NBA 2K11 Developer Insights: NBA Today 2.0 / Audio

[KyotoCarl]

Quote: Originally Posted by bonannogiovanni

Ok, but last year NBA Today was association driven as well, it would be a step back then....

I agree. Most of the stuff seems to be in Association too though, it's just the Around the League thing which seems to be missing.

[bonannogiovanni]

Quote: Originally Posted by spankdatazz22

I don't think you can fault 2K11 for not taking the exact same approach; that shouldn't be what's expected. You're also discounting important presentation elements that 2K11 does that 2K5 doesn't, which are really too numerous to name. Things such as: - arena specific sounds - branching conversation topics - all the post game stuff (pressbook, signature highlights, etc.) - all the NBA Today specific stuff which is specific to a person's Association or the live league I love 2K5 as much as the next person but it's a matter of different approaches. I don't think 2K11 (or any other game) should be expected to do every exact little thing 2K5 did and then some. They may never want to have a digital representation of a studio host for example. But I agree w/you, there'll always be room for improvement. And ultimately I agree that 2K11's head and shoulders (and I'd throw in torso) above what today's sports games are doing presentation-wise Great Insight btw; really looking forward to all of the new stadium-specific sounds and NBA Today 2.0

You're right and I was well aware of discounting presentation elements totally absent in 2k5, because we're comparing two games one of which is six years younger than the other and has had the benefit of being developed using more powerful hardware.

[KyotoCarl]

Quote: Originally Posted by RGmoney

See my earlier post: http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2041671711

So even the Around the League game will be in? I read in the Q&A from baseball guy that he's played a couple of Association games and they have featured the half-time show but NOT the Around the League part.

[ABA QontrolZ]

[johnprestonevans]

Well the video shown here in this thread seems to indicate that the out of town highlights are generated IN-GAME. They are not "live" video streamed from real NBA games. Which i hope also means that the scores being shown around the league are not from the real NBA, but rather from out Association mode games. I didn't buy 2K10 last year, so i dont really know what NBA Today is all about. Does this mean that you are only playing games that exist on that calendar day in the real NBA? I dont really care about that. I want a living breathing franchise with all the score, stats and highlights coming from the game engine - not streamed from the real life NBA.

[kolanji]

great......that was nice to add a little more toppings on the cake just a week b4 christmas... i mean release day

[andxxx]

I hope the promos and nba today are in association

[eko718]

Very good insight. The audio upgrades are magnificent, especially the stadium specific sounds. Commentary has come a long way as well.