Major League Baseball 2K9 Video: Giants @ D-Backs "Zone Hitting"

[Artman22]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

Okay, just watched the video. That's cursor hitting, plain and simple. I don't know why people are saying "zone."

OK BLZER it's cursor hitting. It's still better then time only right

[RedLine]

Quote: Originally Posted by jeffy777

People are saying "zone" because that's what 2K is calling it. But yes, it is cursor hitting.

Maybe the publisher thinks that calling it "Cursor hitting" will scare off some folks. They are trying to appeal to more pickup-and-play users.

Perhaps this system is more forgiving that standard cursor hitting, and closer to the zone hitting it's named after. I guess we'll know when we play it more.

[Skyboxer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve_OS

I'm pretty sure that screenshot has been posted Sky, please confirm. I got them all, or so I thought.

Yep It's there... and I'm VERY happy.

[wookie48]

Dont know if anyone paid attention, but I loved the end of the game where the players walked into their dugout and to the lockerrooms on both sides. that is sweet lookin. The top 3 plays are a phenominal addition

[RogueHominid]

Man, I think this game is looking pretty nice.

From Steve's comments about hit variety to the added difficulty of cursor hitting, there may be potential here for a challenging hitting engine.

I also liked that the CPU batter took a called 3rd strike on the high change. I don't know if any sliders were adjusted for that game, but it was refreshing to see.

I'm not a fan of all the overlays and how loud they are, but if this game gets fully optimized and the sliders will work for creating realistic pitch counts, then I won't get too caught up in the overlays and Pepsi ads. The real world stuff is the shiznit.

Also, I really like that commentary. It feels very organic. I'm very excited to get a demo for this puppy. Thanks for all the info, Steve!

[SoxFan01605]

Quote: Originally Posted by jeffy777

It's quite smilar to the cursor used in Pro Yakyuu Spirits, except for the yellow color, lol: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-ICO...ure=related%22 I just wish it were more transparent........

I know. That's what's killing me about it. Most other games have a more discrete color or opaque effect. This is big, bright, and in your face...lol. I guess you can't complain about not seeing it well enough though (complaints I've read about other cursor systems in the past)

Hopefully it can be turned off.

EDIT: And as someone who will likely be going the PC route, I will be begging for a mod to tone down some of these indicators if possible

[Jistic]

Couple things from both the Giants/Dbacks vids.

1. Saw the CPU take a 3rd strike. Don't know if Steve messed with sliders or not, but I know people are freaking out about that.

2. Saw a TON of ground balls. Another thing some were saying they didn't see.

3. Still haven't seen walks. Would love to see a vid with some back end rotation guys.

I'm excited though, only a few weeks.

[Trevytrev11]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

Okay, just watched the video. That's cursor hitting, plain and simple. I don't know why people are saying "zone."

From what I see, I agree. The only thing that could make it considered "zone" is if the bat doesn't actually have to line up to make contact with the ball...maybe you can still miss the actual ball and make contact if you are in the correct zone, but from what I've seen, it appears to be a cursor hitting system.