MLB 09 The Show Demo Out Tomorrow

[BIG CAROLINA]

Quote: Originally Posted by brunnoce

i know this is almost impossible, but HOPEFULLY noone will need to use sliders m8! that would mean the gameplay is spot on!

I seriously doubt if we will not need sliders in the full version, to me most sports games out of the box are geared toward the masses and not the "Sim" crowd that we are, which from a financial stand point makes perfect sense.

[rudyjuly2]

Quote: Originally Posted by brunnoce

i know this is almost impossible, but HOPEFULLY noone will need to use sliders m8! that would mean the gameplay is spot on!

It is impossible though since everyone's definition of gameplay is different.

For me, I'm good at pitching and I suck at hitting so I usually have to give myself help in that area. I don't blame the game for that - just my own skill set. Since I don't have any sliders built in I will have to use the Show's.

[JoeDog10]

Quote: Originally Posted by BIG CAROLINA

I seriously doubt if we will not need sliders in the full version, to me most sports games out of the box are geared toward the masses and not the "Sim" crowd that we are, which from a financial stand point makes perfect sense.

I agree that we will probably need a few tweaks here and there, but I think The Show is one of those rare games that is actually geared towards simheads like us and is pretty solid right out of the box.

[Segagendude]

Last year's demo was what convinced me to buy the game. Even though it was about 4 innings I think, I couldn't believe how great it looked! Then, reading the user reviews, convinced me. Most, if not all, were 9.0 and above.(At Gamespot)

So this year will probably be no different!

[brunnoce]

i know what u guys saying about sliders...
but there are great exemples of sports games without sliders that worked greatly..
Winning Eleven , FIFA and EVAN on BASEBALL: Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball

so one can hope right? what i dont want is to fall into the sliders black hole once again...

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by rudyjuly2

It is impossible though since everyone's definition of gameplay is different. For me, I'm good at pitching and I suck at hitting so I usually have to give myself help in that area. I don't blame the game for that - just my own skill set. Since I don't have any sliders built in I will have to use the Show's.

True, but there are some of those sliders that everyone can share the same because they're strictly to make the game simulate real life, such as the frequency of balls and strikes thrown by the CPU, how often the CPU swings out of the strike zone, runner/fielder/throwing speeds, and CPU steal/bunt frequency.

Often times for the other ones, I will start with someone's set and tweak it from there. I'd rather make it more difficult than more easy, so I can simply strive to get better on my own than adjusting it to my own difficulty level.

[Crash Davis]

great to hear, I thought it was next thursday for sure, and yeah 5 innings would make sense for the lighting as people have already mentioned...

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by brunnoce

i know what u guys saying about sliders... but there are great exemples of sports games without sliders that worked greatly.. Winning Eleven , FIFA and EVAN on BASEBALL: Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball so one can hope right? what i dont want is to fall into the sliders black hole once again...

It will only happen if you let it!

Play the game and enjoy it. If you can't hit, work at getting better. This is one of the best games where I haven't felt like ANYTHING really needs tweaking out of the box. I was caught stealing and stole a few bags. I threw out the CPU once and they stole.

My only concern is with errors but there is no way I played enough games to be 100% confident in that. Seemed like there were too few but again, just too small a sampling.

From a gameplay aspect, not one major gripe. The game isn't perfect but it's the most solid, sim-oriented sports game I've played out of the box since High Heat.