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

[Mian]

Have they change the look of the Pick & Roll Icons ?

I only see green or red rings and no Pick/ Roll / Pop etc

[ADG24]

Much like everyone else I finally caved in and decided go get Live 15 a try. I fell in love with the demo mainly due to the realistic courts, size of the players, crowd reactions and arena sounds.

The graphics in Live 15 are getting to that next gen level but when compared to 2K15 they are obviously behind. Sl far I have seen some players look better in Live 15 but overall 2K wins this battle. The presentation is phenomenal. I have not tried Live since 2010 so the commentary is all new to me and I am loving it.

The arena atmosphere is the most realistic I have seen in a video game. The crowd reacts instantly to what is happening on the court, the chants sound amazing and the crowd simply looks involved. The arena announcer is way too generic to my liking with phrases like "LeBron Jamesss... for two" in the NBA arena announcers do not sound like that. Also seems like every team gives pizza to the fans in attendance if the team scores more than 100 points?

Game modes as we all know are not very deep. I am a franchise/dynasty player and while the presentation of it is refreshing coming from 2K15 the mode itself is too plain. I simulated one season and offseason and there was not much action. I was not able to find anywhere the latest transactions around the league (trying to see how the CPU handled trades), I cannot fire/hire my head coach and I did not receive a single trade offer from the CPU. What I did like is that the CPU seems tough to tradw with and they give you a reason as to why they rejected your trade offer. If Live 16 can feature a more in depth Dynasty mode and an online Dynasty mode (online leagues) watch out NBA 2K16!

Finally it comes down to what really matters... the gameplay. From the get go you can feel that NBA Live is just a different game and I do not mean this in a bad way. NBA Live 15 is FUN plain and simple. The most realistic part to me is the pace of the game. Players walk up the ball up court after a made basket and the CPU mixes their offense nicely. In 2K the action seeems rushed with players running up court through out the game and the CPU scoring most of the baskets inside the paint by attacking the basket. In Live there is a definite lack of post game, but to me this is not a big deal. Most post players in the NBA either shoot a hook, a fadeaway or a layup or dunk in the paint which is what can be done sucesfully in Live 15. On defense I feel like I can actually stop someone. In NBA 2K15 this is one of the toughest things to do but in Live playing defense feels realistic and most importantly doable.

The final note I wanted to touch on is signature animations. In NBA 2K15 each player shoots, dribbles and shoots free throws like his real self. In Live 15 some players do while others seem to have a generic jumpshot. I am a Vince Carter fan and I quickly noticed that his jumpshot, free throw animation and dribbles do not look like his in real life. This is another area that if an improvememt is made in Live 16... watch out 2K16.

I cannot say this enough... this game is FUN and if you have an open mind to try something new you will have a good time.

PS. Try it out with TOMBA settings. Makes a HUGE difference.

[sportyguyfl31]

JALEN AND REPLAYS ARE BACK!!!!

I had no idea how much I missed them until I saw them in the game again. The shot of personality that they add to the game is astoundingly noticeable.

These near daily updates are both a pleasing treat and a annoying curse the game has gotten better each day Ive owned it.

[sportyguyfl31]

Synergy is amazing. Im playing last night's Spurs-Clips game.

Chris Paul is busting me up on the pick and roll, Deandre Jordan is doing baseline reverse dunks, Blake caught some lobs, Crawford hitting stepback J's.

I love that little box in the corner

[NeptunePirate]

I am so incredibly happy that the halftime/postgame shows are back in for the PS4 version. They were fixed without an update, very cool.

[Rockie_Fresh88]

Whats with these basketball games this year . You can't react in the passing lanes at all smh

[The 24th Letter]

Great news about the half time show...impressive it didn't need a patch...

[Noyz82]

let us edit our rosters and players and ill pick the game up and play it again...havent really touched it in a week in a half or so....the game is too shallow as far as options to do what i want with it....when and if they put editing back in then i will play again.