Some MLB 2K13 Ratings Revealed, Along with a Few Shaky-Cam Videos and Impressions

[Blzer]

Re: Some MLB 2K13 Ratings Revealed, Along with a Few Shaky-Cam Videos and Impressions

But I will also say this is a good example of why 2K ought to be promoting their freaking game. Flying through at-bats, ignoring inside edge information, turing off the strike zone so you lose batter's eye all make the game seem way more shallow than it is. You are not familiar with 2K12, so it seemed like you didn't understand the overuse signal.

I wasn't trying to fly through at-bats, but I turn that stuff off because I want to call my own game. I just like to turn off stuff that's clogging the screen.

Most of all, the Batter's Eye annoys me to no end. No, turning off the strike zone doesn't turn off Batter's Eye, turning off Batter's Eye turns off Batter's Eye. I take that back, it doesn't turn it completely off... there's a slider in this game that indicates the frequency that it appears, and I turned it down to zero.

The game's default batting camera, default pitching speed, default ball trail, default umpire volume... everything makes this game appear hideous in my personal opinion. Or at least, if you compare it to a game that seems to get a lot more praise like The Show, and you see that this game flashes you with obscure things that that game doesn't, and you can't help but wonder why they continue with that scheme.

I know you have limited time, and I don't blame you for opting for aesthetics over data, but it kind of highlights why so many people don't get what 2K did that made 2K12 such a good game. Obviously aesthetics is not one of those.

I just wanted to end this by saying I think you're talking to the wrong person.

I know everything that 2K12 has to offer, and IE all started with 2K6. It was a fun feature way back when and it still has good value today, but then MLB 2K8 turned me around when they introduced that new pitching mechanic, and they even offered you the ability to hide the right stick maneuvers on screen, which was so awesome. I think that was just a new enamoring thing for me, and I love clean screens for authenticity's sake. If I want to look up a player's stuff, I like to press pause to do it.

I thought this new look would be preferred to what I always see if I look up 2K gameplay videos online. I tried to deviate from that to show people who are often turned off by what this game "tends" to look like to them, and this was kind of a statement that it can be made to look a bit different. Maybe that didn't quite come across the right way.

[Zombeels]

Re: Some MLB 2K13 Ratings Revealed, Along with a Few Shaky-Cam Videos and Impressions

This is the laziest developed video game since ET.

[Mt Oread]

Re: Some MLB 2K13 Ratings Revealed, Along with a Few Shaky-Cam Videos and Impressions

It's not a big deal. I like to call my own game to. But I base it both on my pitcher's strengths and the hitter's weaknesses. I don't have the IE reports memorized in the same way a major league pitcher does, not is it something I want to do to prepare.

I also adjust camera's for hitting, but leave the authentic pitcher's view. It different for each stadium based on where the set the camera for broadcast.

And yes, you can turn the batter's eye off by itself, but you can't have without the strike zone being on. I'd like it if they made available without the strike zone. Maybe this year!

On its face, getting a flash of what pitch is coming and a general location seems gimmicky and cheap. In practice, it differentiates the ability some hitters like Pujols have in guessing pitches over scrubs. But it mean having the strike zone up.

I don't mind the cursor so much anymore, as the main reason I wanted it gone was to make it harder to throw strikes. But I play with pitch accuracy at 5 or 10, and hitting spots is not easy.

And I find myself using the DPad to bring up IE and figuring out when I want to throw my out pitch and where in the zone is better.

The Show seems to lack a lot of this info, and feels like it just kind of mindless. I'm choosing pitches, but they aren't based on real data. I'm just doing the same old, mix speed, in and out, try to get the guy fishing when I'm ahead stuff over and over.

But this is why 2K ought to be doing videos.

[audbal]

Re: Some MLB 2K13 Ratings Revealed, Along with a Few Shaky-Cam Videos and Impressions

After watching those videos...I think I'm going with this game this year. I need a break from the other game. Yes, this game has issues and is clunky at times, but the colors and the stadium atmosphere and the commentary just pop more then the other game.

One question, is the cam when the ball is in play while batting changeable? Not the batting cam, but once the ball is in play.

Yeah, I will be picking this up!

[Blzer]

Re: Some MLB 2K13 Ratings Revealed, Along with a Few Shaky-Cam Videos and Impressions

After watching those videos...I think I'm going with this game this year. I need a break from the other game. Yes, this game has issues and is clunky at times, but the colors and the stadium atmosphere and the commentary just pop more then the other game.

One question, is the cam when the ball is in play while batting changeable? Not the batting cam, but once the ball is in play.

Yeah, I will be picking this up!

Well, you'll see that between my first video and my next two videos, I changed the view. Unfortunately it has only two presets: Home Plate and Follow. Home Plate is the first one, and I really dislike it. Follow is a bit better, and you can adjust height and zoom or something like that. I tried to make it kind of far out, but I obviously wasn't given enough options like the Fielding cam gives you.

But like I said, 2K10 didn't have this stuff at all. I'm just glad this game does.

[shogunofharlem3]

Re: Some MLB 2K13 Ratings Revealed, Along with a Few Shaky-Cam Videos and Impressions

Blzr,

There is a report that 2k13 offers 2v2 online. Can you confirm that, online probably isn't available yet now that I think of it.

Also, can you do coop? 2 on the same team offline? Can you confirm if that is in or not?

THanks
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Edit:

Just zoomed way in on the screen shot of the back of the box and saw it does indeed say online mulitplayer 2-2;

what about offline? that would warrant my purchse

[Blzer]

Re: Some MLB 2K13 Ratings Revealed, Along with a Few Shaky-Cam Videos and Impressions

Blzr,

There is a report that 2k13 offers 2v2 online. Can you confirm that, online probably isn't available yet now that I think of it.

Also, can you do coop? 2 on the same team offline? Can you confirm if that is in or not?

THanks
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Edit:

Just zoomed way in on the screen shot of the back of the box and saw it does indeed say online mulitplayer 2-2;

what about offline? that would warrant my purchse

I never checked. Maybe if I go back tomorrow or something I'll let you know.

Oh, and funny story before I started recording. So I picked up the controller and went straight into the settings, and then this kid (no older than ten years old) runs up and says, "I'm Player 2. Let's play some baseballll!" I said okay, and backed out, but autosave was on so it was saving. He got really impatient, but didn't really understand what was going on. I think there was something wrong with him, but it didn't excuse his character.

Anyway, so he starts pounding on the other controller a little bit and it goes through the Play Ball screen and fires up a game. He says, "What the hell? I didn't choose Player 2. You bastard!" I forgave that because he could've been talking to the game and not me, but he was yelling at me to "make him Player 2" while it was loading up the game. I was just standing there wondering where his negligent parents were, because he needed to be with them and not disturb me when I'm trying to record videos for OS.

I finally get him to be the Giants as I was the Tigers and we start up, and I was up maybe 8-0 before he finally said, "No more baseball. I'm not Player 2 anymore" and left. I immediately quit the game, changed the rest of the settings, and we were good to go!

[econoodle]

Re: Some MLB 2K13 Ratings Revealed, Along with a Few Shaky-Cam Videos and Impressions

I appreciate the videos. Mostly it looks like MLB 2K12, which is good for me.

But I will also say this is a good example of why 2K ought to be promoting their freaking game. Flying through at-bats, ignoring inside edge information, turing off the strike zone so you lose batter's eye all make the game seem way more shallow than it is. You are not familiar with 2K12, so it seemed like you didn't understand the overuse signal.

I know you have limited time, and I don't blame you for opting for aesthetics over data, but it kind of highlights why so many people don't get what 2K did that made 2K12 such a good game. Obviously aesthetics is not one of those.

come on man. its blzr we are talking about here.
did you quote the wrong post? lol

[rman]

Re: Some MLB 2K13 Ratings Revealed, Along with a Few Shaky-Cam Videos and Impressions

Blzer...could you please post your settings, camera settings?

[Blzer]

Re: Some MLB 2K13 Ratings Revealed, Along with a Few Shaky-Cam Videos and Impressions

Blzer...could you please post your settings, camera settings?

If I remember them correctly:

Batting camera - Batting (Zoom - 5, Height - 6... but these might be switched)
Pitching camera - Broadcast (adjust accordingly... increase zoom and lower angle if batter feels too far)
Fielding camera - High (Zoom - 1/2/3, Height - 7/8/9... whatever looks best to you here)
Baserunning camera - Follow (forget Zoom and Height)

[audbal]

Re: Some MLB 2K13 Ratings Revealed, Along with a Few Shaky-Cam Videos and Impressions

Well, you'll see that between my first video and my next two videos, I changed the view. Unfortunately it has only two presets: Home Plate and Follow. Home Plate is the first one, and I really dislike it. Follow is a bit better, and you can adjust height and zoom or something like that. I tried to make it kind of far out, but I obviously wasn't given enough options like the Fielding cam gives you.

But like I said, 2K10 didn't have this stuff at all. I'm just glad this game does.

I remember home plate from last year, was follow last year or is that new this year? After watching again, yes, follow is a bit better for sure.

[Blzer]

Re: Some MLB 2K13 Ratings Revealed, Along with a Few Shaky-Cam Videos and Impressions

I remember home plate from last year, was follow last year or is that new this year? After watching again, yes, follow is a bit better for sure.

Home Plate has been in the game since 2K11 and is still the game's "Baserunning" default. Follow is like 2K10's camera, only now you can adjust some settings for it. In fact, it's funny because they have a presentation option that allow you to do "Real Time," "Hurry Up," or I believe an option was "2K10." I kind of chuckled when I saw that, and stuck to Real Time (although you'll see me skip through some sequences to get as much out of my camera battery as possible).

[lnin0]

Re: Some MLB 2K13 Ratings Revealed, Along with a Few Shaky-Cam Videos and Impressions

Thanks for the videos.

I also play with the zone and all that stuff turned off. I like a more natural, HUDless look although I may have to try the batter's eye this year (if I can use it without the zone display).

Overall it looks like 2K did very little to get this game ready. Not that I didn't love 2K12 - it was my favorite in the series. I appreciate the new commentary and color tweaks but frankly don't see a whole lot more. At least outsource some new artwork for the overlays and menus.

I'll still buy the game because I am blind fanboy but I hope it gets raked over the coals by the media. Not only a bad review but so bad a review it hurts sales and has rippling effects on 2Ks reputation as a publisher. It would server them right if this game soured reviewers on 2K and led to all of their games being more scrutinized.

[Romain El 82]

Re: Some MLB 2K13 Ratings Revealed, Along with a Few Shaky-Cam Videos and Impressions

Alright guys, so "the baseball game" we got in at work was the Show, not 2K13. I anticipate the game coming in Sunday or Monday and I'll be getting it then. I apologize to those I got excited.

[havoc00]

Re: Some MLB 2K13 Ratings Revealed, Along with a Few Shaky-Cam Videos and Impressions

Alright guys, so "the baseball game" we got in at work was the Show, not 2K13. I anticipate the game coming in Sunday or Monday and I'll be getting it then. I apologize to those I got excited.

lol u got my hopes up but all is good