I know it will most likely have the solid gameplay that it had from last year's version but I may be in the minority in saying this but I wasnt as blown away by ID last year in comparison to NBA 2K3. Sure it did do a few things better than 2K3 like differentiate between teams better and run their style of play...plus it also had a slightly better rebounding system but the lack of atmosphere was a huge impact on the overall immersion of the game. Also there was something about the animations last year that were very annoying and I STILL see them in Steve's ID 2004 movies posted. Its hard to describe but there seems a certain lack of flow to some of them like the back down and the directional movement of players. It seems very stiff and they sort of turn backwards like they are standing on sun dials rather than actually transistioning fluidly into different movements. Also last year when players would bump and grind into each other, there was no real fealing of contact , especially down low....it sort of felt like a simplified back down animation rather than fighting for position. Also the sensation of catching nothing but net wasnt very well implemented. Draining shots from the outside always resulted in the same net animation that looked more like an unstarched stiff shirt sleave rather than a tight net snapping piece of nylon. All these little things add up to really remove the player from getting completely absorbed in a mind blowing game of Xbox B-Ball.
I dont want to knock this game but I just wasnt as excited about last year's game as alot of others and I guess I am still a bit worried about this year's game as well.....But I wish I didnt have to worry about these things cause the game really could be great.
I dont want to knock this game but I just wasnt as excited about last year's game as alot of others and I guess I am still a bit worried about this year's game as well.....But I wish I didnt have to worry about these things cause the game really could be great.
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