#Nba 2k21 review series#
NBA 2K as a series goes out with a whimper this generation, suffering from the same problems it does almost every year. While the quality level has stayed high, the features have stayed relatively flat with small tweaks from year to year. With that dominance we’ve seen a somewhat stagnant set of releases in recent years. During the course of the last 7 years the franchise has managed to maintain its dominance and monopolize this segment of the gaming landscape. Those who have been following the franchise since then will remember the big leap in graphics from the previous generation of consoles.
#Nba 2k21 review Ps4#
Even with all of the wonderful enhancements, I might reinstall the PS4 version of 2K21 on my PS5 and play that way instead due to how disconnected the experience on PS5 plays in its many modes.The NBA 2K series entered the start of the current generation with a bang. Putting up qualifier walls to access modes and separating modes from each other divides a system that was pushing toward connectivity and cohesiveness. Where NBA 2K21 on PS5 fouls is when it comes to how it handles its game modes. Realism is above and beyond what we once considered realism, and I can’t get enough of it. Performance enhancements and gameplay in the PS5 version of NBA 2K21 are the best the franchise has ever seen. Unlike The Neighborhood, you can’t just go exploring The City. All of these extra options are cool as hell, but the empty space and the time it takes to cover that ground between things to do turns a minor oddity in The Neighborhood into a hindrance in The City.
The City takes that same concept, adds territories, and spreads everything out. What I loved about The Neighborhood, in its condensed form, is having places to hang out, buy gear, and play basketball with other players in an open, all-in-one venue, empty space and all. This leads me to my final point about The City: potential. I imagine that this sort of prerequisite will keep many players from ever seeing The City. The City is intended as a massive social hub for meeting other players, buying new looks, and jumping into pick-up games at your leisure. However, if the point is to simply reach a low-level rank, then why close off such a major feature behind it? I got lucky with my teammates, and I have enough proficiency to assist the other players to a win. I understand the intent behind this, as it behaves like preliminary ranking. Then there’s the dependency on your teammates, who also needs to be good to help you progress.
#Nba 2k21 review pro#
There, you must play enough games to rank up to Pro 1, meaning that you either have to play a ton of pickup games or be really good at the game. You’re dropped in a closed-off courtyard with four courts in it. The cost of entry into The City is a peculiar one. Excuses are excuses, and The City could be way better without those excuses. Sure, the WNBA Career Mode is still immersive, but in a game based on stats and player input, why separate modes? Tall players and short players, small and large players, exist on the same court all the time. The addition of women MyPlayer is the kind of minimal effort that needs better judgment. A constant reminder that female MyPlayers can’t join the online community. At the same time, I was motivated to create a WNBA MyPlayer, but that’s still separate from The City and even the base MyPlayer menu screen. I loved my player that I built up through high school and college, but I just can’t justify my immediate time away from other games and life to start over. Customized players have to start from scratch, which, despite the narrative being so well done, hits hard enough to deter me away from starting a new player.
MyPlayer cannot transfer from PS4 to PS5, plain and simple. However, with the camera so far away, those effects are minimal. A bit of 3D audio comes from where shoes squeak on the court.
Sounds are clear and crisp, but there’s not as much benefit to 3D audio when everything that makes sounds (apart from the onlookers) is in front of you.
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