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DBMcGee3 · 03-06-2012, 03:33 PM

I mean, is it just me or does anyone else hate the hitting system in the 2k franchise. To be fair, I haven't played the demo this year, but I've at least rented the game the last several years, and the batting just flat out isn't fun or rewarding to me. It really just seems to be all about timing, along with not swinging at balls out of the strike zone. The step timing with the right stick is cool and all, but the left stick HAS TO determine where the swing is aimed, in my opinion at least.

I really haven't enjoyed a baseball game since MVP (I don't have PS3 guys, relax), but I used to love that game b/c you had to learn the break on certain pitches, and if you didn't get your cursor in the right spot, you wouldn't hit the ball. If you were waiting on a 12-6 curve and saw a high changeup instead, you were going to look foolish. It was really hard at times, but soooooooooo much more satisfying when you really made good contact. I used to get pumped up about every ball I hit hard on MVP, even the ones that were caught. From what I've seen, The Show basically combines the best of both of these games in their batting interface. Maybe 2k should just tip their cap and follow suit.

03-06-2012, 03:33 PM	#38
DBMcGee3 MVP OVR: 7 Join Date: Oct 2011	I mean, is it just me or does anyone else hate the hitting system in the 2k franchise. To be fair, I haven't played the demo this year, but I've at least rented the game the last several years, and the batting just flat out isn't fun or rewarding to me. It really just seems to be all about timing, along with not swinging at balls out of the strike zone. The step timing with the right stick is cool and all, but the left stick HAS TO determine where the swing is aimed, in my opinion at least. I really haven't enjoyed a baseball game since MVP (I don't have PS3 guys, relax), but I used to love that game b/c you had to learn the break on certain pitches, and if you didn't get your cursor in the right spot, you wouldn't hit the ball. If you were waiting on a 12-6 curve and saw a high changeup instead, you were going to look foolish. It was really hard at times, but soooooooooo much more satisfying when you really made good contact. I used to get pumped up about every ball I hit hard on MVP, even the ones that were caught. From what I've seen, The Show basically combines the best of both of these games in their batting interface. Maybe 2k should just tip their cap and follow suit.