NBA 2K19 has one of the highest learning curves in recent memory, making it easier to determine who is good and who relies on exploits to win. This makes offense seem challenging at first, but getting accustomed to the advanced controls and basketball strategy make every bucket feel like a reward for smart play. Cross-court passes are more risky, and defenders shuffle their feet and anticipate your every move. This forces users to be smart with the ball and with dribble moves, as spamming the right thumbstick will decrease your stamina. NBA 2K19 prevents you from simply blowing by your opponent thanks to a much-needed buff to defense. In NBA 2K18, games often turned into a battle of who could pull off a scoring move more efficiently. Those who wanted to see more differentiation in player skills should celebrate the new mechanics. Visual Concepts/2K Sports via Polygon The Gameplay This year’s M圜areer introduction can be skipped, taking the player straight to contract negotiations and their NBA career. You then negotiate a deal with the club, and that makes it seem like you have direct control over your NBA destiny - you, the player, not the game. Subsequent playthroughs with new characters allow you to skip The Prelude altogether and join an NBA team immediately as a free agent. You’re able to skip the cutscenes, an option that almost made me cry with happiness as I remembered NBA 2K18’s interminable scenes. Some quality-of-life changes help the mode, too.
These details make NBA 2K19’s story mode feel like a revelation compared to last year’s. When you finish The Prelude, the story mode’s first chapter, it feels like your player has accomplished something tangible and grown into a better person. Over time, he matures and realizes the world doesn’t revolve around him. Your player starts out as a self-centered, entitled brat. The dynamic between the character’s goal of making it to the NBA and changing his mindset makes for a surprisingly good character arc. The Way Back gives players more of a reason to be invested than the lackluster story of NBA 2K18, where their character went from basketball to DJing and back to basketball again. NBA 2K19’s M圜areer remains as deep and customizable as any sports fantasy served by a video game.
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