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NBA Playgrounds

Postby zzcoolj21 on Thu Apr 06, 2017 4:36 am

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After a decade absent of arcade-style basketball on consoles 2017 will offer at least two games that fit that mold. The unlicensed free-to-play 3on3 Freestyle released earlier this year and now there’s also one to look forward to that features NBA licensing and both current and legendary players with NBA Playgrounds. The game will release as a $20 digital download in May on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.


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Postby [Q] on Thu Apr 06, 2017 5:18 am

Nice! I actually played a bit of 3on3 out of sheer desperation for anything Street like
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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby Dee4Three on Thu Apr 06, 2017 5:39 am

Not going to lie.. this looks amazing...
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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby zzcoolj21 on Thu Apr 06, 2017 7:22 am

These are the people who where supposed to make shaq fu. My hopes just sank incredibly for this game in a matter of seconds.
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Well at least this game has a release date...
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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby Andrew on Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:03 pm

Awesome news, as it definitely looks promising. I'm probably more partial to Jam than Street, but I do like the Street series as well, and this looks like it could be a good hybrid of the two concepts. I'm tempering my expectations somewhat and not expecting it to be as good as its predecessors from EA and Midway, but I hope it turns out alright. Perhaps it'll revitalise interest in the arcade basketball scene, and we'll get some more Jam and Street titles, too.

And hey, a PC release. Maybe we'll be able to mod it!
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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby TGsoGood on Fri Apr 07, 2017 12:59 am

I will be taking a chance on this. I love the art style.
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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby Dee4Three on Fri Apr 07, 2017 1:13 am

TGsoGood wrote:I will be taking a chance on this. I love the art style.


I second this, blown away by the art style.
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Postby Pep on Fri Apr 07, 2017 7:12 am

I hope Tim Kitzrow was invited to this project.
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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby zzcoolj21 on Fri Apr 07, 2017 11:24 am

Dee4Three wrote:
TGsoGood wrote:I will be taking a chance on this. I love the art style.


I second this, blown away by the art style.


Reminds me a little bit of Super Mega Baseball the way the players are sort of caricatures of themselves.

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This is going to give us an idea of how much demand there is for basketball games on the switch. The response seems to be very positive especially from the Nintendo community so that's a good sign.
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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby TBM on Sun Apr 09, 2017 5:21 am

While I have super low expectations, I really hope this is good.
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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby zzcoolj21 on Sun Apr 09, 2017 10:20 am

A few gameplay clips
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Looks like you can add Chauncey Billups and Jason Kidd(i think?) to the list of historic players. Also looks like you aren't stuck with picking players from 1 team. (Y)
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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby Book_Gazette on Sun Apr 09, 2017 10:52 am

This looks nice, but I dislike the big heads, Maybe I could change them...
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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby zzcoolj21 on Mon Apr 10, 2017 10:58 am

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This roster is much deeper than I thought it would be. Ray Allen, Shawn Kemp, and Mitch Richmond shown. I do hope that Westbrook face gets fixed though.
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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby Andrew on Mon Apr 10, 2017 11:45 am

Kemp on the Cavs...interesting choice.
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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby [Q] on Mon Apr 10, 2017 12:20 pm

Looks like players on their 1997 teams.

But then Kidd & Chauncey earlier on teams from 2007/2008.

I think we could be looking at squads or legends grouped into specific years.
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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby Andrew on Mon Apr 10, 2017 12:27 pm

I wonder if there's an issue getting the Supersonics into the game, too. Obviously EA did it with NBA Jam: On Fire Edition and 2K has done it with the 1996 Sonics beginning with NBA 2K11, but I'd suggest they have more clout with the NBA. But yeah, era/season-specific Legends seems likely too, and it's a logical way of organising them.
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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby MilkTheClock on Tue Apr 11, 2017 6:29 am

They'll probably have rosters similar to NBA JAM, although I hope it's more expanded than NBA JAM
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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby Dee4Three on Wed Apr 12, 2017 7:08 am

NBA Playgrounds UBR?

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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby zzcoolj21 on Wed Apr 12, 2017 8:17 am

Dee4Three wrote:NBA Playgrounds UBR?

Just kidding...

But seriously....

Maybe. Not sure how far you can go but I hear most games using the unreal engine 4 are fairly modder friendly.
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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby SexCurryBeats on Wed Apr 12, 2017 8:57 am

I honestly can't wait for this
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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby Andrew on Wed Apr 12, 2017 10:46 am

zzcoolj21 wrote:
Dee4Three wrote:NBA Playgrounds UBR?

Just kidding...

But seriously....

Maybe. Not sure how far you can go but I hear most games using the unreal engine 4 are fairly modder friendly.
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As I said, definitely something we should look into.
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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby Andrew on Thu Apr 13, 2017 1:58 am

New trailer and details

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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby zzcoolj21 on Thu Apr 13, 2017 6:52 am

When people where saying It had a Jam/Street influence, I thought it would be much more Jam inspired. You can really see both of the game in the movements and animations.

Surprisingly well done. (Y)
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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby [Q] on Thu Apr 13, 2017 8:18 am

Disappointed it's not a street vol. 2 clone lol but it's cool. Looks like instead of the gamebreaker meter you fill up a bar for the lottery which is an interesting but similar concept.
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Re: NBA Playgrounds

Postby Andrew on Thu Apr 13, 2017 9:32 am

I have to admit that I'm a little turned off by the upgrade system and bonus points on perfectly timed shots, but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt until I've actually played it.
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