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

[ltylerj]

Why would they put in game character faces on the starting lineup before the game? They look horrible, and some of the faces have like white pixels all over them. They should have kept the real pictures of the players.

Who is the genius that decided it was a good idea and ok to take out the real pictures and add these crappy ones.
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I can't play 2k12 anymore after playing the demo. It's so boring now. When I first saw the graphics on 2k13 I thought it wasn't that great, but after playing 2k12 again it's clear how much better and polished 2k13 looks. 12 looks like a cartoon with bland colors.

[Sundown]

Quote: Originally Posted by ltylerj

Why would they put in game character faces on the starting lineup before the game? They look horrible, and some of the faces have like white pixels all over them. They should have kept the real pictures of the players. Who is the genius that decided it was a good idea and ok to take out the real pictures and add these crappy ones.

It's been that way since 2K11. I think actual portraits would have been nicer, but it would have clashed with CAPs, including those 2K release as roster updates.

Speaking of which, 2K needs a way for us to insert custom pictures for CAPs. Would be epic for MyPlayer/MyCareer.

[ltylerj]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sundown

It's been that way since 2K11. I think actual portraits would have been nicer, but it would have clashed with CAPs, including those 2K release as roster updates. Speaking of which, 2K needs a way for us to insert custom pictures for CAPs. Would be epic for MyPlayer/MyCareer.

I guess you are right about them clashing. The rookies when they were placed in after the lookout always bothered me. It would take awhile for their cyberfaces to show up on the menus and their player cards.

I always hoped they went the Tiger Woods game route and allow us to take a picture of our self and it would turn it into an in game character. Always thought 2k could go above and beyond what EA did and make it even better.

[Sundown]

Quote: Originally Posted by ltylerj

I guess you are right about them clashing. The rookies when they were placed in after the lookout always bothered me. It would take awhile for their cyberfaces to show up on the menus and their player cards. I always hoped they went the Tiger Woods game route and allow us to take a picture of our self and it would turn it into an in game character. Always thought 2k could go above and beyond what EA did and make it even better.

Same, considering EA had this sort of thing as early as 12 years ago. We used to make pretty convincing versions of ourselves in NHL 200x? at work and play at lunch. There are also many face generation systems like FaceGen that are much better than what 2K develops and redevelops in house that they could license.

Maybe the new Kinect with higher resolution will help with 3d face mapping in 2K14.

[MVP9072]

Quote: Originally Posted by Humdinger80

Too many f**kin steals online. If your not seeing this, you haven't played enough games or another a$$hole that does it.

True gets annoying if i don't control Lebron with it nonstop it's gone.

[MVP9072]

So fun beating these people online that try to get your inbounds nonstop
and while your beating them badly they rage.

[ForeverVersatile]

I believe the RS dribbling is based on the defense and your timing, but the LS doesn't interfere with anything.

[ron_bato]

Quote: Originally Posted by jaybird2585

Is it just me or is the COU assist defense terrible. I'm talking about 1 guy dribbling the ball down court against 3 or 3 defenders. It seems like if you take one defender and miss, the cpu doesn't come to help. Their not guarding anyone because no one else is down there to guard yet. They just kind of post up in the lane and let the guy go right around them. I didn't play 2k12, and don't remember this on 11. Has anyone else noticed this?

this was one of my main complaints as well. Aside from what you pointed out, it seems like too many times after I score the cpu can just go full court pass the ball to the leaking guy and get an easy one on me.

Also the rotations of the cpu can be hit or miss on defense. If I decide to trap the pick and roll, a third guy will not rotate to the roller. Other instances too where the CPU refuses to help out on the rotations. These are things that I hope are tightened up in the final build.