NBA Live 16 Demo Available For Xbox One and PS4, Post Your Impressions

[SmooveBeast]

Quote: Originally Posted by Black_Tom_Brady

anyone else getting disconnected from opponents a lot?

In the handful of attempts I had earlier, I was disconnected from all of them.


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[blingballa333]

Quote: Originally Posted by The 24th Letter

I play on Superstar...there are definitely shenanigans on the higher levels...but I kind of expect it...(at least the CPU is trying unlike '15, I seriously don't think I lost 1 game to the CPU last year) I can manage most of it...I just need my teammates to stop letting guys run free and get back in transistion... It's cost me some games already...

What I see a lot of the time is my cpu teammates completely blow assignments and they sometimes refuse to grab a loose ball or rebound.

I've also still yet to run an actual fast break. The CPU can though. Whenever I try to outlet to my PG after a rebound he comes top a stop to catch the ball (even if he is running). It ruins the break every time. I find my teammates don't run the court either but rather jog.

It's just frustrating because theyve definitely improved the game in certain areas, but have seemingly neglected some core fundamentals such as rebounding and passing.

[JBless]

I dont like it but it is way better than NBA Live 15 for sure.

[Rockie_Fresh88]

Pro am is fun . There's a bit of delayed or sluggish reactions and rebounding is tuff but it's fun. Just wish the face scan thing would work

[The 24th Letter]

I think I just ran into the same dribbling center from the video....anyone know his screen name?

Lost 21-16....ALL dunks

[JAY_D1]

As the a competitor fan boy and former Live fanboy, I am excited to come back to check out NBA Live..i have seen the videos and see the impressions..

I know what to expect..I expect a game to play while I wait for the competitor on the 25th...

EA Sports games are like the pretty girl in class that have great potential to be a good person but they just never reach. Their games are always very nice looking, just the content isn't in depth. Its okay though, they help push out better games.

Its kind of funny how things are, 2K had ESPN years back now its NBA Live..soon will it be ESPN LIVE 17?

Once my Xbox One touches down, firing up the demo.

[RipCityAndy]

I played a couple games last night. I think it'll take me a while to get used to. I played a few games of 2k last month and the controls, movement, and style are totally different. I assume once I put some hours on the sticks I'll really enjoy it like I did with 15.

Some good things - I really like how players come off screens and get their feet set for a shot. It's nice having intelligent movement off the ball. I like the concept of the Summer Circuit so far as well. It's fun to play quick co-op games and have objectives. Also, I feel like fouls are called intuitively. While I'm sure there is an element of randomness, I feel like when I foul someone I usually deserve it.

Some things are still really wonky. Some animations look really robotic (dunks and jumping are the main culprits here) and the passing is inconsistently realistic. My character feels like I'm trapped in mud when I try to rebound. I'm probably wrong, but it feels like the rebounder is predetermined when the ball comes off the rim.

One thing that I strongly recommend (especially for those people with dozens of hours with 2k) is playing around in the training mode. When I played Live 15 that helped me figure out cool size ups. It makes the game WAY more enjoyable. Without knowing how to break down your man and explode out of animations, the CPU defense feels really suffocating, player movement feels slow, and scoring is a chore.

Some gripes I have - the opening scene (Westbrook at the buzzer) was really bad. I understand they are trying to go for the Madden-type opening sequence, but it was so short and didn't draw me in at all. It was more annoying than fun. Also, I assume it would be really frustrating to play if you don't know the controls yet. It would have been cool if you had to play the last couple minutes of the game and they walked you through some basic controls. It felt incomplete and really underwhelming. I kept trying to button through.

The other complaint is how my face translated from the app to the game. I don't know if anyone else had this issue, but I look way different in game after I upload my face. However, Kudos to EA for coming out with a functional face scan tech. I successfully scanned my face on the first try. Last year I never achieved a passable face scan.

[Rockie_Fresh88]

I really enjoy being a defensive athletic big man !