My AI teammates have been much more useful this year than in the past, and it feels great when you get on the same page as your main friend and teammate in the story, Justice Young, who is played well by Michael B. And I say that because the same love I have for the normal gameplay also goes for M圜areer. If I could just play the games and focus on getting closer with my teammates on the court, I would care a lot more about sticking with it. The problem is, going to “mandatory” practices and sponsorship events is mundane – and not being able to skip through cutscenes only adds another level to the grind. M圜areer is, as always, built on grinding out points you can put towards leveling up your player. However, when the focus isn’t on the basketball, that’s when M圜areer still loses me. Micro Management 2K17M圜areer is mostly carefree and non-linear this year, which is a positive coming off Spike Lee’s handcuffing story mode in NBA 2K16.
To point to one example, it’d be that the crowds simply don’t sound excited enough or angry enough depending on the moment. The rims sound different in the arenas, as well as the buzzers, but the ambiance is still off overall. There was a big focus on making each arena sound unique this season, but adding some unique sounds doesn’t cure everything. The audio also falters a bit when it comes to the in-arena experience. This same type of flow carries over to shooting, where for the first time it feels like I have an ability to pull up off the dribble and really play in the space between the three-point line and the paint. In previous NBA 2K games I often felt stuck in animations and not in control at all times, but now it’s much easier to string together dribbling maneuvers and put together a sequence that can leave defenders behind. Killer CrossoversAllen Iverson’s recent induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame feels all too perfect, as NBA 2K17’s focus on chaining together crossovers and spins seems like an homage to the signature style of its former longtime cover athlete. Again, it’s all about options and NBA 2K17 provides plenty of them. In addition, you can now use the right stick to go for more varied steal attempts, or you can just continue to press the steal button. On the court, some smart new tweaks let you get an extra boost to the accuracy of your jump shots by pulling straight down on the right stick, but you can also just press the “shoot” button if that doesn’t feel comfortable. I’m not in love with the grind of M圜areer mode, but the amount of options at my disposal in MyGM means I don’t care if I spend one more minute in M圜areer. “The same concept applies to just about every facet of NBA 2K17.
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