NBA 2K13 Developer Insights Video #1 - Gameplay

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[EmpireWF]

Looks smooth, hopefully it plays that way.

[jms493]

I hope in next gen they can improve on the player model....still look blah to me. Animations are great.

[EmpireWF]

Everyone will appreciate the new real-time physics system for collisions, which makes shots in the paint much more dynamic. A player going up for a lay-in can now get realistically bumped by defenders, altering his path through the air — as well as that of his shot. These aren't canned animations for contact; everything depends on the momentum of the players involved.

http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/...a-2k13-preview

Sweet.

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So glad they added the shading back, don't know they took that shit out in the first place.

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GameInformer - 25 Things We know About NBA 2K13

http://www.gameinformer.com/games/nba_2k13/b/xbox360/archive/2012/08/10/25-things-we-know-about-nba-2k13.aspx

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Moar info with audio clips for some of the devs.

http://briantong.blogspot.com/2012/08/b-teezys-nba-2k13-hands-on-preview-i.html

[stevsta]

I know I always do this but

[A Tasty Burgerr]

I am upset they got rid of the shot-stick to replace it with the dribbling system from like 6 years ago. I am curious as to what they're going to do to replace it.

[Point Blank]

They said it's not fully gone. It's trigger by the LT I believe.

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I knew there would be a lot of questions/concerns regarding today's announcements, especially regarding the Control Stick, so I just wanted to give a few more details.

The Shot button is still there and more fully featured than in past versions. So if you choose, you can use the Right Stick for dribble moves and do all your shots with the face buttons. A lot of guys in the office prefer to play this way. In case you missed it, B (CIRCLE) is a Hop Step button again.

There's an option to toggle the default behavior of the Control Stick. So you can make the Right Stick Shot Stick by default, and then hold LT (L2) to activate Isomotion.

There are options to choose camera-relative vs. absolute control for both Shots and Isomotion independently.

You can perform basic dribble moves with the Left Stick as well. Of course, you won't have near the same level of control as you would with the Right Stick, but it's a pretty complete arsenal of moves... including sizeups (tap the Left Stick side to side.)

Bottom line, we're giving you the ability to play the way you want to play 2K13. If you adopt the Control Stick fully, you'll have more control over your player than any basketball has ever given in the past... hands down. But if you want a more casual pick up and play experience, we accommodate that as well. Hope that answers some questions.

[Argath]

Wow this game sounds terrible this year. They didn't only get rid of shot stick they also got rid of alley oop and made it just the x or a button that you can mash. Also point guards have awareness and if your pg awareness isn't high enough then some of the court is shaded like a fog of war. Seems like the passing cone from madden made it into nba 2k. Actually seems like nba 2k is becoming more like nba live which is the opposite direction they need to be going.

[FedEx227]

I do have a few worries. I don't really like the PG shading portion or the dribble stick at all. How often do you see guys pulling off really complicated dribble moves anymore? Is it really necessary to be able to do anything more than a simple crossover or spin?

[JimLeavy59]

Dumbasses you have an option to use the 2k11 controls.

[FedEx227]

I play with my friends all the time and typically we like to stick to default so nobody has an advantage either way.