The Best Franchise Mode of 2019: NBA 2K20's MyLeague

[ChaseB]

This is an award we didn't want to give out this year, but tradition is tradition....

Written By: Chase Becotte

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[ToughJuice]

By default

[King of Kings]

"People are still playing*College Hoops 2K8*and*NCAA Football 14*for their franchise mode*equivalents."

To be fair, those are* the last versions of their respective franchises and we don't have a choice but to continue playing those for our college sports fixes. If we were still getting College Hoops 2K and NCAA Football games, I doubt people would be sticking with 2K8 and NCAA '14 dynasty modes instead of hopping to the most recent installments. Conversely, if 2K20 became the last year for an NBA game, I bet people would still be playing its franchise mode in 2026 and beyond.

[ChaseB]

Yeah but the point is those games also cared about franchise modes in ways not shown as well today. But I get what you're saying.

[CaseIH]

While true, NBA2k20 does have the best franchise mode, as far as depth of Franchise in console sports games. But it is also sad, that this is the state of our franchise modes in sports games, that a broken mode that goes unfixed yr after yr, wins this award, simply because of its depth, and not because its a solid mode where everything works as intended.

[Cardot]

This may not be feasible, but could companies like EA and 2K integrate their games with companies that make text based sims with deep franchise modes? *So you import from the text sim into 2K, Madden or whatever to play a game, and then afterwards export back into the text sim for off field elements? *

Just asking.....the text sims are a little too deep for my tastes, but it seems like franchise folks like them. *

[spoofrice11]

Franchise Modes are the only thing I play on Sports games, and Sports games are mainly the only thing I play. Unfortunately some games haven't improved them much lately (not that NBA 2K needs to).
It is frustrating that some games, especially Madden do little to improve their Franchise mode (so I pass). Every sports game should by like NBA 2Ks MyLeague. Where you can customize teams, divisions, prospects, and more. As well as see tons of stats easily by clicking on your players.

[DJ81]

If we did the top 3 franchise modes, it would be NBA 2k20's MyLeague,* MLB The Show, and NHL 20's franchise mode.* Madden 20 would never come within 1o ft of having a top 5 spot if I expanded it that far.