The animations in older 2Ks were genuinely ahead of its time. Standing sizeups, moving sizeups, triplethreat sizeups, Park sizeups, and that’s only looking at the dribbling system.
I’ve spoken about this consistently for years because I really want to bring more attention to the level of variety, creativity/flare these animations brought to gameplay. The difference was significant. For context, this video only shows the pro/elite animations not even the basic/normal packages and there’s already this much to show
I’ll personally always advocate most for the dribbling side because that’s where my strongest interest and experience are, but this goes well beyond dribbling. the same level of animation depth, freedom, and individuality could be felt across several areas of gameplay.
I’d really like to see this style influence the direction of 2k27 more animation variety, more expression, and more opportunities for different playstyles to feel genuinely unique.
I truly believe the community would thrive with this type of animation depth again!
@Beluba@LD2K #nba2k27
The animations in older 2Ks were genuinely ahead of its time. Standing sizeups, moving sizeups, triplethreat sizeups, Park sizeups, and that’s only looking at the dribbling system.
I’ve spoken about this consistently for years because I really want to bring more attention to the level of variety, creativity/flare these animations brought to gameplay. The difference was significant. For context, this video only shows the pro/elite animations not even the basic/normal packages and there’s already this much to show
I’ll personally always advocate most for the dribbling side because that’s where my strongest interest and experience are, but this goes well beyond dribbling. the same level of animation depth, freedom, and individuality could be felt across several areas of gameplay.
I’d really like to see this style influence the direction of 2k27 more animation variety, more expression, and more opportunities for different playstyles to feel genuinely unique.
I truly believe the community would thrive with this type of animation depth again!
@Beluba@LD2K #nba2k27
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM THIS TYPE OF ADDITION. MORE ROOM FOR CREATIVITY AND MORE CONTENT TO CREATE UNIQUE PLAYSTYLES ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. AND NO NOT GATED BEHIND A SEASONAL DROP/REWARD WE NEED THIS TO CHANGE THIS YEAR! @LD2K@Mike_Mainzer@Beluba
here's proof of how far ahead of their time previous 2Ks were when it came to animations
Some of the most popular moves in our recent and current 2Ks are shortened and copy and pasted animations that existed 7+ years ago. That’s a big reason why I don’t necessarily believe pro play itself is the problem. We still see traces of that same animation quality today, but we’re only getting a tiny fraction of what was once available.
The biggest difference is variety. The selection has become way smaller, and the animations we receive today are closer in style to what used to be the basic or normal packages, rather than the more expressive pro/elite options. those older packages had a level of creativity and visual appeal that made individual playstyles feel more distinct.
And these are only the similarities I’ve personally noticed. ik theres more examples across different games, and this cycle extends beyond just 2k19-2k26, with different animation names being recycled
but im not looking to expose i just want to show as a community we deserve more effort put into the animations like it used to be.
@Beluba@LD2K@NBA2K #nba2k27