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65 Days Later: The State of NBA 2K14

02:44 PM - January 20, 2014 by RaychelSnr

The strongest aspect of NBA 2K14, next to its graphics, is its gameplay. While the jump from PlayStation 3 to PlayStation 4 may not have improved the series' on-court behavior as significantly as fans were anticipating, few impactful flaws in the gameplay exist in the current product. The brilliant post-up system contains more moves than a bowl of Jell-O. The retooled pick-and-roll mechanic offers so many different possibilities and variable outcomes that you can literally run it every trip down the court and never become bored.

Just when you try to put the gameplay to use in the modes, that's where the wheels have come off...

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# 61 claustin @ 01/27/14 08:19 PM

Great article. The only thing I would mention is that at the end where you mention the 3 offline modes, it should be the 3 "offline" modes, since you have to have a server connection to play them and earn VC, and if you get disconnected while playing you get kicked out and lose your progress. Terrible system.

While MyCareer is the best mode of the game and does deliver some fun and exciting moments, everything is so scripted that there's no real uniqueness to any of it. Everybody has more or less the same experience, and it's not based so much on how you play as how the game wants it to go for you. You get called out by the coach after a fantastic game because you didn't meet some ridiculous dynamic goal that is totally counterproductive to the game and winning. You can replay the mode but you get the same general experience. No real variation other than making different responses to questions and good lord how many birthdays does that janitor have?

# 62 jpshua15 @ 01/27/14 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by MMChrisS

I know it's at the very beginning of this thread, but this picture basically sums up how 2k14 has been

(If you've ever played The Park, you'd understand)

# 63 Venganzas @ 01/28/14 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DIESEL


	This by far has been the most disappointing aspect of this launch to me. The PR department has been abysmal. I can accept the fact that you're in over your head with the new technology. It happens. But to go underground and leave your loyal customers hanging in the wind is unacceptable. To throw away all of the goodwill that you built up over the years is just bad business.

Sorry to bring up and old post, but I agree. Their PR takes SOOO long to admit to an issue being their problem. Like the connection issues that are running rampant in the game and I scrolled the last 48 hours of their twitter feed and searched for the words "connection" and "NAT" and there are 84 tweets from them addressing players with this issue.

They still maintain the stance there is no issue and refer you to their FAQ. And if you humour them and provide 2k with the info they require, they will just ignore your tweets, ticket updates etc.

I remember at launch when I was playing MyCareer and the ce-34878-0 error was around, they swore to me black and blue it was Sony's fault. Then they didn't admit liability until patch 2 came out addressing the issue.

I think I may be done with the 2k sports franchise. It's just too stressful

# 64 mu382 @ 01/28/14 09:41 PM

Just finished the first year of MyGM with the Cavs which ended in a playoff loss to Brooklyn. Also deep into a MyCareer which is really fun to play. Graphics are insane and the gameplay is awesome. Zero issues with this game and a big two thumbs up here.

# 65 yea_iight @ 01/29/14 05:57 AM

Love the Article, but it didnt get into MyCareer like it should've List of things that i found playing MyCareer that just are unacceptable and have been legacy issues since the mode was implemented.

1. Offensive Rebounds for the CPU
2. 3point shooting and fadeaway jumpshots for post players for the CPU (Even on simulation)
3. Free Throw Glitch Where you miss the majority of your A- free throw's
4. AIRBALLING LAYUP GLITCH, I've had my player (Rated 92) overall airball WIDE OPEN LAYUPS for no reason at all.
5. CPU Teammates missing wide open shots
6. CPU teammates skipping open layups and forcing themselves contested ones.
7. Lack of animations for in-stride catches when on fast breaks. Too many times your player has to stop to catch the ball losing speed and momentum smh annoying.
8. No FREE AGENCY FOR YOUR PLAYER. So youre either stuck with the same team or have to ask for a trade. The team you're signed too keeps getting "Team Option's" Even after your 3rd year in the league wtf.
9. CPU making stupid trades throughout the season.
10. Lack of accessories colors. Most accessories only have 4 colors (White, black, blue, red) smh
11. Lack of customization, we had 90% customization over our players on last gen, now feels like were being punished for paying the extra money for next gen with this broken game.
12. VC Glitch (where you pay $ for accessories and it doesn't register, also forcing you to fill out a complaint to get the message off your opening screen every time)
13. CPU players not taking open shots instead jab stepping and waiting on a defender....I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS STILL HAPPENING IN 2014.
14. NO CREATE A PLAYER FEATURE FOR My GM (has nothin to do with MyCareer but its pretty stupid) I just dont understand this at all.
15. NBA Store missing accessories like the extended calf sleeves smh cmon....
16. CAN'T CHANGE JERSEYS IN MY CAREER, WHY IS THIS STILL NOT IMPLEMENTED I DONT UNDERSTAND IT?

All these off the top of my head. The game LOOKS great, but after 4 patches its finally playable. It was completely broken and alot of things need to be changed. Basically we upgraded in graphics, but the game is still broken. I wish we had an alternative (Played the Live demo and hated it) but were stuck with this game.

# 66 memtndude @ 02/03/14 11:16 AM

My Career is the best mode, but it is absolutely pointless. You can never, ever play for the team you want. You can go to the Bucks, Wolves, Suns and a couple other horrible teams. If you ask for you a trade you go to one of the other teams on that short list. You can never get traded to your favorite team and you can not enter Free Agency at the end of your first contract. This is horrible.

# 67 flo182 @ 02/09/14 04:04 PM

Waited 3-4 years for next-gen consoles and an improved NBA 2k & FIFA Career Mode. Sucks to realise that both games are ****ed up...FIFA hasnt improved at all compared to current gen, especially manager mode is still at the same level as in 2010. And NBA 2k...seems like they wasted too much time introducing **** like VC ....
So disappointed. Really hoped that 2014 would be the year in which Sports Games would reach the next level.

# 68 GisherJohn24 @ 02/24/14 12:26 PM

2K failed onilne and the bugs, EA failed basically wiht everything they promised. Both are inferior this year. I'm back to playing the old games.

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