NBA 2K14: It's Time to Revamp Presentation

[The 24th Letter]

I still say they should hire some professional sounding guys to do commentary for NBA 2k...

You would be paying these guys significantly less than Harlan, Kellogg, Kerr....and they would always be available so you could truly add more commentary throughout the season without having to wait on these network guys schedule..

With that said I still think 2k’s commentary is the best amongst sports games….but I really feel that would take it to new heights..

[TheRealHST]

Quote: Originally Posted by El_Poopador

if they focus more on seamless play-by-play and less on back stories. then it would actually feel like the commentators are talking about the game and could react appropriately to whats happening. the way it is now they occasionally comment on something thats happening on the court but mostly talk about different stories. thats why it gets stale.

I like the back stories. Gives it a real feel.

[TheRealHST]

Quote: Originally Posted by The 24th Letter

I still say they should hire some professional sounding guys to do commentary for NBA 2k... You would be paying these guys significantly less than Harlan, Kellogg, Kerr....and they would always be available so you could truly add more commentary throughout the season without having to wait on these network guys schedule.. With that said I still think 2k’s commentary is the best amongst sports games….but I really feel that would take it to new heights..

Just like 2k5

[El_Poopador]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheRealHST

I like the back stories. Gives it a real feel.

im not saying they should do away with the stories. but right now the majority of commentary is from those stories which is not realistic and its part of the reason it becomes stale. the majority of commentary should be based on whats happening on the floor. mlb the shows commentary is a great example. matt vasgersian does the play by play and it is phenomenal. granted their color commentary is bland at best but the play by play is by far the best in the business. (just noticed how many b words were in that last sentence lol).

[TheRealHST]

Quote: Originally Posted by El_Poopador

im not saying they should do away with the stories. but right now the majority of commentary is from those stories which is not realistic and its part of the reason it becomes stale. the majority of commentary should be based on whats happening on the floor. mlb the shows commentary is a great example. matt vasgersian does the play by play and it is phenomenal. granted their color commentary is bland at best but the play by play is by far the best in the business. (just noticed how many b words were in that last sentence lol).

This is where 24 Letters post comes in play. Hiring actors to add content season long.

[jaateloauto]

Presentation should be the last thing thing on the list of priorities to fix this mess.

[iLLmatic]

Might have been mentioned earlier in the thread but in this day of next gen how about random announcers for games. I like Harlan and the crew but a two man booth would add some variance to the commentary.

Every game is not nationally televised so to add a feel of importance to certain games that's when you bring in the three man booth. This is where the generic announcers would come in. On most non national telecasts you're only getting a 2 man booth with one of the two guys in the booth doing the post game interview(s). So during a random Wednesday night season game against the Bobcats, a team who is rarely involved in national games, I should have a generic announcing booth.

Just an idea because I find myself getting tired of the same voices more than anything else. Also 2K prolly has the ability to get the NBA TV schedule in advance and could possibly use that as a way to distinguish which teams get the most national games and set up announcing according to that.

[reptilexcq]

I thought the presentation is one thing that stand out about the game. I am just looking at the presentation of a Quick Game. Before each game, they had a small video clips w/ music playing in the background...i thought that was awesome and i hope they keep that in the next version. I thought the Half Time show is slick as well...you have the stats for both teams in great details and you have highlights of the game w/ commentary that actually know what they're talking about; you have the Assist of the Game...pretty cool and scores around the league...and then Post game w/ Jordan Player of the Game and not to mention, the interviews...everything is pretty slick to me. I hope they don't get rid of it for the next version.

As for commentators....i don't really like Steve Kerr...Keven Harlen is good. I hope next version, they have different commentators like Webber, Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith.