NBA 2K9 Video: Spurs vs. Rockets

[HELLisFUN]

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Where is the justice, why does Steve get to play the game when we have to wait for 2 more weeks

[Jano]

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I liked the video it looked great.

The only negative I saw was how bunched up the players got at times. If there was a bit more space between the players I think the game would play even better.

One thing I liked about the Live demo is how you can break off of a play and still making something happen. Because there is enough space from player to player to improvise a little.

Where as in this game it seems like breaking away from a play causes the players to get bunched up. And I think its because of the small amount of space between each player.

Even with the improved off ball AI its still hard for the CPU to understand they have to move. Because the space between you and them may not be large enough for the AI to see whats going on and then react accordingly, in a fast manner that is.

If this game had the spacing found in Live it would be great because it would give the AI more than enough time to react to whats going on. Which I think is the biggest problem for this game in terms of spacing.

[i c u cant stop me]

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Where is the justice, why does Steve get to play the game when we have to wait for 2 more weeks

maybe just maybe steve can burn us some copy's lol j/k

[SageInfinite]

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Thanx Steve

This was the best video so far. I loved it.

[i c u cant stop me]

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Lol i cant wait to see how 5 vs 5 online is going to work out its going to be crazy!

[23]

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Defensive.


Great video Steve and thanks for taking the time.


I remember someone was saying earlier that you couldn't shoot off the dribble, I am glad to see that that is not true. That was a beautiful looking animation by Alston at the 3:32 mark of the game clock.


The crowd and atmosphere is just sick.

Lef the things i wanted to respond to.

1. I agree with trob.. thanks Steve for the video!!!

2.I said you couldn't run to a spot shoot in one motion into your sig shot and you cant. When you're on the run like that, your man stops and squares up before he pulls into his sig jumper.

Why I hate it is because believe it or not it helps give the defense an extra second of recovery that they otherwise wouldn't have. That's not something that happens on the court but its difficult to explain so i dont want to seem like im bashing the game because Im not, and it doesn't make it unplayable but it would make it better.. especially with the fluidity they have in this game.

In this video... you're talking about a running fadeaway ala MJ that Rafer Alston did, which I am not talking about.. but do play 2k8 or CH to see what im talking about.

3. Atmosphere is nice!! ...but Clark talks to Kevin calling him Kev all the time and Kevin never talks to him

Makes me think either Collins quit mid session, or they were in studio at seperate times

[blingballa333]

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I agree KDRE, the transition from dribbling to sig shot is clunky most of the time. Ws really annoying when trying to pass to a guy coming off an off'ball screen. It seems 2k9 has got rid of that hitch for the most point though.

[DaWu]

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nice job steve. loving it. keep em comin maybe with some mavs love?

[eko718]

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The game looks good at this play speed. Nice vid.

[gez20]

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Count me in as someone who sees this video as being far better than the other two. I was happy to see Parker being aggressive with the ball on many of the Spurs possessions. The way point guards like Parker, Paul, etc. played in 2k8 killed that game for me.

It's still disappointing to see elite defenders guarding whoever is playing their position as opposed to the top scorer on the other team.

[i c u cant stop me]

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Did anyone see around the 4:58 mark the way the defender poked the ball away from yao leading to the turnover?? that looked so smooth and good.

[jfsolo]

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Steve is this the final version of the game? You would have to be some kind of fool to not see that the 45 and 40 slider speed are more accurate than the default. Yud think the des would see this and do some last minn backend slider tweaks.

I still prefer the default speed to either of these two slower speeds, and luckily us fools can decide for ourselves if we can still have a "sim" experience at a faster speed.

The animations are top notch, the CPU's decision making is solid in space or in transition, but they still haven't "taught" the A.I. how to utilize the bounce to create better passing angles in the half court sets.

I want to see more, but I don't need to see any more vids. Barring some last minute super glitch, I know that I'm going to put in some ridiculous time with this game.

[younggrease]

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Honestly instead of vids I would rather know the ratings of the players. It doesnt have to be like in a graph like that other one, just the overall ratings

[ehh]

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Def the best vid of the bunch. This game has by far the best animations, sig styles and atmosphere of any sports game. Visually, as a complete package, even The Show doesn't really come close.

The sig styles on Yao's foul line jumper and Parker's FT were insane. I mean Parker's is absolutely perfect. You could see more new animations in this vid, like others said the dig that Parker took under the hoop looked great. Also, the Alston J off balanced from the corner was great to see. It's one thing that I loved about the Live demo and I'm glad that 2K has added that as well. The dunks looked better as does the rim/backboard/standard's reaction to a dunk.

The player size/court size ratio still concerns me as does the interaction of the on-ball defender and the offensive player, although when T-Mac was trying to get to the hoop it seemed better than 2K8 (which it didn't in the previous vids). If you don't call a play the other four guys on your team will complete stand still. I know I'm not calling a play but I'd love to see the other players take some initiative and set an off-ball screen or make a cut to the hoop or something just to get things moving.

I'll be reserving 2K9 this week.

[KG]

Re: NBA 2K9: Spurs vs. Rockets Video

Def the best vid of the bunch. This game has by far the best animations, sig styles and atmosphere of any sports game. Visually, as a complete package, even The Show doesn't really come close.

The sig styles on Yao's foul line jumper and Parker's FT were insane. I mean Parker's is absolutely perfect. You could see more new animations in this vid, like others said the dig that Parker took under the hoop looked great. Also, the Alston J off balanced from the corner was great to see. It's one thing that I loved about the Live demo and I'm glad that 2K has added that as well. The dunks looked better as does the rim/backboard/standard's reaction to a dunk.

The player size/court size ratio still concerns me as does the interaction of the on-ball defender and the offensive player, although when T-Mac was trying to get to the hoop it seemed better than 2K8 (which it didn't in the previous vids). If you don't call a play the other four guys on your team will complete stand still. I know I'm not calling a play but I'd love to see the other players take some initiative and set an off-ball screen or make a cut to the hoop or something just to get things moving.

I'll be reserving 2K9 this week.

TP's shot was perfect and the little things that make 2K so good are always appreciated.