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OS Exclusive: NBA 2K15 Hands-On Impressions from Gamescom (Xbox One)

06:22 PM - August 14, 2014 by DustinT

OSer DaWolf had the opportunity to attend Gaescom, and was able to get his hands on the sticks with NBA 2K15 for a solid amount of time. With plenty of game time, and a chance to speak with Senior Prodcer Rob Jones, DaWolf put together an impressions piece for Operation Sports as we get closer to the October 7 release date of the next NBA 2K iteration.

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# 21 turty11 @ 08/14/14 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by La Verite


	You know what, I agree but I still saw what I saw tho. Saying that you would think with all the "2kYoutubers,"they would use one of them.

problem is this is in germany, and i believe the "well known" youtube guys are all in north america.

# 22 Gramps91 @ 08/14/14 09:40 PM

Sounds great to me. I really don't have much issue with anything here. Can't wait to sink teeth into MyLeague that is if I can upgrade to PS4 for Christmas

# 23 La Verite @ 08/14/14 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by turty11


	problem is this is in germany, and i believe the "well known" youtube guys are all in north america.

True as far as location, but I was just saying. But cool then.

# 24 GoGetta408 @ 08/14/14 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by coolcras7


	Thanks for the write up Dawolf, I hope most of the people who read this take it as a review of a game in development and not final product, and not overreact about some of the flaws still present.

Sigh, not this again. Stop giving 2K excuses.

The game comes out in 6-7 weeks, which means it is about 4 weeks away from going gold / being a complete game.

At this point, I'm pretty sure they're just focusing on ironing out the bugs and other small issues.

# 25 Hassan Darkside @ 08/14/14 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by lgxjames


	Durant really hates pictures in 2K it seems...Always so upset.

I'm sure virtual Westbrook just launched another ill advised 3.

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Originally Posted by La Verite


	Why would he try an unfinished product tho? That's a lot of details and to match that with the leak info, I agree, the game is just polished. The game looks slower too.

Because that's what's on display at Gamescom...

I think the other thing we need to keep in mind is that 2k's not going to severely alter a formula that works. I'm past the days of expecting a brand new experience when a new sports game comes out and now just hope for improvements and advancements.

# 26 DaReapa @ 08/14/14 10:32 PM

The awkward player control the NBA 2K series developed since 2K9 has definitely turned me off from being an annual purchaser (or purchaser at all, for that matter), though I'd have to admit, his impressions of a "more polished" game and "no more sliding" has at the very least gotten my attention. As others have mentioned, the same was said during early hands-on impressions of 2K14, but I honestly thought that did in fact apply to last gen 2K14 - not so much with the current gen version. As promising as the impressions sounded, this game remains a mere rental until I finally see for myself at least a month's trial time worth of convincing improvements over the past few iterations.

# 27 JTheClip @ 08/14/14 10:38 PM

I wonder if online instant replay is back! Why did they ever take it out

# 28 bxphenom7 @ 08/14/14 10:44 PM

Hope the review holds up to the impressions :-) Really want to make this my basketball game for two years. Couldn't even deal with 2k14 for a month.

# 29 scottyp180 @ 08/14/14 11:02 PM

Not sure how I feel about this impression. I really enjoyed 2k14 so a smoother, more polished experience sounds great; however I was expecting there to be some bigger improvements with this being the second year on the newer consoles. Perhaps the focus was on some of the modes such as my player, association, and FIBA

# 30 Mintsa @ 08/14/14 11:17 PM

Can we get some info on this shot meter??

Can it be turned off?

Will it be on during online ranked games ?? (I hope not).

# 31 quehouston @ 08/15/14 12:57 AM

One time for Defensive Settings being back.

# 32 jordankobewade7 @ 08/15/14 01:48 AM

we really need to work on the shot release delay when not facing the basket. someone mentioned that maybe there should be a delay for realism purposes, but it needs to be reworked so that it doesnt throw off your shot timing.

in addition to the delay, i also think that fadeaways need to be addressed. the fadeaway is a great shot and is really effective with shorter players, and should be quicker and actually create space. right now they are borderline unuseable without getting your shot blocked or shooting a shot with a hand in your face.

lastly, if we could get the momentum shots back to their original controls thatd be cool too. i hope a dev sees this! lol

# 33 Rockie_Fresh88 @ 08/15/14 02:12 AM

Does that include sliding in the paint too? And in teamup if you set screens in the paint the defender slides all over. It was a nightmare

# 34 Rockie_Fresh88 @ 08/15/14 02:51 AM

Chris Smoove caught a few things I missed . I like how he broke the gameplay down

http://youtu.be/wFOKF7m-zWI
http://youtu.be/6uXhyaJZBTU

# 35 HMcCoy @ 08/15/14 02:53 AM

If they put back all the features from last gen (custom arena tracks, CAP, etc) improve the online experience, and polish the gameplay a bit, I'll be a happy camper.

# 36 gwshark9 @ 08/15/14 03:45 AM

Well seeing as the last 2k basketball game I played was when LeBron was on the Cavs it's only fitting I pick it up this year now that he is back in Cleveland! So I will definitely be in for a treat

# 37 worm91 @ 08/15/14 05:36 AM

Cheers for the write up!!

The improvements/polishing sounds good to me, looking forward to seeing for myself to truly judge.

Personally i think radical changes would cause more issues and would be a bad move. Better the devil you know sometimes.

I like that 2K Devs are active on operation sports and interact with their customers for feedback. The MyLeague news has me pumped, been waiting since 2K8 for this

Thanks again DaWolf

# 38 JayAtkHar @ 08/15/14 05:45 AM

I really hope they put a verticality factor in 2k15 with foul calls. and the RIGHT ANIMATIONS are/aren't actually fouls

# 39 jersez @ 08/15/14 07:51 AM

The gamescom demo is a older build(ronnie2k confirmed) . Some of things that bothered some of you may be ironed out by launch.

# 40 UnbelievablyRAW @ 08/15/14 08:46 AM

Welp

Disappointing if the defense in this game still isn't corrected. In 2k14 all you need to do is take 3 steps towards the basket and the entire other team will collapse on the one ball handler leaving everyone open.

Even when just one person rotated, no one helped the helper and that seems to still be missing from the videos and the writeup acknowledged it as well. Smh

So many frustrating MyCareer moments have come from the pg on the other team blowing by my guy, having the sf or center rotate only for the closest next guy not to rotate. You have to basically have to try to scramble to every open guy by yourself because the AI would only rotate once and then stand around

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