Does MLB 10: The Show Belong in the Text-Sim Hall of Fame?

[PurdueBrad]

Re: Does MLB 10: The Show Belong in the Text-Sim Hall of Fame?

I agree with most of the above who say that it doesn't belong in the text sim conversation.

The other reason I find this to be a head scratcher is that it seems like a step backward from '09 in terms of overall quality. Of the two, '09 would be more worthy of a HOF nod then '10, at least at this point (yes, I know there's a patch coming today).

[findinghomer]

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not even honorable mention. Even if the show were a text sim, it would fail. Not even close. Have you played a text sim? They are unbelievably realistic and very very in depth. Closest to real baseball managemen you could get.

[NAFBUC]

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The one area that The Show is lacking: STATS!!!

Until they improve the stat overlays, historical stats and boxscore, I would not even consider the text sim angle.

[Two Seamer]

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Friday - How does the Show stack up against other first person shooters?

+1

[findinghomer]

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The one area that The Show is lacking: STATS!!!

Until they improve the stat overlays, historical stats and boxscore, I would not even consider the text sim angle.

totally agree. even the layout of those stats, to be presented more realistic, like sim games. but honestly since sim games are ran on CPU they have ALOT more space avail, and the fact graphics dont consume any space , text sims have tooooooons more room to add stats/ history.

i dont think a console games will ever compete to this standard. baseball video games are meant for human skill interaction, sims are based on baseball wits and knowledge. i think we are lucky console games have come as far as it has franchise wise.

[findinghomer]

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Text sim presentations are just boring, just a few steps above reading a spread sheet.

depends on how you play them. try playing an ootpb online league. its very appealing. personally i even like "playing" out texts sims, but it does get a bit easy playing vs ai. but building a franchise against human owners in 10 plus years is really fun, and challenging.

[srudoff]

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I dont think its such a crazy question. A combination of OOTP and MLB would be close to the perfect simulator; ?

uhhhh what part of mlb would make this combination the perfect SIMULATOR?

i think what you meant to say was that a combination of these two would make this the perfect baseball game - mlb brings nothing to the table that ootp doesn't cover and do better from a simulation stand point

[findinghomer]

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uhhhh what part of mlb would make this combination the perfect SIMULATOR?

i think what you meant to say was that a combination of these two would make this the perfect baseball game - mlb brings nothing to the table that ootp doesn't cover and do better from a simulation stand point

would imagaine he meant graphics/gameplay of the show , mixed with ootpb sim, progression, and stat tracking

[HiNeighbor]

I noticed a pretty glaring oddity when simming a few seasons in Franchise. In one season, I had a pitcher win the league MVP award but not the Cy Young. How would this be possible? He's the best player in the league, but not the best pitcher? This made absolutely no sense to me.

[srudoff]

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would imagaine he meant graphics/gameplay of the show , mixed with ootpb sim, progression, and stat tracking

right - that's why i said he probably meant that it would make the best baseball GAME, not SIMULATOR

regardless, asking if the game should be in the text sim hall of fame is ridiculous. especially after reading the article - he was 'pleasantly surprised' with the simming accuracy. hall of famers don't pleasantly surprise you - they wow you - they amaze you. the title of this article should have been "How does MLB The Show measure up as a text sim?"

[Popeyes]

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Didnt read the article (and that would probably help) but I think what they're trying to say is that if you took out the actual playing of the games (hitting, pitching, fielding...) would it stack up next to the best text-based game? The answer is clearly no. OOTP is handsdown the best baseball game on the market and it is EXPONENTIALLY better with management/front office related thing than MLB 10 is or likely ever will be. I say this and I absolutely love The Show but its really no match for OOTP - regular people would never want that level of depth (sad but true).

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[KingV2k3]

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Regardless, this is VERY funny...

[cdpig]

with the patch fixing my major issue of computer trading my players even on manual, i have one minor issue and it's brought up here. trades. even though they get good value, certain players shouldn't be traded for prospects. Pujols, Jeter, Mauer, all were traded every time i skipped a year. all for 3 A prospects, but you still would never see that. it's really a minor gripe for as great of a game as this is, but it is weird.

[bcruise]

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Was surprised to see no mention of the Sportscast manager in this article, as it is basically the Show's answer to a text sim's in-game experience. And quite a good one, I might add - you have control of things like stolen bases, hit and runs, pitching changes, pinch hitters, etc.

I too think the comparison is apples and oranges, though.