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Old 12-10-2014, 09:39 PM   #191
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Re: MLB 15 The Show Trailer, Features Licensed Equipment, Release Date March 31, 2015

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I'll go hunting for my old post on the matter of proper directional hitting.
Found it.

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2039077509

EDIT: I'm saddened I didn't rethink about the fact that this is also why I haven't much liked VC's MLB 2K series before they kicked the bucket. Everything about it was a passable, playable, and enjoyable game except for its hitting engine. Laggy input control, iffy check swing system, and directional hitting. The swing stick made you choose between power and contact. The Show has the same discrepancy, but at least they also offer a "normal" swing as the standard.

In 2K, the power swing FB:GB ratio was too high and home runs were few and far between with contact. You also couldn't get away with it unless you chose the swing stick. Classic swing was one-button swinging, but they chose for you on each pitch what kind of swing they would use, so sliders didn't fix this. The directional hitting didn't help much the same, either.

All that said, I did own 2K10 and 2K13 and wanted to enjoy both of them, but I doubt I've even played more than ten full games on either one. It's sad, because the hitting model causes issues with FB/GB stuff IMO. I just hope whatever SCEA is doing, they thought long and hard about the repercussions of using the control in a certain way and not at all at the same time. I also hope Zone hitting remains, otherwise it might fall in exactly where 2K and MVP were.
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