Pucking Ridiculous: Dear 2K, You Can't Give Up on NHL 2K

[AtlusSaGa]

I still feel bad about playing EA's title now even though it is clearly the better game. I remember being sick of EA's arcadey NHL series and picking up 2K3 for the PS2. I was in love from the beginning. I barely even recognize what 2K has become. I hope they can get it together next year. I hate supporting EA's franchises.

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by AtlusSaGa

I still feel bad about playing EA's title now even though it is clearly the better game. I remember being sick of EA's arcadey NHL series and picking up 2K3 for the PS2. I was in love from the beginning. I barely even recognize what 2K has become. I hope they can get it together next year. I hate supporting EA's franchises.

Same here brother.
But 2K3 was developed by Treyarch. Unfortunately, they were hired by Activision to develop a Spiderman game and Kush was hired on for 2K4 - 2K9.

You're always going to get a different feel after you change developers.
But I still wonder what could have been if Treyarch stayed on.

[Eddie1967]

I don't agree with EA's series being better, but I do agree that 2k has to do something to make their game as or more popular than the other game. Adding something like NHL today and other presentation upgrades will go a long way towards making the game more enjoyable for the consumers. Of course making it bug free is important and I think this year was much better than previous versions when it came to that. This year was far better than years past but as evidence by visual concepts taking off a year, they still have a ways to go.

[JoeMan88]

Quote: Originally Posted by Eddie1967

I don't agree with EA's series being better, but I do agree that 2k has to do something to make their game as or more popular than the other game. Adding something like NHL today and other presentation upgrades will go a long way towards making the game more enjoyable for the consumers. Of course making it bug free is important and I think this year was much better than previous versions when it came to that. This year was far better than years past but as evidence by visual concepts taking off a year, they still have a ways to go.

LOL, EA NHL pwns 2k Hockey. Put down the 2k fanboy kool aid.

[Diehardfan]

They know what they're doing...unfortunately, that only applies to their Online League setup. Its extrodinary. Sorry to say the NHL2K series as a game, is not. I will say that they tried but the fact is that they are making video games and video games are supposed to be fun...the 2K series was a lot of things but fun wouldnt be a word I'd use to describe it.

Bottom line is that "sim" sports games wont pay the bills...2K soon realized that and tried to be the best of both worlds(arcade & sim). They failed on both counts, miserably. They need a reboot....a BIG reboot to get back in the war against EASports. I dont see it happening.

[tabulaRasa]

Competetion drives excellence.

2Khockeys concept(SIM and community(2k3-2k6) and then 2K got an identity crisis (2k7cinemotion,fog,control switches,2k9 reboot,going casual etc)
2K had boardplay,Defensive sticks, manual passing, dynamic goalies, close crease garbage goals, presenation etc long before EA had it... a damn shame that they didn´t keep their strong sim base.

Never lose your core.

[peigone]

Quote: Originally Posted by tabulaRasa

a damn shame that they didn´t keep their strong sim base.

Celery wilts, flowers die, leaves dry up... Shut up and play!

No I'm not ragging on you, I'm working on a new marketing slogan for 2K Sports.

[peigone]

Or how about this:

2K Sports: Just because your d*ck can shrivel up, doesn't mean it's useless!