MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

**dmrich28** · 02-08-2009, 12:41 AM

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

done..sold..can't wait

thanks for the best sports game ever devs!

let me know if anyone has a manage only league I can join

Dave

**nemesis04** · 02-08-2009, 12:41 AM

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

Originally posted by Scottdau

Hey it is OK that you are small!

Any ways I love the demo and I am very impressed with it. I love how the pitcher get the ball back this time from the catcher and having it as a real ball is great too. Just top notch!

Hey, that is the second funny thing you have said since joining in 2003!

EDIT: I forgot the signature

. Okay, its official now!

**Rod_Carew29** · 02-08-2009, 12:44 AM

Rollins Gets Ticked Off and Then Picked Off! LOL

Intesresting sequence...

my son tried his hand at pitching to the Phils in the bottom of the first. When Howard came up, he accidently hit him in the back on the first pitch. Howard gestured towards Kazmir as he walked slowly to first...lol

I took the controls in the top of the second. After retiring me 1-2-3 in the top half, I had Ruiz, Hammel and Rollins to face.

Ruiz grounded out 3U

Hammel K'd looking

I INTENTIONALLY hit Rollins with my first pitch. Hit him on the leg. He stopped after a couple of steps up the line, gestured and pointed the bat and then flicked it behind him before going to first....LOL

I then threw one pick off throw to first, he dove back

I threw the second and I nailed his ***...LOL

**Scottdau** · 02-08-2009, 12:45 AM

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

Originally posted by nemesis04

Hey, that is the second funny thing you have said since joining in 2003!

EDIT: I forgot the signature

. Okay, its official now!

I am actually really funny you should see me in 8 hours math classes. OUCH! I had the teacher rolling today and class too. 8 hours is just damn wrong for a training! Oh well. Back to the Demo. I really love the feel this year and the AI really does play well too.

**Greene_Flash03** · 02-08-2009, 01:08 AM

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

This may be a stupid question, but can you make subsitutions in the DEMO? If so, how? Thanks!

**Sportsforever** · 02-08-2009, 01:09 AM

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Wow...the more I play this game the more I'm sucked in.

I already beat the Rays with the Phils so I switched it up, but I am having the worst time beating the Phils. Finally, I find myself up 1-0 going to the bottom of the 4th. Utley leads off and I hit him with an inside slider. I get Howard to pop out and Ibanez flies out to RF. Feliz comes up and on a VERY close 3-2 pitch he walks. Victorino comes up and hits the first pitch out of the yard and I still haven't beaten the Phils...I hate that flyin' Hawaiin.

On another note, I love how "imperfect" the OF play is. I have seen Werth completely misplay a ball of the wall (he got too close and the ball hit the wall and bounced off of it and over his head and rolled half way to the IF) and I saw Crawford perfectly play one off the wall in LF barehanding it as it came off. I have seen Crawford dive after a ball and miss it and I have seen Upton run down an Utley drive into the gap and make a snow cone catch.

The thought of these graphics, this gameplay, AND the off the field stuff (40 man rosters, waivers, minors, the draft, etc) is almost too much to handle...March 3rd needs to be here now.

**Scottdau** · 02-08-2009, 01:09 AM

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

Originally posted by Greene_Flash03

This may be a stupid question, but can you make subsitutions in the DEMO? If so, how? Thanks!

NO, you can't.

**nemesis04** · 02-08-2009, 01:10 AM

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

Originally posted by Greene_Flash03

This may be a stupid question, but can you make subsitutions in the DEMO? If so, how? Thanks!

No you cannot. You would have to keep plunking batters until you get tossed to make a sub.

**Sportsforever** · 02-08-2009, 01:10 AM

Re: Rollins Gets Ticked Off and Then Picked Off! LOL

Originally posted by Rod_Carew29

Intesresting sequence...

my son tried his hand at pitching to the Phils in the bottom of the first. When Howard came up, he accidently hit him in the back on the first pitch. Howard gestured towards Kazmir as he walked slowly to first...lol

I took the controls in the top of the second. After retiring me 1-2-3 in the top half, I had Ruiz, Hammel and Rollins to face.

Ruiz grounded out 3U

Hammel K'd looking

I INTENTIONALLY hit Rollins with my first pitch. Hit him on the leg. He stopped after a couple of steps up the line, gestured and pointed the bat and then flicked it behind him before going to first....LOL

I then threw one pick off throw to first, he dove back

I threw the second and I nailed his ***...LOL

I had Crawford get picked off...I had just given the steal command when Hamels did a snap throw and Crawford was leaning the other way...it was beautiful.

**Scottdau** · 02-08-2009, 01:17 AM

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

It is pretty cool that Crawford has a tat on the neck.

**Greene_Flash03** · 02-08-2009, 01:18 AM

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

Thanks for the quick response guys. I just wondered because I saw some screenshots from the demo (screenshot thread) some dude took a photo of the guys warming up in the bullpen, pinch hit screen, etc.

**DaBaseballGuru** · 02-08-2009, 01:26 AM

WOW!!! The Show continues to amaze me as there is no way MLB 2K9 is going compete with THIS game. The lighting effects are amazing and as I reached the 4th inning the neon lights and the stadium lights were begining to shine bright. I bought the PS3 for this game and when the release comes in March I will be reminded why The Show makes owning a PS3 worth every penny!!!!

**dodgerblue** · 02-08-2009, 01:26 AM

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Love the demo and the variety. One game finished 6-4 with scoring on hr's, errors and xbase hits. Next game ended on a walkoff hr for a 1-0 victory.

One very strange play however. Man on second for me (phils). Infield mile high popup towards second, second baseman goes to cover second, first baseman covers towards first. RIGHT FIELDER RUNS ALL THE WAY IN FROM HIS POSITION TO CATCH THE BALL. He caught it on the infield dirt! It is a demo, but I hope this was fixed for the final version.

**ThreeKing** · 02-08-2009, 01:33 AM

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After more demo time, it just feels like everything is perfected.

Some of the little things that were not working right, are now fixed. I literally feel like anything could happen at any point.

If there was ever a time where a dev team could claim their game "organic", this is it.

**bosshog78** · 02-08-2009, 01:37 AM

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

Hey guys,
I have a quick question. I don't know if it's due to this being the demo, but when I am pitching ( i tried out the camera where it's from behind the pitcher like in real life) and I throw a ball or strike, the catcher starts the motion to throw it back to me and then it just kinda blips and then it's back in my pitchers hand. I don't have fast play on and I don't remember if this was the case last year. Can someone tell me if this happens to you, or if it's the demo or for that matter any other reason for the occurrence.

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