MLB 2K12 Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here

[CarrotJuice]

played the xbox demo and this years game is much better than last years effort. Unfortunatly ive already moved on to the other system with it's game.

[Cavicchi]

Quote: Originally Posted by DaveDQ

I don't think you have that element there in a videogame where you "know" that pitch isn't necessarily working. What this does is add the challenge of correcting it and working on it. it's sort of like a catcher's feedback.

Personally, and that means me, I know when a pitch isn't working and not to throw the same pitch... If X batter hits my curveball, I probably wouldn't throw him another, but that doesn't mean that all players will get hits off it, and I wouldn't nor shouldn't be afraid to throw it again. I am certain real pitchers in real life will continue throwing pitches that get hit in the same game. The only time no pitch gets hit is in a no hitter.

Now, if they want to use this pitch system for Rookies to baseball, then make it an option to have on and off.

And, I want to see how this new pitch system affects the CPU pitcher.

[SeerMagicX]

4th game from this developer, and they are still no where close to 2k8 & 2k7. another year with crappy animations and slow down, simplistic gameplay.

[Cardot]

Quote: Originally Posted by brendanrfoley

...and the overwhelming sense of 'sameness' between 2K11 and 2K12 is a sign the project did not have a deep pool of resources. Budget, artists, programmers - you name it.

True, but isn't that the case with most sports games these days?

[foofighter2455]

Quote: Originally Posted by acarrero

Amazing to me how much they've taken from the MVP 06/07 games (NCAA baseball, when analog hitting and pitching were first introduced). The replays of your swing, the analog fielding/throwing, etc. I really like the feel of hitting. For the first time I think they achieved something as good or better than the feel MVP06 had for analog hitting. In MVP06, however, you could move the hit stick left or right on the follow thu to push or pull the ball, something I wouldn't mind having here, to add at least an element of zone hitting.

My sentiments exactly. This should be a goal for any new game next year by any company.

The hitting in this game is feeling more refined towards ratings mattering more as that game had. Unfortunately, I don't feel they have added the hit types they bragged about (as mentioned many times in here).
They don't seem to have a concept of what a bleeder, chopper, or really poorly hit ground ball really looks like or when they should happen. This is very frustrating after all these yearly tries at accurate hit types.

They are stepping towards the throwing system seen in the aforementioned game that was very-well implemented to challenge users based on fielder ratings. I'd like to see them take the extra step and add directional input with the throwing meter to create offline throws instead of luck or lack thereof. They attempted this, half-done, in 2K8 and quickly bailed on it.

[LastActionHero]

I must say, coming from the dark side (still there by the way) it plays an ok game of baseball. I really had fun with the pitching mechanics.

I must say I don't like the running diamond graphic, it was even totally blocking my leftfielder once tracking the ball.

The swing analys is a great borrow implemented graphic from the mvp series. They even expanded on it by giving you the option to blow it up and go back and forth. Nice!

Not a fan of the batting cam.
Some shots in between pitches from behind the pitcher when focussing on the batter made the pitcher look like a ps1 era player. Hamilton looked like a ghost.

Graphics overall still way behind any sports game released in this day and age.

Where in the score bar can you see if its the top or bottom of an inning by the way?

Yo!

[Three Seed]

Just went to download the demo and I can't find it anywhere in the marketplace? Anyone else having this problem?

[Cavicchi]

Quote: Originally Posted by Three Seed

Just went to download the demo and I can't find it anywhere in the marketplace? Anyone else having this problem?

Did you look in the Demo section under M?