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Details on NBA 2K20's 'Motion Engine' and updated gameplay mechanics in a new 2K blog
2K has put up a new blog about NBA 2K20, and this one dives deep into the various tweaked gameplay mechanics from last year's installment, as well as updates to the game's Motion Engine. Check out a blurb from the blog below, and then click over for the full piece.
Proper footwork is a core foundation of basketball, and replicating that properly is vital to balancing the interplay between offense and defense. Without realistic movement, everything else falls apart.
In NBA 2K18 we introduced a new motion engine that moved away from the “animation-driven” systems of earlier 2K games. The improvements to feel and responsiveness were immediately apparent when we made the switch, but the new tech surfaced some challenges that caused us to lose some of the control that we had over animation selection, sacrificing some of the authenticity of the motion. In short, some aspects of movement looked and felt way better, some took a step back.