NBA 2K19 Review: The Crown Jewel of Sports Games Continues On

[Steve_OS]

With the release of NBA 2K19, the series marks its 20th year with The King, LeBron...

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[TheTruthHurtz]

As someone who loves to Play Now Online,  I really thought this game had a lot of hope. I was wrong! 2K has now made it to where the offense is on rookie and the defense is on Hall of Fame, I lost to a guy who shot 3-3 from the 3 with Ben Simmons, it feels as if 2K only cares about modes where you pay to play (mypark, myteam, pro am) 2K has really shifted more towards a arcade game  I don’t consider it to be a simulation basketball  at all. 2K use to  be a game I really looked forward to buying  but I’m truly dissatisfied with  2K19

[Barncore]

Re: NBA 2K19 Review: The Crown Jewel of Sports Games Continues On

Way too early to give a reliable in-depth review yet

[Agame]

Re: NBA 2K19 Review: The Crown Jewel of Sports Games Continues On

Very well written Review.

I would prefer written reviews at this time be called: First Impressions!

[Peter_OS]

NBA 2K should be the standard that all sports game should follow. Incredible how far they have come and how deep the game has become.

[MrHaron]

Im enjoying the game alot but the worst part is you need 5 people to play proam. Its tough time getting 5 sometimes. 

[bbondsfan25]

Re: NBA 2K19 Review: The Crown Jewel of Sports Games Continues On

As someone who loves to Play Now Online, *I really thought this game had a lot of hope. I was wrong! 2K has now made it to where the offense is on rookie and the defense is on Hall of Fame, I lost to a guy who shot 3-3 from the 3 with Ben Simmons, it feels as if 2K only cares about modes where you pay to play (mypark, myteam, pro am) 2K has really shifted more towards a arcade game *I don’t consider it to be a simulation basketball *at all. 2K use to *be a game I really looked forward to buying *but I’m truly dissatisfied with *2K19

So basically ratings don't seem to matter? Is this the case in the offline modes as well?

[Cavs2016]

Re: NBA 2K19 Review: The Crown Jewel of Sports Games Continues On

Straight up? Gameplay looks stiff, robotic, skate-y, and outdated. Some of the arenas look ridiculously bad.

Was watching Chris smoove vids last night and it was kinda cringey.

2k is going in a virtual world direction, and has gotten way too complacent with its gqmeplay imo.

I’m probably a Black Friday purchase this year if at all.

But so far, yuck

[RipCityAndy]

https://youtu.be/8Dwr69T5a5s

[RipCityAndy]

2k still using exploitative VC hooks? Still having server and connectivity problems?
no way im shocked

50k VC football!?!? LOL

I remember when 2k day was fun. Now it's just the start of a disappointing, frustrating, grindy, pay-to-win mess. Sorry 2k - not for me this year. I remember when you were fun. 

[osk9]

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https://youtu.be/8Dwr69T5a5s

That guy is hilarious and extremely fluid on the mic.

Sidenote: British dudes have carte blanche on the cuss words..color me envious..

[ToughJuice]

Great review. 
Was hoping for more info on the throwback rosters and MyLeague integration.

[Atax1s]

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Im enjoying the game alot but the worst part is you need 5 people to play proam. Its tough time getting 5 sometimes.*

The Jordan Rec center is this year’s Pro-Am walk on

[Atax1s]

Re: NBA 2K19 Review: The Crown Jewel of Sports Games Continues On

Way too early to give a reliable in-depth review yet

Probably in that servers will change and get more steady as we move further away from the launch window, though to be fair, I played the game for nearly 50 hours before writing this review.

[NoleFan]

Re: NBA 2K19 Review: The Crown Jewel of Sports Games Continues On

Another legacy issue that remains is that animations will trigger that remove the player’s ability to control their player. Too often my player was sucked into a bump animation with a defender.

I could never quite find the perfect way to word my issue with the 2K series the last few years but that sums it up really well. Especially after spending some time with the Live 19 demo and Real Player Motion. But, 2K19 is the better game and I’m used to that flaw and can deal with it.