På plats i Berlin får vi en presentation av NBA 2K16 av ingen mindre än 2K Games producent, Rob Jones. Spelet har förbättrats på alla områden i år. My Career har fått en helt ny story, som Spike Lee har dirigerat.  Storyn ger din spelare ett helt nytt liv där du får uppleva allt ifrån tjafs med managern till att gå på event med olika spelare och umgås med dina lagkamrater.  Ett spelläge som helt klart har bättrats en hel del och fansen kan förvänta sig helt nya spellägen i My Career. Under MyGM säsongerna har de även lagt till Summer League samt Pro Am, den populära ligan som NBA-spelare deltar i under pauser från NBA-säsongen.  har nu implementerats i MyCareer. Är man inte nöjd med var laget befinner sig kan laget göra en flytt till exempel Seattle, något fansen i basketstaden Seattle säkerligen uppskattar en hel del!

Utöver det här har grafiken och spelrörelserna blivit mycket bättre. Spelsystemet som tidigare kunde vara lite frustrerande då man inte riktigt hängde med i exempelvis försvaret, har ändrats om så att det är mer realistiskt. Grafiken är sjukt tjusig, små detaljer som LeBron James ”fade” och Stephen Currys tandskydd får spelet att se verkligare ut än någonsin. I MyTeam spelläget har fansen en chans att skapa sitt egna lag, men även skapa sig en egen hemmaplan.

Nu när Steve Kerr är coach, har man valt att bjuda in Greg Anthony som kommentator på matcherna. Panelen med Ernie och Shaq har fått ett tillägg i Kenny Smith. Medlemmarna i TNT-panelen som endast håller en Pre-Game Show på vissa mer ”exklusiva” matcher kan man ta del av under varje match via NBA 2K16. Spelrörelserna ser fantastiskt bra ut och kollisioner, rörelser och riktningsförändringar är otroligt mjuka men ändå explosiva. Så verkligt som det bara går helt enkelt.

Spelet släpps den 29:e september, håll utkik på hemsidan för fler uppdateringar!

 
Se hur varje match presenteras med Kenny Smith, Shaq och Ernie.

 
httpv://youtu.be/30Rrvi2HrZ8

Se Spike Lees nya My Career:

Intervju med Rob Jones

For years now the NBA 2K Franchise has continually been growing in terms of being the best basketball videogame out there and arguably the best sports video game there is. I remember when you guys brought Michael Jordan back in the game and even had the competition cancel their projects. When you find yourselves at that level of domination, what pushes you to keep improving the game at this rate?
Rob Jones: Well obviously we have our good share of criticism every year as well. With being popular you also have to deal with your failures.  Every year we feel like we have a certain amount of things that we could do better, but ultimately we want to make the best basketball experience for not only the fans of the videogame but also the fans of the sport. We want them to feel that it is just like a real basketball game.  When I first started at 2k, I was working on 2K2 and I hated it, really. It was a good videogame at the time, but it was not basketball. It took me years to where I actually felt that we are scratching the surface of being a basketball game. Every year we have done something to come closer to being actual basketball and 2K16 is going to be one of the games that people will remember, but we are still trying to get closer and that is what pushes us every year.
What I think the game was missing the previous years was the explosiveness and the defensive capabilities of shutting a good player down completely. I am guessing that the fans love being able to dominate the game with players like with Kevin Durant or LeBron James?

Rob Jones: Offense sells the game, defense keeps you playing it. If you would try to play the AI, you will definitely notice a difference in this year’s game. I guarantee you that the game is way more defensive than it has ever been.
And the blocks? Will we be able to block a shot from the rim to the half court line DeAndre Jordan style?

Rob Jones: They’re there. Control of blocks was one of the things that I didn’t like much. It had a lot to do the fact that it didn’t respect my stick. It didn’t respect the types of block that I wanted to get. All of that got fixed this year and getting a block in this game is really satisfying.
I know that the game is going more towards a floor-spacing game where the “stretch fours” are given a huge role, what did you do to make sure that guys like LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMarcus Cousins do not get forgotten in the game?

Rob Jones: We simplified the controls a bit, we didn’t like the toggle button to post up so we switched it back to the left trigger like the old days. We also rebuilt the entire system to be a lot more fluid, to be quick and to be explosive.  So, the guys that you just mentioned will be able to dominate the game just like they do in real life and you will definitely not forget them.
How is team-chemistry affecting the team’s performances? Will it be shown and effect the way the team plays even if you only play a quick game online?

Rob Jones: Yes, chemistry is big in the game this year. It’s another one of those things that we worked on this year’s game. It’s going to be important for teams to have chemistry to be effective.

MyCareer and your own player, the game mode where you follow your own created player going through the struggle of becoming a successful NBA player. Was MyCareer one of your main focuses this year to due to its popularity?

Rob Jones: It was, personally I find it strange that we’ve been telling three years of story where you are always struggling. You always start as a player who is struggling, but I think that this year we are hitting a level where you are going to care more about that struggle as you go through and that’s why we enlisted Spike (Lee) to help get that feeling that you have from working so hard. We did want it to be just cutscene – grind – grind –grind – cutscene. We wanted to have some emotion in there.
With shooters becoming better than ever, will we see guys like Patrick Beverley play tough defense on the better perimeter players?

Rob Jones: You will see that defensive settings are a lot more improved this year. The AI will automatically set the matchups for you, but you are able to adjust everything yourself. You can set the players like Patrick Beverley to fully deny, and make it really impossible for shooters to get a open shot or even catch the ball.  If you for example play against the Cavaliers, every player will put a lot of pressure and really smother your players. But if you watch how they’ve been playing throughout the playoffs that is exactly how they play.

//Artin Hojat