mcdowell31
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Scott is all basketball, no gimmick. Watching his segment this week felt like watching a segment on ESPN or NBA TV. No badges; no automatic anything. Boiled down, basketball is about geometry (see Jalen Rose podcasts) and creating numbers advantages. It is a simple game, but a thinking game. Scott reviewed some tools to go with that.
Listening to Scott really got me fired-up as MyLeague was loading. Everything he touched on I am familiar with, ... Read More
Sunday, September 30, 2018
I try to be reasonable. I try to immerse myself into the context of the situation.
You have the absolute best simulation. This is simply basketball: It does not need sauce, sprinkles, bells, whistles... it is an entertainment unto itself.
Every year there is an over-used, automatic immersion animation that is absolutely dumb:
The first one that drove me crazy was the layup celebration 2-minutes into the game with a score of 4-2: ... Read More
Monday, September 24, 2018
Posted on September 24, 2018 at 02:38 PM.
Picking your battles: 2K19 MyLeague AI gets this done. It's always been there, but with each improvement, I feel it a little more. You're not going to win every possession, but you try to win some key ones, string them together over 48-minutes, and hope the chips fall your way. Roleplayers can prevent this when they... well... do their role.I remember Grant Hill saying everyone in The League can do something; there is a reason they hold a roster spot. Now and then, we outside of ... Read More
Sunday, September 9, 2018
marketing hype doesn't work on me; I can wait until September 11. There's no early purchase incentive for MyLeague.Getting impatient though
All the gameplay footage looks great... and I have the AI playing fantastic highly realistic basketball. I'll probably play a quarter or so with all settings "from the factory" initially. I was watching ShadyMike last night: He says he may have spotted one or two sliders that are reversed. Gameplay ... Read More
Monday, August 13, 2018
I saw a YouTube by TruthChaserProtocol today: Haven't really seen him in my feed much in the last 365; today may have actually been the first time. I get the feeling if he is not making YouTubes about how 2K could be better, he is consumed somewhere with basketball. I can relate: I play 2K MyLeague everyday... getting that fix.
Last time I was here I spoke once again about presentation and rage-quitting. I cannot lie: There ... Read More
Sunday, June 17, 2018
So tired of these stupid ***, repetitive, meaningless cutscenes; they break the flow of gameplay. This is a Powerpoint for dumb asses.
Why can't we just play basketball 2K? I never get the same gameplay animations twice.
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Early day tomorrow; I will try to talk more then.
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
There were no face close-ups; no bar graphs; no pie charts.
Nothing broke the flow of the game: It was simply end-to-end action and strategy. The controller did not rest in my hands for 6-7 minutes... just like Pacman.
Why do I feel like crying? It is overcoming to see something you care about touch it's potential.
I've stopped for now: Gotta go to the ... Read More
Thursday, March 8, 2018
I started typing this as I was playing today as I wanted to follow-up as I said I would from typing last night.
The game-play has an even better crispness and responsiveness after this mornings update. I was pleased with my perceived game-play animation outcomes improvement from the previous two updates; I did not think it could improve more. I am playing at Game Speed 56; I may cut back to 54.
I hope it is not my imagination: ... Read More
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
It's 11:09 PM: I completed a MyLeague game a couple hours ago; I lost. I'd like to go again and redeem myself in the next game on the schedule, but I really don't feel like cursing right now. The animation or set of animations will come up: I'm unwound now and I'll end the evening pleasantly by getting in bed and watching a little Family Guy.
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Sunday, August 20, 2017
A short-term solution could be mixing in 2KTV clips. A long-term solution: Develop software that would move the mouth in time with any recording.
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Speaking ... Read More
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Here is an idea: Adapt a version of VIP to track my button presses so presentation adapts to me.
As I have said, the immersion animations are not bad, they are insulting: Each animation suffers from overuse and/or lack of context. Every MyLeague game draws out too long; the ... Read More
Monday, February 20, 2017
Posted on February 20, 2017 at 10:09 PM.
I almost want to cry. You know, that man kind of cry. The Michael-Jordan-clutching the Larry O'Brien Trophy kind of cry. I am addicted to this game and the unfolding stories of MyLeague once again. Previously, the game would get so into immersion that it slowed the game horrendously; imagine playing any of the head-to-head or social modes and having play continuously interrupted by atmosphere outside of the court. Anyone who has played in reality has experienced the tunnel vision ... Read More
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Despite having great sliders, I was still seeing “X-Men Basketball”: Players using psychic powers to make steals, manipulate opponents, and occasionally ... Read More
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