Saturday, April 28, 2012 – Blog Comments
nip83 on April 28, 2012 at 09:11 AM.
You forgot about the Czar, this guy has helped a ton when it comes to running an offense and understanding how the game works.It's the same thing every year, around march you get to see new animations,guys labbing "hidden" moves and such.2k never explains things even at a fundamental level like the impact of feathering the sticks on movement,or how to shoot or pass at certain angles.And also how the quality of your controller's stick responsiveness also plays a big role.We are past the up down left right era of video games.
bigsmallwood on April 28, 2012 at 08:18 AM.
2K is not going down because of NBA Live 13. They will be just fine.
Friday, April 27, 2012 – Blog Comments
shadia147 on April 27, 2012 at 09:32 PM.
Let me ask you a rhetorical question...As a New Yorker, did you feel any less proud of the New York Giants winning the Super Bowl? Considering that they're actually in New Jersey.You can take pride in the Nets if they ever do anything significant. Say "That's my Brooklyn!" All you want.
If you're from Brooklyn, you're still a New Yorker. Just don't trade the Knicks or the Nets for the Suns.
Phoenix is a great city. It ain't New York!
Take pride in the fact that
Dazraz on April 27, 2012 at 05:36 PM.
I totally agree with your point on the lack of tutorials. NBA 2K is so deep that for a newcomer to the game or a more casual gamer the game can be daunting. I actually wonder how many players actually utilise the numerous moves the game offers up.
RUFFNREADY on April 27, 2012 at 05:10 PM.
You should have Donnys job! Your rating settings are way better, trust me i know. (gameplay coming soon; editing stage) If the Czar doesnt fix this sooner then later, it could hurt Madden NFL 13s replay value, and i am an avid offline franchise player. cheers
RUFFNREADY on April 27, 2012 at 05:03 PM.
Nice write up. I to concurr with you as 2K has turned into a one trick pony, and cant afford to be equal or even level with EA in the bball franchise, as it would mean the demise of 2K. cheers
RUFFNREADY on April 27, 2012 at 04:47 PM.
I like your insight, and to add one more thing; every giant company in this world goes through what they call a "LUL", plateau phase; and 2K maybe at that point right now, so lets hope they snap out of it quick as something is quickly moving up in the rear view mirror (NBA LIVE 13). lol, but you never know!btw, shakedown2012, and dCoop are the best; i can and do watch those guys all day!
ironwork on April 27, 2012 at 03:00 PM.
i agree with you! very cool read here. i touch on some things in my blog as well. as a consumer i really hope that the rivalry brings out the best of both companys. i hope to see more consumer input and better gameplay. thanks for the read.
ironwork on April 27, 2012 at 02:00 PM.
@ bumpyface thanks for reading. i wanted to get peoples motor running and speak from the heart. you my friend are what i was trying to target. KNOWLEDGE. thank you for the read.
bumpyface on April 27, 2012 at 11:07 AM.
In my opinion 2k12 is already dumbed down from the last installment. The lack of variable difficutly lobbies is a blow to the face as well as other perks that were present in 11. It's funny that I come across this thread because me and a couple co-workers were just talking about the gameplay. Trust me, I appreciate a challenge and I am very educated about the game of basketball. Certain gameplay flaws in 2k12 make the game less than sim. To just mention a few; Passing, speed issues, CPU difficulty, steel exploit, lack of defense, and online play (difficulty finding matches, game dropping). 2k12 is a good game, but far from great. I speak on behalf of all consumers who want top quality for their money. Whatever needs to be done to produce the most for the money should be done. Perhaps with re-surfaced competition the fundamental flaws found in 2k's basketball will be addressed. Peace.
pHiLKizer on April 27, 2012 at 10:37 AM.
EA does this every year, they promise golden unicorns and we end up with bug-infested imps. New Presentation yada yada...New passing game..blah blah. When the game drops, we'll be dissecting it to atoms complaining about how it still doesn't measure up to NFL 2K5. I'll start to care again when PS4 and Xbox 720/Loop/Next (or whatever they are going to call it) comes out to where we can TRULY expect new graphics and the possibility of new gameplay.
ironwork on April 27, 2012 at 02:14 AM.
@ shadia147 you know what, as sad as that is your 100% correct. growing up in BK i just wish we had something of our own. even queens and long island would represent BK. thanks for reading and your input.
shadia147 on April 27, 2012 at 12:24 AM.
Look, It's not 1955 anymore. The Brooklyn Dodgers are gone forever.The Magic that was the Brooklyn Dodgers is gone forever more. That magic was the notion that they (the players) were part of the community. They worked in Brooklyn during the off season. Modern day players are anything but members of the community. That concept is long gone.
Here's what I suggest; If Spike Lee suddenly switches from the Knicks to the Nets, then I'd say there's something to this.
But unless Spike switches, I'd say stay with the Knicks because as soon as you'd switch, the Knicks are going to win a Championship. And you're going to be stuck in Brooklyn with the ever-losing Nets forever.
And BTW, I remember Willis Reed in game seven. That's how long I've followed the Knicks.
But I don't see that happening.
Thursday, April 26, 2012 – Blog Comments
MarinersVsDodgers on April 26, 2012 at 05:55 PM.
Okay, I'm still holding back on the optimism, but sweeping the team that's supposed to win the WS this year is pretty cool, right?
goblue1523 on April 26, 2012 at 05:24 PM.
They are a few years away from being a playoff team. With Hultzen, Walker, and Paxton a year or two away. They just need to sign some free agents for the offense.
RUFFNREADY on April 26, 2012 at 12:49 PM.
I agree with you 100%; how they could have tried to pull the wool over our eyes just goes to show their credability, which i believe is on the downside right now.Just another EA cash grab; i am soo surprise that they didnt release NBA ELITE 11, and try to make some more money off of that!
cheers
trey2k198003 on April 26, 2012 at 12:01 PM.
I was just talkin to a guy at work about the mariners....i think there very young and unproven i agree with you. They will get it together this season, all i want or anybody else who lives here in seattle is for us to be competitive in late july and august, not be out of the wildcard in late june. Give us some reason to keep soming to the ball park.
newefan on April 26, 2012 at 02:57 AM.
i hear ya .sports vid games are weird that waybut to answer the Q no i don't . it's somthing i thought about myself .it's not the case in the real life sport.
Retropyro on April 26, 2012 at 12:35 AM.
One thing in the podcast was on the main menu it said "Career Mode: Be a Player or Coach". Really hoping the be a coach is similar to how Dynasty works in NCAA.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 – Blog Comments
ironwork on April 25, 2012 at 11:56 PM.
you all make valid points and i really couldn't agree with you more. its really up to us as consumers to shape the direction of or favorite game. we can do this by voicing our own opinions, help each other out as much as we can. and not be so quick to listen to someone else before attempting our own resolution. myself included. thanks for all the comments and taking your time to read this.
MarinersVsDodgers on April 25, 2012 at 10:28 PM.
I never said he's one of the best outfielders in the game. He's the second best fielder on the team (to Ichiro-who knows how many years are left in his tank) with good speed. What I'm suggesting is a change of scenery at the top of the lineup (Figgins won't be the Figgy of LAA ever again, at least with the M's). With Guti+Figgins at the top of the lineup, those are two table-setters that can then be proceeded with Ackley, Ichiro, Montero, Smoak... it's hard to tell at such an early stage in the season.
bigdoc85 on April 25, 2012 at 08:37 PM.
Unless there is a nice $20+ pre-order credit incentive from Amazon, I'll probably still be waiting for the reviews and black friday. I traded-in Madden 11 and 12 soon after getting them so I need to be convinced by the final product.
balljonesjr on April 25, 2012 at 08:16 PM.
The new catch tackle thing seems cool I wonder if it's timed wrong will I get a helmet to helmet penalty… im still super excited for madden this year more than ever!
kingsofthevalley on April 25, 2012 at 06:38 PM.
You forgot to mention the new dynamic NFL films camera angles which will make a huge difference in live cutscenes man.
Jamake1005 on April 25, 2012 at 06:19 PM.
That's the problem though. Football is number 1 sport here so everyone usually get that football itch. Then you have the great Madden Hype machine that gets you more pumped and ready and people some how forget and still run out and buy it because they have the football itch. I get it every year and it sucks because I know there is no football video game I can play. For now I'm still happy with All Pro Football 2k8. It is what it is. Oh and the cover thing is dumb just pick someone all this other stuff is not necassary.
HARTSTOPPER on April 25, 2012 at 06:11 PM.
They are going on year what, 6 with the ESPN license and we still get absolutely freaking no representation from ESPN. I'm starting to think they struck the deal with ESPN JUST so 2K couldn't use ESPN in All Pro Football or something. This is beyond ridiculous. I know NCAA has NCAA integrated into the fold (finally), what's the hold up Madden?
newefan on April 25, 2012 at 06:02 PM.
this is why i rent both games first. why don't all people do the same instead if buying it on day1 and then be mad that it's not the game they expect it to be. just wait for it to go on sale then buy it if you have that football itch.is it me or is the madden cover thing becoming more and more like a new years eve party.they have the countdown whats next.
Eski33 on April 25, 2012 at 05:58 PM.
I watched the Podcast and I was beyond impressed. The new presentation features and the read and react defense look awesome. Simms and Nantz has to be the best sounding play-by-play in any Madden to date.
Dynastium on April 25, 2012 at 05:04 PM.
Good to see Madden taking a step in the right direction. Anything is better than Gus Johnson and Chris Collinsworth. I owuld have preferred Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, but Jim Nantz and Phil Simms is so much better than what we have.
DustinT on April 25, 2012 at 04:50 PM.
You talk about Guti like he's one of the best outfielders in the game. He's not that good. When he's playing defense he's great, but he can't hit.Wedge's lineup is as good as it can get with the talent on the team.
MarinersVsDodgers on April 25, 2012 at 04:44 PM.
The Mariners are all about potential...they strike in short quick bursts. And they falter a lot (Humber's perfect game...yeah yeah yeah), and I agree with your consistency statement...I just feel Wedge needs to change his lineup to produce that spark.
jsquigg on April 25, 2012 at 04:16 PM.
Jim Nantz and Phil Simms are the WORST play by play team in real life (for football, Nantz is ok in other sports). They could have just implemented the broadcast sounds better with who they had. Oh well.
DJ on April 25, 2012 at 04:03 PM.
I'm glad they finally decided to make all the controls the same, seeing as how the games are developed side-by-side. With that said, Madden needs to have the Player-Lock option from NCAA for defense in its game this year.I'm very happy the audio team has been changed. It was terrible last year.
ironwork on April 25, 2012 at 02:55 PM.
watching barry sanders dance around linebackers will be great to see. its unfortunate that EA is stealing the format from someone else it would seem. very good info here i enjoyed it.
cuttingteeth on April 25, 2012 at 02:52 PM.
Please, let there be teambuilder...haha.Obviously, the best news is that both games run on the same engine, so that basically tells us that we will absolutely not have trouble importing draft classes (or, either I just jinxed it all).
xblake16x on April 25, 2012 at 01:30 PM.
Should Humbert's perfect game have an asterisk next to hit because it wasnt againt a major league offense?The mariners have no consistent hitters... and Vargas, even though he is playing well now, isnt a suitable number 2 pitcher in the rotation. He can still prove me wrong though.
tril on April 25, 2012 at 01:09 PM.
I agree, the biggest issue with 2k is lack of tutorials, or in depth gameplay features/mechanics and how they are triggered etc.I for one do not have an issue with 2k12 at all. for the most part, Ive enjoyed the game since release date. Inintially, I didnt like the first patch, and the broken stats That was the only issue i had
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 – Blog Comments
bigdoc85 on April 24, 2012 at 06:59 PM.
And the one thing about NBA 2K12 that some the younger folks don't appreciate as much is the inclusion of the classic teams. Those are pretty amazing. Sure, there are a few others that I would have liked to have seen but it adds some interesting gameplay and I ended up having a 12-team NBA 2K tournament the week of its release based on the classic teams.
sactown_13 on April 24, 2012 at 06:13 PM.
I think the speed issue u hear complaints about is a issue but not a gamebreaker by any means. That is if ur referring to the lack of difference between lamarcus aldrige and ty Lawson running the break
bigdoc85 on April 24, 2012 at 04:58 PM.
Neither NBA 2K12 nor MLB 12 The Show are perfect games. But they are pretty darn good, very playable and a lot better than Madden!
xblake16x on April 24, 2012 at 04:07 PM.
They didnt look any different really. With the way madden has done their player models in the past is perfect for the new Nike jerseys. They were already skin tight, so the switch to Nike uniforms kinda helped EA out in a way.But if I was going to make a statement, I would say that the screenshots we got of the new uniforms were in fact Madden 12 with a jersey alteration.
PaperBoyx703 on April 24, 2012 at 06:49 AM.
@RUFF Thanks a lot for your feedback and tips! Hey go to the Non-Sports online gaming section of the OS forum that's where you will find a great group of guys that play on the 360. I am on the PS3, just recently got an 360 so I may jump over from time to time to run with you guys.
Monday, April 23, 2012 – Blog Comments
RUFFNREADY on April 23, 2012 at 10:25 PM.
Great commentary, for the first.First thing i can help you with is the video itself; its not stable; so when you upload to YouTube; YT will tell you that your video is shakey, do you want them to fix it? Say "no", and this will give you the video that you want. hope that helped.
cheers
xbox360 gamertag: LLSMUVG
or YT channel: TheLLSMUVG
dboyswitten82 on April 23, 2012 at 07:49 PM.
Nice paper. Doesn't even seem like your first commentary.
lonewolf371 on April 23, 2012 at 12:49 AM.
To be honest, the whole institution of fandom is silly in some sense. Why do some of us get so caught up in our favorite teams, live and die with each game? I don't know, but I do it. I root like crazy for Purdue, the Pacers, and the Reds despite them not being competitive most years. The year the Colts won the Super Bowl, it was amazing how many jerseys popped up around school. I saw that and thought, "where were you guys when we lost to the Steelers last year?" I guess those of us that stick with one team all the time feel like those rare moments when our teams do well should belong to us, not others that just came along recently. We get a little protective and feel like to reap the good moments, you should put in the time through the bad. I guess that's why.In the end, you can be a fan of whoever you want for whatever reason you want. However, if you're going to switch often (and let us know about it through your signature), you're just going to have be ready to take a little bit of ribbing.
You're generally a good poster; don't let it get you down.
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