NBA Developer Insights: NBA 2K10, NBA Today

[marcoyk]

Interesting, a real battle is brewing between 2K and Live right now in my mind.

[stewaat]

Re: 3rd Developer Insight

no, he said only what's going on in your association

That's what I want. I wouldn't want to hear about stuff outside my association in my association

[STLRams]

Re: NBA Developer Insights: NBA 2K10, NBA Today

So who will be doing the commentary for NBA2K10? Is Kevin Harlan and Clark Kellog returning? I wonder what kind of software 2K is using to have the commentators change and update there commentary dynamically during games? I thought maybe 2K was going to go the NFL2K5 route and have those imaginary commentors Peter Okeefe and that other commentator do NBA2K10. That would have been cool, those guys were great on NFL2K5.

[bonannogiovanni]

The icing on the cake would be a daily around the league highlight show.....

[Dalsanto0026]

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This dynamic commentary and updated presentation sounds amazing! Wouldn't it be wonderful if 2K could actually pull this off?

I'm getting my hopes up, I hope I'm not let down.

[STLRams]

Re: NBA Developer Insights: NBA 2K10, NBA Today

The icing on the cake would be a daily around the league highlight show.....

AGREED! This is a must.

[Stumbleweed]

Re: NBA Developer Insights: NBA 2K10, NBA Today

Sounds promising for sure, but I've been burned before. Hope it's as good as it sounds -- from that initial GameSpot article, he mentioned the commentary right away, so maybe it is that improved (and theoretically will get better as the season goes along).

[23]

Re: NBA Developer Insights: NBA 2K10, NBA Today

I don't want to sound like a fanboy (which I'm not) but I'm not sold on this.

I think it's great that they made this upgrade on commentary, it will add more authenticity but IMO at the end of the day it will still be frustrating.

Even if we hear at the beginning of each game "the leader in assist is PAUL/DERON/NASH" "KOBE/LEBRON/DURANT still lead the league in points and shot attempt"."Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to 2k Sports for this matchup between..." "The Raptors are one win away of securing a spot for the 8th seed in the East, what do you think Kenny?"

I mean commentary in a video game will never approach the variety of real life broadcast, so my expectations are pretty low on NBA Today but I hope they'll prove me wrong.

It wasnt such a bad thing at all, actually kinda cool back when ID implemented it in its games in 03-04...but the commentators were different too, and although the lines got repetetive later on they didnt always stick to a script, or they'd laugh talking about other things during gameplay or whatever... we'll just have to see.

[GSW]

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This doesnt really interest me at all.

maybe it was the way it was described though.

[aholbert32]

Re: NBA Developer Insights: NBA 2K10, NBA Today

I think people are running wild with their imaginations. Temper your expectations people. If its anything like the commentary ID had, I will be satisfied.

[SageInfinite]

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I think people are running wild with their imaginations. Temper your expectations people. If its anything like the commentary ID had, I will be satisfied.

Co-sign.

[TreyIM2]

Uhh, hmm....Actually, and this is no hate toward 2K, the guys at EA already talked about using 365, over a month or so ago, to do the same thing but even then I was still not sure how I felt about it. I like the idea of getting updated commentary as the season goes on but I want the commentary to reflect more of what's going on in MY NBA season NOT what's happening in the actual NBA Season.
Now, if there is a hub that keeps updating with current info that pertains to the actual NBA season that you can access, then fine. Actual in-2K/Live commentary updating with real world facts, in "real time", I dunno about that part.
We'll see who pulls this off best but either way, I am interested but 2K needs to talk more about fixing it's issues as they are seeming to turn into EA of old by pouring more syrup on ish. That DON'T make it pancakes, as the immortal Samuel L. Jackson once said in Juice. Ha....

[amedawg00]

Re: NBA Developer Insights: NBA 2K10, NBA Today

This is revolutionary! The Live 10 devs must be literally stunned now that VC has taken commentary a truly unique and dynamic plateau. This must have been the feeling when Live caught VC flat footed with the synergy technology last year. I just hope the commentary concerning the real time stats and overlays arent robotic sounding when mixed in with the pre-programmed free wheeling commentary.

Signed...
VC/2K Fanboy

[Stumbleweed]

Re: NBA Developer Insights: NBA 2K10, NBA Today

Heh, except that Live also has dynamic commentary that was already announced with 100+ storylines that get activated through the DNA updates.

This sounds like it might be a little better, but the concept isn't new or something far beyond what Live will have. Just an FYI in case you missed that announcement.

[23bluesman]

Re: 3rd Developer Insight

Now I can start to anticipate this game as its starting to take shape a bit. It was a lot to like in that blog, but this that I bold really stood out to me.



You can never have enough stat overlays in the game. Its one of those "little" things, that fans have appreciated for quite some time, but it hasn't been done quite to the extent that it could be done. Having overlays to coincide with the commentary, then have the commentators delve deeper into the statistics that showed up on the overlays (rather it be road trips, injuries, individual performance from previous game etc), makes this sound like commentary has finally took that "next level" step. They've promised new commentary in the past, but never to this extent, and never with this type of detail and excitement. Then you add to the fact, that the commentators are no longer locked into their lines when something big happens..........


As I've said, now that anticipation is building with me, slowly but surely.

Very true.

I'm not worried about 2K's presentation, they're miles ahead of Live imo (will have to wait and see for '10 though). But seems like they outdid themselves again this year.

Sounds real good. I really don't care much about NBA Today as I spend most of my time in the franchise mode of whatever game, but the fact that they can do what they say they're going to do flat-out amazing.