Over recent years, the MyCareer Mode featured in the "NBA 2K" series has evolved into something more akin to an interactive movie. Last year, 2K Sports brought in Spike Lee to write and direct the story mode. While the production values were high, many fans didn't find playing through it very rewarding due to a linear structure that had them simply observing rather than influencing.
The video game publisher heard that feedback and has made some big changes for MyCareer in "NBA 2K17." Instead of primarily dealing with challenges caused by exterior characters or actions of which the user had no control over, more decisions will be based on making choices, and the focus is shifting back to basketball.