IS NBA 2K25 the SAME GAME AGAIN? NBA 2K25 vs 2K24 Comparison!

In this video, we compare the footage from NBA 2K25 and NBA 2K24 to see just how much difference a year can make in terms of gameplay!

[oldmajor]

It is essentially the same game. They’ve been using the same in-house gameplay engine since 2k14, a PS4 era gameplay engine. It’s called “eco-motion II”. It’s undeniable that it isn’t a significant step up in seamless gameplay. Pro play is canned animations captured with live capture photogrammetry techniques. It isn’t what you think it is. It’s clear y’all don’t play a lot of games outside of sports games. 2k isn’t a $70 game, it’s $30 max and I’m being generous.

[bluegrim]

That’s crazy because I always said the size scaling of everything was off in all the other games. I always said the players are way too big compared to the size of the court. This is why everyone felt they had to do 5 out every single time to make it competitive and smooth. Instead of barely moving 2 feet and always bumping into someone.

[SBGMember]

Honestly, I hope it stays close to the way it is now. Smooth it out, make a better story line in career mode that involves college and high school games. Don’t start over.

[law]

They really used that pj washington celebration on paul george 😂

[deebrown]

2K 25 WILL BE THE TRUE NEXT-GEN BASKETBALL FROM WHAT I SEE SO FAR IT'S MORE FLOWING AND FLUID MORE REALISTIC PLUS THEY STOP MAKING IT FOR LAST GEN SO NOW THEY CAN FOCUS ON CURRENT GEN

[TGsoGood]

as always, this is a great video. Great points made and a clear concise presentation.

[chrisdavisii]

Clearly it’s different on paper. The moment of truth is release day though. Great video!

[anlomoe]

So I guess the Carry rule is nonexistent in 2k smh 🤦🏾‍♂️

[yaomitch]

Hopefully the menus look unique. I feel like they’ve looked the exact same the past 2-3 years

[SunnyTure]

2k fixing the player size/court size ratio, to give players more room to maneuver, could be a dope, meaningful change.

[Shiftyyy_]

I just hope they bring real NBA arenas and atmosphere back to pro am, more freedom in myplayer builder, & get the player size and court size correct

[elliottrose]

Understandable that the game has incremental improvements year on year. There no denying that the dev team are doing that. It wouldn’t be possible for 2k to make a new engine and improvements year on year. I think the community needs to be realistic with expectations.

As for the general 2k gamer, let’s face it. They don’t delve into the game to discover these nuances in animations and understand what’s been added that makes the gameplay feel different. Secondly they also wouldn’t want to if those animations aren’t effective. Hence why you get the same 2k cheese moves & builds year on year.

2k dev team are doing good work and heading in the right direction imo, but the micro transactions are on an insane scale, and the lack of creativity with in season content is clear for everyone to see! They need to improve majorly in that space.

Along with locking out animations that are in game, but not able to accessed in MyCareer modes until they’re released! They need to let every animation be accessible with the right requirements out of the box! No more content / paywall gatekeeping.

[bobbysmith]

Great breakdown, can’t wait to see what you can do with this in ur hands on 2K25!!

[shadowstorm]

From what I heard the dribbling is suppose to allow more freedom to explode out of the size ups and now you're able to do so without having to do that additional stick flick

[paulwight]

I appreciate all these new features and I will definitely buy the game, but the most important thing that I think should be done is to improve the physics of the ball, especially when it bounces on the rim, even with soft trajectories it bounces completely out of logic. I hope that in the next game they will focus on this.

[MrGipiem]

I dont know which of the whole generation has better graphics, but at least, 2k25 has better graphics than 2k24

[immortallegaciagamingteam]

Looks life a step TOWARD NBA LIVE’s style of gameplay. Crazy it takes this long to catch up and they aren’t even better than LIVE 18 mechanics wise

[Steelesie]

Y’all can say what you want but these animations looking legit

[lwakhumalo]

Am I the only that thinks they should also add different variations of the push crossover. Some people use it to creat space and others use it to split the defence and attack the rim

[DJGaming]

. It took them years to fix something that completely hurt any sim and realistic style of play. The problem with 2k is they stopped caring fully about being a sim game. imagine the NBA court being the size of a park court... It's foolish and irresponsible. That LITERALLY is a major part of NBA basketball. And for a REASON. 2k completely ignored it and instead add new dances, dune buggies, flip flops in the park, like it's fortnite basketball. They completely abandoned their identity and now people wonder why no one wants to be impressed. 2k25 game is a bare minimum sim update. I don't care if 2k25 the arcade game just got a million times better. The sim game is just STARTING to get better. Its funny because nba Live court was the right dimensions, and people were so focused on bashing it to be 2k stans, that they missed it. Live attempted to be sim. Peoole laughed at the gameplay of It4 blocking someone. 2k now has steph curry guarding and stopping shaq in the paint consistentlu on my team. This company literally disrespects and lies to the community. Their community managers are more worried about their own brand than transparency with the community. Ronnie 2k made more celebrity all star appearances than twitch stream appearances talking actual SIM Xs and Os and giving REAL feedback to the community.