Official NBA 2k10 Impressions Thread

[cam21224]

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Just saw my bench get up(Amir Jonshon and Derozen), shouting and trying to distract Rashard Lewis from hitting a corner three(it worked.) I was like wtf, I wish I caught the replay and saved it.

[Nines]

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Long time OS reader here. I feel like I'm familiar with most of the contributors to this site, even though I am only just joining. I'm from London and a HUGE NBA fan, running mostly with the Heat (cuz I went to one of their games when I visited the US and boy! Wade brought down the house).

Now that the intro is over, let me get to the subject matter of this thread. 2K10 impressions. I'm not going to bring up the competitor's product, nor am I going to state whether or not I've been a 'long time 2K fan since A.I was on the cover on Dreamcast'. All that is irrelevant IMO.

2K10 is a major letdown for me in many areas. I feel like while the core game is good, there are several game-crushing things that seriously hinder my enjoyment of the game. Some of these are:

- The unresponsiveness and lack of immediacy: I like the players to have weight to them, but not so much that they feel like they have a ton of lead round their ankles. I like fluidity, but it seems like every animation in this game links together in such a cumbersome way that the attempt at realism the game tries to replicate falls distinctly into 'uncanny valley' territory. I hate that my player has to stop for a split second before a shot, giving the defense ample time to recover even after my best pump fake.
- Points in paint: 2K has repeatedly said this will be fixed, but yet we have another year of players ghosting into the paint for easy lay-ups... leading to ridiculously high points in paint, and a stupidly high FG%.
-The fact the sliders are still being used to defend this series: I hate sliders. I really do. We are given the illusion of control over how we want the game to play through slider tweaks, but in all honesty, these tweaks just highlight the fact that the game is terribly flawed out of the box. I don't want to spend a whole 3-4 months waiting for Tomba or Playmakers to roll out sliders to make the game playable. It's annoying as hell.
- Play-calling doesn't work effectively: I don't expect every play to work, cuz that doesn't happen IRL, but come on. Plays are broken everytime. A player who's supposed to set a pick or make a cut just stands there staring at me instead of obeying instructions... inevitably leading to time wasting away, causing me to take an ill-advised shot that bricks.
- Shot release conundrums: This is one thing 2K always had right, but seem to have messed up in this year. The whole point of sig shots is that you have to master each player's release for optimal results. Now it seems every player's release is instantaneous, with just a different animation. Why take a system that works, and mess it up?

These are just a few of my gripes. There are positives in the game, but they are outweighed by the negative, and sadly, most of the positive have nothing to do with gameplay... which is what matters most to me. The presentation is the best in any sports game to date, and the NBA Today feature is amazing. My Player Mode is addictive as hell, and Association mode can still be as deep and rewarding as ever.

However, the negatives are way too much for me to ignore. I'll hold on to it to see if it grows on me like good sports games eventually do. If not, maybe next year 2K.

[dopeboy206]

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^ Why is it always the under 20 post members breaking down games for us in OS. It's becoming a trend.

[DickDalewood]

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Yeah man, all i can say is..if this community has ANYTHING to do with your decision, DEFINITELY play it for yourself.....LOL. I got caught up in the hate hype too, i think if you read it enough you start to subconciously believe it..... then I realized how good this game really is.

Gotta agree with this. Both games are very good this year, but man, sometimes 2k10 just makes your jaw drop.

It's a fantastic game.

[BOSsTOwN]

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^ Why is it always the under 20 post members breaking down games for us in OS. It's becoming a trend.

What does post count have to do with anything

I agree 100 percent with Nines view on sliders. I too hate them time shouldn't be spent trying to make a game work afte you purchase it. Had fun playing the game a te barbershop the other day thinking about waitin for
the patch to come out before I get it.

[jeebs9]

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Association is really great this year.

Oh wow....


I have to say something....Last night I was playing this cheesy kid. All he did with Kobe was run around and around. The first quarter was close. I had the Celtics. Kobe started hot. But because he was holding speed for everything. Kobe cooled down...He more like was so tired that he couldn't make a shot. There went his whole team. I was up by 30 by halftime. He quit 2 minutes into 3....lol damn there were some nice highlights that I wanted. And also I came across a few paint cheeser last night. And maybe because I'm use to the player movements. I straight domination these 2 guys that trying to abuse the paint. I think I'm totally fine with default slider vs humans. One guy even try to run around in circles. But his big men kept losing the ball....lol!! I was so happy...not because I was winning. But because those cheesy tactics are not effective anymore. While I was playing sim. He couldn't touch me. Paul, Allen, KG, and Rondo was giving it to them.

Another I wanted to talk about this morning. Anyone notice when you close out on a shooter. How the controller rumbles? I mean I've notcie it rumble is practice in freestyle mode. While just shooting around. Did 2k final port over the "hot spots" feature for PS3? Dev team put in some major work.

One more question...anyone here have the Gold room access? What is going one in there? I have to buy one more copy of 2k. And was thinking of getting the gold room access. What has been your guys experiences?

And has anyone notcie that "The Game" has no life expect rapping and playing 2k (and other games). HOW **** HAS HE PLAYED ALMOST 100 game (with not to mention a 98% win precentage. nice). But the next guy on the leader board has only 36 games....SMH thats just straight bananas

[Nines]

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^ Why is it always the under 20 post members breaking down games for us in OS. It's becoming a trend.

I'm sorry... I was under the impression that this was an 'impressions' thread. These are my deductions based on the 6 or so hours I've spent with the game. I believe my opinion is as valid as the next guy with 10,000 posts or whatever.

[jeebs9]

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^ Why is it always the under 20 post members breaking down games for us in OS. It's becoming a trend.

I'm sorry but comments like that piss me off. Like many of us here. We probably been playing 2k for 10 years now. I created a account last year. But have been following it since 2003/2004. But I never took the time create a account. I would just read comments. But to say someone break down of the game is not worth it because of his post count. Is STUPID...I'm not try to flame here. If I was a game maker (hopefully some day soon). I would want everyone opinion from rookies to old vets.

[Rocboyz101]

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Oh wow....


I have to say something....Last night I was playing this cheesy kid. All he did with Kobe was run around and around. The first quarter was close. I had the Celtics. Kobe started hot. But because he was holding speed for everything. Kobe cooled down...He more like was so tired that he couldn't make a shot. There went his whole team. I was up by 30 by halftime. He quit 2 minutes into 3....lol damn there were some nice highlights that I wanted. And also I came across a few paint cheeser last night. And maybe because I'm use to the player movements. I straight domination these 2 guys that trying to abuse the paint. I think I'm totally fine with default slider vs humans. One guy even try to run around in circles. But his big men kept losing the ball....lol!! I was so happy...not because I was winning. But because those cheesy tactics are not effective anymore. While I was playing sim. He couldn't touch me. Paul, Allen, KG, and Rondo was giving it to them.

Another I wanted to talk about this morning. Anyone notice when you close out on a shooter. How the controller rumbles? I mean I've notcie it rumble is practice in freestyle mode. While just shooting around. Did 2k final port over the "hot spots" feature for PS3? Dev team put in some major work.

One more question...anyone here have the Gold room access? What is going one in there? I have to buy one more copy of 2k. And was thinking of getting the gold room access. What has been your guys experiences?

And has anyone notcie that "The Game" has no life expect rapping and playing 2k (and other games). HOW **** HAS HE PLAYED ALMOST 100 game (with not to mention a 98% win precentage. nice). But the next guy on the leader board has only 36 games....SMH thats just straight bananas

lol we gotta get a game in. I finally found something I like about this game, so I don't wanna ruin it by playing some weak online games vs randoms.

[Pared]

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Most of the comments in this thread are so negative. Sounds like this game is a let down.

It's the same few posting over and over. We might have to do a little cleaning.

It's an impressions thread, not "post whatever is on your mind about 2k10" thread.

[The 24th Letter]

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The tendencies are on point.....last year if you gave shaq an open lane hed do a lightning fast animation for a layup...not anymore....i also love that animations dont start as far out...gives the d a fair shot..

[TheFiasco87]

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Just started my association last night, Im really lovin the commentary. It seems like they put a good amount of effort into making the mode deeper this year. I hope in future 2k's they continue to build on it and make it even deeper.

[Mos1ted]

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The more I play this game, the more I'm loving it. I finally have my shooting sliders set to my liking. Like I mentioned previously, the player models are just superb to me. Even my wife, who generally detests video games (non casual kind) and sports, commented on how good the player models look and how some of them are spot on to their real life counterparts (the few NBA players that she can recognize by sight).

Brook Lopez is a beast in this game. I'm consistently getting 28+ point, 10+ rebound, 2 or 3 block performances from him. The best part is that I'm not forcing anything with him. I'm just going with the flow of my offense and taking what the defense gives me. I see some All Star votes coming for him when I start my association.

I have all of my foul sliders maxed out except for reach in which I kept at 50. I loved that fact that the fouls are not too numerous for my taste. The NBA average of free throws attempted per game is somewhere around the mid 20s, and with my foul sliders I'm getting right at that or close enough to it.

For those complaining about the slowdown, I think it's tied to the NBA Today feature. That's the only time I generally experience it is when playing a game in that mode.

[bbondsfan25]

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The more I play this game, the more I'm loving it. I finally have my shooting sliders set to my liking. Like I mentioned previously, the player models are just superb to me. Even my wife, who generally detests video games (non casual kind) and sports, commented on how good the player models look and how some of them are spot on to their real life counterparts (the few NBA players that she can recognize by sight).

Brook Lopez is a beast in this game. I'm consistently getting 28+ point, 10+ rebound, 2 or 3 block performances from him. The best part is that I'm not forcing anything with him. I'm just going with the flow of my offense and taking what the defense gives me. I see some All Star votes coming for him when I start my association.

I have all of my foul sliders maxed out except for reach in which I kept at 50. I loved that fact that the fouls are not too numerous for my taste. The NBA average of free throws attempted per game is somewhere around the mid 20s, and with my foul sliders I'm getting right at that or close enough to it.

For those complaining about the slowdown, I think it's tied to the NBA Today feature. That's the only time I generally experience it is when playing a game in that mode.

Have you been able to do anything to reduce the effectiveness of the lead pass and excessive points in the paint? I'm really leaning toward picking this up today, these are my biggest concerns.

[jeebs9]

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lol we gotta get a game in. I finally found something I like about this game, so I don't wanna ruin it by playing some weak online games vs randoms.

Hell yea we can...I saw you were playing franshise last night. So I didn't bother to message you about a game. But now that I think about it. I remember there is a new feature this year. Where you can invite me to play one of your franshise games. And I can play as the other team. Which is pretty damn cool!

It's the same few posting over and over. We might have to do a little cleaning.

It's an impressions thread, not "post whatever is on your mind about 2k10" thread.

And I'm sorry Pared if any of my post has thrown the the topic off. Very sorry. You know I mean good.