NBA Live 14 Features Team Specific Styles, Playbooks, Defenses and Authenticity

[Boilerbuzz]

The "shall I go on" part does come off kind of cocky. That's fine as long as you can support that confidence with something to back it up. That can be history or something new to show. He had neither. And his list was kind of weak considering some of those items are in 2k as well. But forget that point: Most if that list was supposedly what was going to make Elite. Different buzzword, but same promises.

[MattyEdgeworth]

Like everything else...Just wait and see. No point jumping to any conclusions before we've seen any gameplay.

[mango_prom]

Just like the whole dribble engine thing, all these features sound very promising, but potentially overly ambitious for a complete reboot. EA seems to understand what all basketball games couldn't pull off so far and goes into the right direction, but can they really make it work on the first try? Not so sure about that. I mean team specific styles are a fantastic idea, but Live 14 would be pretty much the first sports game executing this concept properly. Nobody could do it right until now.

Just look at how 2k implemented differences between players and teams so far. Until 2k11, playcalling was hardcoded to fit default rosters, meaning that years deep into franchise mode, the Lakers will still call most plays for their SG even if their main option is playing another position. Then they included touches, which is broken even in 2k13. No real progress there for basically a decade. If you ignore presentation and animations, gameplay is just as one dimensional as in the PS2 days. It looks much more real today, but the mechanics are as flawed as ever.

What I'm saying is that EA's direction sounds awesome, but right now they're promising a lot of things that never worked. 2k couldn't do it. EA couldn't do it with other franchises. Restart a FIFA CPU vs CPU game on higher difficulty levels a few times and the exact same play will happen over and over again. It's pathetic. Maybe Live 14 will be different, but I'm still skeptical.

[dukebeatsuncagain]

I am honestly just really excited to get a new basketball game and play it. I always like NBA Live, thought 2k was better, but still enjoyed it. I am 100% getting the EA Sports PS4 Bundle including Madden, FIFA, and NBA Live.

[boomhauertjs]

Jeff Van Gundy? No thanks.

[cmehustle]

Sounds like its going to be an awesome game. Of course that is if you actually believe everything this guy is saying. Going by EAs track record with their b-ball games gives me pause....

[JODYE]

Quote: Originally Posted by LegendKilla13

ESPN presentation. I am now paying attention

Live 13 was set to have ESPN presentation. So was Elite. This is nothing new.

[kc10785]

Quote: Originally Posted by slick589

Competition competition competition...I'm an avid 2k fan both NFL and NBA but competition is good for gamers as a whole. Hopefully the Live team puts out a decent product that forces 2k to up the ante again.

This is what's it's about competition. I am a NBA Live Fan that converted over to 2K when 360/PS3 launch. I love what 2k has to offer but they need another game out to keep them on their toes just like Madden does. I'm pulling for NBA to give a strong gameplay showing on the court. If your a 2k fan you should be hoping for the same thing. I like what I hear fix the player models and we might have something.

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