NBA 2K14 Impressions (PS4/Xbox One)

[Cavani161]

Gameplay is good, but I'm getting highly annoyed my Mygm. What is with all of this VC? Def not liking all of this VC involved with Mygm mode at all. Other than that I am enjoying being able to bring players into the office and negotiate with them. I was able to move my roster around for the Magic and Lebron left Miami and I signed him on while I drafted a top 3 center. Having a great time with this.

[NothingfaceZERO]

lol wrong board

[KyotoCarl]

Quote: Originally Posted by Csquared

MY INITIAL IMPRESSION: XBOX ONE After longing for this game for over half a year, the time finally arrived. It was Thursday November 21st, and it was finally time for myself to take a step into the future. 12 am hits, and I scurry Into the store to get my new xbox one. They tried hitting me with a couple bundles, a two year service plan, or some games. I delightfully declined, and told them all the stuff I needed was already at home. Fast forward twenty minutes. I'm rushing into my house. My girlfriend meets me at the door, and says I bet you are the happiest person in the world right now. I looked at her and smiled and without saying anything immediately went to the TV and started unboxing this beast. They wasn't lying when they said it looks just like a VCR. After taking about five minutes to connect it I immediately turned it on and began to do my Xbox update. Surprisingly the update took three minutes. Which I was thrilled about considering what I had read about the ps4 update. Then came the time to install NBA. I slid the disc in and began anticipating the install percentage. After five minutes it was still on 0% and told me the disc was unreadable. I began to panic. Not just panicking in my mind, I'm talking worldwide epidemic panic. Then I put the disc back in and immediately went to 1%. It felt like I had just found out my dog was alive after years of searching for him. That's how happy I was. It took about 30 minutes to get to 12% and then it said I could start a quick game. Without further ado I pressed a and let my eyes look at all the beautiful graphics. I was stunned. The game really does look like it does in the commercials. As I started playing I began noticing very different things immediately. I noticed the game was much smoother, the players actually played smart, and they honestly did not fly around the court like they had a magic carpet under their shoes. They were right when they said this game plays like it's current GEN counterpart, but what they cannot express enough is how smooth this game really is. Everything flows, when you pass it you feel like you were supposed to pass it the whole time. When you do a cut and your man finds you open and passes you the ball it was like that was designed for you the whole time. Just like in real life, if you get hot it will show. You can drive the lane take open shots and not even think twice about going after the rebound because you know it's going in. Take a couple of stupid shots though, and you might as well just pass the ball the whole time. This Ecomotion engine is incredible. I really feel like I'm watching a game that is being played on TV. In fact last night when my my player hit a three he put his hand up to his head and made the three-point sign and I lost it! You can see players discussing things amongst each other when they back up after hitting a shot. You can tell that they get upset when you don't pass them the ball or when you're being a ball hog. As a matter of fact if you are being a ball hog they might not pass it to you at all. Online is totally different though. Being a mostly online player in last year, I was expecting 2K to really step it up. Boy was we in for failure. The park barely works, online quick games are more of a cheesefest than last year, and VC has totally took this game to the next level of nickel and diming. You might as well save 100$ for the game, because just buying the game will not be enough for hardcore players like myself. I'm so sick of having to buy VC to upgrade things, when they should have it to where you EARN your rewards, not buy them. Overall I give this game an 8.5 out of 10. My ONLY complaints are online and VC. As far as gameplay goes, it's truly remarkable. Just last night my girl got home and said babe can you please change the channel, I've watched basketball all night at work (she's a bartender). I said babe, how can I change the channel when I'm not watching tv. She took a closer look and realized it was the game. If you plan on going next gen, and love basketball, then yes I believe this is a must buy. If you're gonna buy this game and just play it a few times, then I would recommend waiting until 2k15 so they can add in the things they stripped, that makes 2k what it really is.

Nice writeup! I'm really excited to get my PS4 tomorrow night as it releases here in Sweden then. Getting 2K14 for it of course!

[Smirkin Dirk]

The court spacing is still off. I got my defender with Monta and felt like the entire defense converged on me. I looked at the replay, and sure enough was stunned to see all 4 off ball defenders start to converge at the exact same time.

When combine with the super human bumping of defenders and how many plays die because of poor AI, it can kill many, many possessions.

[smuhead]

Maaaaaaaan.....I could have kept my current gen if I knew this game would be like this! With a upgraded console, you would think some of the things that was taken out in the previous titles would be restored, or the game would be loaded with tons more options. But nooooo....all 2K seems to care about is catering to weak as MyGm and MyPlayer nonsense.

On-Ball defense too hard to play, because this new Eco-Motion makes you slide all over the place. It's so hard to stay in front of someone. On the flip side, it has more contact in the paint then the current gen, bringing a more realistic feel. But playing on ball defense on the current gen is 20x better.

Current gen its easier to manage your team, because its more options on defense. It's also easier to manage your team on offense too, because you can edit your playbook and not be limited to what only the team uses.

I don't play any offline game modes, so to me the only thing next gen does better then the current gen is look better and have more physical contact in the paint.
If you're a player who plays MyPlayer and other offline modes, then the next gen is for you. Just because of the new cut scenes and extra blah blah they added that the current gen don't have. But if you want to coach every aspect of you team, with more options and better control playing on ball defense, then the current gen is for you (And me).

I also hear the leagues on next gen are missing some key things as well. So....there you go. My 2 cents.

[gk2379]

2K14 for PS4 is simply amazing....BUT

Why they changed the menu??? Its rediculous!!!! Hard to find out, where you can play season, how to edit and upload rosters and many other things.

Also the option that you can control all 30 teams in season is gone! Why?

And again like every year players missing from rosters!!!! Is it so hard for 2K to create these players???? How hard can it be? And there are more than 15 missing I think!

Its also annoying that every year they keep changing the controls!!! The dribling, the lay-up the euro-step etc. I really don't know why...

[GisherJohn24]

This is a showcase for next gen. Deal with it. I couldn't be happier. Best launch game I can remember

[GisherJohn24]

Quote: Originally Posted by smuhead

Maaaaaaaan.....I could kept my current gen if I knew this game would be like this! With a upgraded console, you would think some of the things that was taken out in the previous titles would be restored, or the game would be loaded with tons more options. But nooooo....all 2K seems to care about is catering to weak as MyGm and MyPlayer nonsense. On-Ball defense too hard to play, because this new Eco-Motion makes you slide all over the place. It's so hard to stay in front of someone. On the flip side, it has more contact in the paint then the current gen, bringing a more realistic feel. But playing on ball defense on the current gen is 20x better. Current gen its easier to manage your team, because its more options on defense. It's also easier to manage your team on offense too, because you can edit your playbook and not be limited to what only the team uses. I don't play any offline game modes, so to me the only thing next gen does better then the current gen is look better and have more physical contact in the paint. If you're a player who plays MyPlayer and other offline modes, then the next gen is for you. Just because of the new cut scenes and extra blah blah they added that the current gen don't have. But if you want to coach every aspect of you team, with more options and better control playing on ball defense, then the current gen is for you (And me). I also hear the leagues on next gen are missing some key things as well. So....there you go. My 2 cents.

The AI on current gen are void of any intelligence at all. Play zero perimeter D, leaving their man wide open constantly, loose balls and possessions frequently being called the wrong way. Its a glitchfest. No thanks. Next gen for me.