NBA 2K11 Developer Insight: "Jordan Challenge" - Some Historic Teams Announced

[mario_2324]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rocboyz101

Sigh, I hope they don't focus too much more on this. It looks like they've done a great job thus far, no more though. Focus on the rest. Ppl are forgetting this isn't just about the 90's..

This^ It seems like a lot of there focus has went towards this feature....hopefully they put in the same amount of work for gameplay

[RIZDRAVER]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rocboyz101

Sigh, I hope they don't focus too much more on this. It looks like they've done a great job thus far, no more though. Focus on the rest. Ppl are forgetting this isn't just about the 90's..

Though none of us even know enough about the game to make such a far-reaching statement that this is ALL they're focusing on. It seems like they're focusing on this because this is the ONLY announcement of the Dev Insights thus far. But for crying out loud, this is only the FIRST OF 12 Insights. There's a LOT more that's going to be delved into before October.

[michaeljordanjr]

Quote: Originally Posted by mario_2324

This^ It seems like a lot of there focus has went towards this feature....hopefully they put in the same amount of work for gameplay

Not necessarily. There's a modding community for 2K who have re-created ALL teams/players cyberfaces for certain y ears. And this was done among a few people ONLY. So remember, that's every single NBA team for a given year + courts + jerseys and all that jazz.

So it would make sense the 2K squad had a small team working on it while the main team was working on gameplay. But we will know for sure when the demo hits.

[jfsolo]

As with any development team, VC may fall short in the implementation of their design plan for a given version, but they always give gameplay a ton of attention.

Those of us who have been paying attention for all these years know that their team members never lose focus on the core aspects of their game. One may vehemently disagree with some of their design choices, but to ever say that they didn't spent adequate time on gameplay is a fraudulent statement.

They know better than anyone that the improvement of the gameplay/A.I./tendencies will determine if the Jordan Challenge is a great mode, or a mediocre one.

[mario_2324]

Quote: Originally Posted by michaeljordanjr

Not necessarily. There's a modding community for 2K who have re-created ALL teams/players cyberfaces for certain y ears. And this was done among a few people ONLY. So remember, that's every single NBA team for a given year + courts + jerseys and all that jazz. So it would make sense the 2K squad had a small team working on it while the main team was working on gameplay. But we will know for sure when the demo hits.

It all sounds good on paper but it only matters if is seen in the game...u feel me?

[Po Pimp]

Quote: Originally Posted by jd@os

Posts 207-217 deal with the subject matter of a thread I made, but it was locked. It would have been nice to discuss those 11 posts there though. Like the thread said, this is not going to be ESPNClassic 2K11--it's NBA 2K11. It's not the Hall of Fame Challenge; it's the Jordan Challenge. Teams Jordan didn't have Classic moments against have not been announced and may never will be.

Yeah I know it's the Jordan Challenge, I just always hoped the NBA games would take what NFL 2k did with their challenges. Like that game u had to redo "The Drive" amongst other challenges. It can still be about MJ as he has ATLEAST 10, but how cool would it be to score 25 in the 4th quarter of the Finals with Isiah, or relive the Bird/Nique shootout? You could have 10 Jordan challenges and 10 other players. That would be so ill! I'm coppin first day regardless just like I have since 2k5.

[michaeljordanjr]

Quote: Originally Posted by Po Pimp

Yeah I know it's the Jordan Challenge, I just always hoped the NBA games would take what NFL 2k did with their challenges. Like that game u had to redo "The Drive" amongst other challenges. It can still be about MJ as he has ATLEAST 10, but how cool would it be to score 25 in the 4th quarter of the Finals with Isiah, or relive the Bird/Nique shootout? You could have 10 Jordan challenges and 10 other players. That would be so ill! I'm coppin first day regardless just like I have since 2k5.

As long as they behave like they did during that shootout, it would be e-p-i-c.

One of the biggest challenges they have now is making the tendencies work properly. A lot of people had issues in 2K10 with tendencies not functioning properly, I know I did.

[Rocboyz101]

Quote: Originally Posted by RIZDRAVER

Though none of us even know enough about the game to make such a far-reaching statement that this is ALL they're focusing on. It seems like they're focusing on this because this is the ONLY announcement of the Dev Insights thus far. But for crying out loud, this is only the FIRST OF 12 Insights. There's a LOT more that's going to be delved into before October.

Calm the hell down, its just an observation. "for crying out loud", I'm just saying that this is a great feature and all, but I hope they don't add on to this and they talk about the other stuff now. Great marketing idea, nice to have some info. It looks like they put alot into this which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I just hope the other stuff comes out next. I didn't necessarily agree with a lot of what they did last year, so its easy to see why one would be anxious to hear about the improvements. No need to get all uptight.