It just felt better shooting the ball with NBA players in 2KU games compared to NBA 2K18. Shooting mechanics seem a lot better, moving away from the concept of Good releases being harshly nerfed Excellent releases, and thus lower percentage shots than Slightly Early or Slightly Late releases.I noticed players making smart cuts and picking gaps when their defenders committed to a double team or otherwise gave them an open path to the hoop. CPU teammates seem a lot smarter this year in terms of moving without the ball and getting into position NBA 2K18 felt like a step back in that regard.The controls are very familiar, so if you’ve been playing NBA 2K in recent years, you won’t have any trouble picking it up and playing it. The game remains very fluid and responsive on the sticks.Read on for my impressions!įollowing the same format as my write-up on the NBA Live 19 demo, I’m splitting my impressions up into three categories: positives, negatives, and further thoughts as I look beyond The Prelude to the release of the full version of NBA 2K19. To that end, it’s a very brief glimpse of what’s on offer in NBA 2K19, but it’s enough to give us some insight into what to expect in terms of MyPLAYER Archetypes, the tone of the story, and the gameplay in general.

It offers a chance for us to make a head start on M圜AREER by creating a player and playing through the preliminary stages of the mode, as well as sample some 5v5 gameplay through a ten minute game in 2KU. I’ve already shared some impressions of The Prelude in Episode #261 of the NLSC Podcast, but for those who prefer text to audio content, I thought that I’d offer a write-up as I did for the NBA Live 19 demo.Īs in previous years, the latest version of The Prelude is exclusive to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The 20th Anniversary Edition will be out on September 7th while the Standard Edition drops next week on the 11th, but in the meantime, we’ve been able to get a taste of this year’s game from Visual Concepts via NBA 2K19 The Prelude. It seems that a few people already have their hands on the full version of NBA 2K19, but for most of us, we’ve still got a short wait.

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