MLB 2K11 Video - Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees (Shaky Cam)

[brendanrfoley]

I agree; videos show many more reaction animations that give the players much more of a personality on the field.

Visual Concepts is on the right path, though by the time they finally get "there" the MLB exclusive license will be gone. Take2 squandered its opportunty by releasing subpar products for years.

[smearz]

Quote: Originally Posted by Giants4Natic

Come on Jay, it is a serious eye sore when hitting. You cannot try and brush off all the bad and only want to talk about the good things. That backdrop looks horrible What about the incredible horrible running animations. Are we suppose to not be obsessed about that either.

And I guess we're supposed to ignore really bad swing animations as well. When a batter swings and misses, the animation is absolutely horrible. There's no weight to the swing. It's not as bad when you make contact, but it's still not good either.

[smearz]

The commentary is excellent, continuing from last year. Very nice.
I think it goes a long way to make the game seem better than it actually is.
The demo has no commentary and really suffers for it.

[Giants4Natic]

Quote: Originally Posted by smearz

And I guess we're supposed to ignore really bad swing animations as well. When a batter swings and misses, the animation is absolutely horrible. There's no weight to the swing. It's not as bad when you make contact, but it's still not good either.

I agree, it seems that evey year I get the game and after a couple of weeks I get bored because the broadcast can only last that long before you hear the same lines.

Gameplay is the only thing that keeps me going in any sports game. And this game has many nice things but still afte so many years has the core elements still broken

How may more years are we going to continue to say, they are improving

[NumberOneRB]

Quote: Originally Posted by Giants4Natic

I agree, it seems that evey year I get the game and after a couple of weeks I get bored because the broadcast can only last that long before you hear the same lines. Gameplay is the only thing that keeps me going in any sports game. And this game has many nice things but still afte so many years has the core elements still broken How may more years are we going to continue to say, they are improving

That's where my frustration lies. Every year they take steps in the right direction, but at a VERY slow pace. By the time they finally get their game at the point where it can truly compete fully with the competition, either the exclusive deal will be up (might be a good thing), or they'll be focusing on the next generation consoles and will have to start from scratch once again.

[NumberOneRB]

Quote: Originally Posted by smearz

And I guess we're supposed to ignore really bad swing animations as well. When a batter swings and misses, the animation is absolutely horrible. There's no weight to the swing. It's not as bad when you make contact, but it's still not good either.

Which is another thing that frustrates me about this franchise. The developers stated that they remodeled all the swing animations, and yet they look just as choppy and unfinished as ever. Which makes you wonder what the animator's idea of "improved" exactly is? This all seems rather odd, since this is Visual Concepts we're talking about here (the best in the biz when it comes to animations, little things).

I think we may be giving this team a bit too much credit because of their basketball background. Its quite possible that if they have the same people that made the NBA games, maybe they just don't know baseball as well? Maybe they have a completely different team (under the VC umbrella) working on the baseball games, and they're just not as talented as the NBA developers?

[Redemption]

Quote: Originally Posted by Giants4Natic

Gameplay is the only thing that keeps me going in any sports game. And this game has many nice things but still afte so many years has the core elements still broken

what exactly are the "core elements" that are broken? Bad looking jumbotrons and swing animations that lack "weight" hardly seem like core elements of a baseball game (in fact, they seem like the exact opposite).

If the hitting/pitching/fielding are all improved like they are supposed to be, it seems like the core elements will be working quite well, and your gripe lies in other areas, but not the core gameplay

[xunleashed]

Quote: Originally Posted by TimeBombTown

I guess that's yet another reason to get the PC version so we can go in there and edit the screens.

Could you do this in 2K10? I had no idea.