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  • BSUFAN
    RTTS Junkie
    • Mar 2011
    • 1213

    #121
    Re: MLB 2K11 Demo Impressions Roundtable

    Originally posted by lnin0
    If I play a video game I want my skills to directly influence my odds of winning. Not just my managerial skills but my hand-eye coordination as well. I don't want to play a video game of paper & dice baseball. On the flip side, I don't want a game that relies only on my hand-eye coordination by detaching itself completely from the real world personalities and stats. I think 2K11 does a fantastic job of finding the balance between the gamer and the simulation.

    I want a video game to keep me awake, involved and having fun for 9 innings. All the other little things are all great but at the end of the day those don't matter if the fundamentals are missing. I think 2K is finally getting its fundamentals down solid.
    Well said, I feel the same way and the fun factor for 2K is one of its redeeming qualities !!!!
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    • ericdrum
      Rookie
      • Mar 2007
      • 165

      #122
      Re: MLB 2K11 Demo Impressions Roundtable

      Originally posted by lnin0
      If I play a video game I want my skills to directly influence my odds of winning. Not just my managerial skills but my hand-eye coordination as well. I don't want to play a video game of paper & dice baseball. On the flip side, I don't want a game that relies only on my hand-eye coordination by detaching itself completely from the real world personalities and stats. I think 2K11 does a fantastic job of finding the balance between the gamer and the simulation.

      I want a video game to keep me awake, involved and having fun for 9 innings. All the other little things are all great but at the end of the day those don't matter if the fundamentals are missing. I think 2K is finally getting its fundamentals down solid.
      Your post made me think about what I want from a baseball video game. I'm probably very similar to you. I want to win the games by making smart decisions and possibly sway a win with my skill, but I don't want the Royals to sweep the Red Sox 4-0 either. I would like to be able to make any team a playoff contender... but not necessarily a playoff winner, if that makes sense.

      Somehow, 2k11 just really keeps my attention. The mechanics of the game agree with my brain and I just don't get tired of playing it. I love that fact. And even while I have my gripes about it and compared to how I'm used to players looking a lot better, I don't care about those things because I'm having fun! I'm jonsing right now to fire up the demo again for the 10th time.

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      • Jordanfan23
        Sports Game Junkie!!!
        • Jul 2002
        • 1468

        #123
        Re: MLB 2K11 Demo Impressions Roundtable

        I agree guys, the balance between the two makes a great baseball game to me. User performed/stat driven video game baseball. I loved High Heat for that reason. It was ugly, but the balance was almost perfect to me! I see this game having that type of balance so overlooking less than spectacular graphics, player models, etc..., is easily overlooked by me.

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        • Simp
          Rookie
          • Dec 2003
          • 428

          #124
          Originally posted by BearClaw
          But it's okay for SCEA to copy Madden NFL Superstar and call it Road to the Show?
          And it's ok for 2K to copy analog controls from MVP 06 (and not implement it as well as MVP did)... And then some people around here act as though 2K invented analog sticks.

          Everyone does it. If an innovation is good eventually the competition. Will implement it too. It's just business.

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          • tvman
            MVP
            • Nov 2010
            • 1392

            #125
            Re: MLB 2K11 Demo Impressions Roundtable

            Just played a game and threw a pitch that was fully in the strikezone and it was called a ball, i'm like what the... gotta love that stuff. Casual fans won't like that stuff,lol.
            Last edited by tvman; 03-06-2011, 02:56 PM.

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            • rudyjuly2
              Cade Cunningham
              • Aug 2002
              • 14805

              #126
              Re: MLB 2K11 Demo Impressions Roundtable

              Originally posted by CMH
              I say this often enough and will continue to say it, I will never for the life of me understand why people get their panties in a bunch over other preferences of play. Play the game the way you want to and let someone else play the way they want to.

              No one here says you have to like MLB 2K, but there's also no need to start bringing in your passion for The Show just so you can gloat about what it does right and MLB 2K does wrong. I have yet to see any MLB 2K fans terrorize The Show forums the way The Show fans terrorize the 2K forums and it's not going to happen this year. It's not going to continue this way.
              100% agree.

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              • Artman22
                MVP
                • Jul 2006
                • 5119

                #127
                Re: MLB 2K11 Demo Impressions Roundtable

                Originally posted by CMH
                No one here says you have to like MLB 2K, but there's also no need to start bringing in your passion for The Show just so you can gloat about what it does right and MLB 2K does wrong. I have yet to see any MLB 2K fans terrorize The Show forums the way The Show fans terrorize the 2K forums and it's not going to happen this year. It's not going to continue this way.
                Glad you guys are noticing this. I don't understand why people get upset over what game the other person likes.
                NBA2K is the standard of sports games period.

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                • Artman22
                  MVP
                  • Jul 2006
                  • 5119

                  #128
                  Re: MLB 2K11 Demo Impressions Roundtable

                  One of my main concerns with the demo so far is the ball warping into the fielders gloves. It looks bad. I remember allstar baseball having that same problem as well.
                  NBA2K is the standard of sports games period.

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                  • Jordanfan23
                    Sports Game Junkie!!!
                    • Jul 2002
                    • 1468

                    #129
                    Re: MLB 2K11 Demo Impressions Roundtable

                    Originally posted by Art1bk
                    Glad you guys are noticing this. I don't understand why people get upset over what game the other person likes.
                    I agree, I remember the ASB vs High Heat battles like that. No one can dictate to anyone what they are supposed to like. You like something well, because YOU like it!

                    I made some bad purchases before I learned that lol!

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                    • tazbk
                      R**k**
                      • Apr 2003
                      • 142

                      #130
                      Re: MLB 2K11 Demo Impressions Roundtable

                      Bottom line, I don't rely on demos to make my decision about a game. I know everyone can't afford to blow $120 to buy both games and choose which one they like the best...but there are other avenues such as renting the full game before making a judgement.

                      But that is the choice I make when I decide between games. Hell, I'm just happy to have a choice unlike football.

                      It seems like a lot of people have their own agendas and stances, but i'll be damned if I ever let a message board tell me which game to buy.
                      Yankees & Nationals - The American Way!

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                      • Skrilla757
                        Rookie
                        • Sep 2010
                        • 40

                        #131
                        Re: MLB 2K11 Demo Impressions Roundtable

                        The MLB 2K11 demo is great as well as the Show's both games have an incredible fun factor to them so you really can't go wrong with either game....I'm not gonna get into which game is better as I believe as it is a VIDEO GAME you should have fun playing it and the fact of which game is better is merely personal opinion....so on that this Tuesday I want everyone to PLAY BALL!!
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                        • Jordanfan23
                          Sports Game Junkie!!!
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 1468

                          #132
                          Re: MLB 2K11 Demo Impressions Roundtable

                          I haven't bought a 2K for a while so maybe this has been an ongoing thing, but in the demo, the pitcher was fielding every pop fly hit near him, even once in foul territory by the dug out on the 1st base side, while the catcher was next to him watching. I could care less as it's more funny than annoying but has it been this way in past versions??

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                          • bigfnjoe96
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • Feb 2004
                            • 11413

                            #133
                            Re: MLB 2K11 Demo Impressions Roundtable

                            Originally posted by Jordanfan23
                            I haven't bought a 2K for a while so maybe this has been an ongoing thing, but in the demo, the pitcher was fielding every pop fly hit near him, even once in foul territory by the dug out on the 1st base side, while the catcher was next to him watching. I could care less as it's more funny than annoying but has it been this way in past versions??
                            If you don't switch to another fielder, then YES the pitcher will do that because he is the last player your controlling

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                            • Jordanfan23
                              Sports Game Junkie!!!
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 1468

                              #134
                              Re: MLB 2K11 Demo Impressions Roundtable

                              Ok thanks, makes sense! What was funny was that the AI pitcher is who I was referring to! Like I said, not a big deal, but I will use MY fielders just in case, since their fielding rating is much better, just to be safe!

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                              • Afrikan
                                Banned
                                • Apr 2004
                                • 1463

                                #135
                                Usually I download the demo every year, but I haven't downloaded it this year because I'm running out of space on my PS3...I was going to delete some stuff but I read on another forum how some 2K fans were once again disappointed with it...so I thought heck if even the fanboys are disappointed, forget that. But at the end of the day I'm a baseball fan, so tonight I'll download it and play it tomorrow.

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