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New NBA Live 15 Screenshots From Visuals Trailer

12:51 PM - September 3, 2014 by RaychelSnr

We uploaded 15 new screenshots of NBA Live 15 taken directly from the visuals trailer released yesterday. You can also find a features list at the visuals trailer link. For our reactions to the trailer, check out our recently posted roundtable.

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# 41 CaliDude916 @ 09/05/14 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ojandpizza


	Dunks still look like the "warp to the rim" dunks we saw on last gen games.. Mainly the NCAA games where that was pretty much the only dunk you could do.. Players just don't gather for a real looking jump motion, and there is a lack of hang/fly motion. Best example I can think of.. EA's dunks remind me of how lil bow wow dunked on Like Mike. It's like a zip line carries them straight from ground to rim. Kinda disappointed the more I watch the trailer I catch more things I dislike. They have every tiny speck of detail in shoes, and accessories, yet they can't get the simple issues that have been bothering people about their game for nearly 10 years fixed.. Visuals have improved, I'm still optimistic the gameplay from the final product looks better than in this trailer. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't see that at all. They look good to me, especially the Cousins dunk.

# 42 da ThRONe @ 09/05/14 08:40 PM

I don't see the problem with the dunking at all. Someone already embedded a video of Griffin windmilling twice in a game and both times his hands barely touch the rim and he certainly didn't hang on the rim.

I embedded a video of a Chris Paul dunk that was very similar to Lillard's dunk (same defender in Howard) at the end of the trailer and Paul's doesn't hang on the rim.

In the same trailers there Cousins and Wiggins dunks were they clear are hanging on the rim. One with contact(Wiggins) and one without(Cousins).

# 43 The 24th Letter @ 09/05/14 09:29 PM

I can't really see anything odd from the trailer tbh, but it will be interesting to see if EA has eliminated all the "rocket dunks" that have plagued the series for years, and up and through last year...

I think that's what some guys are referring to...

# 44 JBulls @ 09/05/14 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by da ThRONe


	I don't see the problem with the dunking at all. Someone already embedded a video of Griffin windmilling twice in a game and both times his hands barely touch the rim and he certainly didn't hang on the rim.

It's the entire animation that's off though, it's as if it was manually animated rather than motion captured. The joint rotation, the knee bend and way it was slammed down not only looked very weird and stiff, but wasn't able to capture the ferociousness and power of a Blake Griffin dunk (in my opinion).

# 45 thedream2k13 @ 09/05/14 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JBulls


	It's the entire animation that's off though, it's as if it was manually animated rather than motion captured. The joint rotation, the knee bend and way it was slammed down not only looked very weird and stiff, but wasn't able to capture the ferociousness and power of a Blake Griffin dunk (in my opinion).

Its just the same motion cap tech live has used for years

# 46 da ThRONe @ 09/05/14 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JBulls


	It's the entire animation that's off though, it's as if it was manually animated rather than motion captured. The joint rotation, the knee bend and way it was slammed down not only looked very weird and stiff, but wasn't able to capture the ferociousness and power of a Blake Griffin dunk (in my opinion).

I have looked at the Live 15 Griffin dunk vs. several real Griffin dunks. I think I know what's throwing some people off. It's that he's not high enough when he finishes. If you look virtual Blake takes off just outside of the paint and this is why he barely finishes a dunk we've all seen him do a hundred times. Usually real blake is about a foot into the paint. If this is truly why the Griffin dunk looks off this is potentially a good thing that Live factors in distance into the end results of a dunk attempt. Although it appears he still should be higher on the attempt.

edit: Having watch both more. I see what you mean about the knee bending it seems much more excessive/exaggerated to almost all Griffin dunks IRL. I am having a hard time finding a highlight of Griffin taking an identical angle and launch point as a quality reference point. All the other dunks in Live 15 trailer are useless because they don't show any knee bending.

# 47 ojandpizza @ 09/05/14 11:41 PM

I'm specifically speaking on the Wiggins and Lillard dunks.. The Cousins and Dwight dunk looked nice to me, though the cousins dunk was just a standing uncontested dunk. The way he hung on the rim was nice!

The only problem I have with the Blake dunk is he don't have his explosiveness to it.. It looks like Shaq trying to do a windmill, slow and robotic.. His hand doesn't bother me at all, players rarely grab the rim on a windmill, but it is odd he cocks his head way back to the side and is looking off into the stands/rafters.

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# 48 JBulls @ 09/06/14 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by da ThRONe


	edit: Having watch both more. I see what you mean about the knee bending it seems much more excessive/exaggerated to almost all Griffin dunks IRL. I am having a hard time finding a highlight of Griffin taking an identical angle and launch point as a quality reference point. All the other dunks in Live 15 trailer are useless because they don't show any knee bending.

I just watched it again and just noticed he started his jump outside the paint, like you said, which means he needed fair amount of forward and vertical momentum to be able reach to the rim with his hand. Now with that in mind, why would he go straight down right after the dunk since he barely touched the rim without any sort of discernible force? Realistically, his momentum would have continued and caused him to land near the baseline.

These are the sort of things that when you add them up, are off-putting and make the animations look weird and awkward.

# 49 da ThRONe @ 09/06/14 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by JBulls


	I just watched it again and just noticed he started his jump outside the paint, like you said, which means he needed fair amount of forward and vertical momentum to be able reach to the rim with his hand. Now with that in mind, why would he go straight down right after the dunk since he barely touched the rim without any sort of discernible force? Realistically, his momentum would have continued and caused him to land near the baseline. These are the sort of things that when you add them up, are off-putting and make the animations look weird and awkward.

Yeah there seems to be a problem with his momentum not only stopping but he even goes back a bit. Doesn't appear to be a game killer and all the physics on all the other dunks seem to be on par.

# 50 ovo_1013 @ 09/06/14 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by The 24th Letter


	I can't really see anything odd from the trailer tbh, but it will be interesting to see if EA has eliminated all the "rocket dunks" that have plagued the series for years, and up and through last year... I think that's what some guys are referring to...

I'm not exactly sure, but I believe sean was explaining in the podcast what they did to eliminate rocket dunking.

# 51 Rockie_Fresh88 @ 09/06/14 02:56 PM

Looks cool

# 52 GudStuffzz @ 09/07/14 09:35 PM

Looks great to me, smh @ the people nitpicking small details. I really don't get why people want Live to fail. What's so bad about having two different basketball titles out there in the market? Sheesh

# 53 GisherJohn24 @ 09/07/14 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by GudStuffzz


	Looks great to me, smh @ the people nitpicking small details. I really don't get why people want Live to fail. What's so bad about having two different basketball titles out there in the market? Sheesh

2k fan boys

# 54 23 @ 09/07/14 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by GudStuffzz


	Looks great to me, smh @ the people nitpicking small details. I really don't get why people want Live to fail. What's so bad about having two different basketball titles out there in the market? Sheesh

Thats whats put out there and thats what people do on the internet no matter what it is. If Watchdogs didnt get away this game won't either.

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	2k fan boys

It's this kind of talk thats the ruin of the forums and i've warned many times to keep the 2k stuff out of here. It's just been said too many times already.

# 55 thedream2k13 @ 09/07/14 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by GudStuffzz


	Looks great to me, smh @ the people nitpicking small details. I really don't get why people want Live to fail. What's so bad about having two different basketball titles out there in the market? Sheesh

Small details now turn into NBA live 14. Live has a horrible reputation so criticism is expected. Criticism comes from canceling 2 games and bring out unfinished live 14 . to combat critics you have to prove them wrong and this is the position EA is in.

Some people here are biased and only support one of 2 companies but there are those that want EA to succeed because it pushes the comp to get better which benefits us. Some people here have blind faith and some here have little hope. Its up to EA to sway peoples thoughts on the game . that starts with live 15

# 56 Goffs @ 09/08/14 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by GisherJohn24


	2k fan boys

It's funny you say "2k fanboys" are nitpicking the small details when these same fanboys are nitpicking the same details on 2K (jerseys, faces, shoes). Besides most of the "2k fanboys" don't have the game in there radar. You want proof? Just check that thread you started about buying Live if were good in the 2k forums because that sure took off.

The real critical fans I've noticed are the Live fans since they can see more of the flaws and upgrades. I would've never noticed the hunchback stance until I read the complaints about it here. As a casual fan of Live I want to see this game take off in the right direction and it looks like they are FINALLY taking the right steps.

# 57 GisherJohn24 @ 09/08/14 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by 23


	Thats whats put out there and thats what people do on the internet no matter what it is. If Watchdogs didnt get away this game won't either. It's this kind of talk thats the ruin of the forums and i've warned many times to keep the 2k stuff out of here. It's just been said too many times already.

You asked why people want Live to fail... those fans of the OTHER game do want it fail. I really don't know why. With 2 great Bball games that sounds like good for all

# 58 The 24th Letter @ 09/08/14 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by GisherJohn24


	You asked why people want Live to fail... those fans of the OTHER game do want it fail. I really don't know why. With 2 great Bball games that sounds like good for all

Honestly man, you seem as fixated on making this a game vs game thing as much as anyone...

# 59 23 @ 09/08/14 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by GisherJohn24


	You asked why people want Live to fail... those fans of the OTHER game do want it fail. I really don't know why. With 2 great Bball games that sounds like good for all

I didn't ask anything I just issued a warning.

Looks like a whole lot of pink names will be popping up because closer to release these warnings will turn to bans. All of the game war name calling won't be allowed.

# 60 shutdown10 @ 09/08/14 10:09 AM

I'm just puzzled how EA has managed this game throughout the years and allowed it to become the laughingstock throughout the sports gaming community. Looking at this huge one year leap with graphics from Live 14 to Live 15, we truly now know that EA has deep pockets and could have invested in this game earlier to avoid this long uphill battle for redemption. Live 15 is being managed poorly because they should have alot more info out, and the public should have received a date for the early demo by now. If you want to get back in good graces with the community then you have to do more then just release a trailer that shows a huge leap in graphics.

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