2K Sports Presentation

[ncbravesfan]

Got NBA2K21 for 10 bucks this weekend. All I have to say it that SDS and EA Sports could learn a lot from them concerning how to do top notch presentation.

[Lisac]

Quote: Originally Posted by ncbravesfan

Got NBA2K21 for 10 bucks this weekend. All I have to say it that SDS and EA Sports could learn a lot from them concerning how to do top notch presentation.

Unfort thats the only good thing about the game

[Caulfield]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lisac

Unfort thats the only good thing about the game

presentation is always a nice plus, I'd say it's icing on the cake,
but gameplay is the meat & potatos.

BTW, I wonder if icing is any good on meat & potatos

[knucklecutter]

Quote: Originally Posted by Caulfield

presentation is always a nice plus, I'd say it's icing on the cake, but gameplay is the meat & potatos. BTW, I wonder if icing is any good on meat & potatos

[ncbravesfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lisac

Unfort thats the only good thing about the game

Gameplay isn’t bad IMO. Still learning the controls. As a 52 year old, any time you have to press more than one button, it’s a challenge.

[AReifschneider]

See, as a lapsed 2k fan who was very into the series from 2010 to 2016, and basically quit two years ago, I would argue that 2k's presentation has regressed horribly. I can't get back to gameplay as quick as I can after halftime in Madden, because 2k wants me to see a sponsor and EA doesn't. Same with timeouts, I have to see two Gatorade logos before I can get back to the game, not so anywhere else. And commentary, my god the commentary.

Two generations ago, 2k was king of the mountain for commentary. Unfortunately, 2k started to buy into their own hype and killed the golden goose with guest commentators. Now, on paper, having a special guest sounds great, but in practice, those guests only appear in very specific games, meaning 2k, by design, is presenting bad, repetitive commentary as a feature because it has a famous guy attached. Madden has the right idea, just find two guys who are fine to good and always available to record. The Show's commentary is an abomination either way, but 2k is a special case for me.

[Ace2734]

Quote: Originally Posted by AReifschneider

See, as a lapsed 2k fan who was very into the series from 2010 to 2016, and basically quit two years ago, I would argue that 2k's presentation has regressed horribly. I can't get back to gameplay as quick as I can after halftime in Madden, because 2k wants me to see a sponsor and EA doesn't. Same with timeouts, I have to see two Gatorade logos before I can get back to the game, not so anywhere else. And commentary, my god the commentary. Two generations ago, 2k was king of the mountain for commentary. Unfortunately, 2k started to buy into their own hype and killed the golden goose with guest commentators. Now, on paper, having a special guest sounds great, but in practice, those guests only appear in very specific games, meaning 2k, by design, is presenting bad, repetitive commentary as a feature because it has a famous guy attached. Madden has the right idea, just find two guys who are fine to good and always available to record. The Show's commentary is an abomination either way, but 2k is a special case for me.

In madden the only price of skipping halftime is the awkward commentary when you do. (Obviously still worth it.)


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[JoshC1977]

2k does decent presentation for Play Now style games; but it is VERY lackluster for franchise. I see very little attempt to tie-in events that are happening throughout your franchise. No score bug, no meaningful halftime show, lots of canned "interviews", etc. The lack of presentation is the number 1 reason why I stopped playing 2k franchise; it feels totally disconnected (like I got dropped from the franchise menu screens into a Play Now game).

I think MLB has a long way to go as well; but they at least attempt to tie-in some things that are happening around your franchise. The score bug that pops in stats/info about players throughout the game adds a lot (and it continues no matter how deep you are into your franchise). They discuss (in a basic way) what has happened in the series; what the potential storyline of the game is, and gear the commentary more towards a generalized approach that can adapt based on whatever players you have (vs just player-specific diatribes - though they make the mistake of having some of these in the game). Their use of a more generalized approach makes it adaptable to changing rosters (and custom rosters).

I don't "love" either...but for franchise games; I'll happily take MLB's over 2k's.