With No EA Sports Sim Basketball Title Until 2012, Are You Confident in NBA 2K12?

[kennyacid]

2k is not ea so yes

[Boilerbuzz]

Quote: Originally Posted by eDotd

As for the original question, yes I'm completely confident. I've never met anyone from EA or been there so I don't know what the attitude is, but the word resting is not even in the building @ VC. Dudes are hardcore. You don't come in at 8 in the morning on a Saturday, leave at 10/11 at night and then come back at 7 the next morning, that's just not natural.

Damn. A view of the inner workings of VC. Thanks for that post man.

[spankdatazz22]

EXTREMELY confident for 2K12. Love that we haven't heard a peep out of them about the success of 2K11, or that they haven't been on the boards trying to hype 2K12. They seem totally focused on what they want to accomplish

[blues rocker]

Quote: Originally Posted by dannyr326

While I am satisfied with NBA 2K11. It is definitely a great game, but I hope they can find a way to smooth out the controls/animations (maybe a refreshed dribbling system that uses the right analog stick with an L2 modifier) That would be my ideal dribbling control system that almost mimics Elite's but will allow 2K to keep its crown. If they fail to do so next year, I predict EA's NBA Elite will regain its stature like it has been able to do with games such as FIFA, and its reboot of the NHL franchise. Does anybody agree?

I don't think going to a right stick dribbling system is the way to go. I used to think that, but after getting my hands on 2k11 and seeing how 2k was able to give me a great dribbling system only using the left stick, i'm convinced that 2k has it right. there's really nothing to complain about with 2k11's dribbling. people who can't dribble in 2k simply aren't following the directions, or they just don't have hand coordination, in which case they shouldn't be playing video games to begin with.

one thing 2k could do is offer both control schemes, so you could choose to use the right stick for dribbling, or you could use the "classic" control scheme with the shot stick like in 2k11. i don't see 2k getting rid of the shot stick just for the hell of it, but they might offer both control schemes...2k is pretty good about offering multiple options for people so they can can appeal to everyone..but to get rid of 2k11's control scheme would piss off a lot of people and alienate the people who were happy with it...here's the thing....there's a reason 2k11 is so highly rated and so loved...and the control scheme is part of that...to change it would be to risk screwing up something that didn't need to be changed...sometimes you just need to accept when something is already right and stop over-thinking it.

2k11 is so good, there's not much they can improve anyway. they can clean up some animations, smooth out some animation transitions, but the meat of the game is pretty much nailed down...it would be a mistake for them to rework their whole foundation in order to be "new"...that would only lead to years of bad games until they could "fix" all the problems with the new foundation. they would basically be taking a step backwards and would have to work for years just to make it back to where they already were in 2k11. making a drastic change in the foundation of your game only leads to a buggy game that takes years to fix. 2k has slowly built upon their game each year, and 2k11 was the result of sticking to that foundation and slowly fixing what needed to be improved each year...the engine of 2k is the result of years of improvement and fine tuning...to start over now would be insanity.

as long as they stick with what they have and just touch up some minor things here and there, i will be happy.


sports games kind of have a problem because they are expected to be released EVERY year. they are the only type of game that follows this model. as a result, they feel extra pressure to change and add to their game to make this year's version seem "NEW"...this can lead to companies changing things that don't need to be changed just for the sake of making the game seem different than last year...as a result, they can actually end up making the game worse rather than improving it. now most sports games actually have enough things that need to be fixed in order to justify releasing a new version each year...but i can honestly say that i don't think 2k even needs to release a new game next year, because there aren't any major problems that i feel need to be fixed...i would be happy if they just waited 2 years and charged a 20 dollar fee for the updated the rosters and ratings. 2k11 really is that good. but they won't do that because they are EXPECTED to release a game every year, and they would be missing out on potential revenue from releasing a new game...

[Dazraz]

With so much progress having been made with 2K11 it will be tough for 2K to maintain the same momentum for 2K12 with or without competition from EA.

I think 2K12 may be a more general yearly upgrade with less surprises up it's sleeve.
Hopefully this year the NBA Today feature will be properly integrated into Association Mode.

[bb09red]

Its not like the pressure is off them that much. Has NBA Live or "Elite", even been that competitive with the NBA 2k? Not Really. I hope that 2k takes advantage of the clear air and implements a new college game and take over EA's dominance in the industry from the past... but I'm probably aiming too high...

[CX1329]

I'm confident, yes. Like I said in another thread, it makes sense for 2K to keep working hard on the game, so they don't stagnate and lose fans as a result. Pro Evolution Soccer, anyone? Konami rested on their laurels when they realized they had a MUCH better game than their competitor, and that allowed EA to catch up with them.

Customer loyalty has to be earned over time, and can be lost in a snap. That leads me to conclude that 2K will keep working hard if they don't want to end up like Konami and PES.

[TreyIM2]

Quote: Originally Posted by coolcras7

Anology dribble would mean 2k would have to revamp their control scheme, and take away the shot stick never going to happen.

Guess you didn't read that interview with Mike Wang and that other dude from 2K, last year, eh?