NBA 2K21 Demo Available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch - Post Your Impressions Here

[scottyp180]

The NBA 2K21 current-generation demo is now available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch....

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[Mintsa]

Re: NBA 2K21 Demo Arrives at 10:00 AM ET on August 24

On the court with the bucks and clippers and the alltime Celtics and lakers ?

Oh my !!! I hope this is just some good old school demo styles with nba teams.


Throw us old heads a bone please !!! Lol

[juicey79]

So they have the G League legal information  on the startup screen. So G Leauge must be in

[juicey79]

The graphics look sharper on Xbox One X

[juicey79]

Ball handling seem more responsive in practice. Interested to see against a defender

[tril]

Re: NBA 2K21 Demo Arrives at 10:00 AM ET on August 24

Its early but the only difference I feel so far is players are heavy. Heres a pic of the shot clock. It needs to go.

just like on TV... i like it, but the option to turn it off would be good.

[The 24th Letter]

Re: NBA 2K21 Demo Arrives at 10:00 AM ET on August 24

Just shooting around in practice.

The player weight is definitely there.

The dribble branches are really nice and we finally appear to have some quick sidesteps/stepbacks.

I'm ready to see how it feels vs. defense though.

[Baebae32]

Re: NBA 2K21 Demo Arrives at 10:00 AM ET on August 24

Just shooting around in practice.

The player weight is definitely there.

The dribble branches are really nice and we finally appear to have some quick sidesteps/stepbacks.

I'm ready to see how it feels vs. defense though.

Video of the stepbacks please. Thats awesome to hear. Im gonna be at work for the next 10 hours lol

[juicey79]

The aim shooting with RS is  an interesting and tempting to function to master but it will take plenty of practice.  You literally have to aim with the  stick by pulling and moving the bar with RS to the line in the meter as close as possible. I had better success with Kawahi than I did with Pat Beverly. I’m an old head gamer so my dexterity isn’t as sharp 20 years ago. Nonetheless I like the challenge.  On side note the sound track isn’t as bad as I thought. I hope it plays during the postgame highlight options.

[blk5tar5]

Re: NBA 2K21 Demo Arrives at 10:00 AM ET on August 24

So the whole reason for this shot timing is to have your star shooting more rather than your role players. Which in the past a lot of people complained about role players shooting at a higher rate rather than the star players on the team.

[The 24th Letter]

Re: NBA 2K21 Demo Arrives at 10:00 AM ET on August 24

Timing definitely took me a minute to understand concept wise.

I think most will initially be put off by it but I'm definitely intrigued after practicing a bit.

Still haven't played vs. defense though so we'll see

[scottyp180]

Re: NBA 2K21 Demo Arrives at 10:00 AM ET on August 24

Just shooting around in practice.

The player weight is definitely there.

The dribble branches are really nice and we finally appear to have some quick sidesteps/stepbacks.

I'm ready to see how it feels vs. defense though.

Always a big difference with defense, especially if it's a good defender. I always notice that in practice it feels like I can do whatever I want with good precision but against defense and a good defender it's a completely different story.

And obviously it should be harder against defense and a good defender but, IMO, it ends up making the controls feel sluggish instead of feeling like I'm going against a great defender.

[The 24th Letter]

Re: NBA 2K21 Demo Arrives at 10:00 AM ET on August 24

Always a big difference with defense, especially if it's a good defender. I always notice that in practice it feels like I can do whatever I want with good precision but against defense and a good defender it's a completely different story.

And obviously it should be harder against defense and a good defender but, IMO, it ends up making the controls feel sluggish instead of feeling like I'm going against a great controller.

Exactly.

Can't really make any final judgements until I see how the defense plays.

I really like the branching so far but if the defense has all those invisible strings like the last couple of years it won't matter too much.

[YungGun]

Re: NBA 2K21 Demo Arrives at 10:00 AM ET on August 24

Loving the way the game feels right now. Shooting and finishing is going to be tough this year. Hopefully they don't buff it like they did last year.

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[Junior Moe]

Re: NBA 2K21 Demo Arrives at 10:00 AM ET on August 24

The game at default is definitely faster, but its realistic. 2K has always felt a bit sluggish on default but it's good this year. We cant use replay but the player models look to be scaled down some more and getting closer to that real life lean NBA player look. I'm terrible at the new shooting mechanics.

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