Re: With No EA Sports Sim Basketball Title Until 2012, Are You Confident in NBA 2K12?
I don't think going to a right stick dribbling system is the way to go. I used to think that, but after getting my hands on 2k11 and seeing how 2k was able to give me a great dribbling system only using the left stick, i'm convinced that 2k has it right. there's really nothing to complain about with 2k11's dribbling. people who can't dribble in 2k simply aren't following the directions, or they just don't have hand coordination, in which case they shouldn't be playing video games to begin with.
one thing 2k could do is offer both control schemes, so you could choose to use the right stick for dribbling, or you could use the "classic" control scheme with the shot stick like in 2k11. i don't see 2k getting rid of the shot stick just for the hell of it, but they might offer both control schemes...2k is pretty good about offering multiple options for people so they can can appeal to everyone..but to get rid of 2k11's control scheme would piss off a lot of people and alienate the people who were happy with it...here's the thing....there's a reason 2k11 is so highly rated and so loved...and the control scheme is part of that...to change it would be to risk screwing up something that didn't need to be changed...sometimes you just need to accept when something is already right and stop over-thinking it.
2k11 is so good, there's not much they can improve anyway. they can clean up some animations, smooth out some animation transitions, but the meat of the game is pretty much nailed down...it would be a mistake for them to rework their whole foundation in order to be "new"...that would only lead to years of bad games until they could "fix" all the problems with the new foundation. they would basically be taking a step backwards and would have to work for years just to make it back to where they already were in 2k11. making a drastic change in the foundation of your game only leads to a buggy game that takes years to fix. 2k has slowly built upon their game each year, and 2k11 was the result of sticking to that foundation and slowly fixing what needed to be improved each year...the engine of 2k is the result of years of improvement and fine tuning...to start over now would be insanity.
as long as they stick with what they have and just touch up some minor things here and there, i will be happy.
sports games kind of have a problem because they are expected to be released EVERY year. they are the only type of game that follows this model. as a result, they feel extra pressure to change and add to their game to make this year's version seem "NEW"...this can lead to companies changing things that don't need to be changed just for the sake of making the game seem different than last year...as a result, they can actually end up making the game worse rather than improving it. now most sports games actually have enough things that need to be fixed in order to justify releasing a new version each year...but i can honestly say that i don't think 2k even needs to release a new game next year, because there aren't any major problems that i feel need to be fixed...i would be happy if they just waited 2 years and charged a 20 dollar fee for the updated the rosters and ratings. 2k11 really is that good. but they won't do that because they are EXPECTED to release a game every year, and they would be missing out on potential revenue from releasing a new game...
I don't think going to a right stick dribbling system is the way to go. I used to think that, but after getting my hands on 2k11 and seeing how 2k was able to give me a great dribbling system only using the left stick, i'm convinced that 2k has it right. there's really nothing to complain about with 2k11's dribbling. people who can't dribble in 2k simply aren't following the directions, or they just don't have hand coordination, in which case they shouldn't be playing video games to begin with.
one thing 2k could do is offer both control schemes, so you could choose to use the right stick for dribbling, or you could use the "classic" control scheme with the shot stick like in 2k11. i don't see 2k getting rid of the shot stick just for the hell of it, but they might offer both control schemes...2k is pretty good about offering multiple options for people so they can can appeal to everyone..but to get rid of 2k11's control scheme would piss off a lot of people and alienate the people who were happy with it...here's the thing....there's a reason 2k11 is so highly rated and so loved...and the control scheme is part of that...to change it would be to risk screwing up something that didn't need to be changed...sometimes you just need to accept when something is already right and stop over-thinking it.
2k11 is so good, there's not much they can improve anyway. they can clean up some animations, smooth out some animation transitions, but the meat of the game is pretty much nailed down...it would be a mistake for them to rework their whole foundation in order to be "new"...that would only lead to years of bad games until they could "fix" all the problems with the new foundation. they would basically be taking a step backwards and would have to work for years just to make it back to where they already were in 2k11. making a drastic change in the foundation of your game only leads to a buggy game that takes years to fix. 2k has slowly built upon their game each year, and 2k11 was the result of sticking to that foundation and slowly fixing what needed to be improved each year...the engine of 2k is the result of years of improvement and fine tuning...to start over now would be insanity.
as long as they stick with what they have and just touch up some minor things here and there, i will be happy.
sports games kind of have a problem because they are expected to be released EVERY year. they are the only type of game that follows this model. as a result, they feel extra pressure to change and add to their game to make this year's version seem "NEW"...this can lead to companies changing things that don't need to be changed just for the sake of making the game seem different than last year...as a result, they can actually end up making the game worse rather than improving it. now most sports games actually have enough things that need to be fixed in order to justify releasing a new version each year...but i can honestly say that i don't think 2k even needs to release a new game next year, because there aren't any major problems that i feel need to be fixed...i would be happy if they just waited 2 years and charged a 20 dollar fee for the updated the rosters and ratings. 2k11 really is that good. but they won't do that because they are EXPECTED to release a game every year, and they would be missing out on potential revenue from releasing a new game...
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