NBA Live 15 and First In-Game Update Available Today, Post Your Impressions

[loosey101]

Okay, I don't know if you guys have noticed but the hands up motion is. TERRIBLE. Why the hell does it look like a bird flapping it's wings? NOBODY that I have ever played basketball with looks like that when they are guarding someone lol, I mean I seriously notice it everytime I put my hands up in the game and it is God awful.

[sarlndr]

I'm really having fun with the game. It really came out of no where for me as I had NO intention of picking this up over 2K but I'm glad I did.

Hope to see the Cavs blue alt's in the game soon.

[Walt Frazier]

CPU Cavs throwing the ball around like a hot potato at times...I don't see any of the 2 bigs posting up / everyone standing around stuff of a few days ago. Synergy is definitely kicking in and double teaming elite players on the drive really opens the game up.

I am genuinely surprised how much I am enjoying this game...a hell of a lot more than I anticipated.

[and1product]

Quote: Originally Posted by preveza

Just played this and wow! What a horrible game. Ok the graphics are good, atmosphere is great, and I think this is why people rate is a good game. Take this away and everything else is putrid with all due respect. The competition does every single aspect better The courts look shiny and the net sounds are good. Ok so??? The animations are limited badly. I shot 9-12FG with Dirk Nowitzki and 7 of his animations in the post were EXACTLY THE SAME Common now seriously. Its arcadey I get it. Some people love that piick up and play stuff but seriously this game is a mess. It doesnt play anywhere near an NBA Game. Isnt that what its supposed to be. Dont waste your money. I already made that mistake and I regret it badly. I sounds harsh however EA should be embarassed. Graphics can only give so much enjoyment.

Totally agree. It gets you pumped with the espn introduction and then you see the arenas and the crowd and you get real hyped. Then you start playing it and it just does not animate properly. Im not a fan of the button tap to shoot the ball or every single time you score the players are jumping up and down even if they dont do that in real life.

I did have fun with the game because i did not take it serious and the colors pop, but i felt like i was wasting my time when something else wAy better is out there.

[hioh631]

I'm really happy with this game. Had an awesome game against the Bucks that I won 116-110 as the Hornets on All-star 12 minute quarters. Realistic stats across the board and several authentic runs by both teams throughout the game. This game plays a great game of b-ball this year. I'm having much more fun playing this game than the other one.

Oh and these shoes. Wow.

Fix some of these butchered player scans and it will be even better.

[JoeDog10]

I'm still really enjoying this game, but there are two issues that are keeping it from being my primary basketball game this year. And that sucks, because I kind of want it to be because of what it does well.

Shooting jumpers isn't a whole lot of fun because of the quick releases. It's more of a "I'll just release it early and hope I get a good release" than it is skill. And it's not a matter of just being different than 2K, it's just really hard to get a "feel" for shooting in Live. I wish this is something they could patch, but I'm guessing it isn't.

The other is player differentiation. It's there, but not quite to the extent that it should be. There's still a bit too much generic-ness in there for my liking.

[Noyz82]

My impression is just short....

It's pretty simple. This game is what you put into it you can't rely on animations and the comfortability of those animations to make the game "simulation". The game is simple for the casual gamer to play "arcade" style but has an underlying depth to it that basically if you know the controls you basically control the game in its entirety.....it's built off the progression of skill. You make the game "simulation" if you want and enjoy it. That's what I got out of it....and if they stay up to date with tuning updates and patches then this game should be top notch....only certain **** bugs me only out of the fact of not touching NBA Live since like 09

[ThaLiveKing]

I don't think the shooting is that bad, the difference between the shooting in this game and 2K, your feet have to be set, and body has to be squared. 2K's player models shoot from the chest up, so it's easier to release at the top of the jump, But with Live you really have to be set in order to make a jump shot. Its not always perfect but I think most people don't want to adjust to Live's control scheme while playing NBA Live.

I been playing this game for over a week and still figuring stuff out, I'm almost there though. Live is not a pick up and play type game

I was playing a game vs the Heat last night, I was the Pacers, I had the game under control but didn't play the whole game how I was supposed to and ended up losing by 2 to the CPU. You gotta be focused playing this game, if you play it the right way