MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

[twiztiddarkangelman]

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

WE must remember this is still just a video game, and it won't play like real life. If the game is not juicy enough, try playing with the sliders and see if that helps a bit, although like its been said, if its total control you are looking for, you will not find it in this game. But you will find IMO the best looking and best playing baseball experience out there, BY FAR. nuff said.

[Knight165]

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

for Knight..

but have you ever seen it in manage only mode where you have no control?
not to make a deal of it at all, was just curious..
I've played ball my whole life and it's just something I thought of since Ive done it a "few" times

keep up the great work Knight...itching to see what you can do with this new "toy"

Dave

Last year....rarely to be honest. A little more after I edited some fielding ratings....but it was more grounder errors.

The play I'm talking about...I never took control of the CF...it was the CPU...so that made me happy.
The SCEA crew did make both the attribute more effective(ineffective according to which way you put it) for fielding and the slider as well. I don't think errors will be a "problem" this year.

Phillyfan....EXCELLENT point.
If that was your one focus...and it didn't get changed much...I could see some disappointment.
Me...I tend to look past those things and let it go, especially if I have other things to focus on(I've been begging for a franchise ticker for 3 years...still not there! )...but I just say..."maybe next year" and don't let it bother me....instead...I just focus on all the new franchise additions.
I understand that not everyone can do that.
Also.....great point about hot shots.
We had one at the studio that simply ate up Ryan Howard and went off into RF into foul territory. I've seen them get by the 1B/3B...screaming down the line for doubles. They are there.(this year...)

M.K.
Knight165

[phillyfan23]

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

holy crap....i thought i saw everyhting....I just hit an inside the park HR ....in citizens bank....it was a moonshot....victorino looked like he had a beat on it...and the wind just kept carrying it to right center...vic jumped, missed hit the wall...and boom...HR ....

just awesome

[dmrich28]

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

just a thought when you said "ticker"..not the same idea but..how about an option to turn off the top score line if you want..
again not a big deal but just a little thing imo I find distracting after awhile

Dave

[countryboy]

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

lol..the cpu is more agressive on the basepaths in Legend mode..I just had Kazmir steal second. Actually I think it was supposed to be a hit and run, but still, hit and run with the pitcher aboard?

Oh, Joe Maddon, you're a sly one..

[nemesis04]

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

holy crap....i thought i saw everyhting....I just hit an inside the park HR ....in citizens bank....it was a moonshot....victorino looked like he had a beat on it...and the wind just kept carrying it to right center...vic jumped, missed hit the wall...and boom...HR ....

just awesome

The cpu fielders will go for it all at times and miss the ball allowing it to roll to the wall. With that said, the same thing can happen to you to if you try it.

[Rod_Carew29]

@ dmrich28

you are quite welcome

thanks for the reply..love your sliders for 08!!
keep up the great work!

Dave

[phillyfan23]

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

The cpu fielders will go for it all at times and miss the ball allowing it to roll to the wall. With that said, the same thing can happen to you to if you try it.

ya that happened to me too....tried to make a dive....what shoulda been a double turned into a triple for the cpu.....

I was really skeptical about this game ...but man they really delivered this year....

[Defel]

Re: @ Defel

no video of this...but I can tell you this can happen....I hit a hot shot grounder past Howard just now using Pena.....all the way to the wall and the ball still had plenty of steam when it collided with the wall. Just play the game....you will see it sooner or later.

Thanks...I'll keep my eye out. Maybe I'll max the hitting sliders so I can see the different XBHs that are possible.

[nemesis04]

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

ya that happened to me too....tried to make a dive....what shoulda been a double turned into a triple for the cpu.....

I was really skeptical about this game ...but man they really delivered this year....

You should be pleased this year.

Sometimes you can dive and keep the ball in front of you when they do a feet first slide.

[EnigmaNemesis]

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

You should be pleased this year.

Sometimes you can dive and keep the ball in front of you when they do a feet first slide.

Last night, Werth was going after a shoe-string catch tailing hard on him, and it hit off the glove and bounced in front of him. It was acknowledged that way via the announcers ... I was impressed!!!

99.9999999% of the time they always caught those last year.

My only gripe, the seams on the ball did not roll or spin, like they do when the ball was in the air. I hope this was fixed, but by far not a game breaker for me since at least there are seams now LOL.

[nemesis04]

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

Last night, Werth was going after a shoe-string catch tailing hard on him, and it hit off the glove and bounced in front of him. It was acknowledged that way via the announcers ... I was impressed!!!

99.9999999% of the time they always caught those last year.

They will miss quite often this year. In the full version I played, I hit a screaming line drive to the outfield and the outfielder came in but the ball was still too high and he reached for it and it skipped off his glove into the corner. <And that was one hell of a run on sentence, lol!

[phillyfan23]

Re: @ Defel

Thanks...I'll keep my eye out. Maybe I'll max the hitting sliders so I can see the different XBHs that are possible.

i would advise you not to. This is the common start of slideritis if you ask me.

Find your set of challenging sliders, and stick with it. For example, if you max your hit sliders and do see the double/triple u wanna see, and when you go back to your normla sliders, and you don't see that hit for a while...you're gonna keep wondering if this slider set is flawed.

I've hit ALL kinds of X-B hits ....and here are my sliders on Legend

contact, timing at 0/10
power at 2/10
solid hits 1/10
pitch speed 8/10

ive seen gappers, down the line pull X-B hits, opposite field flares for a triple ....over the head...

don't mess with sliders TOO much....just play the game for a while and you will see different things

[bcruise]

Re: @ Defel

slideritis

Man, that stuff's been contagious ever since my High Heat days.

[EnigmaNemesis]

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

They will miss quite often this year. In the full version I played, I hit a screaming line drive to the outfield and the outfielder came in but the ball was still too high and he reached for it and it skipped off his glove into the corner.

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WOW!!!

Also there was a hard shot hit to third, and it skipped up the glove into left field. So stoked for the final version.

Also want the record feature so we can capture these via video, the screenshots cant capture those moments good enough!
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