Your final review on next-gen 2K14?

[Shade8780]

Honestly, I'm disappointed with it. I expected it to be one of the GOAT sports games but it completely flopped. Gameplay feels ridiculously scripted and is really frustrating, VC is everything in the game and is shoved right in your face, MyCAREER feels corny, MyGM is a slightly improved Association even though it was supposed to be completely different and new, the Park sucks. The only good thing that I feel came out of this game is the graphics, and at the end of the day, graphics dont matter all that much.

I'm a big fan of basketball and the NBA, and have been a big fan on 2K since my first one with 2K11, but I havent played this game in weeks and dont feel like playing it really. What is your opinion on it.

[RED BULL]

I would probably give it a 9/10 best 2k since 12 for me

[Phreezy P]

Not enough options on the poll.

If there was a 'meh' option, I'd go with that. It could be better, it could have been worse (see NBA Live 14)

Some features like the gameplay itself are at the best they have ever been for a basketball game. I have seen no semblance of pure cheese as of yet. The graphics are some of the best seen in a video game. The presentation hasn't changed much but it does the job for the most part.

However things like DRM, no HDD saves, the cut down features (No Create-A-Player, Create-A-Team, practice types gone, No proper Association customization etc.) Horrible menu navigation and aesthetics, Glitches and bugs in MyCareer and MyGM pretty much ruin what could have been the best sports game of all time.

I'd give it a 6/10, because some modes got a bit more replay value post patch, but many of the things that they cannot necessarily patch in (or are not willing to) just anchor this rating down even further.

[DJ_Solis]

My expectations were also through the roof for this game. Probably because of the annual 2k hype train lol. I wouldn't say I'm disappointed but it definitely isn't all I had hoped it would be.
I guess my thoughts coming into the game were "it looks just like real life, it must play like real basketball" which it doesn't really. There are times where it does feel like real basketball but mostly I'm just annoyed by the AI. Pretty much every team plays the same way. I think they got rid of coach profiles so that might be the reason.
The animations are also really bad IMO. Those 3500 or whatever animations they added make me feel like there are too many times where I lose control of my player.
I could really go off about what I like and dislike about this game but I doubt anyone cares to read a novel lol. If only we could take certain features from each 2k in the past 4 years. Still, this is probably my favorite since 2k11.


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[Smirkin Dirk]

It's very hard to judge, because of how disjointed the parts of the game are.

The gameplay is the best its ever been. Same with graphics.

On the other hand, the DRM, lack of association customization an general lack of options is amateurish.

[RED BULL]

Quote: Originally Posted by Hot Kidd

It's very hard to judge, because of how disjointed the parts of the game are. The gameplay is the best its ever been. Same with graphics. On the other hand, the DRM, lack of association customization an general lack of options is amateurish.

What is this drm people keep talking about? You can play this game offline.

Also, people keep saying the same foolish crap about association but this is not association mode. It's mygm, No gm can control and dictate moves for other teams, so I just don't understand how people attack this mode for it. It's not association mode, and shouldn't be looked at as it. It's a new mode, it may be similar to association but it's a different beast.

[DJ_Solis]

Quote: Originally Posted by RED BULL

What is this drm people keep talking about? You can play this game offline. Also, people keep saying the same foolish crap about association but this is not association mode. It's mygm, No gm can control and dictate moves for other teams, so I just don't understand how people attack this mode for it. It's not association mode, and shouldn't be looked at as it. It's a new mode, it may be similar to association but it's a different beast.

That's why they should bring association back. It makes no sense to have a mode for years and then take it out to add a mode which is different in many ways. The complaints are warranted IMO.


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[RED BULL]

Quote: Originally Posted by DJ_Solis

That's why they should bring association back. It makes no sense to have a mode for years and then take it out to add a mode which is different in many ways. The complaints are warranted IMO. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wanting to cheat the cpu by controlling and dictating everything they do is not a valid reason to erase a game mode