NBA 2K16 Is the King, Has Only Gotten Better

[Kingd803]

It's saying something that when people think best sports games ever they think: NFL 2k5, College hoops 2k8, and now NBA 2k16.

[coolcras7]

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After a rough breakup with 2K15 last year, I have to say they really did a great job with 2K16. I have had a lot of fun playing it all year and have little doubt I will continue to enjoy it. It's the most fun I've had on and offline in a long while.

A YT'er brought up a good point yesterday. I think sometimes it's easy to get caught up talking about flaws and what's wrong with the game...you could probably go into replay and find things wrong every couple possessions...but I refuse to...just going to continue to enjoy the game and give feedback where's it's due...

Good job this year fellas...

And the sky is the limit with the team 2k has put together, when you listen to Da-Czar and OG they have not even scratch the surface with how they want to game to play.

[tril]

I dont know if there is a difference between the pc version and the console version, but I have to kind of disagree so far.
The things that frustrate me in 2k16 were done so much better in 2k15.
IMO, responsiveness, smart Ai defense, better positioning for rebounds, and on ball defense were done much better in 2k15. in addition fouls were better represented in 2k15. I have yet to play a game in 2k16 were my time has yet to reach a bonus situation. fouls do not matter in 2k16, and fouls, adn player management is a key part of basketball.
2k16 looks better, and I do like the game, but Im back to playing 2k15 because of these littel nuances that are missing in 2k16.
the stats lines werer better in 2k15 also. and that is because teams had better pacing
Ill have to give 2k16 soem more time post patch. before I give it the title of GOAT

[CaseIH]

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2K16 is like a beautiful chick with big boobs, great personality and smart too, not to mention an *** so fat it'll make you wanna slap your own mother to get a taste.

Everything about this chick is perfect except she has chronic bad breath. I mean her breath is so bad it would make a kitten commit suicide. Sure you can give her some breath mints but the smell will be right back in a few hours.

That's how I feel when I play 2K16. Everything is great but in this case 2K16s bad breath is the bad ai defense. I mean the transitional D, the help defense, the lack of awareness when getting back on D. Those are really my only issues with an otherwise perfect game.

Thats a great way to put it, and basically how I feel about NBA2k16. There was a time when the defense from the AI and your on ball D felt really good, but now not so much. Plus being a offline player and only caring about My League and My GM and having them constantly overlooked each year with even some of the same bugs as years before kind of ruin the game for me.

[Armor and Sword]

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Game is really really good. One of the best console sports game simulations I have ever played.

It's right there with MLB The Show 15 for me in terms of amazing life like gameplay.

[scottyp180]

Agreed. The game is not without its flaws. But it is a gem. I think that's what so maddening at times. It is sooo close to perfection for me that every little thing that's "off" stands out. There aren't many in my book. That's a tremendous compliment to the team. Whenever I get me some gaming time 2K is first on the docket. Great job, fellas!!

Perfectly said. It's almost like 2k isn't competing with other sports games when it comes to realism, it's competing with real life.

I also agree about 2k being first choice when I have the gaming time. I almost feel guilty for playing 2K as much as I do. I have other games I haven't beat yet (witcher 3 and fallout 4) nut when I have the time to play a game it is hard to talk myself out of playing 2k. There are times I feel like I need to force myself to play other games.

[scottyp180]

After a rough breakup with 2K15 last year, I have to say they really did a great job with 2K16. I have had a lot of fun playing it all year and have little doubt I will continue to enjoy it. It's the most fun I've had on and offline in a long while.

A YT'er brought up a good point yesterday. I think sometimes it's easy to get caught up talking about flaws and what's wrong with the game...you could probably go into replay and find things wrong every couple possessions...but I refuse to...just going to continue to enjoy the game and give feedback where's it's due...

Good job this year fellas...

Great point about the flaws. Every game, even the great ones, are going to have flaws. it can be easy to get caught up with the negatives and focus on them but at the end of the day nothing is going to be perfect. There are definitely instances where a games issues can ruin the experience but this game is one of those situations where you need to sit back and enjoy all the positives because they definitely outweigh negatives.

[Nemesis Enforcer]

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Disagree. Including Nfl 2k5 but a quality game.

[Dalsanto0026]

I love this game!

Great job 2K.

[Walt Frazier]

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There is absolutely no doubt it is a great, great game. IMO clearly the best basketball game ever made. The depth really is incredible.

I have a franchise going on that is a hell of a lot of fun and I look forward to playing whenever I am not able to. Games are all different...tendencies are amazingly well done...ACE is great...the AI is excellent. Not perfect, but no game is.

Going forward...I would love to see them improve the physics. They made a massive leap this year with the balls interaction with the backboard and rim.

But there is still way too much morphing between players.

I would also like to see them improve the crowd sounds further. It is better than 15, but hearing the same lady yell 'come on guys' 10 times a game in every arena is dull.

Sample some real arena sounds and focus on making each one a really different expeince to play in.

Great game overall though. The level of depth should be the standard all sports games aim for from here on.

[Lord Bonium]

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I dont know if there is a difference between the pc version and the console version, but I have to kind of disagree so far.
The things that frustrate me in 2k16 were done so much better in 2k15.
IMO, responsiveness, smart Ai defense, better positioning for rebounds, and on ball defense were done much better in 2k15. in addition fouls were better represented in 2k15. I have yet to play a game in 2k16 were my time has yet to reach a bonus situation. fouls do not matter in 2k16, and fouls, adn player management is a key part of basketball.
2k16 looks better, and I do like the game, but Im back to playing 2k15 because of these littel nuances that are missing in 2k16.
the stats lines werer better in 2k15 also. and that is because teams had better pacing
Ill have to give 2k16 soem more time post patch. before I give it the title of GOAT

Agreed, when reading these boards i sometimes feel like i'm playing a different game. I'm on ps4 btw. It's just the responsiveness like you said and the fluidity that's lacking this year. Just moving around and a plethora of offensive moves in general feel completely unnatural when compared to previous games. Everything feels sluggish, to me anyway. I kinda regret having traded in 2k15 but then again i do enjoy pro am so that's the main saving grace to me.

As far as this being called the greatest basketball/sports game, not for me obviously. My top 3 still stands at 13, 11 and 15. It still has a chance at third if there'll be another patch making it more fluid. After all, i very much disliked 2k15 until one of those patches completely changed the experience as far as movement and because of that it ended up as one of my favorites.

I've got high hopes for 2k17 though, to me it feels like even years are kind of transitional years in this series and then uneven years are the finished product imo. As you can tell by my top 3 - 13/11/15.

[aussieicon91]

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Gotten better? 2k16 went backwards because 5 vs 5 with your MyPLAYER is now essentially meaningless. There was competition in rec last year, none in ProAM this year.

2k15 and 2k11 were the best 2k's.

[The 24th Letter]

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Plus being a offline player and only caring about My League and My GM and having them constantly overlooked each year with even some of the same bugs as years before kind of ruin the game for me.

I understand bugs and things like that....but you would classify MyGM & MyLeague as 'overlooked'? Wow.

[jkits]

Agreed Great write up!

[dasunsrule32]

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2k14 was the best, IMHO, on next gen. Thinking about picking it back up again.

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