NBA 2K14 Hands-On Impressions and Q&A (PS3)

[Da_Czar]

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Thanks for the answer CZAR. I guess my bigger question is how much of the playbook/gameplay improvements/fixes did translated over to the classic teams/players as far as spacing improvement oncourt AI improvement, playcalling etc...

All of the spacing and movement that happens outside of a play aka the freelance enhancements are all there for classics as well. It's just their set plays will not have all the new bell's and whistles including any refinements to make them run better like handoff's etc.

The general system upgrades may have their set plays running better but they weren't edited to take advantage of the new improvements.

[Red Kafe]

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This is the third time you've posted this. Spamming a thread isnt the way to get your question answered. I was planning to look into this but you took the wrong approach.

I mean I wasn't trying to be rude at all , I just saw me asking you were by passing it answering other questions that I posted before that . How was I suppose to know ? A simple " I will check , look back into the thread for an update after hours " to me it just look like you were ignoring . But if you don't want to check no hard feelings , I wasn't the only person asking . If you said you would look into and check then I apologize .


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[KyotoCarl]

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looks like 2k14 is actually updated 2k12

You haven't kept up.

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[Rasco11]

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every video posted is has multiple fast breaks it seems

I agree, just know it looked this way early last year too. Still thought logic was off once i got my hands on tho. My opinion...

[rjohns23]

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All of the spacing and movement that happens outside of a play aka the freelance enhancements are all there for classics as well. It's just their set plays will not have all the new bell's and whistles including any refinements to make them run better like handoff's etc.

The general system upgrades may have their set plays running better but they weren't edited to take advantage of the new improvements.

As far as freelance goes, in 2k13 if you called for a pick and roll on the wing with your big (big coming to set the screen) for some crazy reason the SF or whoever is the closest will cut and stand/post up on the block on the strong side clogging the lane.

Is this addressed in 2k14? Meaning that when you call for a pick does the CPU gives proper spacing?

[ltylerj]

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Is Create a Legend in or did they take it out?

[Red Kafe]

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Is Create a Legend in or did they take it out?

Out


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[La Verite]

I mean I wasn't trying to be rude at all , I just saw me asking you were by passing it answering other questions that I posted before that . How was I suppose to know ? A simple " I will check , look back into the thread for an update after hours " to me it just look like you were ignoring . But if you don't want to check no hard feelings , I wasn't the only person asking . If you said you would look into and check then I apologize .


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Other reviews our out now as well.

[iceberg760]

thanks Aaron/great preview...excited about the gm---oct 1!

[aholbert32]

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Holbert, as you play, can you let us know if the controls grow on you any?

They have and I realized there is a form of controllers settings you can change. While you cant change what the other buttons do, you can change what the shot stick does. I changed it to isomotion and now Im not having issues with accidentally shooting when I intend to do a dribble move.

[aholbert32]

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Does the steal button=automatic foul in 2k14? Or is it still a wild pimp smack like last year? And if you miss a steal what happens? How is the recovery from a missed steal?

Not really sure how to answer that. There are multiple steal related animations. Recovery depends on the steal animation used.

[aholbert32]

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Just thought of a question....anything new in the arena sounds? Like free throw misses or player foul outs?

Nope but they separated the sounds for the ASG slam dunk and 3 point contest.

[aholbert32]

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I would still like to know if there's any improvement in shoe creator/if it's still there. Also any other shoes added/removed. Thanks for taking time for looking at our comments, aholbert.

EDIT: Steve took care of what shoes were in the game, now I gotta see the shoe creator.

Tap Taptalking away from my iPhone 5.... C.

Dont know what was added but Spalding shoes are now included. Peak and Anta (?) shoes are now in the game but not editable in shoe creator.

[aholbert32]

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Revising my earlier post, thanks for answering all these!

1. Any new courts for Blacktop Mode (2K13 was Rooftop and Daytime Rucker)? Do players still wear their own uniforms in Blacktop?
2. Can we upload/download sliders from 2KShare? And does 2KShare still do Rosters/Teams/CAPs?

Thank you again!

I'll check this later today.

[aholbert32]

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Thanks for the concise and relevant write-up aholbert32. I think you have reassured me more then any other reviewer that this year's purchase is still worth the time and effort.

My questions focus on the defensive side of the ball; thank you for your answers in advance:

1: With regard to players with signature skills - is there a difference in actual game-play within their specialty or do these players still fill very generic and interchangeable?

2: Do the lower level defenders show their defensive limits out-of-the-box or do you feel we are going to need to tweek the rosters to reflect their issues?

3: I am still a bit concerned with ai perimeter closing and shading; almost all the gameplay vids I've seen still show the ai lagging off of deadly perimeter players (ie Ray Allen in the corner) in key situations. During your gameplay, was the ai shadowing their assignments decently, forcing the play elsewhere or were they still allowing for too many kick-out opportunities as in years past?

Again, thank you for your time.

The tough thing about answering this question is I dont share your opinion about signature skills. Ive always felt that the Skills felt specific to that type of player and never "generic". A player like Harden plays completely different than say Ray Allen and thats largely because of sig skills.

Dont really have an answer for 2.

They shade but it depends on the player they are shading. For example, if its Lebron in the post, the AI will help. If its Greg Oden, they seem to stick with Allen.