NBA Live 16 Available Today, Post Your Impressions Here

[RoyceDa59]

Quote: Originally Posted by Slider79

Im absolutely not a Basketball Veteran, my first game was NBA2k13 and played a lot of MyCarrer then. This year i bought NBA2k but and now im on the Trial Version of NBA Live 16. For me it feels great to Play, the gameplay is smart. Graphics and animations are sometimes stupid and othertimes sensationell. From the gameplay i prefer NBA Live over NBA2k. But thats maybe only because im not a Baseball-Freak. I think im gona buy it when it is a Little bit cheaper.

Okay so I am not the only one, there is something about Live that is just more appealing to me then 2K this year.

[Calvenn]

Quote: Originally Posted by RoyceDa59

Okay so I am not the only one, there is something about Live that is just more appealing to me then 2K this year.

No, you are absolutely not the only one! I like the depth of the other game in regards to customization, Dynasty mode, etc, but that's where I stop. I have been going back and forth with both games ( to get my money's worth) and while I see and acknowledge the improvements made to its gameplay (a third patch was recently released) I simply can't stay too engaged with the game. I have to be honest with my assessment here. There are certain aspects I would like implemented in Live from the other game but Live overall feels more...alive! Don't mean for this to sound like a bash in anyway because the other games does have some exciting features that inject life and player/team uniqueness is more evident in that game. However, Live has also improved in this regard (would like to see what they do throughout the year and especially next year with this solid foundation). The way the players walk, run and drribbleand is more realistic in my opinion and they appear more energized and off ball movements especially draws you in. This year, the cpu really cycles through play sets and the attack mentality is great. With proper sliders in place, the game can play really well (looking forward to what the patch will address) and feel s more dynamic and organic to a certain degree. The big shame is the lack of community involvement from EA, it was actually better last year. Baffling is not even the word I'd use at this stage. I.really hope this game will continue to thrive and that the devs are listening to us.

[Earl1963]

Live 16 is my most played PS4 game. The gameplay needs to get smoother next year, it's a little stiff. But IMO Live gets many things right and I'm looking forward to this series evolving.


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[charlesadams3rd]

Quote: Originally Posted by Earl1963

Live 16 is my most played PS4 game. The gameplay needs to get smoother next year, it's a little stiff. But IMO Live gets many things right and I'm looking forward to this series evolving. Sent using a telephone

You are referring to offline play, correct?


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[The 24th Letter]

I may or may not give this game a shot again after the patch if the price is right....

Not about to care about this game if the company doesn't...it's mid November and we still have players missing and incomplete players...thats ridiculous- even for a fan of the series

Have they even added Chalmers to the Grizz yet? My guess is no.

[nick_sr]

Started my rising star because I'm not feeling how they did lut this year

Beast ed in the rookie gane and got drafted by the sixes but game froze on in my first nba game, is this freezing thing an issue in rising star? Absolutely a fan of of mode now due to the improved gameplay.

[Calvenn]

Quote: Originally Posted by nick_sr

Started my rising star because I'm not feeling how they did lut this year Beast ed in the rookie gane and got drafted by the sixes but game froze on in my first nba game, is this freezing thing an issue in rising star? Absolutely a fan of of mode now due to the improved gameplay.

I personally have not encountered this issue with freezes. The menu screen in this mode is slow, that's the only issue I've noticed! I just commenced mine and was very shocked how much I enjoyed the mode, player lock and all. I'm normally not into this sort of thing but the rookie showcase game was fantastic and a great way to witness all the greatly scanned rookies this year! Really recommend to those on the fence about Rising Star.

In regards to gameplay, they continue to tune the game and the results are good. Noticed that they've tweaked defense for the better again while allowing more shots to fall for the cpu especially. Just completed a very Sim like game vs Bulls both teams shooting in the lower 50 % fg range. The game is flowing very smoothly now and the cpu is passing the ball with effectivness. New swing and bounce pass animations have been added or better utilized and walk up dribbling has been sped up ( especially the behind back stutter step types) and implemented more realistically.

One issue with defense is certain moves are still overpowering. I can usually hit an angled quick burst first step move with a speedy player like Bron or Wall, after walking the ball up court (lulls the cpu to sleep) , and blast down the paint for a dunk. This occurs in successive possessions. Paint contact and help d have surely improved, however, the cpu does not react fast enough or the moves need to be toned down. I did notice this move was more effective against the Pelicans and not as much against the Nets or Bulls. Overall defense still needs work in this game as there are very exploitable holes at present.

All in all, I really approve of what the devs are doing with the game right now. Hope they continue and eventually bring the game to a stable or consistent state.

[Calvenn]

Well, I guess I will be reluctantly going back to implementing sliders! I love the offensive improvements since 1.04 but the defense is still kinda porous!

Bad news: Reverting to sliders
Good news: Minimal adjustments should be needed since patch 1.04 improved several aspects of the game.
Bad news: Synergy/tuning and it's volatile impact on custom sliders.

Damn!!