Re: NBA 2K23 Art Feedback Thread
Exactly! If you look at the little details of the pc mod player models vs 2k models, you can see why the mods just look better over all. The more accurate hair and beard styles, the depth in the eyes and faces overall vs 2k’s robotic look, the length of the shorts on the mods, the design of the arms and legs (the lankier look and more rounded fuller shoulders). 2k needs to take a lesson from these models. There’s no reason their art department can’t do this too. I mean it’s past time for 2k to improve visuals and bring them to a point where they blow us away. I think taking a year off to make the game look truly next gen would be amazing. However, most in the community would riot, lol. But seriously, imagine if unreal engine 5, was in play here… what if 2k basketball and its player renders, courts, presentation, etc… had the look of say Callisto Protocol combined with the amazing animations already in game every year? It would be epic in EVERY sense of the word.
Piggybacking on the general problem with majority of the player models, body scans need a massive update. Majority of the new face scans are impressive and I believe will improve once the developers focus primarily on next gen, but as we stand now I don’t think there’s a massive difference between current gen and next gen player models other than the details next gen offers. Found this modder on IG and it blows me away the difference his player models look compared to 2ks. If this isn’t a clear wake up call to 2k developers I don’t know what will. My dream would be that 2k would actually skip a release year and focus whole heartedly on a next get 2k. Granted they won’t do this for money reasons lol but graphics wise it doesn’t feel “next gen” and once PC transitions to next gen it’ll be embarrassing (kinda already is) what they’ll be able to do compared to actual developers. It’s evident it’s possible to achieve under the current software but I mean even implementing the Unreal engine would take this game and franchise to the next level. It just feels like 2k has had the same look for years now and hasn’t looked even as good as 2k14 with that Lebron trailer. Just wish the developers had the same level of passion as these modders or at least team up with them because the current models do not look like NBA athletes
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Exactly! If you look at the little details of the pc mod player models vs 2k models, you can see why the mods just look better over all. The more accurate hair and beard styles, the depth in the eyes and faces overall vs 2k’s robotic look, the length of the shorts on the mods, the design of the arms and legs (the lankier look and more rounded fuller shoulders). 2k needs to take a lesson from these models. There’s no reason their art department can’t do this too. I mean it’s past time for 2k to improve visuals and bring them to a point where they blow us away. I think taking a year off to make the game look truly next gen would be amazing. However, most in the community would riot, lol. But seriously, imagine if unreal engine 5, was in play here… what if 2k basketball and its player renders, courts, presentation, etc… had the look of say Callisto Protocol combined with the amazing animations already in game every year? It would be epic in EVERY sense of the word.
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