Major League Baseball 2K10: MLB Developer Insights - Pitchers vs. Hitters Part I & II

[500Feet]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

Oh haha, guess I only read the bold.

I don't blame you. That Insight was long..

[Jamin23]

Quote: Originally Posted by ShowTyme15

Are the Phillies numbers on the jerseys really that big? Kinda nitpicking a bit LOL.

No they're not.

[PVarck31]

Sounds very impressive. Can't wait to see the video. Props for adding check swings!

[Blzer]

^ I think the entire lettering on the game's jersey is huge. It's definitely much bigger than what you provided.

Anyway, after reading this insight, I'm really glad with what strides VC is going towards this year. It really shows that they spent a lot of time during this development cycle in making this game, and I can gladly say that I'm excited to play two games this year, and perhaps win $1,000,000 out of it.

However, I'm still curious about their decision for the camera position. Not the angle, just the position. They said that it helps out with determining balls and strikes, but I'm just wondering about all of that nothingness past the batter's feet. Rest assured, I'll be changing the camera angle to get rid of that as soon as I get it.

[Scottdau]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jamin23

No they're not.

When you tuck in the shirt the numbers are about that size. So I think that is about the right size of the numbers.

[Pared]

A lot of good stuff here. The images are very nice.

[bigfnjoe96]

I'm always concerned when 2K ties everything they do into ratings as they aren't the greatest when it comes to ratings. I did enjoy reading that Insight. It really seems like they put a lot of work in re-vamping Pitching & Hitting this year. Not to mention the visuals on the screen. This just looks soooooo much better than what we've seen in the past

[kgisbeast]

Quote:

On my gesture, I was supposed to stop at 9 o’clock. However, I moved the right stick too far past 9 o’clock (more like 7 o’clock…whoops), resulting in the pitch being overthrown in that direction. Had I done the opposite and completely stopped short of my gesture, the pitch would have been closer to the middle of the plate rather than outside for a ball. The right stick gesture this year dictates the placement of the ball in a way that is predictable. No more random pitch gestures with random results. If you stop short of your gesture on a 12-6 curveball, the pitch will be hung. If you go past your gesture on a 12-6 curveball, the pitch will be overthrown below the strike zone, or even into the dirt. This 1-to-1 relationship between the right stick gesture and final location of the pitch is consistent for each pitch type. Even better though, it gives the gamer a sense of command on the mound. And like we touched on earlier, the pitcher’s control rating plays a heavy role in how far off a pitch misses when the gesture is performed inaccurately. After pitching earlier today with Jonathan Sanchez, I really feel how much bigger the margin for error is with an ace like Halladay.

I love this. This might not be the best looking baseball game but stuff like this has it sounding like it's moving in the direction of the best playing one. No meters. Total control that works the way it should.