Kotaku may have kicked off a fad last year, with our post on how to make your video game baseball presentation conform to real life broadcasting angles. MLB 2K11 directly cited the work as an inspiration behind its new broadcast presentation.
MLB 11 The Show was assuredly thinking the same thing when it introduced realistic camera views into its game. So how do they look, side by side?
See for yourself in this gallery of all 30 Major League ballparks from both games. MLB 2K11’s screens come from the Xbox 360 version of that game. MLB 11 The Show is, of course, a PS3 exclusive.
The realistic camera angles are the default setting, but are purely optional. You may change the view in your preferences (and some prefer to pitch with the ball coming toward you, a la RBI Baseball. Snobs like me, raised on Hardball!, do it this way.) You might want to keep that in mind as some angles make the strike zone smaller and more difficult to pinpoint, and others will actually have a pitcher obscuring part of the strike zone target (becoming transparent where he does).
If you’d like to see the original gallery of camera angles I did, check this post from last year.
Given the work I did last year, you know, it doesn’t really feel unfamiliar for me.
Angel Stadium, MLB 2K11
Angel Stadium, MLB 11 The Show
Minute Maid Park, MLB 2K11
Minute Maid Park, MLB 11 The Show
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, MLB 2K11
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, MLB 11 The Show
Rogers Center, MLB 2K11
Rogers Center, MLB 11 The Show
Busch Stadium, MLB 2K11
Busch Stadium, MLB 11 The Show
Turner Stadium, MLB 2K11
Turner Stadium, MLB 11 The Show
Miller Park, MLB 2K11
Miller Park, MLB 11 The Show
Wrigley Field, MLB 2K11
Wrigley Field, MLB 11 The Show
Chase Field, MLB 2K11
Chase Field, MLB 11 The Show
Dodger Stadium, MLB 2K11
Dodger Stadium, MLB 11 The Show
AT&T Park, MLB 2K11
AT&T Park, MLB 11 The Show
Progressive Field, MLB 2K11
Progressive Field, MLB 11 The Show
Safeco Field, MLB 2K11
Safeco Field, MLB 11 The Show
Sun Life Stadium, MLB 2K11
Sun Life Stadium, MLB 11 The Show
Citi Field, MLB 2K11
Citi Field, MLB 11 The Show
Nationals Park, MLB 2K11
Nationals Park, MLB 11 The Show
Camden Yards, MLB 2K11
Camden Yards, MLB 11 The Show
Petco Park, MLB 2K11
Petco Park, MLB 11 The Show
Citizens Bank Park, MLB 2K11
Citizens Bank Park, MLB 11 The Show
PNC Park, MLB 2K11
PNC Park, MLB 11 The Show
Rangers Ballpark, MLB 2K11
Rangers Ballpark, MLB 11 The Show
Tropicana Field, MLB 2K11
Tropicana Field, MLB 11 The Show
Great American Ballpark, MLB 2K11
Great American Ballpark, MLB 11 The Show
Fenway Park, MLB 2K11
Fenway Park, MLB 11 The Show
Coors Field, MLB 2K11
Coors Field, MLB 11 The Show
Kauffman Stadium, MLB 2K11
Kauffman Stadium, MLB 11 The Show
Comerica Park, MLB 2K11
Comerica Park, MLB 11 The Show
Target Field, MLB 2K11
Target Field, MLB 11 The Show
US Cellular Field, MLB 2K11
US Cellular Field, MLB 11 The Show
Yankee Stadium, MLB 2K11
Yankee Stadium, MLB 11 The Show
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