Great game ... but 1

Great game ... but 1

NBA 2K14 - [PC] (computer game)

Customer Review

Preliminary note: Given the still considerable differences between PC and NextGen version is at this point be noted again that this review refers to the PC version of the game!

Overall, I'm very much torn in this review. Why, I describe in the following points:

GRAPHICS:

Light and shadow: Yes, mostly great and realistic representations of the players, their movements (mostly) also act lifelike and are nicely animated. The audience and the bench, however, are just plain ugly. The cutscenes (intros, interviews, Draft, etc.) are graphically definitely not up to date. There is also in the otherwise very good animations some weaknesses, this more in the gameplay!

SOUND:

Outstanding! This is due to the good (well balanced, not hip-hop-heavy!) And high-caliber (including Eminem, Jay-Z, The Black Keys, Imagine Dragons) Soundtrack, but especially to the commentators: Kevin Harlan, Clark Kellogg and Steve Kerr comment the game appropriate, varied and very entertaining with many interesting and amusing anecdotes. Really top notch!

CONTROL / GAMEPLAY:

The control with the gamepad (a normal keyboard is no longer enough now definitely ...) is managed and logically, where beginners certainly need their training period ... As already mentioned, but sometimes missing in connection with the animation "the final touch": Players' Sliden "a little, now and then does the clipping (collision detection) is not properly and from time to time you are" trapped "in an animation, which is not only unrealistic, but also very annoying for the game. Overall, however, very successful.

KI:

Moderately. In principle: Yes, to a sports simulation also heard that the players make mistakes now and then - Dropped passes, bad throws - belongs to it. Basically, you can work with the AI ​​in this game also. The players position themselves (mostly) reasonably intelligent and well it does the opponent. But now and then there is unfortunately too small, very annoying outages: players running off or like a few frightened chickens on a point. In addition, one has to higher difficulties increasingly feel that the game shall not be more difficult that the opponents of intelligent acts, but simply by the fact that their own union rate is artificially lowered. Something like that is sometimes unfortunately a bit frustrating.

ATMOSPHERE:

Toll, albeit in need of improvement: The good graphics and the great commentators, as well as the presentation around the game and many other little things make a whole has a great basketball experience. A little bit is this but sometimes by a little unsightly graphic around it (terrible spectator!) Diminished and even the players are indeed primarily their real models similar but affect nevertheless often unnatural and somewhat apathetic. But above all, is a great pity that subsides atmospherically the game just in some highly exciting final phase: Is the final phase hotly contested and the game will be decided by a throw at the last moment, which is always highly dramatic and exciting - the presentation of the game brings the partially but not over.

GAME MODES:

I would like to highlight here the MyCareer mode, in which the development of its own, self-created player one controls: Great approach (I know, is the new in 2K14 not), which contributes a lot to the game for me. Also, if it is already designed quite atmospheric and motivating, I would still like to see improvements in this area - especially when it comes to decisions and design options "off the court", but also graphically!
Very sad is the fact that it as a game mode as well (no longer) is the dunking contest, such as the drill from the MyCareer- or MyAssociation mode.

UNLIKE NEXTGEN:

Only after I've seen on the Internet some videos of NextGen versions (PS4 / Xbox One), I realized how significant the differences are! Graphically can I difficult to assess from videos - but the audience and the presentation in the cutscenes are definitely at NextGen better! In addition to the PC content is missing (even entire game modes) that are present in NextGen and in particular account for atmospheric much. To be fair, one must say, however, that the price of the PC version is also significantly lower.

CONCLUSION:

Who wants to play on the PC basketball, which is here highly recommended this game! I was very tied it for hours and entertain very well - and that's ultimately the reason for the rating 4 out of 5 stars. However, I forgive them only in combination with the low price of the game! A higher would be the light of these weaknesses, and in particular the existence of a much larger "Parallel version" definitely not fair.
Personally, I would be more willing to pay a higher price, then also to get a more contemporary game - on the NextGen console there is finally! Still, great game!

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