I've ready really positive things about this game. One of the biggest positive comments has been about the increased defense. Many have trashed 2K18's lack of it. While I personally found defending manually difficult last year I still enjoyed the game with slider tweaks. On the same issue, there is a small minority that feels defensive players can ride and disrupt offensive players too much and that the game feels like it's moving in mud. Not sure what to expect. I may just keep NBA 2K18 until I try 19.