MLB 2K13 Official Trailer

[Mt Oread]

So even though it was obviously a roster update when the game was announced in January, folks are going to get mad now?

This is why I made a point of saying this over and over. Folks were creating their own fantasies to support expectations that had zero chance of coming true. I mentioned that there would be very good reason to wait for a price drop.

And now people are shocked that 2K is not making a big deal and bragging about their roster update. 2K wanted to kill the game. MLB begged and paid 2K to put a game out. Not a new game, just a game.

The reactions here are why 2K has not been marketing the game other than doing another round of the Perfect Game Challenge. The lack of blogs, developer notes, gameplay videos and hands-on impressions all made clear that the game was not offering anything but a reskin.

If you thought the game was terrible last year, it will be terrible this year. Don't buy it. If you thought the game was great last year, it will be the same great game, but it may not be worth a purchase until a price drop.

[rudyjuly2]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mt Oread

So even though it was obviously a roster update when the game was announced in January, folks are going to get mad now? This is why I made a point of saying this over and over. Folks were creating their own fantasies to support expectations that had zero chance of coming true. I mentioned that there would be very good reason to wait for a price drop. And now people are shocked that 2K is not making a big deal and bragging about their roster update. 2K wanted to kill the game. MLB begged and paid 2K to put a game out. Not a new game, just a game. The reactions here are why 2K has not been marketing the game other than doing another round of the Perfect Game Challenge. The lack of blogs, developer notes, gameplay videos and hands-on impressions all made clear that the game was not offering anything but a reskin. If you thought the game was terrible last year, it will be terrible this year. Don't buy it. If you thought the game was great last year, it will be the same great game, but it may not be worth a purchase until a price drop.

Clearly you were right but how does that justify a $60 price tag? Smaller titles are usually released at $40. The people that so buy this game at full price hoping for the best will be pissed.

[tvman]

Going by the trailer the game appears to look the same but that doesn't mean gameplay issues weren't fixed.

If you didn't like last years game because of how it looked then obviously you won't like this years edition either.

For Robinson to say the game must be "awful" is just his opinion as I found both 2k11 and 2k12 to be very good games and if most of the issues were fixed then the game could be great.

[Mt Oread]

Quote: Originally Posted by rudyjuly2

Clearly you were right but how does that justify a $60 price tag? Smaller titles are usually released at $40. The people that so buy this game at full price hoping for the best will be pissed.

When did I say that the $60 price tag was justified?

You do know that 2K's intention was to never release another baseball game, at least for this gen, right? You could always pretend they didn't and never be bothered by what they do release.

MLB wants a $60 game on the shelf, and paid 2K to put out a reskin. And now gamers are mad because 2K won't aggressively spin the game as anything else.

[Galvatron]

Quote: Originally Posted by rudyjuly2

Clearly you were right but how does that justify a $60 price tag? Smaller titles are usually released at $40. The people that so buy this game at full price hoping for the best will be pissed.

This is what gets me the most about this.

They know damn well 360 owners with no other choice will spend money for the game, and that's fine. But when you know that your product isn't worth the value you put on it, well then that's just almost criminal, at least morally.

Even after all the scorn and embarrassment over the EIGHT years of this current generation they continue to draw bad attention to themselves with things like this. I'm glad that theres competition in the baseball game genre but if you're not gonna really compete, why bother? I would respect them more if they would have waited until next-gen than to put out a roster updated rehash for full price knowing full well the people that stick by them or have no other choice would pay it.

[Flaxseed Oil]

I dug up the 2K12 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq_Kgc0nymI

Even the shots they chose for the trailer are almost exactly the same.

Mike Stanton going yard. Robbie Cano getting taken out on a double play at 2nd. People robbing balls at the wall.

(The colors look pretty much normal in this clip too, which means they might not be fixed in 2k13)

[Cardot]

Quote: Originally Posted by rudyjuly2

Clearly you were right but how does that justify a $60 price tag? Smaller titles are usually released at $40. The people that so buy this game at full price hoping for the best will be pissed.

I agree with you. But I don't have a ton of sympathy for anyone who rushes out and buys it on day 1 expecting big changes from '12. They clearly haven't done any homework.

[Cardot]

Quote: Originally Posted by MLBGeek

What I have noticed from supporters of MLB 2k is they are trying so hard to find things to like about this game.

LOL, actually some of us just enjoy the game. It's not perfect, and I know there is a very popular PS3 baseball game. But I still have fun with it. I am perplexed why this bothers people, especially when there is so much else to talk about in the other forum right now.