MLB 2K11 Video: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies

[bodhiball]

Re: MLB 2K11 Video: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies

good to see some full gameplay videos...I took a pass on 2k10 but am wanting to get back into the series if it can turn things around.
Pros and cons...

pros:
• 2k's commentary is simply great. done.
• Love the ads around the stadiums, very realistic
• Lighting in the park is good
• crowd seems good, though for a playoff atmosphere its lacking
• some nice broadcast presentation



cons:
• the graphics to me seem like they could be from 5 years ago. Faces are pretty bad, and the details in the hats, helmets, shoes, gloves is rough. They seem like inflatable toys to me.
• The game in the last few years has had this very herky-jerky quality to the animations and transitions...people running back to place, snapping in and out of an animation. Its hard to watch at times.
• Seth Smith running in slow motion out of the box after the homerun.
• The pitcher overlays that didnt match up with who was on the mound. I can see that they were referring to who was coming in...but it didnt connect.
• Someone already commented on Fowler somehow making a groundball out of a pitch at the brim of his hat...but I also noticed Utley never got his glove to the ground to field it, he all of a sudden just had the ball.

[therizing02]

Re: MLB 2K11 Video: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies

Things I never understood about this forum, despite how great it is for news;

Since 2K10 has been released, all I've been hearing on this board is how posters expect 2K11 will be just 2K10 but with improvements and thats the game we wanted. This video drops and people are complaining about how much it looks like 2K10.

Same with graphics, people say graphics do not a good game make, but this video comes out and all I hear about are complaints about the graphics.

Look, I know the reality, the 2K series has disappointed all of us over the years but in many ways, 2K11, from the brief 10 mins of the game we have seen, is on the most part what I expected to see from what we have been told about. Yes, I don't think it was the best representation of what we've been promised but it showed a bit.

It's irks me no end to hear people seem to copy what others say on the internet and post it with the appearance of an angry 12 year old child (aka 99% of the Youtube comments on the 2K and OS channels) and because THEY think that, IT HAS TO BE Correct. And people wonder why we can't do comparisons on this board anymore...

Okay, flame away.

Haha! Welcome to OS brother. No need to flame

[rudyjuly2]

Re: MLB 2K11 Video: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies

First Quick Impression: what in the heck is up with that fielding cam?

more to come

I agree. Disappointing.

[tmac55]

Re: MLB 2K11 Video: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies

Some of you people amaze me on here. How can you expect them to show you everything they have talked about in a ten minute video of actual game footage? Think about your complaints for a second before you type them in this box...

I would say this video fits the description from several of the gaming sites and their previews. Basically 2k10, with some improved models, lighting, cameras, etc.

I am realistic and realize that what I saw isn't the complete product and in all honesty i liked what I saw so far. Let's wait for some more videos and a demo before you bring out the comments to the level of this improvement or not.

[statum71]

Even though I'm a huge fan of the other game I have to agree with what everyone else is saying.........

the presentation is better in THIS game.

[ryan36]

Re: MLB 2K11 Video: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies

Some of you people amaze me on here. How can you expect them to show you everything they have talked about in a ten minute video of actual game footage? Think about your complaints for a second before you type them in this box...

I would say this video fits the description from several of the gaming sites and their previews. Basically 2k10, with some improved models, lighting, cameras, etc.

I am realistic and realize that what I saw isn't the complete product and in all honesty i liked what I saw so far. Let's wait for some more videos and a demo before you bring out the comments to the level of this improvement or not.

The problem is that they released a first gameplay vid that doesn't highlight any of the improvements. No new hit types, the one homerun they show had a "tell" by going slow motion during a grand slam...that's more annoying than the arrow to me.

They released a vid that IMO showed nothing about what they were talking about...improved pitch AI , new hit types, etc. It was more bad marketing

[rudyjuly2]

Re: MLB 2K11 Video: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies

I don't think it's fair to expect to see all the new improvements in a video but graphics, animations and camera angles are fair game. I really hope we have camera options and that's not the fielding camera when pitching. Why not show a full inning for crying out loud? If that's the camera I'm stuck with it will affect my purchase decision.

[jeffy777]

Re: MLB 2K11 Video: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies

I don't think it's fair to expect to see all the new improvements in a video but graphics, animations and camera angles are fair game. I really hope we have camera options and that's not the fielding camera when pitching. Why not show a full inning for crying out loud? If that's the camera I'm stuck with it will affect my purchase decision.

We already know that's not going to be the fielding view while pitching (remember the unoffical cam video?). They said when batting that there would be a separate camera view after the ball is hit so you can see the baserunners a little better....or something along those lines.

I agree though man, it was a weird choice to just show this half inning. They really should've showed a full inning with pitching and fielding. To me, it seems liike Ronnie2K or some other marketing guy made this video instead of the developers, and unfortunately I don't think he knows that much about baseball.....and the fact that he's swinging at almost everything is pretty silly too. I just wish they would've made a better video.

But to me the game itself looks alright. I knew it was going to be a lot like 2K10, but with a lot of problems fixed and some polish, and so far that's what it looks like.

[kg54mvp1]

Re: MLB 2K11 Video: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies

Hey all, this is comparing this video to mlb 2k10, it really does look a lot different in this shot, but the overall game feels the same MLB 2k10 is on the left and 2k11 on the right. click on the image to make it bigger.


mlb 2k10 vs 2k11.jpg

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

Re: MLB 2K11 Video: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies

The problem is that they released a first gameplay vid that doesn't highlight any of the improvements. No new hit types, the one homerun they show had a "tell" by going slow motion during a grand slam...that's more annoying than the arrow to me.

They released a vid that IMO showed nothing about what they were talking about...improved pitch AI , new hit types, etc. It was more bad marketing

I don't remember they're being line drives that tail off the way one of the hits into LF did and I don't remember the line drives curving the way one of the hits to right field did, but maybe my memory is just bad.

[jeffy777]

Re: MLB 2K11 Video: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies

I don't remember they're being line drives that tail off the way one of the hits into LF did and I don't remember the line drives curving the way one of the hits to right field did, but maybe my memory is just bad.

Yes, there's definitely ball slicing and tailing going on that wasn't present in 2K10, so that's good.

[realsim]

I was expecting the hitting camera to be sort of dynamic, by that I mean the camera to follow the batter as he runs to 1st. Like when a player in real life gets a single and they show the camera that follows the batter.

But they also didn't fix the batter not rounding the base if the ball is hit past the infield, he just runs straight to 1st as if he is trying to beat the throw.

[Doormat]

Re: MLB 2K11 Video: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies

Omg the game looks amazing than last year! Also love the way the ball travels out of your bat, it's like watching it in your own eyes.
IM SOLD!

[blueduke]

Re: MLB 2K11 Video: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies

The problem is that they released a first gameplay vid that doesn't highlight any of the improvements. No new hit types, the one homerun they show had a "tell" by going slow motion during a grand slam...that's more annoying than the arrow to me.

They released a vid that IMO showed nothing about what they were talking about...improved pitch AI , new hit types, etc. It was more bad marketing

^^^This. Underwhelmed. Missed those 4,000 new animations they were talking about. Anyone catch them? Announcers beat the crap out of the other game though. That's the only positive I'm taking away from it

[goalieump413]

Re: MLB 2K11 Video: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies

This might seem like a nitpick, but with all the attention 2K payed to player models, facial expressions, unique animations etc, why did miss the fact that no plate umpire wears his cap backwards? Ooops!