MLB 2K11 Preview (Destructoid)

[Saberq]

Quote: Originally Posted by DickDalewood

Sweet to see they added the stadium specific cameras for pitching. I love that both games will have that this year.

Dude this is the best feature in my opinion....OK I like the fielding improvements of course but this is a great thing for me...COOL

[Mercury112491]

Not to jinx anything but this just popped into my head.

What if Visual Concepts is evenetually able to do what it always does(NFL2K5 and NBA2k11) and get the game to a point where it surpasses MVP 05 and is regarded as one of the best sports game of all time. How ironic would it be if the year they accomplished this was with MLB2k13 and 2K doesn't renew their contract with MLB and then we have to start from scratch with a different company the following year.

Not saying I want that to happen, just kinda popped into my head as ironic.

[ElGuapo]

Great Read. Sounds like the franchise is actually moving in the right direction.
can't wait to try out the new fielding, and the new throwing meter. Idea: the meter should very depending on how though the play was to make for the infielder, so if the infielder is throwing on the move the green bar should become smaller, therefore making it harder to get the out. just an idea.

[Jamin23]

It seems that VC is taking this game seriously and is determined to improve this game and maybe one day get it to where nba 2k is.

[Ollienyy]

Everything that is being released so far is getting me more and more excited. I enjoyed MLB 2K10 and am still playing the My Player mode in this off season (and I never play those kind of modes) and the improvements to fielding mentioned, the pitching etc. Seems like they have a few small things to work on in the current model which will hopefully be ironed out before release.

[Solid-Hock]

Well it looks like both my Xbox and PS3 will have a good baseball game this year.

[SamitSarkar]

Quote: Originally Posted by bigfnjoe96

I'm pretty sure the writer meant to say Stadium Specific

Yep, sorry about that -- I wrote this at 4 AM last night, haha. Fixed!

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

I hope I'm reading it right and they are erring toward the side of "variable strike zones" over "variable umpires." They might mean the same thing, but what I would like is that gray area on the edges of the zone which aren't always a ball or strike. I'm just hoping they didn't mean different umpire strike zones that are still black and white, despite the fact the zones themselves are actually set differently.

The first is correct -- sorry if I was unclear. Pitches on the edge of the strike zone might be called either way in MLB 2K11.

Quote: Originally Posted by ElGuapo

Idea: the meter should very depending on how though the play was to make for the infielder, so if the infielder is throwing on the move the green bar should become smaller, therefore making it harder to get the out. just an idea.

That's definitely a factor. If your 2B snags a grounder while running toward second base and you try to throw across his body to first without setting your feet, it's going to be a more difficult throw because the green zone will be small.

[Ollienyy]

Samit, did the Demo have any of the broadcast presentation elements? (score box, lineups etc) and if so did they look the same as 2k10s or had they improved them? Many thanks for the great preview!

[SamitSarkar]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ollienyy

Samit, did the Demo have any of the broadcast presentation elements? (score box, lineups etc) and if so did they look the same as 2k10s or had they improved them? Many thanks for the great preview!

First off, mad props on your avatar, haha.

Yeah, I saw/played more than six innings, with everything in place (visual overlays, commentary, etc.). I haven't played 2K10 in a while, though, so I can't really compare, unfortunately. Nothing stuck out to me as being wildly different from 2K10.

[Saberq]

Quote: Originally Posted by SamitSarkar

First off, mad props on your avatar, haha. Yeah, I saw/played more than six innings, with everything in place (visual overlays, commentary, etc.). I haven't played 2K10 in a while, though, so I can't really compare, unfortunately. Nothing stuck out to me as being wildly different from 2K10.

So in your objective opinion was the game enjoyable and good?