OS Fact or Fiction: NBA 2K13 Edition

[RaychelSnr]

We're a couple weeks since the release of this year's only NBA game, so what better time to ask two of our basketball gurus to sit in the OS Hot Seat and answer fact or fiction to a few questions/statements. Bishop and Aaron, welcome to OS Fact or Fiction.

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[bxphenom7]

A FIBA mode (maybe even integrated into Association and MyCAREER) is overdue.

[Gramps91]

Not Sure: As far as online I don't play online a lot but I played the demo online a lot and it seemed pretty smooth.

Fact: Yes the gameplay is the better than it's ever been. Shooting and defense are top-notch this year.

Fiction: Historical modes don't matter a lot to me either. I actually like how we got all the historical teams this year right out of the gate. I just wish their weren't so many missing players.

Fiction: It's cool that the dream team is on the game. Especially the appearance of Charles Barkley but the Dream team will be rarely used by me as I'll be playing My Career and Association (with today's players) more than anything.

[Gosens6]

Takes me to a screenshots page when I click the link

[tsbmolina]

The greatest compliment I can give NBA 2K13 is it's gotten me back into gaming. The instant I played my first game I was hooked. The realism and fun factor is through the rough and this is coming from a harsh critic who bought 2K12 and played all but a handful of games and thought the gameplay was lacking something. I haven't felt this instant gratification since NFL 2K5! NBA 2K13 is truly a masterpiece and should be enjoyed by all. This game will be the one that truly etches the series in the upper echelon of not just sports games but videogames period!

[Vni]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gosens6

Takes me to a screenshots page when I click the link

Yeah, me too.

[Taer]

I enjoyed and now miss the historical modes. This mode provided a glimpse into what the game of basketball was like in prior times... it gave me a sense of perspective you can't get in quickmode...

The basketball gurus seem heavily biased towards the online experience. Too bad the desired "fixes" for online play usually interfere with offline play and in years past even makes things worse...

Let's hope that this year, 2K can deal with the online concerns without harming offline gameplay as well. Something they have not done well in past versions.

[eko718]

I thoroughly enjoyed the historical modes in the last two games and missed them in this iteration. By rule, it doesn't seem like a good idea for a franchise to move backwards. There seemed to be reduced attention on historical teams and obviously there were no modes, unless you consider the Dream team vs Team USA to be a mode. Those historical modes are really what propelled 2K to the level it is now. They can still build on it and hopefully they do.