The Ultimate Baseball Game

[dave724]

Re: The Ultimate Baseball Game

The Show with OOTP 10's sim engine and attention to eveything in baseball would be the ultimate. More easily attained as well. Just adding OOTP's engine to this game would be much easier than combining 4 or 5 games.

It could only improve The Show and I doubt that Markus and OOTP would lose much in sales as OOTP's followers are loyal, plus OOTP would still have advantages such as customization, relatively quick games and historical leagues.

What a great game that would be.......

Yea Zukes, that would be amazing, bringing the best of both worlds in simulation and customization. I have been loyal to both games and would enjoy that type of merger if it is even possible. At least, it would be more of Markus giving ootp engine over, as OOTP is only text based. Not sure how it would work in the end, but any idea to bring the two leaders in the same genre today sounds like a winner for all involved.

[CPRoark]

Ah! I forgot about the expansion mode in ASB. I loved that mode. I think my te was the Alasla Midnight. We played in the stadium with the short high right field. Definately would include that.

[arsenal123gunners]

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i think stat keeping should come from the High Heat Series. They had tons of odd stats to look at. For PC that is

[Evlmnky33]

Glad to see power pros get the love it deserves. That game still has me hooked even more than the show. I try to get people to play it but they look at the box and say no way! It's a shame.

[Flaxseed Oil]

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I basically want MVP 05 with MLB 2K7's player models /face graphics, and The Show's framerate and stadiums/collision detection.

[Chai2112]

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The only thing I would want added to this game to make it perfect is what I posted as a new thread a couple months ago:

"What would really put this game over the top for me (other than the inclusion of many more stats, all accessible with the push of a few buttons) is if the game gave more personality to each player. As it is, the players all feel different just because of different stats and looks etc., but after a while, you don't really feel like you're fully controlling the real deal. How cool would it be if in the edit page, you can assign a personality type to a player. It could be based on 1 to 5 stars (1 star for calm, 5 stars for fiery). For example, for Manny Ramirez, Papelbon, Lackey or Chamberlain you would assign 5 stars; for J.D. Drew, you would assign 1 star. So then the way it could play out in the game is if Papelbon blows a 3 run lead, then in a cut scene in the dugout shortly thereafter, you could control how he reacts. Instead of getting out your rage in real life by throwing your (overly-priced) remote control across the room, you could take out your irritation in the game. Maybe some buttons could have Papelbon just kick the bench, some may make him knock over the water cooler, some can make him throw a temper tantrum and exit into the clubhouse. This would be so freakin cool. Another way this feature could play out is if a batter gets hit. Obviously there should be a way to control if he wants to charge the mound. But there should be consequences so that you don't do it everytime you get beaned. There should be appropriate ejections, suspensions, possible injuries, and fines. But it should only be able to be committed by players who have 3 stars and up for their personality attribute. And with some buttons, there should be different levels of charging the mound. Obviously there shouldnt be fighting like hockey, but just similar to what they have now, just with more control and repercussions. Also, it should have an effect on the game. For example, if your team is just not hitting at all in the game, maybe charging the mound will spark some energy in the offense or take away some confidence in the opposing pitcher. Anyways, I really hope that they can institute these features in a future year. It would really make this game all the more addictive. Thoughts?"

[antifanboy]

Re: The Ultimate Baseball Game

For me...allow everything to be edited.
EVERYTHING.
...and allow custom leagues and league structure.

That's all.

M.K.
Knight165

u are my 'knight' in shining armor


atleast start with coaches/managers...i'd bring back Bobby V

[mlblover15]

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i cant say what id take from any certain game or whatever except for a couple things that really wowed me in games.. and tehy are...

1. the complete customization of unis in front page sports baseball pro series.

2. the daily home run tracker from all star baseball 05

3. weekly hot and cold lists from all star baseball 05

4. future stadiums from all star baseball 2005

5. expansion from all star baseball 2005

6. customizable leagues from baseball pro series so you could align each div or league how ever you felt you needed to do it.

7. commentary hs to be from 2k9 due to the close to real life style of it and not being as canned as most can be.

i think that is it... for me at least...

[bukktown]

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If I could take a little bit from past and present it would be:

Graphics: Mlb The Show

Franchise Mode: All Star Baseball

Gameplay: Mlb The Show

AI: Mlb The Show

Pitching Mechanics:
-Meter: The Show
-Classic: The Show
-Analog: MVP NCAA

Hitting Mechanics:
Button Press: Mlb The Show
Analog: MVP NCAA

Throwing:
Button: MVP
Analog: MVP

Base running: Mlb The Show

Hit Variety: Hybrid cross between the Show and MVP

Presentation: MLB The Show

Sliders: Hybrid cross between MVP and High Heat

Statistical information: Inside Edge 2k series

I would have everything the same as this except have Gameplay from High Heat.

[NoleFan72]

I would love to see RTTS players be able to go from 09 to 10 for example. Then I would like to hear the announcers refer to your players career stats rather then season. So for example if you RTTS player comes to the plate and is a 30hr guy for the last 5 seasons, make a commit on this how This would make you feel like your playing the guy, like your are managing his career.

[stlstudios189]

this list makes me miss ASB 05 so much more. I truley think that the 05 series was the best year ever for sports gamers. NFL 2k5, Madden 05, MVP 05, ASB 05, NBA 2k5, CH 2k5, NHL 2k5, were all great games that I still sometime pop in my xbox.

[BZito75]

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Just give me MLB The Show, with the ability to choose commentary teams (ala NCAA Basketball 10)

oh and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE... EXPANSION..... that was the #1 greatest feature from the ASB series.....

[Eski33]

For me, the ultimate baseball game would include:

1) The Show's graphics -- Although not perfect, it's pretty damn close

2) Dynamic weather -- Hot / clod temps impact performance...Rain delays

3) Classic World Series / Dynasty teams from each era with uniforms and stadiums

4) All-Star weekend with the players wearing their team uniforms

5) Each team has all uniforms ever worn available (or at least back to the 1960's)

6) I liked the Home Run derby in MVP with the targets as a mini-game

7) Create-a-player carry over year-to-year with in-game stats (i.e. I create a player last year and whatever stats that player had would be included in this year's game)

8) Multiple presentations as in NCAA Basketball 10

9) Presentation
--In-game scoreboard from league's top games
--Post-game highlights from around the league
--This Week in Baseball highlight reel
--World Series rings presentation the following year with banner shown in stadium fly by

10) Create-a-stadium feature

Again, The Show is the best virtual presentation of the sport. I cannot wait til March 3

[chuckm1961]

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MLB 10 (assuming fielding is better than last year, and pitcher fatigue problems are fixed), +

fully customizable leagues +

old-time teams and all-time great teams =

Heaven on Earth

[Tommyklaid]

Re: The Ultimate Baseball Game

'The Show' can have everything on the list except for...

Player Models: MLB 2K7

Announcing Booth: lead commentator- Vasgersian or O'Brien

color commentator- Sutcliffe