IMO, the "funnest" baseball game isn't always the best baseball game. I think The Show '06 was "better" than MVP 05 (non-pc modded version), but MVP 05 was more "fun," if you will.
Now, fun and better are both subjective terms but for the sake of argument, let us understand that subjectivity can only go so far. For instance, someone may think MLB 2k6 was the best game last year...that statement is admitable under the law of subjectivity, but is it true? But I digress...
I recently popped in MLB 2k5 on the Ps2, which IMO was a better game than MLB 2k6. 2k5 was fun. Maybe even more fun than MVP 05, had not all the glitches got in the way. Imagine if 2k5 had been glitch free - no wild pitch errors, lineup errors or vaccum pitchers, etc.
To me, 2k7 seems as if it can be what 2k5 was aiming for. Even though the game will still need some fine tuning in the future (IMO the players in the feild still kinda move like humanoids), there is something about its atmosphere and overall feel that seems to capture what makes baseball "fun." The Show was able to capture something to make its game feel real, but more authenticity didn't (necessarily) lead to a greater fun factor for me. I don't feel Jon and Joe are the best commentary, or that the cut scenes (shown to-date) look to be the best, but something about them seem to be the funnest.
I don't know if anyone else feels this way about the 2k series, that it has this certain "charm" that keeps me rooting for its sucess. To be able to enjoy that charm that makes the game seem so fun, without the presence of past glitches, is really all I ask for of this game in order to make the purchase and enjoy it.
What is it about a game like 2k that makes it seem more fun for me than a game that better mimics the sport? Maybe the fun factor is why people still preorder the game after last year's debacle. Does anyone else feel this way about the 2k series - its fun factor?
Note: In no way is this post designed to put down MVP 05 or the Show, both were great games that took up all of my baseball gaming time in their respective years released.
Now, fun and better are both subjective terms but for the sake of argument, let us understand that subjectivity can only go so far. For instance, someone may think MLB 2k6 was the best game last year...that statement is admitable under the law of subjectivity, but is it true? But I digress...
I recently popped in MLB 2k5 on the Ps2, which IMO was a better game than MLB 2k6. 2k5 was fun. Maybe even more fun than MVP 05, had not all the glitches got in the way. Imagine if 2k5 had been glitch free - no wild pitch errors, lineup errors or vaccum pitchers, etc.
To me, 2k7 seems as if it can be what 2k5 was aiming for. Even though the game will still need some fine tuning in the future (IMO the players in the feild still kinda move like humanoids), there is something about its atmosphere and overall feel that seems to capture what makes baseball "fun." The Show was able to capture something to make its game feel real, but more authenticity didn't (necessarily) lead to a greater fun factor for me. I don't feel Jon and Joe are the best commentary, or that the cut scenes (shown to-date) look to be the best, but something about them seem to be the funnest.
I don't know if anyone else feels this way about the 2k series, that it has this certain "charm" that keeps me rooting for its sucess. To be able to enjoy that charm that makes the game seem so fun, without the presence of past glitches, is really all I ask for of this game in order to make the purchase and enjoy it.
What is it about a game like 2k that makes it seem more fun for me than a game that better mimics the sport? Maybe the fun factor is why people still preorder the game after last year's debacle. Does anyone else feel this way about the 2k series - its fun factor?
Note: In no way is this post designed to put down MVP 05 or the Show, both were great games that took up all of my baseball gaming time in their respective years released.
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