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

[DemiGodzillla]

Tattoos look sexy as bleep in this game.

[DurtySoufReppin]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nokstar

u guys are overexxagerating the differences between 2k11 and 2k12 based on the demo..it is more similar than this thread will have you believe. There are some nice subtle changes tho that make a difference but if u were watching somebody play it would take awhile for you to notice that this was the newer game imo. Controls are not THAT much different as far as response..jumpers are slightly more responsive in general and getting into post position is quicker and alot easier using y. Hopsteps are all performed with the LT trigger and right analog. Still learning all the post controls. Dirk has nice step back and fadeaway jumpers..very authentic. Its hard to get a feel on the quick isomotion moves being nobody on Dallas is a real good ballhandler. Man on man defense is still hard..hell in my experience so far..the "quick shuffle" makes it harder to stay with your man moreso than help because it seems like theres a delay after u press a direction...its weird. Driving inside is harder. Midrange game is better..which i love. You feel more in control with jumpshots and it actually feels like you release at the top of your jump when you let go. Still playing the demo..learning some things...overrall outside of how stripped down the demo is..game plays pretty well..id say its a decent upgrade from 2k11 but nothing HUGE.

It's huge because there's only so much of an improvement you can make,

and that "so much" has been made

The player models are great, the game play has been upgraded in almost every single aspect of the game


What else could you ask for?

I could careless what the video looks like, I don't play video games to watch videos.

[greenegt]

Played one quarter before heading to work. Here are some quick thoughts.

Pros:

-Love the new intros.

-Player models are better.

-Jumpers look and 'feel' better.

-Player movement is silky. The transitions between animations are very smooth.

-Fast breaks are 1000x better. The players move with a purpose and get where they need to be.

-Ball physics are better. I had a nice block from behind from Nowitzki as LeBron went in for a flashy dunk. It played out really well and nothing looked wonky about it.

Cons:

-Short demo. The game is waaaaaayyy too deep for us to get just one quarter. Give us four quarters.

[Bug]

I'm loving the new intros I just hope they change in your association that would be cool like show things both teams did from previous games

[thugnificant]

all dallas players have simple jumpshot releases i see. everyone releases after 2 seconds

[Jukeman]

OMG I was given a free day today (Boss call me and told me to stay home)



Gears and 2k here I come!

[Da_Czar]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bootzilla

If I do have a concern it's that it seems LeBron could do it everytime if he chose to. For the most part if you play off he'll shoot the jumper but, sometimes even when playing off he'll decide to go and so far it seems really hard to do anything about it. With the devs stating that playing on ball D is more advantageous to playing off it's gonna be tough trying to stay in front of guys. I'm sure I'll get it down but, it seems the defensive movements are more elongated than the offensive movements making it difficult to change direction quickly enough to keep up with the quicker offensive movements. Looks like I'll be playing a lot of zone vs the Heat haha. The game is beautiful by the way. Can't wait til Oct. 4th.

Boot Dallas doesn't have any quick defenders on the floor. It feels different with quicker defenders. But in reality who can really stay in front of lebron ? LOL. Also done forget hold both trigger to enter your quick defensive shuffle.

When they turn the corner on you on defense be sure to adjust your angle to cut them off. It is not like last year where you move diagonal and the animation saves you. Think of retreating to protect the angle to the basket. Your going to have to give up something with slow footed defenders.

[Nokstar]

Quote: Originally Posted by DurtySoufReppin

It's huge because there's only so much of an improvement you can make, and that "so much" has been made The player models are great, the game play has been upgraded in almost every single aspect of the game What else could you ask for? I could careless what the video looks like, I don't play video games to watch videos.

completely disagree..i like it..but in my head these statements are just false. Huge means huge..wether its gameplay..graphics..flow..whatever..nothing is a huge upgrade going by the demo.

The only real difference in control this year are the new post controls and jumpshots..this is just going by the demo tho. Other than that..differences im seeing are just moreso the WAY u perform moves..the moves either being the same or different animations for them. The locomotion is not that much different at all to me. Post defense still feels the same outside of having a bigger window to strip. I do notice when somebody is backing you down u can move back quicker..a la "pulling the chair out"...thats nice.

I cant see how you can sit there and say "not much else can be done"...there will always be alot that can be done..i could go on a rant but the only thing that would do is paint a picture as if i think the game is bad..its not at all..i just dont think its a huge improvement like alot of people in here are portraying..i dont want to mislead people who havnt played yet..im just trying to be honest as possible. Some of you guys are literrally making posts as if the game is completely different than 2k11..its just not..its a improvment yet..but dont say huge man lol.