NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

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Quote: Originally Posted by The 24th Letter

The play styles/strategy is what kept me coming back and playing... now I am having trouble finishing games..

I'd been focusing on understanding how to defend the post but I was still having diverse and entertaining games. Now all of the sudden I look up and the last 5-6 games are all the same, and my interest in waning. Of the last few games only Miami was different and that's only because Bosh was ineffective in the post.


I'd consider PRO but the scoring is too easy

[thatdudetoo]

I'm still playing on PRO. Computer has been killing me since I got this game Saturday (had to catch the last day of the 39.99 sale). I think I've only won 3 games so far out of about 10 or so.

This game definitely has a few surprises going on. I've been trying to post Melo and the AI ain't having none of that. They send the double hard and often. There are so many little things going on with the game that I see happening. Great stuff in this. I was playing this game as if it didn't have much depth and wondering why things were happening the way they were.

Why some passes were getting picked off, other things. Now I see the game is much deeper than I first gave credit for. AI can position itself in a "soft man" with an eye on intercepting your pass to a man he's not guarding. Those bounce passes and lobs in post have real usefulness. Not just different passes for the sake of looking good.

I know others disagree but I really feel this game is fundamentally sound with just some patching or tweaking needed. Animations, of course, is another story. They need some help, not all but the ones that do need help REALLY need help.

[thatdudetoo]

One other thing that is KEY to me with Live over most other sport games. Other games it feels like you have to do the "right thing" in order for success in the game, not necessarily the "real thing". I wont use the other game as an example but I'll use Madden. Madden sometimes , a lot of times really, seems you have to put the "right play" in even though the play you have should do the job. What you see happening on the screen seems to have little bearing on success. I remember a while ago someone in those Madden tournaments made an interesting statement, "A lot of people know football but you have to play Madden to win", maybe not those exact words but "You have to play Madden" was definitely the thing that stood out. Other games seem like you have to play "title X" and not sport X to win. So far, and that's a big SO FAR, with this it really feels like playing BASKETBALL is key to success, not "playing Live"

[Tha_Kid]

Quote: Originally Posted by FLIGHTWHITE

I was under the impression that rosters were gonna be updated on a daily basis??? Have they decided not to follow through on this??

This times 10000. My main peeve about these bball games. Take the 76ers. Nerlens is first big off the bench and kwame Brown who was cut over a month ago is still on the bench.

All this talk plus a video on the main page of the game but the rosters aren't even done weekly or daily, much less hours after the games. Stop letting them off of the hook. If I wasnt mainly playing ultimate team, I'd be very upset.

[The 24th Letter]

I wouldnt be surprised if they were scrambling to push out fixes instead....

Is kindve odd though, as I thought this was the category Live would dominate.

[CMH]

Yeah rosters are falling behind.

Inexcusable. I had the same issue with other titles. I'm just about giving up on sports games ever telling the truth about daily rosters.

Guys like to talk about accessories. I'm definitely on the updated rosters side. And I want them from the developer. I don't need to edit anything. I want the developer to do what they say they would.

Right now both titles have disappointed me immensely with this.

Almost Spring.


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[The 24th Letter]

Quote: Originally Posted by thatdudetoo

One other thing that is KEY to me with Live over most other sport games. Other games it feels like you have to do the "right thing" in order for success in the game, not necessarily the "real thing". I wont use the other game as an example but I'll use Madden. Madden sometimes , a lot of times really, seems you have to put the "right play" in even though the play you have should do the job. What you see happening on the screen seems to have little bearing on success. I remember a while ago someone in those Madden tournaments made an interesting statement, "A lot of people know football but you have to play Madden to win", maybe not those exact words but "You have to play Madden" was definitely the thing that stood out. Other games seem like you have to play "title X" and not sport X to win. So far, and that's a big SO FAR, with this it really feels like playing BASKETBALL is key to success, not "playing Live"

You must not have played online yet...

The high success rate of the hop step and spin move will have you feeling like your "playing Live" fairly quickly..

[Gerg04]

BestBuy finally received my copy...talk about snail mail.

Anyways, I didn't really like the camera angle in the demo. What does everyone round here like?

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