Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

[Skyboxer]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

Ok well I'm glad others are noticing that it is in fact much easier to see and judge the ball while batting in MLB 2K10.....
At least I know I'm not going nuts now....

[mtreznin]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

Does 2K Baseball usually have a FASTPLAY mode where you don't have to watch all the animations in between pitches?

I have to admit..... I already have The Show pre-ordered, but I am now considering 2K10.

[bartolet7]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

Ok well I'm glad others are noticing that it is in fact much easier to see and judge the ball while batting in MLB 2K10.....
At least I know I'm not going nuts now....

No, you're not nuts. As a matter of fact, you mentioned earlier you thought this had to do with the K zone staying up longer. Good insight. After watching the two 2K9 vs 2K10 comparison vids, I have to agree. In 2K9, the zone disappears as soon as the pitcher starts his motion. The new view has the zone until the ball leaves his hand. I think that helps.

[RGmoney]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

Does 2K Baseball usually have a FASTPLAY mode where you don't have to watch all the animations in between pitches?

I have to admit..... I already have The Show pre-ordered, but I am now considering 2K10.

Yes. It's called "Hurry Up" Baseball. Added it this year. Quote from the IGN Preview article: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/106/1060843p1.html

The last new feature that was shown to me was also one of the coolest, provided it can be tuned properly. It's called Hurry-up Baseball and it allows you to skip all those annoying cutscenes and replays that you'd usually have to tap A (or X on PS3) to get through. That means no 2K Sports logos flashing on the screen as they show replays of the preceding half-inning, no batter walk-ups to the plate and no commenting on what that batter has done previously in the game. It's much more to the point and is said to cut the amount of time it takes to get through a game by as much as half. The best part? You don't have to select to play the hurry-up brand of baseball before you get into a game. Instead you can toggle it right from the in-game menu. Want to slow it down in the ninth inning? Feel free to do so.

[500Feet]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

Yes. It's called "Hurry Up" Baseball. Added it this year.

It was in 2K9 too.

[WarDawg58]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

I just watched the 2k9 vs 2k10 video and I really can see where they have made some good improvements. The demo should answer the rest of my questions.

[RGmoney]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

It was in 2K9 too.

Thanks for the correction. Just going off what the reviewer stated was new. Didn't look for something like that in last year's version, as I always let the presentation stuff play out, or skipped thru it with the button.

[jeffy777]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

Here are the 2 videos from YOUTUBE. Be sure to select 480p for comparison sake as the 2k9 video doesn't come In 720p. Should help with what jeffy is pointing out:

MLB 2K9

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MLB 2K10

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<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oVRKufry4Ak&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></object>

Thanks Joe

[Eddie1967]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

Very nice atmosphere, the pitching interface looks challenging.

[RealmK]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

Most impressive that the CPU pitchers actually throw balls now, which was a major major issue with 2k9. Graphically I'm not really feeling the player faces but on the other end the game doesn't look terrible either. Hopefully its a solid game for those without a PS3.

[ghm125]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

Kinda like the 2k9 vs 2k10 views....2k10 has made improvements,I am a baseball "Junkie" so Both games will be in my library

[tmac55]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

Some things that jump out at me immediately when watching both videos at the same time.

I see instant improvements in :
- Lighting
-Shadows
- Realistic player models
- Color textures
- Improved Stadium (Grass, dirt patterns and textures)
- CPU Pitching and AI Patience
- Fielding fluency and OF tracks to incoming hits (No erratic movements like in 2k9)
- The annoying dust trail is gone
- The score overlay looks excellent and the stats in different situations helps too
- Crowd atmosphere and reaction to events seems improved

This is a completely different looking game and I look forward to the demo and this comparison video that 2k is supposed to release this week as well.

[DickDalewood]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

I Just realized they finally got rid of tha damn organ player. Hell yes.

[jeffy777]

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I Just realized they finally got rid of tha damn organ player. Hell yes.

Yup, though I got to be honest, I wish they had kept it for certain parks, such as Wrigley.

[striker3771]

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I watched the video several times and I'm still not impressed in what I saw. Most of the posters touched on the negative parts that I agreed with so I'm not going to post the same thing. But one thing that ticked me off about last year's presentation was watching players run all over the field not knowing where to go. You can still see that they haven't fixed this BS animation when Theriot scored towards the end of the video. Why is he running back down the third baseline instead of running towards the dugout?