I was just wondering what MLB 2k does better than MLB The Show and vise versa. I was thinking about buying a baseball game this year and wanted a little information from people that have played both.
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Re: Things MLB 2k does better than the Show?
From my look at all the vids:
- Player models obviously.
- Real-time cutscenes, although rough, are a super addition.
- Gary Thorne is terrific. Maybe better than Matt V... maybe.
That's about all I'd say 2K9 has on The Show. I'd add R stick pitching, but those yellow pitch target/circles are ugly beyond belief. No way I'm playing a baseball game using something like that. -
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Since this is a 2K forum, here are the [more or less] major benefits for owning 2K9 over The Show:
- First and foremost, I feel like it has always had a higher level of customization. This includes player editing, game options (time of day, weather...), cameras, visual aids and displays, slider settings, and controls.
- This year, I firmly believe that commentary is overall better. It feels like the announcers are in the same booth talking to each other, and they fill in those silent moments between pitches with stories of the past. The only question is how often will these stories be repeated?
- Take this as better or worse, but they use right-stick control, which many people believe leads to much more variance and an overall greater feel of game immersion, like that your actions with the stick feel much more like your input for what the game is doing matters that much more.
- I can't say either way which "presentation" I prefer. Basically, 2K has a better feel of a TV broadcast for me, but I don't like the graphics and overlays as much, though I like the overall authentic feeling. However, people tend to tie in "atmosphere" with presentation, and the overall sounds of this game (crowd, glove-/bat-ball interaction, PA announcer, umpire) are inferior to The Show. But the real time aspect really makes for a more "natural" flow of the game, plus the fact that you won't see anything necessarily repeated, because everything is on-the-fly, tied into what you do in the game.
- Player models are much better. The players are proportioned like humans and not like Buzz Lightyear (harsh exaggeration on my end), and they have many signature stances to better replicate the overall look of the player like you would see in real life.
Those are the only things that I can really care to speak about. I haven't purchased the last two versions of this game, and I never played the retail version of 2K8 (only the demo), so hopefully people can give more insight on what else it does better.
The thing is, The Show does so many little things right while maintaining a consistently solid product for the past three years as well. If you're looking on the PS3 side of things, SCEA really takes advantage of Sony's hardware, while VC ports their game over from the 360, leading to some visual defects mostly. With The Show, you can guarantee the most solid product that they can currently deliver, though every game still has its downsides. I think what I'm trying to say is that if you asked the same question at The Show forum, you would get a lot of answers based on "little things," which is great... but you won't get the overall gist of what makes it better better.Last edited by Blzer; 02-14-2009, 11:35 AM.Samsung PN60F8500 PDP / Anthem MRX 720 / Klipsch RC-62 II / Klipsch RF-82 II (x2) / Insignia NS-B2111 (x2) / SVS PC13-Ultra / SVS SB-2000 / Sony MDR-7506 Professional / Audio-Technica ATH-R70x / Sony PS3 & PS4 / DirecTV HR44-500 / DarbeeVision DVP-5000 / Panamax M5400-PM / Elgato HD60Comment
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Re: Things MLB 2k does better than the Show?
One thing that I've felt they've done better for years is the "world environment".
They have clouds they move across the sky, light progression no matter the time of day, and they have actual weather (ie, rain).
That stuff REALLY makes it feel like a baseball game to me. An overcast day in the summer, some rain clouds creeping in, maybe some light rain starting... OR... a sunny day, but with huge, rolling white clouds occasionally going across the sky, maybe temporarly blocking out the sun.
I love that stuff.Comment
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Also the fully customizable batting/pitching cams look great this year in 2K9.Comment
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Re: Things MLB 2k does better than the Show?
I personally think the ONE thing they are doing right but maybe not necessarily better is the transition scenes at stoppages in gameplay. For example when you hit a grounder to the 2nd baeman and he throws out at first you get them throwing the ball around and then to the pitcher and then the pitcher waits with it until the next batter comes up and you see everyone moving toward the next better coming up. i think this is executed well and adds more to the passage of time in the game and makes it more immerssive.
But it hardly does anything else better...
It's choppy and it's animations pop in like all heck.
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Let's keep a civilized discussion going guys, I'm liking this thread so far.
- If the name bank feature works this year, that's one feature that works in 2K's favor, not only compared to The Show, but compared to every other publisher on the market. Truly one of 2K's greatest innovations ever since it was introduced in College Hoops 2K3.
- I've never been a fan of the right-analog pitching myself (prefer the classic option) but I've grown to love the Swing Stick and won't go back to button hitting anytime soon, unless I decide to fire up the old Xbox and give MVP2005 a whirl.
- RTLW and Virtual Director, definitely. Don't get me wrong, I love the cutscenes in The Show (especially the "bored player" cutscenes when you leave the controller idle), but 2K has stepped it up BIG TIME in this department. Give it one more year and MLB 2K may just surpass ESPN NFL 2K5 in terms of presentation.
- Alternate and retro uniforms. I know, pretty trivial thing to compare, but 2K has a lot of them. Oh well, had to bring it up.
- Early to tell from this point, but commentary could be a big deal. The Show may have a slight edge here because of the space of Blu-Ray Discs and the amount of commentary Sony can stuff onto one. Gary and Steve, though, are tremendous...so far. Lots of informative and substantial stuff.
- Minor league integration in 2K8 had the edge, but only having the AAA teams playable in 2K9 is a drawback. It also helps that Minor League stadiums are in the game as well.
- Crowd chatter is MUCH better in 2K7 and 2K8 (haven't heard it yet this year). Yes, another trivial point, but whenever I hear something like "Double-A Betemit!", "Hey, hit it to Windsor!" or "You're a traitor, Damon!", I start laughing my arse off.Last edited by CarryTheWeight; 02-14-2009, 12:51 PM.Owner of URWL CAW WRESTLING: http://www.rantboard.net/Comment
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Blah, even I skim my own posts. They're too damn long.
You sort of put it in better terms anyway... they aren't just presets. You can almost zoom and swivel however you want.Samsung PN60F8500 PDP / Anthem MRX 720 / Klipsch RC-62 II / Klipsch RF-82 II (x2) / Insignia NS-B2111 (x2) / SVS PC13-Ultra / SVS SB-2000 / Sony MDR-7506 Professional / Audio-Technica ATH-R70x / Sony PS3 & PS4 / DirecTV HR44-500 / DarbeeVision DVP-5000 / Panamax M5400-PM / Elgato HD60Comment
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