NBA 2K12 Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[chia51]

Quote: Originally Posted by wrestlinggod1

D. Wade and Lebron attack relentlessly! They really play authentically. I swear if I see D. Wade do moves like this against me I'll pass out. (start at 2:42)

DC, Hyper and I got 2k11 to play where the CPU would attack. We also got the CPU to use all of their moves, (albeit not always in the proper situation) but it seems 2k12 took our 'idea' and expanded on it.

Quote: Originally Posted by iLLosophy

have to unlearn 2k11 man

This.

Quote: Originally Posted by o0kingmike0o

Seeing as 2k has really done great work on having the stars stand out and take over games like they should, Im anxious to see an elite PG like CP3 or D Rose play. Gonna be giving people headaches if it's anything like The Big 3 have been playing in this demo. Get your ankle braces ready fella's!

Again, you could've had this in 2k11 if you edited the rosters properly or downloaded our roster.

To this day, I still get my ankles broke by the CPU (2k11) on a regular basis.

[blues rocker]

Quote: Originally Posted by The 24th Letter

Yeah, makes it a chore to get around screens, or defend a moving jumper for thst matter... Hopefully its a demo thing, I keep hearing its noticably sluggish compared to retail.....I can only hope...

Hey, 24th...man...this body rotation issue on defense may be a major issue. I was just playing the demo again and it's getting worse the more i pay attention to it. at one point, i was on defense...lebron started to drive so i took control of Tyson Chandler to cut him off...but when i took control of Chandler, Chandler turned his body completely away from Lebron..totally turned his back to Lebron as Lebron was driving toward him...how did this issue get into 2k12, and how did it make it this far into the dev cycle to be in the demo? I pray it's fixed in the retail, but i'm not optimistic because someone on the dev team should've caught it and fixed it from the beginning.

bottom line...whenever you are controlling a defender (whether is on-ball or an off-ball defender) he should always keep his body rotated so that his chest is facing the ball handler. 2k11 was consistent with this and did it well...what happened?

[bls]

Quote: Originally Posted by blues rocker

yeah...the "body rotation" issue is really starting to stand out to me and is really hurting the defensive control for me...i will be moving my defender around trying to guard the ball handler, and then my man will suddenly turn his body away from the ball handler and stop facing him for no reason...it's really bothering me. and this was not a problem in 2k11...in 2k11, defenders always rotated their bodies to face the ball handler..unless you held down turbo or L2 for intense D...now in 2k12, my defender is just rotating his body in weird and unpredictable ways...this is a step back from 2k11...a shame.

I believe they put that in to give the user an option to play the offensive player to drive to either the left or the right of the court. So if your playing a left handed dribble you want to force him right. Also give the option to force the ball handler to the strong side of the defensive.

Just my guess.

Also I don't know if anyone has notice but D. Wade is the only one that banks those mid range jumpers in for the Heat similar to how he does it in real life. Nice touch.

[Jano]

Quote: Originally Posted by bls

I believe they put that in to give the user an option to play the offensive player to drive to either the left or the right of the court. So if your playing a left handed dribble you want to force him right. Also give the option to force the ball handler to the strong side of the defensive. Just my guess. Also I don't know if anyone has notice but D. Wade is the only one that banks those mid range jumpers in for the Heat similar to how he does it in real life. Nice touch.

Good point but if that's the case I would like to know what causes the player to shade to one side. Becuase I know where Blue is coming from and it definitely does make playing on Balll D a chore...

EDIT: Just read through the defense insight again and it looks we are going to have to learn how to play D all over again. Its nothing like last year at all much more indepth so we as the user really have to know what we are doing.

Seems like this year the CPU isn't going to be "holding" our hands we really gon have to practice again to master this system. Reminds a lot of Live 10 now. At first defense seemed annoying and a hassle but if you took the time to practice it became a lot of fun and very rewarding.

[youvalss]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nathan J

They could have altleast added a replay feature. The stuff I'm doing in this demo are CRAAAZYYY!

Agree. Every now and then I see something so great...and I'm thinking "wait, wait, let me go to replay, let me see it again"..... but it's gone.

[Money99]

I can't get enough of this demo.
My thoughts aren't worth much because I haven't played a basketball game since the SNES days.
But I love this game. I love the animations, the different feel for the various sizes and skill sets for each guy.
Shooting 3's with Dirk feels awesome as does slashing with Wade or Lebron.

I can't wait to get my hands on the retail version!

[The 24th Letter]

Quote: Originally Posted by blues rocker

Hey, 24th...man...this body rotation issue on defense may be a major issue. I was just playing the demo again and it's getting worse the more i pay attention to it. at one point, i was on defense...lebron started to drive so i took control of Tyson Chandler to cut him off...but when i took control of Chandler, Chandler turned his body completely away from Lebron..totally turned his back to Lebron as he was driving toward him...how did this issue get into 2k12, and how did it make it this far into the dev cycle to be in the demo? I pray it's fixed in the retail, but i'm not optimistic because someone on the dev team should've caught it and fixed it from the beginning. bottom line...whenever you are controlling a defender (whether is on-ball or an off-ball defender) he should always keep his body rotated so that his chest is facing the ball handler. 2k11 was consistent with this and did it well...what happened?

Check the Heat/ Knicks vids below...

either that guy has mastered defense in his short time with the game, or the issue didnt make it to the final. I dont see one glimpse of the issue from the user...

I feel a heck of a lot "netter"

[blues rocker]

Quote: Originally Posted by The 24th Letter

Check the Heat/ Knicks vids below... either that guy has mastered defense in his short time with the game, or the issue didnt make it to the final. I dont see one glimpse of the issue from the user... I feel a heck of a lot "netter"

what video? i don't see a link?