NBA 2K13 Demo Available Now For 360 and PS3, Post Impressions Here

[Sundown]

Quick review of the cyberfaces:

Lebron: OK. Not sure if improved from last year, headband angle wrong from last year.


Wade: Looks like Dywane McGrady. Not sure why they needed to update his face but he looks even less like himself than years prior. I liked 2K11's Wade, and some people liked 2K12's, but this year is just flat out off.


Bosh: Improved from last year.


Battier: Not bad except he looks like he has encephalitis. Could tone down the noggin size just a tad.


Allen: Looks decent.


Durant: Horrible. Again, looks like Pooh from some angles. There are moments that Durant actually looks decent and others where he looks completely off. I'm wondering if it has to do with how his expressions are rigged and how his eyebrows are mapped, because when he makes certain expressions is when he looks completely strange.


Westbrook: Not bad except for that weird mustache.


Harden: Pretty good, but looks souless for some reason.


Ibaka: Looks pretty good.


Perkins: Looks pretty good.


Somehow 2K12 decided to redo some stars and ended up with models worse than last years. The problem isn't necessarily that 2K's art team is bad-- it's that there seems to be lackluster quality control and faces are being approved by someone who isn't intimately familiar with what NBA players actually look like. I can understand a bench guy or role player's mediocre cyberface slipping through the cracks but at the very least they should get their superstars and cover athletes right. If they're going to update, they need to make sure it's an actual improvement and not a couple of steps back.


It's pretty concerning when almost all of the biggest stars in last year's finals have problematic faces. I wonder if Durant just sighs and shakes his head when playing as himself in 2K.

[ForeverVersatile]

Quote: Originally Posted by RocketTMac1

I'm talking about Xbox 360 hex edited rosters. Had them all last year. If you are looking for accessories home/away and all unlocked jersey's and some cyberfaces.

Well that's great for offline players, but i only play online.

[FLAWDAxBALLA954]

Quote: Originally Posted by CaptainCharisma

not having the same experience as anybody at all the dribbling system on the right stick isnt good imo i still get sucked into defenders cant even get past perkins with lebron an the responsiveness is late the graphics are watered down and why so many changes to the controls , not a good experience with the demo

Maybe your connection just sucks?

[FLAWDAxBALLA954]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cheetah Bird

For real wtf

I guess anything black related is ghetto...I can see this kid now...Calling me a N****** on XBL

[JustSteve]

Quote: Originally Posted by jlbrown143

I hope those imaginary boundaries are being addressed because wade didn't even touch him going by him....WTF...lol

It was clearly a flop!

[ForeverVersatile]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sundown

Quick review of the cyberfaces: Lebron: OK. Not sure if improved from last year, headband angle wrong from last year. Wade: Looks like Dywane McGrady. Not sure why they needed to update his face but he looks even less like himself than years prior. I liked 2K11's Wade, and some people liked 2K12's, but this year is just flat out off. Bosh: Improved from last year. Battier: Not bad except he looks like he has encephalitis. Could tone down the noggin size just a tad. Allen: Looks decent. Durant: Horrible. Again, looks like Pooh from some angles. There are moments that Durant actually looks decent and others where he looks completely off. I'm wondering if it has to do with how his expressions are rigged and how his eyebrows are mapped, because when he makes certain expressions is when he looks completely strange. Westbrook: Not bad except for that weird mustache. Harden: Pretty good, but looks souless for some reason. Ibaka: Looks pretty good. Perkins: Looks pretty good. Somehow 2K12 decided to redo some stars and ended up with models worse than last years. The problem isn't necessarily that 2K's art team is bad-- it's that there seems to be lackluster quality control and faces are being approved by someone who isn't intimately familiar with what NBA players actually look like. I can understand a bench guy or role player's mediocre cyberface slipping through the cracks but at the very least they should get their superstars and cover athletes right. If they're going to update, they need to make sure it's an actual improvement and not a couple of steps back. It's pretty concerning when almost all of the biggest stars in last year's finals have problematic faces. I wonder if Durant just sighs and shakes his head when playing as himself in 2K.

I feel you bruh, Daquan Cook shouldn't be more spot on the Wade, Lebron or KD. I actually like Wade cyberface, they just made his hair and beard too damn dark.

[RocketTMac1]

Quote: Originally Posted by The_Throne2K11

Well that's great for offline players, but i only play online.

To bad for you man. Try playing offline then lol. It's enjoyable

[ForeverVersatile]

Quote: Originally Posted by FLAWDAxBALLA954

Maybe your connection just sucks?

Maybe he just flat out sucks..lmao. No, but really it's not that hard to get past the bigs, you just have to have an angle on them.