NBA 2K12 Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[deetoman]

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Its so smooth retail version...first day! OCT 4

[jeebs9]

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What about the free throw shooting? Can you still shot a high precentage with a Shaq?

[erickonasis]

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What about the free throw shooting? Can you still shot a high precentage with a Shaq?

Shaqs retired isnt he?

[mymannemcee]

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It was not, I noticed this as well. Good eye.

You sure? I remember seeing PG's stand there and wait for the ball PLENTY of times in 2K11 with their hands out. It wasn't as strong as in 2K12, but they pretty much asked.

[skillz7854]

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NBA 2k11 just feels terrible after playing NBA 2k12 for some reason to me.Because the game is so smooth and it has a lot of characteristics.That 2k11 kind of feels like a old dog that can't do tricks.

[domidomdomz]

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Just played my first game from the demo..

WOW!

Initial Impressions...

-I love the phase of the game
-Rebounding animations are much much more realistic
-Fastbreak is damn real

More to come...

[Pared]

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You sure? I remember seeing PG's stand there and wait for the ball PLENTY of times in 2K11 with their hands out. It wasn't as strong as in 2K12, but they pretty much asked.

I recall them asking once you passed the ball but this was just a normal receiving ani. This year they do an animation before you do anything and come to the ball.

If it was in 2k11 (again, don't think so) what he is referring is def. new.

A bit related: In videos (not in the demo) I still don't see the ball handler signaling for a timeout.

[CX1329]

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There are so many minor additions that the sum of them makes 2K11 nearly unplayable. Also, the movement is a blend of 2K8 and 2K11. It's got all of 2K11's features and then some, but isn't quite as momentum heavy.

[Goffs]

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You sure? I remember seeing PG's stand there and wait for the ball PLENTY of times in 2K11 with their hands out. It wasn't as strong as in 2K12, but they pretty much asked.

Nope its new this year...you can see Lebron or Chalmers ask for the ball after a rebound. There's variants on it to as I've seen Kidd raise one hand up across the court asking for the ball.

[erickonasis]

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i personally hate the 2k cam view, it just sucks in my opinion... i prefer broadcast with the height and zoom adjusted, looks more realistic to me... but thats just what i prefer... it is easier to do isomotion on 2k cam though, just don't like it.. but to each its own.

2k cam = cheese cam

[mlp111]

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Man, how am i going to explain this to me wife, I'm addicted to 2k again! I feel like a addict, going to be many sleepless night, lol!

[blues rocker]

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haven't played the demo yet (i'm on ps3)...but i'm reading all these impressions and i'm BLOWN AWAY by how virtually every impression is all positives...i've been coming on here and reading impressions threads every year for a while now, and this is the most unanimous positive reaction i've ever seen to a demo.

every year people say "this is the year 2k finally did it...they can't out-do themselves"...then every year they make the old game feel old...

but seriously...after all of the control additions and depth of movement in 2k12, they must have reached some kind of peek here...i mean 2k11 was a great game, but i could think of a lot of areas where it still needed some polish...but 2k12 seems to have addressed and polished ALL of those lacking areas from 2k11...2k12 may be the first time that I won't have anything to complain about.

[CX1329]

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haven't played the demo yet (i'm on ps3)...but i'm reading all these impressions and i'm BLOWN AWAY by how virtually every impression is all positives...i've been coming on here and reading impressions threads every year for a while now, and this is the most unanimous positive reaction i've ever seen to a demo.

What's really shocking is that the demo was extracted from an old build. I can only wonder how amazing the retail version is going to be like.

[chia51]

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2k cam = cheese cam

how is that?

[Pared]

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I can see why people are coming away underwhelmed. You really, really do need to have the ability to call plays to fully get a grasp of what this game can do.

It's amazing - when I was younger, I was ok with just running around and working the ball around. Ever since Inside Drive I don't think I've gone back.

I know I'm not alone - I feel like I can't really control what is going on if the inner coach inside of me can't be used in a game. It's nice taking Dirk or whomever and learning the controls... but it feels so shallow, even for just a few minutes.