The sad truth about baseball video games.

[JaD631]

Ok. I buy MLB 2K9. I mean, I love baseball, I could deal with any game. I like the game the first couple of months.. Then, as i get the least bit into other games, i can't even think of getting back to touching this game. So i pick up thinking wat the hell, and i realize this game is horrible. Here's the major dilema:

There is no way to truly enjoy a baseball game.

- Xbox Live games... No one throws strikes. People hold up the stick and hit 50000 home runs.

- Franchise... No one wants to play 162 games. No one wants to sim 3/4 of their season. No one wants to play a short season with unrealistic stats.

-Online leagues..?.. Well i tried this. First of all 2k doesnt make u use a 5 man rotation. So, u have to switch the pitchers b4 every game. God forbid we forget one game. Second, there's no culture in an MLB league and i can't explain it, bottom line its not the solution.

Wats sad is im a 360er, and ill probably be buying this game next year.

[stlstudios189]

Wats sad is im a 360er, and ill probably be buying this game next year.[/quote]

[baa7]

Xbox Live games - Play people you know and in organized leagues. Problem solved.

Franchise - Many people here play 162 games. Many sim a number of games during the season. I myself love playing short seasons. Your list is of concerns is your list, not anyone else's.

Wats sad is im a 360er, and ill probably be buying this game next year - Rent it first like I do every year, and maybe save yourself some money. Don't be a consumer sheep, be an individual with some backbone, c'mon!

[mkharsh33]

i've lost interest in baseball altogether...i find that sad.

[jonpt]

What's sad for me is that a enjoy an arcade game better than simulation like the Bigs 2 over The Show. I know that's not the norm on these sites but I guess now that I'm in my mid-30's I don't have the attention span or time to play a whole 9 inning game of the show when I could play a game of The Bigs 2 and be done in 30 minutes.

[mkharsh33]

i also get tired of screwing around with sliders for a month...then i'm burnt out on the game because i'm too much of an idealist. the search for true simulation baseball kills me each year...

[koebner]

Actually,online was the only mode I could get into with 2K9-I usually had good competitive games with randoms.

Playing the cpu,all of the bugs shone through and made the game tough to take.

[duke776]

Well, I definitely have a different opinion from the OP.

Xbox Live- I don't play

Franchise- I want to play 162 games, I have a few times before. But the game has to be good enough to last that long though.

Quote: Originally Posted by stlstudios189

Wats sad is im a 360er, and ill probably be buying this game next year.

I'm almost the same, but it's really the only baseball game I'm considering next year.