Comments on: NBA Live 09 Coverage Recap

By: JR

JR — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:05:03 +0000

http://www.pastapadre.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1469

By: sdot

sdot — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:35:07 +0000

WOW Br!tney QUIT Playin games wit my Av

dis is gettin outta control

By: chris

chris — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:25:57 +0000

2k is for the hardcore! takes a while to really feel the game. It took me a while to get used to the shot stick but i got it down now. Live on the other hand its a easy pick up n play game.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:00:15 +0000

[quote comment="41195"]I decided to just buy both games and honestly, I think both games aren’t that good this year. 2k and EA both put out a Ferrari with a Honda Civic engine. Looks good, sounds good, but when it’s time to actually drive it’s dissapointing. When you play 2k9 you zip up and down the court and the dribbling is crap. I actually think that 2k8 is better. When you play Live it feels like you are pressing buttons that put you into an animation. You don’t feel like you have control of your player once you start a move. Kind of like Madden 08…when you juked you couldn’t do anything else….or when you got wrapped up it was a for sure tackle that you couldn’t break out of.

Don’t get me worong, both games are OK but they are definitely not “amazing”. I think people are so happy to have a new game that they are fooling themselves into thinking it’s A-M-A-Z-I-N-G…once FiFa comes out both of these games will lose some playing time.
If I had to choose one to play it would be 2k9.[/quote]

I somewhat agree with you but 2K is a game that you really have to take time & master. The footplanting in 2K is realistic & it takes time to get used to. It is different than 2K8 but just give it time & you can master it. The dribbling is also a little different & it does seem to be a little more canned than last year but at the same time driving to the basket is much more realistic this year. The AI this year is insanely realistic so that will also take time to master. Don’t give up on 2K so soon my friend. 2K is for the true sim players.

By: pastapadre

pastapadre — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:05:20 +0000

[quote comment="41187"]So pasta, which one is better in your eyes, Live or 2K…[/quote]

Not really sure there is a simple answer to that. I’m more comfortable with Live so I tend to lean that way. But if I was to break it down:

Live: Features, online play, commentary
2K: Gameplay, animations, atmosphere/presentation

They both offer up a good experience this year I’d say and I don’t really feel like you could go wrong either way.

By: Mr. 707

Mr. 707 — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:57:40 +0000

You’re definitely right. And at the end of the day it IS just a video game. The one thing you have to keep in mind is that we’re the ones paying for these games and even though $60 out my pocket doesn’t hurt I still expect a product I won’t be dissapointed in. Live AND 2k9 sort of disappointed me this year…neither game blew me away. I didn’t get the wow factor I got from features like the online dynasty mode from NCAA or the gameplay from Madden09 (which I personally feel is way better then any of the previous Maddens).

By: JR

JR — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:24:05 +0000

NHL 09 is still my sports game of the year Mr. 707, your write up is exactly how I felt last year. I think the base of Live and 2K will be satisified and take notice in the improvements as well as the weakness’. We have to give the developers some slack, they only get so much time to work on a game, not to mention the business’ side of the house to include business politics. I just judge the game for what it is, and not necessarily for what it could be.

By: Mr. 707

Mr. 707 — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:38:38 +0000

I decided to just buy both games and honestly, I think both games aren’t that good this year. 2k and EA both put out a Ferrari with a Honda Civic engine. Looks good, sounds good, but when it’s time to actually drive it’s dissapointing. When you play 2k9 you zip up and down the court and the dribbling is crap. I actually think that 2k8 is better. When you play Live it feels like you are pressing buttons that put you into an animation. You don’t feel like you have control of your player once you start a move. Kind of like Madden 08…when you juked you couldn’t do anything else….or when you got wrapped up it was a for sure tackle that you couldn’t break out of.

By: Tristate Killa

Tristate Killa — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:23:15 +0000

Lmao at that dudes avatar,Weezy is a homo thug lol

By: r00tabaga

r00tabaga — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:06:29 +0000

[quote comment="41185"][quote comment="41170"]@ Patsa
Yo I know im new here, but whats with all the pro-homo avatars. Am i missing something?[/quote]

I think his brother controls his account and wont give him the password and keeps putting homo stuff as his gravatar lmao[/quote]

That’s mess’d up man! I guess I would do that to my bro’ too I guess. -LOL