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NBA 2K21 is officially out today, but I just got my entire review copy yesterday , so this inspection in advance will spill into next week (after the Labor Day weekend). But I managed to put in a good number of hours yesterday, and at that time NBA 2K21 has made it clear that it has maintained the franchise’s listing of leading on-court gameplay. Most of the updates are relatively small, like loose rebounds looking and feeling far more realistic, but they help add to an already solid base. The best aspect of NBA 2K21 so far is the control tweaks, like the new aim meter, make for an all-new learning curve. Unfortunately, upgrades to the surrounding game modes appear pretty barebones.

The aim-meter mechanic is really hard to grasp, but has already led to some really satisfying one-on-one isolation successes. It’s nice being able to use the right stick only as a dribbling tool till I am ready to pull back to get a shot. The ability to size-up, which can be tied to unique dribbling animations for lots of the best players in the league, and isolate is better than ever. I spent a couple of hours experimenting with different playstyles, like facilitating the pick-and-roll using Luka Doncic and Buy MT NBA 2K21 Kristaps Porzingis. It’s tremendously rewarding to utilize Doncic’s size and footwork to make space – something that I could not replicate with other guards on the group, like Seth Curry. While it’s not completely new, NBA 2K21’s ability to emulate players’ playstyles is exceptional this year.