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NBA 2K17 Remains a Solid Buy

12:43 PM - October 28, 2016 by RaychelSnr

NBA 2K has been considered the gold standard of sports games. Every other sports game has been judged against 2K's overall quality over the past couple of years.

This year, NBA 2K17 isn't much different.

Initially I gave the game a 9.0, which qualifies as an all-time classic on our scoring scale.

There's a lot to like about this year's game, but more than a month after release and with the NBA season just beginning, it's worth taking a look at the game again to see if it still holds up to those initial lofty impressions.

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# 21 PPerfect_CJ @ 10/28/16 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BA2929


	Well, the comment section on this article is about exactly how I figured it'd be before I clicked on it. Can't even come to OS anymore without being drowned in negativity towards this game. Seriously, why do you guys even own this game anymore if you hate it with this much passion? I would have sold it weeks ago if I felt same way you guys do.

There is negativity towards the game because it is deserved. I would have sold mine weeks ago, too...if I hadn't purchased a digital copy. Lesson learned.

# 22 Graphik @ 10/28/16 04:05 PM

Basically, the game has so much to offer...so many different modes, so many features in and out of game, it's impossible not to give 2K a "A" for its efforts.

I hear the pain of the online community, it seems they are the ones getting hit hard with glitches and bugs that make the game somewhat unplayable.

For a offline gamer such as myself, I enjoy the game. It seems each person plays the game their own way. Some people are HOF ballers who of course will go nuts for the cpu cheap tactics. Some people are constant slider adjusters or roster editors who are probably having a better time with the game than most. Some people are MyGM or MyLeauge gamers who edited the game to their liking. Some people play strickly MyPlayer. Some play MyTeam, some are simply casual players who play default everything with no tweaks.

With this years iteration of the game, there is something for everyone to enjoy(offline of course) and on the court, the game does play a nice game of basketball after you've made the proper edits and learned how to fully play the game.

I used to have a hard time dribbling, now I've learned when and where and against who I should use the dribble moves and I've gotten better. I've gotten better on defense and stoping a lot of the zip passes in the paint.(Although, after watching the real NBA the last 3 days, the game actually has it right to an extent. I saw it happen a ton against each team in the games I've watched so for it to happen 2 or 3 times a game seems realistic now)

Watching the real NBA games this week in general made me appreciate the game more. In my opinion, 2K actually had a lot of the shooter tendencies right from the jump. We complained about too many pull up 3s, step back jumpers and too much shooting in general. Well from the games I've watched, there have been a plethora of 3s, pull up transition 3s, step back 3s and every form of quick shooting possible and it was re-presented well at release to coincide with the league wide increase in scoring. Now we complained and what we got was 2K16.5 gameplay instead.

I definitely agree that the shooting numbers are a bit on the high side but thats my only complaint and I'm pretty close to my own personal remedy for that with sliders. The fast break game could use more work although my numbers come out good end game. I'm still not fond of the clunky TO menu system after 50 games. I still have a hard time navigating.

Everything else from the new animations, the new commentary, the presentation is now exactly like real life broadcast, the spacing, the rebounding, the post game, the live ball physics, the blocking and the way the players play like themselves has much improved this year over 2K16.

There is something to do for everyone whether you like to edit rosters, edit shoes and gear, play a fleshed out franchise with full practice, expansion and rule changes, play the fully customizable MyLeague, collect cards in MyTeam and we all know MyCareer even with its problems.

I'm confident that 2K will have the game at a playable state for everyone soon. Game has only been out a month, season has just started and all issues with the game are known and hopefully being worked on.

# 23 ProfessaPackMan @ 10/28/16 04:05 PM

Some of it is definitely deserved. But I just find it funny how everytime someone speaks highly of the game while talking about THEIR experience, you see half of the forum go after that person like "Mannnn how in the world do you like that game? It's not even close to(insert hyperbole)" and people ready to force them to change their opinion of the game.

There was thread here where just last week(I think it was Smirkin Dirk)where that observation actually happened, lol.

2 months ago, folks were quick to shut down ANY negativity towards the game. 2 months later, now they're quick to shut down ANY positivity towards it.

# 24 Rockie_Fresh88 @ 10/28/16 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BA2929


	Well, the comment section on this article is about exactly how I figured it'd be before I clicked on it. Can't even come to OS anymore without being drowned in negativity towards this game. Seriously, why do you guys even own this game anymore if you hate it with this much passion? I would have sold it weeks ago if I felt same way you guys do.

Idk man . You can be negative and not necessarily hate the game . I love 2k . But not being able to consistently play one of the main modes in the game is a big negative .

Other than that fun game.

# 25 Dodgersnlakers109 @ 10/28/16 04:21 PM

I disagree. The game to me is broken since the last patch was having great games before that. I'm a 2k lifer been playing since the first NBA 2k. I play on hof offline only and I I've tried but I can't play this until another patch comes to fix the gameplay issues. That smooth feel from day one is gone cpu defense is overpowering now, and for some reason my ball handling just feels off since the patch. Also this was a problem for me pre patch as well FOUL CALLS I'm getting waaay to many.

# 26 shadio5 @ 10/28/16 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Dodgersnlakers109


	I disagree. The game to me is broken since the last patch was having great games before that. I'm a 2k lifer been playing since the first NBA 2k. I play on hof offline only and I I've tried but I can't play this until another patch comes to fix the gameplay issues. That smooth feel from day one is gone cpu defense is overpowering now, and for some reason my ball handling just feels off since the patch. Also this was a problem for me pre patch as well FOUL CALLS I'm getting waaay to many.

thank god I'm not the only who see this. the game felt so much smoother in first release as it always does. it felt different. now we cant get by the ai for nothing. that's the dangers of patches and fixes. when we get a patch from developers, its permanent. that should not be anymore. they need to change the system on how patches are deployed.

# 27 scottyp180 @ 10/28/16 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by PPerfect_CJ


	There is negativity towards the game because it is deserved. I would have sold mine weeks ago, too...if I hadn't purchased a digital copy. Lesson learned.

I just think people go over board with the negativity. I understand criticism, every game is bound to have its shares of issues whether it be bugs or poor design flaws, but reading some of the negative comments and you would think this game is completely broken.

The negative hyperbole is an every year thing on this site, which is why I typically stay away from threads post release. Instead of a simple "this is what is wrong with the game 2k needs to look into a fix" it turns into "this game is ruined. What is 2k doing?"

# 28 jyoung @ 10/28/16 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by scottyp180


	I just think people go over board with the negativity. I understand criticism, every game is bound to have its shares of issues whether it be bugs or poor design flaws, but reading some of the negative comments and you would think this game is completely broken.

Pro Am walk on has been broken since launch day. Getting a squad of 5 friends into a walk on game rarely works because people either get split into separate sessions or get booted back to the main menu before tip off.

Pro Am team arena has been ruined by that same "boot back to the main menu before tip off" bug since patch 1.04 was released two weeks ago. Prior to that patch, team arena games were also having lots of trouble registering wins/losses correctly.

There's also a free throw camera angle glitch in all versions of Pro Am that's been around since release day and still hasn't been fixed.

If you've played any of the online MyPlayer modes, then you've probably noticed a lot of people walking around with 96 to 98 overall ratings that they obtained by abusing a widespread practice mode exploit. Those glitchers are just now starting to have their ratings reset back down to a 95, after getting to play online with a competitive advantage for the first 6 weeks. 2K's punishment of these exploiters remains way too soft for something that's affected modes with esports tournaments and prizes at stake. Many of the teams at the top of the Pro Am leaderboards right now had MyPlayers who took advantage of that exploit. 2K continues to let cheaters off the hook instead of handing out account bans or deleting people's characters/teams like any other major esport would do.

Even if you only play offline, you still have to deal with awful off-ball screen defensive logic, moving screen animations that drag defenders 10 to 15 feet away from their assignment, and a programming error that has accidentally reversed all of the button commands for the running dribble moves. All of that stuff was present on day one and still hasn't been patched.

Those are some pretty major problems that justify the air of negativity surrounding the game right now.

# 29 Mauer4MVP @ 10/28/16 06:20 PM

Scared to admit it.... but I like the game....

Please don't rip me!

# 30 ataman5 @ 10/28/16 06:39 PM

I like the game overall as well, especially gameplay wise there have been so many improvements from 2k16 and you can definitely see that 'user skill' is getting love and you can see that physicality started to play a factor finally and a lot of bumping bruising, fighting and great inside scoring or on the opposite defending the rim etc. etc. and you can be sure i'm one of the first people who recognizes the tiny little downsides on gameplay it's not all honeymoon i know and i'm sure 2k devs have heard me in a lot of different gameplay issues (so many areas to improve) threads etc. so please don't rip me as well. Credit is where credit due. The journey continues especially on the gameplay side and where we've gotten this year is pretty cool and can only be better as long as we stay put and let them hear the positive criticism.

# 31 Ray Vibes @ 10/28/16 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Yesh2k


	Other items reviewed by OS and given a 9: Tape measures Walls: Car cleaning kits Drug dealer bags

I had something good to comment but completely forgot when I saw this.... OMG lol.

# 32 DonWuan @ 10/28/16 07:19 PM

Seriously what game are y'all playing? NBA 2k always has great potential of what it could be.

But I'm apart of the minority that cares for sim style of play. There are glimpses of something like NBA but far from it.

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# 33 Theschill38 @ 10/28/16 08:42 PM

I dunno, I love this game as much as I have always loved the past NBA2K games...

My beef this year is with the fact that they ruined the ability to SharePlay with my friend so we could do our usual MyLeague together both couch co-op and Online (via PS4 Shareplay). This year they disabled ALL audio for the guest user during shareplay due to Copyright/Licensing issues.

Really takes a lot away from my experience, since this was possible in NBA2K16.

# 34 Ray Vibes @ 10/28/16 09:14 PM

I mainly play Pro-am. That's what my friends and I prefer over anything else. Unfortunately its the most broken of all game modes. Can't even play a full 5 on 5 Walk-on game without someone quitting because their friend was put on a different court. I wont list all of the issues because i'm sure everyone is well aware. Now I do really like this game, just wish that things worked correctly.

# 35 Smirkin Dirk @ 10/28/16 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfessaPackMan


	Some of it is definitely deserved. But I just find it funny how everytime someone speaks highly of the game while talking about THEIR experience, you see half of the forum go after that person like "Mannnn how in the world do you like that game? It's not even close to(insert hyperbole)" and people ready to force them to change their opinion of the game. There was thread here where just last week(I think it was Smirkin Dirk)where that observation actually happened, lol. 2 months ago, folks were quick to shut down ANY negativity towards the game. 2 months later, now they're quick to shut down ANY positivity towards it.

Yeah, it's been very weird. Ive been posting many of the negatives of the game; all Ive been saying is that for me, the positives far outweigh the negatives.

Ive been accused if being on 2K's payroll. Ive had a couple of people tell me my username and profile pic makes people upset. Maybe I should rename myself Sad Dirk and use a pic of him from the 2007 playoffs.

# 36 jxelite2430 @ 10/28/16 09:46 PM

Fact that Mike had to make a "band aid" fix to green releases (that has yet to come out due to some bug that will infect my career files), more arcade gimmicks such as Op badges and green release mechanics, no current updated roster to play with, MyTeam commercials that you can't skip, player model downgrades etc there is a good base that consumers can stand on when complaining about the consistency of this years game.

I'm mainly an offline players and my biggest concern I found this year is that the usual mistakes and unrealism could be fixed with my slider editing and adjustments. However this year there seems to be something buried deep in the gameplay engine that does not allow sliders to be as useful as in past years. It's as if the power of sliders has been decreased to a marginal effect this year instead of being able to create drastic effects like in years past.

I have CPU def awareness on 100, their on ball defense at 58 and there help defense at 85 yet I can score over 100 points a game in 8min quarters while shooting 60+ percent. Mind you this is on HOF with Mike's suggested shooting sliders he dropped in a thread a few days ago. There's something buried deeper in the engine this year that is causing problems to consistent gameplay and the effects of sliders especially for CPU defense.

Love 2k, bought one very year since Dreamcast days but some of the new errors that have popped up have been ones that I haven't seen 2k make in years past.

# 37 tril @ 10/28/16 10:28 PM

reviews like this make me feel like Im playing an entirely different version of 2k17.
now I have to go give this game another try.

# 38 NoLeafClover @ 10/28/16 11:25 PM

Reviews like this that only take into account surface features and ignore key functionality and gameplay issues, bugs and the rampant commercialism that now infects the game should be discarded at best, put under suspicion of being paid for at worst.

# 39 Smirkin Dirk @ 10/28/16 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by NoLeafClover


	Reviews like this that only take into account surface features and ignore key functionality and gameplay issues, bugs and the rampant commercialism that now infects the game should be discarded at best, put under suspicion of being paid for at worst.

In terms of commercialism, this is gaming in 2016.

But to single out 2K is unfair considering they have gone against the trend of sports gaming and put a lot of work into off line sim modes. No other sports game has anything as deep as MyLeague.

# 40 dtlm6 @ 10/29/16 02:30 AM

I give the game a 9.5. My favorite mode is MyGM and I love the new feature of being able to expand the league up to 6 teams along with realignment. I've brought back the Seattle Sonics, some old ABA, NBA teams (Kentucky Colonels, Cincinnati Royals, Spirits of St. Louis) and expansion teams in Las Vegas (Aces) and San Diego (Sharks).

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