Despite Its Initial Blemishes, NBA 2K15 Held in High Regard

[BluFu]

Re: Despite Its Initial Blemishes, NBA 2K15 Held in High Regard

for every good thing this game does on the court, it also does one head-scratching thing off it. no headbands or multiple saves? this is next gen right? lol

but other than that great game. if 2K16 starts bringing back the logical things we used to have, I'll be ready to deem it 'greatest sports game'

[ataman5]

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I've voted great, too.

And i will always be the guy who will never truly be satisfied with online proportion of the game yet gameplay is fantastich! Balanced and organic are two words describing how phenomenal it is for me.

[testorz]

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I find it hard to believe that doing, what they were paid to do, and to do it poorly, is "redeeming themselves nicely".

By keeping their customers in the dark on issues and failing to major reported issues in My League while putting out VC grabs is not good business. All it had to take was a simple notice that was like this:

"Hi guys!

We have problems X,Y,Z.

We are addressing problems X and Y like so.

We will address the problems through a patch.

Uh oh. The patch messed up because P, we need more time, sorry.

Sorry for the wait, here's your patch.

For the next patch we are planning on fixing Z. "

The first games out on new consoles are always usually rough around the edges but as time moves on and the developers learn the hardware, the games will get better. Besides you don't want to hit one out of the part first time up although it's nice but what's left after that for an encore.

[jfsolo]

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I think a majority of the average/bad votes are most likely from the people that are still having server problems and the hardcore MyLeague guys that are annoyed by the regression issue.

Those are really the only two major themes I've been seeing lately that doesn't involve accessories. But let's be honest, those guys won't ever be satisfied with the accessories.

Good Post. I know that I wouldn't be a good, "objective" reviewer, because for stuff like shoes, accessories, tats, hairstyles, uniform color, or design, I would probably only take off 2 or 3 tenths of a point if those things were lacking and that would only be if I was in a bad mood.

It won't happen, but I really wish there were 3 separate sections for impressions of this game, well all sports games really. One for User vs CPU, Franchise type players, one for H2H online players, and one for those who care most about aesthetics and other visual trimmings.

It goes without saying that people are entitled to their own opinion, but if you actually like basketball and aren't just giving a troll vote, to say that this game is bad, well... I'll leave it alone as to not violate the TOS in multiple ways.

[ThatMichiganFan]

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Good Post. I know that I wouldn't be a good, "objective" reviewer, because for stuff like shoes, accessories, tats, hairstyles, uniform color, or design, I would probably only take off 2 or 3 tenths of a point if those things were lacking and that would only be if I was in a bad mood.

It won't happen, but I really wish there were 3 separate sections for impressions of this game, well all sports games really. One for User vs CPU, Franchise type players, one for H2H online players, and one for those who care most about aesthetics and other visual trimmings.

It goes without saying that people are entitled to their own opinion, but if you actually like basketball and aren't just giving a troll vote, to say that this game is bad, well... I'll leave it alone as to not violate the TOS in multiple ways.

Perfect post bro. Like I posted earlier, from a pure gameplay/simulation viewpoint, this game is VERY close to perfect. For people who care more about online or shoes/accessories, the game is further from that. Maybe there should be sub forums within each forum for each style of player, although that is probably unlikely, as you said.

[strawberryshortcake]

No halftime show = No purchase.

What looked to be a very solid pregame show still couldn't get me to buy it without a legitimate halftime show. NBA2k15 was THE game I was going to buy until 2K decided to take away a feature.

[herbals]

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No halftime show = No purchase.

What looked to be a very solid pregame show still couldn't get me to buy it without a legitimate halftime show. NBA2k15 was THE game I was going to buy until 2K decided to take away a feature.

what the hell?

Yeh offline players seem to be alot happier. I played a couple of games offline its not too bad.

But im strictly a head to head online player who lived for the competitive battles of 2k11, 12, 13............. and 2k14 and 2k15 have been pretty much unplayable in my opinion.

[strawberryshortcake]

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what the hell?

What the heaven ... yes, after I found out that the halftime show was a complete downgrade from NBA2k14, I decided not to buy NBAk215. NBA2k15's halftime show was amateurish, no real substance. Many others were also extremely disappointed by the lack of halftime show.

[spankdatazz22]

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It's unfortunate some choose to weigh perceived negatives (inability to edit headbands, lack of a comprehensive halftime show) inappropriately to perceived positives (vastly improved editing options overall, improvements to presentation overall). For all the hard work 2K did with supercharging MyLeague/Franchise mode, some choose to say all that work was worthless because of a single issue (regression) - which most people probably won't even notice. And from my understanding can be worked around. I've seen people here beg for editing options to fix problems, then when they're given the options they say they shouldn't have to make the changes. People beg for more slider options, then when given the options they say they shouldn't have to adjust them. Has to be frustrating from a developer standpoint, especially when most other sports games don't offer anywhere near this level of customization and ability to tweak a game to ones tastes.

While the core gameplay has always been solid, I think it's remarkable how much more it's improved over the past 2 1/2 months since the game released. I get that maybe the game isn't everyone's cup of tea, but it's absolutely ridiculous imo some try to say the game is a poor effort.

[Smirkin Dirk]

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What the heaven ... yes, after I found out that the halftime show was a complete downgrade from NBA2k14, I decided not to buy NBAk215. NBA2k15's halftime show was amateurish, no real substance. Many others were also extremely disappointed by the lack of halftime show.

Dude. For the hundreds of hours of awesome gameplay Ive recieved the minor annoyance of a poor halftime show is irrelevant.

We all derive different things from games, but I think you have misplaced priorities on this one.

[BellSKA]

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what the hell?

Yeh offline players seem to be alot happier. I played a couple of games offline its not too bad.

But im strictly a head to head online player who lived for the competitive battles of 2k11, 12, 13............. and 2k14 and 2k15 have been pretty much unplayable in my opinion.

This pretty much sums up what I think could be a great game to a good/ pretty good game. I would give it a 7.5 right NOW.

This games relies way too much on online connectivity. With servers in their current state it makes it nearly impossible to play in a productive manner. It makes me feel like they didn't account for the launch and then again the amount of new purchasers around the holiday. Almost like they didn't stress test their servers to begin with.

When it's working I could easily give it a 9. It has it's room for improvement, but I really like all the options and how it plays. I can get over the very minor annoyances.

2K15 was touted as having better servers after seeing what happened to 2K14 launch. Then an equally bad launch occurred and now this week. Fool me once/ twice scenario.

[strawberryshortcake]

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Dude. For the hundreds of hours of awesome gameplay Ive recieved the minor annoyance of a poor halftime show is irrelevant.

We all derive different things from games, but I think you have misplaced priorities on this one.

You're probably totally on point. There are individuals that take issue with wrong accessories, incorrect sneakers, headbands, elbow sleeves, and even the wrong color Bulls Red jersey. I don't care about any of that stuff, and would most certainly overlook those things and buy the game. But the halftime show is something that I clearly notice. It is something that bugs me, but not others. People make their buying decision on the oddest things.

And if you're wondering, if they leave out a solid halftime show again for NBA2k16, I'll skip again. But I do have $65 (game+tax) ready for 2k if they so choose.

[Moses Shuttlesworth]

Despite Its Initial Blemishes, NBA 2K15 Held in High Regard

Idk what happened but this game plays great now. I just played it for the first time in over a month and I beat a guy online who was 55-8.

Shot selection and smart defense decided the game

[DonWuan]

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Offline player here. Way to Flaws in game to ever consider it great. Mainly the legacy issues. Game runs on some pretty stiff rails mixed with input lag.

It is a game and does not represent simulation of the nba. I dont think its bad, its good.

Just doesnt feel organic most of the time.

[bumpyface]

I'm not trying to troll (like someone said earlier), but am I the only person who feels like the controls for this game are sluggish and delayed? Nevermind the cosmetics, when I have the controller in my hand I feel like I have maybe 20% control. Please, someone just be honest and tell me. Am I the only person who feels like this game was made to play itself and give the user minimum control? I feel like the only way to be successful in this game is to run plays, from a designated spot without touching the analog (unless to shoot) and only press x to pass and square to shoot (analog). The sluggish controls are a turn off from trying to create your own offense, or even attempt to play D. Someone please teach me how to play this game because I don't see the gameplay that warrants all of this praise. I'm not being sarcastic. I'm genuine. Please show me.