That is good in some ways: none of all those minor changes have done anything to spoil the exceptional on-court encounter, which accurately emulates the drama and fashion of NBA basketball. Obviously, it repeats the sins of its predecessor as well: Away from the court, NBA 2K22 remains a disjointed mess and riddled with noxious pay-to-win microtransactions that leave a bad taste in my mouth. The accession of shot-stick aiming and a MyCareer reskin are nice improvements, but it's becoming more difficult to ignore the absence of upgrades to crucial game modes while the focus on monetization only intensifies.
Between the baskets, NBA 2K22 comes with a couple of small upgrades but is otherwise extremely familiar if you've played any of the recent-year iterations. My favorite addition is the new shot-stick aiming, which allows for the challenge of actually aiming shots rather than just timing them. The best part is that it's really hard to gr