OS Roundtable: Should Gamers Take a Second Look at NBA 2K12

[RUFFNREADY]

Could somebody point out any game ever made without bugs or glitches? I dont think so. The game is good; not great, but a solid good. lockout or not i found rookies that somebody shared on 2Kshare, and it was great. The free agency dilemma thing did bother me for a bit, because i wanted to get to know my team(s) better, and i dont know who is leaving and who is coming; but it was short lived as i did shelve the game for a few weeks as i tried to prestige up in MW3. The break always happens at this time of year. B-ball comes out, then Call of Duty hits; thats alot of playing time, if you have it. For what its worth 2K12 is a game that should be looked at again IMO, and after a few patches, it should be alot more enjoyable as long as 2K doesnt drop the BALL!
btw, i dont know why somebody wouldn't have picked up the game during black friday, when it was alot cheaper?
cheeers

[RockitOldSchool]

I'll admit the Lockout kept me from playing 2K12, at least to the point where I would pop in 2K11 because the rosters were virtually the same as 2K12's. I could never get into 2K12 no matter how hard I tried. 2K11 is the better basketball game. The presentation is 2K12 is great but the gameplay just isn't right. I know if I'm playing 2K11 I'm going to get the most realistic basketball experience. I would say 2K12 took a major step backwards because even with the Lockout if the game itself lived up to all the hype and expectations people wouldn't be complaining so much.

Part of the problem of sucess is that there is sure to be a letdown at some point. In that regards 2K Sports is a victim of their own sucess. It's kind of like when your team finally wins the championship, the next season anything less than another championship is a major letdown. NBA 2k12 made it to the Conference Finals but didn't quite reach that same level. Now it baffles us.

The end of the Lockout will help. And I'm hoping the new patch fixes some of the gameplay issues. I know I'm going to give it another chance. I couldn't stand Madden 12. I sold my copy 3 days after release. I picked it up again at a Black Friday sale for under $30 and I'm starting to have fun. I'm hoping 2K12 will revive itself.

[chia51]

Should Gamers Take a Second Look at NBA 2K12?

If you're an offline gamer, wait and see what the patch does and doesn't do regarding MP, Assoc and CPU gameplay.

If you're an online gamer, wait and see what the patch does for online play, because right now its pure garbage, ranked, unranked or Online Assoc... games just drop way too often still.

I personally lean towards no, right now... but depending on the patch and what it actually does, I could change and lead towards a yes. NBA2k12 is kinda like a breakout player almost at Superstar status when they come out and have a slightly better than average year and lose all credibility in their ability to go to the next level.

[DBMcGee3]

Very eager to see the notes for this "mega patch". Not sure how much they can really tweak on the passing with just a gameplay patch, but maybe I'm just an idiot. There needs to be some way by which to have more control over the types of passes. I understand the need to be conservative and careful with the ball, but right now I never even try to thread the needle, because I'm scared that the guy will just throw a duck pass and turn it over. I have also had trouble with fast breaks, mainly I feel because of the lack of a manual bounce pass. I just want to know exactly what the guy is going to do before I press the button, is that so much to ask?

Still a great game, so much so that these little problems really seem to stand out. It's like a big scratch on a brand new Benz.

[DonWuan]

My hours played with 2k11 have been down since 2k12. I cant get passed every player being able to play like hakeem downlow. For some reason this game causes me to rage a little to often. I rarely lose but when I do I feel Ive been cheated. No game is perfect but this one doesnt offer much content for myself since im a offline player. I havent touched the legendary mode since it was introduced. Ive been playing association since dreamcast days.

I cant put my finger on it but something is missing. Since im a PC player I can forget about a patch until next year. Live ball physics was a gimmick. I believe 2k is starting to become the new madden.

[youALREADYknow]

For under $40, there isn't a better sports game on the console market for the offline gamer. I can't speak for online gamers because that experience is too dependent on 2K getting the "out-of-the-box" experience right which I doubt they will do this year.

[da ThRONe]

The patch will mean so much more than any roster upgrades. In all this I'm mostly impressed with the roster makers. Some guys really did some great work to replicate the rookies. So much so it hardly even an issue.

However what is an issue is the lack of "pop" on the court. The ineffective fastbreak when a CPU defender is back. The poor passing ability/pass selection/ball placement on passes. The ridiculous amount of blocks. The ball having an almost magnetic field when loose and finding it's way into the CPU players hand at an realistic way.

[JerseySuave4]

Quote: Originally Posted by wallofhate

Im surprised im in the minority of how great this game is. Im not seeing the problems being as glaring as others do. The only gripe I have is the 2 on 1 3 on 1 break passing being very poor. The 3 point shooting is bothersome somewhat but this is hands down the greatest bball game ive ever played in my 29 yrs and top five greatest sports game ive ever played.

i agree, i haven't looked at the glitch's thread or really to be honest haven't checked out the 2k12 boards to see what people are complaining about. So it surprised me on these front page stories when i see people complaining about this game because i think its one of the best games i've played. That probably goes back to my thinking that these boards ruin the experience because you come on these boards and see all these people complaining and then you start to notice things you normally wouldn't notice.

I highly recommend this game. If this game can't make Jayson happy then no game can.