Major League Baseball 2K9 Beta Screenshots (2-12-09)

[Fatalah]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Beta Screenshots (2-12-09)

Wow, the player models DO look good. You MUST answer a few questions! Framerate Framerate Framerate!

Plus, why not show some new Yankee Stadium screens?!

[baa7]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Beta Screenshots (2-12-09)

Looks great, love the slider options, especially for hitting -- although I didn't see a step influence slider, hmm. Also, no fielder arm/throw strength slider. Given that's been a major issue with this series for years, I'm worried about that omission. But very niiice.

[The Living Legend]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Beta Screenshots (2-12-09)

Viewing those pics Boston looks nice the lighting is not to bad, nothing really dynamic about it does the job, sky looks good one one of the shots. I am impressed about the camera angles for batting and pitching, that is awesome and it is about time they put that in a game.

[SoxFan01605]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Beta Screenshots (2-12-09)

Still disappointed with the visuals overall and am disappointed by what seems to be proof of no step-influence slider/option.

That said, I'm very happy about the contract editor, the "player draws walks" attribute (guess that puts our little concern earlier to bed) and the wealth of CAP options (particularly the face editing options).

Also, the depth of the dugouts look good and I love the camera angle possibilities. The player models look mostly very, very good at their base, it's just the lack of detail and "washed out" look of uniforms, accessories and stadiums that bug me.

I think the statistical, scouting, slider, and ratings depth will be a big plus for this game if all work well and in cohesion with eachother. Overall, I'm mostly pleased (Finally, some useful shots...good job OS).

Now we just need some good gameplay footage and we'll be rolling. Thank goodness OS knows how to present a game...lol...a lot of questions answered (both positively and negatively) from these captures.

[thornie]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Beta Screenshots (2-12-09)

CUSTOMIZABLE CAMERAS FTW!!!

I can't believe they put this in the game! Amazing! I requested this feature in one of the "wishlist" threads and they implemented it exactly how I wrote i out. Sweet.

[bodhiball]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Beta Screenshots (2-12-09)

2k finally has a face editor! no more 9 generic looking faces to choose from....psyched about this, but too bad it comes when you cant play the minor league games anymore!

[jeffy777]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Beta Screenshots (2-12-09)

2k finally has a face editor! no more 9 generic looking faces to choose from....psyched about this, but too bad it comes when you cant play the minor league games anymore!

You can still play AAA games from what we've heard....

[The Living Legend]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Beta Screenshots (2-12-09)

Looks great, love the slider options, especially for hitting -- although I didn't see a step influence slider, hmm. Also, no fielder arm/throw strength slider. Given that's been a major issue with this series for years, I'm worried about that omission. But very niiice.

I didnt even notice that, ugh PLEASE oh please we dont go through this problem again. I hope the final build has it, i think that was one of the most annoying things about MLB games. Hopefully with the meter it helps things.

[SoxFan01605]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Beta Screenshots (2-12-09)

2k finally has a face editor! no more 9 generic looking faces to choose from....psyched about this, but too bad it comes when you cant play the minor league games anymore!

True, but it will be nice to get some realistic mugs for those lower minors prospects for when they get called up.

The CAP customization is a HUGE plus for me.

[Trevytrev11]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Beta Screenshots (2-12-09)

The CAP customization is a HUGE plus for me.

I agree. This is a huge upgrade from the past two years. No more 10 -20 generic faces.

[ExtremeGamer]

AWESOME!!

Any shots of Progressive Field?

[bronco92]

Damn Steve... you put in the work!

I absolutely love the camera options. Fantastic.

He sure does This is where Steve shows us all how he made OS so popular for so long.

[CarryTheWeight]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Beta Screenshots (2-12-09)

I have to say I'm impressed by what's being shown in these screens. Like everyone else is saying, customizable camera angles are great. The graphics IMO are showing a lot of improvement over last year, nothing sticks out as being mediocre in my eyes, except for maybe face models. Grass textures also seem a lot better as well, and it seems the mowed-in logos have returned after a mysterious year off.

Friday can't come fast enough, though. Screens are great, but seeing this game in motion should ease some tension around here.

[duke776]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Beta Screenshots (2-12-09)

Ugh at the menu system, I've always hated the menu system where it popped out. It just seems like it's way too hard and complicated for me to handle. This is one thing I hate about CH 2k8 and College basketball 09. I like the old fashioned way where we could just back out and get to a menu, not scroll through on a menu 1/4th the size of the screen.

[lilazndood1]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Beta Screenshots (2-12-09)

What's up with the soundtracks thing for each player? Is that like custom entrance music for them? Imagine putting Enter Sandman for Mo.