The Show vs. 2K: MLB Grudge Match

[tKlausEffect]

I own The Show for PS3 and 2K10 for my 360. Guess what? When I have time to sit down and play a game of baseball I pop in 2K10 99% of the time. "XBox fanboys" are not the only ones supporting 2K10. The Show sure looks pretty, but the MLB Today features and overall announcing and presentation in 2K10 DESTROYS The Show...not to mention the amazing camera angle for batting.

[trick02]

How can you say MLB is much improved and go as far as recommending it? Sure they fixed some of the things that made it unplayable and it runs smoother then normal now but it still lacks all the features and characteristic of a real baseball game.

[rudyjuly2]

I think it would be a lot easier for the Show to add things that 2K10 does better than for MLB 2K10 to fix the things the Show does a lot better. But at the same time, I don't think the Show will add those things (analog controls, camera options, new announcers, slower pitch speed or at least fix that slider to make it more responsive). I hope SCEA proves me wrong but with them dominating in sales there is little incentive to add this stuff and the Show fans seem happy with the way things are. Many argue against adding analog controls for fear it might screw something up. I completely disagree with that argument.

[wrigleyville33]

I bought my ps3 just for the show last year before mlb 09 came out. I played it to death to September. However, this year is different. I saw only a couple real upgrades, and some little things here and there. Don't get me wrong, the show is a great game of baseball, but it is missing a fun factor now. Matty V's voice is horrific to listen too, as is the other commentary. The player models really need to be upgraded, and analogue controls need to added. I played my friend's 2k10, and it's actually kind of fun, even though I wouldn't drop 60 on it. But the show, after only playing it for a year and a half, already feels stale to me.

[MLB01]

Quote: Originally Posted by tKlausEffect

The Show sure looks pretty, but the MLB Today features and overall announcing and presentation in 2K10 DESTROYS The Show...not to mention the amazing camera angle for batting.

Overall, The Show destroys MLB 2K

I don't think The Show just looks pretty. The gameplay is awesome too. It's close to real baseball.

[Bamafan3723]

Quote: Originally Posted by rudyjuly2

I think it would be a lot easier for the Show to add things that 2K10 does better than for MLB 2K10 to fix the things the Show does a lot better. But at the same time, I don't think the Show will add those things (analog controls, camera options, new announcers, slower pitch speed or at least fix that slider to make it more responsive). I hope SCEA proves me wrong but with them dominating in sales there is little incentive to add this stuff and the Show fans seem happy with the way things are. Many argue against adding analog controls for fear it might screw something up. I completely disagree with that argument.

That slider works just fine to me. I bump it up one actually though. Makes it more realistic especially with fastballs.

[Artman22]

Quote: Originally Posted by wrigleyville33

I bought my ps3 just for the show last year before mlb 09 came out. I played it to death to September. However, this year is different. I saw only a couple real upgrades, and some little things here and there. Don't get me wrong, the show is a great game of baseball, but it is missing a fun factor now. Matty V's voice is horrific to listen too, as is the other commentary. The player models really need to be upgraded, and analogue controls need to added. I played my friend's 2k10, and it's actually kind of fun, even though I wouldn't drop 60 on it. But the show, after only playing it for a year and a half, already feels stale to me.

This is how I feel right now about the show. I know that it's a great game, but It feels stale.

[rudyjuly2]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bamafan3723

That slider works just fine to me. I bump it up one actually though. Makes it more realistic especially with fastballs.

The slider doesn't work well enough for me though. When you spend almost half the game hitting and you can't adjust it to what keeps you from getting frustrated then it's annoying. Even if it affects only 5-10% of us that feel this way, there is a really simple way to fix it. Go back to the 20 point slider scale and make the sliders work better.