MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

[silver540i]

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I agree completely. I just mentioned it (which CB responded to) because the AI hit quite a few opposite field hits in 08 out of the box...more than what the "real life" ratio would be.

It jumped out to me that they were ripping balls down the line (and over the wall...lol) in the game I played. It was a noticeably more dangerous AI opponent...and one that seemed to pull the ball more.

I don't know of that carries over to the other levels though.

By the way SoxFan01605, I enjoyed your impressions. A bit of humor. Well written.

I got cocky and tried to blast a fastball past Kazmir....and.....he pulled it right down the line, super high flyball...gone just over the fence. How embarassing.

[Peter_OS]

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I'm loving the demo!!

The lighthing and shadows in the game add so much to the game and atmosphere. I cannot stress how much it adds to the realism of the game. I love the Pitcher camera. Looks like a TV broadcast!

The replays are awesome as well!

SCEA and team you have outdone yourselfs one more time! Thank you for making a great game, listening to your fans, and putting this time and effort into the game and the series. It shows. I'm a fan for life now.

Thanks again!

[scott4171]

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The behind the batter animation is not the standard view for HRs. Ive hit a couple and, yeah some of the animations were the same as last year, but they vary. Also, Ive hit HR's that werent no doubters and they didnt cut to the HR animations. No doubters have different animations.

As for Swing Influence, you push the right stick before the pitcher throws his pitch in the direction you want the ball to go. Say you are a lefty and you want to pull the ball between second and first to move the runner from 2nd to third base. Before the pitcher delivers the pitch, you push the right stick to the right. If you have a dual shock controller, the controller should vibrate. A thing to remember here is that even though you push the stick to the right, it doesnt garauntee that the ball will go there. Timing and where the pitch is thrown also factor in.

I find the swing influence useful in situations just mentioned and when I have a runner on thrid with less than 2 out and want to drive him in. I would push up to try to influence a fly ball.

Hope that all makes sense.

Yeah thanks for the explaination...Great game so far

[mrj513]

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Did anyone notice any jaggies along the outfield wall and stadium?

I noticed this last year as well.

Does playing the game in 720p vs 1080p effect this?

[fishepa]

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I played one game this morning before heading to work and I do see a slight framerate drop when the ball goes to the plate. It's very subtle but it's like the ball is not moving "smooth" to the plate, it looks jumpy. Not sure if I'm explaining it properly, but I definitely see it. I'm playing on 720p. Everything else runs great though.

[Shinyhubcaps]

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The timing is a little different and it doesn't feel finely tuned. I was early on nearly every pitch, even fastballs. I even had some of the "off-balance" ones that in MLB 08 I would only do on curveballs and changeups. So the pitch speed must be down, but even at that, it didn't seem as finely tuned as the last game. I am willing to bet that this is better in the retail version.

Sliders are impossible to hit. I will probably get better at seeing them, though.

Here was my box score:
TB.....1 3 1
PHI....0 0 1

[ThreeKing]

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Maybe i should charge my camcorder batteries and show you step by step of me play this game on my Samsung HDTV and the settings at 720p:wink: jk lol but in all honesty yes i'm playing it at 720p and im getting framerate problems but it's only while pitching and batting. Trust me i wish i didnt have to deal with this

Art, I have a Samsung also and I'm seeing the same thing. It might be our TV.

[mer1in20]

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Everything everyone else mentioned is great. What I like is that when batting this year, it seem to me anyways, that you are not guaranteed contact like last year if you just press X. I have had multiple times in the demo where I would have made contact last year but struck out this year.

[RoyalBoyle78]

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Art, I have a Samsung also and I'm seeing the same thing. It might be our TV.

I'm playing on my sony, and I see no framerate issue whatsoever

[wsu_gb23]

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the little things in this game is what makes it so good....I liked how I hit a double-play ball to third, utley got the force at second but lost the ball on the transfer from glove to hand...Joe Maddon came out to argue the call saying that utley never had the ball....situations like this keep the game interesting...plus, it actually looked just like Joe Maddon...

I also like some of the new stances. I could tell especially with Jimmy Rolling and Victorino...looked very natural..

[Senor_Herbatron]

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Legend Mode. Enough said.


I did notice something that frustrated me. With 2 outs and a guy on first they hit a slow chopper. When I fielded it I wanted to throw the guy out at 2nd to see how it's changed. He took his time and tossed the ball under hand. Both runners were safe. The reason I was bothered by this was because everyone at the Community Day event said this has been changed. Can anyone let me know?

[RoyalBoyle78]

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So how do you take screenshots?

http://www.pastapadre.com/6147/screenshot-feature-included-in-mlb-09-demo

[callmetaternuts]

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Can anyone comment on how the Catcher calls a game as far as location? I see the pitch type signal, but no indication on where he wants the pitch.

[jim416]

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Jim I'm not sure if this was for me or not last night. Personally I had NO frame rate problems @ all. The game played very smooth.

No, another Joe. And you thought you were the only Joe.

[HustlinOwl]

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Hope this is just in the demo, but when you turn off guess pitch swing analysis is not available.