NBA 2K13 Hands-On Preview From Gamescom (via DaWolf)

[DaWolf]

Re: NBA 2K13 Hands-On Preview From Gamescom (via DaWolf)

Im also curious about the bumping on the perimeter. In 2k12 u could have a man beaten only to get rocked back because some small part of your body would contact the defender. How is it?

I think thats the part where they spent most of their time. Its great. One little concern is the animation you saw in the trailer. I think this partiular animation not based on physics but an actual full animation like the suck in animation in 2k8. but I guess its just realistic - if youre beaten you cant recover quickly.

[DaWolf]

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When you say the game 'automatically' makes you do a one handed hoist at the end of the shot clock, do you literally mean automatically? or of you happen to hit the shot button...

I remember in similar situations in the Live 10, you would do a quick shot so you wouldn't get caught in an animation when the shot clock is going down...you'd have to actually initiate it though...

Is that what you mean?

yes thats what I meant.

[Vni]

Re: NBA 2K13 Hands-On Preview From Gamescom (via DaWolf)

Layups Dawolf? did you see any improvements in that area? Less lasy and slow layups?

[DaWolf]

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So is the Dunking overall more realistic this year?

Animation wise like I said more forcefull which I liked a lot. But like I also said in the preview some instances where the animation was played out although there was a defender next to me.

[Mintsa]

Re: NBA 2K13 Hands-On Preview From Gamescom (via DaWolf)

Hey DaWolf,

Thanks again for your yearly impressions from Gamescom.

Question: Are the D-Pad options useful like in 2k11 (subs, quick plays etc) or the non useful options in 2k12 (camera changes, hot streaks).

Hopefully they went back to 2k11 on this one.

[Xuriath]

Re: NBA 2K13 Hands-On Preview From Gamescom (via DaWolf)

Please tell me speed matters this year. Joel Anthony wasn't keeping up with Westbrook was he?

[Sam Marlowe]

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Thanks for the answer man. Do big men finally cut to the rim when their man leaves to help protect the basket? Nothing would burn me up more than getting into the paint and drawing the D only to have my center camping out 20ft from the basket.

[DaWolf]

Re: NBA 2K13 Hands-On Preview From Gamescom (via DaWolf)

Hey DaWolf,

Thanks again for your yearly impressions from Gamescom.

Question: Are the D-Pad options useful like in 2k11 (subs, quick plays etc) or the non useful options in 2k12 (camera changes, hot streaks).

Hopefully they went back to 2k11 on this one.

not activated in the demo

[jersez]

Just two simple questions,
1. how would you judge the physics system?
2. How was the offensive players movement and does momentum play apart in isomotion?

[Guard-ian]

Re: NBA 2K13 Hands-On Preview From Gamescom (via DaWolf)

So, there were no off the ball calls apart from over the backs? I would like to see off the ball calls when your opponent set the defensive pressure too high, "deny ball" and that kind of stuff.
It also would be nice to have plays to specifically attack zone defenses, but I guess you won't be able to look for anything like that in the demo...

Thanks for your comments, DaWolf! ;-)

[Rockie_Fresh88]

Re: NBA 2K13 Hands-On Preview From Gamescom (via DaWolf)

well it was a 5 minute demo so...

Did you enjoy the demo? was it fun compared to 2k11?

[iLLosophy]

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this was already in 2k12, wasn't it?

Only in certain contexts, like dribble pull ups, up-and-unders, or escape dribbles. Never saw it on a regular spot up jumper - i seen players fall back, but never a full "i'm falling on top of you" reggie miller style foul

[DaWolf]

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Just two simple questions,
1. how would you judge the physics system?
2. How was the offensive players movement and does momentum play apart in isomotion?

1. very good
2. its really tough to get used to the right stick dribbling. momentum is of course a big part of the success

[HuRRiCaNeS27]

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Very clutch DaWolf, thank you. But i have 3 questions:

1. Are the layups improved? Do they still do unnecessary animations which results in the player getting blocked???

2. Is the passing any better? 2k said this was going to be one of the bigeer improvements in this game and i HATED the passing in 2k12.

3. Idk if you called any plays, but if you did, did the players come off the screens better? In 2k12 it was the must pathetic thing to see. They would walk around the screen instead of running to try and create separation.

These 3 things i hated the most (and the spacing of the offense but you already said its the same which pisses me off). Especially the first two, i would be very pleased if it got fixed.

[DaWolf]

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So, there were no off the ball calls apart from over the backs? I would like to see off the ball calls when your opponent set the defensive pressure too high, "deny ball" and that kind of stuff.
It also would be nice to have plays to specifically attack zone defenses, but I guess you won't be able to look for anything like that in the demo...

Thanks for your comments, DaWolf! ;-)

I dont know which fouls had been called but I think there was one where my teammate ran over a defender.