NBA 2K14 Next-Gen Review (IGN)

[barimanlhs]

Quote: Originally Posted by yungflo

because nba 2k14 had so much potential and had so much hype, it failed to live up to it, and played like CG is the assumption I gather from this review. But that's ok, there's room for improvement which is a good thing. Considering I got this game for free, I can't really complain

What do you mean, "failed to live up to it?" Are we forgetting that an 8.9 is a fantastic score for a game? Reviews are on a scale of 9 to 10....Obviously it will get better but its not like they put out a dud for a game.

[RaychelSnr]

Quote: Originally Posted by tsbmolina

How can this score lower then current gen. Makes absolutely no sense what so ever!!! To top it off they score FIFA higher after not sounding nearing as enthused when it come to advancements to next gen. Screw IGN! I hate when these web sites have no logic to there reviews.

It's a new platform with new expectations. We're going to have some of the same issues at OS in a couple of weeks.

[spankdatazz22]

Quote: Originally Posted by El_Poopador

madden has shown some improvement in the gameplay where it was lacking. oline/dline play has been improved, which is a pretty major poe for a lot of people myself included. tbh i didnt notice much if any improvement in the ai from 2k13 to 2k14.

Madden...?

lol no need to continue, I'll just leave it as your perspective and mine differing. So one game can be regarded as a disappointment for an entire generation, then get credit for SHOWING improvement - while you didn't see much improvement between 2K13 and 2K14, which is largely regarded as one of the best sports titles of the entire 360/PS3 generation... As I said you have a right to your opinion. I feel safe saying I think most don't feel the way you do.

[Optik]

Quote: Originally Posted by Da InFaMoUs NY

Some of ya'll take this 2k ish way too serious, it's a $60 VIDEO GAME that looks amazing and i'm not just talking graphically. If you want a perfect basketball game, go outside, grab a ball and play basketball. smh some of ya'll take nitpicking to whole other level on this site. How long have ya'll been playing video games? you do realize no game is or will be perfect right?!

Translation: Some of you on this forum, which is dedicated to sports simulation gaming, take this basketball simulation far too seriously, even though I can't actually quantify the level of seriousness (because who cares about quantification when it's far easier for me to just attack your character and make general sweeping statements?).

Don't you understand that it's just a $60 VIDEO GAME, and by both bringing up its relatively cheap price and capitalising the phrase "VIDEO GAME", I am shaming for thinking you should have expected more? Are you too stupid to realise that video games will never be like real life and even though I am attacking a complete strawman by claiming that you want perfection, I still have the temerity to blame you. I will now bring up the well-worn cliche about going outside to play basketball if you want "perfection" in order to conclude my strawman argument.

I will now shake my head at you to bring further condescension to this post and attack your every critique of the game as "nitpicking" in order to frame you as an unsatisfiable gamer.

I will now rhetorically question your length of video game experience, and the assumption built into this question is that you haven't been playing very long as I can now bring up the often brought up argument blaming the new generation for being too impatient and ungrateful, since in the Stone Age of video gaming, I had to be satisfied with a few pixels moving. This rhetorical question is obviously asked to shame you and your youthful inexperience and ingratitude.

I now conclude this post by once again rhetorically questioning your grasp of reality and once again shame you by attacking the same strawman argument regarding the perfection of video games.

[VDusen04]

Quote: Originally Posted by spankdatazz22

You have a right to have that expectation, but imo it's highly unrealistic. Of the next gen games that are releasing on both current gen and next gen (Call of Duty, Madden, FIFA, Battlefield 4, Assassins Creed 4, etc.), name the ones that are completely different experiences. None. I looked at the FIFA review and the reviewer repeatedly says it's not much different than the current gen game other than the newer system allows for more animations and better graphic fidelity.

I think a lot of people are just trying to figure out what next gen is going to mean for these initial titles. The visuals have been outstanding and next level and there's been claims of a new engine bandied about, so I think it's understandable that some were expecting the gameplay to have a next-gen feel as well, whether that was a realistic expectation or not.

Either way, for some, a $500 purchase is hinging upon their impressions from next gen 2K14, so it makes sense to hear a lot of varying opinions - people are trying to feel this thing out. I think a lot of people are wondering, if expecting a huge improvement from current to next gen is unrealistic, then is it worth putting down that cash?

[banksboy87]

me and my homies are going to play the hell out of this, thats all that matters.,....

[El_Poopador]

Quote: Originally Posted by spankdatazz22

Madden...? lol no need to continue, I'll just leave it as your perspective and mine differing. So one game can be regarded as a disappointment for an entire generation, then get credit for SHOWING improvement - while you didn't see much improvement between 2K13 and 2K14, which is largely regarded as one of the best sports titles of the entire 360/PS3 generation... As I said you have a right to your opinion. I feel safe saying I think most don't feel the way you do.

i didnt say madden was going to be a vast improvement on cg. and i never said cg wasnt a disappointment. all i said was that they were able to work on things that needed improvement under the hood. again i think people focus too much on graphics and not enough on what makes the game actually realistic which is ai and gameplay. you dismissing my comment that one game improved on something other than graphics shows that.

[spankdatazz22]

Quote: Originally Posted by VDusen04

I think a lot of people are just trying to figure out what next gen is going to mean for these initial titles. The visuals have been outstanding and next level and there's been claims of a new engine bandied about, so I think it's understandable that some were expecting the gameplay to have a next-gen feel as well, whether that was a realistic expectation or not.

Then hold ALL the games to that same standard.

I'll ask again: which of the next gen titles that are releasing on both the current and next gen systems represent an entirely different gameplay experience?

If you're going into this generation expecting every game to be some wholly new experience and none of them are, then I'd have to say the problem lies in the person having unrealistic expectations, not the games themselves.

EDIT: I see you mentioned "new engine" and I think to some that means "entirely different game". When the current gen game was already considered to be the best basketball ever - why would anyone realistically expect them to throw the baby out with the bath water and go in a completely different direction when it wasn't necessary? Or even practical?

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Either way, for some, a $500 purchase is hinging upon their impressions from next gen 2K14, so it makes sense to hear a lot of varying opinions - people are trying to feel this thing out. I think a lot of people are wondering, if expecting a huge improvement from current to next gen is unrealistic, then is it worth putting down that cash?

For some it's not worth putting down the extra money, for others it is. As someone that's been around through every gaming console generation, frankly I was far more excited when the Dreamcast released and felt it had a huge/varied launch library than any other generation. We really don't have system launches where there's a guaranteed system seller or a game that can be regarded as generation-defining at launch. I look back at system launch titles like Mario 64, Soul Calibur, Halo, etc. - these were games that represented a monumental leap between what came before them. But we haven't gotten those type of games at launch for the last two generations at least. So because of that I don't think it's practical to hold the games to that expectation.

So the question then comes down to your point on whether it's worth putting down $500-$600 for a new system and it's going to depend on the individual. I'm just saying I don't see where NBA2K14 next gen can be regarded any differently than any of the other next gen titles. Especially when it seems to represent a more distinctive improvement over it's current gen counterpart. If you're going to think "it didn't improve enough for me", then none of the titles meet that standard.