NBA 2K23 is another well-received game from the series due to numerous reasons, but it has a handful of imperfections that have to be fixed when 2K23 arrives. There's no doubt that the king of basketball's basketball game is 2K MT franchise.
It's been so successful that it has completely eliminated the competition, with gaming series such as NBA Live taking years off to regroup and never having the ability to compete with. The latest installment has been released, NBA 2K23.
Although it is the top basketball game available, that doesn't mean it's perfect. Every year, there's always some aspects that the games could be better at. This is especially true for NBA 2K23, which has many issues but still, of course the game did well in many ways.
This is perhaps the biggest issue facing the video game industry currently, and it's even present with NBA 2K23. Microtransactions infuriate gamers to no end. It's normal for them to be utilized in a few places but some games take it too far , and demand players to pay for several aspects.
In NBA 2K23 players are essentially unable to take much note in modes such as MyTeam or even play The City without having to pay a little extra. It's hard to convince players to pay extra for so many little things after having already paid their $60 for the game itself.
The majority of the time, this series does the gameplay just right and will last for the longest time. But, one aspect that's often not mentioned enough is the style of presentation. It's easily the best in any franchise of sports gaming and it's a great game that does a great job in almost every aspect of it, down to the soundtrack.
The commentary is very smooth, which can be difficult to do given the speed of basketball. It is still able to feel more natural and real broadcast than games that are slower sports like baseball or football. The graphics are also stunning as are the pregame broadcasts and other such things. The only problem is the reaction of the crowd, that's not always right.
While the graphics are strong however, players have noticed that a few animations do appear to be slow. While the developers managed to correct some issues like certain bump steals are worse than before.
It could be when you're running your fast break or perhaps when you're trying to pull off an elegant pass or when you're in a collision with your opponent, but that things aren't smoothly as they should that could leave this incident out of the discussion for the most memorable basketball match ever.
One place where the game was in need of improvement was on the defensive side of the ball with Buy 2K23 MT. Offensive is what people get excited about, so it's natural that games have emphasized that prior to this. This time around, it's clear that work has been completed to make things better for those who enjoy playing defense.