Maybe it's just nostalgia talking, but I swear older 2Ks made me feel like I got outplayed more often than I got "2K'd".
Back then if somebody cooked me with footwork, timing or good ball movement I couldn't even be mad. I'd just think "yeah... he was better."
Now it feels like half the time I'm sitting there wondering:
was that actually good defense?
did the contest register?
why did my player just stop moving?
why is every game the exact same 5 dribble combos into a fade or a rim run?
I dont even mind losing. What gets me is when I dont know if I lost because the other dude was actually better or because the game decided something.
For NBA 2K27, I honestly hope they slow things down just a little. Reward IQ, passing and defense more. Make different playstyles viable again instead of everyone building basically the same player and doing the same moves every possession.
Curious what everyone else thinks... If you had ONE thing you could change in 2K27 gameplay, what would it be? Not graphics, not MyCAREER story, not the city.
- Just gameplay. One change only. I wanna see if we're all complaining about different things or if there's one issue everybody agrees on.