NBA 2K12 Reviewer Gameplay Impressions

[Winking_Wesley]

I think overall its an above excellent game! As with everything in the world we can always find something to complain about but i wont cuz i love this game! Excellent and by far the best sports game out there!

[luckeeloo]

I understand that people are paid to write favorable articles, reviews, and comments, but some of you guys take this way too far I think. It insults the reader's intelligence and wrecks your credibility. Anyone who's put in more than 8 hours by now will realize that the game has many glaring problems. Gameplay issues that easily outweigh the upside.

A shame that 2K comes very close to being awesome but seems to devote so much more time and money to advertising than on the product itself.

[Big FN Deal]

Quote: Originally Posted by luckeeloo

I understand that people are paid to write favorable articles, reviews, and comments, but some of you guys take this way too far I think. It insults the reader's intelligence and wrecks your credibility. Anyone who's put in more than 8 hours by now will realize that the game has many glaring problems. Gameplay issues that easily outweigh the upside. A shame that 2K comes very close to being awesome but seems to devote so much more time and money to advertising than on the product itself.

See this is what I am talking about. LOL

I am coming to the realization that being so focused on Madden the past 7 years, evidently has lowered my standard for what constitutes an "awesome" game. I thought NBA2k11 was a great game but NBA2k12 seems to be even better, imo.

I will be splitting my gaming time going forward between NBA2k12 and Skyrim (11/11/11) until Madden 13 drops. Maybe this will help me regain any perspective I may have loss in relation to determining video game quality these past 7 years.

[luckeeloo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Big FN Deal

See this is what I am talking about. LOL I am coming to the realization that being so focused on Madden the past 7 years, evidently has lowered my standard for what constitutes an "awesome" game. I thought NBA2k11 was a great game but NBA2k12 seems to be even better, imo. I will be splitting my gaming time going forward between NBA2k12 and Skyrim (11/11/11) until Madden 13 drops. Maybe this will help me regain any perspective I may have loss in relation to determining video game quality these past 7 years.

It's just that honestly, I think they are going the Madden model. In the Insights and interviews the 2K guys kept this mantra going of "not resting on our laurels this year" and every review I read is beating that same talking point into us. A few improvements, yes, but 2K11 was full of problems that the company never saw fit to resolve.

In any case, I was an avid Madden guy too up until a few years ago, but I haven't bought the last two and oddly neither has anyone I know. I'm sure they sold very well, but I get the feeling people aren't crazy enthusiastic about Madden the way we used to be and I hope 2K doesn't go a similar route. They released a buggy game with poor AI and some questionable balance and design. I don't know what's wrong with their servers right now, but I haven't been able to play ranked or download anything since release.

Anyway, we only get one patch, so we'd better speak up if we see issues.

[TreyIM2]

Overall, the NBA2K series has been sumwhat enjoyable for me except for the clunkiness of the controls due to the animation system but since the masses, mostly, seem to give it a pass, I don't see 2K getting a happier medium between the two.

It seems like those things r only improved slightly. Passing is horrible, as well. More later...

[Galarius]

I can't wait to play my first games against my VIP profiles this weekend...As with last year, i am creating team specific profiles for most of the classic teams, and a few for the modern ones as well....The CPU plays a lot more realistic to begin with this year, so playing against VIPs should be even better than last year(which was pretty great)

[Galarius]

Quote: Originally Posted by oldschool127

I agree wih everything you said here Dustin. The game is amazing. But I'm a roster freak and not being able to move legends around to current teams is a major letdown for me. A lot of us want to see what it would be like to have David Robinson playing along side Olajuwon for the ultimate twin towers or see young Kobe on the Bulls. You know what I mean. It's not a game killer by any means but between that and the NBA lockout preventing rookies and new rosters the game won't have the replay value 2K11 had. I only get to play the same 15 games over and over again in the Greatest Mode? I want to start a season but I'm not even sure how I will approach that this year unless the lockout ends soon. Don't get me wrong, I love this game. It just baffles me why they would away something so many of us look forward to every year. I'm hoping a patch might fix this. I'll still play this game and love it but not being able to move legends knocked it down a notch or two for me.

i'm sure somebody already posted this, but there IS a way to move Legends around...so you can create all kinds of fantasy madness if you want..just a little more work than last year

[Eski33]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mrbasketball

IMO, NBA 2k12 is a huge disappointment ! (I had to register on this forum just to say that….which is saying a lot because I never join or post in forums.) COMPLAINTS: (1) Granted, the graphics & game play have been improved compared to NBA 2k11, however, I don't believe the change was anywhere near what many 2k fans were expecting or as 2k sports was claiming. I mean, has anyone else noticed the difference between the photos advertised and the actual in-game characters? (2) It was great that 2K expanded on the historic rosters (which made NBA 2k11 so great)...BUT, to give us all these legendary teams, and yet place so many restrictions on what you can do with them is just a big let down. By restrictions, I'm referring to not being able to customize legendary teams (e.g., assign or trade legends to current or other historic teams.) (3) Moreover, not being able to use legends in the "create a team" mode was, again...a big upset. I mean something like this just seems so obvious to me, that I cannot understand why 2K sports would not allow users to customize the rosters (retro rosters) or create teams using legendary players. ***Now with respect to my complaints regarding the restrictions on trading/assigning/ or creating a team with legends....Whoever @ 2k sports thought that this would be okay, should be fired ! I mean, what kind of idiots do you have working there ? I almost feel like I got ripped off. 2k sports totally misrepresented the game...Making it seem like you can use these legends in all modes and blah, blah, blah.. (I read somewhere that you can customize the legendary rosters by starting a season mode, and exporting rosters... I mean ARE THEY SERIOUS with that ! That is not an acceptable solution for me or for many others I’m sure....That is f-ing ridiculous.) (4) Why is there so many limitations with editing players (both current and retro)? For as long as I can remember, 2k has not allowed users to customize items, such as the length of player's shorts, or sock colors...WTF??? Does that piss anybody else off? I mean these players have shorts down to their ankles...It looks silly to me. The players’ uniforms should look like they actually fit the players. (5) Lastly, why would 2K remove the Jordan sneakers?! That was so cool (except for the problem with setting up the color ways, which stunk)…2k sports adds all these bullsh*t sneakers to replace the Air Jordans of last year (and by Air Jordans, I’m referring to the real Jordan sneakers, e.g., I-XVI…not the rest of the garbage sneakers they added). And 2K, when you do add sneakers to the game, do it right! To the people at 2k, its quality you want to focus on….not quantity (unless ofcourse you can do both). ***I’m sure these comments won't get me anywhere, but I am hoping that maybe 2K sports will actually read some of these comments and take some pointers. I’m just really annoyed with 2K sports right now. I hate to mention EA sports because their graphics and game play was cheesy in the past, but they sure did have some great ideas integrated in their games. ***2K sports should really consider creating a patch that would allow customization of rosters (both retro and current)…That’s the least they can do! In the meantime though, I will post this comment in as many threads as I can, and hopefully prevent consumers from being deceived by 2K sports. ***To 2K…Try being honest with the marketing of your products. If you want to remove something from your game, then give people fair notice, instead of having us purchase the game, and realizing this afterwards.

I thought this was well written and on point. Not to mention the only way to use legends online is to purchase DLC. The game is fantastic but to the OP's point 2K put major emphasis on the legends then restricted what we can do with them. Not a good deal especially if the lockout doesnt end and we are stuck with last years rosters.