NBA Elite 11 News Post

NBA Elite 11 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (PS3, 360)

01:52 AM - September 21, 2010 by Pared

The NBA Elite 11 demo is available for PS3 users. If you don't see it, just use the search function in the PSN Store, it weighs in at 923 MB.

The 360 demo should be arriving at around 5:00 - 9:00AM EST. When it is available, we will update this post.

UPDATE: The 360 demo is now up. Queue it up right here.

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Please limit this topic to IMPRESSIONS only.

This does not mean posts such as:

"Cool is it really out?"

"When will it be out for 360?"

"25% finished."

Download the demo, play it, give your thoughts. Simple.

Game: NBA Elite 11Reader Score: 2/10 - Vote Now
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# 261 airflight96 @ 09/21/10 05:52 AM

i might be going against the grain but i really like it and can this being my #1 over 2k if u dnt like this game its only because the control skeem (which you can get used 2) or the fact that its actually as complicated as real ball 2 a degree.. its really a thinking mans game now feels natural no lie u actually hav 2 do things like your really playing and that catches alot of u off gaurd cause your used 2 it in a different way..

# 262 ILLSmak @ 09/21/10 05:53 AM

It's gonna require work before you can play this game and judge it...

I hope all of the people who were hardcore defending the 'other demo' and the work required for the new player to learn their controls remember that.

I dont have the energy to delve into it right now... the game is too far away. I played it a bit and I was kind of taken aback at how different it was. I like the shot stick idea but I don't like how much everything was dumbed down.' I wish I could keep the shot stick and still have the ability to easily icon pass (its way too hard now) and switch.

-Smak

# 263 Stickz24 @ 09/21/10 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by rEAnimator


	One could also argue that the first is embedded in the second as well. It was just a matter of priorities when a conflict arose or when managing limited dev time.

See your point. I don't envy you all though. Basketball games (even w/o) any research as easily the hardest games to make .. from dynamic attendance to shoe size ..camera angles, player looks, movements and the infinite amount of nuances. Other games don't have this as much .. so you pick guess pick a strategy and go with it. If that's the case though .. wouldn't you lean heavier on the direction you mentioned. Remember that first live with the icons .. I'm betting it was live 'when Jordan" cam back. It was so uniquely different from .. "the other game

.. that we got both ..
and at that time .. we ended up playing live more because it was straight FUN. I wouldn't say more "sim" .. but the fun factor killed the "sim" factor that time. But both games were two completely different experiences.

I'm thinking the problem here may be that these few years around .. the games have become more "directly" comparable. And with the growing age and maturity of your target market (I'm guessing .. 17 - 31 ish) -- the more strategic/cerebral elements of the game is in higher demand. I'm just not sure an emphasis on the 2nd approach you mentioned effectively touches that demand.

I'm just an outsider looking in tho .. I could have a philosophical discussion w you all day about this .. but maybe that's for another forum. I was telling my girl the other day that we only get these games cheap because of the market pressures on price. Imagine if someone charged you a fair amount to actually research, code and deliver these games .. Woow.
Ima try to get off this strategy and marketing bit and let the forums do what they do. Check me on fb (Kikeh Wah) if you're so inclined to.

Again, Medal of Honor Man ... (isn't that an EA game

?
I'm not looking anything up tonight .. just talking.
Feel free to ignore me on this one, brother.. and get back to answering those technicals questions man.
I'm opinionated tho man .. so the more we talk .. the more we'll talk .. fyi.
Later kid. You'll remember me .. I'm sure we'll link another time ..
when you have less pressure in the cooker ..lol
Appreciate your time. 1.

# 264 DakkoN @ 09/21/10 06:04 AM

Wasn't feeling it at all.

Movement felt sluggish, especially with no sprint to kick in the next gear on breaks. Right stick movements are nice and smooth. Mike Breen sounded very weird except for his signature quotes like "BANG!" and "GOT IT!". Shots came out slower than I would of liked, especially when the clock was winding down. Defensive verticals are way too high. Both Kobe and Ray Allen blocked multiple jump shots because they jumped way higher than the jumpshooter. The graphics, ugh.. It looks alright from a broadcast perspective but the cutscenes are just disgusting. The players have that NBA: The Inside rubber look to them and it just looks nasty to me.

Become Legendary mode was actually more fun to me than the finals game. Wall was doing work on Eric Bledsoe. I want to know what the artist who does skin colors was thinking when they did Bledsoe's.. He looked lighter than Evan Turner and Wesley Johnson, he should be just as dark as Wall. Cousins' body type looked good, with him being long and slender but also being huge frame wise.

Overall I was very unimpressed but there were a couple things of things I liked.

# 265 ombcam @ 09/21/10 06:08 AM

ok watsup with the 360 its about that time and i dont see it.

# 266 RayDog253 @ 09/21/10 06:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich Yung Stars


	The graphics look like ps2 lol I thought my resolution was low but it was on 1080p ..

You have to enable 720P in your Ps3 settings. This don't do 1080P so you're playing it in 480P right now lol.

# 267 CaCHooKa Man @ 09/21/10 06:26 AM

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/ga...-d80245410919/

# 268 coolcras7 @ 09/21/10 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MCdodgers99


	Nope people don't like this game because it's unrealistic in every aspect on the court. Controls are good though. But being that there is no sprint is just stupid.

I stopped playing after I was starting a fast break with Rondo after a steal and Artest caught up to me.

# 269 theprocess @ 09/21/10 06:29 AM

Came home tonight after a stressful day. Wife in the ER and three employees were fired. This demo did not help at all, it is disappointing. Nothing stands out, It reminds of the sony NBA games, I can't even think of their name because they weren't memorable.

I don't know what to say without bashing this other than it was a nice try but I feel strongly saying that Live 10 is much better than Elite 11. I can see why they would be throwing NBA JAM in for free.

# 270 jmarcguy @ 09/21/10 06:33 AM

NBA shootout??? Yikes!!!

# 271 Stickz24 @ 09/21/10 06:35 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLPGDyE5pEE

# 272 Rong131989 @ 09/21/10 06:37 AM

Elite is now available on the marketplace. Go download now.

# 273 RayDog253 @ 09/21/10 06:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich Yung Stars


	it dosent matter the graphics are bad in any resolution is just a bad job by ea game looks like 07 again..

Haha, okay was just trying to help. But I thought Live 07 had great graphics, it was the gameplay that was bad???

# 274 Stickz24 @ 09/21/10 06:40 AM

My bad ..No intro
Here's a vid of the demo in action .. If you haven't seen it already ..
This one got pretty ugly tho ... daamn. or should I say .. Jeeez ...smh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLPGDyE5pEE

# 275 Cubfan @ 09/21/10 06:45 AM

NBA Elite 11 demo up on xbl marketplace:
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/ga...of=0&bt=0&sb=1

# 276 grunHD @ 09/21/10 06:46 AM

thanks, just rebooted my xbox and there it is

# 277 convince @ 09/21/10 06:49 AM

I just rebooted and its not there.

# 278 convince @ 09/21/10 06:50 AM

Nevermind, had to search for it. its there.

# 279 HotSauce2k3 @ 09/21/10 06:54 AM

I have to hand it to reAnimator for his attitude and composure. He is handling everything quite well and sticking to his guns. It's at least good to know that the developer truly believes in their product.

# 280 Segments @ 09/21/10 06:55 AM

The 360 Demo was just released .

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