Very authentic single player experience. Changed some things that were arcadey about how the game played but then made game about microtransactions although if you are smart you can avoid paying a lot of money but it depends on what your goal is!! Are you trying to be an elite level 2k player or just casual. Anything somebody wants to be elite in you have to invest time and money into it. 2k is no different. They did us a favor by making it easier to obtain 99 and doing myplayer builder (which is amazing) i primarily play park and My Team so the changes made there have been great. Horrible release with the freezing of badges but i remember last year when i couldn't even use my guy for 2 days ... Overall good game. I just wish we didn't have to buy a new one every year.