Maestro23 Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 http://www.operationsports.com/feature.php?id=1017 (Pics Included) Hi everyone, my name is Mark Little and I am the Senior Producer for MLB 2K10. I just spent the last hour reading through the comments posted on OS about our recently released gameplay video (http://www.facebook.com/MLB2K/). I'm sure there will be lots of questions coming for next week, and I'll do my best to answer as many as possible. Just so you know, we do watch and listen to what is being discussed on the OS forums. Is the PS3 version on par with the 360 version this year visually? Is the game locked at 60 FPS and are the jaggies addressed with anti-aliasing? Mark Little: We made big improvements to the visual quality on the PS3 (and 360 for that matter). We definitely reduced the jaggies and sizzle in the game, but we didn't stop there. We also improved many other areas like players, lighting and overall color balance. To be completely honest, the 360 and PS3 do look a little different (color, brightness, contrast) but that is a result of the difference between the consoles. It is like the difference you see when you look at all the TVs in an electronics store. Overall, the quality of the PS3 visuals are on par with the 360. Frame rate on the PS3 runs at a smooth 60 FPS, there should be no concerns here. During what different times of day can you start a game? Mark Little: There are three times of day to select as the start time for your games: Day, Afternoon and Night. We wanted to ensure you get the experience of playing baseball under the hot noon sun all the way through the day until you are playing under the lights. Once you start your game time advances with each inning, so Afternoon games will start in warm sunshine and end under the lights. We also ensured that all the stadiums are properly oriented so that the sun crosses through the sky in the correct direction and casts shadows in the correct direction. Has the online frame rate and lag been improved? Mark Little: With all the improvements we made to the game this year we also focused on ensuring that frame rate is solid. The result is better online frame rate and reduced lag. Games will play out much smoother online this year. Within the new My Player feature will we be getting different camera angles for each position, or will we just get the regular camera angles? Mark Little: As you may have read in the My Player Developer Insight written by fellow producer Mike Del Santo (http://community.2ksports.com/commun...d=1393155&l=12, Part II is here), we created a new player-perspective camera for My Player. This camera adjusts to the play situation to provide you with the best experience of making the play with your player. So as an outfielder trying to catch a towering fly ball the camera is different than when fielding a grounder as the shortstop. The player-perspective camera puts you right into the action. Have you guys kept in the ability to edit the camera while pitching and batting this year? In other words, is it similar to the system in last year's title? You guys seemed to be on the cutting edge of this type of ability, and I'm wondering if you chose to stick with it. Mark Little: Absolutely. You still have the ability to select between multiple batting and pitching cameras and then fine adjust your favorite into what suits your needs. As you may have read in the Developer Insights (http://community.2ksports.com/commun...d=1326197&l=12), we spent quite a bit of time working on new batting and pitching cameras to improve the play experience. After reading through comments posted on OS about the recent gameplay video that was released, I know that many are skeptical or non-believers about the new cameras and that is OK. Give the new cameras a try for a bit, it is definitely a big change but many really like the new cameras after playing a few games. If the new cameras are not to your liking then pick from the other cameras and adjust them to your liking. OS Exclusive Screenshots (19 Feb 10): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonSPa Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 BEEE U T FUL!!!cant wait to see this stuff in game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Overall, nice screenshots, but there are a few things that could do with some improvement. Nick Johnson's cyberface still has a beard - that will be gone, now that he's a Yankee. Individually? Minor detail. Big picture - shows that there is still some lacking in attention to detail. Of course, that could be updated between now and March 2nd, which I doubt. It'll probably be up to the modders to correct these errors again. The eyes still seem to have that strange zombie staring into space look, and some of them just look very odd, although not as bad as last year. The Giants pitcher looks like he's had a stroke - the left eye seems to sag a little in comparison to the right, and the fact that his mouth hangs slightly open doesn't exactly help. The Diamondbacks pitcher's eyes look strange too - the right eye looks like he's staring at a 300lb lion runnng toward him, while the left eye looks like a glass eye. The logo on the Giants pitcher's left sleeve seems oddly elongated. The amount of bloom in some of the screenshots looks far too high - the ball going into Youk's glove in the first base screenshot looks quite high in bloom, and the A-Rod sliding into second screenshot is covered in it. You can also notice the area around the Diamondbacks pitcher's glove has some residual brown, for no apparent reason. Doesn't look like JPEG artifacting. The uniforms seem to be held in place by, well, nothing. The sleeves stay round, no matter where gravity should take them. Shin guareds hand around the shin, instead of on it. The shadows still look horribly square, and the stadiums...well, they're about the standard we expect these days from stock stadiums. Rather ugly. I'm pretty sure the flags in Safeco Field in that screenshot are copied from High Heat 2003. They look exactly the same. Also, there are still some antialiasing issues evident, although nothing game-changing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Z Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 The following things don't mean much to me, but they do take something away from the game's visuals.. I don't like how players grip the bats. It doesn't look like they're even gripping the bat actually. It just looks strange. Look at the Rockies image. The texture on the gloves should look better than that. Look at the Diamondbacks image. Again, they don't mean much to me, but I didn't have to study the image to see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabanara Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 why doesn't someone ask the real question we want answers to. has gameplay been fixed/improved? all the pretty visuals are a waste if the gameplay has not made progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 We've been asking that question since 2K10 was announced. Unfortunately, we haven't yet received a reliable answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emath2432 Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 We've been asking that question since 2K10 was announced. Unfortunately, we haven't yet received a reliable answer. Yup. They don't seem to want to touch that subject. Besides, it wont matter til we get one of us with our hands on it. We're the ones who are gonna know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonSPa Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 that is the question that is not being answered that is making everyone nervous.Not sure why they are making us wait but i would have thought that would be the first question they would want to answer.I would think the sales would be higher if everyone knew if the game play was good since there are many that are waiting for reviews first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Yup. They don't seem to want to touch that subject. Besides, it wont matter til we get one of us with our hands on it. We're the ones who are gonna know. Exactimundo. Until someone from this community has their hands on the game and can provide a reliable review, 2K can post all the videos and feature lists they want, 2K10 won't have any reputation until the customers provide it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grmrpr1313 Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Hey Guys yeah I'm getting 2K10 the day it comes out I have it preordered. So I'll put up an extensive review about it then. From the Beta version I've played a couple times it looks DAWN SWEET. Definately the best baseball game since MVP 2005. Later ALL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonSPa Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 beta version??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griz891 Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 beta version??? I second that!!! Where the hell do you find a beta version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonSPa Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 yeah im sure if there was a beta out there that people would have allready picked up on that info or if he worked for 2k but they would play more than a couple times to be a beta tester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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