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NBA 2K12 Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

03:49 AM - September 20, 2011 by 23

The NBA 2K12 demo is available now for the 360. Later today for the PS3.

Scroll to the "N" section to find it. It's 1.1 GB.

Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks (Can only play as the Mavs)
Difficulty set to default/casual
No commentary
1 - 4 Minute Quarter
Can't run plays
No sliders, options, camera views, etc.
Free throw bug, after 3 second violation, is demo bug only.

Just play the demo and post your impressions here.

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# 741 Peninc @ 09/21/11 01:50 AM

Waiting a bit to change direction is realistic in basketball. Even the quickest guards with the best handles must have a sense of weight and inertia to them. If you could turn and spin on a dime then it would make for a very unrealistic experience and player stats would count for much less. I think what we have here is a happy video game medium.

# 742 Sausage @ 09/21/11 01:58 AM

My impression one word: (near) Perfect

# 743 Peninc @ 09/21/11 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by chankarl


	If the NBA LOCKOUT continues,are you still gonna buy this game?

Yes. Most Definitely.

Might be the only NBA ball I get this year.

# 744 fatleg3 @ 09/21/11 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Beluba


	You have to throw the right stick back and forth REALLY fast.

Beluba is there any way to pull of this low post move?

Even if you can finish with a layup I will be impressed

# 745 hoodkid205 @ 09/21/11 02:03 AM

so dustin says this isnt even close to what he played in cali......well got me even more hyped

# 746 Sundown @ 09/21/11 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peninc


	Waiting a bit to change direction is realistic in basketball. Even the quickest guards with the best handles must have a sense of weight and inertia to them. If you could turn and spin on a dime then it would make for a very unrealistic experience and player stats would count for much less. I think what we have here is a happy video game medium.

Yes, other than the sliding, the momentum is good. Lack of realistic momentum is what made 2k9 pretty terrible. Instantaneous response and direction change just can't be had if you want realistic basketball, and so much of the game is about using people's momentum against them-- see Jordan vs. Bryon Russel ("no push-off.").

The sliding (which I hate) is probably a concession so we would have *more* control and a movement model that's understandable to video gamers. Otherwise, you would actually have players frozen in place for a moment while making a sudden movement change because they're shifting their weight and having to plant a leg to do so. I would actually *love* to see this rather than the slidey movement model we have, and I think 2K needs to go in this direction next, but I don't think the people clamoring for instanteous response would.

That said, the Mavs aren't the fastest team in the world. I'm sure things will feel different with Monta Ellis and Derek Rose. Also, Mike Wang mentioned more explosiveness out of the sizeup/triple threat this year.

# 747 fatleg3 @ 09/21/11 02:06 AM

I wont post my impressions because my pros and cons are shared with some on here so no need to repost.

BUT i will say, to all you online players be ready for d12 in the low post.

/NUFF SAID

# 748 exposedaking @ 09/21/11 02:07 AM

this is gonna be the best bball game ever! I played both ps3 and xbox....and I dont like the blurry dried out colors on the ps3.

# 749 champsbasketball @ 09/21/11 02:21 AM

does anybody notice that we cant backpeddle and steal at the sametime. i hope thats in the final game, because Mike had me happy about that.

# 750 VUUAASSHHH! @ 09/21/11 02:27 AM

Oh nooo! Where is the hop step? I can`t live w/o it. sniff...

=`(

# 751 ikiel1013 @ 09/21/11 02:35 AM

to think that this isn't even the final build is crazy . the retail version will be even better than this ! i enjoyed this demo a lot . good job 2k .

# 752 Sundown @ 09/21/11 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by ALBERTPULHOZ


	OK I dont want to beat this thing to death the game is good . but ill give you an example of quickness not matching real life . 2k11 - I have melo on the wing isolated against SHAQ !! i can dribble ,gather , crossover , do whatever fancy little trick in the book and somehow for the most part my gather takes so long that shaq stays with me . Now is that realistic to you ? its not to me . Im NOT saying this is a terrible game all im saying is it still needs PLENTY work ! For the people saying this game is somehow near perfect im happy for you but i totally disagree and i hope somehow someway a dev on here will know what im talking about and get to work for next year . no disrespect to anyone just my opinion !

The game's not perfect by far-- and I do think the movement model can still be vastly improved, but I certainly don't want to go back to glitchy, arcadey, no momentum movement.

That said, I think what you want to do should be easier this year, since Mike Wang said iso launches would be more explosive for the right players. This year's game also doesn't have the bumpy defense so driving on bigs might be easier. I know I can't always keep up with lebron or wade in the demo-- I hope it'll be the same when I control a player that's good at driving.

I take it that you want the quicker players to be quicker-- just realize that if you're expecting Shaq to be slow when you're iso-ing him with Melo, then your should expect your bigs (and other players slower than Melo) to be less responsive as well.

# 753 VUUAASSHHH! @ 09/21/11 02:39 AM

What I liked very much: I shot last ball missing less than 0.5s. Instead of adding 2 points to my bucket, the refs reviewed the last shot to verify if the ball released my hand before or after the buzzer. As long as refs were reviewing the play on a monitor, the entire team was kinda nervous awaiting the decision. As it was before the buzzer, refs counted the points. Kidd started to celebrate like a.... kid.

# 754 cmebfresh @ 09/21/11 02:42 AM

just played the demo ( i Hated it)

# 755 Beluba @ 09/21/11 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatleg3


	Beluba is there any way to pull of this low post move? Even if you can finish with a layup I will be impressed

Throw the ball into the post, press y to face up, hold turbo and move left stick toward the hoop, immediately spin the right stick with turbo held. You should be able to get something close. But it might be tough to pull off in traffic.

# 756 CX1329 @ 09/21/11 02:46 AM

Even the defensive 3 second free throw bug is funny.

Dirk just stands there, looking at the hoop...forever...

# 757 bakesalee @ 09/21/11 02:51 AM

Beluba, can I pull of the following scenario in 2k12?

I take control of an offball offensive player, call for a screen, run to an open spot, call for the ball, and shoot an uncontested jump shot?

# 758 sportsgamefanman @ 09/21/11 02:52 AM

I havn't read this whole thread as its to big, so I am going to just give a few impressions...

When I first downloaded the demo I played 5 games and I was left very unimpressed and a bit discouraged. I thought the over hype of this game and all the insights made my expectations a little to high. The things I hated initially was the defense and it seems the offensive player has way more speed then the defender. The defense feels slow when they are user controlled. The other issues I had were just basicly me not being familiar with all the new controls so the post game felt weird and with no sig gathers and hop steps (or knowing how to do them) also made it uncomfortable for me to play.

Now my impressions have changed after playing 25 or so games. At least offensively they have. After practicing the controls the game is great offensively. I don't like that they got rid of the post move with the fake into the scoop shot though:-( But the post game is nice. The step back J with Dirk out of the post is REDIRKULOUS! The escape moves are nice and the momentum jumpers are awesome. I also like the help D from CPU and I to my surprise I got a couple steals from the defender guarding the ball by getting my hand in the passing lane. NICE addition! The fast breaks are well done too! I am also really happy to see the strength battle play back in the post from another earlier version. It is now a chess match again in the paint. I realize this is a bare bones demo and its hard to get a great feel for it seeing that its probably 2-3 months old and missing alot of things such as plays, commentary, and what not.

BUT, I am praying that they fix the user controlled defense! I read that you need to feather the stick and use the right and left triggers. I have tried all of this and it still does not feel right. I like that they brought this back (Right and Left triggers) from the early 2k days but it is not implemented well in the demo IMO. I have also read the well Lebron and D Wade can't be stopped that often anyways stuff which is BS. If played right they should be able to be stopped. It feels like the defender is in mollasses while offensive player has turbo boosters in his shoes. Does anyone else notice this? Defense wins championships and I can see this being a real problem online if its not tweaked somehow. Looks like off ball defense will be wild again!

# 759 JordanIsKing @ 09/21/11 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmebfresh


	just played the demo ( i Hated it)

thanks for your impression. Move along now, nothing to see here.

# 760 CX1329 @ 09/21/11 02:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sportsgamefanman


	BUT, I am praying that they fix the user controlled defense! I read that you need to feather the stick and use the right and left triggers. I have tried all of this and it still does not feel right. I like that they brought this back (Right and Left triggers) from the early 2k days but it is not implemented well in the demo IMO. I have also read the well Lebron and D Wade can't be stopped that often anyways stuff which is BS. If played right they should be able to be stopped. It feels like the defender is in mollasses while offensive player has turbo boosters in his shoes. Does anyone else notice this? Defense wins championships and I can see this being a real problem online if its not tweaked somehow. Looks like off ball defense will be wild again!

I can contain LeBron and Dwyane Wade just fine by playing position defense and bring over the help when I get beat. Of course, I can't possibly expect to defend them by simply trying to react to what they're doing, or I'll get beat every time. I need to anticipate and cut off their angles.

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