NBA Live 19
NBA Live 19 Gameplay Videos - Direct Capture From E3 2018
Quite a few NBA Live 19 gameplay videos are coming in, straight from E3 2018. Check out the following direct feed videos from iPodKingCarter and Traythekidd.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics
Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets
Boston Celtics vs. Houston Rockets

Those new dribble moves look silly in a real nba game and as expected with this series just animate like there is no defender there.
The new motion stuff is just to put a name to a nothing feature. It still moves exactly like Live.
It’s clear without the move to Frostbite and with all of the focus on the created player and street court stuff that EA simply didn’t allocate any real budget on this series.
Those new dribble moves look silly in a real nba game and as expected with this series just animate like there is no defender there.
The new motion stuff is just to put a name to a nothing feature. It still moves exactly like Live.
It’s clear without the move to Frostbite and with all of the focus on the created player and street court stuff that EA simply didn’t allocate any real budget on this series.
I disagree. UFC 3 is using Real Motion.
Those new dribble moves look silly in a real nba game and as expected with this series just animate like there is no defender there.
The new motion stuff is just to put a name to a nothing feature. It still moves exactly like Live.
It’s clear without the move to Frostbite and with all of the focus on the created player and street court stuff that EA simply didn’t allocate any real budget on this series.
Frostbite is just a graphics engine.
- Substitution bugs
-Camera not keeping up with ball bug
That has been with us since Live 14, then I won't be happy.
Those are pretty bad bugs. And they never address them.
Still hope they remove that annoying "two points" and "for two" from the PA announcer, sounds just bad IMO.
Still hope they remove that annoying "two points" and "for two" from the PA announcer, sounds just bad IMO.
The PA announcer needs to go IMO. Isn't he the same PA announcer in Live 97?
Anyways, based on the videos above, 19 is a cleaner version of 18 -- animation-wise. Jumpshot is more fluid and not floaty like the jumpshots in 18 (pre-patches). Ball/rim interaction needs some fine tuning, but overall, I like what I saw. Need to see more post up game though.
Live 18 vs 19
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I think the movement is something you'll have to feel rather than see. I just hope there arent too many canned sequence when it comes to 1 on 1 interactions...
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I think the movement is something you'll have to feel rather than see. I just hope there arent too many canned sequence when it comes to 1 on 1 interactions...
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Nah you can see it too.
Anyways, based on the videos above, 19 is a cleaner version of 18 -- animation-wise. Jumpshot is more fluid and not floaty like the jumpshots in 18 (pre-patches). Ball/rim interaction needs some fine tuning, but overall, I like what I saw. Need to see more post up game though.
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I actually really like having Breen in the game. He brings a lot of emotion to the commentary.
What about the horrible franchise mode, and a franchise mode for the wnba this time too? A create a player/team should be mandatory...well it is for me, because I'm not buying another live game without it. Add Mark Jackson and Doris Burke to the commentary team, have Van Gundy be more excited and animated like he is in real life. Show off improved gameplay and COACH/TEAM sliders.
There is so much the live team could and should have focused on. It's early, so hopefully they address some of this, but I was not happy at all with what I've seen so far.
This vid gives me hope though. According to this guy, they improved the ai's defense. This was a HUGE problem with live 18, since they would never adapt, and I literally had 50 pt games with Frank Kaminsky.
What about the horrible franchise mode, and a franchise mode for the wnba this time too? A create a player/team should be mandatory...well it is for me, because I'm not buying another live game without it. Add Mark Jackson and Doris Burke to the commentary team, have Van Gundy be more excited and animated like he is in real life. Show off improved gameplay and COACH/TEAM sliders.
There is so much the live team could and should have focused on. It's early, so hopefully they address some of this, but I was not happy at all with what I've seen so far.
Hahaha! I’d love what you’re having. This is like ordering food at a diner.
EA will get it cooked and delivered shortly.
Player movement does look way way better. People say graphics look the same but they aren't looking at all the small subtle movement changes. It's much nicer
The graphics are really strong. Several times, I was in awe of the visuals.
The A.I. is absolutely better. I was surprised how many of the YouTubers never changed settings. But I did for sure. Definitely an improved version of the game. For me, not a groundbreaking improvement, but for sure noticeable. I have full intent on getting the game. And Im not sure what they have in store for some of my issues with franchise, player lock, and other legacy issues. But gameplay alone. Im in.
The graphics are really strong. Several times, I was in awe of the visuals.
The A.I. is absolutely better. I was surprised how many of the YouTubers never changed settings. But I did for sure. Definitely an improved version of the game. For me, not a groundbreaking improvement, but for sure noticeable. I have full intent on getting the game. And Im not sure what they have in store for some of my issues with franchise, player lock, and other legacy issues. But gameplay alone. Im in.
Yes!
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I think because it is the Western Conference Championship. Did the same during the playoffs and Finals in 18. Just like real life.
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Oh yes. Night and day. And the body model of Harden and Curry are on point. Movement too.
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The graphics are really strong. Several times, I was in awe of the visuals.
The A.I. is absolutely better. I was surprised how many of the YouTubers never changed settings. But I did for sure. Definitely an improved version of the game. For me, not a groundbreaking improvement, but for sure noticeable. I have full intent on getting the game. And Im not sure what they have in store for some of my issues with franchise, player lock, and other legacy issues. But gameplay alone. Im in.
Notice a lot of new dunk animations? Or just a few?
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I’m shocked people are saying live 19 looks bad . Live 18 had good graphics , I doubt they downgraded any . It looked much better on my tv than watching through YouTube
that is all
Outside of that; it's a Alpha and like Live 18 when that was released their first patch it changed the game for the better (and it kept getting better with each patch)
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Thinking they need to add about 25 dunk packages minimum. Sound about right?
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That is awesome! The more the better.
Those new dribble moves look silly in a real nba game and as expected with this series just animate like there is no defender there.
The new motion stuff is just to put a name to a nothing feature. It still moves exactly like Live.
It’s clear without the move to Frostbite and with all of the focus on the created player and street court stuff that EA simply didn’t allocate any real budget on this series.
You sound like you’re didnt play the game last year and are just talking.
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Live is 19 is huge improvement if you can’t see the difference you ready didn’t play this game at all last year
I will definitely get this game when it comes out
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Same goes for the full court shot animations. It's so unrealistic and the ball hits the rim every time. I have never once seen an air ball when it's shot from the other side of the court like in real life.
Same goes for the full court shot animations. It's so unrealistic and the ball hits the rim every time. I have never once seen an air ball when it's shot from the other side of the court like in real life.
I saw a post about the tip going to Kevin Love on Twitter. Good stuff.
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Two issues that stick out too me, the jerseys are still too loose/poofy and some of the passing animations still look weird.
It has been stated that these moves are not overpowered and are quite challenging to pull off. In fact, in one of the videos you will notice that CP3 makes a failed attempt that bounces of the opposing players leg. Furthermore, it's restricted to only few players like CP3 and Kyrie, etc. Curry, for example, is unable to pull off a nutmeg, according to someone present at the event who tried multiple times with him to no avail.
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I don't know why but I hate this cam angle BUT when it comes to NBA Live this angle looks great.
Lighting looks great maybe that's why...the court and players looks more lively (no pun intended) the other game this angle makes me vomit. It just doesn't look right to me...eugh...
Seems you don’t watch NBA basketball.
I am sick and tired of EA releasing this game the same day as 2K. Like come on. Stop! Also, them focusing on the One is just how things are in this environment. That's what people are playing and investing their time in. I even play the One and I hate this type of mode. I do agree that the videos are too centered around the street ball.
I'm buying Live 19 and I will continue to support this game. It's going to get better every year, so I will gladly keep paying for it.
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I agree with this. I'd like to see separation created without needing to break the defenders ankles. Both games struggle with the concept of AI defenders having human-like reactions.
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It'd be a situation were a guy would do a simple left to right crossover and the defender would go into a stumble animation....delayed at that. Perfect example in that Cash Nasty video....
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sports games are all guilty as charged. They do need to spend more time on the crowds. It's been a pretty consistent issue for two decades of sports gaming. I wish they would take them to the next level where the players would interact with them and even maybe have instances where they're going for the ball and they dive into the stands and layout a fan in the process... LOL. I'd like to see more lively cheerleaders too during gameplay and maybe just litttle added touches like guys throwing hot dogs at people. lol
This will supposedly be in Live 19.
Has anyone looked at Kevin love or PG Tucker..wtf
Anyway this game is going to be another late in the year $5 purchase if that at all.
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I haven't played 19 but can tell you that I have seen contested (or while in close proximity to the opposing player) cpu mid range shots in 18 with more frequency as of late. Really caught me off guard to be honest. That being said, I am guessing they will further improve or refine these occurrences for 19.
I agree that stealing was a breeze on default sliders in 18. However, to achieve a better balance my steal slider was adjusted to 2. This change allowed for a noticeable improvement in this regard. Here's hoping to a more toned down 19 out the box.
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They patched it into 18 around Christmas. I don’t think they would take a step back and remove. If anything it’s better.
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What are you talking about?
Maybe he means if they don’t have it?
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When Kryie lost the ball he didnt even scramble to grab it.
I would think it's there based on 18. However, not being able to edit tendencies or assign specific animations again is pretty much like not having a player editor at all.
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NSFW!!
https://youtu.be/psNADqiVxt4
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Has anyone looked at Kevin love or PG Tucker..wtf
Anyway this game is going to be another late in the year $5 purchase if that at all.
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RPM doesn't mean capturing real players movements and mannerisms. It's just the name for their new movement engine and it's supposed to make players move more realistically.
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That would be a huge mistake if they subtract from an already light mode/feature list. No way they do that. They know that the interweb would explode. This game already has an upfield battle. Now that they put it in the game I don’t think the would subtract it. If anything they made it deeper.
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