The Future of NBA Video Games (MyNBALivePad.com)
Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:05 pm
I'm re-posting this in both the NBA Live 13 and NBA 2K13 sections as I figured it could make for an interesting discussion from both game's perspectives.
Corey has posted an article titled The Future of NBA Video Games over on MyNBALivePad.com, examining some of the key things he feels both titles should be striving for moving forward. In my opinion, it's definitely worth checking out and bringing up some of these points in future Wishlists.
I'd say that's definitely on the money as far as gameplay is concerned and being so vital to the experience, stuff like this should be a priority. However, I still think that NBA Live needs to bring its game modes up to speed, both online and offline. They may be secondary but that's where the replay value is, so enhancing Dynasty Mode and the like is stuff that I'd still place right up there with items such as this.
Corey has posted an article titled The Future of NBA Video Games over on MyNBALivePad.com, examining some of the key things he feels both titles should be striving for moving forward. In my opinion, it's definitely worth checking out and bringing up some of these points in future Wishlists.
This year marks a very special time for NBA basketball gaming. With the return of NBA Live, basketball is really the only sport other than soccer that has two games competing for the spotlight in a competitive market. The league is flush with talent and next generation consoles are just around the corner, making the next few years some of the most important in basketball gaming history.
For the past few years, NBA 2K has been a giant in the landscape. There is no doubt that it is one of the very top sports titles available, but with that said, it is starting to show some age in areas. NBA Live on the other hand, is coming back after a two season hiatus after NBA Elite 11 was cancelled. The Live team has promised to focus on gameplay and a simulation experience.
Instead of trying to compare or differ the titles apart from each other, I thought I’d share my thoughts on what I think BOTH basketball games need to do to take the sport to the next level on consoles. There are areas I feel no basketball game has done properly so my goal is to focus in on those areas. Keep in mind that these are gameplay related, so you’ll see nothing in the areas of online or feature sets. Like my man Czar says – it’s all about gameplay first people. Features should always be secondary to the game experience.
I'd say that's definitely on the money as far as gameplay is concerned and being so vital to the experience, stuff like this should be a priority. However, I still think that NBA Live needs to bring its game modes up to speed, both online and offline. They may be secondary but that's where the replay value is, so enhancing Dynasty Mode and the like is stuff that I'd still place right up there with items such as this.