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Old 08-05-2017, 12:52 AM   #3
Smirkin Dirk
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Re: NBA 2K18 Hands-On Impressions - Offense, New Controls, Mechanics (DmanUnt2014)

Great video. Here's a summary. He only touches on offense. Defense and AI later.


Shot meter is above the head, and is vertical.

Shooting not as easy, but very rewarding.

Still some load-ups on catch and shoots. (load ups?)

Amazing branching. Able to branch out of animations.

Triple threat is excellent. More fluid and explosive (finally!)

New rebounding system (not a lot of specifics here).

Post game been beefed up. Height and weight mattered.

Felt like speed mattered. He brought up Fox getting out in the open court, and Westbrook being too quick and exploiting mismatches. (Hell yes).

Dribbling is fine.

Hopstep and then dribble is gone. You have to shoot.

A new button to take control of someone else on court (Very interesting).

Sub menus/play calling back to buttons, much easier.

Felt he needed time to adjust to the passing. Lead passing too dominant, it tended to drag players to far.

New pick and roll system. No brick walls.

Ball tangibility, not as frustrating as 2K17.

He still feels the court is too small.

Layups and dunks too slow sometimes, although no chasedown blocks.
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