Re: Operation Sports MLB 2K13 Community Impressions Thread
Absolutely!
2K wasn't the prettiest game around, and the animations were clunky, but there was a lot to like about this game.
I'm preaching to the choir, but I feel obligated to post about how great the analog pitching is in this game.
So I'm in My Player and so far my guy's stamina and composure are both rated below 55.
As the game progresses my energy level gets lower and lower.
While in the first 2 or 3 innings, my pitch cursor was nice and slow, allowing me to take my time with the controls and hit my mark.
All is well until I get to the 4th inning with my energy below 25 and my pitch-count nearing it's limit.
The cursor is getting faster and faster to the point it's hard to throw any breaking stuff at all.
And then after allowing a couple of baserunners, the cursor is all over the place and because I'm pitching from the stretch, the release window is even faster, making my accuracy near non-existant.
Somehow, miraculously, I manage to get out of the inning thanks to a slick play by my SS who turns a potential run scored into a double-play.
I figure I'm done. My energy is 6. But my manager is a moron, so he puts me back out there for the 5th.
This is the furthest I've pitched into a game at this point in my career.
We're up 3-0 and I've only allowed 3 hits so maybe he has a lot more confidence in me than I do.
The catcher calls for a curveball and because I have next to 0 energy left, the release window is basically an eye-blink. I overthrow the ball, it goes down the middle, and the hitter slaps it hard into the gap for an easy stand-up double.
Now my guys confidence is shaken so not only am I working with a release faster than a freshman at prom, the friggin cursor is all over the map.
I shake off all signs for a curveball and throw a steady diet of change-ups and fastballs. I don't even try to aim it at this point. I'm just throwing down the middle and hoping that my lack of control will result in enough movement that I won't be throwing meatballs.
The inning goes a lot better than I expected as I get one guy out and only give up 2 runs.
I finally get yanked, the bullpen holds on and I get my first pro win. Woohoo!
This in a nutshell is why 2K really, REALLY, needs to get back into the genre and produce another baseball game.
The Analog control scheme is much more than just making funky movements with the stick to throw various pitches.
There's stamina, composure and each pitch has different ratings depending on the pitcher's attributes.
And that, in a nutshell, is what I think The Show needs to add.
IMO, no game has ever captured the pitcher-hitter dynamic like 2K. They nailed it.
It's the first baseball game where I enjoyed the defensive aspect more than hitting.
I find myself trying to get through my AB's just so I can get back on the mound.
I wonder how awesome MLB 2K17 would have be this Spring. If only.
P.S. This game is still selling for more than $45 CDN on Ebay.ca. Some copies are upwards of $80!
I know it took me a long time to find a reasonably priced used copy. I found one for $20.
After purchasing it, I found another for $15 on a Buy/Sell Facebook group. I should have bought it and sold it for $50 on Ebay.
I hope 2K sees that and reconsiders making another ballgame.
I doubt there's much money in it, otherwise they'd still be producing an MLB game. Still, one can dream.
Absolutely!
2K wasn't the prettiest game around, and the animations were clunky, but there was a lot to like about this game.
I'm preaching to the choir, but I feel obligated to post about how great the analog pitching is in this game.
So I'm in My Player and so far my guy's stamina and composure are both rated below 55.
As the game progresses my energy level gets lower and lower.
While in the first 2 or 3 innings, my pitch cursor was nice and slow, allowing me to take my time with the controls and hit my mark.
All is well until I get to the 4th inning with my energy below 25 and my pitch-count nearing it's limit.
The cursor is getting faster and faster to the point it's hard to throw any breaking stuff at all.
And then after allowing a couple of baserunners, the cursor is all over the place and because I'm pitching from the stretch, the release window is even faster, making my accuracy near non-existant.
Somehow, miraculously, I manage to get out of the inning thanks to a slick play by my SS who turns a potential run scored into a double-play.
I figure I'm done. My energy is 6. But my manager is a moron, so he puts me back out there for the 5th.
This is the furthest I've pitched into a game at this point in my career.
We're up 3-0 and I've only allowed 3 hits so maybe he has a lot more confidence in me than I do.
The catcher calls for a curveball and because I have next to 0 energy left, the release window is basically an eye-blink. I overthrow the ball, it goes down the middle, and the hitter slaps it hard into the gap for an easy stand-up double.
Now my guys confidence is shaken so not only am I working with a release faster than a freshman at prom, the friggin cursor is all over the map.
I shake off all signs for a curveball and throw a steady diet of change-ups and fastballs. I don't even try to aim it at this point. I'm just throwing down the middle and hoping that my lack of control will result in enough movement that I won't be throwing meatballs.
The inning goes a lot better than I expected as I get one guy out and only give up 2 runs.
I finally get yanked, the bullpen holds on and I get my first pro win. Woohoo!
This in a nutshell is why 2K really, REALLY, needs to get back into the genre and produce another baseball game.
The Analog control scheme is much more than just making funky movements with the stick to throw various pitches.
There's stamina, composure and each pitch has different ratings depending on the pitcher's attributes.
And that, in a nutshell, is what I think The Show needs to add.
IMO, no game has ever captured the pitcher-hitter dynamic like 2K. They nailed it.
It's the first baseball game where I enjoyed the defensive aspect more than hitting.
I find myself trying to get through my AB's just so I can get back on the mound.
I wonder how awesome MLB 2K17 would have be this Spring. If only.
P.S. This game is still selling for more than $45 CDN on Ebay.ca. Some copies are upwards of $80!
I know it took me a long time to find a reasonably priced used copy. I found one for $20.
After purchasing it, I found another for $15 on a Buy/Sell Facebook group. I should have bought it and sold it for $50 on Ebay.
I hope 2K sees that and reconsiders making another ballgame.
I doubt there's much money in it, otherwise they'd still be producing an MLB game. Still, one can dream.
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