MLB 2K11 Demo Impressions Roundtable

[bigfnjoe96]

Thanks for the info fellas.. Looks like the positives out weight the negatives. Which is a good thing IMO.

[smearz]

Quote: Originally Posted by acarrero

The Show was a great game...in 2006, it's the same game since, until they decided to copy 2K this year with analog controls. Bottom line is The Show sort of admitted 2K was ahead of them when it comes to gameplay.

Yeah, you're not biased, are you? That is the most ridiculous comment I've seen here.

[tinpanalley]

Quote: Originally Posted by smearz

Yeah, you're not biased, are you? That is the most ridiculous comment I've seen here.

It's his opinion. It's supposed to be biased. By definition, in fact.

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

Regarding the AI walking human batters, in last year's game, when I got walked, I could just tell that it was going to be an at-bat where I'd get walked. Every time, the AI pitcher would throw 3 balls, then 1 strike, and then a ball on the last pitch. Is this the way it is in 2k11 or do you feel like you can swing at a ball every once in awhile and still eventually get walked in that at bat?

[Jordanfan23]

I would say the fact that many PS3 owners are even considering giving 2K11 a look, and many of us Show followers as well, is a victory for 2K sports!

[Greene_Flash03]

Quote: Originally Posted by smearz

Yeah, you're not biased, are you? That is the most ridiculous comment I've seen here.

He's not biased at all. Yes, he could've put that in better words but the fact is, The Show was the same game since 2006 minus the gorgeous graphics, tweaked animations, and some features.

Best example are the controls. Before the analog, The Show stuck to their plan even before this gen, which isn't a bad thing. Because I always believe in the saying "if it's not broken, don't fix it". So that's what they did.

Think about it, without the analog controls this year how is it different from last year? (gameplay wise)

*note*

I'm still confuse which one to get this year. I've been playing the show since old gen.

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Greene_Flash03

He's not biased at all. Yes, he could've put that in better words but the fact is, The Show was the same game since 2006 minus the gorgeous graphics, tweaked animations, and some features. Best example are the controls. Before the analog, The Show stuck to their plan even before this gen, which isn't a bad thing. Because I always believe in the saying "if it's not broken, don't fix it". So that's what they did. Think about it, without the analog controls this year how is it different from last year? (gameplay wise) *note* I'm still confuse which one to get this year. I've been playing the show since old gen.

It's really like basic business. The company on top tends to not take many risks because if they screw up, it's bad, and if it's good, it doesn't make much of a difference anyway. Whereas the company looking up at them will tend to take more risks to try to make the jump because they don't have as much to lose.

[WAT]

Just wanted to say something about how some think that MLB 2K11 is for the casual gamer. I played both demos with my brothers 18 year old friend who is not a big baseball fan or gamer at all. He was kinda like my guinea pig experiment to figure out which game he would consider better and have more fun with at the end of it all. (didnt tell him that though). Well we played MLB:The Show for about an hour when the demo first released. Funny thing was, he and I were both having fun when playing the game. After awhile though I started to get bored of throwing pitches with just an up and down motion on the stick. Also playing the whole guessing game of where the ball was going to be pitched and what was being thrown was getting really annoying. But my brothers friend was having a blast. With that said, when the demo for MLB 2K11 came out we played maybe 15 minutes of it. The reason it was only 15 minutes was becuase he wanted to go back to playing The Show for the fact he couldent get the pitching scheme down nor didnt like the fact you had to judge where the pitches were going instead of guessing where and what was coming. I was enjoying the game completley, finding it way more difficult and fun than The Show. What I'm getting at is this kid was having more fun and finding it way more easy pushing the stick up and down all day instead of having to perfect your stick skills the way you need to on MLB 2K11. And what game is for the casual gamer agian?