ThaLiveKing wrote:they probably have a number they want to reach
Lamrock wrote:Still a little more than I wanted to pay for it
Lamrock wrote:Still a little more than I wanted to pay for it
Lamrock wrote:a sloppy menu system
Lamrock wrote:I bought this game out of morbid curiosity, but I have to admit it's better than I thought it would be. After so many years of 2K, it's refreshing to play a game less focused on authenticity and more on just.. playing basketball. While I'm sure Live will reveal it's bullshit in due time, it actually feels like a game of hoops. 2K has all the frills, and looks like a real NBA broadcast, but when playing it, it feels.. pre-determined. I often find that my least favorite part of the game is the basketball itself.
It's kind of hard to put into words why this game is fun, but I think people who play it know what I mean. I completely understand why it gets poor reviews - it plays like a PS2 game, and looks like a PS3 game. But 2K's focus on authenticity puts such a huge focus on stats and ratings that it becomes predictable and frustrating. Maybe I just take 2K too seriously, but right now in my Live franchise, Noah Vonleh is having an all-star caliber season, and I'm okay with it.
While Live doesn't always resemble the NBA in its current form, it captures the essence. There seems to be an element of strategy to the game. While it may not be the same strategy you'd use in a real NBA game, it has its own dynamics. 2K puts up a front like its this deep basketball simulation, but at the end of the day, if you want to win, you go for the cheese plays.
tl;dr Despite it's shortcomings, I'm enjoying it more than 2K at the moment
Dee4Three wrote:Lamrock wrote:I bought this game out of morbid curiosity, but I have to admit it's better than I thought it would be. After so many years of 2K, it's refreshing to play a game less focused on authenticity and more on just.. playing basketball. While I'm sure Live will reveal it's bullshit in due time, it actually feels like a game of hoops. 2K has all the frills, and looks like a real NBA broadcast, but when playing it, it feels.. pre-determined. I often find that my least favorite part of the game is the basketball itself.
It's kind of hard to put into words why this game is fun, but I think people who play it know what I mean. I completely understand why it gets poor reviews - it plays like a PS2 game, and looks like a PS3 game. But 2K's focus on authenticity puts such a huge focus on stats and ratings that it becomes predictable and frustrating. Maybe I just take 2K too seriously, but right now in my Live franchise, Noah Vonleh is having an all-star caliber season, and I'm okay with it.
While Live doesn't always resemble the NBA in its current form, it captures the essence. There seems to be an element of strategy to the game. While it may not be the same strategy you'd use in a real NBA game, it has its own dynamics. 2K puts up a front like its this deep basketball simulation, but at the end of the day, if you want to win, you go for the cheese plays.
tl;dr Despite it's shortcomings, I'm enjoying it more than 2K at the moment
Disagree entirely that 2K looks more like a broadcast.
The lighting is better in Live, the crowd is better, the body types are better, and the game isnt cluttered with big heads.
Also, not sure how much you have played 2K18, but the authenticity is horrible. Copy and paste ratings aside, the players don't differentiate from eachother hardly at all. You can drive by anybody, anytime with anyone. 2K18 dramatically fails authenticity wise this year.
StyxTx wrote:Dee4Three wrote:Lamrock wrote:I bought this game out of morbid curiosity, but I have to admit it's better than I thought it would be. After so many years of 2K, it's refreshing to play a game less focused on authenticity and more on just.. playing basketball. While I'm sure Live will reveal it's bullshit in due time, it actually feels like a game of hoops. 2K has all the frills, and looks like a real NBA broadcast, but when playing it, it feels.. pre-determined. I often find that my least favorite part of the game is the basketball itself.
It's kind of hard to put into words why this game is fun, but I think people who play it know what I mean. I completely understand why it gets poor reviews - it plays like a PS2 game, and looks like a PS3 game. But 2K's focus on authenticity puts such a huge focus on stats and ratings that it becomes predictable and frustrating. Maybe I just take 2K too seriously, but right now in my Live franchise, Noah Vonleh is having an all-star caliber season, and I'm okay with it.
While Live doesn't always resemble the NBA in its current form, it captures the essence. There seems to be an element of strategy to the game. While it may not be the same strategy you'd use in a real NBA game, it has its own dynamics. 2K puts up a front like its this deep basketball simulation, but at the end of the day, if you want to win, you go for the cheese plays.
tl;dr Despite it's shortcomings, I'm enjoying it more than 2K at the moment
Disagree entirely that 2K looks more like a broadcast.
The lighting is better in Live, the crowd is better, the body types are better, and the game isnt cluttered with big heads.
Also, not sure how much you have played 2K18, but the authenticity is horrible. Copy and paste ratings aside, the players don't differentiate from eachother hardly at all. You can drive by anybody, anytime with anyone. 2K18 dramatically fails authenticity wise this year.
I'm sure all of it will be fixed in 2k in patch 10. lol Wow, 9 patches already?
Lamrock wrote:Dee4Three, I played 2K18 a fair amount, but probably put ten times as much time into 2K17. To me, it does look like an NBA broadcast. I don't really agree on the graphics - I think that 2K looks fantastic, while Live 18 looks like a souped-up version of Live 10. 2K's cyberfaces are on another level (Boban looks like a regular human being in Live), while the presentation is also stronger in my opinion (I do prefer how Live handles half-time and post-game shows, however). Also, I think 2K resembles the NBA more with its pace and animations.
When it comes to the gameplay and players not being too different from each other, then sure. It's pretty much always been that way. 2K11 is the only 2K game I've played that actually felt well balanced, and you could still dominate with scrubs in that one. Live does seem a little better in this respect, but I was scoring at will with freaking Meyers Leonard in my last game so... I can't really drive at will in 2K18, but I do run the pick-and-roll on like 95% of possessions, whereas I'm just sort of winging it for now in Live.
2K18 was a disappointment, and hopefully the negative press leads to a better game next year. But while Live is funner, it's going to be a hard sell for this generation of kids who got into the NBA via 2K.
[Q] wrote:Honestly I don't care about TV style presentation because I skip all that after seeing it once or twice. It's nice, but I'd rather just get the game over with if I'm playing ultimate team and am up by 20 or more on a team
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