MLB 2K12’s Cover Is Everything The Game Should Be, But Likely Won’t (StickSkills)

[econoodle]

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I felt 2K11 was a strong step forward in this series... Not sure what the author's point is. There is much to build on based upon the fun / simulation like experience I had. I got a set of sliders tweaked that game me EVERYTHING I've wanted in a baseball game since I played Tony LaRussa baseball back in my college days 20 years ago. Though not perfect, 2K11 was a great baseball gaming experience...

agreed.
am i the only one who is pumped for this game and there hasnt even been a morsel of info yet?
lol

it was SUCH a fresh experience last year.
I look forward to it again this year.
believe it or not, it was well worth the 60 bucks to me, glitches and all.

[Knight165]

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I totally believe this is the case also.

You guys may hope....but it's not the case.
Sorry.
It would be the best move EA could make though, but Madden it is for the man.

M.K.
Knight165

[adfletch71]

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I really enjoyed MLB2k11. It was far from perfect, but it was a solid baseball game in my opinion. I love the presentation and commentary, way better than that other game. Now all VC needs to do is polish what was wrong last year. Better Strategy AI, get rid of the ball warping in the glove, better dynamic attendance and reactions of the crowd, stats bug in franchise and MLB today mode, Better uniform variety...etc. Graphics, well don't know if VC can get too MLB the SHOW level, but hopefully they are better with the faces. I look forward too MLB2K12 and I'm still playing this more than other sports games I have. So hopefully 2k will continue with the series after 2012 and if EA makes one for 2013, great!!! That's more choices for us as consumers and that's a good thing.

[bigfnjoe96]

You guys may hope....but it's not the case.
Sorry.
It would be the best move EA could make though, but Madden it is for the man.

M.K.
Knight165

I'm not a big EA/MVP guy, so if it happens either way it is what it is.

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[nemesis04]

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The best thing that could happen to this series is that it got ripped down to the ground floor and built back up again by one development team. To me the series has been hurt by being passed around from one development team to another each having its own interpretation of what the game should be.

[Money99]

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The best thing that could happen to this series is that it got ripped down to the ground floor and built back up again by one development team. To me the series has been hurt by being passed around from one development team to another each having its own interpretation of what the game should be.

That's exactly what happened to their NHL series.
It was great when Treyarch worked on it (2K2, 2K3), but then Treyarch was hired by Activision for it's Spiderman games so it was passed on to Kush (2K4-2K8).
They really hurt the series.
VC took over half-way through 2K9's development and things started to look up.
2K10 wasn't bad and 2K11 had solid gameplay.
But by then, it was only on the Wii and they canceled the entire series this past year.
It would be a shame if MLB2K suffered the same demise.

Take-Two is a big freakin' company. It has some massive IP's so I don't understand why they don't invest some money into their sports line.

I have a feeling they're going to reboot everything for next-gen consoles in 2014.
I hope that's the case. VC has a good track record and has shown it can turn projects around.
But like you said, it's tough to continuously recycle other people's work and try to make it your own.

[econoodle]

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That's exactly what happened to their NHL series.
It was great when Treyarch worked on it (2K2, 2K3), but then Treyarch was hired by Activision for it's Spiderman games so it was passed on to Kush (2K4-2K8).
They really hurt the series.
VC took over half-way through 2K9's development and things started to look up.
2K10 wasn't bad and 2K11 had solid gameplay.
But by then, it was only on the Wii and they canceled the entire series this past year.
It would be a shame if MLB2K suffered the same demise.

Take-Two is a big freakin' company. It has some massive IP's so I don't understand why they don't invest some money into their sports line.

I have a feeling they're going to reboot everything for next-gen consoles in 2014.
I hope that's the case. VC has a good track record and has shown it can turn projects around.
But like you said, it's tough to continuously recycle other people's work and try to make it your own.

nem and money are on the money.
next gen will bring a big reboot i think.
and hopefully some more competition will bring out the beast in them.

[cmaley]

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Take-Two's message towards MLB 2K12 is HERE'S A MILLION DOLLARS!. NOW HIT THE ROAD!

[nbman]

2k Ronnie tweeted before the holidays that he will be returning to his office next Monday so we should be getting 2k12 info by this time next week.

[foofighter2455]

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2k Ronnie tweeted before the holidays that he will be returning to his office next Monday so we should be getting 2k12 info by this time next week.

Info = Photoshopped screen shot and some exciting data that MLB 2K12 will feature every team in the NL and AL this year.

[ILurk]

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Obviously this series isn't for you. Might be time to move on

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I got a PS3 over 2 years ago cause I got tired of hoping, so you know I moved on.. but I'm a big fan of major league baseball, so I also check out what MLB 2K is like every year. That's alright, right ?

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[bigfnjoe96]

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I got a PS3 over 2 years ago cause I got tired of hoping, so you know I moved on.. but I'm a big fan of major league baseball, so I also check out what MLB 2K is like every year. That's alright, right ?

Sent from Awesome PC

Your money, do as you please

[jeffy777]

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Info = Photoshopped screen shot and some exciting data that MLB 2K12 will feature every team in the NL and AL this year.

Yeah, because that's all the info we got last year...

[ILurk]

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Yeah, because that's all the info we got last year...

Some of that was lies and hype though. "Player body types have also received a complete overhaul." ? Where ?

New hit types ? There's no infield flys in 2K11. They're just tellin' people what they wanna hear.

I don't like the way they promote their game.

[Ollienyy]

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iLurk, for someone who seemingly hates this series so much, you sure post in this section a lot.