NBA 2K10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

[rgp913]

I enjoyed the Combine; was very excited for this demo but after playing about 5 or 6 games, I'm sort of disappointed. Feels like a "tightened" up version of 2k9. I enjoyed the new animations, especially some of the rebounding ones and how the cpu found the open man a lot better. I'm glad the turbo was toned down so much, but I never played any previous version of 2k holding the turbo down all that much so that is what it is. I enjoyed the clip of Kanye's "so amazing" at the beginning. Truthfully, I expect the final game to be better than the demo, but not leaps and bounds better. Hope I'm wrong. Either way, with the graphical enhancements, combine, beefed up CAP and some other enhancements I think 2k10 will be a nice step forward, overall.

[iLLosophy]

Quote: Originally Posted by SoMiss2000

this is not a demo, this is more like going to Sam's on a Saturday morning and getting to sample new products.

Is that not the purpose of a demo?

Nah I know what you mean though. I would go even further and say they don't give you a full sample, they give you a drop.

[SoMiss2000]

I was leaning towards Live before the demo. After playing both last nite extensively, going with 2k. Sure Live feels fresh. However, 2K is tried, true, and consistently consistent almost to a fault. A tweaked 2K9 with a huge boost to the atmosphere, I'm going for what I know. Can't afford both on 10/6, may get Live later on.

[SoMiss2000]

Quote: Originally Posted by iLLosophy

Is that not the purpose of a demo? Nah I know what you mean though. I would go even further and say they don't give you a full sample, they give you a drop.

not when compared to Live's demo. Two 3 minute halves is fair. 2K10 is like being starving and someone offering you a sunflower seed.

[Whaaaazuuuuup]

Quote: Originally Posted by SoMiss2000

not when compared to Live's demo. Two 3 minute halves is fair. 2K10 is like being starving and someone offering you a sunflower seed.

I LOVE sunflower seeds!!...

[FatalHussien]

Quote: Originally Posted by JVal3208

Sorry buddy, you completely ignored his point. No one questioned the fact that you have played since the Dreamcast days. No one questioned your credentials as a gamer. You DON'T have NBA 2K10, and you haven't learned how to play it yet.

I didn't miss his point. I understood what he was saying perfectly.

I KNOW how to play the game, the issue is not figuring that out. The problem is that I DO NOT LIKE THE CHANGES.

This game has been in regression control-wise since 2K7. They tinkered with "Isomotion" in 28 and they have been building on that flawed model ever since.

The demo was weak. Point blank. The best part of the game (commentary) is not even present in the demo.

Please understand this. Being able to play a game, and actually liking the game that you are playing, can be two different issues. I can play anything that 2K puts out but that doesn't mean that I'm crazy about it.

[FatalHussien]

Quote: Originally Posted by JVal3208

Sorry buddy, you completely ignored his point. No one questioned the fact that you have played since the Dreamcast days. No one questioned your credentials as a gamer. You DON'T have NBA 2K10, and you haven't learned how to play it yet.

And don't get me wrong, I welcome any debate regarding the game itself, but he DID questions my credentials as a gamer by insinuating that I was a fan of the "other" title.

HA! HILARIOUS....

[fjccommish]

2K10 is just like 2K9 as far as the ease of strolling into the paint to score, and the CPU doing nothing but cuts to the basket. Sure they throw it out for a jumper now and then, but not because they have to. They do it because that's what the script tells them to do.