NBA 2K13's Keys to Victory

[RaychelSnr]

What a difference a year makes. For this basketball fan, last summer was painful. The NBA was in the midst of a lockout, the summer league was cancelled, free-agency was on hold and the prospect of missing a full season was all too real. By stark contrast, the Nike-penned motto "basketball never stops" which was conceived during that lockout, seems to be the theme this summer. Less than a month after the 2012 season ended, summer league began and then Olympic basketball shortly thereafter. With the Olympics now over, what has often been one of my favorite times of the year now begins: NBA 2K season.

The NBA 2K franchise currently stands at the pinnacle of video game basketball and, until NBA Live returns, has only itself for competition. This is a challenge the games’ developers seem to acknowledge, as they have repeatedly communicated a refusal to rest on their laurels but rather to push the envelope with each consecutive release. So what type of a difference has a year made for NBA 2K13? We are slowly finding out the details and they seem pretty legit.

So what am I looking for exactly? Here's my list of things that NBA 2K13 will have to do in order to 'win' this season for me...

Read More - NBA 2K13's Keys to Victory

[chandlerbang]

excellent post, getting more hyped day after day

[kevmasood]

VERY GOOD post i must say the gameplay, new controls, online from the gate no lagging glaring issues from online.Online has to be on point. We need the online leagues,tournaments,and i hate to say this but for the ppl who likes crew mode besides me to work properly for online, the CLASSIC MODE most definitely they givin us the USA teams this game will put LIVE 13 or watever EA is duin concerning BASKETBALL in the GRAVE

[LoSoisNiCEx414]

Ima go into gamestop with my camera & ask them can I pre order NBA Live... See what they say. Then grt POd if they say I cant. Lol

[johnpreyes]

I'd like for the tendencies to be redone. There were a lot of possessions where the AI would seem to wait until there's 5 seconds on the shot clock before launching a shot.

[Profit89]

I think EA is going to get slaughtered this year.

[Sam Marlowe]

Re: NBA 2K13's Keys to Victory

Good stuff there Chris.

[gabri3l3]

Re: NBA 2K13's Keys to Victory

I can't lie I don't agree with the issues reported in the article:

SPACING (The court is too jammed)
PASSING (Floaty passes + exagerrated momentum)

these are most glaring weaknesses for me

[NYCD@Future]

Good Article.. Online has to be on point. I already expect great gameplay n their offline experience is always on point so im not worried about that. I am worried about their Online Product tho. Hopefully this year they step it up tremendously.

[tommyboii2008]

I agree with mostly everything ESPECIALLY the online problems, those definitely need to be addressed. One thing i disagree with is the ball physics. They only really seem to take affect when you press the sprint button and it goes off the back of a teammates foot, other than that it still feels magnetic to the players hand, which isnt a terrible thing..

[Vni]

Re: NBA 2K13's Keys to Victory

I can't lie I don't agree with the issues reported in the article:

SPACING (The court is too jammed)
PASSING (Floaty passes + exagerrated momentum)

these are most glaring weaknesses for me

Is the court too small in nba 2K games? Sometimes it looks that way.

Also fatigue. It should be a big part of NBA games. I'am watching 2002 playoffs game 3 between LA and Spurs and man thoses guys are dead tired in the 4th. Everything on the court is affected by fatigue. I wish the way players move, or execute moves/jumper would translate fatigue. That would be an amazing addition.

[barimanlhs]

Re: NBA 2K13's Keys to Victory

I agree with mostly everything ESPECIALLY the online problems, those definitely need to be addressed. One thing i disagree with is the ball physics. They only really seem to take affect when you press the sprint button and it goes off the back of a teammates foot, other than that it still feels magnetic to the players hand, which isnt a terrible thing..

I have a feeling that the ball physics thing is probably one of, if not the hardest thing to design becuase there are so many factors in play. Hand location, velocity of the ball bouncing, the direction you are traveling, how fast you are traveling...THEN you have the dribble moves themselves....has to be a technical nightmare.

I do hope that it becomes a reality at some point though, I can only imagine how well a game like that could play with a truely 100% tangible ball.

[JasonMartin]

Re: NBA 2K13's Keys to Victory

The spacing in 2K12 is definitely off, I hope they improve it for 2K13 and not put a lag on players (like you experience online) that they can't block you in time for example.

[RemyLeBeau]

I'm glad these issues have been brought up, really hope 2k fixes these issues before release.
Another thing is keeping the game close intentionally to simulate a realistic box score. That makes the game feel scripted/forced.

[NYCD@Future]

Re: NBA 2K13's Keys to Victory

There is def alot of spacing problems for 2k12 and even lag issues for offline games. They should be addressed here tho so thats good news..