MLB 2k10

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:47 pm

Got one game in today. Fun stuff. Great announcing. I'll take Kruk over Morgan ANY DAY!

The pitching/batting is cool (still) & the fielders seem more "sane" than last year. I really look forward to schooling some of my buddies on XBL this weekend...

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:07 pm

Amazingly...I had a pretty fun time in the one game I've played so far. It definitely is better than last years. So for all you console monogamists...it appears as though you're in good hands.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:16 pm

DB what version are you playing? I still can't find anyone selling the PC version in my area, damn.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:17 pm

Rodster wrote:DB what version are you playing? I still can't find anyone selling the PC version in my area, damn.

360 from Gamefly...

Gangrel · Post by **Gangrel** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:08 pm

Is it just me and my crappy hitting, or do the pitches come in awful slow? I find I'm swinging wayyyyyy too early, though I'm sure a lot of it is rust too.

I'm not sure I like the new batting camera though......

edit: i probably just need more practice..... for some stupid reason i thought I should be good right away. I think the doctor calls that "testosterone".......

However, does anyone see the point of spring training? The AI seems to just play all their regulars?

pigpen81 · Post by **pigpen81** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:33 am

Woohoo

After a game and a half tonight playing on Pro settings, I am having a BLAST!

The "batter" view zoomed in is a real treat.

Nick Blackburn threw 107 pitches aginst me in 7+ before they brought in the relief....never before could I work the count in any baseball game. Sublime.

Some animations are wonky, but other then that

I hit a hard line drive with Ian Kinsler down the RF line, and the ball curving foul looked and felt so GOOD. Terrific ball physics so far.

My only downer tonight was not being able to increase the CPU pitch speed.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:20 am

You guys are killing me with your impressions. I went ahead and ordered the PC version from Amazon.com. Now the wait begins until it arrives. I may trade in a couple of games towards The Show today.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:12 am

One more day until the PS3 demo. What a long wait! Guys, how is the pace of the game? The Show still seems to take a while to play through. Why can't someone replicate the pace of High Heat?

Can you turn off the joystick gymnastics and just either use a meter or pitch with "classic"? For those of you who were not enamored with having to swing the stick one way and then back another way, how are you adapting?

Sounds like for the first time in a long while, we have two very good baseball titles.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:20 am

The pitching scheme finally clicked so all is good on that front. Hitting in the game is also relatively easy whether you want to go yard or go for a hit.

I had fun with the demo. The game is leaps and bounds better than 2K9 which I still have but won't install it because of 2K10. I'm off to Target again to see if they received the PC version.

Gurantsu · Post by **Gurantsu** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:24 am

I'm insane and bought this for the 360, and The Show for my PS3 (hey, its baseball!)

I'm liking it a lot. 2K9 was my pick up and play game, when I just wanted to play with a couple of teams and not really do a season or anything. 2K10 seems to have fixed the biggest problem for me, that being the control of the fielders. I also love how it has the current days actual schedule listed so you can just jump in and play with the real teams, very cool.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:37 am

That MLB today feature sounds awesome. I loved it in NBA 2K10, and if it's implemented just as well, I'm sure it's very immersive for the gamer.

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:14 am

hopefully I will get my gamefly copy tonite....

general consensus seems to be pretty favorable.

some common comments I have read:

-graphics better than in the demo
-great play by play
-great hitting/pitching matchups
-NOT a HR fest
-presentation top notch
-MLB today is great
-AI pitching will NOT throw all strikes

-too many line drives up the middle
-o/f arms way to strong (sliders?)
-fielders get to everything too quick - tough to get extra base hits
-online play a little laggy - you need to swing earlier than when offline
-AI doesn't take many pitcher (sliders?)
-some collision detection problems
-pitching may be too easy to pinpoint spots (increase meter speed?)

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:21 am

It's funny...I'm having more fun with this game than The Show at this point. Now, I still know for a FACT that The Show will be my game of choice after a few more days. Here's why:

I played three games of 2k last night and two of the games didn't include a single fly ball besides a home run. Seriously. TWO entire games. WAY too many line drives to infielders (this was a Show problem two years ago as well so it's not new), and too many groundouts...especially to the 2nd baseman. I was playing with the Dodgers in the 2nd game of my "flyball apocalypse" and Belliard had 15 putouts in one game. Come'on.

I've also had three homers robbed (including my very first at bat playing the game), had a ball go through the centerfielders legs and then him just stand there and watch it roll to the wall for a homer. I've hit a ball about 5 feet inside the first base bag and had the ump call it foul. I've had a guy thrown out at first from RF. I've had a guy thrown out at 2nd from RF on a ground ball through the hole (for some reason my guy on first didn't want to run). Just little things that after the new "freshness" wears off will piss me off and I'll shelve it.

It's a blast to play tho...the controls are fun to use (still not a HUGE fan of the pitching mechanic) and it's very quickly paced and it looks pretty good except for the horrible numbers and names on the jerseys. As usual with 2k baseball...they get some things right...but botch the important stuff.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:38 pm

I bought a copy for the 360 today.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:04 pm

Sheesh, those things you described (which to me are glaring) Db has me definitely less than excited. Still can't wait to play the demo and eventually the full game.

Can you increase the speed of the pitches with a slider? Everything I've seen from videos, it looks like slow pitch baseball. That's a definite concern for me.

I've read that the pitchers take a lot of hits away? Has anyone seen that to be the case?

Is anyone seeing the pitcher not covering the first base bag or stopping before reaching the bag?

Have the movements of the fielders improved? Too often, they looked rather awkward with the throwing animations, as well as running.

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:08 pm

Played 2 games online against 2 different people. Both games were smooth & lag-free (360).

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:08 pm

sportdan30 wrote:Sheesh, those things you described (which to me are glaring) Db has me definitely less than excited. Still can't wait to play the demo and eventually the full game.

Can you increase the speed of the pitches with a slider? Everything I've seen from videos, it looks like slow pitch baseball. That's a definite concern for me.

I've read that the pitchers take a lot of hits away? Has anyone seen that to be the case?

Is anyone seeing the pitcher not covering the first base bag or stopping before reaching the bag?

Have the movements of the fielders improved? Too often, they looked rather awkward with the throwing animations, as well as running.

I haven't found a slider for pitch speed, but I didn't really look. It definitely is slow pitch when you're doing the pitching. When you're batting it is not too bad. It looks worse than it is when you're in the behind the pitcher view.

The pitchers don't seem to take too many hits away when you're hitting, but your pitcher is a badass fielder. Hardly anything gets by up the middle when you're pitching.

I haven't seen any pitchers not covering and the fielding is a lot better this year. More animations and a lot better throwing motions have improved it significantly. You can definitely tell the difference between throwing power of the fielders...however, guys like Furcal with strong arms are WAY overpowered. Literally throws bb's from anywhere...in and out of balance, off one foot, whatever. The gap is too big between poor and strong throwers basically.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:10 pm

sportdan30 wrote:Is anyone seeing the pitcher not covering the first base bag or stopping before reaching the bag?

Non issue as the Pitcher in that situation is set to semi automatic. Once the pitcher is tossed the ball you need to move the Pitcher to first base with the RS.

Works 1000% of the time.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:13 pm

That's good to hear Rod. And thanks Db for your quick reply. Last question, because it did seem that the main issue people over at OS were complaining about was the throwing strength of the players. Do all the infielders have rocket arms? And do the outfielders throw off line?

Really happy to hear the throwing animations have significantly improved. That was my main pet peeve with this series for the last I don't know how many years.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:14 pm

The commentary is absolutely off the charts in this game. They have nailed the third man in the booth. It sounds like a live broadcast. Nothing seems out of place like it is at times with The Show.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:20 pm

sportdan30 wrote:That's good to hear Rod. And thanks Db for your quick reply. Last question, because it did seem that the main issue people over at OS were complaining about was the throwing strength of the players. Do all the infielders have rocket arms? And do the outfielders throw off line?

Really happy to hear the throwing animations have significantly improved. That was my main pet peeve with this series for the last I don't know how many years.

Haven't noticed any offline throws, which is lame...and like I said, the difference between the poor and strong throwers is huge. The strong guys are WAY too strong. It's like throwing a ball a foot off the ground and it never touching the ground at all. No trajectory or arc. I didn't get much of a chance to test a bunch of different players because every f'n hit was to my 2nd baseman it seemed...lol.

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:29 pm

Is there a slider to adjust the fielder's arm strength? or can it be done with a global roster edit?

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:36 pm

One nice thing about this years version is the AI, it plays much smarter. I had a runner on first, no outs and in a bunt situation the AI calls for a pitch out and throws to 1st base to try and pick-off the runner.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:38 pm

Rodster wrote:One nice thing about this years version is the AI, it plays much smarter. I had a runner on first, no outs and in a bunt situation the AI calls for a pitch out and throws to 1st base to try and pick-off the runner.

Yeah...they definitely have improved it. Things like that were few and far between in the 2k series previously.

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:50 pm

One other thing I like about this version is the bunting mechanics. I like how bunts are not as easy to pull off as in the Show. This scheme works better where once you press the X button you move the LS up/down & left right to place your bunt.

I'm also glad the kept the composure cursor for the pitcher. Trying to place your pitch when it's all over the place is a mini game in and of itself.