Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

[Tomba]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

Intial reaction from the video is that it's very similar to 2k9 animationwise and lookwise.

I see that the adboard are more varied even though they are not actual sponsors just decent mimics which is ok.

I'll be honest though nothing stands out other than maybe smoother player models and overall graphical polish for THIS engine.

Gameplay looks the same so an edit is in order

[VDusen04]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

Yeah those numbers do look a little wonky. And might that pick-off situation with Soriano be correctable? It's kind of funny to watch as it stands now. In terms of the whole video, I can't say I was altogether dissapointed. The game looks fair enough overall.

And I will say this: after the 3rd Cubs run is scored, the runner bumps into the umpire on his way back to the dugout. Granted, it wasn't an animated "whoops, I hit you" type of deal (he really did just kind of bump off him like electric football) but if I remember correctly that would have been a prime opportunity last year for the player to run directly through the umpire like a ghost, so it's a welcomed step in the right direction.

[Spaced Ace]

Wow, Ramirez grounds into a double play.... yes, Lee scores on the play. However, Gary Thorne yells something about it possibly being the "play of the week." Really? Ummm.... no. It was a fairly routine double play turn. Overall, it looked much better than 2K9, and the ball to strike ratios were good.

[500Feet]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

All I care about is what happens on the field. And, IMO that vid showed that they're making the progress they need to. From what they had last year to this is year is really, really, amazing.

Me, I'm old enough to only worry about game play. All the other stuff, like I said before, is icing on the cake!

Gameplay is #1 for me too and I agree with ya, they are making progress - especially with the batting and pitching.

I don't think what they did from last year is really, really amazing, but it's obvious they put work into it just from lookin' at that little gameplay video. After playing it, I'll probably see they put even more work into it.

I'm probably just as old or older than you are.

[NINJAK2]

That video looks miles ahead of 2k9 imo and I guess I may be in the minority that really likes that batting camera.

[johnnyg83]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

The thing I don't like about that batting camera is you lose perspective and some feel for the park and its surroundings. Everything looks so far away.

[Pared]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

I'm sure that's done on purpose. Notice how you can see both bases without the need for "runner windows."

[Rocky]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

The thing I don't like about that batting camera is you lose perspective and some feel for the park and its surroundings. Everything looks so far away.

Yeah man, I HATE that. I think the view has some potential, it needs to be tweaked though..

[duke776]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

I'm really not sure if anyone knows the answer to this, as it might be something I should just ask when people get the game, but can we turn off catcher suggestions?

[RGmoney]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

I'm really not sure if anyone knows the answer to this, as it might be something I should just ask when people get the game, but can we turn off catcher suggestions?

You could last year. Don't see why that would change.

[jeffy777]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

Yeah man, I HATE that. I think the view has some potential, it needs to be tweaked though..

There will be more batter views to choose from. This is just the default.

[duke776]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

You could last year. Don't see why that would change.

Okay, cool. Thanks

[trick02]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

Well I took a few things from that video.

1) There was no fly balls to the OF so thats still up for grabs on if it is still broken.( One flawless popup wasn't going to make him scream for joy anyways)

2) I saw a ton of things i will be turning off. I think like Madden did they tried to make it so just about any one could pick up and play. I am fine with this as long as the option to turn off all of them is there.

3) There was no indication of what level this game was being played on. I assume Pro but would be nice if it said something in the title.

[Blzer]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

I'm sure that's done on purpose. Notice how you can see both bases without the need for "runner windows."

Yeah, but I'm still trying to figure out why there's so much wasted space on the bottom of the screen. I figure they could have at least thrown in a sports ticker down there (they might have one), but we take away some of the batter's stance in order to see dirt where the catcher should be positioned. I never understood why they went with that option, and I think the default option will turn many people away. This is bar-none the most outlandish default camera system in a baseball video game I have seen in a long time (not saying it's bad, but it's just so different that it seems like a custom angle).

And I'm just going to throw something out there that probably bugged me the most, and I was going to keep quiet about it but it hasn't yet been mentioned. Aside from the fact that the right fielder is able to get so far in on the base hit to throw it to third, his throw is some strange lob to compensate for charging in so much to let the runner get to third. But then later in the inning you see the right fielder dart a 110 MPH throw to the cut-off man after a base hit. It was particularly strange, and makes me think they still haven't corrected the proportional spacing with the way that outfielders run versus the way the field is set up. I think the reason this happens is because they allow the outfielder to run full speed up until the point that they catch the ball, whereas in real life a sprint would probably result in an error of sorts.

[Pared]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Gameplay Video (Mets @ Cubs)

I wouldn't say it's wasted space. Raise the camera and the upper half of it is looking at the sky.

Plus I'm sure they need to worry about support for SDTV.

Just a couple of reasons. They still might be able to tweak it in the future. It's not a bad take on it though, and some have already said they actually like it. I'll reserve judgment but I don't like the look. But I also felt that way about other views until I tried them.