NBA 2K23 Review: Ruined Greatness
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- NBA 2K23 is weird. It's probably the most microtransaction-heavy, most pay to win sports game ever. It's also probably the best sports game in a long time from an offline perspective. So what do I weigh more?
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It’s so refreshing to see someone with my perspective, I feel like a crazy person wanting offline realism and maining franchise modes
Just because the majority don’t do it don’t mean it’s crazy
@@Aka_GodSpeed exactly. I play more offline than online tbh
Keep supporting their scam. Good job
Franchise modes are always for the OG gamers
@@sqweeps.03 I always have played 2k offline lol playing online is a cheat 😂
There’s one change that’s minuscule that I really really like. When you first draft the Dream, his name is Akeem. However, as the years go by, his name will eventually add the H to make it Hakeem.
Seriously 😑
@@dominiqueedwards2847 yes seriously, i love it.
@@dominiqueedwards2847 If your a actually basketball fan, you would appreciate that detail
@@Ceas3 not only am i a fan...I play the sport and personally I cld care less if the name or the number on the jersey was wrong...as long as the gameplay is solid thts wat matters n for a long time 2K skates by making trash because they care more about things tht got nothing to do wit gameplay
@@dominiqueedwards2847 facts.
This is exactly what the person making this video was talking about as far as why they downplay consumers intelligence.
Perfect example.
Now this is the way to review a modern 2k. Being an offline player, I tend to disagree with those who dislike the game. But this opens up my eyes to the things they actually do wrong, while still reaffirming my positive beliefs.
Fax, everybody hates 2k cuz all they play is park. I never play park I am a sim guy and this 2k is one of the best
💯
@@Boytaklob right I'm a myleague offline player mostly and i also play myleague with the WNBA too
There’s plenty to hate about 2k’s offline modes as well
@@thepubknight6144 bro, you can play MyLeague online, it’s actually quite fun…until people learn how to get past all the restrictions just to take your best players. But yeah, offline is better
I remember when park first became a thing it was $20 to get to a respectable 88 overall at launch, and from then on it was a grind to earn the rest. Went from an $80 purchase to now basically $200.
It’s $100
@@tekitho79 200 including dunking animation clothing etc
The goal though is not to have to spend money at all. They saw more than enough suckers that want to be the best on the court, and got greedy with VC. I do blame 2k for this shit, but I also blame the consumers too who put up with it and spend more than what's necessary.
@@moneyman100k2 I’m broke I got no choice with this shit 😭
@@goldlion9066 get a job man, or learn a skill that'll get you paid. that's better than wasting your time on 2k. 2k will always be here. Yo bills/life comes first.
an offline MyCareer would be amazing, i really like the mode and would love to be able to play it the way i want, i already play it like it's offline anyways since i don't play in the playground, but i still have to play it the way 2k wants me too and grind grind grind.
the worst part is that they shut down the servers like 2 years later and everything is just gone, you can't play any part of it ever again
but like lyou said, it's very unlikely they will change anything since it's where the $$$ is
That's why I play myleague. Can play it forever
I hate when they shutdown servers and also right about offline being neglected cause hell in MyCareer there's no camera view of the city before the game nor do you see them get off of the bus walking into the arena,no locker room cutscenes, can't use any badges beyond bronze on your character in offline, NOTHING good does this 2k stuff offer.
Yeah they used to have offline versions of the career mode didn't they? I have never been into online sports gaming either Head to Head or these card collecting modes. I did a few online leagues but even those are hard to govern. I just like playing games single player offline. It's getting harder to find games that support that though even Gran Turismo 7 forces you to be online to play most of the games modes.
@@A1.2223 yeah I hope someday they don't turn that into an online only mode the way Gran Turismo has
I don't know why it doesn't just convert to offline I never finished 17 back in the day and wanted to go back and finish with the orange juice story but I can never play that player ever again
MyNBA Eras is the single most exciting development in sports games in the past decade. I am salivating at the idea of a football game with something like this. Being able to go back and lead Johnny Unitas and the Baltimore Colts to a superbowl, Or jump in with the Raiders when they were actually coached by John Madden himself, just sounds surreal and I need it.
your right
lol at madden ever even thinking about adding something so great .... mlb the show would def try it at some point though , playing as griffy jr on the mariners in the 90's would be great , and of course going back to babe ruth time with real old time stadiums would be amazing or playing as the white soxs during their black socks taking a dive season
EA had a Tiger Woods golf game like that, you went back in time to play against the greats of every era. And you wore clothes and used equipment from that era.
No it isn’t lmao
I been wanting to play with T.O. on Madden, and on 2k22 my League I put all my favorite legends from the 80s to 00s, I even add Bill Russell, basically play a season with all time teams
I bought espn nfl 2k (4), for my ps2 after your video.
It's blown me away. I played it for 6 hours straight.
I'm almost 31. I haven't played a game for that long in years and years.
guys don’t reply 👆because they are a scam
I remember playing hooky and walking down to GameStop in 7th grade to pick that baby up for $20. The good ole days….
I still like Madden 07 better on the PS2 but Xbox and Dreamcast had the best 2ks ever
@@drewmow espn nfl 2k4 is amazing on my ps2 man
@@KrisVic91 I think Madden copied 2K5 for Madden 07 because the players for the first time, slimmed down just like 2K had done since 00'. My main difference is franchise. Idk why but Madden 07 has the most legit easy to use trades and contracts. Like I said I don't know why but other games throw in tons of penalties in trading so it makes it impossible long-term.
This might be my last 2K/EA title. On one hand you have madden whose pack odds are all time low and they cant even release a promo on time and without bugs, then there's 2K with their hand out requiring $100 per build on top of the new $70 base price. These gaming companies are starting to feel like super villians.
Imagine some of us that have been done with these games for over 3-4 years bc we saw the bullshit happening...it's sad man.
@@lillagahnavich7700 nice humble brag
I only bought 2k for offline play and franchise the only online I will play is online play now so I don’t have to waste my money I have never spent money for VC or madden ultimate team cuz I know why it’s a scam
@@Sacksalot even worse are the channels being filled with comments of people who don’t think this is a problem.
They are the reason why we will never get another good video game
Been, I've always played offline season 2k9
As a 13 year old kid who has had to deal with these garbage sports games, 2k23 was a breath of fresh air. I’ve imagined what it felt like playing sports games of the past due to your channel and 2k makes me think about what that would be like. I play offline and this is the most fun video game experience I’ve ever had.
I've hated online gameplay since 2k21 dropped, 2k20 was the smoothest in my opinion, offensive moves weren't overpowered and no over powering lockdowns, shooting was extremely smooth, no slow/weird/moving catches that are unpredictable and you jumpshot timing was the same each time you shot. Offline my career is horrible to me as all you have to do is stepback and pull up and everytime you're shooting an open 3 every year
I feel bad you just missed the prime era 11-16
@@carsonbenvenuto8549 you missed 2k10
get yourself 360 and a ps2 and play the old games. pretty fun
@@ChuckwaldMartin if you think offensive moves weren't op in 2k20, you never experienced the nightmare that was the Giannis Behind the Back 🤣🤣🤣
When I play MyCareer I usually avoid park/rec/pro-am altogether for the first few weeks because the advantages VC buyers have is ridiculous. I'm use to the storyline/cut scenes so it doesn't usually annoy me as much but this year it feels like a full on RPG. I do like the idea of a career mode that strictly revolves around your NBA career and everything else such as park/city games are optional and has nothing to do with your progression. It'd be great if the cutscenes only focused on NBA related things such as whether you made a starting line up or not, hyping up key match ups, evaluating your performance after a win or loss and have actual consequences such as the Top Takes Daily crew doubting you after a tough loss or praising you for a big performance. MyCareer could be even better if they just cut the unnecessary stuff and focus on the in and outs of an actual pro career.
I totally agree!
Amen
I honestly don't stop playing maycareer until I'm about 75% done with badges and I'm in the mid 80s at least.
Yea the older titles deff catered to the story more but people complained so they made it background
Ok
As a huge OOTP baseball fan, MyNBA eras is a huge selling point to me. In OOTP you can choose any year in MLB history going back to 1871 and you can replay the entirety of MLB history. I highly recommend OOTP if anyone here is big into the NBA Eras concept and also likes baseball. I hope the keep adding to this mode cause its an absolute winner.
That and football manager are really good.
What is that on
@@dexxxhundo1365 It's a PC game!
@@TheIshShow1 that'd be why I never heard of it I play Xbox
@@dexxxhundo1365 OOTP and Football Manager both also have pretty good mobile versions you could try if you wanna ever check em out
i think gameplay was better in the early 2010s. maybe a little less fluid, but very much fun and deep. shooting mechanics were also much more intuitive and predictable (in a good way). they recycle a lot of stuff from the older games and it is all just a cash grab at the end of the day. they’ve removed depth in favor of incentivizing the purchase of VC
NBA 2K24 increased this microtransactions a lot more.
Softdrink is the goat😊🎉
Ikr
I agree
2k23 is a big step forward from 22 in my opinion everything from , gameplay and presentation
You’re objectively wrong
And how is that so clown?
@@kyperactive MyNBA is realistic with its presentation, movement and shot creation is seeing a improvement, Rim Protection and off and on ball defense is improved. I’m pretty sure you just bought the game cause it’s popular and everyone is playing it instead of paying attention to detail that’s in the game
Lol on ball defense did not improve please play park before making a dumb comment like that
@@evanstewart6893 This was referring to the guy who made the reply jfc
Appreciate you standing up for the devs. It really is us (the fans) and them (the devs) vs. Take Two and their shareholders. Whenever you hear interviews from Wang or any of the devs its clear they're actually passionate about the sport and aim to honor it with their game. It's the publisher who forsakes the sport and milks its player base for every nickel and dime. Hoping micro transaction regulation makes its way to America at some point to stick it to them
The thing with 2k23 in my opinion if u get past the micro translations in the online this 2k is what I wanted from the 2k developers the offline is one of the best if not the best of all 2ks myeras Is the my league mode the Micheal Jordan challenges are awesome the mycareer story is not the best tho, myteam is a decent mode I like that they added some new stuff to it to keep it fresh
Jordan challenge is goated only weakness it has is it skips over his finals with Charles Barkley and his legendary duel vs reggie miller due to licensing issues
@@markelscott100 yea true it would be amazing if they finally got the rights for barkley and Reggie Miller to be in 2k
@@mobilegamerytwellplayedyt5272 yea we need reggie and charles in the game
When I first heard about the my league eras I knew it would make a great video for channel. Thank you for covering this important and awesome mode. The bar has been set for career mode in sports games.
Gotta be honest here, this is one of the best reviews I have ever seen on YT. Have a good day and thank you for the effort.
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Out of the Park Baseball: I'm about to end this man's whole career
*Major* sports title is the key there. As much as i love OOTP, it's still very much a niche game, as are most text sims
Thanks for the in depth review! I'm a Franchise mode guy who never plays online for all sports games. So to hear that those modes here are awesome that's fantastic! It sucks for those that do play online as many people do. For me I still won't buy it until it goes on sale for around 20 though. Sports games just don't stay expensive for long. I'm sure in a couple months or so it'll hit that mark. Heck I already see on sale for 40
I always (like most people do) win my MyPlayer's chip by the end of they year, even with me sinking half of my 2k time to MyNBA as well. But this year might really be the year I don't get to win a chip since I've been enjoying the whole MyNBA Eras feature they added. Me running long-form franchise-esque "series" for all eras has my basketball historian juices fired up. I'm really just loving the MyNBA side of things.
My favorite mode is my NBA era's. Currently using 1991 Bulls. I was really enjoying my career at the start. The AI teammates are smarter this year. And I love walking into the arena and going to the locker room. Even the pregame shoot around is so good this year. Allowing you to run out of the tunnel. Gives you the feel like you're at a real NBA game. However upgrading your player is such a scam. I don't mind grinding but this year upgrading your player is horrible. I'm halfway into my season and I'm only a 77 overall. BTW I hate the park. I avoid it at all cost.
Hey what OVR are you now if you’re still playing any!? I just picked up the Jordan Edition on sale for $30!!!
@@Reefer-Rampage69I snatched up the game for $10 on steam sale before the Finals. I just got it for the classic teams 😂.
Was waiting for this video from you, I think MyNBA is one of the greatest modes ever. I’m glad Hakeem is finally valid on 2k, I haven’t played My Career since 2k14. I hate how streamers and content creators just play park legit and won’t touch MyNBA then again half these guys don’t even know basketball like that
What do you mean?
@@TheGoldeagle99 He probably means that Park players only know streetball and not actual basketball.
@@BlueBlur24 no he means they don't know anything about basketball period . And that they only play videogames. Some ppl that play 2k never even touched a real basketball or know the rules in basketball lol
Great review. I stopped playing MyCareer in 2K17 and moved to MyGM then. I enjoy the offline version esp with the uploading/downloading of rookies. I just realized after watching your review that yes, pace is really slow with the current game. They are ok on defense but are having a hard time getting to 100 pts.
Just to be very clear on the 150 dollar version of 2k, it comes with everything the premium version of the game does, but also adds NBA League Pass, which is like a hundred dollar value. That's honestly not terrible if you were planning on buying League Pass. I wasn't, so it was easy to pass on. The VC expense this year is pretty crazy tbh
100 percent agree with you on this review great job. I stay away from online and just enjoy the eras. I know online is the the thing now but I’m 34 and playing with Jordan and Kobe again is way cooler then online for me
Thank you for this review. I've heard bad things about this game but everyone focuses on my park and my career. While I was once more into my career, I am primarily an offline player and really just want to play franchise mode anyway. I may get this game now thanks to you.
You hit the nail on the head with your review of the MyEra. It's a thing of beauty.
Really appreciate this review, homie. Played the game on release, and been enjoying it since! I began to notice that "the internet/easy-minded" tend to hate anything they don't understand or have a history disliking in the past, so your open-minded approach and honesty when it came to all sides of the game was a very welcome change. The world would be a better place with more people like you :)
me to
BRA THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO MAN WE NEED SOMEONE TO SPEAK OUT ON THE CPU IN 2K ITS HORRIBLE ! KEEP MAKING THESE MAN THEY NEED TO GET BACK WHERE THEY GOT THERE ATTENTION FROM AND THATS MYCAREER !
You back my boy! I stopped fw 2k. I'm just here because your reviews be smooth. Keep it up bro!
I like the vibe of your videos, music really has that “Bone Labs” vibe to it haha
Hey softdrink I love watching your reviews. A suggestion for a review is the new Maximum football 23 I don't really trust other reviewers so I would like your opinion on it
100% with you on how career mode should be. I’m from the UK so have zero experience of playing basketball irl so don’t have the knowledge of the fundamentals so try to stick to just doing the nba side of the career. However I still have to play with others to meet the quests so I get murdered even after spending real money on my player just to compete as the worst player on the court. Love the gameplay, especially how much easier it is to cut without the ball like irl but I’m still bad at moving with the ball.
Love your insight in all your videos. You have a passion that is missing.
Thank you for being the most rational reviewer out there. As an offline only guy I might actually play this for the retro franchises when the price dips.
The gameplay is amazing, i went from being a strictly park player to having 150+ playnow games, The shooting should never be changed, once you learn how to green consistently you're unstoppable
My only issue that contact dunks seem to be nonexistent
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thank you, You helped me appreciate 2k23 more than I had and made me want to try playing it again. Great review!
I’ve always been and will always be a MyCareer guy first and foremost. I think it being offline would do wonders for the mode. I still want to simulate an NBA career and everything that comes with it, even the stuff that seems tedious just cause it’s attached to the online mode, doing interviews and walking around a living breathing city interacting with everything and getting super immersed. A very customizable offline MyCareer even with all the cutscenes and other stuff would be amazing.
For these past few years, I've just been making characters. Importing them into myleague and then player locking them so it's like I'm playing as that character. I'd say this is a good option for anyone who only wants to play nba games and wants to create a custom character that's any overall without paying money
excellent review. Regarding historical mode: How i wish the great 90's Indy Pacers & Phoenix Suns teams were included :( Please get Barkley and Reggie signed Take 2, so this part of NBA history doesn't remain a black hole for the series.
Player DNA really helps with that. Just pick your favorite version of Barkley and Reggie up there and have a blast
My biggest concern with my team was contracts. My biggest thing with my player is what you mentioned..park,60 overall, vc etc
Man I love your look on sports games when u first put out your madden 23 review u were crazy but it took me 1month to realize u were right about everything I’m done buying madden games till I see something like 2k did this year with franchise
That’s a great review. I’m not a huge basketball fan and haven’t bought a 2k since 2k16. But I dropped $70 to play MyNBA eras. I’ve been blown away with how much fun it has been. I’m legitimately getting more into basketball because of the enjoyment I’m getting from this game.
What is your favorite part about MyEras?
I’m a huge sports history and documentary fan. So getting to simulate and create in past eras is such a blast. It also allows me to do this in a serious or funny way. So I’ve taken a serious approval by trying to rebuild the Nuggets in the Kobe era (since I was in HS then and remember us tanking for Lebron and drafting Melo over D Wade). On a less serious note, I’ve created the terminator to go back in time a kill Michael Jordan’s career. It’s a ton of fun and what a video game in 2022 should be
@@marcragusin947 Thanks. I think my expectations were just too high. Idk. Seems like other people liked it a lot more than I did.
I tried to recreate the Pistons cause I wanted to extend the Bad Boys into the 90s and I guess I was expecting a true faithful simulation where Bowie would go over MJ, I could draft Rodman and Dumars, trade for Dantley then Aguirre, etc.
But obviously Dumars and Rodman are top 3 picks, Dantley is treated like he's a franchise player and it's impossible to make that trade, Aguirre even more so, every draft is just players drafted in order of career win shares, Rodman had blonde hair, Jordan HAD hair in 1988, a bunch of players were missing (including Bowie), a bunch of rookies had tattoo sleeves and compression pants in the 80s, Isiah Thomas shot 57% while Arvydas Sabonis shot 42%, rookies were making $1m on a $12m cap and eventually a bunch of All-Stars were FA signing one year deals cause no teams could afford to sign anyone ... I just couldn't get into it.
I'll have to try the Kobe era though. That might be more fun. Hopefully the cap works better than it does in the 80s
@@michaelahurt Yeah it sucks they don't have the rights to all the older players. I'm sure someone will realistically create the official draft classes from each era. I miss having time to do stuff like that.
I literally stopped playing it. I don't want a story mode that I have to do a fashion show. I just want to grind, build my player up, and make him a hall of fame player. I don't want to play park. I don't have to play with anyone. I just want to make a good player and enjoy the journey. I also hate the limits.
You can't have a fast big man, but Giannis is a 99 in speed. Then they will have a draft and have a player heavier than a center, yet he runs a 99. But my center can't get faster than 72. I just want to enjoy getting a shoe deal and balling out.
really makes me miss 2k16 man.
Hey softdrinkstv your my favorite sports youtuber because you are honest about video games and don't hype it up like other youtubers and i hope you reach a million subscribers.
I really enjoyed your reviews on sports video games. And this reviewed was another W. I truly believe that NBA 2k23 is trying to Complete for best sports game or best game of the year. But those micro transactions is keeping the game back from greatness. I vow to not play my career.. Because of the micro transactions.
Appreciate the in-depth review. Especially the attention that was paid to the offline/online player experience.
the increased price of VC and the lessened amount you earn from MyCareer games completed turned me away from the game. I can't pay extra money to play this game anymore.
Great video love the instrumentals man
great review i seen so many reviews that are just talking about how bad the MyCareer story is and the pa to win this was a great balance between the negatives and the positives
Am I the only one that’s been having insane issues with green shots not going in, the ball passing to a entirely different person than who I was passing to?
Yep, I have been having these issues since 2k18
The amount of content this game has compared to other sports titles is mind blowing
Yes it is
I wish It did, because then what you said would make sense. The only worthwhile mode is the theater
Bro what content does it have
nope. look at the sims 4. its worse cus total for dlc on that game could be over $200 if you dont wait for sale
Hey SoftDrink, id just like to point out that you probably make my favorite videos on youtube right now, keep it up man, youre awesome.
The Eras feature is something that I've wanted for years. Being able to go back and play through the 80s and 90s, and play with the Showtime Lakers or the Bad Boy Pistons, see the rule changes, logo changes, new teams, etc. is amazing. The only thing better would be a *good* NFL game with this... fat chance of that happening.
My only problem is $120 for a build and any trash can random running up with a 25 steal ripping my 90 ball handle 6’8 wit gold unpluckable it’s disgusting I have a 88 win % wit 400 games it would be 90+ if the game didn’t pass you the ball out of bounds on 1v1 and square spamming post scorers
If it wasn't for park and the game costing 160$. This game could be on the levels of 2k11-2k16.
Take away MyPark & revamp MyCareer with no story this game is 8-10 easy
That idea you had about separating Park from Career was once in 2K bro; it was Create A Legend lol. They’re so ass for taking it out; all they needed was simple cinematic scenes postgame or pregame and just hoop.
This is the 1st 2k I bought at launch instead of black friday sale in years so I do want to do Park. I did not realize it was pay to play like you describe, i will stick to Team up and Eras
We need a new NBA live very badly. The fact you could play online and spend 0$ and still have fun is amazing. Im mad I didn't play it when it came out and instead gave 2k more money by Making builds.
I would kill for a new live
Yeah I played nba live 18 and it was so much from especially the pick up basketball games
I like that the video is 23 minutes. Clever
Excellent review thank you for sharing such great insight on the game! An honest review one that shared full details about the game. Thank you!
I’ve actually enjoyed 2k this year, they added a bunch of stuff this year especially myera which is really dope
Shooting delay on online gamemodes is still a problem for the playerbase and new players. At least on pc, the shooting delay makes it a lot of the time unenjoyable to play online. No other game really has it. Sad that 2k focus on microtransactions and not on a real problem.
I'm a offline Franchise player so I'm gunna,get a copy soon I love the fact you can build expansion teams to make your own league even better
I love your review on Black Top, because I been playing offline since 2k9
I really miss Mycareer offline 😢
Agreed they need to have an offline my career even if they made the previous years one as the offline version or they can have some items only unlockable online
Hey SOFTDRINKTV, I've been wondering if you would ever talk about the F1 games. Before EA bought Codemasters, they were putting out banger after banger. However, the newest game F1 22, despite some updates, is kind of shit. Maybe not an absolute dumpster fire, but it's a huge step down from previous games. And oh yeah there's greed inserted from EA in the game too.
I just started playing offline. I love having all those historical teams and players. Barkley doesn't want to join because he wants to get paid. I love the different PA announcers for each stadium. I recognize the guy in Detroit for example. Also it has 10 slots where you can put a all of your teams in. It's a fun off line game for me. I'm not paying extra for this game
Great review. I agree with so much you have said and would like to give props to the developers too. I truly think, based on his track record and passion, that someone like Mike Wang being in charge is one of the main reasons the actual gameplay outside of the micro transaction heavy MyCareer work. The minute he leaves I predict this series will go downhill fast.
Now, onto the Eras mode, whilst amazing there are certain things once you get into depth of those modes that kind of get annoying. For example, the era modes are probably only 60% populated with real players whilst the official era draft classes are at best only 40% populated with real players. So if you do a historic replay you need to understand that around 40% of the league will be fake players. Sure roster mods help and the community is amazing, but there are still bugs in that teams shoot far less threes in era modes than they did in reality for that time, and that each time you load a custom draft class there is a bug that randomises all ratings. So if you want a completely accurate 2003 draft class you can load it once and Carmelo Anthony is a mid first round pick, load it again and he’s a top 2 pick whilst Wade drops to mid first round and it continues to randomise regardless of what you do.
Overall though, this mode and these features are the greatest thing to happen to so many NBA fans that you can forgive them. I’m like you, I don’t touch MyCareer because it is so predatory, but everything else about this game is amazing.
We need to simply go back to the OLD motion system from 2k11-2k17! Every since 2k18 the 2k series regressed gameplay wise and even graphically.
The shooting this 2k is the worst it’s ever been #SMH
Rim mechanics are terrible , it’s either a MAKE or MISS, you can’t get rewarded for a slightly early or late layup or a jump shot 😕
In response to the $160 price tag. For a while, they had a deal attached to that where you could get a year of NBA League Pass at that price, which if you want League Pass, is an amazing deal.
But it also gave you a Go-Kart and a 10% XP Boost on MyTEAM and MyCAREER for the whole season which make it’s pay to win and a lot harder grind for people who already have league pass or don’t want it and bought one of the two cheaper editions
And you could only get that addition pre ordered for a short period of time. Since the game is now out you no longer can purchase that edition.
*WAS* an amazing deal. Personally I think giving people a $200 League Pass package +the game and everything else for $150 then revealing the day you charge their credit cards that LP is actually only a $90 value so people basically unknowingly paid full price for both the game and LP is pretty shady.
It's still a good deal for what you got. Although 2k hasn't actually sent the LP codes to a lot of people still.
@@michaelahurt league pass isn't 200 though I was looking at prices the other day it's only 100 so the price must have come down
@@handheldnintendofan It did. It was $200 for years.
The NBA announced they were slashing the price from $200 to $90 or $100 or whatever it is now literally the day 2k charged us. My card got charged right after midnight and the press release was later that morning. So shady
I’ve only ever played Franchise. One weird thing I’ve noticed is that when new players enter the league through the draft, so many of them have 99 speed and acceleration. It’s pretty ridiculous. The attributes can be a bit off, but it’s still pretty fun to play a team that only has drafted players.
Another benefit of adding an offline MyCareer: You can play it after the servers go down.
As a long time FIFA player, NBA servers going down after like 2 years was a shock to me. FIFA usually keeps old servers up for around 5-6 years. On top of this, many of the gamemodes are offline, so even when servers do go down, the game still has plenty of value, especially when it comes to nostalgia.
This especially annoyed me as a MyCareer player who likes to play full games. That's right, 12 minute quarters, whatever. Obviously, it takes a while to get through my career, usually like 2-3 months per season, but that is how I like it. So one day I went to load up my old MyCareer save I had dumped so much time into - I think I was on season 3 having played every game, 12 minute quarters - and I couldn't play because the servers went down. So annoying and so unnecessary. And its probably only done to force me to buy the new game if I want to play MyCareer, even though FIFA has never shut down their Player/Manager Modes and still rakes in sales.
Good video
Fine, I'll play it offline. I wish FIFA or Madden were good offline, and bad online.
how are these videos so dramatic and great. SoftDrinkTV you are the best quite simply. I hope someday you make other videos about the history of whatever the hell interests you at that moment. I'll watch anything
Another good video thanks bro you always tell it like it is.
Are y'all missing the insane sequence at 22:37???
yes and your time stamp doesn't show anything either....
This was the best sports review I may have ever seen. Actually convinced me to buy the game after reluctantly holding out due to the MyCareer grind
Great video 👏👏 keep up the good work 💪
Agree 1000% and if they did separate the online/offline modes, which i can do without the online mode and it would also help reduce all the extra updating that's 90% of the time only for online mode which is like almost every time i turn on the game.
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I wish 2k was able to make a nfl football game cause ea ain’t it 💩😂
I totally agree to an extent, but you have to give some of the online modes chances, there is a matchmaking and also ranked matchmaking in the theater which is in the park , once you get to 85 you have to grind badges badges are over overall, you can get faster movement by playing the game we have season which you get solid rewards for playing. we also have a Wnba my career and franchise mode that can both be played online.
Appreciate the review. I will definitely buy this next March on Steam when its $9.99
Man I would always play MyCareer not to play in Park because fuck that, I'd just try to make the most OP career you could imagine. I had a player in 2K21 that had a career 3P% of 60% and that shit was fun as hell. It's a shame that even in the offline version of it it's an absolute grind, it took me an entire summer of playing the game for at least 2-4 hours a day with some sessions of even more, for me to get a like 92 overall player. And now I hear it's EVEN WORSE??? I just want to be able to create a player, have a reasonable grind to success, and not have to deal with all this bullshit
Someone needs to make a Slam Dunk draft class...Rukawa, Sendou, Maki, Akagi, Kogure, Mitsui, Miyagi, and of course, Sakuragi.
also, Coi Leray's Anxiety now lives in my head rent free
Also Kuroku's basketball draft class
i got anxiety thats why i keep it on me
I d like to see different coaches affect your team, how they play, progress, develop players. I haven't played the game in years because I haven't had a ps o Xbox. But I always wanted the option to even create coaches, develop coaches with time, same things with GMs. Maybe even coaching staffs. Hire an assistant coach and grow the coaches skills. Maybe even have a coach mode, where you do the things behind scenes developing coaching skills, your staff, your team, getting fired or changing teams. Follow Riley or Phil Jackson s careers. Even just having the coaching staff affect your team, ability to hire non head coaches, retired coaches. Redesign your team logos, stadiums, jerseys, I guess that changes it into a management simulation game or owner simulator.
Great review! As an offline player, this is without a doubt the best review of the game as a whole (as you've mentioned, grading varies depends on how they play the game, online vs offline etc) after the game had released for over a month. You can quote me on that LOL.
Maybe this gives way for 2K to split the game up into NBA-Street kinda style that has MyCareer and all the online functions and a more Association mode style type of game with deep and nerdy stats and slower moving pace. They can essentially be running on the same gameplay engine with small tweaks. I think that might allow them to sell more copies overall while at the same time servicing both side of the crowd.
The shooting is unreliable and dogshit. With or without the shot meter, you can hit what looks like a perfect green, and miss that shot 8 times in a row. Next game youll hit 8-9 hitting the same spot. It makes no sense. Post gameplay is really good, but shooting is garbage. Then you go online and have people who drop 23 3's straight on your head, probably running scripts. If you're the average fan, youll enjoy slashing and post play. The minute you start shooting from mid and 3, you'll see a gross lack of any consistency. It's not the worse shooting ever, but there seems the be a fair amount of rng included in with the skill. It's ridiculous that the shot meter is pretty useless as you can hit perfectly in the green just to be gaslighted by the game 1 second later. The eras is cool, but lets not pretend shooting isnt busted with inconsistencies. I had my shot timing drop because a defender ran up a half second AFTER i released the ball. Went from a perfect green to a miss for no good reason, the ball was already up and then the timing drops with the ball in the air. Not like i released late, like i released, it stopped in green, then the bar just skips and drops out of green. Garbage. Thats not okay in a $70 game.
I'm fine missing when I take hard shots, or my timing is just off, but when I take a shot hard or not and I time it perfectly and I miss more than I make, it's not okay. It's not "git gud", it's one game I'm draining 70% of 3's with half being somewhat contested, next game I miss 10 in a row wide open landing in green. Zero consistency.
The majority of people only judge this game off of park and mycareer and not the game in its totality. If you only rate it from park sure it’ll be like a 6 but if you rate it from its entire spectrum I’d give it a solid 8.5 arguably a 9 because the offline is one of the best I’ve ever seen.
It’s somewhere in between 6 and 8.5. I basically only play offline but you can not overlook those predatory modes. It’s even in offline bro.
I work a full time job. I do not have time to grind anymore. Lmao. Smh my head
Can't wait to get this because I usually play MyTeam to play with throwback players. Hope they continue to improve the eras mode. Can't wait to get my ps5
For future iterations, I would love the ability to not only start in the Sixties (or earlier still), but when the ABA comes into existence, have that in the mode, along with the ability to keep it alive.
This game is trash no reason you have to green to make a shot & badges and micro transactions ruined this game too I guess I’m too old school back then you had to actually be good at the game now you just need too abuse badges and master the shots which is ridiculous
Agreed bro! Nostalgia has nothing to do with it either , the games were created with more passion prior to these newer ones and that’s just true truth! After 2k17 2k fell off bad gameplay wise, so much sliding , horrible foot planting, the dribbling isn’t at tight, lack of Jersey movements almost looks as if the jerseys are stuck to the players bodies , muscle tone looks Gumby like, the shooting mechanics haven’t been good since 2k17 bro, 2k taking advantage of us all because they have no competition, I just hope Live makes a comeback
2k23 is Mid that’s the truth some great stuff and some bad stuff 💯
@softdrinktv can you imagine if mlb the show did the whole era's career thing too ... playing as babe ruth with all the old time stadiums or playing as the white soxs during their black sox season or the A's or Dodgers in the late 80's/90's ,, i mean there would be so many different historical possibilities
You on to something
They don't have the rights for enough legends to do it there are still hundreds of legends and key players missing in the game
Earned a subscriber awesome review props