MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

[clevelandsfinest]

Re: MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

I'm so excited, I've been waiting 3 days with my p3 on for about 10 plus hours total to download this.

[Knight165]

Re: MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

I totally disagree with the OF'ers being off this year.
I think they are pretty much dead on. I don't necessarily mean their depth...but more in how it translates into hits and catches. .....especially doubles/triples.
Considering I edited every player to try and combat this in '08......I feel I've got a pretty good handle on it.
I'm not saying you don't(if you feel opposite of this).....I'm just commenting.
Granted....I've only played several games and the demo.....but it's already apparent to me.

M.K.
Knight165

[dorismary]

Re: MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

Ok ,
Im up to around 25 games of this demo and alls I can say is wow its everything I could have hoped for !
I normally dont play with guess pitch on but it seems greatly improved as I guessed right but nothing but a big breeze.
Like how Howard has a harder time check swinging then Rollins .
Nice blend of everything you would seen in a real MLB game
I like the OF route to the ball but still need to work on my diving for Infleiders.
Ball psychics are really good , foul tips ect.
Tons of great Catchers animations minus a few hiccups and missed tags that wont be in the final version
Great stuff SCEA !

[cowboype2000]

Re: MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

I totally disagree with the OF'ers being off this year.
I think they are pretty much dead on. I don't necessarily mean their depth...but more in how it translates into hits and catches. .....especially doubles/triples.
Considering I edited every player to try and combat this in '08......I feel I've got a pretty good handle on it.
I'm not saying you don't(if you feel opposite of this).....I'm just commenting.
Granted....I've only played several games and the demo.....but it's already apparent to me.

M.K.
Knight165

Totally agree, I've hit a line shot over the LF's head in the demo. It's definitely noticeable on hits down the line, last year LFs and RFs would keep a lot of those doubles to singles. I do feel the OFs play a couple steps too deep; however, I'm also of the baseball philosophy that OFs should play more shallow to cut down on bloopers which occur at a higher rate than solidly struck deep fly balls/line shots. Reward the pitcher for pitching well and causing batters to not make solid contact instead of trying to save them when they do make a mistake.

[joejccva71]

Re: MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

Check this ss out. Look where the ball is on the throw to 1st. I attached the pic. Keep in mind this was a caught ball for an out.

[Pared]

Re: @ johnnyg83

Ok, now I see what Pared meant about BSG overdoing some stances. Guys like Chase and Werth are fine and look pretty awesome but while the motion of Jimmy's bat is perfect, it is WAY too fast. Shane is the same way but his stance is more true to his style. The way Jimmy lifts his foot waiting is PERFECT but that bat speed needs to come down considerably.

Can that happen Chris?

Jimmy - Too fast
Werth - Perfect
Chase - Bat needs to come down lower but great job with front leg and the way he holds the bat.
Ryan - Pefect(was in the game last year)
Raul - Fine
Vic - Perfectly fine(love the high leg kick)
Pedro - Same as last year...Fine with me.
Ruiz - Great bat motion, its perfect...but like Jimmy's its way to fast.

Just some observations but man does it make batting with these guys so much more fun!

Yup... It's not so much that it is goofy or completely ridiculous... just noticeable for the perfectionists.

Wanted to point it out to you guys and I'm glad some of you get the chance to see what I was talking about.

[Skyboxer]

Re: @ Shakedowncapo

The one thing that irks me still is a fielder running to the ball, and the ball going right through them. Happened to me twice was Iwamura. One was a grounder that went under Iwamura, who just continued running. Second was a line drive right through him. Didn't even try to catch it.

Played about 20 games and haven't seen that at all. ?????

[johnnyg83]

Re: @ johnnyg83

maybe he his, but honestly, those hits were in the game definitely. In addition to have the player reaction slider adjusted (for infield and outfield), folks gotta realize that if you get the 'right' pitch and hit the ball 'where it's pitched', you'll be rewarded. If I charted the doubles I'm still hitting, you'd be in shock.

Most of us know that out of the box, the speed and fielding aggressiveness of the CPU was too fast. There was no doubt about it.

I would be in shock, because in the hundreds of 08 games I played ... I can't recall a single ground ball go down one of the lines to the wall, which is one of the most common doubles in the game.

It wasn't so much the OF aggressivenewss as it was the ball dying when it hit the grass ...

[av7]

Re: @ Shakedowncapo

Played about 20 games and haven't seen that at all. ?????

I had one of the fielding issues last night with Chase Utley. He was squatting, ready to scoop up a lazy groundball and somehow it rolled through his glove.

[Knight165]

Re: MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

Just FYI...

They were tightening things up even as we were playing.

M.K.
Knight165

[Jdurg]

Re: @ Shakedowncapo

I have to say, this game is amazing. Last year, hitting was a HUGE problem for me because I just couldn't judge where the ball was in relation to homeplate. I.E. the distance from the ball to the plate. So as a result, I rarely had it timed right and was always late. This year, from the demo at least, I'm able to judge pretty early if the ball is a strike or not, and because the swings are faster I can decide to swing and still make contact.

I've played four games so far (been busy with life) and am 2-2. 1-0 on Veteran, 1-0 on All-Star, 0-2 on Legend. Legend appears to be THE level to play at. The players just seemed a lot smarter, and mistakes are what lead to runs, not animations. Just how baseball should be. I lost my first game 2-1 when in the bottom of the 4th, I missed with a changeup from Hammels and clipped Utley. Then, I hung a slider to Howard and game was over. A ball CRUSHED to right center.

The only thing I'm having an issue with is that the whites are just a tad too bright. Once the lights are on, the players just seem far to bright in relation to everything else. It's not the TV because I popped in '08 and the "glow" wasn't there.

The presentation as well is phenomenal. I can't recall if this happened last year, but I skipped past the umpire introductions and pitched to Crawford. A changeup that missed low. The play-by-play guys finished with their umpire introduction and then said "In steps Crawford who takes a changeup low for ball 1". It was so seamless and fluid that I was stunned.

I never thought I'd say this, but THANK GOD I have to go to work every day. It will help distract me from the anticipation of this game coming out. I've already pre-ordered it and will anxiously await the arrival of the UPS guy that first week in March.

[Sportsforever]

Re: MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

Finally got it downloaded and played a game. Fantastic upgrade in graphics and game play from the short time I have played and can't wait for March 3rd.

Only disappointment at this juncture: bunt defense. I laid down a bunch of bunts just to see if it was still way to easy to get an IF single and I had Cole Hamels legging them out. The C just takes WAY too long to get out of the crouch, pick up the ball, and unload a throw.

[Knight165]

Re: MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

Check out the pic thread fellas.
RobNY finally figured out substitutions.
Nice pics in there!


M.K.
Knight165

[messygravy94]

Re: @ messygravy94

I think he's talking about ground balls past 3b and 1b and I agree with him ... last year those balls would die before they got to the corner and the OFer would hold you to a single ....

you could get doubles in last years game if you hit the ball on the screws and it was placed perfectly in the gap. i think everyone knows that. doubles did occur. but in 09, there is an ABUNDANCE of ways to get doubles as it is in real baseball. the outfielders arent flash gordon anymore and this is a good thing.

[Sheamazin]

Re: @ Shakedowncapo

Played about 20 games and haven't seen that at all. ?????

Same thing happened to me twice in one game. Two hard hit line drives to Utley. Was in position to make the catch and it seemed like the ball went right thru him. Maybe Im just seeing things though.