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

[iLLWiLL]

Quote: Originally Posted by iLLWiLL

Once you get past the amazing advancements in graphics (without a doubt, best in class, IMO), the game still feels the same as Live 15. I honestly just haven't seen many new animations that affect gameplay (obviously other than the highly advertised dribble handoffs). Haven't seen any new dunks. Some layup animations still don't very good and are completely unrealistic and not contextual. Shots close to the basket still use the same old clunky, awkward animations as in year's past. And usually these shots cannot be stopped defensively. Passing is still bad, and slow to animate, which results in turnovers. The defensive assist button L2(LT) still doesn't feel like it actually does anything. A lot of times I'll press triangle (sometimes I'll even have to press it twice) to block a shot and nothing happens. (That's usually with my Live Run player; possibly because my block shot rating is extremely low?) In general the game just feels slow. Players lack speed or burst; Live 15 was the same way. I don't know if EA moved in this direction because they thought it would appease sim fans, but it takes some excitement out of the game, and from a real life game featuring some of the fastest and greatest athletes in the world. To my surprise, Live Run is incredibly fun -- didn't expect to have as much fun as I have. It was a really great idea for EA to force people to play to develop their skills as opposed to letting people pay money to become better players. Hopefully it stays that way. The Live Companion app seems like a bad joke on many with Android phones, as the front-facing cameras vary amongst all the different phone models, and for some phones (like my HTC One m7), the app is just incapable of scanning your face. I had to scan with my girlfriend's iPhone 5s. All that said, I am looking forward to next Friday ... when 2K16 arrives.

just wanted to add ... after playing the game for a little more, I have just come to appreciate Live for what it is. No, it's not nearly the game that 2k is (and has far less features), but it still provides me some fun. The graphics and stadium sounds/environments alone are immersive enough to make it feel like I am participating in a live TV broadcast game. There will be room on my shelf for this game alongside 2K16.

[SmooveBeast]

Guess who got a contest shot on defense...on the wrong court- this guy


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[Rockie_Fresh88]

EAs servers don't seem as good as I would've thought lol I got kicked using LAN that's new lol

[shutdown10]

Quote: Originally Posted by Walt Frazier

Some of the physics around the paint are incredibly good. Fouled Lebron hard using DeAndre Jordan...really good physics on display. Potential is there for a really good game. Day one patch will be big. They need tp get that right and release extensive patch notes.

I keep hearing that a big day one patch is coming, but I don't remember seeing any EA developer or Sean O' Brien mention this. Next when they gave us a patch last year for Live 15 I remember it fixing some issues and bringing about newer problems in the game. I understand that all games have flaws out the box, but why is this game continuing to have these many game-play issues out of the box? How many excuses are we going to give them?

[benefactor]

Quote: Originally Posted by Walt Frazier

release extensive patch notes.

I can't stress this enough.

None of last year's "bug fixes" nonsense. We need full change lists so EA can't just sit back and watch placebo type comments with every patch.

[mrprice33]

Quote: Originally Posted by shutdown10

I keep hearing that a big day one patch is coming, but I don't remember seeing any EA developer or Sean O' Brien mention this. Next when they gave us a patch last year for Live 15 I remember it fixing some issues and bringing about newer problems in the game. I understand that all games have flaws out the box, but why is this game continuing to have these many game-play issues out of the box? How many excuses are we going to give them?

Don't forget that the game isn't out for another 10 days. Most games that you play on release day have some kind of patch applied when you first install them. It just so happens here that we are getting info well in advance of release day.


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[mlp111]

The more i play, the more i like it... the more i play, the more i get frustrated. I can see this will be another love-hate relationship again... hopefully the patch fixes a lot of my issues. But i will wait for price drop before i purchase.

[SpritePuck]

Kinda unrelated but just had the best gaming experience ever and was not playing the game. Went to my local bike shop to get a chain link. There was this good looking athletic looking guy there and I stepped out of my comfort zone and smiled big!

He kinda laughed at me but then said hello. I asked him if he knew of NBA Live and the new face scan. He basically was not a gamer. After a lot of jokes and the whole bike shop crew (I work there part time) laughing at me. The guy agreed to be my NBA Live game face!

So, I pop out the iPhone and we scan him. Pretty funny all and all but now I have a game face! A random stranger danger game face. Plus a little more self confidence.

I know off topic but that was my Live experience for today. Now, to see how it looks in the game...