MLB 2K12 Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here

[tvman]

I had an easy force at 2nd for the 3rd out but the 2nd baseman wasn't standing on the bag, was this a problem last year?

[gharp14]

3 innings only way you can sub in new pitchers is to get them ejected which is a hastle. I feel like it is smoother than last years game and i quickly reconized the dfferent hit variety which looked good. Pitching still seems to have something missing and outfileders still have way to good of arms. I would like to see a little more responsiveness on double plays and more pitching motions and signiture swings. Not sure if its a day 1 purchase but i might wait to see the price goes down to pick it up.

[tvman]

The only framerate stuttering i'm seeing on hits is on fouls anything hit fair seems ok.

[Bat]

I am getting a considerable amount of stutter when the ball is hit, mostly foul. Still rather annoying.

Other than that and the stock batting camera, I am very impressed. It does seem very polished. Faces look better.....


Animations are SO much better!

Exceeded my expectations.

[DirtyJerz32]

Quote: Originally Posted by gharp14

3 innings

Thanks man!

[DJ]

I've played the Demo twice now, once as the Cardinals and once as the Rangers. The game doesn't feel a whole lot different than MLB 2K11, but that's not necessarily a bad thing, as I thought 2K11 was a pretty good game.

One thing that stood out right away was that I managed to pull a HR down the left field line with Molina ... using a CONTACT SWING. Molina's power rating against Feliz was only 50, so this was very encouraging that I was able to turn on the ball and put it over the fence.

Power swing isn't an automatic HR, which is good. I hit a nice double to the LCF gap with Kinsler. Since I brought that up, I should mention that the ballpark feels bigger than in previous years; I thought in 2K10/11, the outfield was too small when you were playing the game. It seemed more expansive this year.

CPU took several close pitches with two strikes, and took 2 called third strikes. Nice to see they weren't swinging at anything close.

The fielding feels tighter than last year; one of my complaints in 2K11 was the outfielders felt very rigid and hard to move around. This appears to have been loosened up this year.

I didn't notice any framerate issues.

Player faces are MUCH IMPROVED from last year.

The graphic overlays look great and I like some of the new ones they've added in.

I didn't attempt to check my swing, so not sure if that has been fixed or not.

Pitching still is great.

Overall, I think the demo is very solid. Again, it's not groundbreaking, but that's OK. It looks like 2K12 will be a very-refined version of 2K12 and that's fine by me.

[sykane]

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I didn't attempt to check my swing, so not sure if that has been fixed or not.



The check swings are MUCH BETTER NOW YOU WILL NOTICE HOW RESPONSIVE THEY ARE.

[MFin04]

Game really plays pretty well. Had an error from each team in the last game I played. RF tried to throw the ball to non-existent 1B who dove on the play. Had a double play ball up the middle that the 2nd baseman flipped over SS head...pretty cool animation. All 3 guys were safe.

Also, noticed the glove textures. Jamie Garcia has a red leather glove that actually looks like real red leather...not a plastic fake glove with no texture.