I originally bought it and played through a short season, and then stopped playing it for a little while.
And how accurate and fast you are at doing the gesture determines how well you throw the ball, in addition to the standard timing meter that every sports game has.Īre there any other good baseball games out there for PC that I might have missed? It's a damn shame they didn't continue with the MLB 2k series, because 2k12 is pretty amazing in every respect other than graphics, where The Show always had it beat.įor some reason, I haven't been able to put down Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings.
I love the gesture pitching, and the idea of making a simple up/down gesture on your gamepad stick for a fastball, but a complicated down-left-clockwise circle gesture for something trickier like a knuckleball. It's got everything I could ever want in terms of features, and the actual playing mechanics are superb.
Quite frankly, I can't imagine a better baseball game out there.
There's even ENB graphics mods to push your GPU to the limit, ala Skyrim. It amazingly still has an active modding community with up to date team rosters, player stats, and even completely new player models and textures (the game is surprisingly available to modding). And since the game developers abandoned the idea of PC baseball back in 2011, the last good game we were left with is MLB 2k12. I'd love to be playing The Show with yall on a fancy PS4, but I don't have one.
2021 StandingsĬlick a team's logo to visit their subreddit National League West Health and safety protocols for 2021 season Rules, features, protocols for 2021 season news rumor opinion analysis trivia Serious image video gif game thread feature notice misleadingĪround the Horn general discussion - December 1st, 2021 Important Links Internal For the first time, MLB Today games will feature dynamic commentary that updates as the game unfolds.Welcome to /r/Baseball! If you haven't visited before, please stop by our wiki to read our rules and FAQ before posting. And immediately noticeable is the return of MLB 2K’s stellar 3-man booth, including over 80 hours of new commentary from Gary Thorne, Steve Phillips and John Kruk. Queuing up throws will result in a smaller sweet spot and higher risk of error, while stopping to set your feet will usually result in a larger sweet spot and more accurate throw.Īdditional features you will see in the exciting inning of play are more varied and realistic hits at-bat, from line drives in the gap to slow tappers down the line based on pitch location, speed, swing timing and accuracy.
The trailer also features MLB 2K12’s new throwing system, which gives players more decisions to make in the field. Check out Justin Verlander, starting pitcher of the Detroit Tigers and cover athlete, approach each at-bat differently thanks to the new tendencies system, where players can hit or pitch themselves into a good or bad game. The MLB 2K12 Gameplay Trailer is 8 minutes of real-time in-game action, providing a detailed look at how the game plays. The new trailer highlights several features of the game, and shows off Justin Verlander’s in-game pitching skills. To go along with the demo that is now available on Xbox Live and soon the PSN, 2K Sports has released a new gameplay trailer for MLB 2K12.