The system makes sense, but it still holds a perpetual and almost overbearing presence. Luckily, 2K gave me a generous amount to explore with while playing the game but nearly everything leads back to that while playing M圜areer. It's daunting as much as it is exciting, but if you're a fan of the M圜areer and MyGM modes like myself, there is no way you're going to get bored of playing this. The amount of content is actually astounding. And that's no shot at the rest of the game. If I could sing the praises of one aspect of the game, the gameplay and graphics would win handsomely. The meticulous detail on the court is mind blowing. Every player's body type has been nailed to a tee and you could be forgiven for being in awe of your surroundings at any given moment. When we got to play the game, it felt the smoothest yet, especially on defence.

The gameplay is ultimately the most important thing and Jones acknowledged that. We wanted more flexibility for the user to determine who he wants to be,' Jones said. 'So the idea is to change the variety of player you will come up against. 'Imagine, right: passing and ball handling and then you have shot creating, but what if I reverse those? That would change what my attributes would be able to max-out to as a player? 'Every time you create a different combination of archetypes (sharpshooter, slasher etc) - your primary and secondary - you're saying you're trying to be a different player. As Jones explains, instead of picking one type of layer you want to be like last year, there will be different shades to the kind of player you choose to be now. In the game, we found that even just recording a rebound or scoring a certain type of jumper would give you increased VC at the end of that game. As we mentioned before, you can go to the gym and work out your strength and speed.

What do you want to do once you've created your MyPlayer? You want to be good, right? You need virtual currency (VC) to do that, but the ultimate goal is to be the greatest and reach that holy grail of a 99 rating.Įverything is geared towards that this year. Interaction is the key to everything and how you choose to respond to situations will make the bed you ultimately lie in. Well, this year, there is plenty of choice and both M圜areer and MyGM are deeper than ever. 'We found that one out the hard way because of trying to do the Spike Lee thing and getting the reaction like 'hey, that's not my story'' Whether it's comedy, entertainment or a rewards system - and they want to have choice. A story-driven line will usually give you that. 'The thing we took away from that was, users want to have a purpose. 'And we asked them 'hey, what would make you not want to buy NBA 2K again?' and the answer to a man was 'if they don't do story mode'. 'I remember being in a room - it was kind of a focus group, I'm behind the glass, no one knows I'm in there - and we asked them about how they experienced M圜areer. Senior producer Rob Jones said the major thing they have learned with the franchise thus far is that players want to make their own decisions. Or, you can just practice slam dunks, jump shots and three-point shooting. And that's before you walk around the corner (or take a conveniently placed subway) to the courts where you can play against your friends that litter the same street.

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