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

[Dark Cloud]

Quote: Originally Posted by NAFBUC

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.

It's not meant for you. Text sims appeal to an audience that doesn't need to visuals. When I want them, I fire up a console game. But the experiences are entirely different. The text sim thing is so much more immersive and flexible,but it requires imagination and time.

[findinghomer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Popeyes

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).

hell yea. games like the show, are user skill, hand/eye coordination video games, who try to incorporate a front office aspect. text sims are true front office baseball strategies. i love ootpb.

[NAFBUC]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

It's not meant for you. Text sims appeal to an audience that doesn't need to visuals. When I want them, I fire up a console game. But the experiences are entirely different. The text sim thing is so much more immersive and flexible,but it requires imagination and time.

Text sims do have stats and plenty of them. I am not talking about visuals.