NBA 2K24 vs NBA 2K14: 10 Years Later | Graphics & Lighting Comparison

[@GamingWithOva]

Decided to do a short video showing some of the graphics and lighting from 2K14 compared to 2K24, hope you guys enjoy👍👍

[@purestformofpeace]

Thank you bro! Another banger! 🔥🔥🔥

[@DANGOFORLAINE]

THANK YOU

[@seanm2600]

2k14 was mind blowing the first time I played it. Especially the lighting

[@moneyman4740]

Remember that video game james commercial ? Had everybody hype for the p4 😂

[@BBalllegend1000]

​@@moneyman4740BRUH, I jumped off my seat when I seen that video game James commercial the first time 🤣 still one of the best 2K trailers ever

[@jvfresh3053]

@@moneyman4740 bro I forgot all about that. that shit was ridiculous!

[@commonsense3921]

Why everybody blacker now?

[@jdgreen214]

The main reason I wanted a ps4.

[@Mak0-ep1]

Skin texture and Jersey physics have been the major problems in recent years. Player skin almost looks more plasticky or animated and Jersey physics are almost nonexistent m

[@zenamvs8240]

its like they don't even bother in these new 2ks. 2k14 had wrinkles and more realistic stuff but these new 2ks are just bland

[@boltok1732]

even the mobile nba game has better jersey physics lol

[@SoSikWitIt]

the mobile game actually used nbak17 game engine @@boltok1732

[@TyrusSmokes]

I started to notice that as well too after 2k20 the graphics don’t look as shiny as it used to be. 2k14 also felt more freedom and doesn’t feel forced when u move around. I’d say anything after 2K20, they’ve gone downhill.

[@sakimtornado]

for 2k its hard to support online play when u got high level graphics. online players really ruined the gaming scene.

[@piotrlisowski2012]

I'm speachless. For a sports game in 2014 it looks unbelievable. Most of the time it looks different but often just as good as the new one. It's especially strange how players lost all detail in their skin which looks like plastic in 24, especially kobe

[@notnotj1979]

Not even 2014, the game was released in 2013..

[@TyrusSmokes]

@@notnotj1979 Imagine how graphics change will be for the ps6 if we got this in 2013

[@izekewillis9515]

2k14 was perfect for how entering a next gen console should be . Had the most fun in park on that game and the courts visualization to me was the best out of all of them .Was hoping it would be the same way for 2k21 but wasnt even close. 2k has gone down hill since 14

[@edwardwalden05]

Facts. That was the last 2k that gave me that playing at Rucker park feeling. It was the purest basketball experience, because everything was so simple. Idc about riding a skateboard in a basketball game.

[@izekewillis9515]

@BoxingisgoatedBoxingisgo-sy7jy 2k15 introduced shot meter which i hate and 2k16 had terrible graphics and it was the start of iso spam dribble moves until the defender finally falls which was annoying honestly lol

[@rennellparker-srcmbb1376]

I completely agree, especially regarding the court visualization

[@LilWaniOfficial]

⁠@@edwardwalden05word and it was no meter either u make it miss dribbling was pretty good like nothings been the same since it’s sad they just live out money

[@geraldking6120]

Factuals.

[@phillip23x]

The fact that there are comparisons between games a decade apart says all you need to know. 2k14 was truly ahead of its time, and still outshines newer releases to this day. Just goes to show how great 2k14 was, and how far 2k has fallen off since those days

[@silversurfer231]

It wasn't ahead of its time. It jus show how lazy and scammy 2k is as a company ans how they lost the drive n effort to expand om 2k14

[@vidsguy]

@@silversurfer231this I’ve been saying it ever since like 2k16 we need to stop handing them money for the same recycled crap until they at least put some effort into a new release

[@Liam-ex4mf]

2k16 was last great 2k, after that its just ait

[@treywar25]

no lol it goes to show how lazy they got…. 2k14 didn’t have the most features at all

[@spokenwordnawledge]

Okay now compare the roll players from both games. And the white players. 🤡

[@YaBoiYoungJC]

The lighting in 14 is WAYYYY better

[@jaykera]

Lighting, skin color, skin texture, muscle definition, and jersey physics all look dramatically better in 2k14 somehow

[@temiadeyinka3675]

Not gonna lie but 2k14 is better has better attention to detail the lighting is better the physics look better and even the gameplay looks feels more realistic when you play this shouldn’t even be a conversation this was was made 10 years ago but 2k can’t even compare to its other older games they just copy and paste every year they don’t care about the game

[@jaykera]

@@temiadeyinka3675 Its really sad

[@TyrusSmokes]

@@temiadeyinka3675 After playing 2K24 for awhile I can agree to this statement, the graphics look so boring and such a turn off compared to the older games. I think anything past 2K20 the graphics just got worse

[@jdgreen214]

​@@temiadeyinka3675Especially the new 2ks being over 100gig games.

[@AfroTsu]

Not the muscle in 2014 they all look lanky

[@AO17]

It's crazy how 2k14 on base PS4 looks so good a decade later.

[@ianbee1959]

Derrick Rose went from light skin in 2K14 to pitch black African in 2K24

[@jacoburbanek5617]

They could have kept the lighting engine but they would've had to remove the park which is why the graphics went downhill so fast

[@no-yj2cf]

I wouldve been fine with that

[@TruthSpeaker4]

@@no-yj2cf😂😂 exactly fuk park 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Sletch-wv9wc]

I always said, eventually that it wouldn't be enough room for 2K and the park to exist on the same game The park is like the little brother, who has eventually grown up and now requires much more space than 9 years ago

[@Sletch-wv9wc]

the only reason 2K can't afford turning the park into a separate free pay to play option is because they wouldn't be able to convince people to pay for a new myplayer every year because its really not your player 😅

[@SoSikWitIt]

2k14 literaly had park and so did 2k16 which 3 parks and had best gameplay and graphics

[@jannvincentregalado1138]

NBA 2K14 Lebron the most realistic Lebron facescan

[@Kan-b5c]

2k14 realistic LeBron 2k24 LeBron with little to no lighting on the models

[@Exclusive1011111111]

Plus his hair was almost gone back then til he got that regrow method. They changed it n 24 tho. THEY WANT US TO FORGET!!

[@ijustyap]

@@Kan-b5cthis is the biggest issue, is the new games are so so flat

[@_iceeeee]

the hair and facial hair looks better on 14 how tf did 2k downgrade💀

[@xtentacioncy3513]

That’s a stretch bro.

[@nasirstallworth]

why is everyones skin tone so dark now 😭

[@rasheemfoster87]

Trust that’s crazy

[@Baguenaudeur]

They turned d rose into a dark skinned brother 😂😂

[@DJWhylafihya]

look at the arena lighting difference between the comparisons... they didn't pick an arena lit the same way

[@BigHomieRichGaming]

If they kept the graphic overhaul of 2k14 and then upgraded it for 2k24, we would be blown away.

[@sammorrissey3781]

That’s embarrassing for the 2k devs. There shouldn’t even be an argument for a decade old game to look remotely better that todays game. By the look of it there has been a mass exodus of dev talent from 2k. Sad

[@Kan-b5c]

Man frick the city besides I'm much happier with a cruise (maybe) or even a neighborhood as a hub or even a park with small changes in 2k or none at all they gotta remove that junk besides if my Xbox gon keep showing 30 fps because of the goofy ahh interactive wallpaper with sweats and show more lighting on the floor than the freaking PLAYERS ON THE GAAAME I quit myplayer besides if they focused on hub worlds and buying more vc with my dad's money for my build. Then scrap the game let ea bring back nba live and let it be a storybook ending.

[@JBHAYES]

I still think 2014 looks better. I remember being blown away when I first saw the fn graphic.

[@SweatyTurban34]

you’re saying 2k14 “looks better” cuz of nostalgia. don’t get me wrong it looks amazing, but the details and textures look much better on 2k24. it’s the lightning on 14 that everyone loves.

[@purestformofpeace]

​@@SweatyTurban34That is a blatant lie. Look at the two Kobe's side to side and you tell me with a straight face which one actually looks like him, and which one looks like an airbrushed doll 💀 Don't glaze the devs bro. They don't care about you

[@edwardwalden05]

Me too. Best Kobe graphics ever. I thought it was highlights when i first seen the trailer

[@edwardwalden05]

@@SweatyTurban342k14 looks better without nostalgia. 2k14 has more accurate lighting, skin tones, and more realistic skin. Everyone on 2k24 are too dark, and looks like they have a plastic face mask on.

[@edwardwalden05]

@@purestformofpeace2k24 Kobe looks like an AI version of Kobe.

[@jdes_ir]

I’ll never forget the first time I seen the lebron 2k14 commercial and how blown away I was from the graphics.

[@klockWorkz92]

2k14 had thee best scoreboard ever

[@Earthssignnn]

2k24 looks like a mobile game sometimes with the lack of lighting and reflections

[@iggydoo13]

Every year 2k just makes it different not "BETTER"

[@TreSwayy]

2k24 looking like an nba live game

[@cherimoneeboone7127]

😂😂😂

[@k.bermejo7334]

The likenesses have improved that's for sure, but the fact that 2K14 from 10 years ago even compares and is even BETTER in some aspects is crazy (jersey physics, skin texture, and especially the court reflections). 2K24 can look great but it's just too flat and desaturated most of the time.

[@pryncemichael]

2K14 makes 2k24 look like current gen

[@asee818]

Lmao quit that

[@FlyyGawd]

@@asee818 nah hes right. Just look at the lighting and the facial features. Current 2k is just garbage compared to 2k14. Idk how they went backwards 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

[@asee818]

@@FlyyGawd lighting might be better but not the facial features

[@FlyyGawd]

@@asee818 Current gen faces legit looks like playdoh. They look like plastic dolls 🤣🤣

[@jaegerjackz]

@@FlyyGawd I think it's cause they don't use actual face scans. They surely are just scanning the players and making a model. There is no way they're actually using images of the players for the textures, cause you're right. They look like play doh

[@Waveyhoops]

I'm sorry but 2014 Kobe looks better

[@piotrlisowski2012]

Right? That detail in his skin. 24 version looks like a plastic doll

[@karlgeraldpuzon9391]

facts

[@edwardwalden05]

Yea 2k14 has more accurate skin tones too. KD is not that dark lol

[@beastmaster6946]

2k24 Kobe looks skinny, too.

[@jefft7705]

Big facts

[@Waveyhoops]

2014 lighting is amazing

[@beastmaster6946]

Is it me or they made D Rose darker in 2k24? Doesn't look right.

[@Unlimited-D-Works]

That’s the point of the video. To show that 2k24 has no type of realistic lighting. Everybody is just dark.

[@rh8560]

2k14 imo was peak 2k arguably the best in the franchise,graphics still hold up well even now

[@barelynoticedd]

Played 2k since 11, never had so many visual memories like 14. I remember all of the details. So iconic - they’d rather just take everyone’s money nowadays focusing on VC

[@jarellechism]

So what happens is we make advancements in technology and then (they) the machine pushes it back to stretch the dollar out of us. Am I the only one that see this smh 🤦🏾🤷🏾

[@jerrypastrana8176]

Overall, the next gen experience (last gen and current) has been underwhelming in many ways, aside from a few trusted developers that delivered on giving us amazing graphics and gameplay. 2k14 came out 10 years ago, and it looks superior to the "next gen" 2k and they've all been underwhelming to say the least, including many other AAA titles. This goes to show that they're very capable (and other major developers) of giving us a great quality game especially visuals, but they're too money hungry and lazy to do so.

[@2mmwanno465]

2k14 Kobe look like him

[@jonscriffignano]

2k14 looks really good for coming out in 2013

[@FilthyMitchh]

Back when it wasn’t so arcaded, park was realistic now we hooping in the guardian of the galaxy. Is it just me but the new graphics got everyone looking like dead bodies?

[@izekewillis9515]

Facts hate all the corny animations when someone greens and was never a fan of mascots i know its a game but i rather it be realistic.

[@ArringtonRocksGaming]

@@izekewillis9515what’s not realistic about the game then?

[@izekewillis9515]

@ArringtonRocksGaming i was talking about in my player mode in park the mascots , the animations after someone hits a three such as a backflip or walking on their hands back down the court fast lol 2k14 just didn't have all that goofy stuff in it, it was just about balling out

[@ArringtonRocksGaming]

@@izekewillis9515 Mascots and green animation (NBA players does this - handstanding or doing flips) been a thing since NBA2k15, the game is still strictly hooping not only that nba2k24 is the most realistic game we had so far especially with pro play animations

[@izekewillis9515]

@ArringtonRocksGaming the parks now are too big i rather have them simple like how 2k14 did or 18 and 19.

[@sosabandz]

I still say 2k14 had the best graphics out of all 2ks

[@yallasama]

Never played 2k14, but aside from 2k24 on PS5 having a bit more texture and added small polishing, details (unnecessary like each hair on their heads), 2k14 easily wins in lighting, accurate colors and overall aesthetic. Really shocking.

[@AhmeenTheDream]

NBA 2K14-NBA 2K16 were the peak of the graphics imo 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@bakkuappu]

2k14 kobe look like actual kobe, 2k24 on the other hand look like a wax figure 😂😂

[@miikebetrippin]

Showing Bron’s hairline was criminal😂

[@501jaylee]

2k14 lighting still seems really really good, but 2k24 is miles better when it comes to overall graphics, models, and textures

[@TripleRS2024]

Yup, I think what separates 14 to 24 is the atmosphere of the arena. It isn't realistic if you compare it 24 and real NBA arenas today. But in 2012 to 2014 NBA Arenas look somewhat like that of 2k14 especially Spurs, Pacers and Miami Arena. It just has that cinematic feel to it. But as you said, overall 2k24 is better because it has that realistic rather than cinematic look. Excluding the player and jersey models, it looks really stick figure like and everybody has their shorts on their hips with a very long vertebrae.

[@edwardwalden05]

Nope, 2k20 on ps5 had better lighting and graphics. 2k always does this bullshit to make us think graphics are getting better, when they regress graphics right before the next 2k comes out.

[@TripleRS2024]

@@edwardwalden05 bruh, 2k20 on ps5 is just 2k23 on pc. Although it looks decent, still 2k23 and 24 on next gen is better.

[@Freshhe-]

Nba2k14 cyberfaces is keeping that game from looking the best nba2k game

[@commonsense3921]

The lighting look better in 2k14 but the real games don’t look like that, They was trying to get the lighting to look more like the real games, Turns out people like the cartoon lighting better.

[@BenedictFitz]

NBA 2K needs to bring back the 2K14 Graphics with the Eco-Motion on next years NBA 2K26! I am begging you Ronnie Singh (Ronnie 2K) and Mike Wang!

[@HandsomeBoyGarion]

10 years later nba 2k14 still looks great that’s crazy and stupid

[@LNRivers]

i agree but jump from ps4 to ps5 doesn’t even compare from ps3 to ps4 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@brandong2972]

2:23 2K14 is so much better.

[@thottitim3108]

Considering 2k14 is PS4 it has better graphics, 2k24 being on the PS5 just benefits from better textures, sharpness and animations, but everything else including the realism, foot planting and jerseys look better on 2k14

[@Simracingisgoated]

Nah they even got brons headband angle the right way😭🙏

[@dantonhaley]

Sad they took a lot of steps back with a more powerful game system now is wild 2k14 looks amazing

[@Wordplayjay]

Had to get the top of Brons head I see 😂 1:15

[@viperkillera5210]

It’s insane how nba 2k14 looks way better the lighting in nba 2k14 is absolutely beautiful we need that back

[@nader2smoove960]

2k needs to go back to that 2014 technology cause wtf man

[@gemini8004]

They should scan the body type of every single player in the NBA

[@GabrielGarcia-sj2ir]

They just make the sweat look more sweatier every year n say look guys better graphics

[@georgialittle5973]

How the hell is nba 2k14 still looking this good this shit look better than nba 2k24 bruh that's crazy

[@818MEX]

14 is so much better it makes me sick. No more vc will be spent on this bs

[@thottitim3108]

OVA Can you do a comparison of 2k14, 2k16 and 2k24? I think 2k16 actually has the best court and texture graphics with the most well balanced of all of them. It'd be interesting to see how it holds up in all aspects

[@uncled8275]

I think 16 looks awful. Especially in comparison to 14 and 15. Slightly better than 17 and worse than 18,19,20

[@afr0cuban57]

2k14 til this day still holds up. It’s certain things that could’ve used improvements but 2k actually starting going down hill in the graphics department. Players started looking rubbery or cartoony. In 2k14 the lighting is still the best I I’ve seen in a sports game, and players were bigger (not muscular, just overall taller/bigger) they felt like they carried their own individual weight. Everyone had their own body size, arm size, skin tone. But Now 2k seems to have gotten lazy. They do improve certain players faces each year, but they also recycle the same 8-10 body type variations. Players either have skinny arms, normal arms or muscular. body size: slim, standard, buff. skin tone: 2-3 shades of white, 2-3 shades of lightskin, 2-3 shades of brown skin. And they just mix and match it to every nba player, and then just slap on a photo realistic face and add sweat and tattoos and call it day. I mean think about it, we’re comparing a last gen launch title game. 2k14 was a day one ps4 game. And graphically it still holds its own against a game that’s out 2 years after PlayStation 5

[@richardrodriguez8106]

2K NEED NBA 2K14 REMAKE❤

[@Savage_7_99]

It's a step back. The skin details in '14 are exceptional! Hair looks better as well. Amongst other things.

[@jssw3404]

The lighting, the atmosphere and the jersey animation are just supreme in 2k14, the best 2k ever.

[@geraldking6120]

Call me crazy, but I still prefer 2k14 over 2k24 even graphics wise.

[@PAYROLLNEQ]

14 looked way more realistic that’s crazy. I wish they would have just built on those graphics instead of making so many changes. The only thing off with 14 is every player was bulky looking.

[@carlosallsports2547]

Increíble 10 años ...2k14 100 veces mejor...

[@mv-uw5bk]

Colors are more natural in 2k14 than in 2k24

[@MaddAstro]

It's not only the graphics where better in 2k14 but also the gameplay was fire

[@SWIZZYSPLASHGANGCEO]

I hope since 2k isn’t making anymore 2k’s for current gen ( PS4 etc) this means that they can go back to making a actual good game instead of money grabs

[@dieg]

Also since new gen game intros disappeared and player interviews during the game, really strange

[@LeBeautiful]

Graphically 2K14 was their best they ever made. Imagine with RTX..ohhh boy

[@dakotasomers6771]

Hair, lighting, and skin tones were all better on 2k14. Facescans and natural gameplay advances are all that 2k24 really has. 2k14 feels a little choppy (but not bad) to play today, and faces were slightly odd- some guys are a bit crosseyed, facial proportions are a bit off, etc.

[@DylanHassler-v4o]

2k 24 looks like it was like a 1-2 year graphic jump that could even be on ps3 . That’s crazy

[@wingedhussar1453]

A better more fair comparison would be nba 2k24 vs nba live 14

[@accentiercorner596]

2k14 JUST INSANE

[@kdslash10]

2K14 was a time machine.

[@doctorsam5771]

Modern 2k lighting engine needs an overhaul. It's bringing the overall quality of the graphics down.

[@superexclusive452]

2k24 looks more like a refined 2k14. Also You could still see the computer look in 2k14 while the models in 2k24 look far more realistic

[@JBHAYES]

Wtf are u looking at 😅😅

[@LB14745]

In every 2K from 2K18 and on players' heads are too big.

[@yodatscrazy981]

I would say the opposite, what throws me off is the player models in new 2ks the worst offenders is Derrick’s MVP model and Lebron’s model, I do not understand why they stretched out Derricks shoulders so far out, it just looks bizarre and throws me off. They also exaggerated Lebrons upper body so much he looks like a cartoon character. With 2k14 they only had around 5 player models that they would reuse for different players but they looked realistic, now most have their own but they are so bad 😂 Also the lighting is so bad now, sure you can make an argument that most aren’t as shiny but why is the saturation so damn low, on current gen it looks alright but on next gen all the color is gone

[@lebronjamesbandwagon5970]

@@yodatscrazy981yeah if the game had good lightning it would be 10 times better

[@PBMdanya]

Shit take

[@solost6855]

2k14 details were goated .

[@NativeMamba26]

Yeah, 2K14 is better. It’s weird how games are supposed to look better on the newest generation consoles and that’s just not the case.

[@BrannBrannTV]

2k14 next gen by far best 2k of all time especially at that time it was crazy

[@theysayisagorilla]

How is this even possible? Why does it seem all aspects of gaming are regressing?

[@NeykongTV]

The most amazing is the responsiveness. You can actually steal passes because there is no delay. Defense is nice because its responsive

[@kheyl7926]

Can you make a Video of face comparison of 2k14 and 2k24? both have a 10 year gap

[@purestformofpeace]

Yes!! This would be great!

[@eaaa6268]

....wow, what happened to the graphics? The new ones seem to have an obvious downgrade.

[@DUCDHighlights99]

While the geometry is higher in 2k24, 2k14 has those true to life textures, Bump Maps and lighting ...

[@lmldz6360]

They evolved backwards 🤣🤦

[@ああ-p3x2b]

in terms of animation, 2k24 is the best of all. But graphic-wise, 2k14 & 2k15 is still the best even though the spec of hardware at that time wasn’t as good as now….

[@kravethedream]

2K15 looked like dog doo-doo. That's when they started to decline

[@RoyaltyProdz]

​@@kravethedreamgraphic wise 15 was the decline, gameplay was 17

[@EternalNightingale]

The best graphics and lighting are in 14, 15 they changed it all, 16& 17 look near identical, 18-20 and current last gen ports are all the same, current gen 21-24 look identical

[@8Marko24]

I'm baffled. From head to toe 2k14 looks better.

[@Dade_Didit]

1:17 Man had to pull up suicide-cam on Lebron like that😂

[@kenanharvey3537]

2k14 still holds up because there was a different development team back then who cared about quality of their games

[@BluJae93]

Player models are better in 2k24 but the color and detail of how the colors of the skin and lighting reflecting off different skin types was better in 2k14

[@Shawntrimble9501]

MJ definitely looks better in 2k24, 2k14 isn't even him 😂😭

[@sharp2.080]

if that was they mj they gave him a big ahh nose

[@MrRealTalk]

This game is going on 10 yrs and still better than every game after it

[@Just_another_Euro_dude]

Also the nets physics look perverted good in NBA 2k14 on consoles and NBA 2k15 on PC. The start of the PS4 era. NBA looked great till 2k16 and starting with 2k17 started losing something. 2k17 was still acceptable. It got really bad since 2k18 and further on. I have installed 2k15 and 2k23 (last gen PS4) on my PC. 2k15 looks sooooooo much better it's flat out crazy. There's more variations of everything in 2k15, the way the ball enters the rim after shooting, the jersey physics, the net physics, the movement of the players. Only the classical players like MJ look MUCH better in PS5 era as i feel like they didn't even scan them properly in 2K15. EVERYTHING else looks waaaay better in 2k15 compared to let's say 2k20 or all those NBA 2k games that were still last gen (PS4). Graphics odlf the NBA 2k games didn't improve ONE BIT throughout the ENTIRE PS4 era, lol. They looked the best at the very beggining of the era. Which is insane.

[@timmyhortonSZN]

Not just graphics but gameplay too. If you pick up 2K14 today you can feel how snappy the control is, how reactive and fast it is to pull off moves. Since the revamped movement system in 2K18 the games have almost been unplayable. Players move slow and the animations although better are still awkward

[@Retro_Gamer_Since_The_90s]

NBA2K11, 12 & 14 are still gems! !

[@rennellparker-srcmbb1376]

Everyone looks embalmed in 2k24

[@Mrgiftedsoul]

How the graphics designers make this game brightness + or - 50 sweat plus 50 lmao 😂

[@ray2123]

2k14 still looks better 10 years later and on next gen that’s crazy it’s not even close

[@aZumiE16]

2k24 LBj Miami heat looks like Lakers LBJ 🤷 looks older than 2k14 LBJ

[@BaseballBatterMLBfan]

Thats insane how good 2k14 was, the only things bettwer in 2k24 is the movement of players and the environment

[@ssjsal2159]

They just put La Bron face on Miami bron 😂

[@xzreez183]

2k14 has physics, with the shoes they crease when the players walk, the jersey movement as well, I have always said it but 2k24 with 14 physics and lighting would be awesome, 2k24 has graphics and the face scans, 2k14 player models are just very doll like? idk how to describe it but its just less to life than the 2k24 models. but nonetheless 2k14 was the best game to introduce next gen graphics with in 2014, and now I cant wait to see how far the ps5 can go.

[@anassalisu2516]

Damn 2k14 is really ahead of its time man. The graphics are insane, the jersey look more real than 2k24