NBA 2K23 Reviews - Gs4sulfing

What is the latest game in the NBA 2K series this year, and whether NBA 2K23 is worth exploring for players? The following content is only a personal opinion. If you have a different opinion on this game, please leave a comment below! Therefore, I will analyze how NBA 2K23 is and explore this masterpiece through multiple aspects.

In terms of the core gameplay, NBA 2K23 still has no essential changes - Perhaps under this relatively mature gameplay, the developers should not know how to change it, so in NBA 2K23, they have taken a different approach in many In other aspects, we have introduced the old and brought forth new ones, trying to make NBA 2K23 no longer look like just a change of clothes. NBA 2K23 still has the products of this generation and the previous generation, just like the past two years' level distinction.

Basketball Feelings: Michael Jordan

As the latest work of the 2K series, I feel the biggest feature of NBA2K23 is feelings.

In the history of the NBA for more than 70 years, if there is any star who can deserve to be called the greatest basketball player, then Michael Jordan must be on the list. And NBA 2K23 chose to make a big fuss about the legendary star.

The deluxe version of the game was called the "Jordan Edition" and also used Jordan as the cover of the game.

On the game's main page, a mode called "Jordan Challenge" occupies the largest UI space. This new mode takes 15 of Jordan's best basketball games to reflect on his illustrious basketball career.

It started with a Jordan NCAA Finals.

Although it is called the "Jordan Challenge", in this mode, we do not only control Jordan, but we need to command an entire team. According to Jordan's real data or classic scenarios in these 15 games, each game also sets different challenges, such as how many points Jordan needs to score, how many assists he gives, how many rebounds he takes off, and so on. And after we achieve them, we can also hand reproduce the great moments about Jordan that year - such as the shot.

The feeling changed, but it did not change.

NBA 2K23 still maintains a superb level of music and performance on the field. Still, likewise, the modeling accuracy of players has not been significantly improved. Many action scenes of the play still exist. However, the producer mentioned in the interview that this game uses new facial capture technology, but honestly, I don't have any obvious feelings.

But compared to these external forms, whether players can immerse themselves in the game is always through its core gameplay. The game feel of NBA 2K23 has only made minor repairs based on the previous work.

As an element that has to be bigly changed every time at the feeling level, the shooting bar of NBA 2K23 has ushered in a change - the operation has become simpler. The effective shooting area of ​​this game is set at the top of the shooting bar. The longer the green part, the higher the shooting percentage. 

You can guarantee the goal if you successfully shoot in the green area. At the same time, the game makes corresponding changes to the shooting in different positions according to the field environment and personal ability. Compared with the shooting bars of the previous two games, this game undoubtedly lowers the threshold for getting started, but through some ingenuity, it ensures its strategy.

When breaking through, this game also has relatively higher requirements. Some players are not very good at dribbling and breaking through. They will consume exaggerated physical strength if they want to break through forcibly. Players should better consider the player's position before choosing to break through physical fitness.

In addition, for veteran players, you can play NBA 2K23 as you played NBA 2K21 and NBA 2K22 before. Undeniably, years of polishing and the lack of high-quality competing products have made the operation feel of the NBA 2K series well-deserved to be at the forefront of the basketball game market. Just focusing on the content of the shooting has been changed, and it has also been reflected from the side. Game designers have difficulty improving and optimizing an already well-established shooting system.

To play this game well, players have a lot to learn.

This time, the change of the shooting bar is obviously to continue to lower the threshold for new players to play. Still, correspondingly, the NBA 2K series has gradually ignored the role of novice guidance. The above is a guided game that tells players how to play. No game can be called when players open the game for the first time. If you want to get started, you need to find the button table in the game and learn slowly, which invisibly forms a high threshold.

Another issue that we are all concerned about - AI, has been improved to a certain extent in NBA2K23. The most obvious feeling is that the defensive end has become significantly more difficult. How to dismantle, no doubt, the player's awareness of following defense will also usher in new challenges; the mental retardation of teammates' AI has also eased. 

Unfortunately, the coach's AI still seems to be the same. Suppose you don't do things like timeouts and substitutions yourself. In that case, the AI ​​coaches will often make a mentally retarded operation of suspending at inexplicable moments and replacing the main players at critical moments.

As for the other modes of the game, in addition to the changes mentioned above in feelings, it is worth mentioning that this game cancels the basketball manager mode. From the first few games, I thought MyCareer Mode and MyTeam Mode had a certain degree of overlap in gameplay. Still, they are officially canceled, allowing the game to focus more on playing itself.

In the career mode, the story is also focused on playing, which is different from the core of the two previous stories, revenge and flow, which are somewhat distant from the court. A rookie recognized by fans and an old enemy of the same period has been finding fault with him from various directions. Players need to respond to various emergencies while achieving better results on the field and gradually silence the voices of opposition. The game stage of the career mode is still the Basketball City that debuted in NBA 2K22. There is no difference in the gameplay, so I won't go into details here.

Overall Review

NBA 2K23 brings some interesting changes to the NBA 2K series by playing the card of feelings. The new mode of experiencing Jordan's legendary career and the dynasty mode in detail is attractive and potential changes. A lot of content, including the core gameplay, has maintained the consistently excellent performance of the series. Although it is still somewhat similar to the previous game, It is undeniable that NBA 2K23 is still the most sought-after basketball game by players. I am thrilled to see the NBA 2K series. There are indeed ideas of innovation and change from other aspects, but it is clear that there is still a lot of room for exploration in these contents.