2K finally updated PC to next gen and introduced a bunch of changes making the game much more accessible for offline and casual players like me. It seems like they implemented many more ways to get VC compared to previous years. If I ever felt the grind was too much I could just lower the difficulty or play a different mode and still get a decent amount. The WNBA modes are some of the best in the game. the W career mode is like the offline MyCareer that I would have wanted, similar to way back when before microtransactions became so invasive in the rest of the game.

MyCareer was fun, having to only play key games which affect badges and your dynasty is a great idea. The offseason options helped keep the career mode interesting too. I managed to influence some trades by suggesting expendable players with high potential who could grow with me after my team aged up. It took me 5 seasons to get goat status and grind to 99 overall with no money spent on VC. I liked the city as it didn't affect performance much and we got the go kart early on. The streetball challenges were fun and prepared me for coop and park games even though usually stay away from multiplayer modes.

MyNBA and Eras with the next gen upgrade are a welcome change and has kept things interesting. MyGM mode is arguably worse than before with just a minor design change. There's a lot to be done to make this mode even decent. MyTeam is still microtransaction heavy but its where I spend most of my playtime now as the auction house is back and helps to avoid the pack market. That said, the auction house is pretty empty and I don't think the time lag between transactions helps. I also tried a couple of multiplayer challenges which went smoothly except that the park was very empty whenever I logged in.

Overall, one of the best NBA2K games in recent memory. Every mode is fun except MyGM. Great for offline or casual players. 8/10

I want to recommend this game, but I can't. The gameplay is great. Graphics are good. We can finally play eras. The reason can't recommend thus game? I had 43 hours of play then out of nowhere, I and many others have received an error code from denuvo saying sorry something went wrong. Which basically locks us out a game we paid for. 2k support has been of zero help. Code fusion doesn't even respond to you at all. The insane building of shaders and the constant building of shaders every time you start the game is annoying. This is highly unacceptable. We waited 5 years for mess that some of us can't even play. This is ridiculous. They should have never used Denuvo in the first place knowing this trash anti cheat causes all kinds of issues. But 2k doesn't care because those who can play are giving them money and for the rest of us? Oh well. Unless they remove denuvo like so many other developers have done, which they won't, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS GAME!!! Not even on sale.

♥♥♥♥ ronnie and ♥♥♥♥ mike wang