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

[Gosens6]

Quote: Originally Posted by cmebfresh

Am i the only one who raps when the demo starts

I catch myself saying, "It was all good just a week ago!"

EVERY SINGLE TIME the game starts.

[cpanther290]

Gameplay's smooth and looks nice, and this is coming from a guy who doesn't normally play basketball games and still uses the X button on his 360 controller to shoot (nothing wrong with staying old-school, kiddies).

Again, I don't normally play basketball games...but I'm really considering checking out the retail version once it's out.

[blues rocker]

i posted this in the controls thread, but i figured i'd copy it here, because it might help those who are struggling with the controls.

this is what made the control click for me - the right stick dribbling is really best when used only for "stand-still sizeups". the right stick should mostly be thought of as the "sizeup stick". once you are moving, it is best to stay away from the right stick, because the left stick dribble moves and right stick dribble moves will be fighting each other.

what i had to understand was that the player automatically does crossovers, stepbacks, spins with just the left stick...i was accustomed to using a modifier for those moves in previous 2k's...so seeing my player do them automatically without a modifier was really throwing me off. i was trying to do these moves with the right stick, but i really only needed the left stick to do them.

what was confusing me is that there is a bit of a redundancy going on - a lot of similar dribble moves can be performed with both the right stick or the left stick (spins, crossovers, stepbacks). what was messing me up is that i'd be driving and i'd want to do a crossover, so i'd use the right stick to do crossover, but my player would automatically do a crossover with the left stick, then he'd do another dribble move from my right stick input...so my player would do two animations when i only wanted one - the left stick crossover and right stick move were fighting each other. once i stopped using the right stick while moving, it all started to work. the only move i use the right stick for while moving is the behind-the-back, because there is no way to pull that off with just the left stick.

[Moor]

Quote: Originally Posted by The_Throne2K11

First off you stfu and second there have been more people saying that they don't like it or not used to or just cant get the hang of it. Where the hell did u see someone say it's too easy?? Last years controls were way easier than this year.

I like how you get mad at me when YOU'RE the one who's belittling folks because they don't like the control stick...Anyway...I guess you weren't around when 2K12 came out...thats ALL people complained about was the dribbling being too hard....I've played online most of the year and hell, most people still can't dribble, I can tell when I'm playing them....But I learned the controls, got comfortable with them..I guess I suck because I want them back? Gotcha...

[ondreythegiant]

Quote: Originally Posted by The_Throne2K11

First off you stfu and second there have been more people saying that they don't like it or not used to or just cant get the hang of it. Where the hell did u see someone say it's too easy?? Last years controls were way easier than this year.

This years controls are easier than last years...took me about four games to get them down. No need to blow up, some pick it up quick, others take a little longer. I've actually seen most people say theyre picking them up only two days after the demo dropped. I dont really get the argument anyways when you can switch to last years controls.

[richlane007]

Quote: Originally Posted by blues rocker

i posted this in the controls thread, but i figured i'd copy it here, because it might help those who are struggling with the controls. this is what made the control click for me - the right stick dribbling is really best when used only for "stand-still sizeups". the right stick should mostly be thought of as the "sizeup stick". once you are moving, it is best to stay away from the right stick, because the left stick dribble moves and right stick dribble moves will be fighting each other. what i had to understand was that the player automatically does crossovers, stepbacks, spins with just the left stick...i was accustomed to using a modifier for those moves in previous 2k's...so seeing my player do them automatically without a modifier was really throwing me off. i was trying to do these moves with the right stick, but i really only needed to left stick to do them. what was confusing me is that there is a bit of a redundancy going on - a lot of similar dribble moves can be performed with both the right stick or the left stick (spins, crossovers, stepbacks). what was messing me up is that i'd be driving and i'd want to do a crossover, so i'd use the right stick to do crossover, but my player would automatically do a crossover with the left stick, then he'd do another dribble move from my right stick input...so my player would do two animations when i only wanted one - the left stick crossover and right stick move were fighting each other. once i stopped using the right stick while moving, it all started to work. the only move i use the right stick for while moving is the behind-the-back, because there is no way to pull that off with just the left stick.

Cool, i'm gonna try this. I was feeling like there was some conflict going on. It really helps because then I can focus my attention on using the right stick as a shot stick again.

[blklightning]

As soon as I played this demo, I packed up Madden 13 and sent it back to Amazon. I forgot how awesome NBA 2K is. Wish I could play it with the 2K cam. But other than that, it's awesome.

And the control stick is genius. The previous Isomotion controls were decent, but far too complex for my tastes. This seems much more intuitive. I also like how the players look bigger on the court this year; lets you see the detail in the player models a lot better.

[miller31time]

Not sure if this has been asked before but...

Did they just give Russell Westbrook the sig shot of Ben Gordon?

C'mon, man.