Major League Baseball 2K9 Video: Cardinals @ Cubs Top 1st

[Blitzburgh]

My first impressions after watching all three vids was WOW! I absolutely loved it! I'm not a big nitpicker on swings or batting stances however i would like to see the faces get better for next year. I also saw a few frame rate hiccups but who knows at thsi point. All in all this is a day 1 pick up for me! Would love to see a night game at PNC park!

[Rod_Carew29]

I am a 100%, certified The Show kinda guy...but I will say that the 2 clips dated February 13 are VERY, VERY impressive

[orthostud23]

My 2cents is that this game looked to run much smoother than last years game. Commentary was very good during that inning as well. It looks like a step in the right direction. Definately will get a gamefly rental from me. I also look forward to seeing some more videos this weekend.

Overall if your a 360 owner then this game looks to have made some progress over last years beta game.

[BigL]

Positives

-We saw some foul balls. YAY!

- Player models look much better than last year's.

- Real time is looking sweet

- Overall framerate issue seems to be cleansed but ill mention some things in my negatives too

- I like how they show you a picture of every player and his stats when they go through the starting lineup.

Negatives

- They brutally whiffed on Pujols' batting stance which is odd since he is a premiere player and 2K prides itself on sig style. Soriano's, though, is spot on.

- While the overrall framerate appear to be improved there are still some hitches. The missing frames when batters go into their stances are still there and some throwing animations seem to be missing a few frames too. The ball doesnt appear to come out of th eplayer's hand in a smooth fashion.

- Yea the bat hitting the ball sounds like a shot gun, but lowering this in the settings does a good job of hiding that

- The crowd models look great but too many of them dont appear to be watching the game

- The Gloves look awkward.

[WaddupCouzin]

Coming from a MLB Show fan, the game is looking good! I enjoy seeing the catcher follow on the double play. The Atmosphere was serious! I may actually pick this game up on the 3rd.

[bryan_05]

Hello State Farm!

Just pickin apart Wrigley a bit. And what is that brown & red building?

[bigfnjoe96]

Not much to say because I was late to the party.....

I will say that Pujols stand doesn't look that bad. I think him not going thru the full animation after he steps out of the box is what is making it look bad & un-natural...

BTW did anyone look @ his fore-arms... Talk about detail. You can see his veins if you put face real-close to the screen.. LOL

[stealyerface]

Well, as much as I look forward to the first videos, the new critique season, and then buckle my seatbelt for the obligatory, "Pujols' shoelaces are crossed the wrong way for the fact he is right handed, and would NEVER start with a left-lace cross- 2K sucks again", the one thing that stood out immediately that Blazer and I have gone round and round about every year, is the seemingly better interpretation of the size of the field.

Maybe it is the camera angle, maybe it is the settings for this first video, but it seems to me that the outfield now looks like the expanse of lawn that they are in real life, and the models of the players are scaled appropriately this year. That double in the gap would have been caught last year, as the players were just too big and had way too much range. I can see another slider tweak on the way for the speed, but at least the core is there for a more properly scaled field/player ratio. Even the infield seems to have a little more space that looks far more accurate than previous iterations of the game. Anyone else seems to notice this right away?

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