Personally I always start with the M圜areer mode which lets you setup your own character who you can take through college and into the NBA where you have to deal with all the pressures of being a superstar. NBA 2K17 has so many modes and so much content your biggest issue might be where to start. This time around NBA 2K17 has completely reworked the menus and they are far more accessible, to the degree you’d expect from such a high quality game. One issue that has carried through all the previous NBA 2K games was the menus which felt like a bit of a mess and didn’t quite make sense when it came to navigating. From pre-game talk shows to mid-game sideline comments and half-time reports, NBA 2K17 has it all and the value is through the roof in terms of all the necessary aesthetics. It’s complemented by the excellent presenters panel that is in the game with the likes of David Aldridge joining the team and reporting on the match taking place. The courts are near perfect, the team kits are perfect and the stadiums and crowds add to what is a tremendous atmosphere from start to finish in terms of any match played. NBA 2K17 has it all and the value is through the roof in terms of all the necessary aesthetics.It’s not just the players though. This is highlighted by the new player interview style playing between quarters where you can really marvel at the player likenesses. All players look uncannily like their real life counterparts with nearly every detail of the player included. If there is one thing more incredible than the gameplay in NBA 2K17 then it’s definitely the visuals, and the production value to boot. It’s a credit to the developers that they can get it to be so realistic. Every type of shot, block, steal, pass, flashy pass and rebound looks absolutely perfect as if you were watching the real thing. The gameplay in 2K17 is a wonder to behold and definitely sets the bar in terms of sports simulations. Combining moves with passes and shots and fakes has never been more smooth and rewarding. 2K17 fixes this and everything flows beautiful. Doing little dribbling moves worked acceptably previously but at times felt a little ‘stuck’ or the transition from one move to another, or a move to a shot didn’t quite seem to be as fluid as it should have been. One other aspect from 2K16 that was changed is the trick stick. The bar remains under the player with the ball so you can see what their ability is like from far, which is great from an aesthetic point of view. Thankfully this years shot meter, which goes across a bar below the player, makes a lot more sense, and if you get that sweet spot (which isn’t easy or hard, it’s just right – Goldilocks) you are almost guaranteed to make the shot.
It meant that you had no idea what you needed to do differently. The time of the shot meter didn’t seem to quite make sense, was not very intuitive and even when you hit the sweet spot you weren’t guaranteed to make a shot. It’s honestly just insane how the dev team manage to sort out all the small issues not only making the game even better, but also making it feel quite distinct from the previous year.ĭefinitely one of the annoyances from last year was the shot meter which seemed iffy at best (for lack of a better description). That said, every single aspect that made 2K16 great has been tweaked and improved, smoothed out, made more intuitive and more realistic. With the trick stick, shot stick and a few other additions in NBA 2K16 there was really (seemingly) little space for 2K17 to go.
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Key to any sports game is the gameplay and it’s something the 2K series has focused on in the past and to almost the most minute of details. I could probably stop the review right here, tell you to go out right now and buy it and never look back, but for the sake of those that need a little more arm twisting I will provide more detail, of course. You can probably gather from that intro that NBA 2K17 continues the trend of being pure quality. Instead it continues to take that ball and slam it home, with a bit more confidence and a bit more style every single year.
I expect it to dribble towards the hoop and drop the ball, or have its attempt blocked, denied, and end up sitting in the loser’s end. I keep waiting for NBA 2K to have this drop. Sport games are accustomed to drops in quality considering their annual nature, particularly when a series seems to be at its best for a number of years. Every year I wonder how the NBA 2K series is possibly going to get better.