Since I’ve taken a look at the best and worst parts of retro basketball gaming, it’s only fair that I reflect on the pros and cons of their modern equivalents. This week’s Five examines the five best parts of modern basketball gaming. The feature is presented as either a list of five items, or in the form of a Top 5 countdown. Welcome to this week’s edition of The Friday Five! The Friday Five is a feature that I post every Friday in which I give my thoughts on a topic that’s related to NBA Live, NBA 2K, and other basketball video games, as well as the real NBA, and other areas of interest to our community. To that point, M圜AREER is essentially a speedrun of an NBA career by design. The tasks required to qualify for the Hall of Fame in M圜AREER are not difficult to perform on the sticks, but doing so within the span of a year does require successful employment of specific strategies.
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If there is anything that I can take pride in when it comes to the M圜AREER experience – and I’m sure many others can say the same – it’s efficiency in milestones and levelling up. Some of my best performances in the NBA side of M圜AREER aren’t unique to a single game in the series, let alone compared to gamers everywhere. On top of that, a new game comes out every year. I’m also far from the only person to put up ridiculous numbers in M圜AREER, and win several virtual NBA championships. Furthermore, while I’ll never invalidate the single player experience, it’s easier to master a predictable AI than it is to be successful in competitive multiplayer. While we do take basketball gaming fairly seriously around these parts, in the grand scheme of things, I wouldn’t count what I’ve done on the virtual hardwood as achieving important life goals. First of all, it’s a basketball video game. When I recall my virtual achievements in M圜AREER, it’s not to brag. This week, I’m tipping things off with some thoughts on how M圜AREER is essentially an NBA speedrun. We’re at midcourt, and the ball is about to go up…it’s Monday Tip-Off! Start your week here at the NLSC with a feature that’s dedicated to opinions, commentary, and other fun stuff related to NBA Live, NBA 2K, and other basketball video games. Obviously basketball games have come a long way, drastically improving upon their predecessors in many respects, but they’ve also fallen short in other areas of concern. To do that though, we must acknowledge that there are issues with modern basketball gaming, and that new isn’t always better in every way imaginable. However, it’s important that we speak out with fair criticism, and it benefits us to make constructive suggestions as to how the next game can improve. That’s certainly something you can do, and again, I’m all for that. However, it’s not all fun and games with modern basketball gaming, and the worst parts can leave you yearning to return to an old favourite. I covered those reasons last week, and I stand by them. There are many great reasons to play the newest NBA 2K, just as there were for NBA Live back in its heyday. Once again, I must stress that despite my advocacy and enthusiasm for retro basketball gaming, I do spend a lot of time with recent games as well, including the latest release every year (albeit with some exceptions).
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This week, it’s all about the cons of the latter. Over the past few weeks in The Friday Five, I’ve covered the best and worst parts of retro basketball gaming, as well as the pros of playing modern games.
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This week’s Five examines the five worst parts of modern basketball gaming.