Major League Baseball 2K13 Review (XBox 360)

[bigfnjoe96]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K13 Review (XBox 360)

We'll I didn't expect anything less from this review. The game got killed in the OS Podcast. It's unfortunate that reviewer's are killing this game when Visual Concepts had no intention on releasing a baseball game this year.

They basically were forced by MLB to release this title. What did reviewer's expect with a probable 3 month dev cycle? If anything this game should have gotten an incomplete grade, with a detailed explanation to the community about why.

This game will get killed, but the sad reality is both Take-2 & MLB are to blame for the failure of Baseball on this generations console cycle. MLB for signing an exclusive license and Take-2 for killing the development team solely responsible for developing baseball for them which gave baseball on the 360 a disadvantage compared to the PS3 which has 1 development team for their baseball game.

BTW those killing the game for a $60.00 buck release, blame MLB not Take-2.

[econoodle]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K13 Review (XBox 360)

We'll I didn't expect anything less from this review. The game got killed in the OS Podcast. It's unfortunate that reviewer's are killing this game when Visual Concepts had no intention on releasing a baseball game this year.

They basically were forced by MLB to release this title. What did reviewer's expect with a probable 3 month dev cycle? If anything this game should have gotten an incomplete grade, with a detailed explanation to the community about why.

This game will get killed, but the sad reality is both Take-2 & MLB are to blame for the failure of Baseball on this generations console cycle. MLB for signing an exclusive license and Take-2 for killing the development team solely responsible for developing baseball for them which gave baseball on the 360 a disadvantage compared to the PS3 which has 1 development team for their baseball game.

BTW those killing the game for a $60.00 buck release, blame MLB not Take-2.

Amen, brother.


Like it was stated earlier, a 4 is a slap in the face. This coming from someone [me] who sold 2k12 after a few months last year because the overall weirdness/glitchy play was too much. This game aint no 4.

I do feel if 2k had a long standing dev presence here, It'd never get that low of a score.
That' how I see it.

And congrats to the thread in general. I'd thought there'd be way more hit and run comments from the people who only post in the Show forums. There's only been a few.

I mean really, how can a game where the reviewer states this:

But something happened once I opened up the game and placed it in my system: MLB 2K13 really isn’t that bad; it’s honestly a very enjoyable game. It’s a blast to pick-up-and-play with friends and feels very familiar on the field

....get that low of a score.

[pistolpete]

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I'm a little confused by the reviews this franchise has routinely gotten.

Basically all reviews boil down to something like this: This game sucks, but I like playing it.

[Profit89]

Should be on Steam for cheap. And PC Mods could have really helped this game.

I don't blame the reviewer for the low score. Probably deserves a 4... not enough (if any) changes.

[philmnn]

There's nothing wrong with not giving this review pity points because of the short dev cycle. If I bought this game and didn't like it, I wouldn't play it any more just because I felt sorry for them for not having a full year to make it. I thought the review was fair.


I'll consider buying this when the price drops

[DaveDQ]

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Was this a review or another thread started to try and make witty and sarcastic remarks about the series?

It's interesting, the review hardly scratches the surface on what is really wrong with the game (other than it's trendy to hate on it), and then complains about the price tag, claiming it's a "get-rich-quick" scheme. But the game is what's shallow...not the review...right?

This review relies more on the negative tone many have already given this series, rather than thoroughly explaining why the game lacks. It's really more a rinse and repeat of a review. It's entirely too predictable:

Claim the game is fun
Mention how it doesn't compete with The Show
Throw out a gripe about Franchise Mode
Try and reinforce the above by giving it a very low numerical score

The MLB 2K series is far from perfect. It has some key issues that can be frustrating. But please go beyond what everyone else is saying and prove it. Otherwise, post something like this in the MLB 2K vs The Show thread.

[tvman]

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The reviewer talks about the game being shallow but at least 2k implements varying defensive alignments against many hitters not just extreme type shifts. Now do I think they are all perfect, no, but hey at least they made an attempt.

[thbends]

It is what it is. No I would not buy it over The Show but if I did not have a PS3 there is no shame in getting it. If you enjoy it then good for you. You can't blame 2k alone for the state of the game. The MLB was too slow in making a deal to get the game out there.
Actually sounds like some really like it. I collect sports games so I'll pick it up used to put in my collection.

[teddyballgame78]

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I like it and I know the score as far as baseball games go and 2k's deal. This is all the matters to me (I LIKE IT).

[Armor and Sword]

Hey I picked up MLB 2K11 this past christmas for my son as he played it at a friends house and liked it. We have played that game and had some great post season series (all we play is post season mode with that one)

I am a massive Show fan as most know. And imo it is a superior baseball title and quite frankly the best console baseball game ever made for 5 years running now (every iteration just get's better and better). However 2K is a good, fun, easy to pick up and play baseball game. I think 4 is far too low of a score for game you can have fun with.

If your having fun with a game....automatic 7 minimum. I think there is enough depth to the 2K series to have a decent franchise, make some classic rosters with 2K share etc.

There are some who feel it is better than The Show. I am not in that camp at all. But is it a good game? Yeah it is.

Should 2K13 be 60 bucks? No way. wait for the bargain bin as nothing was really done except a patch to 2K12 (from everything I have read and seen posted).

[pistolpete]

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I do enjoy the fact the game doesn't get graded at all based on fun.

When your buddy sees a movie is the first thing you ask him "how was the audio?" No, of course not. You ask "was it good".

The reviewer is clearly pre-disposed to giving it a bad grade when he finds a way to negatively comment on the control scheme.

We know the control scheme is the same. Is this bad? Is this good? Anyone who enjoys 2k would consider this a good thing. I am willing to bet the fans of 2k love the game a great deal bc of the control scheme.

EDIT: With that said, I think the fun factor is kind of lacking in this year's version.

[rcp225]

Question: How can 2K Sports develop such a great game like the NBA2K series, yet consistently put out crap
on the baseball diamond?

[Baile]

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We know the control scheme is the same. Is this bad? Is this good? Anyone who enjoys 2k would consider this a good thing.

That makes no sense. Anyone who doesn't enjoy the control scheme, would consider it a bad thing, obviously. I don't understand your point.

The timing-only hitting control scheme is ridiculously simplistic. IMO, this game should be docked 2-3 rating points just because they fail to offer anything in the way of a zone hitting option, which has been standard in every video baseball game. For people like myself who prefer a challenge when hitting, the gameplay is close to ruined. It's like playing T-ball.

[bigfnjoe96]

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Question: How can 2K Sports develop such a great game like the NBA2K series, yet consistently put out crap
on the baseball diamond?

Because MLB Series has never had a consistent developer during this generation. MLB 2K6- Blue Shift, MLB 2K7-2K9 Kush Games/Blue Castle, 2K9-2K13 Visual Concepts

Not to mention 2K Sports choose to port over the xbox engine instead of building a baseball engine from the ground up.

It's not an excuse, for the games we've seen, but it plays a BIG part in what we've seen

[Mt Oread]

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That makes no sense. Anyone who doesn't enjoy the control scheme, would consider it a bad thing, obviously. I don't understand your point.

The timing-only hitting control scheme is ridiculously simplistic. IMO, this game should be docked 2-3 rating points just because they fail to offer anything in the way of a zone hitting option, which has been standard in every video baseball. For people like myself who prefer a challenge when hitting, the game is close to ruined. It's like playing T-ball.

So you are saying that the vast majority of Show players play tee ball?

I get the attraction of zone hitting, and it is definitely a bigger challenge. But most find it cumbersome and non-intuitive.

It's not like when you hit you wiggle your bat around in space to place it. You see the ball, you swing at the ball.

What I find, when I play the Show, is that I can't find a single mode, pitching or hitting, that feels natural or good. And it has to affect the way they tune the game in order to make them all good enough to work. I think the plethora of options works against gameplay, but it acts like pretty graphics in that it provides a nice bullet point to put on the box.

It would be nice for 2K to have a ton of control options, but I would not want them at the expense of what makes 2K more fun to play.