Major League Baseball 2K9 Demo Available, Post Your Impressions Here

[JonahFalcon]

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Okay, now I'm 7 for 11 with Kazmir at the plate in the demo.

[dawhiteshark6969]

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i use to have a ps 3 and the show 08 and this 2k9 game ****in sucks compared to the show. i was not impressed with the demo at all.

[JonahFalcon]

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Okay so it's not just me, I went to the store expecting to see it and didn't find it.

For the 100th time, PSN is Thursday. Almost always is.

[JoshCA916]

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Throwing glitch - slow grounder, the fielder will grab it... and hold it, and the throwing meter won't appear.

This is an example of trying to inject minigames within the game where it doesn't belong.

JUST HAVE THE FIELDER THROW IT.

Stop with the meters. Stop with the analog. Get the game RIGHT first.

A player shouldn't commit an error because the gamer didn't throw on the meter. A player should commit an error because he made an error even if the gamer did it perfectly. That's the definition of AN ERROR.

man everytime i read something you post it's like somebody is running their finger nails acrossed the chalk board. we all know you are having issues with the game good for you, but saying why do they have analog controlls they are stupid every time you post is pretty much trolling. hate to tell you but most people prefer analog to just pushing a button that's why they play this game, just get over yourself and play it for what it's worth, and yes it's just a demo, not finished. if you don't like the game stop playing it and stop posting in this thread/forum

[jeffy777]

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This is pro difficulty so yeah. What do people expect?

I expect a demo to show what I can expect from a game.

If your demo does not reflect the game, DON'T RELEASE THE DEMO.

It does reflect the game.....on an EASY difficulty level.

[seveb]

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Well, just got done playing a couple games, so here we go...

Obvious, but gotta say it - I love the announcing. I don't know how well it would hold up through hours of gameplay, but I'm very impressed thus far. The TV-style presentation is a great idea. They've a ways to go to really make this work, but it seems like a great start. The pitching mechanism seems fun, and perhaps is a bit more challenging on higher levels than the demo.

However, for me the meat of any game is the batter/pitcher duel. I feel it comes up a bit short here. The ball looks like a helium-filled grapefruit as it approaches the plate. While I'm batting, I get the sense I'm playing a mini-game or something rather than locked in an intense battle.

While I feel the presentation style holds much promise, the camera cuts lose something when the players look and move as if they've been lobotomized. And I'm a gameplay over graphics guy every time, but these dudes look <i>funny</i>.

I understand the depths from which this franchise has had to resurrect itself, and this by no means seems like a total stinker. Style-wise, some seeds have been planted that may bear more fruit in the future. But for now, the core gameplay is a "meh".

[dave_sz]

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man everytime i read something you post it's like somebody is running their finger nails acrossed the chalk board. we all know you are having issues with the game good for you, but saying why do they have analog controlls they are stupid every time you post is pretty much trolling. hate to tell you but most people prefer analog to just pushing a button that's why they play this game, just get over yourself and play it for what it's worth, and yes it's just a demo, not finished. if you don't like the game stop playing it and stop posting in this thread/forum

and everytime I read how much better using the analog is or how old school pressing the button is I feel the same way you do. Guess what, you still push the stick(button). Even though I like the stick hitting its just a pointless additional step. Instead of pushing one button once I have to push one button twice. It's not like the stick is harder or even innovative. Pull it back whenever you want and then just push up. Whooptee doo...

PS Can't wait for the game...

[Rob_NYY]

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hate to tell you but most people prefer analog to just pushing a button that's why they play this game

Actually, most 360 users play this game because they have no choice. It's the only real baseball game they can get.

And Jonah has every write to post his impressions of the demo here in the impressions thread. This isn't the "come in and praise the MLB 2K9 demo" thread. It's a thread for people to post what they are seeing with the demo.

Mr. Jonah Falcon is gracing us with his presence here. We should show him the respect he deserves!

Talkin' Yankees rules, Jonah!

[JoshCA916]

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and everytime I read how much better using the analog is or how old school pressing the button is. Guess what, you still push the stick. Even though I like the stick hitting its just a pointless additional step. Instead of pushing one button once I have to push one button twice. It's not like the stick is harder or even innovative. Pull it back whenever you want and then just push up. Whooptee doo...

PS Can't wait for the game...

to a point you are correct but they use analog in more then just hitting, and you can switch back in the retail version so the timing of your step makes a difference, all I was saying is the analog controll is more next gen 2k brought it about and now a lot of people really like it in more then just baseball, all i was saying is it gets old seeing somebody say why did they add analog in like 85% of their posts it was a waste of time, but a very large majority like analog controlls

[allBthere]

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saying that this game game is an improvement from 2K8 is not sayign anything at all... and is this game really gonna get better? how many years do these guys need?

do you realize that you have over 60 negative posts towards this game? I looked it up in your profile and stopped counting - what gives?
why don't you just move on? it will be ok...

[JoshCA916]

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Actually, most 360 users play this game because they have no choice. It's the only real baseball game they can get.

And Jonah has every write to post his impressions of the demo here in the impressions thread. This isn't the "come in and praise the MLB 2K9 demo" thread. It's a thread for people to post what they are seeing with the demo.

Mr. Jonah Falcon is gracing us with his presence here. We should show him the respect he deserves!

Talkin' Yankees rules, Jonah!

i agree he has every right to give his impressions good or bad, but saying the same thing in 85% of his posts(why have analog controlls it's so stupid they are so dumb) gets old after reading it twice, give me all the impressions you want just say what you say once and move on to the next thing

does that make more sense to you now?????

[Chitown1211]

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A player shouldn't commit an error because the gamer didn't throw on the meter. A player should commit an error because he made an error even if the gamer did it perfectly. That's the definition of AN ERROR.

I disagree with that. It doesnt even need to be a "meter" but there must be some type of user error that creates an actual error on the field. Obviously in real life if a player throws the ball in the dirt or 5 feet over a 1st basemens head his mechanics werent PERFECT.

Something needs to represent that on the video game baseball diamond. 2k chose meters.



As for the demo. I liked it a lot.

[jacory12]

Why are the controls impossible to figure out? I have no idea at all how to hit.

[JonahFalcon]

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Why are the controls impossible to figure out? I have no idea at all how to hit.

Hold the right analog down to get ready to hit, and push up to swing, as if you're swinging.

[Pared]

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Why are the controls impossible to figure out? I have no idea at all how to hit.

Use the right thumbstick, pull back and then forward. "Swing" at the pitch.

For the guys repeating themselves, find something else to do. Do yourself (and us) a favor and delete the demo and move on and find something productive to do. Either that or put all your posts in one. Posting 43 different times how the CPU won't do this, so and so looks stupid and the controller won't work when upside down is a disgrace to baseball gaming is getting old.

This has to be one of the worst impressions thread in OS history and it isn't because of the game.