NBA Elite 11 Finally Emerges

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Posted August 29th, 2010 at 12:53 am

With the major changes that have taken place that make up NBA Elite 11, it has been noteworthy that no actual gameplay video has appeared. Understandably that has made those following the game nervous as EA Sports’ MO the last few years has been anything but to shield their games from being seen.

Over at Operation Sports a thread has been ongoing discussing NBA Elite 11 which is actually out on display at “Elite 24″ a high profile high school basketball event. Those who have been able to attend have had the opportunity to get hands on with NBA Elite 11 as well as NBA Jam. So the first impressions of the game along with the very first in gameplay videos is now here.

Needless to say that early thoughts on the game have been less than impressive. Some general reaction has been that it is difficult to pick up and play, the action is chaotic and out of hand, that it is a dunk-fest, that the real-time physics have been pretty much non-existent, many animations are awkward, and that shooting is either tough to get or can become automatic. There are variables to consider though and ultimately the demo and directly captured footage will provide more insight. However this is what we have to work off for now. Seeing Carlos Boozer dunk from the free throw line (:44 of vid #3) doesn’t require much of a breakdown.

Check out the thread over at OS and follow beginning here which is where the impressions really start to roll in. Below is the first footage of the game in action. The videos are rough but that comes with the territory of filming in an environment such as this one. As always feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments!

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  • http://www.thegamingtailgate.com cdj80

    On Live 10, you would see players dunking very frequently including from the FT line on the lowest difficulty level, not sure how often that occurred on the default difficulty. I bumped it up to All-Star and didn’t see it happen. In the vids I’ve watched so far, the run n’ gun style doesn’t do the game any favors, but a lot of bad passes are getting picked off which is a good thing.

  • geeznutz

    Well thank you EA for making this an easy decision NBA2K11! HERE’S MY $60

  • Gamerz

    Still curious how it actually feels. You can break any sports video game down by looking at videos and finding some odd things….thats just where games are technically.

    but some of the things i read say the game FEELS pretty good…so the demo should be interesting.

  • http://pastapadre.com/ pastapadre

    Definitely high on a day-to-day basis. Had several higher though, think the top one is over 1300 comments.

  • RIP NBA Live/Elite

    NBA Jam 99 for the Gameboy Color > NBA Elite

  • http://www.facebook.com/makin.edwards Makin Edwards

    Yea its pointless arguments, I’m beginning to see these arguments are deeper than video games for some people

  • X2KFootballG0dX

    Classic!! and true lol

  • X2KFootballG0dX

    I’ve been saying that for 6 years. EA is all about marketing, nothing more. Gullible gamers blinded by logos and players on their TV screen….The quality of the sport being represented does not matter to Madden/EA sheep.

    If quality mattered, than All Pro Football 2K8 would be a hit. It’s pathetic the majority of “SPORTS” gamers don’t care about the actual SPORT, but only leagues that represent it….smh

  • Weaverlynn03

    that was the create a player lol the simulation off line was pretty good which is the only thing that matters which is game play to me

  • Weaverlynn03

    and u seem to believe ea’s allllllllllll the time

  • Weaverlynn

    but that is just it. everything u just said u do not do there is no objectivity. coming from u u are always right which like me and a whole lot of people have showed u are wrong alot. the real reason u get banned from sites and hopefully pretty soon this one is the way u say things. i could go to other articles how u try and trample on other people for disagreeing with u. and that being said nobody really take your posts serious it is almost like a little annoying sibling that wont stop until they get their way. but i am still waiting on your negative comments about these elite videos.you know the ones where u would give negative critisim if it was bad and u have failed to follow through with what u have told people on here.soo just grow up and admit u were wrong and be humble about it. ill go first and try and help u out. nba 2k9was one of the worst games i have ever played. now your turn lol

  • Bullitt_711

    It’s way too difficult to judge from these paint mixer vids gentlemen. I’m sure this week we will get clear and sharp vids of Elite 11. Until then, pause and reset your opinions to fair and balanced without anger. 2K has clearly won four years in a row IMO, I loved Live 2006 PC, 2K really took over in 2007 (Shaq) and hasn’t looked back since. I’m hoping Elite can get this thing together. My favorite arcade game is NBA Jam, it would be perfect for me.

  • JB4lif23

    i ran out of toilet paper, i think ima buy this game to wipe my ass wit it and then give it to daley so he can play a shitty game

  • Nphillyk

    There is no reason to even respond to comments like the one above. Some people just need someone/something to blame (other than EA) for what appears to be a complete disaster of a basketball game. So they figure to try the “pasta conspiracy theory” this time around. lol Just sad.

  • Nphillyk

    The game looks absolutely horrible!!! Plain and simple!!! The game is being played by users who obviously don’t know how to play the game, BUT the same thing happened with the 2K gameplay videos. Only difference being, 2K CLEARLY looks a lot better than this. Players ice skating on the court??? I thought we were done with that when the PS2 died. Boozer two hand dunk in traffic from the FT line??? lol WOW

  • Kareemhclyburnatl

    Did you see that video? I have to give you your props you are a loyal fan cause that looked cruddy

  • Hungryandrew

    Whew, over at the EA Sports Elite forum, angry EA fans, are demanding an explantion from the developers, off course no replies from the developers yet.

  • Anonymous

    MAn this game looks straight ass!!! I’m going to pretend these videos are fake, because even though I don’t like Live/Elite I refuse to believe the game will be this shitty.

  • Anonymous

    Keep crushing these boys hopes Pasta, EA ain’t coming correct on basketball. They get props on NCAA, NHL, and FIFA but Elite = ASS

  • Rob_804

    hell no i was a big nba Live fan from 97-05 but it went downhill after that you cannot tell me that in 3 weeks this game would even be close to nba 2k11 lol well you can go buy it and get as much enjoyment yo u can out of it lol

  • Stunnerko123

    ass

  • Daleyfan

    EA should hire Boozer for a commercial of him dunking from the foul line followed up the in the game comment to shut up the 2k lovers

  • Shaquille_shaw

    Hey guys check out this Michael Jordan nba 2k11 comparison from real life!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs06LHWDCew

  • http://pastapadre.com/ pastapadre

    It never fails…as fair as I felt I’ve been towards the Live franchise the last couple years there are now people who’ll say I have some agenda against Elite. Its pretty damn funny to me.

  • Hungryandrew

    Take a look at what the Ea Moderators are saying in response to videos.

    http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/135/1968646.page

    • projectkage

      Thank you for posting this man. This is something that needs to be brought to everyone’s attention that love EA Sports. Now THIS is what EA has been doing all along: blaming it on EVERYONE ELSE BUT THEMSELVES! This is vintage EA garbage at its best! First of all, what he said about blaming it on inexperienced users making the game look bad, do you really think with a brand new control scheme, you’d expect to have them master overnight? Are you kidding me? Second, about the jumping and I will repost this statement:

      “the ugly jumping on blocks and ugly collisions people are talking about…the jumping is intentional and that’s what the final product will look like. That was one of the tradeoffs we made where we choose gameplay and responsiveness over pretty animations. Feel free to disagree with the choice, but the height and time it takes to get off the ground was deliberately chosen for specific reasons.”

      So I guess taking the “ugly” route seems to be in your best interest? Pathetic. And finally:

      “I don’t really want to make excuses, what you saw in these videos is Elite 11 no question about it. But because of the control the users have the game can look really bad. But it can also look brilliant. However it always feels good and that’s the most important thing.”

      Simply put if all they care about is making the game FEEL good, rather than actually represent what the NBA is all about, EA is in BIG trouble.

  • good riddance

    when does max payne 3 come out?

  • Cowboyzfan14

    I just see a bunch of people that suck at the game taking crap shots. And holding turbo and left on the joystick and pressing the shoot button. not one person set up an offense just run and gun. No game is going to play realistic if you do that.

    • Hungryandrew

      Um hate to break it to you….theres no turbo button

  • big Will

    HAHAHAHAHAHHA *points finger and laughs like hyena* woooh. yeah…. that was TERRIBLE lmao, 2k cant possibly look any worse

  • its ya boy

    i wouldnt say flawless but 2k11 makes this look like michael jackson’s nose. thats bad. no pun intended.

  • jonathan

    uh oh, NC in here! im from 919 where you from

  • the soap box dude

    wow, that was definitive.

  • Shaq2120

    you right . but the reason for this is so obvious, and people are just not mentioning the two biggest words in vidoe game basketball the last three years MIKE WANG. a genious. live 10 was the best playing bball ive ever play. 2k was the best everything else ive ever seen. this year we are set to get both and im predicting ggoat .gg=greatest game

  • Makgo1

    hey and that castlevania gone be hard 2.. mark my words… if u liked ninja gaiden 2 (which is my second fav game behind legend of zelda ocarina of time) ull love castlevania.. checkout the vids on the XBL Market place

  • Anonymous

    yea of course not flawless, nothing is perfect lol. But 2k11 side by side with Elite 11 has just no comparison. 2k11 looks as close to a live tv broadcast as it ever has.

  • Anonymous

    One thing I really noticed was the ease of stealing. I think that really adds to the skill-based gameplay EA was going for. When you are the ball-handler, you need to think and react to the defender, even with something as simple as crossing over when he swipes. In that aspect, I like what I see. Obviously, the gameplay looks too fast, and there was some very choppy movement, along with some unrealistic actions. I’m still going to give the demo a shot and see how it feels though. It has a lot of potential with the new controls, so there’s still hope.

  • Ptrell315

    Why Would They Record It From the tv !!!!!!!13

  • http://twitter.com/usuallyimcool rell

    LOL u aint never lied! last time i fucked with live was 05 with melo on the cover. Altho i did like live 10 when i got bored!

  • O-Dog

    No wonder they havent released any offical gameplay vids yet. This game looks horrible. 2k gets the nod easily this year. Their game not only looks and plays better, but they got the OFFICAL Jordan. not no made up fake ass Jordan. Goodbye EA sports. Hopefully, NM and 2k can make a great football game so EA can finally be put to rest.

  • Nphillyk

    Completely disagree, there is no hope. lol This game looks HORRIBLE all around and I seriously doubt that will be fixed in less than a month.

  • Samutuck

    EA had a chance to improve on last years Live 10, but they just chose to go in a different route like they do every year. If they would have improved more on game play, graphics, and animations then they would have won more consumers. I think they’ve placed themselves in a make or break situation now because this game will have very low numbers in sales unless they change the mark up price from 60 to 20 dollars. I believe that the only way they can get back in the good graces with old time fans is by letting them try out the real time physics for 20 dollars in this development year.

  • Hungryandrew

    Brandon Jennings endorsed Elite 11 in a few promo vids, now look at Jennings now, after he played Elite 11 for several hours. Elite 11 damaged Jennings manhood!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVhs4jACVbA&feature=player_embedded

  • Hungryandrew

    Brandon Jennings endorsed Elite 11 in a few promo vids, now look at Jennings now, after he played Elite 11 for several hours. Elite 11 damaged Jennings manhood!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVhs4jACVbA&feature=player_embedded

  • AJ1116

    EA betta hang dey got damn self if they think sumbody gon buy dis stupid ass year 2000 shit!

  • Michaelausby

    thiis game looks like shit…i guarentee nba jam will be better then this!! they should have elite as the bonus game and nba jam as the game to buy lmao! r u serious right now..CARLOS BOOZER IS THE BEST DUNKER EVER! i mean nobody has ever dunked frm the freethrow line with two hands in a game…WOOWWWWW

  • Nphillyk

    AHAHAHAHAHA

  • Bstringf

    I always said it would take a couple years for them to produce somethin useful with that FIFA technology. Can’t say i’m pleased with these videos nonetheless. It looks like they didn’t spend much time developing a more detailed core of the game. They just kept that old style of live. Only the new technology is so liberating that people just float around doin’ crazy shit. Whoever is heading this needs to sit down with David Rutter and have a talk.

  • Mnslyr28

    OMG….. JENNINGS IS A FAGGOT

  • Trueprince

    nba live wasnt that bad. If elite wanted to compete they could of made a game based around kareem with improved live gameplay. I’d actually buy that game along with 2k.

  • Heatftw

    just for that dunk i wont iven rent that crap game

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