NBA 2K16 Is the King, Has Only Gotten Better

[Walt Frazier]

There is absolutely no doubt it is a great, great game. IMO clearly the best basketball game ever made. The depth really is incredible.

I have a franchise going on that is a hell of a lot of fun and I look forward to playing whenever I am not able to. Games are all different...tendencies are amazingly well done...ACE is great...the AI is excellent. Not perfect, but no game is.

Going forward...I would love to see them improve the physics. They made a massive leap this year with the balls interaction with the backboard and rim.

But there is still way too much morphing between players.

I would also like to see them improve the crowd sounds further. It is better than 15, but hearing the same lady yell 'come on guys' 10 times a game in every arena is dull.

Sample some real arena sounds and focus on making each one a really different expeince to play in.

Great game overall though. The level of depth should be the standard all sports games aim for from here on.

[Lord Bonium]

Quote: Originally Posted by tril

I dont know if there is a difference between the pc version and the console version, but I have to kind of disagree so far. The things that frustrate me in 2k16 were done so much better in 2k15. IMO, responsiveness, smart Ai defense, better positioning for rebounds, and on ball defense were done much better in 2k15. in addition fouls were better represented in 2k15. I have yet to play a game in 2k16 were my time has yet to reach a bonus situation. fouls do not matter in 2k16, and fouls, adn player management is a key part of basketball. 2k16 looks better, and I do like the game, but Im back to playing 2k15 because of these littel nuances that are missing in 2k16. the stats lines werer better in 2k15 also. and that is because teams had better pacing Ill have to give 2k16 soem more time post patch. before I give it the title of GOAT

Agreed, when reading these boards i sometimes feel like i'm playing a different game. I'm on ps4 btw. It's just the responsiveness like you said and the fluidity that's lacking this year. Just moving around and a plethora of offensive moves in general feel completely unnatural when compared to previous games. Everything feels sluggish, to me anyway. I kinda regret having traded in 2k15 but then again i do enjoy pro am so that's the main saving grace to me.

As far as this being called the greatest basketball/sports game, not for me obviously. My top 3 still stands at 13, 11 and 15. It still has a chance at third if there'll be another patch making it more fluid. After all, i very much disliked 2k15 until one of those patches completely changed the experience as far as movement and because of that it ended up as one of my favorites.

I've got high hopes for 2k17 though, to me it feels like even years are kind of transitional years in this series and then uneven years are the finished product imo. As you can tell by my top 3 - 13/11/15.

[aussieicon91]

Gotten better? 2k16 went backwards because 5 vs 5 with your MyPLAYER is now essentially meaningless. There was competition in rec last year, none in ProAM this year.

2k15 and 2k11 were the best 2k's.

[The 24th Letter]

Quote: Originally Posted by CaseIH

Plus being a offline player and only caring about My League and My GM and having them constantly overlooked each year with even some of the same bugs as years before kind of ruin the game for me.

I understand bugs and things like that....but you would classify MyGM & MyLeague as 'overlooked'? Wow.

[jkits]

Agreed Great write up!

[dasunsrule32]

2k14 was the best, IMHO, on next gen. Thinking about picking it back up again.

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[swac07]

I agree with the Article. Although it has its moments 2k16 is still HOF..The whole team over at 2k Definitely deserve a round of this year

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[CaseIH]

Quote: Originally Posted by The 24th Letter

I understand bugs and things like that....but you would classify MyGM & MyLeague as 'overlooked'? Wow.

Not so much the modes itself, as there was definitely some work done to them this year, more so just some of the same bugs year after year that seem to get overlooked in those modes.