So with 17 and 18 released since this thread was last posted in. Is 16 the best on this gen...?
NBA 2K16: The Best Game in the Series' History?
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Probably my favorite game ever other than GTA V.
2k17 killed me and really made me start to not like 2k anymore because of how horrible it was compared to 2k16. 2k18 is definitely a lot better, but not quite the sameComment
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Lol @ the comments early in this thread.....2K16 was so under appreciated...all these games seem to be until years later for some reason.
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NBA 16 and 15 are probably my favorite 2K games (NEXT GEN). I still give my favorite to 2k11 and 12.
16 really felt very polished especially after the final patches. I still go back to it to get some quick games in. Still holds up great.Comment
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2K11, 2K15 and 2K18 are my all time favs.Now Playing on PS5:
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I love 2K18 but 2K16 just had something about it's gameplay that's honestly hard to put into words, videos don't do the game feel justice. I remember being so invested in a deep MyLeague save with the Kings that I had to delete the game off my hard drive if I ever actually wanted to seriously play 2K17 (not a day goes by that I don't regret doing that lol)Comment
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2K16 still has the smoothest and best-controlling dribbling system, with no automated hand-switching animations, no awkward transitions between walking/running, and no weird input delay or misregistered inputs interrupting your dribble combos like in 2K18.
2K16 after the breakstarter patch is the most balanced and realistic version of Pro Am that 2K has come up with so far. I'd even take 2K16 Pro Am over this year's draft combine build, because contact layups weren't as easy to force in back then, and the two-man contact dunk canimations weren't part of the game yet.
2K16 MyTeam was the last year before the controversial 5-out freelance offense was added to the game, and the last year before player ratings would become so inflated that all 13 cards in people's lineup had 90+ dunk and 90+ three-point ratings (including big men from the 1980s and 1990s who rarely shot threes in real life).Last edited by jyoung; 04-16-2018, 07:22 PM.Comment
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NBA 2K16 was also was the year where I thought they had the player models and faces pretty spot on (with the exception of Jordan and some legends), and then we know what 17 did to their Bodies turning them into Gumby.
It's just another reason, but I agree with never everyone ,the gameplay really is quite possibly the best playing, most realistic, and MOST fun 2K ever. And like the guy said above, it may never be topped.
You know what would be awesome?
If we had the ability to use every song ever made for ever 2k basketball game and bring them over to the new 2k basketball game. We'd have like a 500 track list. 16's soundtrack for me was just okay. The ultimate 16 for me would be music from NBA 2k11, 12, 13 and 14.Comment
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My favorite version of 2K will always be 2K11...but since it's outdated, I have to say that 2K16 is the best version yet in terms of gameplay, graphics, sound, etc.
In my opinion, there's only 2 things I didn't like about 2K16...
1. MyCareer mode turning into "MyStory" mode. I want the career mode to go back to what it used to be in 2K11. Post game press conferences, shoe deals, endorsements, etc. I wanna define MY OWN career not play out someone else's life! I'm from Miami, FL not some kid from Harlem that goes by "Freq". Let's NEVER EVER do the whole Spike Lee thing again please!!!...We don't even get to play out our entire rookie season for crying out loud! Story elements should not be added to a career mode. Period. Career modes should be open-ended and WE should get to decide how OUR careers play out! I would like to see some situational cut-scenes where we actually get to make important decisions as in endorsement deals, hiring/firing agents, free agency, etc.
2. Although I love the idea of MyGM, I don't like that you don't start as a level 1 GM if you decide to start over. I don't like that autosave can't be turned off like you could in MyLeague. And I can't stand the training intensity issue that was also in 2K15...I honestly think this and the autosave pretty much ruin the entire mode. I only play MyLeague because of this. If these things can be resolved, it'd be the best franchise mode ever developed in a sports game!
I honestly don't feel that 2K has to continue to raise the bar in terms of gameplay. At least not for a while. I think they should do what MLB The Show is doing...take an already excellent product and just polish it a bit further. If it ain't broken, don't fix it! They can add Charles Barkley to the rest of the pregame crew, they can continue adding small details like arena sounds and lighting, uniform and player details, live shots of city skylines and arenas to the presentation, even more TV style presentation, etc.
I just don't feel that anything drastic should be done to the gameplay. It's already almost perfect. Add more realism to the career/franchise modes and cut out all the Spike Lee drama!Comment
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I guess I have to ask this question is 2k switching to much gameplay wise from year to year in a bad way? Because if you go back and play 2k16 the feel of the game is completely different then it is in 2k18 and even 2k17. The animations in 2k16 are smoother the players feel like they have more weight to them its kind of hard to explain, but I play 2k18 and its almost as if a different development team made 2k18 compared to 2k16. Hell 2k17 changed in damn near everyway from 2k16 graphically and the feel of the game was just overall worse.
The last two installments have left such a bad taste in my mouth I literally thought about going to PC to get my 2k fix and just play 2k16 with mods.Comment
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