NBA 2K16: The Best Game in the Series' History?

[Ownal0t]

as a ONLINE Gamer, i cant call this 2k the best 2k ever. it has a case to be the worse IMHO .

[Turbojugend]

I'll go a step further and say that most of the "16" sports games have been the best ever in their respective series: NBA 2K16, The Show 16, Madden 16, FIFA 16. Sure there are certain things that earlier versions have done better, but of the games mentioned there isn't a single case where I think to myself "I'd rather be playing 'XX' version because that was the best game in the series."

And isn't that what it's all about?

[bxphenom7]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ruben2424

My favorite version of 2K will always be 2K11...but since it's outdated, I have to say that 2K16 is the best version yet in terms of gameplay, graphics, sound, etc. In my opinion, there's only 2 things I didn't like about 2K16... 1. MyCareer mode turning into "MyStory" mode. I want the career mode to go back to what it used to be in 2K11. Post game press conferences, shoe deals, endorsements, etc. I wanna define MY OWN career not play out someone else's life! I'm from Miami, FL not some kid from Harlem that goes by "Freq". Let's NEVER EVER do the whole Spike Lee thing again please!!!...We don't even get to play out our entire rookie season for crying out loud! Story elements should not be added to a career mode. Period. Career modes should be open-ended and WE should get to decide how OUR careers play out! I would like to see some situational cut-scenes where we actually get to make important decisions as in endorsement deals, hiring/firing agents, free agency, etc. 2. Although I love the idea of MyGM, I don't like that you don't start as a level 1 GM if you decide to start over. I don't like that autosave can't be turned off like you could in MyLeague. And I can't stand the training intensity issue that was also in 2K15...I honestly think this and the autosave pretty much ruin the entire mode. I only play MyLeague because of this. If these things can be resolved, it'd be the best franchise mode ever developed in a sports game! I honestly don't feel that 2K has to continue to raise the bar in terms of gameplay. At least not for a while. I think they should do what MLB The Show is doing...take an already excellent product and just polish it a bit further. If it ain't broken, don't fix it! They can add Charles Barkley to the rest of the pregame crew, they can continue adding small details like arena sounds and lighting, uniform and player details, live shots of city skylines and arenas to the presentation, even more TV style presentation, etc. I just don't feel that anything drastic should be done to the gameplay. It's already almost perfect. Add more realism to the career/franchise modes and cut out all the Spike Lee drama!

I also want the career mode to return to what it was, sole reason I didn't buy 2k16. Which ended up working out anyways because it's out now on PS Plus for free lol But you're spot on in getting at the point the one's career mode should essentially be their story! Not one written for them.

[Turbojugend]

Quote: Originally Posted by bxphenom7

But you're spot on in getting at the point the one's career mode should essentially be their story! Not one written for them.

Totally agreed on this point, 2K16's "Spike Lee Mode" was definitely a personal lowlight for me.

[Graphik]

How often does a sports game include a story mode? Not often. While I wasn't all to impressed with the Spike Lee story I come from the days of Double Dribble and Tecmo Basketball and never in my life would I have imagined a mode like this in a sports game. So I can dig it. It didn't really kill the immersion by forcing you to have a pre-made nickname but for the most part, the mode was still interesting and I look forward to them fleshing it out some more.



From a overall standpoint, 2K16 is the most fun I've had with a sports game since NFL Nk5. I agree the gameplay can be worked on but it'll be real hard for them to top this game IMO.

[NoTiCe_O]

NBA 2k11 is still the best. Easily.

[Yesh2kdone]

I only started playing the series since 2k14 last gen, and this is the worst iteration I've played, and most importantly, definitely the least amount of fun.

[iam31yearsold]

Story mode was one of the worst fleshed out ideas in 2k history. In thoery, it would be amazing, but it was so lazy, forced, and unneeded that i don't think I really saw one good review. Hopefully 2k got that experiment out of their system, and will never go back down that road. It is amateur compared to cut scenes in other games. They took a step back in the choices your character makes, as far as old 2ks are concerned. Top to bottom, subpar in every aspect it was trying to deliver on. Nothing says that more than how, once you got OUT of Spike Lee, the mode was actually awesome with practices, connections, and drills. After getting past it, how many people said, wow...I want to go back and replay that?

That said, in its current state, 2k16 is an amazing game. For the first time in a long time, the only thing that is 'horrible' about 2k is the way other people play it. Hopefully 2k acts like other top eSport titles and cracks down HARD on exploiters, spammers, ball hogs, and all the other stuff that can ruin the online experience.

Not by much, but yes 2k16 is the best 2k of all time, in my opinion.