NBA 2K18 introduced a new motion engine that was intended to honor stick
skills and responsiveness over animation-driven gameplay. NBA 2K20
continues to operate under this creed, with more slight changes meant to
make these world-class athletes look and feel as agile and dangerous as
their real-world counterparts.
"Some of the advances that you’ll immediately see and feel when you pick up buy mt 2k20
are better foot planting, momentum modeling, and motion style
variation," says gameplay director Mike Wang. "Players have a much
better sense of weight and plant their feet properly when cutting or
exploding from a stand. And thanks to the addition of motion styles,
you’ll quickly feel the difference between a lumbering big vs. a quick,
explosive guard."
Visual Concepts also spent time researching the sprint speeds of NBA
players to more accurately recreate their burst, which led to a larger
change around how sprinting affects stamina. "This year, you’ll notice a
flashing yellow effect around the stamina bar when your energy level
drops below a certain threshold," Wang says. "Once hit, you’ll quickly
ramp down to a run speed and get tired much faster. So it’s important
this year to pick and choose when you want to explode with your first
step and not abuse the Sprint trigger all game long.
When you're taking the ball up the court in NBA 2K20, you're going to
have a lot more options at your disposal than you did last year. Visual
Concepts has developed 27 different dribbling styles, which affect how a
player handles the ball. This should better separate the
lightning-quick dribblers like De'Aaron Fox from players like DeMar
DeRozan who operate with more wiggle. Using these new controls, you can
change up your dribbling rhythm and pace just by moving the left analog
stick.
Here's the list of Signature Dribbling Styles, which you can also use in
MyCareer: Base, Big, Power, Fundamental, Quick, Slasher, Shifty, James
Harden, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Jerry West, Dennis
Johnson, John Stockton, Allen Iverson, Tim Hardaway, Steve Nash, Jason
Kidd, Isiah Thomas, Chris Paul, Damian Lillard, Russell Westbrook, Kyrie
Irving, Kemba Walker, Stephen Curry, Paul George, and Kawhi Leonard.
Other changes to the dribbling in NBA 2K20 include a new size-up
mechanic that lets you chain standing dribble moves by flicking the
right analog stick, expanded triple threat offense options, and new
advanced moves like behind back wrap escapes, Luka Doncic’s fake
stepback, stutter chop steps, new shammgods, and the fake sham hesi that
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