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NBA 2K13 Video - Developer Insight #2 - Gameplay: Part 2

02:02 PM - August 21, 2012 by iLLosophy

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In the video, Visual Concepts expands on the new Control Stick previously discussed in the first Dev Insight. Protect the ball, make space, and easily transition between moves in the low post with NBA 2K13’s all-new Control Stick.

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# 181 Nathan_OS @ 08/22/12 07:06 PM

Also that Westbrook dunk was a thing of beauty

# 182 Eman5805 @ 08/22/12 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by KyotoCarl


	The Love and Randolph clip is still in the video. The added clips were nice though.

No, what I said and the way I meant to be interpreted was that when Love pulls his up and under for some reason Randolph runs off screen and is never seen again.

# 183 JODYE @ 08/22/12 07:25 PM

Not going to nit pick this vid, but some things I didn't like.

The left handed finishes as others have already mentioned.

Also that Boozer dunk is horrible. Been around way too long. No one ever dunks like that and it just looks bad.

The more this game evolves, the more I hate the player modes. Why does Arron Afflalo have no neck?

# 184 Nathan_OS @ 08/22/12 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Eman5805


	No, what I said and the way I meant to be interpreted was that when Love pulls his up and under for some reason Randolph runs off screen and is never seen again.

Well he took him out the play lol

# 185 blues rocker @ 08/22/12 08:10 PM

loved the Westbrook drive and dunk in the updated video. sequences like that almost never happened in 2k12...first his crossover and first step felt more explosive than 2k12...second, the dunk animation was quick with no stopping gather. third, he kept the ball above his head to avoid getting it blocked. good, appropriate contextual animations in that sequence.

in 2k12, the crossover and first step would've been sluggish, and then the dunk animation would've caused him to stop and do a two-footed gather and he would've attempted a windmill which would've been blocked from behind or something. when dunking in traffic, the player should ALWAYS keep the ball ABOVE HIS HEAD to avoid getting it blocked. for the most part i have seen 2k follow this rule in the 2k13 footage i've seen. the Durant dunk in this same video is another example of an appropriate dunk animation - quick and explosive, and he kept the ball above his head...none of that stopping gather and crazy windmill garbage.

proper and effective animations are crucial. incorrect or ineffective animations can take a game from enjoyable to infuriating. i hope they got it right this year.

# 186 Joobieo @ 08/22/12 08:46 PM

Video looked amazing.

# 187 domidomdomz @ 08/22/12 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by LD2k


	Hey guys, We just re-posted the the video which now includes some new footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-HCt...&feature=g-u-u

Looks like they scrapped the Knicks (Tyson and Melo vs Artest) footage. Perhaps they accidentally revealed the new NYK jerseys, then someone from the league requested to put them down.

# 188 iLLosophy @ 08/22/12 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Nathan_OS


	Also that Westbrook dunk was a thing of beauty

Even if he posterized the guy in your avatar?

# 189 rspencer86 @ 08/22/12 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by domidomdomz


	Looks like they scrapped the Knicks (Tyson and Melo vs Artest) footage. Perhaps they accidentally revealed the new NYK jerseys, then someone from the league requested to put them down.

Good catch, very interesting.

# 190 kevmasood @ 08/22/12 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Sparkles


	awesome! the only thing that pushes me away from this series are the graphics. not realistic at all and the player models look like zombies

so live 13 look better than 2k13 i dooooont think soooooo lol

# 191 videlsports @ 08/22/12 09:30 PM

I NEED MOOOOOORE THIS GAME is going to be great.

# 192 jfsolo @ 08/22/12 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JerzeyReign


	I don't like how players jump AFTER a dunker has already finished. Non shot blockers (especially guards who get get caught under the rim) will rarely jump if a dunker is taking flight -- dudes scared to end up on that poster.

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Originally Posted by Nathan_OS


	Yeah they should just stand there and watch, oh well though

I know that this is really high level stuff, but hopefully we'll get to the point someday where the A.I. know when to "give up". The play with Jeremy Lin is especially bad. He needed to just lean back, or move to the side and wait to receive the inbound pass because that play was over.

# 193 kevmasood @ 08/22/12 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by illwill10


	Yeah, I am hoping that there is written insights. I like vids, but I dont mind spending 5-10 mins reading an insight. Especially for the Art/Presentation insight.

IN 2k12 i would go home from work and read the insights all the time it gave u a legit breakdown on wats goin on in the game fun reading pummmmmp for 2k13

# 194 kevmasood @ 08/22/12 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by blues rocker


	there's nothing wrong with reusing animations. as long as the animations they're keeping are good animations. in real life, players repeat similar moves and dunks all the time, so why should 2k need to come up with completely new animations every year? how many times have you seen Lebron do that same one-handed power dunk? He repeats it all the time in real life. a crossover is crossover, a layup is a layup, and a tomahawk dunk is a tomahawk dunk. some animations are effective and serve a purpose...so there's no need to replace animations that work. now, reusing bad animations, that's another story. it's similar to the people that complain every year that the player faces look the same as the previous game. why should 2k be expected to redo all of their player models every year? Last I checked most NBA players don't have their faces drastically altered with plastic surgery during the offseason. Why would 2k redo a player's face if they already had him looking accurate in the previous game? 2k's faces are usually very accurate, yet every year there's somebody who complains that 2k didn't redo the player faces.

I think its stupid worrying about this aint right that aint rite girl stuff lol

# 195 kevmasood @ 08/22/12 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Nokstar


	I hate that you guys talk about crew so much. I get the feeling that next season the guys are going to put TOO much effort j to bringing it back because of it and taking less focus on GAMEPLAY improvement in the main game that the majority of people in the world care about the most. I know the guys read the forums and I'm pretty sure they are taking notice of this. If so I hope they don't take too much of this in and forget that the most important thing is improving the gameplay and features of season/association/exhibition/online exhibition/online leagues. Sent from my Verizon Galaxy S3

iF any one was really listening to team 2k13 team up smallz said he dont think CREW is not coming back just like ppl talk about the CLASSICS which i love to death i hope CREW DONT COME BACK DAMN CREW