MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

**Pared** · 03-01-2009, 01:24 PM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

Originally posted by ChubbyBanana

I just got blasted as your Mets vs. the Nationals at Citi.

I was having fun though, hard time getting Santana on track after he gave up a few hits in the beginning of the game.

But like you said, it's most definitely fun.

Ha, I'll add the obligatory "it must've been September" comment.

Still, the game is just so complete. It's one of those games that you can get over the little tiny bugs. I've seen bats floating in the air, catcher's mitt's appearing out of nowhere like ghost hands... and I don't care.

To me, this is baseball. No griping about the stiff, animation-position based fielding; No complaints about batting stances; No crying over the fact everything is a cutscene and not real-time; No whining about any other tiny little thing that OS has become known to deal with here in the forums now.

If you can't get into this game, you should just quit sports gaming. Period. This, over the years, has become the most accurate reflection of a sport in video game form. 2k has quite the feat ahead of them, and while they have the talent in place to compete, this should be the bar for every single other developer out there should try to reach.

**Flightwhite24** · 03-01-2009, 01:53 PM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

Originally posted by Pared

Ha, I'll add the obligatory "it must've been September" comment.

Still, the game is just so complete. It's one of those games that you can get over the little tiny bugs. I've seen bats floating in the air, catcher's mitt's appearing out of nowhere like ghost hands... and I don't care.

To me, this is baseball. No griping about the stiff, animation-position based fielding; No complaints about batting stances; No crying over the fact everything is a cutscene and not real-time; No whining about any other tiny little thing that OS has become known to deal with here in the forums now.

If you can't get into this game, you should just quit sports gaming. Period. This, over the years, has become the most accurate reflection of a sport in video game form. 2k has quite the feat ahead of them, and while they have the talent in place to compete, this should be the bar for every single other developer out there should try to reach.

Great point Pared!!! No excuse for any sports game to not at least come close to giving us this type of experience that a lot of us get from the $60 purchase. I'm not looking for perfection, just a solid effort and that is what SCEA gives year in and year out. Peace!!!!

**coachlem** · 03-01-2009, 02:01 PM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

I want to know this, how do players develop in franchise mode? do they have actual ratings compared to meters or bars? how is the farm system, how do u know which young players have great potential, I want to know FRANCHISE info. that's why I have been down with 2k. I really want this game from the way you all are talking but if the franchise mode doesn't develop players, I can't play it

**queensbomber** · 03-01-2009, 02:02 PM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

Right off the bat my first impression is that this game looks cleaner and more polished than the demo and more responsive.
The graphics look amazing!

**Schreck11** · 03-01-2009, 02:23 PM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

In RTTS do you have the option to not baserun and field and just hit.

**twistofaith7** · 03-01-2009, 02:32 PM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

Yes you do.

**nomarhits400** · 03-01-2009, 02:36 PM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

Originally posted by DodgerFanatic2K3

Give a try Blzer.....I love batting from that view, you get to actually play and feel like your watching a game on TV at the same time

I see pitch breaks better when using Outfield view, also you get a better look at your players batting stances and get to see their HR swing animations

The only real differences are the depth perception is different from the broadcast view and might effect your timing a little a first and the camera view changes after the ball is hit which causes a slight delay on the play so you have to have fast reflexes at times to make fielding plays

Let me know what you think about it

I have played this way for years and love it....Thought I was the only one LOL!.......

**Schreck11** · 03-01-2009, 02:44 PM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

Originally posted by twistofaith7

Yes you do.

where you anwsering to my question

**Blzer** · 03-01-2009, 03:11 PM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

Originally posted by slyfox

What's happening is that you are pressing the X button BEFORE moving the L stick, thus the L stick stays in the center. You need to move the L stick to your target area and then press X. I still find it difficult to time this, I still largely hit X first alot of the time and thus no L stick movement. I also then have trouble evaluating balls and strikes, so I'm considering becoming a swing only guy.

Honestly, I really feel like I'm doing that. There's just some input delay in the thing itself, it's tough.

**rareSide** · 03-01-2009, 03:52 PM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

Has anyone posted a video of how these music files will sound in-game? I'd really like to hear how a clip sounds coming through the "stadium speakers"

**DodgerFanatic2K3** · 03-01-2009, 03:57 PM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

Originally posted by nomarhits400

I have played this way for years and love it....Thought I was the only one LOL!.......

I thought the same thing :wink:

More people need to try this way to bat

**TheRock88** · 03-01-2009, 04:06 PM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

So how does 40 man rosters work? Do they disable the minor league linerups/rotations so you can call up whoever you want?

**DodgerFanatic2K3** · 03-01-2009, 04:07 PM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

Originally posted by Blzer

Honestly, I really feel like I'm doing that. There's just some input delay in the thing itself, it's tough.

I have tried to convert to aiming with the L stick and have had no luck

... I never get the cursor to move to where I aimed either and I find that I end up swinging at everything when I try to aim

I'm sticking with swing only :wink:

Hey Blzer did you try batting with the outfield cam again ??

**mvmmash04** · 03-01-2009, 04:17 PM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

Could someone post the METS 40 Man Roster?

**Blzer** · 03-01-2009, 04:20 PM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

Originally posted by DodgerFanatic2K3

I have tried to convert to aiming with the L stick and have had no luck

... I never get the cursor to move to where I aimed either and I find that I end up swinging at everything when I try to aim

I'm sticking with swing only :wink:

Hey Blzer did you try batting with the outfield cam again ??

Haha I did but I'm sucking a little bit. Honestly, I'll partly blame the big strike zone because I'm laying off those higher ones that look like they'd be balls like in real life but they end up being strikes. I'm pretty decent with in/out though.

I think that I want to at least bat with the batter cam though so I can admire the lighting change and stadium and such. I've been batting with Offset lately.

I just wish the lighting was a little more "progressive" once it starts getting darker. It begins fine, but there's one point that it's like, "Okay, time to just turn to black." I wish there was that dark blueness that you get in transition to pitch black:

But no matter, the lighting is impressive as is. Just a wish for next year is all.

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