Do NOT Buy NBA 2K Playgrounds 2! | RGT 85

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  • čas přidán 14. 10. 2018
  • NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 is now out on the Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One. Let's find out as I take a look at NBA Playgrounds 2 on the Switch and find out why I went from planning a full review to being disgusted and not reviewing it.
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  • @GANONdork123
    @GANONdork123 Před 5 lety +622

    Remember when games had to pack in as much stuff as possible into them to convince us to buy the game? Cheat codes, unlockables, hidden secrets, etc. Nowadays it seems most games are just bare-bones skeletons you have to keep shoveling money into to give the game some actual meat to it.

    • @TheActs2021
      @TheActs2021 Před 5 lety +5

      yeah, and maybe that is why Nintendo games are usually $60 to begin with

    • @MrRaymos23
      @MrRaymos23 Před 5 lety +2

      So damn true

    • @sethkauffman9915
      @sethkauffman9915 Před 5 lety +7

      @@TheActs2021 yep, and it explains why they never lose value generally whereas almost every AAA 3rd party game nowadays has no value after maybe a month or so after release...

    • @pjmcray101
      @pjmcray101 Před 5 lety +2

      Yeap those were the good ole days.

    • @broklynbokablin733
      @broklynbokablin733 Před 5 lety +2

      As long as they pay IGN and GameSpot to not mention it. They're good.

  • @Madlittlepixel
    @Madlittlepixel Před 5 lety +389

    This is lame. You have in game currency this difficult to obtain to encourage you to buy it for real cash..... The game should be free to play in that case.

    • @AlexCole272
      @AlexCole272 Před 5 lety +32

      well 2k bought it out, we know where this was going

    • @joemann7971
      @joemann7971 Před 5 lety +19

      @@AlexCole272 exactly. It's no surprise really. As soon as I saw"DO NOT BUY", I already knew why.

    • @ShutterSpeedGaming
      @ShutterSpeedGaming Před 5 lety +5

      I knew why too! Damn shame

    • @ZR0B
      @ZR0B Před 5 lety

      Madlittlepixel you’re very correct

    • @ppfclark
      @ppfclark Před 5 lety +7

      Apparently card packs are easier to unlock with season mode, and you unlock legends easier. Plus, apparently there are few were instances of repeat cards. That’s according to IGN.

  • @alexb1833
    @alexb1833 Před 5 lety +420

    I miss NBA street

    • @JRABFILMS
      @JRABFILMS Před 5 lety

      The shoot Is true and it taste good too!

    • @swagnewton6844
      @swagnewton6844 Před 5 lety +2

      HOME COURT > ALL

    • @HoodieBatman10
      @HoodieBatman10 Před 5 lety

      alejandro benavidez you telling me

    • @dachopup8495
      @dachopup8495 Před 5 lety +4

      I wish they would bring it back I wouldnt mind them adding it to the e-shop

    • @GreenSlug420
      @GreenSlug420 Před 5 lety +1

      Nba lives the one is similiar, yes very different but similiar. Nba 2k doesn't count because its pay to play the court mode.

  • @KB_Tm
    @KB_Tm Před 5 lety +157

    I got a gold pack in 10 mins like what do u mean brother

    • @killbrae5112
      @killbrae5112 Před 5 lety

      how

    • @miodragsimic3924
      @miodragsimic3924 Před 4 lety +9

      Im thinking the same like wtf, i mean it takes me usually an hour or two for one pack but thats it, it dont take that long

    • @turtleproductions6296
      @turtleproductions6296 Před 4 lety +16

      Yeah packs are super easy to get for me

    • @chicodragon9363
      @chicodragon9363 Před 4 lety +5

      These packs are easy to get u liar

    • @deCrayonn
      @deCrayonn Před 4 lety +7

      Maybe they added an update that changed it?

  • @kylekoz261
    @kylekoz261 Před 5 lety +223

    This guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about. He bases the whole video on the fact that it is really hard to get players, he says, “I’ve been playing for over an hour and I’ve only gotten one bronze player pack” he’s just playing the wrong game mode. Bronze packs are 1,500 baller bucks (the currency with the basketball icon), and in ONE seasons game I got 1,100+ baller bucks. Also keep in mind that the golden bucks (the gold currency icon, the currency that you need to unlock the full roster) you can get by playing online. While you don’t get an insane surplus per game, it is not totally impossible to get the unlock full roster without spending a penny. You also forgot to mention the fact that you can get players with baller bucks. Yes the unlock all players option is bad but this is one of the very very limited games where skill will win no matter what. Me and my friend have been playing and with Luc Longley (former Bulls center, nobody knows who he is) and Peja Stojakovich, and we’re destroying people that bought the full roster. It’s like telling people that COD sucks since you can get better guns just for money. While this is true, the guns that COD provides for you are very good (if not better) than these “pay-to-win” guns. A player WITH SKILL can overcome it. I finished 200-40 in Playgrounds 1 and I’m destroying in this game. I love it, and skill gap is more prominent than ever. If you want to play a game that rewards you like no other then I suggest you get it, don’t base you’re decision solely on what this guy has to say.

    • @johnanderson-wo7mi
      @johnanderson-wo7mi Před 5 lety +8

      +Hi Hola what would the game actually be without microtransactions? it was probably created around microtransactions so they extend the time it would take to unlock something to push you towards paying so the game is not what it actually would have been naturally and paying to unlock players in a paid game is lame, did they earn that player or did they pay? 3on3 freestyle is a fun basketball game on the ps4 that is free to play and it is amazing, that is the game you should play, nba playgrounds is $30 with microtrasactions so they hope you would spend more than $30, take two interactive does not have enough money just to make a regular game with no microtransactions

    • @kylekoz261
      @kylekoz261 Před 5 lety +7

      RogBka ME I agree 100% about the micro transactions, and I also think that they need to be taken out ASAP. But what I’m saying is that this game doesn’t really require you to buy the micro transactions and spend money. You can earn all of these players very easily. Basically the full roster unlock is for people that want a cop-out, and don’t wanna play through the game and have fun. At least it’s not like 2K MyCareer where you can have a 99 OVR and beat everybody just because you are a better overall and spent money, this game doesn’t work like that.

    • @kylekoz261
      @kylekoz261 Před 5 lety +4

      bobby schmidt players are very easy to unlock in this game, you can get every legend in the game for 25,000 baller bucks (no IRL money required). I’ve gotten 25,000 baller bucks in a day, it’s not hard at all.

    • @lancesmith1874
      @lancesmith1874 Před 5 lety +21

      This comment is so much better than the review. I totally agree.

    • @andresmartinez8439
      @andresmartinez8439 Před 5 lety +1

      Hi Hola Ronnie2K is that you?

  • @johngero1026
    @johngero1026 Před 5 lety +43

    Literally could not disagree with this more, just bought the game, it is amazing, forget exhibition match! I played season for like an hour got two gold packs and almost enough for a swag pack. Play the game more.

    • @NeverDial911
      @NeverDial911 Před 5 lety +3

      John Gerovasilis exactly bro

    • @plotto1704
      @plotto1704 Před 4 lety

      John Gerovasilis me and my friend are thinking about buying it, do you think it’s a good game to play with your friends and play championships and stuff?

    • @joeyj52
      @joeyj52 Před 4 lety +2

      It's a really fun game to play with friends, and about the packs, my friend and I played a two person season 3 times and ended up with enough to buy several packs and had some solid draws. Fun game. You can make a strong team without spending a cent

    • @erikg55
      @erikg55 Před 2 lety

      John Gero, i couldn‘t agree with you More! I play the maxed Michael Jordan and Stephen Curry Duo Combo and I am getting Minimum 4000 baller bucks per game. It’s just a real fun game and my friends and me play it a lot!

    • @spirit.999
      @spirit.999 Před 2 lety +1

      Ya plus it's fun for a hard grind because if it were easy enough to unlock all the characters in like 3 days it wouldn't be fun anymore

  • @alexredskins1
    @alexredskins1 Před 5 lety +63

    Game is very fun, in a few hours of playing I had opened about 6 silver packs already. Part of the fun is unlocking characters and upgrading them.

    • @josetejeda6471
      @josetejeda6471 Před 2 lety +4

      I started playing this game some days ago and totally agree with you.

    • @sleevelessace7920
      @sleevelessace7920 Před 2 lety +3

      Started playing yesterday agree 100% ain’t that hard to unlock if u play season

    • @Hypnosisfigures
      @Hypnosisfigures Před 2 lety

      @@sleevelessace7920 exactly

    • @DontCensorMuah
      @DontCensorMuah Před 8 měsíci

      Facts been playing this game for 9 months. Almost have every player unlocked

  • @everettcorder5977
    @everettcorder5977 Před 5 lety +33

    I want this game more now. I want a game that takes some work to get through. I want to play the season mode, not just boring exhibitions. This guy is ridiculous.

    • @JESSROCKEDChannel
      @JESSROCKEDChannel Před 2 lety +1

      Why not both. It's an exhibition game to start with anyway, that targets that audience population

  • @SpawnQuestGaming
    @SpawnQuestGaming Před 5 lety +169

    Don't understand why 2K isn't being criticized more for their practices. To me, their micro transactions are the worst in the industry. You can't simply enjoy a 2K game that you've already purchased. Almost always have to pay out extra money in order to have a decent experience.

    • @AkaHoodie
      @AkaHoodie Před 5 lety

      Yes u can

    • @JonathanLeeStriker
      @JonathanLeeStriker Před 5 lety +11

      Yeah. And after the success of GTA Online, Take 2 Interactive (who owns Rockstar and 2K Games) has said that they will be putting microtransactions in all their games, moving forward. So, Borderlands 3 and Red Dead Redemption 2 should be suuuuper fun. Not.
      This game, right here, and how it's designed, is what we should probably expect when BL3 and RDR2 are released. Exciting, isn't it? Pfft.

    • @GregsCanvas
      @GregsCanvas Před 5 lety +7

      Yea they should be getting hammered like Star War Battlefront did

    • @jasoncupskey1465
      @jasoncupskey1465 Před 5 lety +7

      SpawnQuestGaming yeah the new WWE 2K19 is impossible to unlock everything without unlocking them with real money....2K is getting worse and worse

    • @AndrewAnstrom
      @AndrewAnstrom Před 5 lety +1

      @@jasoncupskey1465 not to defend this practice too much, but it only costs 5 dollars to unlock every character at once... Which is pretty game by industry standards... Kinda sad really

  • @ericbledsoe7884
    @ericbledsoe7884 Před 4 lety +68

    he literally plays like one game and expects to get the whole roster like wtf

    • @glockboytrey
      @glockboytrey Před 4 lety +13

      Egg YT swear bro what’s wrong wit him I like the grind it’s not hard at all

    • @jurybery
      @jurybery Před 4 lety +5

      back in my days...

    • @paulclinton6414
      @paulclinton6414 Před 3 lety +7

      Yeah, I expect to get the whole roster when I buy a sports game.

    • @AnalystPro
      @AnalystPro Před 3 lety +5

      Paul Clinton the point of the game is to unlock players....

    • @romellpoellinetz7435
      @romellpoellinetz7435 Před 3 lety +1

      At least they could do a nba jam ofe and give you a decent roster amd save thesuperstars and youtubers for unlocks

  • @dontstopbelieving1
    @dontstopbelieving1 Před 4 lety +9

    I remember as a kid I loved unlocking stuff in games. Seems now adays that if everything isnt unlocked from the start, people get mad. You wouldn't have made it in the n64-ps2/gamecube era man.
    Also, I unlocked the whole roster in maybe 3 days just by playing. It isn't very hard and it actually is pretty cool opening a pack and getting your favorite players

    • @nosnitsab
      @nosnitsab Před rokem +2

      Yeah, it's kind of disappointing to see that actually -playing- a game now is considered a grind.

  • @dylansoobz5458
    @dylansoobz5458 Před 3 lety +15

    I personally love this game. First of all you do not play exhibition games to earn in game currency, it takes too long, you play through the season that way you can also level up your players faster. Second who cares about unlocking the entire roster all at once? I believe that part of the fun is doing it yourself with in game currency, sure it's a grind but fun and gives you a good (not great) sense of achievement. I'm personally sick of people winging about this game, don't like it? Don't play it.

    • @dhess34
      @dhess34 Před rokem

      There are 0 reasons to not include all players from the first time you turn the game on. I can’t believe the Stockholm syndrome that you and other players exhibit: companies ship half-finished games, with most of the (already completed) content locked behind a paywall … and you defend them? You must have the brainpower of a broken toaster.

  • @Ostnizdasht206
    @Ostnizdasht206 Před 5 lety +295

    Rip modern gaming

    • @John_Nada_
      @John_Nada_ Před 5 lety +13

      Just need to ensure we aren't supporting this bs, I have not bought any of these heavy microtransaction games and neither should anyone or it'll just get worse

    • @MechE11B
      @MechE11B Před 5 lety +3

      Same I boycotted shadow of war. Only bought it AFTER they removed the microtransactions.

    • @returnofthemack6295
      @returnofthemack6295 Před 5 lety

      lil mayo there’s no micro transactions as you don’t have to use real money to open the packs and you can easily grind to open the gold packs playing season mode and I have a Xbox one

    • @cwm4469
      @cwm4469 Před 5 lety +4

      good thing we have games like RDR2 and Spiderman

    • @angelosy7535
      @angelosy7535 Před 4 lety

      You can use a emulator thats what im doing

  • @BranSmith101
    @BranSmith101 Před 5 lety +175

    Damn shame another game got ruined by microtransactions.

    • @Nobunaga1983
      @Nobunaga1983 Před 5 lety +5

      BranSmith I’m glad I’m older and don’t care too much about modern gaming. I’ll stick to retro gaming

    • @BranSmith101
      @BranSmith101 Před 5 lety +5

      @@Nobunaga1983 have fun bro. I honestly don't blame you. Games were much more creative and risky back then.

    • @frataltay4543
      @frataltay4543 Před 5 lety +5

      David Steck I'm not old and I will stick to retro gaming too. I discovered them by pure luck and I'm so happy I did. I recommend you to play Journey to Silius. Great NES game, very underrated.

    • @BranSmith101
      @BranSmith101 Před 5 lety +2

      @@frataltay4543 Retro for the Win.

    • @joemann7971
      @joemann7971 Před 5 lety +2

      @@Nobunaga1983 you don't have to stick to retro. Many Indie games are pretty much the spiritual successors to games from that era.

  • @nathanstrickland2479
    @nathanstrickland2479 Před 5 lety +5

    I’ve been playing for a couple of days now, and have unlocked numerous legends, epics, and normal players. I’ve done this by playing the seasons mode. If you actually play the game and try to earn the currency, it’s very easy to rack up a good amount. Bronze packs are the way to go as I haven’t noticed too much of a disparity in pack odds. It is very easy to unlock a lot of players if you are good at the game and play a bit. If it takes you an hour to get one bronze pack, you may need to re-evaluate your skill level.

  • @loco_ramos6435
    @loco_ramos6435 Před 5 lety +30

    I’m from belgium. I buyed this game 3 days ago and hah 13 legends and a lot of epics and didn’t buy anything

    • @mkeefe4248
      @mkeefe4248 Před 3 lety

      @Peighnis Honourchignhe’s from Belgium maybe he doesn’t have good English,

  • @thomashughes4326
    @thomashughes4326 Před 5 lety +240

    Yeah we all knew this was coming. What a joke modern gaming has become.

    • @Yusei255
      @Yusei255 Před 5 lety

      Still gonna buy Anthem when it comes out
      Atleast Bioware have said there will not be any of that micro transactions in the game
      So that will be fun

    • @Rivers256
      @Rivers256 Před 5 lety +10

      If you think Anthem won't have paid crap, you're out your mind.

    • @jackobyuk
      @jackobyuk Před 5 lety +8

      @@Yusei255 - and that is the problem people still buying these crap games, then are amazed when these companies turn up the greed even further... Anthem is not gonna be anything different, and you will have to stop buying these crap games before there will be a change... save your money and go on a vacation or something instead, anything but spend it on crap games.

    • @LeeBondo
      @LeeBondo Před 5 lety +2

      DR.JackobyUK I haven’t brought any new games since the Xbox 360. Iv gone right back to retro gaming. Modern gaming has gone down the crapper!

    • @sethkauffman9915
      @sethkauffman9915 Před 5 lety

      @@LeeBondo yeah you're just living in the past then. Nintendo still makes quality games, and Sony has some exclusive games that have campaigns that are absolutely worth buying. It's mostly 3rd party AAA BS that is loaded with mocrotransactions, and I'm thinking they're only doing it because its getting harder and harder to convince people to buy their games, and they don't have consoles like the big guys to fall back on....

  • @themadhatterxxx
    @themadhatterxxx Před 5 lety +7

    2k vs. EA: You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

  • @AvidanSmith
    @AvidanSmith Před 5 lety +70

    16000 virtual console....that's a lot of consoles.

  • @andrecadogan5671
    @andrecadogan5671 Před 5 lety +3

    There might be a new update because it is July of 2019 but I've been playing for 2 days and i have opened about 5-8 packs. Please let me know if anyone else gets a lot of packs easily :)

    • @TeddyGBeats
      @TeddyGBeats Před 4 lety +1

      Andre Cadogan just got it and had an update.. Started the game with 4 packs 1 gold, 1 swag, 2 bronze.. Off top got Scottie Pippen, mutombo, Grant Hill.. Good outfits a few other players been having fun
      . It's on sale right now at gamestop 15$ physical til July 20th 🏀

  • @shakez003
    @shakez003 Před 5 lety +3

    Just bought this and 2k19 on sale yesterday. It was only around 25$ with both games included.. They must have changed some things because I started out with enough currency to unlock all the players, and I think they also made the packs cheaper or give out more currency after games.. The gameplay is a lot better than I expected, and if you can get it on sale, Id recommend it.

  • @juantendo4200
    @juantendo4200 Před 5 lety +9

    Damn! I was worried about this when 2K acquired them. I was going to download this hoping it would be better then last years. Maybe I'll get it during a sale or something. I appreciate the honest review.

    • @JonathanLeeStriker
      @JonathanLeeStriker Před 5 lety +1

      Yeah. And after the success of GTA Online, Take 2 Interactive (who owns Rockstar and 2K Games) has said that they will be putting microtransactions in all their games, moving forward. So, Borderlands 3 and Red Dead Redemption 2 should be suuuuper fun. Not.
      This game, right here, and how it's designed, is what we should probably expect when BL3 and RDR2 are released. Exciting, isn't it? Pfft.

    • @wayner7263
      @wayner7263 Před 5 lety

      It wasn't a review. It was a rant. He did not give this game enough of a chance because he simply could not get passed the microtransaction. I bought the game during the Black Friday sale. It cost me close to $20. It really is a fun game. People are so worried about the grinding but for those impatient to unlock all the players, just pay the extra $10. It is equivalent to the season pass DLC that many fighting games have which unlocks all and future fighters. For me, it doesn't feel like grinding. You are having fun playing either against the AI or real people online. All the while, your players are gaining xp points which is another neat aspect to the game (I love rpgs in general).

  • @maxknop2742
    @maxknop2742 Před 5 lety

    Do you notice shooting 3s seems way off compared to the first playgrounds ? I have Steve Nash up to 99 and I still can’t hit a 3 even when I’m right in the middle of the shot meter ( which is still red for some reason ).

  • @haeckx94x
    @haeckx94x Před 5 lety

    I suppose this game packs have son odds to reward players. and what happens when u get a player u already have?

  • @sixtocortescastaneda4169
    @sixtocortescastaneda4169 Před 5 lety +98

    I knew something was going on. I had a feeling that this microtransaction bullshit was the reason that 2K acquired the rights to NBA Playgrounds.

    • @JonathanLeeStriker
      @JonathanLeeStriker Před 5 lety +8

      Yeah. And after the success of GTA Online, Take 2 Interactive (who owns Rockstar and 2K Games) has said that they will be putting microtransactions in all their games, moving forward. So, Borderlands 3 and Red Dead Redemption 2 should be suuuuper fun. Not.
      This game, right here, and how it's designed, is what we should probably expect when BL3 and RDR2 are released. Exciting, isn't it? Pfft.

    • @returnofthemack6295
      @returnofthemack6295 Před 5 lety +2

      Well for the Xbox there isn’t no micro transactions as I tried to see when I didn’t have enough to open a pack and it didn’t take me to a store to pay for a pack so I just grinded on season mode and got some great gold packs openings

  • @josharrow1111
    @josharrow1111 Před 5 lety +51

    took you more than half the video to actually get to the point. For almost 6 minutes you were repeating the same thing, come on now..

    • @EmmsReality
      @EmmsReality Před 5 lety +6

      Josh Arrow. For real. RGT85 love ya bro but all your videos do not need to be 10 minutes in length.

    • @Heater23
      @Heater23 Před 5 lety +4

      He’s certainly more of a amateur in terms of the dialogue in his videos. I think he should try and write some scripts for at least his planned videos.

    • @ThomasMcCancejr
      @ThomasMcCancejr Před 5 lety +8

      They're 10minutes long so he can get revenue from CZcams.
      Look around and you'll see most videos are 10:05, 10:04, etc. It's not by coincidence.

    • @Heater23
      @Heater23 Před 5 lety +3

      Interesting. Well I can understand why he would want it to be this long but the repetition is kinda painful. Also, I find he will use words and terms he doesn’t seem to understand properly. Although there’s a certain charm to him raw approach.

    • @josharrow1111
      @josharrow1111 Před 5 lety

      @@Heater23 i agree

  • @randomhuman19
    @randomhuman19 Před 5 lety

    Correct me if Im wrong, but it seems like for $10 you can unlock ALL players? Is that bad?

  • @killerkps13
    @killerkps13 Před 5 lety

    Well thanks for this review and allowing me to save $30, or $50 for the full game depending how much those 5000 credits for the full roster cost. If they fix the progression system will you release an updated review?

  • @Cactusiano
    @Cactusiano Před 5 lety +7

    I played two seasons with different teams. I spent almost two hours, i won like 20000 baller bucks. If you want to talk about grind, do it properly, know the game. I wont say that the microtransactions are good, i will never say that, but this is no pay to win i tell you that for sure. And the grinding it doesnt feel impossible or frustrating, it feels like old games where you had to play to unlock some players. Let people do what they want to, dont tell them what to do if you havent even remotely explored the game because you are being a lazy reviewer that just rants about how you played one game and you didnt get a million coins or whatever. Sorry for the bad english, im not native, and sorry if it offends you, im trying to be constructive. Gaming industry needs good reviewers.

  • @jazzfire143
    @jazzfire143 Před rokem +7

    This game is awesome such fun even years later and the animation style is crazy cool a shame no one plays it anymore so fun still

  • @robrichardson9117
    @robrichardson9117 Před 5 lety

    What is a review copy do you get the game forever or is limited time

  • @arioca
    @arioca Před 5 lety

    Thanks for the honest review! I'll keep playing the original NBA Playgrounds since I'm still trying to get Magic and Bird. Better yet, I can also play some NBA Jam: On Fire Edition and unlock all the legendary players using points you get from actually playing the game.

  • @Utilitarian101
    @Utilitarian101 Před 5 lety +49

    In-game purchases man... Easiest way to ruin a game. It's like placing a dog turd on top of a slice of pecan pie.

  • @matyasforro650
    @matyasforro650 Před 4 lety +3

    I dsagree with you! I played a game for a bit of time. I opened like 5-10 gold packs and a hole lot of bronze packs. I have the half roster unlocked (even half of the legend players) in like 20 hours. Play the season mode, u will get a lot of baller bucks there, also every level up grants me like 2000 baller bucks. This game is not bad at all at the economy side.

  • @sainttodd11
    @sainttodd11 Před 5 lety

    How many points do you get for playing season games?

  • @frankayers6924
    @frankayers6924 Před 5 lety

    Just starting the video...The first one was good, especially after all the proper updates. So this one must be 10X worse?

  • @steelcity7432
    @steelcity7432 Před 5 lety +5

    Glad I saw this before buying. Definitely wouldn't have spent money to get virtual currency. I guess if I want to play this I will play last years.

  • @enemyofyourface
    @enemyofyourface Před 5 lety +10

    I just played some season matches and 1 online match and you definitely get more xp, baller bucks and even got 10 gold coins ( the gold coins was from online competitive), I won the online match so I'm guessing its less for losing. It isn't THAT bad but I understand your anger

  • @chancehockerson6559
    @chancehockerson6559 Před 3 lety

    Can you play team online or is it only versus if it’s online?

  • @Soundbyshoebox
    @Soundbyshoebox Před rokem +2

    If you start an nba season you get about 700-1200 balls per every game you win

  • @justfilthygamin
    @justfilthygamin Před 5 lety +3

    I knew this was gonna happen as soon as 2K’s name was tied to it

  • @joshuacordle7006
    @joshuacordle7006 Před 5 lety +44

    This is a free to play mobile game outline but for $20.

    • @Boney_M
      @Boney_M Před 5 lety +8

      30 euros bro...

    • @steve833333
      @steve833333 Před 5 lety

      Yep, and all marketed to children with the cutesy cartoon players and IMO very well designed card packs.

    • @PMKru
      @PMKru Před 5 lety +3

      29.99 actually

  • @zacsnyder107
    @zacsnyder107 Před 5 lety

    Any chance points are earned at a higher rate in modes other than exhibition?

  • @sicc2977
    @sicc2977 Před 3 lety

    Is this worth it to get on the Eshop for 7.49?

  • @OutOfTheShadows1
    @OutOfTheShadows1 Před 5 lety +69

    If anyone owns this or any other 2K games, i recommend hitting them where it counts. in reviews of their games. it worked against Take Two/2K before with gta V, and we can make it work here.

    • @enjoi0555
      @enjoi0555 Před 5 lety +8

      OutOfTheShadows Or just don’t buy them. And if you did buy it demand a refund

    • @monadoboy9670
      @monadoboy9670 Před 5 lety +2

      The last 2K game i bought was NBA 2K14 so my word literally won't mean anything

    • @MechE11B
      @MechE11B Před 5 lety +3

      The big reviewers perhaps. Some of the smaller CZcams channels reports were accurate. I bought it and have leveled up to 25 so far and it does not feel grindy.

    • @ivanmagana5267
      @ivanmagana5267 Před 5 lety +1

      It did not work on gta lmao, but also gta v is not a cash grab it is well worth the price. More than any game.

    • @OutOfTheShadows1
      @OutOfTheShadows1 Před 5 lety

      Ivan Magaña i meant with the mods, man.

  • @RetroTiburon
    @RetroTiburon Před 5 lety +13

    Was thinking of buying it for the Switch and Xbox One. I might be saving that cash.

    • @absolutelypro4612
      @absolutelypro4612 Před 5 lety +1

      It’s actually a good game lmao

    • @charleyfredrickson5660
      @charleyfredrickson5660 Před 5 lety +1

      It’s a good game

    • @dxxm9999
      @dxxm9999 Před 5 lety

      Just buy the first one instead

    • @__babyface
      @__babyface Před 5 lety +1

      Nate Haviland the game isn't available anymore as a digital download for the Nintendo Switch unfortunately.

    • @gt_mustang_mark
      @gt_mustang_mark Před 5 lety

      This game is awesome! I have every Legend unlocked & it didn't even take that long.

  • @granttried2hard840
    @granttried2hard840 Před 2 lety +2

    Another thing to know is that you can make a crap ton of baller tokens from streaks steals blocks and made shots. Also your baller tokens pg vary greatly by level

  • @Striker_AgingGamers
    @Striker_AgingGamers Před 5 lety +1

    I'm still shocked that something as simple as crowd reaction to Plays is missing from the switch version. They had plenty of time to work on this since last release... we've had games with far more GPU and CPU intensive things going on. It's a small thing but it's the details that show how hard someone worked.. and this looks like very little progress overall compared to last year.

  • @monadoboy9670
    @monadoboy9670 Před 5 lety +4

    "Virtual Console"
    I'm sure it's "Virtual Currency"

  • @SonicSkychaser
    @SonicSkychaser Před 4 lety +4

    Actually, the normal baller bucks you get those based on your performance in games. The more you perform, the bigger the baller bucks you get. I got tons of vids of me balling and earn big baller bucks. Plus, this is a game here you need to play the games to level up the players from bronze to gold to diamond. I'm enjoying the game myself.

    • @MediaComposer101
      @MediaComposer101 Před 4 lety +2

      I totally agree. I haven't paid for anything, and have leveled up my Raptors to the entire team!

  • @keithpalacios9417
    @keithpalacios9417 Před 5 lety

    How do you feel about Starlink: Battle for Atlas?

  • @n0cowlevel
    @n0cowlevel Před 4 lety +1

    does the game have 4 player battle? 2 versus 2 local offline ? ps4 version

    • @pedrojackson8416
      @pedrojackson8416 Před 4 lety +2

      @ninja neo
      yes i just bought it for $7
      and it has 2 vs 2 local and
      online with friends

    • @theotherhalfoftheang
      @theotherhalfoftheang Před 4 lety

      I bought this game yesterday, it was 5 bucks on psn, it wasn't that difficult to obtain players, you can also buy them for separate, i got jordan of course and scotty pipen by beating the tournament on easy level. I will get them all little by little, its playing so idk.

  • @remingtonA123
    @remingtonA123 Před 5 lety +7

    It sucks you can't even buy the first one now it's not on PS store or eShop anymore

    • @remingtonA123
      @remingtonA123 Před 5 lety +4

      You should be able to redownload if you already purchased it I think they're just not allowing any new purchase of the first game to force people to buy the new game

    • @danielj8085
      @danielj8085 Před 5 lety +1

      Wow that's complete bullsh*t.

    • @prowlingtiger2226
      @prowlingtiger2226 Před 5 lety

      Travis V AND PEOPLE FUCKING BUY IT. Not only am I amazed by 2ks complete anti consumer moves, PEOPLE ARE BUYING IT. People defend paying money for a game, only to have to pay more to actually enjoy themselves. It's ridiculous.

    • @prowlingtiger2226
      @prowlingtiger2226 Před 5 lety

      I'm not sure which are more stupid, people or 2k.

    • @danielj8085
      @danielj8085 Před 5 lety

      @@prowlingtiger2226 Actually 2k is not that stupid. Just really greedy.

  • @kblking3036
    @kblking3036 Před 5 lety +4

    That’s why you save up the money make by playing the games 🙄 it is so much easier to get players than last game cause you don’t run out of seasons

  • @xavieroriongames5195
    @xavieroriongames5195 Před 5 lety

    It seems they also took the original off the eshop because when i went through my wishlist ,and selected it the eshop said it was no long available

  • @shawndagould6557
    @shawndagould6557 Před 5 lety

    Can i uninstall roster unlock dlc on the original nba playgrounds? Im on nintendo switch. I want to uninstall roster unlock so i can earn the players the good old hard way(and to a lot of people the fun way). Pls????????????????

  • @mzaratez
    @mzaratez Před 5 lety +3

    I was a huge fan of the original and then as soon as I saw it pop up, I bought it, it is currently downloading as I’m watching your video... now I don’t know how to feel...

    • @Slim-Boss
      @Slim-Boss Před 5 lety +2

      Serves you right for buying a digital game...

    • @ddub1253
      @ddub1253 Před 5 lety

      Call nintendo. You can get a one time refund

    • @enjoi0555
      @enjoi0555 Před 5 lety

      Manuel Zarate Jr must feel like a sucker haha

    • @jackobyuk
      @jackobyuk Před 5 lety

      and thats why you never ever download a game blindly.

    • @cesarflores2760
      @cesarflores2760 Před 5 lety

      You can enjoy it, it is actually a really funny

  • @B1ack1ceCollectibles
    @B1ack1ceCollectibles Před 5 lety +13

    Just don’t buy the vc. They want the game to have longevity but for the people who don’t have the patience they gave y’all a way out. I like grinding on the game even though it may take a little longer than I would like. Still it’s a great game.

    • @westcountryblue6123
      @westcountryblue6123 Před 5 lety +2

      Totally agree with you. I payed £20 here in the UK for a physical copy and feel it's great value for money. This will be a great game to play local co op with a beer and my mates not to mention the full season mode and online play. Lets face it this is a Arcade game so I like the fact that nothing is totally hidden behind a paywall like may other games including AAA titles that are totally unabtainable with out real money. The grind will be part of the fun to get the players you want . Will easily rack up the currency playing games online.

    • @kirezar
      @kirezar Před 5 lety

      It's not a question of waiting everything right away. It's just that it's waaaaay too much of a grind. Imagine having players you don't enjoy playing with for most of that grind, because hey, it's card packs, not guaranteed players... So now you have to grind for hundreds of hours while maybe not really enjoying what you are given. If they allowed you to grind to buy a specific character then sure, I wouldn't complain as much, but grinding to buy a pack? Nah sorry, on the 2K series it was already bullshit, so it's still bullshit here

    • @westcountryblue6123
      @westcountryblue6123 Před 5 lety +1

      @@kirezar He didn't show you that you can unlock any player you like if you decide you don't like the random packs Legends like Jordan are 25k baller points which are earned naturally while playing . While everyone else are much cheaper.

    • @kirezar
      @kirezar Před 5 lety +1

      Oh if that is the case then yeah sure. I still think it's a heck of a grind but that makes it a bit more acceptable

    • @wayner7263
      @wayner7263 Před 5 lety

      @@kirezar You have your wish...Yes, you can spend baller points (which you get for playing any of the modes in the game) towards any one of the characters.

  • @megarockman99
    @megarockman99 Před 5 lety +2

    Really, I’m not surprised. As soon as you said 2K got the license to Playgrounds, I knew what was about to happen.

  • @Tooloud4Public
    @Tooloud4Public Před 5 lety

    Is Jordan playable in Both games or just part 2?

  • @sneshead3326
    @sneshead3326 Před 5 lety +5

    That’s terrible these game developers should be ashamed of themselves!!!!! I’m going back to my Nintendo 64

  • @CrouchingShiba
    @CrouchingShiba Před 4 lety +29

    "This game is terrible because it forces me to play it."

    • @peacemaker8358
      @peacemaker8358 Před 4 lety

      Halcyon 😂

    • @Rayan-id3gk
      @Rayan-id3gk Před 4 lety +2

      Yeah, I totally disagree with this guy. Don’t you want it to be a challenge to play the game? What’s the point of the game if you have everything maxed out

    • @akv4791
      @akv4791 Před 4 lety

      @@Rayan-id3gk fr like i actually am glad that u have a challenge to be able to unlock characters and it feels good when u get a legend or higher like if it was easy the game would get boring af

  • @Cabattu
    @Cabattu Před 5 lety +1

    What happened to NBA Street?

  • @kenterminateddq5311
    @kenterminateddq5311 Před 5 lety +19

    Aw man, I was expecting this to be as good as the NBA Jam series.
    Sean, thank you for warning us NOT to buy NBA 2K Playgrounds.

    • @jaymart2k
      @jaymart2k Před 5 lety +3

      U probably payed $60 + $40 to play NBA 2k my park huh?
      Yet not willing to spend $30 + 10 to unlock all players.
      Rest stuff is cosmetic.
      Dont make u any better.

    • @tosinbalogun1013
      @tosinbalogun1013 Před 5 lety +1

      The reviewer is chatting rubbish. It's actually a really good game. I've unlocked 1/2 the roster without spending any money.

  • @codyssmith73
    @codyssmith73 Před 5 lety +25

    Typical 2K, making the grind nauseatingly long just to make you feel like you should fork over a little cash to help you unlock things faster. Hopefully they see this feedback and make unlocking things a bit easier shortly with an update.

  • @NYCJoeBlack
    @NYCJoeBlack Před 5 lety

    Is there a physical version?

  • @CosmicFox2007
    @CosmicFox2007 Před 5 lety

    Hold on, do you know how do do what your doing before you review it

  • @j.ramsey8863
    @j.ramsey8863 Před 5 lety +3

    $40 price tag already had me second guessing. I'll pass.

  • @getcraig55
    @getcraig55 Před 5 lety +68

    Oh damn, well never mind on this game.. that sucks..

    • @MechE11B
      @MechE11B Před 5 lety +6

      You're regurgitating RGTs opinion. Then telling people not to listen to that opinion...

    • @jordancole1283
      @jordancole1283 Před 5 lety +2

      @Stuck in the 90s if I ever meet you I'm punching you in the face for the betrayal

    • @getcraig55
      @getcraig55 Před 5 lety +7

      MechE11B its not his opinion on the game, it’s the micro transactions in this game. I got the first NBA PLAYGROUNDS.. I was looking forward to this game but micro transactions what killed it..

    • @MickkimUK79
      @MickkimUK79 Před 5 lety

      @Stuck in the 90s i agree with you on this one and commented on the main page. Buy it, play the harder modes like season mode and you get FAR more xp than in exhibition mode. Looking at it realistically exhibition is to learn the basics and you have to do some challenges on exhibition to level up your player. The grind IS very real but lets put it this way you get more xp doing a 3 point contest which takes 2 minutes than an exhibition. You've just gotta find a mode you enjoy that gives good xp and go from there

    • @AlexiasPlaylist
      @AlexiasPlaylist Před 5 lety

      @Stuck in the 90s yeah but its still immoral and obviously is focused on manipulating you into spending more money. i dont have any respect for people who do that nor am i going to give there game my time. Im not spending that cash to play just a tiny part of the game

  • @grandizer4531
    @grandizer4531 Před 5 lety

    What made the original NBA Jam good was the physics of the ball going thru the hoop. The camera focused on the ball. Now it looks like the rim in Double Dribble .

  • @JgotRackz_music
    @JgotRackz_music Před rokem

    How do you get your shot meter like that?

  • @sainttodd11
    @sainttodd11 Před 5 lety +5

    You know what? I saw this video a couple months ago and didn’t buy the game. Then I saw it on sale a week or two ago and decided to take a chance on it. Glad I did. The game is great, arguably the best sports game released last fall. And I don't find the grind to be frustrating at all, currency to unlock new players is actually pretty generous. Sorry I waited so long to grab this gem.

  • @Treequs
    @Treequs Před 4 lety +7

    Dudes a level three you haven't been playing for a long time

  • @josephmackey6472
    @josephmackey6472 Před 5 lety +2

    This is precisely why i find myself visiting older games.

  • @allenjones9536
    @allenjones9536 Před 3 lety +2

    He's lying whenever he says he played for an hour and only got a bronze pack unless he counts sitting in the menus as playing lmao. Anyone who has played this knows it's easy to get Baller Bucks to buy packs and actually makes the game more fun colleting.

  • @BottyNinetyFour
    @BottyNinetyFour Před 5 lety +17

    Over reacting ... Every game has this kind of thing now.

  • @thelouieshot5421
    @thelouieshot5421 Před 4 lety +9

    I’m playing the game now and it’s not that hard to unlock players. Your full of crap

  • @Jayballinallday
    @Jayballinallday Před 5 lety

    It's hard to make 3pointers on this game. I have not updated it yet. So idk if it might help

  • @OURWORLDTV
    @OURWORLDTV Před 5 lety

    How is 2K19?

  • @TheRealChrisShades
    @TheRealChrisShades Před 5 lety +12

    I guess that’s why it’s only $17 new at GameStop. I been playin it, reminds me of NBA streets.

  • @jasonmatos2896
    @jasonmatos2896 Před 5 lety +8

    Ok i see your point BUT Me personally i dont mind them doing this . It actually sounds great to play the game and have to grind to unlock characters. I never had that in a game and i look forward to putting a lot of matches against the computer freiends and my kids . By play your unlock things constantly. Sorry RGT85 I love this idea. Not for everybody but i love the idea. Will be picking this game up right now.

    • @johnanderson-wo7mi
      @johnanderson-wo7mi Před 5 lety

      +Animated- Psycho what would the game actually be without microtransactions? it was probably created around microtransactions so they extend the time it would take to unlock something to push you towards paying so the game is not what it actually would have been naturally and paying to unlock players in a paid game is lame, did they earn that player or did they pay? 3on3 freestyle is a fun basketball game on the ps4 that is free to play and it is amazing, that is the game you should play, nba playgrounds is $30 with microtrasactions so they hope you would spend more than $30, take two interactive does not have enough money just to make a regular game with no microtransactions

  • @herc2k4
    @herc2k4 Před 5 lety

    can 4 friends play a 2vs2 online? as friendly game ?

  • @davidmadrid8637
    @davidmadrid8637 Před 4 lety

    Would you spend 8 dollars on this game? It’s on sale on Nintendo Eshop?

  • @jonathanwhiteside2846
    @jonathanwhiteside2846 Před 5 lety +4

    There’s something called grinding do you just want all the Characters for free.

  • @monkeymonk4976
    @monkeymonk4976 Před rokem +5

    This game is very fun by yourself and with friends it is incredible, unlocking and upgrading players is what keeps me wanting to keep playing.

  • @wweRamz
    @wweRamz Před 5 lety

    So just get the first game?

  • @dystrophic
    @dystrophic Před 5 lety

    This game is gonna be on sale for $15 at GameStop after Christmas. Looking at your video, I guess it costs $10 to unlock all characters via real money (with 2500 VC left over).
    Is this game worth $25 total?

  • @JonathanLeeStriker
    @JonathanLeeStriker Před 5 lety +8

    Yup. And see, this is the problem with a lot of modern games. Especially, the ones from places like EA, Ubisoft, Activision, etc.
    They make a game so grindy that they strong arm you into buying xp boosts or buying coins or whatever to stop that grind, to play the actual game *less.*
    And, unlike this game, most of those games start (yes, I said start) at $60. Then, of course you have a bunch of different special editions they want you to buy, paid DLC, exclusive gear through sponsorships (looking at you Totino's and Assassin's Creed Odyssey), plus so much more garbage.
    Very few games these days play like God of War or Spider-Man. Where, you just get a game at a reasonable price, you play through it and unlock everything in game with a reasonable amount of effort put into it. Sadly, it seems like those kind of games are a dying breed. And it's a damn shame.
    ------------------------------------------------
    To paraphrase Jim Sterling:
    It's grindy, it's greedy, it's 2K Games!

    • @jackobyuk
      @jackobyuk Před 5 lety +1

      check out fist of the north star lost paradise!

    • @JonathanLeeStriker
      @JonathanLeeStriker Před 5 lety

      @@jackobyuk I'm not a huge Fist of the North Star fan, but I did see Jim Sterling do a Jimpressions on it, and it does look pretty fun.
      Also, I saw Wood from BeatEmUps talk about Attack on Titan 2, recently. When that game first came out, I really wanted to play it, but then I found out it doesn't have English dialogue/voice acting (like DBZ games, for example), and that really bummed me out. It looks fun, but I don't think I have enough concentration (or whatever the proper term is) to: watch/control my character, watch out for/kill the Titans, *and* read the English subtitled dialogue. If they ever make an English AoT game, though (like they do for DBZ), I'd be all over it, in a heartbeat.
      ------------------------------------------------
      Thanks for the recommendation though, man. I appreciate it!

  • @destroyerpl4yz
    @destroyerpl4yz Před 5 lety +3

    Dude just grind out the game and play. You can unlock the entire roster without spending a single cent. A bit of patience mate.

    • @llSuperSnivyll
      @llSuperSnivyll Před 4 lety

      And that's the problem - that to unlock you either have to grind or purchase. Out of all the possible ways to unlock, they picked the bad ones.

  • @j_igbo_404
    @j_igbo_404 Před 3 lety +1

    should i cop in 2020

  • @ryousuke99
    @ryousuke99 Před 5 lety

    VC = virtual coins... not sure u can get virtual consoles? unless its emulators?

  • @someonesdad667
    @someonesdad667 Před 4 lety +13

    0:31 "NBA Hentai games"

  • @theheardtheorem
    @theheardtheorem Před 3 lety +4

    I dunno...I picked this game up for $7.50 and I’ve found it quite easy to unlock players. I’ve been unlocking players at a rate of 2 per hour of gameplay. If you focus on challenges and leveling up your current players, your VC really accumulates. I was expecting egregious micro transactions and the game to be ridiculously grindy, but I feel like they actually got the balance right.

  • @kevtube2273
    @kevtube2273 Před 5 lety

    I somewhat agree, however, if you play the playgrounds championship you can get money quicker with level up bonuses that help as well.

  • @TheDonSolo
    @TheDonSolo Před 2 lety

    Is there any motion controls?

  • @enjoi0555
    @enjoi0555 Před 5 lety +16

    I wasn’t planning on it.

  • @ChitChatGaming
    @ChitChatGaming Před 5 lety +5

    I requested a review copy and never got it, why send me the option to not answer me lol... I have the first one, it was decent.

    • @RGT85
      @RGT85  Před 5 lety +6

      I feel bad if you bought it. Last year was fun, and you could unlock stuff. This year? NOPE!

    • @ChitChatGaming
      @ChitChatGaming Před 5 lety +1

      RGT 85 yeah, I bought last years and liked the card pack idea with unlockables. I was going to purchase this one but might have to wait, maybe they will give all Switch Owners a code for Shaq Fu 3 LOL!

    • @SteamDeckGameplay
      @SteamDeckGameplay Před 5 lety +1

      You have 500 subscribers, what do you expect?

  • @NiceGuyDan08
    @NiceGuyDan08 Před 5 lety +2

    It's probably worth noting that completing an NBA season gives a guaranteed player on a per-team basis(Doing it with the Rockets gives Hakeem) and the amount of "basketball" currency seems dependent on a lot of things, including performance in game. I have played 3 matches and I have 2,000 basketballs.
    Maybe it's different in exhibition, but what I've noticed doesn't seem as egregious as you make it.

    • @djq7225
      @djq7225 Před 5 lety

      God damn right! Hakeem "The Dreeeeeeeeam" Olajuwan! 🤘

  • @demeye578
    @demeye578 Před 4 lety +1

    Is it worth it for 7 dollars