Last night I suffered my first loss in my franchise season in MLB2K11. I am now 3-1 overall. All it took was one silly pitching mistake. My Phillies team seems to have a pretty strong pitching staff, and enough consistent batting to be pretty competitive.
I ventured to the store last night, and bought a Xbox 360 controller. What a huge difference in gameplay. Everything is so much simpler to do now instead of trying to do stuff on a keyboard, and mouse. You can definitely tell the game was made for use on the controller.
One frustrating thing about the game is the menu navigation is horrid along with basically a useless manual. I have had to figure out most controls on my own. I still haven't figured out how to pinch hit for my pitcher. I have looked at every button mapping setting, and see nothing. It seems the internet is lacking in any help figuring stuff out too.
I need to just focus on playing the game though. I suffered my first loss because my first three games I only used one pitcher the whole game. I felt with having a bullpen of middle relievers, and closers that I starting feeling guilty not using them. The one time I decide to bring in a closer to finish off the game he gets rocked, and I end up losing the game by one run. I am sure if I would have just stuck with my starting pitcher for a complete game I probably would be 4-0 right now.
I am really enjoying the game so far. I love the strategy involved. I am really digging the pinpoint accuracy for pitching. It makes it feel like you are really on the mound. It definitely beats the old days of pitching a fastball straight down the middle, or a curve ball.
I ventured to the store last night, and bought a Xbox 360 controller. What a huge difference in gameplay. Everything is so much simpler to do now instead of trying to do stuff on a keyboard, and mouse. You can definitely tell the game was made for use on the controller.
One frustrating thing about the game is the menu navigation is horrid along with basically a useless manual. I have had to figure out most controls on my own. I still haven't figured out how to pinch hit for my pitcher. I have looked at every button mapping setting, and see nothing. It seems the internet is lacking in any help figuring stuff out too.
I need to just focus on playing the game though. I suffered my first loss because my first three games I only used one pitcher the whole game. I felt with having a bullpen of middle relievers, and closers that I starting feeling guilty not using them. The one time I decide to bring in a closer to finish off the game he gets rocked, and I end up losing the game by one run. I am sure if I would have just stuck with my starting pitcher for a complete game I probably would be 4-0 right now.
I am really enjoying the game so far. I love the strategy involved. I am really digging the pinpoint accuracy for pitching. It makes it feel like you are really on the mound. It definitely beats the old days of pitching a fastball straight down the middle, or a curve ball.
