Something a small as a new bounce off the rim to something bigger like player movement is immediately noticeable to me.Īlso, if you have the option, try going back to 2k15. As a result I think the changes are more noticeable. In fact up until madden released I was still playing 2k16 often. I played nba 2k16 frequently since it released. I also think it depends on how much and how often you have played past games. I think 2k games, on the surface, can appear like minimal improvements but there are just do any little things I see that would never happen in past years. It's worth $60 if you don't have an older version but this game is not really worth buying every year any more.įor me the more I play the more changes I notice. I feel like Madden got to that level this year. NBA 2k is a solid game and continues to be every year. I don't see the need for the upgrade so much, more like I have to to get the new rosters to play online. I feel like 2k is a great game but i wish there was more support for older titles. The game is nearly identical to 2k15 with some minor tweaks a roster update and they've added new story modes the past few years. NBA 2k the new controls are more fluid and gameplay tweaks but having a new story mode isn't really a selling point I overly like. Madden improved more and was worth the money although it really had room to do that. I know comparisons don't go over well sometimes but I bought both this and madden this year after skipping 16 for The Show, Madden and this which are the 3 sports games i usually buy. Not just in the main menus, but also in the Player Edit screen and the Substitution menu. The menus overall are also much easier to read, mostly the numerical ratings and tendencies. almost break the NBA like it's a video game. Separating the best of the best from everyone else is important, and it gives us the ability to really recreate the way players like Curry, Jordan, LeBron, etc. I like the fact that they added a 'Hall of Fame' tier for badges on top of Bronze/Silver/Gold, presumably for people who are arguably the best of all time at something. The only criticism I can think of is that I wish I could do it for tendencies, too.ĭribbling is better than ever, but pretty much everyone already knows that. The 'Quick Edit' option in the roster menu is amazing. This also helps separate Curry from other players, since his high-arc layups go higher than most floaters, giving him an advantage in the game that he has IRL.

Plus the fact that floaters don't go unrealistically high on a regular basis.

Stephen Curry's layup package: The fact that he still has his high-arcing finger rolls, but it's not nearly as common (it would be like 9 out of every 10 layups with him) as last year is a very good thing. In addition to my last post about the playcall menu not being perfectly legible, I feel like I owe it to the devs to post my positive impressions as well.

Nba 2k17 servers are trash