NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

[louie dogs]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gorilla Glass

Supposedly it's in the works for the 'big' patch. If they address this and fast breaks, then I'm set...

yeah with more realistic graphic and some bug adjust nba live 14 is a really good basket game

[WTF]

I love the loose balls from batted passes in the game. Nothing like throwing a pass across the court, or through the lane, to have it batted down from the defense, and not automatically intercepted. Then there's a scramble to get the ball. I've noticed several passes sailing out of bounds in my last 2-3 games as well.

[mythreesons]

I was browsing NBA Live website and saw this:

"On the other side of the ball a quick tap of the pad calls a 2-3 zone, a 3-2 zone, press or man-to-man defense. Double tapping results in calling the coach’s default defensive scheme, pack the paint, pressure the shooter or focus on and double-team the opposing squad’s best player".

This opens up another level of defensive strategies and schema. Anybody try these? Particularly the open's I have bolded.

[WTF]

Also, for those of you who use the euro step manuevers, someone a while back posted that they wish the "shot" at the end wasn't animation controlled. You CAN manually push the shot button after the euro buttons, and it will give you a different shot. You can also pass out of it. If you only want a 1 step euro then shot, make sure you double tap triangle/Y, then the shot button. I drew a foul on the fast break with Goodwin on the euro step, hit the shot button, and he spun off of the contact into a 360 type fading shot... it was SLICK.

Just wanted to let guys know.

[WTF]

Absolutely man.. Where you been?

Works like a dream. The pack the paint and Star Focus are what I use the most, after setting the individual defensive matchups.

[mythreesons]

Quote: Originally Posted by WTF

Absolutely man.. Where you been? Works like a dream. The pack the paint and Star Focus are what I use the most, after setting the individual defensive matchups.

Does it work well for controlling the PIP? One of the reasons I'm not ultra-critical is because I feel I've only scratched the surface of the games capabilities. Interesting...

[WTF]

It does help out somewhat. I'm normally at 50% PiP or a little less, which isn't bad. Part of the reason it doesnt' bother me as much, is that a lot of the PiP that I'm seeing right now are quick floaters just inside the paint, or regular jumpers in the paint. I'm not seeing a ton of the spin move, pump fake stuff right now. Not sure if I'm combating it, or if it's improving in that aspect. Yesterday for example, Tony Parker had a ton of PiP against me, but most of them were right around the free throw line. Several layups, etc, but still, not the cheese stuff you saw early on.

I still set my matchups for each individual player, and adjust periodically through the game, but if I see a team is determined to try to continue their assault in the paint, I'll pack the paint. Or if I can't stop someone, I'll go with a Star Focus, and it causes a double to come, or at least shade over towards the guy allowing further help if needed.

[The 24th Letter]

I wish the CPU was a little more aggreesive in their help defense...all this beautiful spacing...but not seeing a lot of drive and kick game to show for it...