Official NBA 2K15 Thread

[Majestyx]

man, that court is small as shyt. how can they continually make the court so damn small in relation to the players?

 

[Sonny Corinthos]

man, that court is small as shyt. how can they continually make the court so damn small in relation to the players?

I notice it always looks small in broadcast cam, takes me forever to get used to playing with that camera.

When it's on 2k cam the floor is spaced a little bit better

 

[Majestyx]

I notice it always looks small in broadcast cam, takes me forever to get used to playing with that camera.

When it's on 2k cam the floor is spaced a little bit better

you right, i dont fukk with broadcast. which is why i do hate watching these early vids. i cant get a good feel for the shyt.

 

[Sonny Corinthos]

you right, i dont fukk with broadcast. which is why i do hate watching these early vids. i cant get a good feel for the shyt.

It's like night and day the feel is on both cameras. I always give broadcast cam the benefit of the doubt because it looks the realest, but doing any sort of work in the post or off the dribble is pointless on that view

With all that said we are only a month away and these fools are gonna get me to cop again

 

[CarltonJunior]

What hurts is that I'm now with the PS4 master race but I don't think I made the cutoff for Coli MyLeague fukkery

 

[beenz]

I notice it always looks small in broadcast cam, takes me forever to get used to playing with that camera.

When it's on 2k cam the floor is spaced a little bit better

I cannot understand how ya'll play on 2k cam. shyt is annoying having the camera spin around on every change of possession.

 

[CarltonJunior]

The camera spin isn't tough to get used to AT ALL. It literally takes less than 5 games for the average person to learn how to adjust the stick for the camera spin after a defensive rebound/turnover. Not to mention it's completely negated if you just icon pass.

What's silly is when you're playing on broadcast and you turn the ball over 15 times a game because you didn't have the proper angle to make pinpoint passes.

edit: forget what I said, different strokes for different folks, this will always be a debate so I'll just agree to disagree

 

[beenz]

I notice it always looks small in broadcast cam, takes me forever to get used to playing with that camera.

When it's on 2k cam the floor is spaced a little bit better

I have played on 2k. I just don't like it. I hate the game stopping for the camera spin.

broadcast, I can see more graphical detail. I have been using it so long, I am used to the passing lanes.

also, the broadcast angle is the angle I'm used to watching actual games on tv, so it seems natural to use it for a video game.

 

[Rico]

I play on beluba with the zoom at 2. works for me.

 

[Majestyx]

also, the broadcast angle is the angle I'm used to watching actual games on tv, so it seems natural to use it for a video game.

that arguement was always comedy. no one plays football broadcast, yet thats how its shown on tv... and @ playing baseball the way its broadcasted. playing games POV>>
the other stuff u said, i can understand tho. the camera spin, i dont even notice it anymore. you broadcast cam dudes goahead and cook, i just REFUSE to play anything other than 2k cam.

 

[beenz]

that arguement was always comedy. no one plays football broadcast, yet thats how its shown on tv... and @ playing baseball the way its broadcasted. playing games POV>>
the other stuff u said, i can understand tho. the camera spin, i dont even notice it anymore. you broadcast cam dudes goahead and cook, i just REFUSE to play anything other than 2k cam.

never thought about that. however, you don't notice the spin in football games as much because there's waaaaayyyyy less change of possessions. only on kickoffs/punts, and during turnovers. but in basketball, the camera has to spin after all turnovers and scored/missed baskets. certainly a lot more spinning than in madden.

 

[Majestyx]

some dude played it. full demo was in anaheim couple days ago. i shoulda went, but meh..

Wednesday, I was given the opportunity to attend the Gamestop Expo in Anaheim, CA. While there were many games on display, there was one in particular I really wanted to get my hands on; NBA 2K15! I was able to talk with Ronnie2k and LD2K as well as a few other 2K members and play 3 full games (4 quarters. 5 min quarter lengths. Can’t confirm difficulty but seemed to play a bit like Pro.)

First thing I noticed was the presentation. The team select screen gave way to large graphics of the star player of each team. You can cycle through the teams with the back triggers (L2, R2) and select jerseys using the front triggers (L1, R1/ LB, RB). Sleeved jerseys are in by the way as well as foreign teams (FC Barcelona was one I remember being in). Classic teams are also in the game, many returning from last year and previous years.

After selecting team you are met with the usual lineup/defensive settings while met with some commentary on the game. Team graphics flashed across the screen and the line ups of each team were shown and discussed. Player interactions were shown on court and some had their own individual signature warm-ups (much like we are used to i.e. Lebron’s powder). The players themselves looked very nice. The facial scans were on par with what their real-life counterparts look like. 2K went above and beyond with player modeling from what I saw.

The tip-off was a bit clunky and neither I nor anyone I played with (including a guy I had just seen beat LD2K in a game) could get the tip on the first try. It was more of a timing issue coupled with the new feel of movement in the game.
The players, shots, steals, and every other movement/action feel different than 2K14. This, however, is by no means a bad thing. The players move with a more realistic feel. It almost feels like you can sense or feel the player’s muscles and joints move with the action. It is very fluid and a nice addition.

The shot meter is now located in a portion of the bottom circle, under the player. When you shoot, you must hit a line within that meter for a better shot. If you brick your shot, the meter will remain on the spot you released the shot so you can see what you did wrong and adjust.

There were a lot of improvements to the “cheese” moves. Steals are not automatically successful or easy and they also don’t give you an automatic reach-in foul which some of you may have been plagued with in 2K14. Steals feel balanced and as a player who will attempt quite a few steals, I only achieved it maybe 3-4 times in the entire game and many times it was due to a bad pass.

The passing seems more intelligent and the CPU players move well off ball. At one point (while controlling Lebron) Kyrie moved across the key toward the corner. His defender came off him help Wiggins (who Lebron was destroying in the post up position) Kyrie then made an adjustment and moved slightly to allow for a better pass which he sunk for 3.

Speaking of defense, back again from 2K13 is individual defensive assignments and defensive style tweaking. Another cheese move, the take charge attempt, is also improved. I was picked on by a member of 2K for attempting to take a cheesy charge (in my defense, I was trying to draw a foul to get my starters in). No longer can you run up, tap B, get a bad call, and possession.

Alley-Oops are also a bit trickier to pull off as are dunks within contested lanes. The dunking felt authentic and so did body to body contact. The game really makes you fight for shots and rebounds. Rebounding is way more physical and the CPU seemed to fight/box out for each one. After rebounds the player bringing the ball up would come to the big, hands out, asking for the pass to bring it up in transition.

The commentary duo of Shaq and Ernie is nice. Most I couldn’t hear (it was loud and I didn’t want to put on the headphones for…reasons) but, what I did hear wasn’t boring or dull. They even made an appearance at half as did the cheerleaders during each timeout or quarter end.

The game, all in all, feels new but at the same time has the familiar 2K feel. With a more fluid, realism to movements and ball physics, amazing graphics, fun commentary, and attention to detail, NBA 2K15 is a game you should keep on your wish list and one you should find a lot of fun with.

 

[Diddly Drogba]

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

that arguement was always comedy. no one plays football broadcast, yet thats how its shown on tv... and @ playing baseball the way its broadcasted. playing games POV>>
the other stuff u said, i can understand tho. the camera spin, i dont even notice it anymore. you broadcast cam dudes goahead and cook, i just REFUSE to play anything other than 2k cam.

yeah, fukk using anything other than 2k. why would you not want the camera from POV? you can't see any depth in the broadcast view

 

[Flight]

That Wade alley oop dunk in the what if trailer..