Major League Baseball 2K9 Video: Cardinals @ Cubs Top 1st

[Pirate]

Quote: Originally Posted by CarryTheWeight

Anyone else notice that the transition from the walk-in to the batting stance is missing a few frames? It seems that Pujols and Ankiel pull their bats up into their stances too quickly.

This was my biggest issue. The uniforms are horrible and the faces are lacking. If you have the PC version, let's all hope we can fix this.

[brunnoce]

i hope they didnt dicth the baggy style uniforms we had in 2k8 and 2k7.. cause those definatly dont look good to me

[SoxFan01605]

Quote: Originally Posted by brunnoce

i hope they didnt dicth the baggy style uniforms we had in 2k8 and 2k7.. cause those definatly dont look good to me

I agree...I liked 2K's baggies a lot the last couple years.

[DaveDQ]

Visual Concepts is written all over this game. There are some issues, don't get me wrong, but the style and presentations is vintage VC. From commentary to the sleek camera angles and cuts, this game looks great in action.

Two things I'm concerned about. The slow motion animation where a fielder approaches the ball may still be there. It happened last year, especially with outfielders. In this video, the pitcher runs to position after a foul ball and while the rest of the team is normal time, he's sort of in slow motion. I hope that's not in the fielding. The other thing is the transition of animations. I didn't have problems with the video feed running choppy, but there are some jerk animations going on. It reminds me of early next-gen NBA 2K. In fact, some of that is still in NBA 2K. I'm not too concerned, but it's there.

I'd like to see cases where there is scoring. I think we'll get variance in crowd and atmosphere. How about the commentary though? It's as if Thorne is a video commentator first and the real thing second.

Overall, you can't deny that VC has turned this game around in a positive direction. That's all I wanted to see this year. This is NFL 2K4.

[texbuk84]

the game is so awesome. i just love it, love it, love it.

[scott4171]

Still not great but better then 2k8. Animations stink, crowd is still non-existant and I hate the stupid organ music get rid of that already. Also, no progressive lighting. Hi The Show...

[BigH2k6]

Quote: Originally Posted by jeffy777

If you've ever been to Wrigley, the organ is a mainstay there, so it would seem weird if they didn't have it in the game. But yeah, it's not that way at every MLB ballpark. So it would be nice if 2K9 has the organ for the ballparks that actually use it, and then leave it out for those that don't.

Depending on the custom soundtracks, that may be fixable through that.

[wsu_gb23]

Quote: Originally Posted by Brooklynnets24

meh im not likin pujols batting stance

I thought 2K was so good at signature styles....Pujols' stance doesn't look very good...way too stiff....

I do like the presentation. The no cutscene idea is working pretty well...players actually walk into the dugout.

Player faces are off; I didn't know Rick Ankiel is Japanese.

Jersey textures, helmets and hats are very bland...

Bat sounds are still terrible...they have NEVER fixed them in the last 5 years...

All in all, doesn't look like a bad game. Will the PS3 version be up to par?