NBA 2K11 Demo Roundtable

[nickelplaydit]

Quote: Originally Posted by michaeljordanjr

NBA 2K fans will disregard the condition of the demo and buy the game 9 times out of 10. Sports fans that never played a basketball game before that try the demo will get a stripped back experience. An experience that represents 20% of the actual full retail game. In what world would a marketing team choose to present 20% of a product within 4 minutes? Do commercials spend 30 seconds trying to make you guess what their product can do, throwing hints along the way? No, within a small time frame, you need to present your product to its utmost potential. Because you dont know if youll get another shot at $65 with the customer. That is why I take this personal. I've bought 2K games in the past as all of you have. I've seen them climb insurmountable odds to become #1 right now and year after year they dont go the distance as far as DEMO'S are concerned. I dont care about video marketing or blogs. The demo is the deciding factor for a lot of people both fans and NBA newcomers. They have Michael Jeffery Jordan, they have NOTHING to worry about, they should give us the world with the 2K11 demo. So what is the elusive reason, that none of you care to touch upon, which drives 2K to give you half an experience within a 4 minute timeframe? I'm looking for logic, rationale, anything on this simple inquiry...

you have to care about video marketing and blogs if u own a competeing vid company.... the demo gives us just enough to keep some us sane til the game drops.. no need to kill yourself over a demo

[spankdatazz22]

Quote: Originally Posted by michaeljordanjr

They have Michael Jeffery Jordan, they have NOTHING to worry about, they should give us the world with the 2K11 demo. So what is the elusive reason, that none of you care to touch upon, which drives 2K to give you half an experience within a 4 minute timeframe? I'm looking for logic, rationale, anything on this simple inquiry...

I think you're the same guy that said you thought the AI in the demo was "abysmal" or something like that. If so that coupled w/your views here show your expectations to be WAY too high for this game. Don't think there's much they'll be able to do if you're willing to totally disregard their marketing attempts to date because you think the blogs/videos/etc. were a waste of time and all that matters is the demo. There are tons of games that release that only market through blogs/videos and are successful (Red Dead Redemption, GTA, pretty much any Nintendo-produced Wii game, Call of Duty, Halo, etc.). While I do think 2K could've included a timed-practice mode, or perhaps a tutorial, I'd say the demo accomplished what they wanted it to. To whet the appetite of most gamers and have them looking forward to Oct. 5th to purchase the full title. The demo impressions thread is overwhelmingly positive, despite the bareboned demo.

[MLB01]

Quote: Originally Posted by godsgift2dagame

Hey guys, I'm sorry if I came off as a jackass. Last night, my fiancee and I decided to call it quits. She's always been a bit aggressive and angry when we had spats, but yesterday I called it off. The reason stems from the fact that I told her I wouldn't be able to pick her up from the airport on the 5th of October because the game was coming out. I'd rather stay at home playing 2K11 (and save 300 miles of gas) while she takes the bus. Unfortunately, she thought I was idiotic and decided to explode on me. So again, sorry if I rude...

Sounds like she had a valid point - LOL

[rudeworld]

Quote: Originally Posted by michaeljordanjr

I remember that. That's a teaser. A trailer is longer and more in depth. A commercial is a 30 second video advertisement and a game demo is ...well I dont see the point of arguing syntax... If people know its the game to get, as I said previously it has Jordan, what does the marketing team have to lose by keeping features in? This demo won't turn away fans. It may confuse new customers. That's why I ask, what is the point of stripping it down? Most of the people downloading it are the core base customers, why not give them a treat like other companies are doing? Obviously this strategy is exclusive to 2K, show me another sports title this stripped down. So if you cant figure out whats going on in the mind of the marketing team, don't knock down those of us whom find issue with this unnecessary and uncalled for stripped down demo.

maybe you have a point....but if you read some of these post in this and 2ks forum where people are wanting to try out the game, so 2k gave us a shot. if there is such a thing as a rushed demo this maybe it...
...also with all this info thats coming out each and everyday the "demo" is doing its part in advertising the game.

[bballdude17]

im sure this has already been said


but they need to fix the transitiion from doing the dribble set up moves left trigger into a shot
something is messed up in the animations

other than that GREAT

[SDJHood93]

I think I need more practice with the demo because I always try to cross over Ray Allen and it never works! The only thing I can successfully do is a spin around the defender.

[swac07]

people complaining about bare bones demo and probably cant even get the isomoves down[I know I can't thats why I'm practicing] that's what I see it as a practice/gameplay demo. You have to learn how to crawl before you walk and that is what this demo is focusing on to me. So when Oct. 5th hits you can jump right in, kick arse, and then enjoy all the rest of the bells and whistles the game will offer.

maybe that's just me though :shruggs:

good job 2k

[abcabc]

i was a bit dissappointed by the player face inaccuracies, thought they'd be better.