Major League Baseball 2K10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

[Pappy Knuckles]

I switched to classic hitting last night and I actually prefer that. It feels more natural. It also seems like I get a more varied hit variety. However, I'm not sure if the left stick has any influence at all. For example, If I'm holding the stick in an up direction, will that give me a better chance at creating a sacrifice opportunity for my team? I'll likely stick with it regardless, but it's hard for me to tell.

[Pappy Knuckles]

One more question....

Is there a way to switch to a different outfielder when a ball is in play?

[allBthere]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pappy Knuckles

One more question.... Is there a way to switch to a different outfielder when a ball is in play?

if it's the same as last year it's a strange button like the left trigger if I remember correctly...but it would be cool if someone with the game can confirm that.

The influence thing I noticed worked when I was trying to pull the ball and/or hit it in the air. For the most part though I tried to lay off of it.

If any developer reads this, please hold the camera for a beat after the ball lands on a home run. Let's see it bounce around or a fan grab it and just hold the frame a bit longer like they do in all tv broadcasts, it really adds to the satisfaction and gives the player a much bigger payoff. That leads me to another thing...nothing is worse than not seeing it land at all (on longer hr's).

[duke776]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pappy Knuckles

One more question.... Is there a way to switch to a different outfielder when a ball is in play?

Press A to switch players.

[Pappy Knuckles]

Thanks, guys. Using the left stick to influence my hits is not something I'd want to mess with in most cases, but in those sac-fly opportunities it's nice to know that it has some sort of impact. I've been crushing homers just due to nice timing. I think I'm gonna bite the bullet and pick this one up. I don't see it being worse than the demo.

The biggest "glitch" I've seen so far is player of the game. They don't seem to make any sense. I hit a walk off with Swisher, but somehow a hitless Posada was player of the game. I can live with stuff like that. Now players not putting a foot on first base is something completely different. That was ridiculous last year.

[Pared]

With the full game being released, I'm going to un-sticky this sticky.