This is why I am a NLSC lifer, as in my opinion, heavy censorship in favor of developers, big corporations, big names, politicians, people speaking out in general, is a huge problem in the world today. This relates to real world problems that are far more important than video games, but it's the same concept.
I am a realist, if you can't tell it like it is, the point of you telling it is pointless. This thread is huge, in part because people agree with me, in part because people are free to express disagreement with me, but most importantly the fact that we have a platform that allows us to agree and disagree.
NBA 2K18 is the most underwhelming, dissapointing 2K title that I have ever played. As in, it was the biggest let down after all the hype. When the gameplay falls that short, they can have all the features/modes in the world, and it means squat. It also amplifies the other issues in the game like big heads and atmosphere.
I am extremely dissapointed in 2K Sports/Visual Concepts for getting such a big head. For having the audacity to reach out to reviewers to try and change the score they applied to the game, the fact that they got so big and continue to push the envelope more by gauging the populations pockets via a deeper VC grab, the bragging and boasting.... meanwhile forgetting what got them to this point: A NBA simulation sports game that gives the best gameplay in any sports video game, a game that had true substance, that set itself apart from the rest.
I'm glad I have 2K17 from December 2016, and that I own many past basketball titles. It doesn't make what they are doing right, though.
And no, I'm not saying that this link I am sharing is comparable in terms of seriousness. But this is the type of censorship I am talking about, and has been in the news the last couple days. MANY people knew about Louis CKs masturbating in front of women who did not consent to such behavior, many people including the writer tried to get the story out. Only to be constantly blocked, called names, etc. It ruined this person's career. The reason I am sharing this is because it goes in line with my first couple sentences of this thread. Louis CK was a big name, an A-List comedian (and my favorite before I heard about this), because he was such a big name, he was protected and anybody that spoke in negativity about him or brought allegations forward was silenced. The only reason this story broke is because of the "me too" movement that occurred, which had a numerous amount of women come forward on each one of these sexual deviants.
Again, this is far more serious than 2K trying to change review scores, or OS silencing critics. But you get the point.
https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/gyjkq9/i-tried-to-break-the-louis-ck-story-and-it-nearly-killed-my-career