Re: Will MJ actually look like MJ this year?
Exactly. 2k is head and shoulders above the competition in terms of everything but this. The lack of attention to the simplest details is extremely frustrating only because in 2k11 they absolutely knocked it out of the park in terms of Michael Jordan and his signature style, mannerisms, animations look and play style. In 2k12 they had era specific filters for broadcasts. The black and white 60s broadcast was inspired and perfect. Even the commentary sounded era authentic and it actually resembled a television broadcast of that time period. No three point line and signature animations made it feel even more authentic. As a result it was a blast to spend hours playing. On the next generation systems the potential for even more authenticity in signature animations and even more era specific presentation and details, as well as more classic teams. However they were neglected and all but forgotten. They lost everything that made them special in the first place. Animations were removed likenesses were downgraded and classic players began to play more generically indistinguishable from their modern in game counterparts. The community responded with a thread on classic teams that could be included using existing players and some who needed to be signed. As a direct result we were given 12 new classic teams with existing players and many new ones. A lot of these players are great additions and I and I'm sure others are extremely grateful for that. However I can't help but feel a little short changed. Glaring oversights like the wrong jersey on the 2008 Celtics and the 2006 Heat, or the same player models for Dwyane Wade for all Heat teams and Tracy McGrady for both the 2000 Raptors and the 2008 Rockets. While Vince Carter gets a younger looking player model for the 2000 Raptors and Udonis Haslem for the 2006 Heat is frustrating. If you can get Carter and Haslem close to accurate why not everyone? Haven't seen the two classic LeBron player models yet but I'm still holding out some level of hope that they will be accurate. It's especially frustrating when you go through the roster and you see actual pictures of the players on these teams from the corresponding season. For example the Ratings screenshot of the 2007 Cavaliers showed an actual picture of LeBron James from the 2007 season, and the same thing for a 2006 picture of Dwyane Wade only for us to play as the 2006 Heat with a current Dwyane Wade player model. The largest appeal of these teams is playing with these players as they were at that time. A sort of "snapshot " of that team exactly as we remember them. We all loved the Jordan challenges because it gave us the ability to essentially recreate and relive what we remembered. It was like being able to control history or a playable version of what you remembered from Come Fly with me, Playground and Above and beyond, and it was the same with 2k12 on a larger scale. Now I want a accurate playable "snapshot" of LeBron James performance in Game 5 of the 2007 Eastern Conference Finals or Dwyane Wades performance in the 2006 Eastern Conference Finals and NBA Finals. All with the same level of care and detail that was given to the Jordan challenges in 2k11 and Legends Showcase in 2k12. I don't think that as a loyal 2k consumer (I've bought every single edition, from 2k to2k15) that that is too much to ask for or that outlandish a request.
Exactly. 2k is head and shoulders above the competition in terms of everything but this. The lack of attention to the simplest details is extremely frustrating only because in 2k11 they absolutely knocked it out of the park in terms of Michael Jordan and his signature style, mannerisms, animations look and play style. In 2k12 they had era specific filters for broadcasts. The black and white 60s broadcast was inspired and perfect. Even the commentary sounded era authentic and it actually resembled a television broadcast of that time period. No three point line and signature animations made it feel even more authentic. As a result it was a blast to spend hours playing. On the next generation systems the potential for even more authenticity in signature animations and even more era specific presentation and details, as well as more classic teams. However they were neglected and all but forgotten. They lost everything that made them special in the first place. Animations were removed likenesses were downgraded and classic players began to play more generically indistinguishable from their modern in game counterparts. The community responded with a thread on classic teams that could be included using existing players and some who needed to be signed. As a direct result we were given 12 new classic teams with existing players and many new ones. A lot of these players are great additions and I and I'm sure others are extremely grateful for that. However I can't help but feel a little short changed. Glaring oversights like the wrong jersey on the 2008 Celtics and the 2006 Heat, or the same player models for Dwyane Wade for all Heat teams and Tracy McGrady for both the 2000 Raptors and the 2008 Rockets. While Vince Carter gets a younger looking player model for the 2000 Raptors and Udonis Haslem for the 2006 Heat is frustrating. If you can get Carter and Haslem close to accurate why not everyone? Haven't seen the two classic LeBron player models yet but I'm still holding out some level of hope that they will be accurate. It's especially frustrating when you go through the roster and you see actual pictures of the players on these teams from the corresponding season. For example the Ratings screenshot of the 2007 Cavaliers showed an actual picture of LeBron James from the 2007 season, and the same thing for a 2006 picture of Dwyane Wade only for us to play as the 2006 Heat with a current Dwyane Wade player model. The largest appeal of these teams is playing with these players as they were at that time. A sort of "snapshot " of that team exactly as we remember them. We all loved the Jordan challenges because it gave us the ability to essentially recreate and relive what we remembered. It was like being able to control history or a playable version of what you remembered from Come Fly with me, Playground and Above and beyond, and it was the same with 2k12 on a larger scale. Now I want a accurate playable "snapshot" of LeBron James performance in Game 5 of the 2007 Eastern Conference Finals or Dwyane Wades performance in the 2006 Eastern Conference Finals and NBA Finals. All with the same level of care and detail that was given to the Jordan challenges in 2k11 and Legends Showcase in 2k12. I don't think that as a loyal 2k consumer (I've bought every single edition, from 2k to2k15) that that is too much to ask for or that outlandish a request.
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