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[jim416]

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Though there are some lingering issues, MLB 2K5 looks, feels, and plays better than last year.

That's something IGN said about the near final build. Personally I think they're nutso. The game prior to this one played a solid game of ball compared to 2k5. I gotta wonder if there's money under the table sometimes to get them to say something like this, or perhaps they played a couple innings and then made their judgment. When you pop 2k5 in you may go 'wow' at the presentation, but then just play it for awhile and you go 'what?'.

[Erratic]

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Though there are some lingering issues, MLB 2K5 looks, feels, and plays better than last year.

That's something IGN said about the near final build. Personally I think they're nutso. The game prior to this one played a solid game of ball compared to 2k5. I gotta wonder if there's money under the table sometimes to get them to say something like this, or perhaps they played a couple innings and then made their judgment. When you pop 2k5 in you may go 'wow' at the presentation, but then just play it for awhile and you go 'what?'.

Jim that is absurd.... It looks like you have a problem when anyone gets any joy out of 2k5... If Jim says it's bad, then it is bad! Did you ever stop to think some people just like the way it plays? Oh wait, there must be money under the table. That's the only explanation!

[mjb2124]

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At the same time, even all of that (and lack thereof) may still possibly allow this game to be the best of this time, without even actually being as great as it can be. That's what my "potential" thoughts were about. Do you agree to that?

It's certainly possible. I just don't see anyway the 360 version will be able to have everything the current gen has with improved graphics/animations. It's just the nature of the beast in development.

[jim416]

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Jim that is absurd.... It looks like you have a problem when anyone gets any joy out of 2k5... If Jim says it's bad, then it is bad! Did you ever stop to think some people just like the way it plays? Oh wait, there must be money under the table. That's the only explanation!

I spent hours with this game helping gamers who liked this game so that they would like it more, or did you forget the hours I put into rosters and the such. I've praised the game when it needs it, and given my opinion (as you are doing). It's rhetorical Erratic, the money under the table, but are you saying that it's completely impossible that reviewers might not be swayed to say certain thing? Notice I also used the word or.

The previous years version, in my opinion, played a much better game than last years version. My opinion. If you find it absurd, fine by me. And if you think the game played fine out of the box, that's another issue all together, but if you think so, then that's fine too.

Developers love you Erratic. No problems, then there's nothing for them to fix.

[baa7]

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What the hell was Kush smoking that day? Trying to take the easy way out or something?

Gotta remember Kush only had 8 months to work on 2K5. And here’s a copy of the 12 month programming schedule/checklist they had planned, which they only partially completed:

Month 1: players
Month 2: stadiums
Month 4: balls and bats
Month 5: caps and helmets
Month 6: game modes
Month 7: presentation stuff
Month 8: John and Joe in-studio

Failed to get around to completing:

Month 9: AI logic
Month 10: general animations
Month 11: twisty-wrist glove animations
Month 12: bug hunt

[baa7]

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Re-checking that list, I see they apparently took Month 3 off completely! Man, they did a pretty good job, given they only worked on the game for 28 weeks...

[inkcil]

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The game is not finished yet and the XBOX 360 version is probably going to be far superior to MLB The Show in animations, textures, and game play. I think that the XBOX 360 version will be the best sports video game of all time.

My speculative-guess-estimation is that MLB2k6 on 360 will improve over its Xbox version (mostly in graphics) similar to the way other 2k6 games improved that came out on both platforms so far.

[jim416]

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The 360. Heck can anyone find any? I went to Gamestop and they said they weren't allowed to make special orders because of the demand??? Does that make sense?

Are they hard to find in other parts of the country?

[inkcil]

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At the 6 minute mark the guy runs through the bag as if it weren't a base hit...hope the auto-round base feature is fixed for this year.

[baa7]

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The 360. Heck can anyone find any? I went to Gamestop and they said they weren't allowed to make special orders because of the demand??? Does that make sense?

Are they hard to find in other parts of the country?

Up here they get them in every 10-14 days. Last time I was in Future Shop, the guy asked if I wanted to buy one -- just got them in that morning. They still had 18 of them, and I asked how many I would be allowed to purchase. He turned to another sales guy and asked, and the other guy shrugged his shoulders and said "As many as you want." Should have grabbed them, then headed down to your neck of the woods, and sold you a unit... at a marked-up price of course. You're a good guy and all, but business is business.

[jim416]

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I live out here in the desert and I'm just going to have to get lucky. Thanks baa7.

[rock85]

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Jim that is absurd.... It looks like you have a problem when anyone gets any joy out of 2k5... If Jim says it's bad, then it is bad! Did you ever stop to think some people just like the way it plays? Oh wait, there must be money under the table. That's the only explanation!

I spent hours with this game helping gamers who liked this game so that they would like it more, or did you forget the hours I put into rosters and the such. I've praised the game when it needs it, and given my opinion (as you are doing). It's rhetorical Erratic, the money under the table, but are you saying that it's completely impossible that reviewers might not be swayed to say certain thing? Notice I also used the word or.

The previous years version, in my opinion, played a much better game than last years version. My opinion. If you find it absurd, fine by me. And if you think the game played fine out of the box, that's another issue all together, but if you think so, then that's fine too.

Developers love you Erratic. No problems, then there's nothing for them to fix.

I couldn't agree with Jim more on this one 2K4 was a much better playing game than last years game.Not to say i didn't like last years game you just had to do to much tweaking to make it play a pretty good game of baseball.

[Erratic]

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I couldn't agree with Jim more on this one 2K4 was a much better playing game than last years game.Not to say i didn't like last years game you just had to do to much tweaking to make it play a pretty good game of baseball.

It's absurd because since IGN was enjoying the game, Jim conlculuded there must have been money under the table... That is absurd...

[Pared]

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I couldn't agree with Jim more on this one 2K4 was a much better playing game than last years game.Not to say i didn't like last years game you just had to do to much tweaking to make it play a pretty good game of baseball.

2k5 was a step down from 2k4, even 2k3. It's sad what has become of the series.

It's probably just me, but I think they are "artificially" trying to make this title fun, and in the process, causing some major problems....

There are some things that I just don't think I'll enjoy... like the slam zone last year (ugh! or whatever it was called!) and that catcher snap throws this year...

[Stormyhog]

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I feel 2k is adding needless gimmicks and bogging the game down with needless statistical information. All I want to know about the batter is the basics such as his hot and cold zones and his power, contact ratings vs lefty and righties and speed ratings. I don't want to be analyzing every little detail as the game becomes less fun and a chore going through menu after menu. The k zone pitching was to me what slowed the game too much and it did'nt feel like you were throwing the pitch where in MVP and MLB the meter feels connected to the pitchers windup. Inside edge is fine but if your spending more time on that than actually playing the game that's when it becomes less fun.