Re: Okay, I\'ve Made My Decision, And The Winner Is...
I have to say that I agree with alot of the points being made in this thread. To me ESPN Baseball is the best game available this year.......for the console players.
MVP for the PC (not XBOX or PS2) gets my vote as best overall experience. We will always have a difference of opinions on graphics so I'm not even going to go there. With all of the mods that are available, easy to update rosters, and not to mention the patch that is coming to fix alot of the obviously painful issues, I have no idea why more people aren't playing this game on the PC. Everyone complains about the same things when it comes to this game. We know what they are. I have already remedied the lack of CPU steals, lack of walks, and the rest of the fixes (choppiness, lefty physics issue, and progression) will be completed by months end.
On to ESPN. At first I couldn't stand the game. Horrifying batting animations, but more importantly to me, I could not stand the fielding camera. It's way too low. Please add a broadcast type of angle. Well, Ive had ESPN for a week now, and it's clearly the most bug free game on the market. I am finally starting to have competitive games and am finding my comfort level with the settings. It is making ESPN an enjoyable and fun experience for me. Is it perfect? What is? But the AI is clearly better than the other choices and I can play any game on the schedule in franchise mode. I loooove the ESPN Bottom Line thing and the announcers are pretty good. Variable pitching is a huge plus and I really like the behind the pitcher camera. Steals, pick offs, and it's not a pain in the a$$ to play good defense. What does it need? More camera angles, more hit types, more fielding animations, and of course the swing animations need a major overhaul. Also, motion capture. All in all it's a solid title.
My Scores
MVP PC-92
ESPN XBOX-89
MVP Console-82
I have to say that I agree with alot of the points being made in this thread. To me ESPN Baseball is the best game available this year.......for the console players.
MVP for the PC (not XBOX or PS2) gets my vote as best overall experience. We will always have a difference of opinions on graphics so I'm not even going to go there. With all of the mods that are available, easy to update rosters, and not to mention the patch that is coming to fix alot of the obviously painful issues, I have no idea why more people aren't playing this game on the PC. Everyone complains about the same things when it comes to this game. We know what they are. I have already remedied the lack of CPU steals, lack of walks, and the rest of the fixes (choppiness, lefty physics issue, and progression) will be completed by months end.
On to ESPN. At first I couldn't stand the game. Horrifying batting animations, but more importantly to me, I could not stand the fielding camera. It's way too low. Please add a broadcast type of angle. Well, Ive had ESPN for a week now, and it's clearly the most bug free game on the market. I am finally starting to have competitive games and am finding my comfort level with the settings. It is making ESPN an enjoyable and fun experience for me. Is it perfect? What is? But the AI is clearly better than the other choices and I can play any game on the schedule in franchise mode. I loooove the ESPN Bottom Line thing and the announcers are pretty good. Variable pitching is a huge plus and I really like the behind the pitcher camera. Steals, pick offs, and it's not a pain in the a$$ to play good defense. What does it need? More camera angles, more hit types, more fielding animations, and of course the swing animations need a major overhaul. Also, motion capture. All in all it's a solid title.
My Scores
MVP PC-92
ESPN XBOX-89
MVP Console-82
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