Re: NBA 2K15 Ships on October 7th, Pre-Order and Get the KD MVP Bonus Pack
In 2k10 I was captivated by the MyPlayer mode. I was able to experience the Combine, the Summer League and even the D-League. Player development meant that drills and practice led to a more realistic and thus addictive game.
2k11 came out and the Jordan mode dazzled me. Not only that, but all my beloved legends were there for me to play with! I was able to take part in key moments in the GOAT's career - seeing the torch being passed from my beloved Magic Johnson, the importance of key role players like Kerr and Pippen in achieving 6 rings... securing my own shoes and getting bonuses from those choices. The MyPlayer mode took a bit of a hit but it was explained that to get all my loved legends and courts and to replicate the feel of the 1960's and 1970 and the golden 1980's something had to give. Could it get any better?
2k promised 2k12 would be everything 2k11 was with better physics and more natural play - both on the court and in the ai rotations, play-calling and off-season needs in modes like Association. The focus on the You-Tube and Social Media stars started and self-appointed representatives of myself and other gamers began.
2K13 saw MyPlayer and Association modes fall further from the attention of the dev team. Not only that but the Jordan experience was taken out and an isolated non-compatible mode of gimmicky Olympic basketball was included. It took a major campaign by decades-long loyal customers even to get key players like Scotty Pippen and Charles Barkley on board. Yet anything to do with this mode was locked away in its own world, not able to be integrated in other modes. Legends were neglected and core values in my favorite modes began to be eroded away by something called: Virtual Currency. Things I once enjoyed began to be locked up under the VC gate-keeper and even major features that were advertised on the back of the box (Shoe Creator) remained broken the entire year.
It is also the year I added my current signature: the Pay-to-win attitude of mobile Candy-Whatevertheheck and Angry Birds was seen in invasive ways by 2K that the promise to "create value that gamers will appreciate" was a flat out lie.
2k14 was the first 2k title I did not pre-order, there was no indication from 2k if the PC version would be "next-Gen" or not. It turned out not to be, even though my old PC is more than capable of out performing the new consoles. In addition to the Create-Your-Own-Legend mode being taken out, MyPlayer and Association continued to be warped into gateways to secure more money. The Lebron mode instead of giving me the feel of being part of Lebron James' basketball future gave me the feeling of playing a scripted Miami Heat team going through cut-sceens of story boards hastily ok'd by Lebron's posse in an attempt to glorify a legacy not yet written.
A Phil Collins song was included! The 2k team actually did more than I expected and got me excited for something...
I will buy 2k15. The Lakers are going to have a draft-choice that MyPlayer can be assigned to without gaming the system and the Hornets are back!
Whatever happens with 2k15 will determine if I buy another 2k title, at least until Seattle gets its team back.
Don't be surprised to see "Angry-bird" mode being put into 2k20 (or sooner) unless the 2k team stops its seemingly inevitable slide downward.
In 2k10 I was captivated by the MyPlayer mode. I was able to experience the Combine, the Summer League and even the D-League. Player development meant that drills and practice led to a more realistic and thus addictive game.
2k11 came out and the Jordan mode dazzled me. Not only that, but all my beloved legends were there for me to play with! I was able to take part in key moments in the GOAT's career - seeing the torch being passed from my beloved Magic Johnson, the importance of key role players like Kerr and Pippen in achieving 6 rings... securing my own shoes and getting bonuses from those choices. The MyPlayer mode took a bit of a hit but it was explained that to get all my loved legends and courts and to replicate the feel of the 1960's and 1970 and the golden 1980's something had to give. Could it get any better?
2k promised 2k12 would be everything 2k11 was with better physics and more natural play - both on the court and in the ai rotations, play-calling and off-season needs in modes like Association. The focus on the You-Tube and Social Media stars started and self-appointed representatives of myself and other gamers began.
2K13 saw MyPlayer and Association modes fall further from the attention of the dev team. Not only that but the Jordan experience was taken out and an isolated non-compatible mode of gimmicky Olympic basketball was included. It took a major campaign by decades-long loyal customers even to get key players like Scotty Pippen and Charles Barkley on board. Yet anything to do with this mode was locked away in its own world, not able to be integrated in other modes. Legends were neglected and core values in my favorite modes began to be eroded away by something called: Virtual Currency. Things I once enjoyed began to be locked up under the VC gate-keeper and even major features that were advertised on the back of the box (Shoe Creator) remained broken the entire year.
It is also the year I added my current signature: the Pay-to-win attitude of mobile Candy-Whatevertheheck and Angry Birds was seen in invasive ways by 2K that the promise to "create value that gamers will appreciate" was a flat out lie.
2k14 was the first 2k title I did not pre-order, there was no indication from 2k if the PC version would be "next-Gen" or not. It turned out not to be, even though my old PC is more than capable of out performing the new consoles. In addition to the Create-Your-Own-Legend mode being taken out, MyPlayer and Association continued to be warped into gateways to secure more money. The Lebron mode instead of giving me the feel of being part of Lebron James' basketball future gave me the feeling of playing a scripted Miami Heat team going through cut-sceens of story boards hastily ok'd by Lebron's posse in an attempt to glorify a legacy not yet written.
A Phil Collins song was included! The 2k team actually did more than I expected and got me excited for something...
I will buy 2k15. The Lakers are going to have a draft-choice that MyPlayer can be assigned to without gaming the system and the Hornets are back!
Whatever happens with 2k15 will determine if I buy another 2k title, at least until Seattle gets its team back.
Don't be surprised to see "Angry-bird" mode being put into 2k20 (or sooner) unless the 2k team stops its seemingly inevitable slide downward.
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