Evaluation of the next generation version of NBA 2K22: 7.3 points

On September 10, the basketball sports year goods NBA 2K22 arrived as scheduled. This year's NBA 2K22 still uses this generation and next generation versions to meet the needs of players on different platforms. The current generation version is no longer the focus of NBA 2K22 development, while the next generation version launched the next year has many changes and reforms. Although the next-generation NBA 2K22 is still not perfect when actually playing, you can still feel that compared with last year's NBA 2K21, the NBA 2K22 is a more mature and complete product.

In terms of game experience, NBA 2K22's character movement speed has significantly improved compared with NBA 2K21. The feeling of "skating" in character modeling on the court is not obvious, and the continuous and smooth movements will also bring players closer to the real basketball game. The increase in the speed of characters' movements has greatly changed the feel of the game at both ends of attack and defense. The shooting speed is faster, and the old players also need to spend some time to get familiar with the new shooting feel. However, the shooting strip has been changed back to the vertical version that the series players are most familiar with, which is a matter of great popularity. At the defensive end, the computer AI's back defense and supplementary defense action is more rapid, and the success rate of strong burst and pick and roll cut is greatly reduced. To complete the attack more smoothly, players may need to deploy more complex tactics.

The biggest update of the next generation version is the "City of Basketball" in MC mode. The "City of Basketball" in NBA 2K22 has returned to the community mode in 2K1819. Combining the main story with the huge "basketball city", players should expand their business territory through music, fashion and other side tasks in addition to their basketball career. Become an NBA player with all-round development of morality, intelligence, physique, beauty and labor. The plot of this game is still the familiar routine of the 2K series, and the AI, Junior, DJ and other characters played by players in previous generations have also become the NPC in this game. The story line is very rich, but the IQ of script interpretation is indeed high and low, and many important stories lack logic. This is a bit awkward for the career mode of the main player's sense of substitution.

In fact, many players in China play in their own personal mode. In the original series, players only need to focus on their performance on the court to get sponsorships and playing time naturally. In NBA 2K22, player endorsement is divided into 10 brand attributes. Players accumulate brand attribute levels through various plot tasks, community activities, post game interviews, etc. Only when enough fans and brand attribute levels are met can the corresponding endorsement qualification be obtained. This greatly increases the playing time of players outside the competition field. NBA 2K22 has added RPG like guide cursor for various regional tasks, but it is still a painful thing to run by scooter in the "City of Basketball", especially the time spent is not proportional to the return obtained.

In general, the next-generation version of NBA 2K is still in the exploratory stage. NBA 2K hopes to bring players a different experience from this generation, but these changes are not acceptable to all players. For many basketball game fans, NBA 2K is the only choice. Who makes boys happy is so simple? As long as you can play basketball happily, it seems that other small problems can be tolerated. But when you find that the NBA 2K21 bug has been extended to 2K22, you will feel more or less helpless.

advantage:

Better game rhythm after optimization

Returned shooting bars

Content rich online mode

Online play of domestic players is more stable

Disadvantages:

Running too long in the 'City of Basketball'

Part of the plot of MC career is too awkward