Defensive Improvements in NBA Live 15 with New Video

[Basketball Nate]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tonyattia

From what I've heard live 's quick play button created motion ( cuts, screens, ect) which is basically like choosing when you want freelance movement to happen. 2k smart play does save a lot of time when wanting to call a set play and works really well for me with the mavs and could improve live's play calling. They atleast should be able to have auto play calling. It was just a suggestion.

From my experience, 2K Smart play does not work after you try to call it when you cross half-court. It makes absolutely no sense for Live try to emulate a play-call feature from another company who's feature is inconsistent and broken. Live will be fine with the direction they're taking, especially if it differs from 2K.

[da ThRONe]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sundown

Probably because the game doesn't actually look that way. Notice how the Live 14 clips are all shown from boring, static angles more representative of game play where you can really see the animation issues. The Live 15 shots are all mostly glamour close ups with rapid changes in cinematic angles and feet are rarely shown except when slowed down. There's quite a bit of dressing up here, just as there was for Live 14. That said I'm pretty sure the game will look a whole lot better than last year's release.

As someone who followed Live 14 much like I'm following Live 15 I can say at no point did I think Live 14 was going to be a good game. There weren't enough camera angles in the world to hide the flaws I saw from the very beginning. Again if they can dress Live 15 up enough to look as impressive as it has that still doesn't answer why they've failed to do so. Again there hasn't been a ton of vids, but this certainly isn't the only official release from EA either.

[Mr.Smif]

Quote: Originally Posted by da ThRONe

Why and the world is EA hiding this game? Every single piece of video they've officially released has me more and more excited to try this game. The player interaction looks so organic and the physics looks so realistic.

Remember last year when they released raw gameplay footage, pretty much everyone laughed at the game. I guess they are trying to avoid that this year. This tells me they are not confident in their product.

[Tonyattia]

Quote: Originally Posted by Basketball Nate

From my experience, 2K Smart play does not work after you try to call it when you cross half-court. It makes absolutely no sense for Live try to emulate a play-call feature from another company who's feature is inconsistent and broken. Live will be fine with the direction they're taking, especially if it differs from 2K.

That's your opinion and I respect that. In regards to your problems with art play I guess make sure you hold down l1 or lb for atleast 1 second. I use set plays a lot and that is why I love 2k on offense. I would like live to have the same depth their.

[Aling Pining]

If the on ball D is good and actually works online, I might consider picking up this game. The other basketball title doesn't work as advertised which is killing my online experience.
I will play the demo first and decide from that. Hope it has online quick match.

[Jay Jay]

Quote: Originally Posted by Aling Pining

If the on ball D is good and actually works online, I might consider picking up this game. The other basketball title doesn't work as advertised which is killing my online experience. I will play the demo first and decide from that. Hope it has online quick match.

I thought I was the only one feeling like that about the other game. Hopefully Live 15 defense is better online cause im really looking forward to change.

[DBMcGee3]

I love the animations of the hand checking and foot shuffling from defenders who are guarding close. The foot planting also looks good from what I've seen. I'm not sold on the blocked shots based on this video, they look a bit unrealistic, but the stealing animations look pretty cool. I've always hated the stealing animations in 2k, where lots of times the guy will lunge forward rather than just taking a quick swipe at the ball.

I'm intrigued, looking forward to the Live demo.

[clipperfan811]

I really liked what I saw in that video. It was great to see Howard help then recover to his man. That type of defensive ai would be huge.