NBA 2K11 Demo Available Now, Impressions and Discussion Here (360,PS3)

[WorkingILLINI]

I wish I could play with the North and South camera (2K) instead of east to west. I deleted the demo.

[domidomdomz]

Someone from 2KSports Forums mentioned about players playing through injuries. I mean playing gingerly or nagging in pain. Have you guys encountered that?

Here's what he said...

http://2ksports.com/forums/showpost....72&postcount=9

Quote: Originally Posted by djdirtydale this is a bit off topic but I want to share it !!! One of my fav moments so far in the demo. Gasol gave a hard foul to Allen that injured his lower back and tried to walk it off.. It did not stop there the injury was nagging him(holding his back while we were playing) as he was still playing on the court.. I was able to abuse him for the short time then they subbed him. but it was cool to see the player playing through and with injury NICE!!

[Prf15]

Damn, that is awesome! When playing last year and seeing somebody go down, I was just hoping they would come back in the game with noticeable discomfort.

[ILLSmak]

Not feeling the demo... it's like the game is in slow motion. I think it's good that the passes don't seem as much like lasers anymore and guys seem to be getting their hands on balls better than they used to.

Overall, the defense is really good. But the offense is super stale. What kind of stuff are you guys doing to score( in a non-cheesy drive and dunk way)? I mean, they still haven't created what it feels like to be in control of a player and the interaction between a defender and an offensive player. There is no iso game for the jumper, and even when you do get an iso jumper it doesn't look or feel real. It's just like you wiggled and he moved to the side and then you shot a jumper.

The players look disinterested in the action, they don't move well and they seem unfocused on the ball or anywhere outside if their animation. It's like everyone is in a little bubble... animated perfectly, but since they don't take into account everything outside of the bubble (unless the animations are being affected by the players getting too close) it looks extremely dry.

I can't even get hype for the unrealistic dunks, either. Everything on the offensive side of the ball is extremely weak to me. On defense, I like a lot of the subtle details that they added, but it would be nice to have that sort of control on offense, too.

I'd be very disappointed but I didn't expect it was going to be totally different like people say it will be every year. But I was expecting a better demo.

I still think 2k8 is more responsive and gives a better brand of basketball, by far.

Edit:

Quote: Originally Posted by Teebone21

KG will be a problem in the full game. This guy hits from anywhere inside the 3pt line. Ray cant be left open and court spacing makes it hard to dble him without leaving KG or pierce open. Never felt so good getting my *** handed to me by the CPU

My last game was a blowout... 4 to 1... lol.

-Smak

[Lambo]

Quote: Originally Posted by JerseySuave4

yea i'm not understanding all these complaints about the visuals on the ps3. On my tv, with a HDMI wire everything looks fine to me. Then again, maybe its because i'm just playing the game instead of trying really really hard to find something wrong with the visuals.

I've played the demo on both 360 and PS3 and the visual difference is pretty apparent to me. I'm definitely not "trying really, really hard" to find something wrong and my TV and connections are top notch. Just looking at the court I can see that the 360 sports reflections while the PS3 is court is completely flat. Throw in some additional "jaggies" on the PS3 and the difference is there for me.

Having said that, the game runs very smoothly on the PS3 and I actually feel that the PS3 controls a tad better than the 360.

Can anyone comment on whether the visuals will be updated for the PS3 version prior to release (at least the addition of court reflections)?

Update: Just looked again, and the PS3 court DOES have reflections, although they are very subtle and easily missed. Still, compared to the 360 the court is very matte and not as attractive IMO.

[zendez33]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lambo

I've played the demo on both 360 and PS3 and the visual difference is pretty apparent to me. I'm definitely not "trying really, really hard" to find something wrong and my TV and connections are top notch. Just looking at the court I can see that the 360 sports reflections while the PS3 is court is completely flat. Throw in some additional "jaggies" on the PS3 and the difference is there for me. Having said that, the game runs very smoothly on the PS3 and I actually feel that the PS3 controls a tad better than the 360. Can anyone comment on whether the visuals will be updated for the PS3 version prior to release (at least the addition of court reflections)? Update: Just looked again, and the PS3 court DOES have reflections, although they are very subtle and easily missed. Still, compared to the 360 the court is very matte and not as attractive IMO.

Defiantly would love to know if the PS3 will obtain some sort of visual update before it is released. Like most who have commented about the 360 vs the PS3 I do see a difference as well. The biggest thing for me is the amount of jaggies on the ps3 vs 360....I can only hope the final product will be smoothed out some

[ataman5]

The ai in this game is real!

[HighFlyinkilla]

Quote: Originally Posted by ILLSmak

I still think 2k8 is more responsive and gives a better brand of basketball, by far. Edit: My last game was a blowout... 4 to 1... lol. -Smak

2k7 is still the most responsive and better playing 2k basketball game.