MLB 2K11 Demo Impressions Roundtable

[tinpanalley]

Quote: Originally Posted by 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?

Well said. Good example. I don't know too many people that would be willing to put up with different motions for pitching. Also, maybe I'm an idiot but I can NEVER get the ball to land in the right place on the upswing with The Show's new pitching mechanics. The locations you have to hit are on too short of an arc so it's not intuitive enough to know exactly where to land. Added to which, you're range of angles on an analog stick is simply too small for that.

[smearz]

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.

Sorry guys, as someone who has owned The Show every year since '08, and has given 2K its fair shake because I thought maybe "this is the year they get it right", I have to say that if you honestly feel that The Show has been the same game since '06, then either you haven't played it or you don't appreciate all the things that The Show gets right that add up to making it a complete baseball experience. Just because they just this year implemented analog controls doesn't mean they haven't changed anything since '06. The best way for me to put the way I feel is this - The Show feels like baseball. 2K feels like a not-quite-there approximation of baseball. Just my opinion. I don't mean to make this all about The Show, but people in this thread are straight-up disrespecting that game and there is no reason for it. 2K should thank The Show for lighting a fire under their butts.

But they did nail the commentary, I have to say. I think MLB 2K's commentary has to be considered some of the best work in all of sports games. And it'll be interesting to see how dynamic player ratings works.

[jeffy777]

Quote: Originally Posted by 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?

I worked a walk last night after being behind 0-2. It definitely feels like a real battle at the plate, which is why hitting is actually my favorite part of the game.

[tinpanalley]

Quote: Originally Posted by smearz

if you honestly feel that The Show has been the same game since '06, then either you haven't played it or you don't appreciate all the things that The Show gets right that add up to making it a complete baseball experience.

Again with the self-righteous assumptions. Why can't it just be that we don't agree with you and have our own opinion? Why does anything not in line with your way of thinking make us wrong?

This is all personal opinion.

[smearz]

Quote: Originally Posted by tinpanalley

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

Nope. Bias in no way defines opinion. It is just one type of opinion.
Here's another one, an objective opinion. People should try it out.

[smearz]

Quote: Originally Posted by tinpanalley

Again with the self-righteous assumptions. Why can't it just be that we don't agree with you and have our own opinion? Why does anything not in line with your way of thinking make us wrong? This is all personal opinion.

There's nothing self-righteous about what I said. It just strikes me as if you feel that way, you probably haven't played the game you are criticizing.

[dukebeatsuncagain]

I think that this game, hands down, has the least impressive graphics out of any 2011 titles.

My overall opinion...blah.

[jmik58]

The batting interface, the physics of the ball off the bat, and the tracking of the ball from pitcher to home are very nice and make this game great to play in the demo so far!