NBA 2K9 Video: Lakers vs. Celtics

[Murkurial]

^^LOL, my apologies for using only one question mark in that entire post.

[Tha_Kid]

Quote: Originally Posted by Murkurial

Ray Allen's shot might be the quickest in the league. Why is it so damn slow in this game. Everything in this game is incredibly slow. Is it the animation system that they use. Peja's release is quick as hell, why can't they get Allen's shot speed right?

Because the speed slider is on 40.

[BTB]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tha_Kid

Because the speed slider is on 40.

Nah but Ray Ray's shot does take longer than it should

[Tha_Kid]

Quote: Originally Posted by BTB

Nah but Ray Ray's shot does take longer than it should

2k's shots in general take longer, but i'd complain about Pierce's more than Ray's. Either way it's hard to shoot with either of them if you watch the C's alot and expect the game to be accurate.

[reptilexcq]

Quote: Originally Posted by BigRan

First things 1st..... Thanks to OS for putting up the videos of your beta copy and at least helping to give out info on this game. Now onto my thoughts of the game.... From the videos I am not impressed with 2k9..... but again, for the last 2 games I was not impressed by the videos but once I got the game in my hand it was a different story. I am a sim guy (like most of you) and it is disappointing to see how long it takes for plays to develop. this was one of my pet-peeves online as well...becuase if you tried to run plays it would take forever for something to develop. Also, after playing Live09, the court seems to be incredibly cramped. You have almost no time to get free to do anything. Last but not least, I was EXTREMELY disappointing to hear that TERRIBLE commentary. It is VERY annoying. I can listen to Live's commentary all-day long and it never gts old......even when I know the little ancedotes that Steve Kerr is going to give...it just sounds very 'real'. Anyway, I will reserve final judgement until I play the demo. Now with all of that said is 2k a bad game. No....far from it..... It's just that Live has shown us how to do some things better than 2k now, and it is demanding for 2k to have to step up and make some major changes to some things.

The problem with NBA 2K series commentary is analytical commentary. They should make jokes and talk about other stuffs more often instead of the game. And the commentators should interact and talk with each other more often. You know ....just anything to spice up the game boring commentary. It's always...."pass it to Yao, he shoot...blocked" "great defense!" Say something like they did in NFL2k2 or NFL2k5....they don't just talk about the game all the time.

Next year's game should deal with this issue and try to solve it. I like Kevin harv (spelling). He's like Marv Albert. So they should keep him and Kellogg. Kenny Smith is alright but i guess 2K wants a new different voice. They should focus on trying to make the commentary more dynamic. In other words, they should say things that had already past to remind the users what had happened.

[Da_Czar]

Quote: Originally Posted by trobinson97

I wouldn't mind Van Gundy, but please lord, no Marc Jackson.

Your better than that Trobinson!!!!

[Tha_Kid]

Quote: Originally Posted by Da_Czar

Your better than that Trobinson!!!!

[Siguy]

You know, I love the NBA 2k series, and I'll buy this game because I'm an addict and I need a new fix, but I really, really, REALLY wish they'd redo the commentary.

Watching all these videos, this is really the worst its been. They haven't had Kevin Harlan add any new lines or even record alternate takes on his old lines in three years time, and the few new lines they added last year were all recorded at the wrong levels and stuck out like a sore thumb.

Then, they get rid of Kenny and replace him with a very boring, very generic announcer who adds nothing and seems even more disconnected from everything Kevin is saying. And on top of that, already in the videos we're seeing him use the wrong lines for every situation over and over again and already repeating himself.

Did they really record only one piece of dialogue for every blocked shot? Do they really not have a way to differentiate audio for dunks from mid-range shots?

I'm glad they've made many small improvements to a game that was already quite good, but this announcing is starting to drive me insane.