Well, after impatiently waiting for the arrival for this game, I picked it up yeaterday afternoon. This is the first real break I've had from it since then... LOL... I just one day, I have managed to learn how to play this game pretty well. Though my hitting could use some help! This is the BEST Baseball game I've played in years. It has it's flaws, which is expected, but nothing that affects gameplay in the tiniest little way. The graphics are smooth, maybe not as much as XBOX, but XBOX is overated in everyother catagory IMO. I'm the kind of person who likes to get things rolling along from the minute I open the package. I put the game in, and immediately started my franchise with the Yankees. after not realizing some mistakes I made with the sliders options (forgot to make sure I had custom sliders set in the game options screen. I started at Legend difficulty, because, I know eventually, the game will become easier, and I would rather lose games early on to make the overall franchise realistic. I played the first 3 games vs Toronto. I got bombed, because of the little error i made which i mentioned previously. So, of course I have to start the franchise over to accurately test the sliders for my liking. Once I got it set correctly, I played the first 2 games vs Toronto, and the first game, Moose pitched a 3 hit shutout for me while K'ing 16.. Well this obviously needed a bit of tinkering. after making some adjustments, Pettitte had a 1-hitter going in the bottom of the 7th, when i came up and in on Delgado too much, and he decided it was intentional, so he charged the mound, and Pettitte is gone. finished with 7+ inn, 8 K's, 3 BB's... final score 1-0... Now, I'm trying desperately to not go to the timed swing setting, but i can't seem to manage many hits. 5 or 6 per game. but im only striking out 4 or 5 times a game. my settings are as follows:
legend
pitch Variable: HIGH
standard hitting: very small cursor
cpu pitch ability: 75
cpu bat avg: 42
cpu (balls): 35
cpu (strikes): 35
CPU throws strikes: 10
i need to tinker with it some more, I know, but pitching wise, I don't know if its just the yanks pitchers, toronto's hitters, or the settings being way off. they are swinging and missing alot, but mostly at strikes, not very often at balls, which is good.
Now, I have found a few things that are kind of interesting, but not game killers in anyway...
1) in behind the pitcher cam, the pitchers feet are elevated from the rubber, as if he were hovering there. not a big deal, but a graphics glitch. maybe a 1/4 of an inch above the rubber on the tv screen.
2) playing with the Yankees, I have Mondesi on my team. Now being as he used to play for Toronto, and I'm currntly in a series with Toronto, the hecklers are giving him a hard time, and telling him to "go back to Canada", but I always thought Toronto, was in Canada, and thats where the game is taking place. Just thought it was a bit wierd when I heard that.
3) On ASB last year, when attmpting a pick off, the pitcher could begin his leg kick, and then throw to the base for a pick off attempt. Thisdoesn't seem to have that, which I thought was a good feature, especially in 2-player mode, kept your opponents honest on the bases. Just something I would like to see in next years title.
4) I did try to play with the power pro hitting, but for some reason, I can't seem to check my swings in this mode, is it even possible.?????
All in all, thet game is great, the franchise mode is very deep (not OOTP5 deep, but still great). The graphics, and smotth player movents, especially in the field, are spectacular. People have been raving about the pitcher/batter interface in MVP. I played it, and yes, it was very fun, but pointless after the pitch was thrown. The pitcher/batter interface in WSB really isnt that boring as some have been saying. I dont use the pitching cursor, so you have to be very gentle with the analog stick in order to get your pitch in the direction you want it to go, and the variable adds realism to each pitchers attributes. you really have to work the plate with these CPU hitter, and their pitchers will do the same to you. Basically, I think this game is as close to perfect as any game ever made. With all the new features in some of the other games like MVP and ASB, when sega uses some of those features, and blends it with their own, this is going to be a great franchise for years to come. Good job FP, Sega, and all that were involved in the production of this title.
legend
pitch Variable: HIGH
standard hitting: very small cursor
cpu pitch ability: 75
cpu bat avg: 42
cpu (balls): 35
cpu (strikes): 35
CPU throws strikes: 10
i need to tinker with it some more, I know, but pitching wise, I don't know if its just the yanks pitchers, toronto's hitters, or the settings being way off. they are swinging and missing alot, but mostly at strikes, not very often at balls, which is good.
Now, I have found a few things that are kind of interesting, but not game killers in anyway...
1) in behind the pitcher cam, the pitchers feet are elevated from the rubber, as if he were hovering there. not a big deal, but a graphics glitch. maybe a 1/4 of an inch above the rubber on the tv screen.
2) playing with the Yankees, I have Mondesi on my team. Now being as he used to play for Toronto, and I'm currntly in a series with Toronto, the hecklers are giving him a hard time, and telling him to "go back to Canada", but I always thought Toronto, was in Canada, and thats where the game is taking place. Just thought it was a bit wierd when I heard that.
3) On ASB last year, when attmpting a pick off, the pitcher could begin his leg kick, and then throw to the base for a pick off attempt. Thisdoesn't seem to have that, which I thought was a good feature, especially in 2-player mode, kept your opponents honest on the bases. Just something I would like to see in next years title.
4) I did try to play with the power pro hitting, but for some reason, I can't seem to check my swings in this mode, is it even possible.?????
All in all, thet game is great, the franchise mode is very deep (not OOTP5 deep, but still great). The graphics, and smotth player movents, especially in the field, are spectacular. People have been raving about the pitcher/batter interface in MVP. I played it, and yes, it was very fun, but pointless after the pitch was thrown. The pitcher/batter interface in WSB really isnt that boring as some have been saying. I dont use the pitching cursor, so you have to be very gentle with the analog stick in order to get your pitch in the direction you want it to go, and the variable adds realism to each pitchers attributes. you really have to work the plate with these CPU hitter, and their pitchers will do the same to you. Basically, I think this game is as close to perfect as any game ever made. With all the new features in some of the other games like MVP and ASB, when sega uses some of those features, and blends it with their own, this is going to be a great franchise for years to come. Good job FP, Sega, and all that were involved in the production of this title.
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