NBA 2K14 Gameplay Videos - Euroleague

[Taer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Boilerbuzz

I don't think this was ever packaged as a mode, per se. I could be wrong. If it was, then yeah, that's kind of weak. I think it just supposed to have those teams and players for the European folks that wanted them.

While not an official "mode", like the Olympic teams for 2k13, the Euroleague was meant to be a major feature of this year's title. The 2K team themselves emphasized the Euroleague as an unique and stand-alone feature as evidenced in quotes from their official Q&A:

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... We then worked directly with Euroleague to capture the authenticity of each team, per our critical standards in the NBA 2K series. ...

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... Q: Euroleague teams feature a different atmosphere during their games. Will the atmosphere be different from the NBA experience? Will we hear team chants, see flares, etc.? A: The Euroleague atmosphere featured in NBA 2K14 will accurately capture fans’ enthusiasm and passion for global basketball.

So 2K has spent resources, both money and time to give us the authenticity of each team and the atmosphere will accurately capture fans' enthusiasm and passion. Or at least that is what they claim.

These teams are a full feature given the developmental time and effort to give us an authentic experience.

If what I've seen so far is what was meant by meeting their critical standards for capturing authenticity of both the teams and the atmosphere, then "weak" is indeed very weak. I'd go so far as to say this was nothing more then a gimmick inserted in to be a counter to their competitor having a license they did not.

[KyotoCarl]

Quote: Originally Posted by Taer

While not an official "mode", like the Olympic teams for 2k13, the Euroleague was meant to be a major feature of this year's title. The 2K team themselves emphasized the Euroleague as an unique and stand-alone feature as evidenced in quotes from their official Q&A: and So 2K has spent resources, both money and time to give us the authenticity of each team and the atmosphere will accurately capture fans' enthusiasm and passion. Or at least that is what they claim. These teams are a full feature given the developmental time and effort to give us an authentic experience. If what I've seen so far is what was meant by meeting their critical standards for capturing authenticity of both the teams and the atmosphere, then "weak" is indeed very weak. I'd go so far as to say this was nothing more then a gimmick inserted in to be a counter to their competitor having a license they did not.

Having individual teams is, in my mind, a base for future features. I think, and hope, they will be expanded on next year. Now they have things on in place to integrate them into association mode and my player.

Now, we don't know if this is the finished product or if the atmosphere in games will be different when we finally have the finished product.

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[Taer]

Quote: Originally Posted by KyotoCarl

... I think, and hope, they will be expanded on next year... Now, we don't know if this is the finished product or if the atmosphere in games will be different when we finally have the finished product. ...

We both hope that everything is expanded upon in the future but until I see it in official statements and releases I'm going to go with what they did with the Olympic teams as their plans.

As far as not knowing if the stuff shown at the convention is the final product - you are correct, I don't think it was confirmed either way.

Just going on what 2k has shown and what they said themselves, I am standing by my conclusion that their efforts at providing authenticity of both teams and atmosphere has fallen flat and does not meet the standard of quality we expect from 2K.

[JerzeyReign]

I made a quick little video of what I feel the EuroLeague portion of this game should sound like. I know its easy to hop on and dog on 2K for this but the disconnect with the audio is huge for me.

Spoiler

At 1:35 the released game play with borrowed sounds begins:

[Sundown]

Quote: Originally Posted by JerzeyReign

I made a quick little video of what I feel the EuroLeague portion of this game should sound like. I know its easy to hop on and dog on 2K for this but the disconnect with the audio is huge for me. Spoiler At 1:35 the released game play with borrowed sounds begins:

It works really well when I don't understand what they're saying.

[bumpyface]

Quote: Originally Posted by blues rocker

appearance and graphics mean little to me. it does not affect my enjoyment of the game. i really just care how the game plays. good graphics are just a bonus. Even if 2k did get rid of some other things in order to improve the graphics, i don't think the difference would be that much. Like Czar said, they've gone about as far as they can go in this generation with graphics and the number of animations they can include. That's all there is to it. People expect too much without understanding what is possible and what's going on under the hood.

Agreed. I admit due to past iterations I'm a little skeptical, but the gameplay does appear smoother. They can keep the graphics the same for all I care, just improve gameplay. I want to be able to get online and compete, as I once did in 2k11 and previous installments. I knock 2k alot, and I mean alot. But I won't hesitate to give them the credit they deserve if they improve on simple gameplay like rebounding, speed, passing, etc. 2k did it to themselves setting the bar so high with previous games. Sorry. Anyways, forget the presentation. I don't care about head bands, announcers, who gives a >>>>. Bring that hardcore, responsive, explosive gameplay back BABY!

[Goffs]

Quote: Originally Posted by JerzeyReign

I made a quick little video of what I feel the EuroLeague portion of this game should sound like. I know its easy to hop on and dog on 2K for this but the disconnect with the audio is huge for me. Spoiler At 1:35 the released game play with borrowed sounds begins:

Nicely done! If 2k gave us the option to customize crowd noise it would solve this problem!

[KyotoCarl]

Quote: Originally Posted by JerzeyReign

I made a quick little video of what I feel the EuroLeague portion of this game should sound like. I know its easy to hop on and dog on 2K for this but the disconnect with the audio is huge for me. Spoiler At 1:35 the released game play with borrowed sounds begins:

Really nice work Jerzey, taking the time to make some tangible. This is really how it should sound and I hope 2K takes notice.
Even if they are just available for quick play they need to make it feel different, otherwise the "mode" would just be boring.