This game is so close to absolute greatness. IMO, they need to address three primary gameplay related issues for 17' to make this a year round game for me.
1. Movement/Explosion- They really need an overhaul to movement and dribble drives in this game. Players just do not have first step explosion or explosion out of dribble moves. Also, the defense is extremely sticky and you constantly get stuck in these suction animations. It really takes away from the free flowing game of basketball. In all honesty, not many players (particularly stars) can be guarded 1 V 1. Teams rely on help defense and strategy to make things as difficult as possible for the offense. (Obviously they need to find a solid balance, but using all the suction, warping, and offensive players "stuck in mud" animations is not the way to do it.
2. Defensive Awareness- Players leaving shooters wide open and running to the lane. This is beyond frustrating and the only way to keep players from doing this is "deny/tight". However, with these setting they just hug the offensive players and give up back door cuts and no help whatsoever. (You can definitely add transition defense to this as well- it could definitely use an overhaul)
3. AI rubberbanding/momentum- This has been discussed plenty, and I am not neccessarily a believer in "comeback code", but there is definitely something funky about the momentum system they created two years ago. All I want is an entirely organic experience without any programming factors dictating how games play out.
If these three things are overhauled in 2K17, the game will never leave my XBOX.
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