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

[jaateloauto]

Paint defense is non-existent, FPS is terrible in Pro-Am and lag is ever present.

Still better than MyPark/Rec Center but not worth playing over NHL EASHL or FIFA Pro Clubs.

We'll see what the other game has in store for 5v5..

[DonWuan]

Quote: Originally Posted by jaateloauto

Paint defense is non-existent, FPS is terrible in Pro-Am and lag is ever present. Still better than MyPark/Rec Center but not worth playing over NHL EASHL or FIFA Pro Clubs. We'll see what the other game has in store for 5v5..

Defense is nice with a rim protector. Only issues I have stopping are good post offensive players like jonas.

[GisherJohn24]

I started the PRO Am mode. IT's a good time, but it's better with cpu opponents. I can't stand playing with people because they just run the ball down court and launch a shot. No passing, no chance to get skills. Defense is pretty much impossible, there's a little lag and you can't have lag trying to play defense. Offline is fun though. I really like it.

[kurt2134]

Anybody have there demo get stuck when installing and only be able to play Thunder vs Cavs?

There's some things I really like by the animations and contact in the paint just feel really bad and inconsistent. I feel like sometimes I can get a dunk animation that has no chance of being interrupted with 2 guys in front of me and other times I will be wide open and get some weird layup animation.

I do like how there is contact in the air on certain shots and the physics don't seem to cause any hitches but those situations are just few and far between.

[Rockie_Fresh88]

Even as a rim protector if I don't block the shot it's going in

And what's with the bad reactions on loose balls

[Shaqn0sis]

Its good enough to keep me busy til NBA 2K16!

[scottyp180]

I'm curious what people's impressions are on different difficulties. Ive been browsing this thread over the past few days and I've seen people complain about how easy shooting is amongst other problems but I haven't noticed anyone mention what difficulty they are playing on. I was able to essentially dominate on pro and allstar.

On Allstar with the Cavs I dropped 38 on OKC with Lebron without even trying. I wanted to see just how much I could get away with. I probably could have drove to the rim everytime if I really wanted. I took advantage of it but eased up a bit to play a little more realistically. On the flip side I played the same game except as the Thunder. I still had a great game with Durant, 32 points, and I was able to do my thing with Westbrook as well but I noticed neither were as dominant at Lebron.

I decided to bump the difficulty to superstar and I played 2 games so far, both as the Wizards playing against the Bulls. The game is definitely much tougher on superstar. I've been struggling with shooting, even when I think I have some space, causing me to be reluctant to take jumpers. Post players are still able to dominate. In my second game I posted up with Gortat nearly the entire first quarter (5 min) and was able to score, get fouled, or both almost every time down. All it took was a spin move or drop step in the post and I could go up at the rim. Driving, however, was much tougher. I tried forcing myself in the lane with Wall and while I did have success on some possessions, dunk animations can still be over powering, it was definitely not automatic. With that said I feel like there is an issue with low post, close range shots. Players seemingly toss the ball up even when covered and these rainbow type shots drop in. Sometime I press shoot other times I try hostep /euro step but the result, when covered tight, is a similar hook type shot that typically drops in. I definitely feel like calling plays is the way to go on superstar for the best success if you can execute the plays correctly however with these games I wanted to see just how sim I needed to play to be successful.

On the defensive side it was more of the same. Defense on the post was tough. Not sure if it was the players I was going against (Gasol, Noah) but I could not seem to stop them once they posted up no matter how tight I played. There would be times where Rose or Butler would get by the 1 on 1 defender and then have an open lane with no one in sight. I domt quite understand the help defense. Sometimes they commit too early or when the help isn't necessary and other times they are no where to be found, especially I'm the paint. With that said, when it is crowded in the paint things are hit or miss. It could be a block party or they could score as if they were wide open.

I feel with a patch and maybe some slider adjustmen's playing on superstar could be the best Live experience in a long time. Still probably not for everyone but I'd recommend giving it a try if you have on played on pro or allstar.

[Rockie_Fresh88]

Don't think you can adjust difficulty online

Ironic Some of the same problems from 2k in previous years exist in this game.
Players not getting loose balls , A.I recover much faster than the user, lay ups seem to lack contact etc..
Speed not being a factor . Guards grabbing rebounds over bigs
Makes me realize some of this stuff is harder to code for