is absolutely spot on.

Quote: Originally Posted by quehouston

Ehhh....2k has dribbling PACKAGES. You cant select a "Kyrie" or "CP3" dribbling package on 2k like you can jumpshots. D.Rose doesn't move like D.Rose on 2k.

Most of those packages work for 80% of the league. Does everyone dribble the same? No, but they dribble similar enough as to make no difference.

The only time you get distinct dribblers is with ELITE ballhandlers. Maybe 10-15 truly unique dribble tempos and change of pace. Everyone else dribbles the same to where it makes no difference.

Again, not saying 2K can't work on that area because they can (they had better packages last year in fact) but I would hold my breath on hoping Live delivers on EVERY single person in the league.

The effect is going to be awfully similar to 2K's dribble packages, I guarantee you that.

[quehouston]

Quote: Originally Posted by DukeC

Enough dribbling packages to cover 70-80% of the league. It was better last year, but it's still decent. D-Wade (and any old school player by extension) is absolutely spot on. Most of those packages work for 80% of the league. Does everyone dribble the same? No, but they dribble similar enough as to make no difference. The only time you get distinct dribblers is with ELITE ballhandlers. Maybe 10-15 truly unique dribble tempos and change of pace. Everyone else dribbles the same to where it makes no difference. Again, not saying 2K can't work on that area because they can (they had better packages last year in fact) but I would hold my breath on hoping Live delivers on EVERY single person in the league. The effect is going to be awfully similar to 2K's dribble packages, I guarantee you that.

I agree with the fact that the packages will probably be similar to 2ks, but as far as what 2k has now, there hasn't been a move or animation that has happened that made me say "Oh that was D.Rose!!" or "That was Kyrie for sure!!" Thats where I feel like Live is gonna execute.

[mlp111]

It was a promising read and a good one. Live 14 and synergy seems its going to be a beast. Look forward to seeing how this will make the game play. It will almost be a different experience every hour. But what concerns me is that they are only showing 1 on 1. Nab elite 11 showed amazing in 1 on 1, the dribbling, freestyle, and freedom was great and sounds familiar to what they showed, BUT when they put everything together with 5 on 5, thats where it killed the game. So many people won't be a believer until 5 on 5 gameplay is shown (myself included). but sounds promising. But in my personal opinion, not really enough still to get me super hyped about it.

[e_QUAY_tion]

On the article, it sounds to me like the BounceTek is going to bring tangibility to the ball. On 2k, due to animation, as a defender/shot blocker, you aren't able to touch the ball. Like they said in the presentation, in every previous basketball game, the ball has been attached, through animation, to the players' hand. BounceTek sounds like it'll bring a new element to defense, forcing you to pick your spots as a ball handler going against a lockdown defender and driving the lane against shot blockers.

[bigeastbumrush]

Quote: Originally Posted by e_QUAY_tion

On the article, it sounds to me like the BounceTek is going to bring tangibility to the ball. On 2k, due to animation, as a defender/shot blocker, you aren't able to touch the ball. Like they said in the presentation, in every previous basketball game, the ball has been attached, through animation, to the players' hand. BounceTek sounds like it'll bring a new element to defense, forcing you to pick your spots as a ball handler going against a lockdown defender and driving the lane against shot blockers.

August 2009:

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As promised, we're back today showing all of you the new dribble moves that you'll see in NBA LIVE 10 this year. We really wanted to differentiate between players this year. What makes LeBron, LeBron? How about CP3? One of the ways in which we've captured this is in their dribbling styles. Let's start with the new "size up" mechanic in NBA LIVE 10. The size up is a series of dribbling moves used to breakdown a defender. How am I being guarded? Where is the opening? Answering these questions is the purpose of the size up. Once the ball handler catches the defender biting, he can then perform a go move out of the size up to take advantage of an over-zealous defender or a mismatch. Basically, the size up keeps the defender on his toes! In NBA LIVE 10, you perform these moves via the right trigger from a standstill position. Once you move the left stick (to move the character), you break out of the size up and start moving. One of the great things about this mechanic is that it can be broken out of at any time, or better yet, seamlessly linked into any quickstrike dribbling move using the right stick. There's no waiting for the animation to play out before going into your next move. If you want to start that next move, you can. In the video below, you can see that we've captured authentic player specific size ups. You can really see the difference between LeBron and Kobe's size up moves.

Bouncetek/Sizeups/Freestyle/Catchy nicknames but this is a "new" feature

[JBH3]

So what can this game do that NBA2K doesn't? I don't ask that rhetorically either. I seriously want to know what it's going to bring.

Honestly, EA would be better suited doing a GOOD college hoops game since their is not one on the market...

[NINJAK2]

Shots fired!! Synergy beats 2k insider already. looking forward to hearing more.

[e_QUAY_tion]

Quote: Originally Posted by bigeastbumrush

August 2009: Bouncetek/Sizeups/Freestyle/Catchy nicknames but this is a "new" feature

To me, in my opinion. BounceTek, from what they are telling us, SEEMS to be different specifically because of the physics they say they are putting behind it.

Only time will tell though, I'm just telling my personal thoughts.