MLB 2K10 Features List

[jeffy777]

Re: MLB 2K10 Features List

Ratings played too small a factor though, which is the problem. You could hit your spots far too often with a Daniel Cabrera (my benchmark for "all over the place"...lol) if you hit your gestures. Maybe not "black and white" but that gray area was awefully small. If they tuned ratings to matter more, then great...it should be less an issue for sure. We obviously don't know enough yet either way.

I 100% agree about the shaky cursor thing and Meatball pitches completely. Meatballs were one of my biggest gripes with the pitching in 2K7/2K8. If you miss your spot it should miss, NOT a 65 mph floater down the pipe. Maybe selecting the pitch button beforehand in this new mechanic will help with that, but I have my doubts. The pitching (in terms of control) was one of the bright spots in 2K9 IMO. Hopefully they focused on AI logic, ratings influence, etc. so that the pitcher/batter matchup is more true-to-life.

I agree with SoxFan.

[JayBruce32]

Re: MLB 2K10 Features List

I wonder what game breaking glitches will be involved in this year's game?

[Blzer]

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I wonder what game breaking glitches will be involved in this year's game?

Well, let's break it down (gamebreakers for me, whether actual glitches or gameplay related):

World Series Baseball 2K3 - Franchise freeze.
ESPN Major League Baseball - No problems here, just too simplistic of a game.
ESPN MLB 2K5 - Passed balls galore.
MLB 2K6 - ... enough said.
MLB 2K7 - Home run frenzy (SlamZone didn't help).
MLB 2K8 - Graphics issues (framerate, very "dark", grass color made me puke).
MLB 2K9 - AI swings at everything.

[DaveDQ]

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Ratings played too small a factor though, which is the problem. You could hit your spots far too often with a Daniel Cabrera (my benchmark for "all over the place"...lol) if you hit your gestures. Maybe not "black and white" but that gray area was awefully small. If they tuned ratings to matter more, then great...it should be less an issue for sure. We obviously don't know enough yet either way.

I 100% agree about the shaky cursor thing and Meatball pitches completely. Meatballs were one of my biggest gripes with the pitching in 2K7/2K8. If you miss your spot it should miss, NOT a 65 mph floater down the pipe. Maybe selecting the pitch button beforehand in this new mechanic will help with that, but I have my doubts. The pitching (in terms of control) was one of the bright spots in 2K9 IMO. Hopefully they focused on AI logic, ratings influence, etc. so that the pitcher/batter matchup is more true-to-life.

My dream scenario would be the location placement of 2K7 and the gesture system of 2K8. I really liked throwing a slider in 2K7. I liked watching it move from where it was placed. The same with a curve. Put a nice gesture system in there and it would really be fun to pitch.

[SoxFan01605]

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My dream scenario would be the location placement of 2K7 and the gesture system of 2K8. I really liked throwing a slider in 2K7. I liked watching it move from where it was placed. The same with a curve. Put a nice gesture system in there and it would really be fun to pitch.

I agree...that would be a killer combo.

[ExtremeGamer]

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Well, let's break it down (gamebreakers for me, whether actual glitches or gameplay related):

World Series Baseball 2K3 - Franchise freeze.
ESPN Major League Baseball - No problems here, just too simplistic of a game.
ESPN MLB 2K5 - Passed balls galore.
MLB 2K6 - ... enough said.
MLB 2K7 - Home run frenzy (SlamZone didn't help).
MLB 2K8 - Graphics issues (framerate, very "dark", grass color made me puke).
MLB 2K9 - AI swings at everything.

Are all those observations from a Best Buy kiosk?

[countryboy]

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Are all those observations from a Best Buy kiosk?

[jb12780]

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Well, let's break it down (gamebreakers for me, whether actual glitches or gameplay related):

World Series Baseball 2K3 - Franchise freeze.
ESPN Major League Baseball - No problems here, just too simplistic of a game.
ESPN MLB 2K5 - Passed balls galore.
MLB 2K6 - ... enough said.
MLB 2K7 - Home run frenzy (SlamZone didn't help).
MLB 2K8 - Graphics issues (framerate, very "dark", grass color made me puke).
MLB 2K9 - AI swings at everything.

Ooh. MLB 2K5, lets not bring that up lol.

[Blzer]

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Are all those observations from a Best Buy kiosk?

Haha nah, none of them were (though most of MLB 2K7 was initially from a home theater setup at Best Buy ).

I owned WSB 2K3 for PS2, then the next three titles for Xbox. I haven't owned a 2K baseball game since then, but my roommate two years ago got a 360 for his birthday and we would borrow our floormate's MLB 2K7, where I got more extensive time with it. I only played the MLB 2K8 demo as well as MLB 2K9, with the exception of the start of a game that hung up after three innings because their fielder wouldn't pick up an overthrown ball.

But rest assured, I played over a year in my franchises for 2K3, 2K4, and 2K5 (in 2K5 I played over 400 franchise games). 2K6 was actually pretty good for Xbox, but was terrible on the 360 version.

[Bwnarrow3]

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From Gamespot article:

"If you're whiffing on pitches, the analyzer tells you what you're doing wrong thanks to a nifty little picture-in-picture visual"

This and the batter's eye that tells you fastball, breaking ball, or off-speed kind of reminds me of MVP 05.

[Blzer]

Re: MLB 2K10 Features List

From Gamespot article:

"If you're whiffing on pitches, the analyzer tells you what you're doing wrong thanks to a nifty little picture-in-picture visual"

This and the batter's eye that tells you fastball, breaking ball, or off-speed kind of reminds me of MVP 05.

Yeah, I'm looking to turn all of these things off... [/Bill Lumbergh]

[Skyboxer]

Re: MLB 2K10 Features List

MLB today looks to be the best thing on that list. That list seems light, I hope there is more to follow!

If they worked on the gameplay to get it playing better on the field then I'll take a short list though...
Work on other things when the important stuff is done.

[nemesis04]

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If they worked on the gameplay to get it playing better on the field then I'll take a short list though...
Work on other things when the important stuff is done.

I never know what to expect from this series!

[Phobia]

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I never know what to expect from this series!

That is the worst part Nemesis. It is like the biggest guessing game of what they will deliver. Has to be the worst AAA sports franchise. Sad thing is everyone see the potential and the Devs just can't pull it together.

[Artman22]

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That is the worst part Nemesis. It is like the biggest guessing game of what they will deliver. Has to be the worst AAA sports franchise. Sad thing is everyone see the potential and the Devs just can't pull it together.

The truth is that Both NBA live and Madden have been terrible on nextgen until this year and are still not that good. They finally started turning things around this year. So with that said mlb2k can be held in the same light and might just turn things around as well.