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  • getzmunney
    Rookie
    • Oct 2012
    • 154

    #361
    Re: Will MJ actually look like MJ this year?

    You know whats crazy? Magic johnson actually looks phenomenal in 2k15.... I mean perfect. So why is he the exception? Well besides the shoes...why is he wearing chucks?

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    • youvalss
      ******
      • Feb 2007
      • 16601

      #362
      Re: Will MJ actually look like MJ this year?

      Originally posted by VinsanityLives
      The right accessories should be standard for the classics as they were a big deal back then.. If Houston Tmac doesn't have his signature leg brace, I quit.
      I remember Tmac wearing very short socks (almost like no socks) but I don't think any of the newer games ever got it right. 2K2-2K3 were spot on from memory, as was the king of accessories - "NBA Staring Five 2005". That game was the dream of any accessory guy.
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      • eko718
        MVP
        • Sep 2005
        • 2257

        #363
        Re: Will MJ actually look like MJ this year?

        Originally posted by VDusen04
        Decided to pop in NBA 2K2 for some additional relativity on the matter, and to get a sense for the evolution and devolution of it all:

        Bill Russell - NBA 2K2:



        Bill Russell - NBA 2K12:



        Bill Russell - NBA 2K15:

        This is a new level of comedy. It's so ridiculous that I'm starting to believe there has to be a really good reason why the legends haven't been updated. As passionate as the 2K devs are, I can't imagine they'd want their product to look like this.
        Last edited by eko718; 09-21-2015, 09:38 PM.

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        • VDusen04
          Hall Of Fame
          • Aug 2003
          • 13029

          #364
          Re: Will MJ actually look like MJ this year?

          Originally posted by getzmunney
          You know whats crazy? Magic johnson actually looks phenomenal in 2k15.... I mean perfect. So why is he the exception? Well besides the shoes...why is he wearing chucks?
          Yeah, I watched the rest of the '89 Pistons video (the one with the freakshow Dumars) and some of the other players didn't look nearly as bad. A lot of them seemed way too dark, and I still don't think any of them were up to, say, 2K12 standards, but I also didn't think a lot of them looked as atrocious as Joe D.

          Originally posted by youvalss
          If I'm not mistaken, the older 2K's, before 2K4 (at least 2K2 and 2K3 which are the oldest 2K I got to play...not including Action '98) also had great attention to detail when it comes to accessories. Legends or current players, they all had accurate accessories, some of them had their signature accessories.

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          Great pulls. Of course, the give and take back then, I think until ESPN NBA Basketball 2004, was that those accessories were permanent, as a part of the player's overall art. But it seems like the moment 2K crossed over to editable accessories, a lot of the accuracy and signature pieces took a huge step back (ex: the writing on the upper wrist bands) and they never quite recovered.

          Those would be perfect little things to figure out.

          Sidenote, you know what I don't miss? The inability to change jersey numbers manually, haha. Looking at those graphics takes me back to the times where in order to get a new player's number right, you had to trade him to a team featuring a player that already had his number, forcing his number to randomly change to something else, at which point the process would repeat until the right number randomly popped up.

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          • midwestking100
            MVP
            • May 2012
            • 1561

            #365
            Re: Will MJ actually look like MJ this year?

            Originally posted by getzmunney
            You know whats crazy? Magic johnson actually looks phenomenal in 2k15.... I mean perfect. So why is he the exception? Well besides the shoes...why is he wearing chucks?
            You know what else is crazy? In last gen, Magic and Bird converse's were 80s like. In current gen their converse's are outdated smdh.

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            • youvalss
              ******
              • Feb 2007
              • 16601

              #366
              Re: Will MJ actually look like MJ this year?

              Originally posted by VDusen04
              Sidenote, you know what I don't miss? The inability to change jersey numbers manually, haha. Looking at those graphics takes me back to the times where in order to get a new player's number right, you had to trade him to a team featuring a player that already had his number, forcing his number to randomly change to something else, at which point the process would repeat until the right number randomly popped up.
              Oh man, I probably spent hours doing this. I used to be obsessed with accuracy, and was so frustrated with this.
              My Specs:

              ZX Spectrum
              CPU: Z80 @ 3.5 MHz
              GPU: Monochrome display
              RAM: 48 KB
              OS: Sinclair BASIC

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              • midwestking100
                MVP
                • May 2012
                • 1561

                #367
                Re: Will MJ actually look like MJ this year?

                Fellas, yall do realize this thread has over 20,000 views right? So I believe the devs has seen this thread I just dont understand why any of them has said a word yet.

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                • 23
                  yellow
                  • Sep 2002
                  • 66469

                  #368
                  Re: Will MJ actually look like MJ this year?

                  This is OperationSports not Operation2k

                  Devs that work on graphics don't even come around here, EVER

                  Secondly thinking someone HAS to answer you from here is another mistake

                  Too bad they have 2 guys who don't do the community justice leading the front end

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                  • getzmunney
                    Rookie
                    • Oct 2012
                    • 154

                    #369
                    Re: Will MJ actually look like MJ this year?

                    Originally posted by 23
                    This is OperationSports not Operation2k

                    Devs that work on graphics don't even come around here, EVER

                    Secondly thinking someone HAS to answer you from here is another mistake

                    Too bad they have 2 guys who don't do the community justice leading the front end
                    Your name is 23....you are a mod. Look at your profile pic...now look at the thread. HELP US OUT HERE MAN. I'm sure you can get a word to someone who knows someone.

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                    • Goffs
                      New Ork Giants
                      • Feb 2003
                      • 12279

                      #370
                      Re: Will MJ actually look like MJ this year?

                      Won't stuff like this be sue worthy? I mean if I were Bill Russell and I see how 2k represents me I would be pretty pissed. Lol

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                      • 23
                        yellow
                        • Sep 2002
                        • 66469

                        #371
                        Re: Will MJ actually look like MJ this year?

                        Originally posted by getzmunney
                        Your name is 23....you are a mod. Look at your profile pic...now look at the thread. HELP US OUT HERE MAN. I'm sure you can get a word to someone who knows someone.
                        Nothing i can do to change their priorities.

                        In the least bit we have Czar trying to get some offensive plays in for as much as he can. You simply cannot ignore the current nba to work on that stuf.

                        There are a bunch of things that need touching up. Personally if we can't mod this on PC ive given up on classics myself. They don't put enough into it to make it worth putting the time into.

                        Id love a pure 90s nba2k but thats why I'm playing 2k14 on pc still.Its wonderful but i do wish the nex gen stuff could be like this

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                        • VinsanityLives
                          Banned
                          • Sep 2015
                          • 668

                          #372
                          Re: Will MJ actually look like MJ this year?

                          To be fair, the whole 2k team is probably extremely busy in preparation for the launch party on 4 days. Even if they see this and are strongly acknowledging it, they won't have time to do anything about it until after launch.

                          Cannot defend their unrightful use of Jordan as a selling tactic though or their inability to have these legends ready by now in the first place.



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                          • jmarcguy
                            MVP
                            • Dec 2009
                            • 1322

                            #373
                            Re: Will MJ actually look like MJ this year?

                            I haven't played next gen yet but does Anthony Mason still have all the tattoos that he never actually had???

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                            • VDusen04
                              Hall Of Fame
                              • Aug 2003
                              • 13029

                              #374
                              Re: Will MJ actually look like MJ this year?

                              Originally posted by jmarcguy
                              I haven't played next gen yet but does Anthony Mason still have all the tattoos that he never actually had???
                              This is totally unsubstantiated but I thought I may have read in another thread that Mason may be gone from 2K16. With his passing this past year, his rights might have changed up.

                              Don't quote me on that though, because now I can't find where that was said.
                              Last edited by VDusen04; 09-22-2015, 07:57 AM.

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                              • Sellaz32
                                MVP
                                • Dec 2010
                                • 2339

                                #375
                                Re: Will MJ actually look like MJ this year?

                                Not to belabor the point...as its been made a thousand times over. But it seems to me that the faces don't look quite as bad until you zoom out to the body screen. Jordan is a prime example. His close-up isn't that bad, but in gameplay it's like it morphs into something different. On a side-note, i have never liked the running animation from the side as the legend players suddenly become lanky with their back hunched. This doesn't seem to happen with current players.

                                Also, since they added back Barry's FT sig, MAYBE they added back some of the classic Jordan animations...that would certainly help.


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