Once again the commentary team do a great job – as they have for the last few years – but unfortunately the same few lines keep coming out in every game if you consonantly play as one team. The crowds seem louder and more excitable than ever and, accompanied by the other sounds of the arena, result in an amazing representation of a real NBA game. The nets are also of a higher standard, acting in a realistic way and having the satisfying “swish” when a perfect 3-pointer is landed.Įach person in the crowd is now fully 3D and repetition is few and far between, which is quite the achievement. The basket rims are considerably thicker which allows players to actually grab them, instead of hovering a hand in its general direction as previously seen. The floors themselves look great, glistening and polished. Reflections from the overhead screens and lighting rigs can be seen on the court and in many cases its even possible to pick out reflections of teams logo in a reflection. Neither of these happen particularly often and will often go un-noticed by many.Īlso, the court and its surroundings have received major improvements visually. Sometimes, certain animations appear to speed up in order to match opponents and occasionally players will quickly glide to mark their assignment. The only slight shortcoming of the players themselves is in the animation department. For those who haven’t played NBA 2K14 on Xbox One or PS4 you may be thinking this is the case on 360 and PS3 but the difference between the two is unbelievable, previous gen looks pretty bad compared to this. Their limbs and joints are smooth and not jagged at all, the proportions of legs to body, arms and head are all perfect and the way the players move is mightily impressive.

In the replays and the pre/post game formalities, the overall quality of the players becomes more apparent. Almost all of the players are instantly recognizable, as most of the NBA’s finest have been scanned into the game complete with all their noticeable physical features such as tattoos and facial hair. Now don’t get me wrong: last time out the players didn’t look bad, in fact by last generation standards they were great, but with the new hardware and its extra power players now look even better. Perhaps most noticeable are the players themselves. NBA 2K14 is graphically amazing in every area. Clearly these particular detractors have never played NBA 2K14. The launch line-ups for the Xbox One and PS4 have been a mixed bag to say the least, but one of the complaints I have heard the most is that the games don’t look much better than the last generation.

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