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  • RaychelSnr
    Executive Editor
    • Jan 2007
    • 4846

    #1

    NBA 2K17 Remains a Solid Buy



    NBA 2K has been considered the gold standard of sports games. Every other sports game has been judged against 2K's overall quality over the past couple of years.

    This year, NBA 2K17 isn't much different.

    Initially I gave the game a 9.0, which qualifies as an all-time classic on our scoring scale.

    There's a lot to like about this year's game, but more than a month after release and with the NBA season just beginning, it's worth taking a look at the game again to see if it still holds up to those initial lofty impressions.

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  • Smirkin Dirk
    All Star
    • Oct 2008
    • 5170

    #2
    Re: NBA 2K17 Remains a Solid Buy

    Absolutely.

    A new physics engine adds a new layer of strategy and physicality to the game.

    Animations are blending well.

    Games are dynamic and playing against the CPU feels fantasticc. Even better with an edited roster and on point sliders.

    Some bugs, but hopefully they are ironed out.

    Aesthetically, the slimmer body types look great. Although plenty of players need to be thinner (eg Dirk, Porzingis, Parsons).

    Basketball fans can be thankful our sport gets a product this good.
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    • PPerfect_CJ
      MVP
      • Oct 2011
      • 3691

      #3
      Re: NBA 2K17 Remains a Solid Buy

      Glad you're enjoying it, but...wow.
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      #ChiefsKingdom
      #STLCards
      #WeAreND

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      • thevardano
        Rookie
        • Sep 2015
        • 141

        #4
        6/10 for a current state. Worsened defence in all areas since 2k16, numerious problems with shooting, unituitive menus, OP badges, list goes on.

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        • Breakstarter
          Rookie
          • Jan 2016
          • 419

          #5
          Re: NBA 2K17 Remains a Solid Buy

          Bruh.....I'm shleep...you can't even get all 5 people on a consistent basis to make it in to pro am, or walk on pro am and you think this is worthy of an all time classic?

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          • Breakstarter
            Rookie
            • Jan 2016
            • 419

            #6
            Re: NBA 2K17 Remains a Solid Buy

            When 2k stops allowing these then we can open up the conversation again...

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            • Yesh2kdone
              Banned
              • Feb 2015
              • 1412

              #7
              Re: NBA 2K17 Remains a Solid Buy

              It takes the worst parts about 16 and builds on them.

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              • LorenzoDC
                MVP
                • Sep 2010
                • 1857

                #8
                Re: NBA 2K17 Remains a Solid Buy

                Whoever wrote this is surely entitled to their opinion. It just seems odd that there's no evidence the author has paid any attention to the community feedback in the official OS 2K17 Impressions thread.

                If he hasn't, then the post is nothing more than his impression, among the many.

                If he has read the thread and chooses to pretend all that feedback doesn't exist, then how is this an even an OS community article? If his opinion differs, he should at least acknowledge the existence of the overwhelming majority of people who explicitly do not experience the game as he does, and maybe explain why his opinion is different.

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                • Rockie_Fresh88
                  Lockdown Defender
                  • Oct 2011
                  • 9621

                  #9
                  Re: NBA 2K17 Remains a Solid Buy

                  I really like 2k17 gameplay wise , other than the insane shooting percentages . Defense could be a little tighter too but overall it's nice .

                  But as a majority my career /pro am guy I feel like everything is broken or glitched. On top of the things not working the game crashes a lot after pro am games.
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                  • scottyp180
                    MVP
                    • Jun 2007
                    • 2102

                    #10
                    "As a side note, it's kind of silly NBA 2K releases so early as basketball season really doesn't get to the forefront of our attention until December."

                    Completely agree with this. We all want the game in our hands asap but why release the game a month before the season even starts? I hope next year they push the release black to early/mid October to give the developers cycle a little extra time, at least for one year.

                    Personally I haven't had any issues with the game when it comes to actual gameplay. Most of my problems come from my end as I'm still adjusting and learning the game. You can't play 2k17 like it is 2k16 and expect to have the same success. Interested in seeing how much the game will change once the next patch releases.

                    I will say my one complaint has to be with aiming with the shot stick. Years of 2k has me aiming differently based on my players position to the rim, especially when attempting shots like step backs turnarounds, or shots from a post up position. I'm still struggling to consistently pull straight down with the shot stick.

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                    • NYJin2011tm
                      MVP
                      • Oct 2011
                      • 2753

                      #11
                      Re: NBA 2K17 Remains a Solid Buy

                      I just can't agree...yet. I was super excited with expansion mode/starting in offseason and all. But the way and the amount of times cpu gets in the paint so easily and cheaply the gameplay is not good right now. See what happens after the next update...

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                      • asu666
                        Pro
                        • Jul 2008
                        • 700

                        #12
                        Pushing up the release date let more bugs slip into the product at launch, which I hope 2K gets back on track with for 2K18. It probably doesn't matter to most people, but I backup my saves, so I always play v1.00, because the NBA 2K series updates are not backwards compatible like every other sports game.

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                        • XxKnicksRules215xX
                          MVP
                          • Mar 2016
                          • 1806

                          #13
                          Re: NBA 2K17 Remains a Solid Buy

                          No I don't think so this year, too many issues and things not working as advertised.

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                          • Womas64
                            Rookie
                            • Jun 2013
                            • 8

                            #14
                            I don't know, dudes. I think most of the people on here sound hyper critical. I admit I've only had the game for 2 weeks, but I have to say I feel very real changes in this game, and I love it. The dribbling feels real, shot-making feels real.

                            Last year's defense was insanely over-powered user-to-user. The amount of times I let players go by me on defense just so I could swat them from behind was insane. Unrealistic, as fun as it was.

                            This year, I really enjoy the fact that when you create space from the defender, you are rewarded. This is how basketball should work. The game is founded upon ball movement, and shot creation. I'm much more impressed with how this version of 2K represents true basketball.

                            If you're concerned with defense in the game, ask yourself if you see stellar defense night in and night out in the NBA. In my opinion, its the job of these games to create a simulation true to what we see in basketball today. It's the same reason why the running game in Madden feels weird. Teams don't run the ball that effectively in the NFL, yet Madden chose to create their own version of events.

                            I'm happy that you can take difficult looking shots, and hit them if you've created space. When you watch a basketball game, you see insane athletes making ridiculous plays. Is everyone just upset that there isn't an NCAA 2K and taking it out on NBA perhaps? To me, this version looks like the real thing, and most importantly feels like it.

                            As a Knick fan though, Kristaps Porzingis looks like Ivan Drago, and plays like Wilt. He needs to be slimmed down, and less successful down low.

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                            • cthurt
                              MVP
                              • Oct 2009
                              • 2525

                              #15
                              Re: NBA 2K17 Remains a Solid Buy

                              I respectfully disagree. This game has a lot of great features in it but with poor execution. Just seeing all the updates/patches they have released already and we are still waiting on the major gameplay patch shows the poor state this game was released in.

                              Im a pure offline player and I can say I havent enjoyed the game at all at least compared to how I enjoyed 2k16 this time last year.

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