MLB 2K12 Demo Available Now, Post Impressions Here

[speedtrucker]

Quote: Originally Posted by foofighter2455

You can change the difficulty by changing it for your default on your xbox console. There is a menu off of the guide button where you can set your default difficulty and ramp it up. In last year's demo I set it to the hardest and the CPU was unreal.

Quote: Originally Posted by tvman

Could you explain that in more detail, thanks.

Quote: Originally Posted by jp121272

On 360 go into your profile on the dash, then game defaults, and then choose Easy, Normal, or Hard.

WOW! honestly I never knew that and it probably save my purchase...

I had played probably 5 more 3-inning rounds since my original thoughts and was ready to revise my thoughts negatively and cancel my pre-order until I read the above. my settings were defaulted to Hard and it was taking the fun out of the game and beating me over the head with the throwing meter.

I was furious that Beltre who is a golden glover didn't have more than a sliver of green on simple grounders.

replaying the demo on "normal" made so much difference, this game is actually quite enjoyable and with sliders it will be a ton better.

still the away Grey uniforms look too cartoonish compared to the home whites.

I like that the CPU pitchers can feel "human" at times, not programmed to start missing the strikezone randomly but rather it felt like a combination of loss of composure and the ump squeezing them due to lack of control.

[extremeskins04]

Played it for 10 minutes and uninstalled. Very very underwhelming. The graphics are not good. The fielders throwing animations have been broken for how many years now? The batters swing way too fast in their animations. The stadiums don't look that good.

Above all the stuttering and the framerate is a major issue. Almost every at-bat when I swung the bat I would get a quick stutter. This made me turn the game off after 10 minutes.

The game seems like it's the same from 3 years ago.

I'm a PS3 and 360 owner. I skipped the past 2 years of 2k baseball and got The Show instead. After playing The Show so much, 2k baseball is just a flat out disappointment honestly.

I'll be skipping another year of 2k baseball.

[QB Killa]

Downloaded the demo (PS3). Played 2 innings as the Rangers. Not much to say after that. Graphics are undetailed. Player faces still look like zombies. Josh Hamiltion? That does not look like Josh Hamilton.

Animations are..........ok? There's a weird delay when the ball makes contact with the bat. Not sure what that is about but this game is just not good.

I quit the game and deleted the demo after the 2nd innining.

Save your money.

[rocket21]

I am just happy that it is finally running smoothly (or seems to be at least). I'm not a guy who has to have world-class graphics in every game I play. I just want the game to be fun and not lock up every three innings.

[Hopeful Cubsfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by speedtrucker

WOW! honestly I never knew that and it probably save my purchase... I had played probably 5 more 3-inning rounds since my original thoughts and was ready to revise my thoughts negatively and cancel my pre-order until I read the above. my settings were defaulted to Hard and it was taking the fun out of the game and beating me over the head with the throwing meter. I was furious that Beltre who is a golden glover didn't have more than a sliver of green on simple grounders. replaying the demo on "normal" made so much difference, this game is actually quite enjoyable and with sliders it will be a ton better. still the away Grey uniforms look too cartoonish compared to the home whites. I like that the CPU pitchers can feel "human" at times, not programmed to start missing the strikezone randomly but rather it felt like a combination of loss of composure and the ump squeezing them due to lack of control.

It's funny you say that, because I feel it is a lot better on 'Hard'. I threw a perfect game in 3 innings with Ogando, and it wasn't very challenging. On hard, the throw meter actually makes sense, because you HAVE to plant your feet in order to get a bigger green bar. If you are preloading every throw while on the move like it was easy to in 2k11, then this new system will kick your butt.

[Profit89]

If auto base-running is on can you manually decide to steal ?

And if auto fielding is on, does that include the throwing or can you manually throw the ball ?

[Cavicchi]

Quote: Originally Posted by Profit89

If auto base-running is on can you manually decide to steal ? And if auto fielding is on, does that include the throwing or can you manually throw the ball ?

You can temporarily turn off auto base running and manually try to steal. I believe the option for auto base running is under Controller options or Controller setup.

Yes, auto fielding includes throwing the ball. You can turn off auto fielding in the same place where auto base running option appears. You can turn these options on and off during the game.

[Profit89]

That's unfortunate. They should have a semi-auto feature. Whereby it's automatic fielding until you decide to take over with your controller and then it becomes manual.