Super Mega Baseball 3 Impressions Thread (All Platforms)

[JayhawkerStL]

Re: Super Mega Baseball 3 Impressions Thread (All Platforms)

Wasn't the issue with 2K8 that if your accuracy was off, it resulted in a meatball? I seem to recall being really annoyed when I'd try and throw a curveball, not get the accuracy right and then the pitch turned into a grooved fastball. I'm 100% fine with inaccurate pitches, just would've been nice if the missed gesture resulted in that pitch type being wildly outside of the zone or a wild pitch/passed ball, etc.

Going to the 2-step process with 2K9 did eliminate meatballs and provided the specific pitch type inaccuracy.

It wasn’t near the problem it was made out to be. For one, it didn’t take more than a week to get to the point that a meatball was super rare. But it forced you to concentrate on mechanics.

Regardless, that had nothing to do with the mechanic. They improved on it later by just making the pitch more inaccurate, so sometimes left over the plate, and sometimes out of the zone.

The three steps made pitch a perfect challenge. Reducing to 2 made it too easy. The key is, it was harder to pinpoint breaking balls than fastballs. And it was unlikely anyone could nail down every pitch perfect. Instead, it was more realistic, because some guys could handle different pitches better and worse.

That all said, SMB3 seems to have dialed in the best pitching input for the widest array of gamers. It adapts super well to any difficulty. It provides meaningful differences between pitches and pitchers, and is fantastic for simulating fatigue.

As a plus, it translates to online play perfectly. While there is a difference when going between AI and Human, it’s not lag or how the game plays, it how humans think differently than AI.

This game is dialed in to an astounding degree. Really can’t wait for custom Pennant Races.

[JayhawkerStL]

Re: Super Mega Baseball 3 Impressions Thread (All Platforms)

Puts the Show to shame? C’mon man. Great game but they are different games.

But considering that when I played The Show I found the franchise mode boring and repetitive, and spent more time in DD.

This game plays 100 times better than DD online, and 100 times more fun to play offline, whether it be franchise or elimination. It won’t satisfy someone that needed to take a Rule 5 signing into account, or spend a heavy % of time managing roster moves, scouting, and dealing with minor leagues.

But it requires managing a rotation and bullpen, smart use of the bench for speed, defense, and pinch hitting. The run game feels flipping real, as pitchers have great tools to limit runners, but they can easily make it harder to concentrate on pitching. And the hot and cold streaks players go in are a million times more realistic than The Show.

And the presentation oozes a love for the game that The Show’s sterile presentation can’t touch, and SMB3 doesn’t even have commentators.

With the pandemic and being at home, I was considering picking up a PS4 again for the summer because I was getting some itch to play baseball. This game has absolutely ended that feeling.

It’s deep, plays realistic, but does it in a more fun package that hits the best balance of moving the game along, while allowing you to slow down in key moments.

If it’s the sport and competition you love, SMB3 is better. If it is simulating bargaining agreements and realistic gear and authentic uniforms, The Show has you covered.

[SandGropeR]

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Can you please tell me if you can save mid game.

My time can be limited and doing 9 innings is not something I can commit to if I am going to bat plus pitch, with The Show I normally just pitch as a Closer so games are easy to get through and stop as needed.

[Blzer]

Re: Super Mega Baseball 3 Impressions Thread (All Platforms)

Can you please tell me if you can save mid game.

My time can be limited and doing 9 innings is not something I can commit to if I am going to bat plus pitch, with The Show I normally just pitch as a Closer so games are easy to get through and stop as needed.

I know that in Season mode, the game autosaves after every pitch. Not sure about Exhibition games or Pennant mode (I assume pennant mode does the same). I'm thinking if anything, exhibition games may allow you to save and quit, but it's unlikely.

If you have a PS4, you can put the console into Rest mode at any point and wake it up exactly where you last left off. This won't help if you're trying to play another game or use certain apps/settings in between, though.

[JayhawkerStL]

Re: Super Mega Baseball 3 Impressions Thread (All Platforms)

I know that in Season mode, the game autosaves after every pitch. Not sure about Exhibition games or Pennant mode (I assume pennant mode does the same). I'm thinking if anything, exhibition games may allow you to save and quit, but it's unlikely.

If you have a PS4, you can put the console into Rest mode at any point and wake it up exactly where you last left off. This won't help if you're trying to play another game or use certain apps/settings in between, though.

Pennant Mode is all live head to head games. There is no saving. But, yes, you can offline games.

[SandGropeR]

Re: Super Mega Baseball 3 Impressions Thread (All Platforms)

Thanks guys, I won't be doing online stuff so it sounds all good. Cheers

[Blzer]

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Pennant Mode is all live head to head games. There is no saving. But, yes, you can offline games.

Sorry, I meant Elimination mode (the one that you set up playoff brackets).

[Zlax45]

Re: Super Mega Baseball 3 Impressions Thread (All Platforms)

Can you please tell me if you can save mid game.

My time can be limited and doing 9 innings is not something I can commit to if I am going to bat plus pitch, with The Show I normally just pitch as a Closer so games are easy to get through and stop as needed.

I know it saves franchise games after every pitch....

[Fiddy]

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Downloading this now. I was going to hold off because of no roster or logo share, but heck with it. Last two days I’ve grown tired of the same old same grind with MLB The Show. I’m going to create my DD team in this game, uniforms etc and give franchise mode heck.

Maybe dabble in some online games as well.

[boomhauertjs]

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Finally fixed my framerate issue. I started the game from desktop Steam instead of Big Picture and there was no stuttering.

[Fiddy]

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I played 7 pennant race games. Lost 5 in a row lol, but ended up winning my last 2 games.

I played a guy who had his team name full of protesters, which made me wonder how he used a custom team in this pennant race mode. Did a quick google search and you can use a custom team in it, but it has to be one of the main teams and no ratings can be adjusted.

I had just spent about 45 mins offline setting up my diamond dynasty squad in a custom team spot. I might take a glance over the default teams and make my squad over one of those so I don’t have to do anything but load it up and play with them each week.

Overall a solid 7 game night between 30 and 44 ego. Up and down basically game to game.

Last two games I finally figured out the power swing again, helped out big time.

Super pumped to play some more tomorrow after work. Good stuff.

[Fiddy]

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Played two more just now and won them both. That’s 4 in a row and after starting 0-5 I’ll take it. LOL.

God bless the Hot Corners!

I mercy ruled the second of the two games. I figured that’s a good spot to stop for this evening! Don’t press my luck.

The hit variety has been amazing for me in these 9 games. I’m sure it gets a lot tougher the higher ego you go, so we shall see if I can hit then. Ended the night at ego 45 I do believe.

Good stuff.

[Fiddy]

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Yesterday was the first day I haven’t actually played MLB The Show since 3/13. Man! Logged in and got daily bonus and shut off.

Played two games of SMB3, won them both and now I’m 6-5 with 6 in a row.

This game is so much fun, can’t wait to find out when that changes. LOL.

[Zlax45]

Re: Super Mega Baseball 3 Impressions Thread (All Platforms)

So I finished my 124 game season with the number 1 seed in a 32 team custom franchise. I proceed to win the Wild Card round matchup with a 4-0 sweep and then the league championship with a comfortable four games to one. I head into the World Series round and proceed to lose it in 6 games so I just wasted a 124 game season to finish second place. It was thrilling though as I felt the pressure of I just wasted all that time playing all those games for nothing. Onto season 2 now!

I am still loving this game.

[Blzer]

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So I finished my 124 game season with the number 1 seed in a 32 team custom franchise. I proceed to win the Wild Card round matchup with a 4-0 sweep and then the league championship with a comfortable four games to one. I head into the World Series round and proceed to lose it in 6 games so I just wasted a 124 game season to finish second place. It was thrilling though as I felt the pressure of I just wasted all that time playing all those games for nothing. Onto season 2 now!

I am still loving this game.

Uhm, I wouldn't really call it a waste of a season haha, but nice job either way.

I'm waiting on Metalhead to provide us an update so we can track career stats, only because I don't want to have to restart my franchise just in case they make me to track such things.