The characters are annoying, and nearly every scene ends with an awkward moment, as if you were watching robots desperately trying to act like humans.Īs for the story itself, the game attempts to tell you that your play on the court matters. NBA 2K23’s M圜areer story doesn’t have any of that ridiculous fun. But the movie was a good time, and I still remember Kevin Costner’s character calling the Seahawks GM a pancake-eating (insert expletive here). There’s no way that would happen in real life. For example, look at Draft Day, starring Kevin Costner. My experience in this NBA 2K23 review is very similar to previous versions of the game.ĭon’t get me wrong, a sports story doesn’t have to be realistic to be enjoyable. It’s absurdly long (thanks in part to traveling around The City for quests), your choices feel meaningless, and it just doesn’t make any sense. To keep it short, the narrative in M圜areer this year is frustrating in the worst of ways. If you think that sounds like a lot of not playing basketball in this basketball game, you’re 100% right. Along the way, you’ll do things like earning your way to the starting lineup, taking part in another one of those hot-take factory sports talk shows, obtaining a Gatorade from a local shop owner, and helping out a vegan hot dog vendor. Why is this a problem? Turns out that fans of the team who drafted you really wanted Shep Owens instead of you.įrom there, you are on a mission to win over the fanbase and prove that you were the better player. Unfortunately for MP (and you as the person who has to endure this nonsensical story), another player named Shep Owens gets drafted as the 19th pick. Sadly, those aren’t really optional quests anymore.Īt the start of NBA 2K23’s M圜areer, your MyPlayer (once again called MP) gets drafted 18th overall to the team of your choosing. In last year’s review of NBA 2K22, I applauded Visual Concepts for allowing players the choice to be the kind of NBA player they wanted to be via optional quests throughout The City. M圜areer: A NBA Career Mode Without Much Basketball So, how does NBA 2K23 measure up with our review? As a M圜areer player, the answer to that is pretty disappointing. NBA 2K22 made some good strides with its MyPlayer Builder and gameplay, even if the game was filled with enough microtransactions and advertisements to make EA jealous. NBA 2K21 was a decent jump from the previous generation. We are in year three of NBA 2K on next-gen consoles.
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