 So most people skip past the NBA 2K stories, they just want to jump straight into the multiplayer, grind your player, go to multiplayer. But this year I actually kind of had fun with the story mode. So instead of skipping past it, I figured I'd do the opposite and I'll dive deep. I'm counting all the flaws and perfections and consistencies every error 2K has made in their story I'm dialing in. So let's see how 2K did. It's kind of ironic to intro scene highlights, interactions you can't even have in the real game. Oh, you gotta love those in-depth insights from your managers slash statistician. Hold on, you got millions of followers online but you can't afford rent in an 800 square foot apartment? It's not adding up to me man. Hey, surprisingly that's very good advice. Go there, interact, go there, interact, and that's video gaming at its finest. It's a productivity after I download it, right? It's still in beta so there might still be some bugs but let's you keep track of all kinds of stuff from the same screen. 2K acknowledging their inevitable bugs is peak self-awareness but also kind of sad. You need to start thinking about juggling practice and meetings. Interviews. What do you mean interviews? I'm here to play ball, that other stuff, that's gonna have to work itself out. Naive protagonist? Check. Why support character? Check. You completed back to back to back to back cut scenes in your apartment. Achievement unlocked. Oh, never mind. There's another one. Thank you for that. I'm enlightened now. How many times can you say the same thing but in a different way? Neighbor? Are you? Jake from State Farm. Oh, you hang out here, bro? Yeah. Hey, speaking of being a good neighbor, I'd like to welcome you to the city. Uh, yeah, that's 50 fouls for that unapologetical ad but minus 25 for the seamless integration. Speaking of ads. 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So cringe, dude. That is not cringe. Bro, you're cringe. Man, I'm not about to sit here and argue with you about what's cringe. So you're going to tell me what's on your mind or not. That interaction was cringe. There's just something about Barbara and her team though. I mean, it's just they piqued my interest. I really feel like she got this unique vision. Like she could really hook us up with some more outside the box kind of things. Bro, just say you want to fuck. Yeah, you're thinking it too. Phone, right now we are currently in our home stretch, at least as far as finalizing agencies goes. The missing puzzle piece for me is really just what each team's vision is for MP. Right now we're on the home stretch, at least in terms of building this car goes. The missing piece for me is the entire fucking engine. We're not in the final stages if we don't know their vision. When it comes to gender equality, the sports business is stuck in the Stone Age and we rose to the top because we refuse to let anybody else's idea of who or what we should be define us. And that is what we want for you. W sales pitch, we'll knock off some points. I'm going to actually stay behind with them and just draw out some finer detail points, but I'll catch up with you, man. Copy that. What does that even mean? What'd you think, MP? What's your head at? Cue the dry, boring eight-minute cutscene. Okay, so right now it's down to you guys and PAA. Okay, okay. So why are you a better fit than them? What are you working with over there? Kristen Kelleher and Diane Palmer. Yeah. Uh, well, you know, they never tell you what I'm going to tell you, which is that you can have an incredibly lucrative career, whether or not you ever step foot on an NBA court. And somehow that pitch worked. Hey, you know what, Charles? Man, we got a deal. That's what's up. So let's talk, Charles. What kind of percentages are we looking at? Yo, they use random buzzwords and hope that I wouldn't notice. My whole life's about to change. Are y'all not understanding that? Probably need some food. You want me to give you some water? Wait, stop. Please, wait, wait, listen. Just tell them for a second. And I appreciate the effort, but this forced conflict is tough to watch. Mr. Lesser, sir, how are you? Yeah. Yeah, I got them right here. One sec. Don't say Detroit. Don't say Detroit. Don't say Detroit. Hello? MP Harvey Lesser here. Congratulations. You're the newest member of the New Orleans Pelican. Thank God. But that's five points for the cringy dance. Well, you want me to sit here and explain all the things that I've done for you in my life? But what about how much I've done for you, cliche? I have one issue that I need to address like the numbers on the house. And that issue is MP. There's no way I walked all across the city to watch a video off your phone. You could have easily texted me. You ever hear of an NBA player with a YouTube channel? Michael Jordan didn't have no YouTube channel? Nah, that's double points for keeping in the stutter. You know you could have recorded another take. It might be a while before you get some serious playing time. Okay, there's a lot of egos involved here, and coach is not the type to back down. Nah, the GM overruled the coach to drive to me? That's good conflict. You mentioned going public. What'd that look like? I actually think that's a good option for you. And I get to air out my coach on social media for hate. Well, you can take a couple more points off. The NBA 2K22 story was not only good, it was great. And it was great not because the story was prolific. At the end of the day, it's basketball games. There's only so much you can do. But my goodness, did they knock out the RPG? I was blown away with how much I wanted to continue playing just to get my MVP points to get the penthouse. I've never felt that much of a grind in 2K ever. I don't know, bro. I'm getting cold feet now, homie. Getting cold feet to heighten the conflict, cliche. Can't be happy to see my friend. And what else? That's just an objectively awful camera angle. Now add 10 extra points because this specific cut scene kept glitching on me the entire story. MP in the place to be. Hang it with me in a bumble. Oh, no. Come on, bro. Finish that bar. What's you doing? I can't even come up with that stuff like you do off the top of the head. Frenzy segway to talk about your rap career. Check. If you're not into film, you probably didn't notice this. But depending on the height you make your character when you build it, your player is either short or tall. And to account for that in the cut scenes because 2K can't have custom camera angles depending on the heights, 2K actually just gives you a ton of head space. So in a lot of these cut scenes, unless your player's over seven foot, there's just like an enormous amount of head space, like way more than you need. Tony wrote a track. Oh, this is Tony, the sound guy. Hey, what's up, Tony? I didn't even see you, bro. My bad. How you doing? Was 2K just lazy to add another voice actor? I can't tell. Okay, here's the thing. We only had access to that studio one time. And it's expensive, Charles. So you could afford a brand new apartment, but not another hour of studio time. That's suspect. I can tell just by looking at you that you're not a serious musician. How can you tell that, chief? Intuition. I can't tell you how, but that was racist. Your track will be added to our playlist for a term of no greater than one week. They look solemn basket for it. So you're a superstar on YouTube, but the thing that's going to take your rap career off is some promo in a small vinyl store. The scientist of style mixing up the vials. What's funny, bro? You. Nah, that's objectively funny. Deduct the point for that. You got to do what you got to do. I got to do what I got to do because we both got to put food on the tables, okay? It's not personal. Because erring out your coach on social media is exactly how you should be putting food on the table. That makes sense. If you can't see that, you got a lot more growing up to do than I thought. Nah, he let the coach get the final word and walk off. And you know what that little... channel of his? He wants the drama. Look, Kendrick, let's try it again. This time, read what's actually on the paper. Hey, Adriana. Is Charles in today? Oh, you remembered my name. He's in the conference room. Head on in. He's waiting for you. Yeah, she wants to... Controversy himself. Mr. Controversy. Bro, this was your idea. Taking no responsibility to stir up some drama cliche. Now, once you see the headspace, you can't unsee it. And the film nerd in me is highly frustrated about it. And were you reprimanded? Like I said, Frank, I'm going to keep those discussions between us, but our relationship is great. It's even better than great. So... Agree to talk to a reporter, only to say absolutely nothing. Stop it. A paragraph of subtitles is absolutely unacceptable. This point moving forward, 60% of the story is just like fluffed post-game interviews. I know I wouldn't want this YouTube star on my team after all that. I hate to say I told you so, but if the shoe fit, where? I'm sorry. It's another point for bad voice acting and being on my dick recreationally. For you, I already made an appointment with your agents. I did that when the rumors broke. I figured they were just going to tell you to weather the storm, but... The manager that always knows what to do cliche. Adriana, hey, is Barbara here? Of course. She's in her office waiting for you. You can head right on in. I'm an NBA player, but my dick is dry. It makes no fucking sense. Yeah, MPs desire to find a new basketball home. Oh, player empowerment. Here we go. All right. So first, you need to let us know where you want to call home. Hold on. Did the voice actor just go off script? Come on. Call me adorable. Yep. Given that Harvey's pet draft pig just demanded a trade. The other option is we apply pressure ourselves. Speed up the process. Continue repeating the same mistake cliche. Becoming a public enemy cliche. Nah, using the encore audience's audio in the player locker room for ambiance is lazy. You're making it impossible for your GM who overruled his coach to draft you, by the way, to get a good return for you. I, I can't even debate that. It's kind of crazy how similar this department is to our last one, huh? Kind of freaked out, to be honest with you. You know that like three companies build all the high rises in the city. It's not that crazy. This is impressive, bro. The sameness of it all. What is this? I can't tell if this is funny or sad, but he's right. So. Do you know about location effective field goal percentages? Yeah, yeah, of course. Well, for those who don't, it's a way of keeping track of how efficient your shots are. Explaining it anyways is hilarious. Okay, okay. I didn't peg you as the romantic type. Oh, come on, man. I got dimensions, John. Way more than just a ball player. I got an artistic side. I'm sensitive side and academic side. You name it. I got a side, man. I must have totally missed the part of the story where he showcases personal side. This right here is the laziest subtitling I've seen in my life. This paragraph lasts for 30 seconds in the cut scene. Ha, ha, ha, ha. What the fuck? I'm ready to put in that work. All right, we're going to take your game to the next level. Here's what I wanted to do. Oh, I got you. What the actual fuck? Too much? No, I'm Gen Z. We overshare. We share. Why did that line sound like it was written by an old head? Look, we showed that we're the Alphas in this league and at this point, there's no easy opponents. Everyone left is legit. Self-identifying as an Alpha is extremely cringe. MP is the truth. No ifs, ands, buts about it. And smart money says he gets it done tomorrow night. Perkins came around. Coach came around. The DM is fucking with me to fans came around. The reporters came around. I guess winning a championship kind of solves all your problems. It's a basketball game at the end of the day, but that was a solid story. This video right here was focused on like the main story, the actual playing, not the side careers, your actual career. If you want to see me play either the fashion or the rap side career, I played them in their entirety in these two videos here. So go ahead and catch that if you missed it. Otherwise, I'll catch you guys in the next one. Peace.