NBA 2K14 - The Little Things

[RateSports]

This needs to be started.

I had a play where D Wade spun around 2 defenders, tried a left-handed layup to avoid a player on the right, and was rejected. Ball goes loose and starts to bounce (realistically) towards out of bounds. Kobe dives and pulls it back in bounds but his right foot was on the baseline.

He dives into the Heat's bench and the replay goes to a floor cam showing his teammates run over to pick him up. Just looked so organic it's scary.

I will post the vid after I get back from work today for you guys.

[knick9]

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I had a play where a ball got deflected and flew towards the arena ceiling going out of bounds somewhere where nobody could retrieve it. Had to call a timeout to get the ball back in play. Also the little things.

[RateSports]

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I had a play where a ball got deflected and flew towards the arena ceiling going out of bounds somewhere where nobody could retrieve it. Had to call a timeout to get the ball back in play. Also the little things.

Posts like these go in impressions.

[RateSports]

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On my first shot, LeBron was defended by Leonard. LBJ used his body to bump Leonard a few inches backwards and I pulled up and swished it.

Was close to an offensive foul but I got one of those the next time down the court when I tried to drive.

[Rockie_Fresh88]

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-players have real weight/speed differences
-controller vibrates as ball bounces
-emotion is crazy

[hoopsjones84]

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I had a play where a ball got deflected and flew towards the arena ceiling going out of bounds somewhere where nobody could retrieve it. Had to call a timeout to get the ball back in play. Also the little things.

Dude! I remember that happen back on DREAMCAST. I used to get so pissed. Or when the ref used to pass you the ball to inbound it but would completely miss you and the game would just freeze


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[basehead617]

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The amount of small after-the-play animations that you wouldn't even notice unless you were locked on looking at a specific guy.. are crazy..

A lot of these kinds of things you see more when watching someone else play than playing yourself..

[ryantheplague]

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i saw a nice 360 spin off an off ball screen.

then i saw splitter set and get called for an illegal screen. when he set it i started yelling at the tv 'cause he spread his legs so wide that i had no choice but to hit him. when he got called for it, it made me smile.

[CarryTheWeight]

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Here's a few things I've noticed:

-Crowd chatter. Oh, how awesome. This game simply needs to be heard on a properly calibrated 5.1 surround system. Not only do the fans swell/get louder at the correct times during the game, but you can hear them talk and yell in your back speakers constantly. They boo opposing stars (at least they do in Toronto where that always seems to happen). Individual fans react to players and their actions during the game. One time I heard a fan yell "GET 'EM JONAS" as Valanciunas was posting up. I could understand including this for Kobe and Lebron but VALANCIUNAS? Man...
Nevertheless, it was cool to hear a few specific comments in key situations. One specific female audience member always seems to get upset whenever I miss a shot or get the ball stolen. Lots of "AW, C'MON!" and "HANG ONTO THE BALL!" reactions there. Probably some of the best crowd heckling/chatter I've heard from 2K since playing the underrated MLB 2K7.

-Damon Bruce sometimes interrupts the game from the studio on a free throw or a stoppage to talk about the latest scores from around the league while the action in your game minimizes to a smaller window. Really specific information, not only relating to scores but top performers in those games as well. No true in-game video highlights (yet), but "WOW" was my first reaction when I saw it happen for the first time.

-Speaking of presentation, I love the TNT-inspired pre-game and post-halftime "city shot" bumpers. In my first game, Kevin Harlan talked about the new Cityplace condo development in Toronto, saying it was "located within walking distance of both Toronto sports arenas" (probably referring to Air Canada Centre and Rogers Centre). In my next game, after Bruce's halftime report, the game's 3D Nets logo hovered above the Brooklyn Bridge before heading back inside the arena, like TNT often does. Needless to say...this is my favorite in-game presentation since the almighty ESPN NFL 2K5. 2K knocked it into another time zone on PS4.

-Had a few injuries happen on bad falls. Monta Ellis received some nasty incidental contact and fell to the sidelines. Play stopped, his teammates helped him to his feet and carried him to the bench. In the next shot, he seemed to be wincing in pain on the side. Later in the game, Kevin Harlan threw to Doris Burke about "the injury to Monta Ellis" and she said it wasn't serious but he'd miss the rest of the game. Good touch because I hardly ever saw this happen in current gen. Players seemed to take nasty contact but rarely (if ever) got injured.

-Samuel Dalembert dunks and the Nets call timeout on the following inbound. The shot shows Dalembert walking to the bench, when suddenly Nowitzki walks in and puts his arm around him, talking to him as they walk to the bench. Never saw that happen in any video game outside of scripted cutscenes, so for this to happen in real-time was pretty awesome.

I'll post more in this thread when I play more games. Otherwise, amazing all around so far on next-gen.

[KingCashus]

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Here's a few things I've noticed:

-Crowd chatter. Oh, how awesome. This game simply needs to be heard on a properly calibrated 5.1 surround system. Not only do the fans swell/get louder at the correct times during the game, but you can hear them talk and yell in your back speakers constantly. They boo opposing stars (at least they do in Toronto where that always seems to happen). Individual fans react to players and their actions during the game. One time I heard a fan yell "GET 'EM JONAS" as Valanciunas was posting up. I could understand including this for Kobe and Lebron but VALANCIUNAS? Man...
Nevertheless, it was cool to hear a few specific comments in key situations. One specific female audience member always seems to get upset whenever I miss a shot or get the ball stolen. Lots of "AW, C'MON!" and "HANG ONTO THE BALL!" reactions there. Probably some of the best crowd heckling/chatter I've heard from 2K since playing the underrated MLB 2K7.

JUST got a 5.1 setup recently. All I need now is a PS4 haha. That sounds fantastic man, great write-up.

[Earl1963]

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I like the the details in the goal.

[JRiggsIV]

Re: NBA 2K14 - The Little Things

Here's a few things I've noticed:

-Crowd chatter. Oh, how awesome. This game simply needs to be heard on a properly calibrated 5.1 surround system. Not only do the fans swell/get louder at the correct times during the game, but you can hear them talk and yell in your back speakers constantly. They boo opposing stars (at least they do in Toronto where that always seems to happen). Individual fans react to players and their actions during the game. One time I heard a fan yell "GET 'EM JONAS" as Valanciunas was posting up. I could understand including this for Kobe and Lebron but VALANCIUNAS? Man...
Nevertheless, it was cool to hear a few specific comments in key situations. One specific female audience member always seems to get upset whenever I miss a shot or get the ball stolen. Lots of "AW, C'MON!" and "HANG ONTO THE BALL!" reactions there. Probably some of the best crowd heckling/chatter I've heard from 2K since playing the underrated MLB 2K7.

-Damon Bruce sometimes interrupts the game from the studio on a free throw or a stoppage to talk about the latest scores from around the league while the action in your game minimizes to a smaller window. Really specific information, not only relating to scores but top performers in those games as well. No true in-game video highlights (yet), but "WOW" was my first reaction when I saw it happen for the first time.

-Speaking of presentation, I love the TNT-inspired pre-game and post-halftime "city shot" bumpers. In my first game, Kevin Harlan talked about the new Cityplace condo development in Toronto, saying it was "located within walking distance of both Toronto sports arenas" (probably referring to Air Canada Centre and Rogers Centre). In my next game, after Bruce's halftime report, the game's 3D Nets logo hovered above the Brooklyn Bridge before heading back inside the arena, like TNT often does. Needless to say...this is my favorite in-game presentation since the almighty ESPN NFL 2K5. 2K knocked it into another time zone on PS4.

-Had a few injuries happen on bad falls. Monta Ellis received some nasty incidental contact and fell to the sidelines. Play stopped, his teammates helped him to his feet and carried him to the bench. In the next shot, he seemed to be wincing in pain on the side. Later in the game, Kevin Harlan threw to Doris Burke about "the injury to Monta Ellis" and she said it wasn't serious but he'd miss the rest of the game. Good touch because I hardly ever saw this happen in current gen. Players seemed to take nasty contact but rarely (if ever) got injured.

-Samuel Dalembert dunks and the Nets call timeout on the following inbound. The shot shows Dalembert walking to the bench, when suddenly Nowitzki walks in and puts his arm around him, talking to him as they walk to the bench. Never saw that happen in any video game outside of scripted cutscenes, so for this to happen in real-time was pretty awesome.

I'll post more in this thread when I play more games. Otherwise, amazing all around so far on next-gen.

On your ps4 which audio setting are you using, PCM, DTS, or Dolby

[CarryTheWeight]

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On your ps4 which audio setting are you using, PCM, DTS, or Dolby

I have my PS4 (and PS3) outputting PCM right now. Great results using those settings, and the PS4's audio --- especially in 2K14 --- outputs crystal clear. Compared to the muddy, bassy in-game audio of 2K13 on PS3, the 2K14 audio has a lot more range and the clarity is off the charts.

[RateSports]

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I definitely need to buy an hdmi splitter for my el Gato.

[RateSports]

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Ordered my splitter today