MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

**rudyjuly2** · 03-09-2009, 08:51 AM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

Originally posted by ODogg

Geesh, I swing at everything, it's terrible. And the computer has a godly eye it seems. Any suggestions?

Lower pitch speed to 0. It gives you more time to tell if its a strike or a ball and your walk totals will improve.

**JohnnytheSkin** · 03-09-2009, 09:05 AM

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Quick question...I know there was some slider talk for 08 and it centered on how All Star is the suggested difficulty as it by default was designed to give the most realistic experience (I actually think this was mentioned by someone from SCEA). Is this still the case?

Or can you get realistic results from default Veteran, where the hitting is a bit easier.

**wsu_gb23** · 03-09-2009, 10:11 AM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

Originally posted by JohnnytheSkin

Quick question...I know there was some slider talk for 08 and it centered on how All Star is the suggested difficulty as it by default was designed to give the most realistic experience (I actually think this was mentioned by someone from SCEA). Is this still the case?

Or can you get realistic results from default Veteran, where the hitting is a bit easier.

I actually find HOF to be the best level. I played on Legend before this and I just wasn't making enough solid contact. I switched to HOF and it plays a great game of baseball.

I was the White Sox vs the Padres. I was facing Jake Peavy and he struck me out 10 times but I won 3-2. It was a typical Padre score. I had 10 hits, 5 doubles.

The only sliders I tweaked were I lowered fielder arm strenght by 2 and baserunner speed +1.

Great game!

**ehh** · 03-09-2009, 10:33 AM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

Originally posted by wsu_gb23

I actually find HOF to be the best level.

Agreed, HOF is great. The game is a bit too easy on All-Star and too ridiculous on Legend.

I wouldn't call Legend an AI cheese fest but you need to be a freak with the L-stick in terms of hitting and I just do not like the pitching (giving up four homers in one game to Luke Scott will do that to you).

All-Star presents a decent challenge but I feel like I will usually win out in the end, the top pitchers aren't that difficult to hit and hitting is definitely too easy (way too many double-digit hit games).

**kt-od** · 03-09-2009, 10:50 AM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

Originally posted by rudyjuly2

You and my brother are in the same boat. He swears that any inning the cpu gets a hit, they score (and possibly score big). I have noticed the number of big innings I give up this year seems a lot higher than last year. When you get in trouble, you really seem to get in trouble in '09. Perception or reality? I don't know. But I know that when I get in trouble, the worst thing I can do is give in. I still try to nibble, even if giving up walks, I use mound visits and break out a voodoo doll to help get out of the inning.

Both Galarraga and Edwin Jackson were cruising and then had one bad inning that ruined their outing and chased them from the game. I'm not even giving up that many HRs. Just singles that compound to really hurt.

I agree. I think it's realistic as far as when pitchers get into trouble. I was playing the Cards at Busch and was pitching with Hampton. 2 outs with Pujols to bat. I walked him, then Ludwig knocks a 420 yard bomb to left-center. Kalil goes opposite field yard on me the next at bat.

There were a total of 4 bombs given up in that game. All on Hampton. Kalil hit two of them. I lost the game 9-3. So, I think it's realistic as to portray when a pitcher gets down it's very difficult to get him out of his slump. I pulled Hampton in the 4th. I was down 8-1 at the time.

Man, I love this game. I have never had so much fun losing in a video game before.

**rudyjuly2** · 03-09-2009, 11:44 AM

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Let me just say that I LOVE in game saves. They are crucial to me. I actually played a game at 5:30 this morning knowing that if the kids woke up before I was done I could just save. I can't do than in any other next gen game. I actually got the whole game in (son woke up in the 9th and I won) but the knowledge that I wouldn't have to just shut the game off and not have it count is great.

The NCAA team just downplays this whole thing, saying that Supersim makes this less needy. Who wants to sim their games? Give me in game saves! Tremendous feature.

I actually won in the bottom of the 9th against Texas 3-2 (walk off trophy - first one). It was probably the lowest scoring game of the year and Dontrelle Willis started. Great variability in the games and starts.

**Kearnzo** · 03-09-2009, 11:51 AM

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LOVING the gappers in this game. Last game, I hit doubles into the gap with three straight batters, one of which barely went over the head of the 2B and rolled ALL the way to the wall. Last year, that ball is cut off every single time.

**CMH** · 03-09-2009, 12:41 PM

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Good thing or bad thing...depends on how you look at it.

Played a game as the Blue Jays vs. Indians.

Joe Inglett or Adam Lind (I forget which one) led off with a single. Runner on first.

Scott Rolen hits a ball that hits off the wall in Progressive Field. Rolen rounds first to go to second, then pulls up and runs straight back to first.

What happened?

I check the replay and apparently, the runner decided to slide into second and had no choice but to sit there.

So I looked at this player's base running ability and it's horrible. Like, a click above zero.

I wonder if that had something to do with it. First time I saw this happen, and I'm not sure it's just a coincidence that it happens to the worst base runner on the team. Bone head play by him. I ended up not scoring in that inning when I could have had runners on 2nd and 3rd no outs.

**rudyjuly2** · 03-09-2009, 12:55 PM

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I use auto running and notice a few bone headed plays from time to time. I had the bases loaded with one out and hit a deep sac fly to left. My runner on third tagged but so did the dummy on second. They threw the dummy out at third before the runner crossed the plate. Double play and I didn't score. Rudy wasn't happy.

**Sportsforever** · 03-09-2009, 01:04 PM

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Finally picked up the retail copy and am very impressed...one thing in the demo that was tough for me was distinguishing between balls/strikes, but it seems like that was adjusted in retail as I've had no problem walking/making contact on All-Star (with only pitch speed reduced).

One thing I was pleasantly surprised at is the classic teams are very well done. The old timers use old school windups, soft caps when batting, and for the most part look like themselves.

**Sportsforever** · 03-09-2009, 02:35 PM

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One more thing I forgot to add...in my very first game I did a hit and run with Polanco at the plate and executed it perfectly as I got a pitch on the outside corner and went the other way. The cool thing was that I got the animation where the runner has to jump over the ball. I've seen the pictures that SCEA released of that animation, but had never seen it myself...I saved the video, but am not sure how to access it yet.

**Jeffrey99** · 03-09-2009, 02:51 PM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

I just wanted to know am I the only one that really dislikes the new batting order part? I know last years could take a while with then running down all 9 player but this year it's so repetetive I'm bout to the point of skipping it. Playing with the A's 99% of the time it's "Eric Chavez says he's back to 100%. If he is, that'll be a big lift for the club." The other 1 percent is something about Jason Giambi. Not a huge deal and still worth watching the other team's, just gets boring pretty fast.

**ehh** · 03-09-2009, 02:59 PM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

Originally posted by Jeffrey99

I just wanted to know am I the only one that really dislikes the new batting order part?

It's one of my favorite changes, I hated how long it took last year and I want to hear what they have to say about the starting pitcher (and see his stats) the most.

**rudyjuly2** · 03-09-2009, 03:08 PM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

Originally posted by Jeffrey99

I just wanted to know am I the only one that really dislikes the new batting order part? I know last years could take a while with then running down all 9 player but this year it's so repetetive I'm bout to the point of skipping it. Playing with the A's 99% of the time it's "Eric Chavez says he's back to 100%. If he is, that'll be a big lift for the club." The other 1 percent is something about Jason Giambi. Not a huge deal and still worth watching the other team's, just gets boring pretty fast.

Yes and no. I like that it's faster in that they just focus on one player. I've seen enough randomness that it doesn't bother me. But they should still have run down the order in the background the way 2K does it. They talk about one player while the cursor drops showing each players' face and stats as it works through the lineup.

**Jeffrey99** · 03-09-2009, 03:43 PM

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

Originally posted by rudyjuly2

Yes and no. I like that it's faster in that they just focus on one player. I've seen enough randomness that it doesn't bother me. But they should still have run down the order in the background the way 2K does it. They talk about one player while the cursor drops showing each players' face and stats as it works through the lineup.

Exactly. That I could live with too.

Then again, I've only played with the A's. So maybe other teams have a more random lineup commentary?

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