MLB 2K11 Demo Impressions Roundtable

[BSUFAN]

Quote: Originally Posted by lnin0

If I play a video game I want my skills to directly influence my odds of winning. Not just my managerial skills but my hand-eye coordination as well. I don't want to play a video game of paper & dice baseball. On the flip side, I don't want a game that relies only on my hand-eye coordination by detaching itself completely from the real world personalities and stats. I think 2K11 does a fantastic job of finding the balance between the gamer and the simulation. I want a video game to keep me awake, involved and having fun for 9 innings. All the other little things are all great but at the end of the day those don't matter if the fundamentals are missing. I think 2K is finally getting its fundamentals down solid.

Well said, I feel the same way and the fun factor for 2K is one of its redeeming qualities !!!!

[ericdrum]

Quote: Originally Posted by lnin0

If I play a video game I want my skills to directly influence my odds of winning. Not just my managerial skills but my hand-eye coordination as well. I don't want to play a video game of paper & dice baseball. On the flip side, I don't want a game that relies only on my hand-eye coordination by detaching itself completely from the real world personalities and stats. I think 2K11 does a fantastic job of finding the balance between the gamer and the simulation. I want a video game to keep me awake, involved and having fun for 9 innings. All the other little things are all great but at the end of the day those don't matter if the fundamentals are missing. I think 2K is finally getting its fundamentals down solid.

Your post made me think about what I want from a baseball video game. I'm probably very similar to you. I want to win the games by making smart decisions and possibly sway a win with my skill, but I don't want the Royals to sweep the Red Sox 4-0 either. I would like to be able to make any team a playoff contender... but not necessarily a playoff winner, if that makes sense.

Somehow, 2k11 just really keeps my attention. The mechanics of the game agree with my brain and I just don't get tired of playing it. I love that fact. And even while I have my gripes about it and compared to how I'm used to players looking a lot better, I don't care about those things because I'm having fun! I'm jonsing right now to fire up the demo again for the 10th time.

[Jordanfan23]

I agree guys, the balance between the two makes a great baseball game to me. User performed/stat driven video game baseball. I loved High Heat for that reason. It was ugly, but the balance was almost perfect to me! I see this game having that type of balance so overlooking less than spectacular graphics, player models, etc..., is easily overlooked by me.

[Simp]

Quote: Originally Posted by BearClaw

But it's okay for SCEA to copy Madden NFL Superstar and call it Road to the Show?

And it's ok for 2K to copy analog controls from MVP 06 (and not implement it as well as MVP did)... And then some people around here act as though 2K invented analog sticks.

Everyone does it. If an innovation is good eventually the competition. Will implement it too. It's just business.

[tvman]

Just played a game and threw a pitch that was fully in the strikezone and it was called a ball, i'm like what the... gotta love that stuff. Casual fans won't like that stuff,lol.

[rudyjuly2]

Quote: Originally Posted by CMH

I say this often enough and will continue to say it, I will never for the life of me understand why people get their panties in a bunch over other preferences of play. Play the game the way you want to and let someone else play the way they want to. No one here says you have to like MLB 2K, but there's also no need to start bringing in your passion for The Show just so you can gloat about what it does right and MLB 2K does wrong. I have yet to see any MLB 2K fans terrorize The Show forums the way The Show fans terrorize the 2K forums and it's not going to happen this year. It's not going to continue this way.

100% agree.

[Artman22]

Quote: Originally Posted by CMH

No one here says you have to like MLB 2K, but there's also no need to start bringing in your passion for The Show just so you can gloat about what it does right and MLB 2K does wrong. I have yet to see any MLB 2K fans terrorize The Show forums the way The Show fans terrorize the 2K forums and it's not going to happen this year. It's not going to continue this way.

Glad you guys are noticing this. I don't understand why people get upset over what game the other person likes.

[Artman22]

One of my main concerns with the demo so far is the ball warping into the fielders gloves. It looks bad. I remember allstar baseball having that same problem as well.