Cleveland's Finest Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 (edited) http://sports.espn.go.com/media/videogames/photo/2009/0615/nbalive10_lebron_576x324.jpg Welcome To The Playoffs Crowds not only look completely different in regular season compared to the playoffs (post season crowds have most of the fans wearing team colours, waving towels and on their feet early and often), but they sound dramatically different too. Over the past couple of years we’ve sent audio guys to NBA games to record the crowds and sounds at a bunch of different arenas, and this is the first year where we have been able to use the playoff crowds we recorded. Crowds in the regular season are pretty solid. We amped them up a little bit compared to last year and added in all new sounds to make sure they’re all fresh. But, when you hop into a playoff crowd it’s pretty crazy. They’re a lot louder. They’re chanting and cheering off the opening tip. And they’ll be booing much more on no-calls and even booing the other teams star player on occasion. All of the chants are ditties are different, so things like the D-Fence chants are way more powerful in the playoffs. So, all in all, you have two completely unique experiences in these differing atmospheres. We didn’t want to just put in a bunch of sound effects and say each arena is different. We wanted to make sure our crowds were intelligent and basketball savvy. We wanted to get them involved. Honestly, hearing Vince get booed in our game when he’s in Toronto is pretty sweet. Whether you’re a Raps fan and love the booing, or a Vince fan who silences the crowd with each made basket, it adds a whole new aspect to the game. Especially if Marv and Steve are talking about it from the opening tip. Or, hearing the Ric Flair “Wooooo” after Chris Paul buckets in New Orleans. Or, being in Boston and hearing the fans yell “Beat LA” throughout the game. Or, hearing “Scalebrine (clap-clap-clap-clap-clap)” if the Ginger Ninja is ballin’. What’s cool about all of these is that they are actual chants from NBA games and not things we recorded ourselves at our studio here. We’ve added a ton of these things in that will trigger based on what’s happening in the game. You might even hear Kobe or LeBron get some MVP chants on the road. Sound effects can get lost and drowned out from crowd reactions, and really don’t evoke too much emotion. But these chants and cheers really bring the arena to life and add a while new element to the story of the game. By the way, still waiting to see if Starbury signs on with anyone and see how he’ll get treated in New York in our game… http://insideblog.easports.com/archive/2009/07/31/nba-live-10-let-s-talk-presentation.aspx If their atmosphere is that nice I might switch games. To me the crowd/entertainment of the arena adds so much to the playability. I'm still towards 2k as I haven't heard much from 2k yet. Edited August 1, 2009 by Cleveland's Finest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWhiTex34 Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 http://insideblog.easports.com/archive/2009/07/31/nba-live-10-let-s-talk-presentation.aspx If their atmosphere is that nice I might switch games. To me the crowd/entertainment of the arena adds so much to the playability. I'm still towards 2k as I haven't heard much from 2k yet. I knew you were ready to crack soon, EA's marketing has captured another victim. hahah jk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleveland's Finest Posted August 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Lol....I'm a sucker for unique team things. If you read the whole article it really is interesting. I hope 2k can top it but the article says Live has hundreds of new cut scenes and hundreds of unique team crowd/pa sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWhiTex34 Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Lol....I'm a sucker for unique team things. If you read the whole article it really is interesting. I hope 2k can top it but the article says Live has hundreds of new cut scenes and hundreds of unique team crowd/pa sounds. And just like every year the game play will suck. The players will move like robots and look like cartoons. EA does a god job of adding features but there actual game play sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWaLL Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 You realize 2k has had this since 2k8 right? The only thing 2k really needs to make their presentation perfect is celebrations and emotion for game winners. If a guy hits a game winning shot, that player should be going crazy and their teammates should be jumping all over them, plus the crowd should go bezerk (but take out the stupid whistling crowd noise). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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