Tracymcgoaty wrote:Mean_Streets wrote:Tracymcgoaty wrote:I just have to mention again ESPN 2K5...Aside from the fantastic gameplay for it's time....THE SOUNDTRACK....The **** soundtrack man...
This game introduced me to People under the stairs and honestly for that alone it's a 10/10...the soundtrack in that game is impeccable. I booted up 2k26 and the soundtrack is a damn war crime.
I appreciate your love for 2k5, but objectively speaking, it probably wasn’t even better than NBA Live ‘05. Both were very good games, could make a good case for both.
I wouldn’t call 2k5 grounding breaking the way NBA Live 95 and 2k11 were.
It's probably got a lot to do with nostalgia as well. I remember there was that gameplay mode where you were playing 1v1 streetball and could build your own player from ground up putting accesories and outfits which made it really dope! You'd go and battle against other elite streetballers 1v1. Days playing against my brother and him using Steve Francis because he was completely broken in that game lol. And the soundtrack.
Hieroglyphics
People under the stairs
abstract rude
I still remember the soundtrack two decades later lol. People under the stairs especially.
I get it. I’m the same way with NBA Live 03. The soundtrack was insane in that game. I actually looked up that game on YouTube right after I made this thread and the nostalgia came rushing back like crazy. From the cool sound the game makes when it hits halftime to the coaches reactions during random moments in games. I had forgotten about little details like that and had great memories come back to me. It was a trip.
