NBA 2K13 Gameplay Video - Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat

[The 24th Letter]

2k11 was a great game to shut down cheesers, but the game was too offensive oriented and you could not counter good offensive teams with good defensive teams. 2k will be actually balanced when the "offense win games but defense win championships" is also true in the game, so far good offense has been much more dominant than good defense in my view.

I am waiting a game where players like Tony Allen are as useful as they are in real life, if 2k13 gets this, then the sky is the limit... I am not saying that players like Allen are going to make you a contender, I mean that those kind of players can be starters with an important role in any team with aspirations.

Cheers! ;-)

I just have to disagree man!

Besides 2k8, 2k11 is my favorite 2k to play online because you were rewarded for positioning on defense...and though there were some funky animations, it served its purpose...

More than a few members have mentioned they had a lot of success with teams like the Bucks and other defensive teams...

I feel you on individual players like T Allen though, once again, I'm hoping sig skills helps with this

[FLAWDAxBALLA954]

Kobe is still automatic from anywhere on the court, yet his misses a wide open dunk? Okay...

Theres a big diff between shooting and dunking mmmkay

[FLAWDAxBALLA954]

Things I like:
-Passing animations look faster. Handoffs didn't go off of people's back. The pass types seem more situational appropriate. Have to play it to know for sure, of course.
-Defensive contact looks nice and it actually looks fun to play D.
-Looks fun to drive, too.
-Blown dunks.
-CPU didn't try a lot of up-and-unders, but this might be on pro.
-CPU also shot earlier in the shot clock than in 2k12, especially when they were open from mid range.
-No dribbling off of people's feet! Thank you.
-Spacing: Heat players are not getting in front of Wade and Lebron when they go iso. They are at the 3 spreading the defense, but the D is still looking to crowd Wade and Lebron on drives when appropriate. Even at 6:13 Wade was in the post, but then got out of the way when Lebron drove.

Stuff I didn't like:
-Gasol got an offensive board at 4:20 over a boxing out Battier. Then again, Gasol would probably get it in real life.
-Nash shot clock cheese? C'mon son.
-Lebron and Wade seem overpowered driving to the rim, but this is probably pro, and, well, they are Lebron and Wade.

So basically you disliked the realism? Cause thats what wade and bron do nash is more than capable of hitting a 3 at the end of the shotclock and gasol has a superior advantage over battier regarding size. In other words you have no dislikes

[artmind]

Most authentic sport game at the moment! Great work 2K!

[morningstar777]

Re: NBA 2K13 Gameplay Video - Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat

So no one here has an issue with the helium balloon passing?

[morningstar777]

Re: NBA 2K13 Gameplay Video - Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat

Which pass? I think they look a little bit faster than 2k12's idk I have to watch the video again. I know the alley oops looked crazy, those passes were near the shot clock.

Alot of them, the way the passes are built into the game they would be easily picked off in real life. There's no zip or speed in alot of them, all of the passes look like they're floating.

[Nokstar]

I think the controls, contact animations that are unintrusive on the offensive controls, and the better passing are the most important improvements they've made to this game...I'm super excited over those alone. Then of course defense but its you to be seen if you can really play effective on ball defense as far as keeping with the defender...we will see when the demo drops.

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[Sinner]

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Going to be so hard waiting till Oct 2nd..this game really looks smooth, the animations are definitely looking nice but if I may nit pick for a minute...like said earlier I can deal with the sliding since its the first year with the new controls....I have to say that the passing animations bug me a bit. The way the ball is moved around going forward I would like to see improved...maybe just me but the speed of their arms passing the ball and the velocity of the ball can be tweaked. Someone passes and by the motion of the pass it seems like it should be a hard pass but that slow lob pass comes out..maybe this is a slightly older video than the retail version and its been fixed now, but moving forward I would like a lot less of the over hand passing, and the little jump before you pass to someone 3 ft away from you needs to go also. I say this also cause its been like that in 2k bball games for awhile

I wish they would do more like College Hoops 2k8, there were so many different animations for passing. You have the ball in your hands and picked up the dribble? You still have a pivot foot and it was used to step a little to make a pass. In CH2k8 there was also a quick underhand pass to help get the ball around the defender..the chest passes looked pretty good also. Would look so much better if the person passing the ball would at least look like he's trying to pass around the defender...

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[WTF]

Re: NBA 2K13 Gameplay Video - Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat

is it me or do the animations play out a little too fast? It almost seems like they could slow it down just a little bit.

No, and I hope they don't. That's one of my biggest beefs in the past, they were too slow. No explosiveness. Even bumping the speed up to 65-70, it still wasn't "right". And it messed other thing up. I'm very happy with the speed.

[iLLosophy]

Re: NBA 2K13 Gameplay Video - Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat

No, and I hope they don't. That's one of my biggest beefs in the past, they were too slow. No explosiveness. Even bumping the speed up to 65-70, it still wasn't "right". And it messed other thing up. I'm very happy with the speed.

If i could like a post multiple times this would get 280 likes just by me alone.

[DukeC]

Re: NBA 2K13 Gameplay Video - Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat

I'm really liking they made the triple threat much faster. An NBA player is at his fastest within his first couple of steps. Hopefully it's the quickness rating that lets the triple threat play out faster. Hopefully the speed rating only "really" matters during the fast break.

[youvalss]

Re: NBA 2K13 Gameplay Video - Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat

Like the other thread that was locked suggested, there's something wrong with the ball-net physics. The net moves nicely and all that, but something about it seems like it's just a hologram wrapping the ball, and that it doesn't happen in real time.

As if someone shot a video of a ball being shot, then shot a video of the net moving (using a fan?), then combined them together.

Hard to explain, it just doesn't seem real to me.

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And no, it doesn't mean that 2K13 sucks or that I'm not getting it because of that. Geez!

[jfsolo]

Re: NBA 2K13 Gameplay Video - Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat

Going to be so hard waiting till Oct 2nd..this game really looks smooth, the animations are definitely looking nice but if I may nit pick for a minute...like said earlier I can deal with the sliding since its the first year with the new controls....I have to say that the passing animations bug me a bit. The way the ball is moved around going forward I would like to see improved...maybe just me but the speed of their arms passing the ball and the velocity of the ball can be tweaked. Someone passes and by the motion of the pass it seems like it should be a hard pass but that slow lob pass comes out..maybe this is a slightly older video than the retail version and its been fixed now, but moving forward I would like a lot less of the over hand passing, and the little jump before you pass to someone 3 ft away from you needs to go also. I say this also cause its been like that in 2k bball games for awhile

I wish they would do more like College Hoops 2k8, there were so many different animations for passing. You have the ball in your hands and picked up the dribble? You still have a pivot foot and it was used to step a little to make a pass. In CH2k8 there was also a quick underhand pass to help get the ball around the defender..the chest passes looked pretty good also. Would look so much better if the person passing the ball would at least look like he's trying to pass around the defender...

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You're right, the passing is much crisper in CHoops, I don't know why they can't tune it like this in the NBA game, but this is just picking at some nits.

I wish that I hadn't of watched this video though. Just thinking about a CH2K13 with the tech and A.I. of NBA 2K13 is making me

[jfsolo]

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No, and I hope they don't. That's one of my biggest beefs in the past, they were too slow. No explosiveness. Even bumping the speed up to 65-70, it still wasn't "right". And it messed other thing up. I'm very happy with the speed.

I'm being greedy, but I'd like to see that first step burst be even a little bit more explosive.

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Speaking of CH.... Lebron dribbling the ball up the court is just like they did in CH with the little bounce in his step while he dribbles

I love it. Cannot wait to get my hands on this one.

Honestly thyeyve added enough stuff here to make this feel like a brand new game.

I agree with wtf 2k12 feels sluggish where you need to bump up quickness to make it feels better but that explosiveness in movement is just not right

This is looking to be the greatest 2k basketball game ever

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