Are there ANY new graphical enhancements this year?

[stealyerface]

Quote: Originally Posted by SmashMan

Citing a bug from MVP 04 to try and make a point in 2022. Just amazing.

MVP 2004 was one of the best baseball games ever made. There is no debating this.

I was speaking about the World Series baseball 2K series.

But I’ll say this… Even though you couldn’t hit a homerun from the left side of the plate, when you replayed the slow motion replay and watched the spin of the ball as the topspin drove into the grass, the individual blades of grass looked ultra-lifelike and amazing.

~syf


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[TarHeelPhenom]

Quote: Originally Posted by SportsGamer89

Really? Have you seen NBA 2k? The graphics in the show are good, but it’s been the same for years! And they could improve it big time on next gen consoles. Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

Or WWE 2k22. Those graphics are insane!

[Funkycorm]

Quote: Originally Posted by stealyerface

I’ve been here on OS since 2003. I have read all the same comments for 19 years. I’m not saying graphical stuff isn’t important. I’m not saying actual baseball gameplay is more important than if the flagpole shadow is at the correct angle for a 4pm game in June versus August. Oh wait, yes I am. We can have our opinions, but reading year after year of folks who are “appalled” at the lack of branded catcher’s gear, grass texture, the seams of the ball the wrong color… Some of us will have been here long enough to remember when there was a baseball game (which shall be un-named) where the spin-rate programming kept you from being able to hit a homerun with a left handed batter. The left-handed batter coding flipped the spin to all-topspin, and you couldn’t even jack the power sliders high enough to overcome the glaring programming error. This is an example of a complaint that ruined the game. Not whether or not the angle of the airplane taking off at PetCo park was achievable based on the speed the fake plane was traveling. I’ll leave it alone from now til Friday, but man oh man, the nit-picking and mundane, non-baseball game related complaints, is just over the top. ~syf Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

It's not necessarily a pick one over the other.

Why can't both gameplay and those graphical details both be equally important?

The Show has very solid gameplay. I think we all agree on that.

Focusing on those graphical details next is a fair thing to ask for and want.

I personally want to see more franchise improvements as my priority wishlist.

But I want those small details to be accurate.

It can be both. I don't think there needs to be a solid line between wanting better gameplay and those shadows you mentioned.

[stealyerface]

Quote: Originally Posted by Funkycorm

It's not necessarily a pick one over the other. Why can't both gameplay and those graphical details both be equally important? The Show has very solid gameplay. I think we all agree on that. Focusing on those graphical details next is a fair thing to ask for and want. I personally want to see more franchise improvements as my priority wishlist. But I want those small details to be accurate. It can be both. I don't think there needs to be a solid line between wanting better gameplay and those shadows you mentioned.

Agreed. Looking forward to Friday!
~syf


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[LegendKillerOne]

Quote: Originally Posted by TarHeelPhenom

Or WWE 2k22. Those graphics are insane!

That is the truth. They are beyond insane

[GreedyGenius]

Quote: Originally Posted by LegendKillerOne

That is the truth. They are beyond insane

And those graphics are insane on last gen. The machines are capable, yet a lot of people tend to say The Show is “capped out”. I highly doubt this


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[breakfastcat]

Quote: Originally Posted by stealyerface

I’ve been here on OS since 2003. I have read all the same comments for 19 years. I’m not saying graphical stuff isn’t important. I’m not saying actual baseball gameplay is more important than if the flagpole shadow is at the correct angle for a 4pm game in June versus August. Oh wait, yes I am. We can have our opinions, but reading year after year of folks who are “appalled” at the lack of branded catcher’s gear, grass texture, the seams of the ball the wrong color… Some of us will have been here long enough to remember when there was a baseball game (which shall be un-named) where the spin-rate programming kept you from being able to hit a homerun with a left handed batter. The left-handed batter coding flipped the spin to all-topspin, and you couldn’t even jack the power sliders high enough to overcome the glaring programming error. This is an example of a complaint that ruined the game. Not whether or not the angle of the airplane taking off at PetCo park was achievable based on the speed the fake plane was traveling. I’ll leave it alone from now til Friday, but man oh man, the nit-picking and mundane, non-baseball game related complaints, is just over the top. ~syf Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

I'm not sure why this needs to be pointed out over and over but the graphics and gameplay are worked on by completely separate teams. Improvement to one does not preclude improvement to the other. They should both always be improving.

But if it bothers you so much that some people might have the gall to expect a game in 2022 to look meaningfully better than it did in 2015, then in the future I would recommend simply ignoring the thread that is clearly about graphics discussion.

[NAFBUC]

Quote: Originally Posted by TarHeelPhenom

Or WWE 2k22. Those graphics are insane!

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