NBA 2K12 Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[CX1329]

Chandler was being fronted in the post, so I used the disengage post catch to receive the pass, then dished it out to a wide open Nowitzki for the 3. So satisfying.

[NINJAK2]

Quote: Originally Posted by bigball12

Chris Bosh looks absolutely terrible!!!

I agree. They nailed him perfectly based on my ex's interpretation

[richmo]

My first impressions:

+ Loading screen transitioning from the main menu is improved (as it should)
+ The intros are beautiful, amazingly fresh
+ As stated earlier, controls, especially in the post, will take some time getting used to and can be intimidating at first, but I can tell the training camp is going to be a lot of people's best friend
+ Computer actually bites on post fakes this year giving them that human element, something it didn't have down there last year
+ Size-ups are more compact, allowing you to easily chain moves together better now.
+ Walking the ball up court feels as it should, very "relaxing"
+ Shot blocking, even by the CPU, is more of a threat, as I had Tyson Chandler near the edge of the paint a few Heat drives and the CPU controlled Chandler was able to block the shot. You will definitely feel the improvement here
+ On-ball defense modifiers will also take some practice but are great tools to use on star perimeter players
+ Quicker players on the perimeter are going to take team defense to contain
+ The graphic in the bottom corner of the screen featuring LeBron and Dirk is a nice touch. Assuming this is the "upcoming game" tidbit that's been talked about before.
+ Players feel like they have even more momentum this year, which is a good sign
+ Out of bounds really feels like out of bounds. Numerous occasions I or the CPU stepped out of bounds, but it wasn't problematic. Both times for the Heat from what I recall, Joel Anthony (lol) stepped out twice: once when grabbing a defensive rebound and landing and the other when grabbing an O board and trying to spin out of the paint. Very realistic.
+ The ball really is loose this year and players will lose the ball if you try to do too much. I actually got called for traveling on DIRK when trying just one up-and-under.
+ Adjusting shots feels natural now. Can't even tell if the animation is adjusted or not, good sign.

- At first glance, the graphics only look slightly improved (which is saying something) but this isn't as much a problem as you'd think as the game is still beautiful on that front.

[mymannemcee]

I wonder how many different animations there will be for that little TNT ad at the bottom.

Maybe if an upcoming game involves the Magic and the Celtics, Dwight Howard can poke Paul Pierce and he drops to the ground and fakes an injury. Then Dwight pulls him up a wheelchair.

[djwax90]

Rudy Fernandez is a gd MONSTER. sharpshooting and just dunked on LeBron. Also, I can't even express how happy I am that everyone playing this demo HAS to play as my beloved Mavericks. Suck it haters. Don't think I've missed with Dirk yet in about a half-dozen plays either. His super awkward layups are still clutch.

[InsaneEazyE]

Just played the demo a couple of times, and while it's hard to get real definitive from just a couple quarters, one thing did jump out at me: controls. For years, 2K has always felt a little.... I don't know, I guess "floaty" would be a good term. You'd only want to move a player a few steps, and would end up 15 feet from where you wanted.

This time, it felt alot tighter. I think I might have run into a tiny glitch though, Miami was called for a defensive 3 seconds, Dirk goes to the line, and then it's like he froze. The game was still running, but nothing would happen when I pulled the stick to shoot the FT.

[az1634]

Just got my first off the glass alley-oop it was very impressive from rudy to caron this game should be fantastic just 2 weeks

[Mike Smoove]

off ball movement is sooo much better, game is so smooth. Loving the fact that LBJ and Wade look to attack when they get the ball.