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  • RaychelSnr
    Executive Editor
    • Jan 2007
    • 4846

    #1

    The Ultimate Baseball Game

    As gamers we like to bemoan that fact that our choices in games are consistently dwindling, and for good reason. I would like to see more than one NFL title each year. College hoops fans are now completely out of luck. We have lost the wide range of quality arcade titles, like NHL Hitz or NBA Street. Essentially, your favorite sport now has one, maybe two, significant options each year to play.

    Baseball is not really an exception. I say "not really" because our sim-style choices have consistently been two: MLB: The Show or MLB 2K. But dig a bit deeper, and baseball, more than most sports, has recently offered a wider range of choices for fans. Games like MLB Power Pros, The Bigs and even Out of the Park Baseball offer more options for baseball gameplay than those that exist in the football and basketball genres (probably combined).

    What if, though, these choices start to dry up as well? Well, here is what I would want to keep from these games if given only one option -- one "ultimate game" if you will.

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  • rudyjuly2
    Cade Cunningham
    • Aug 2002
    • 14803

    #2
    One thing I would love to see added is customizable camera angles. I'd love to somehow replicate Star League Baseball's sideways camera (not sure if I'd like it anymore but I would like to try). I'd love to see a camera that would zoom out enough for me to actually track flyballs rather than just follow shadows or cursors.

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    • Hitman3315
      GO BLUE
      • Feb 2010
      • 174

      #3
      For my dream MLB game, I'd take everything from The Show and allow unlockables to transform the gameplay into The Bigs (moonshot homers, ridiculous defensive plays, power meters, super powers, etc.), and each of those elements could be turned on or off. I could play that one game forever.

      I too would love to see more of a storyline added to RTTS, or at least some more cut scenes involving the player during some pivotal moments in his career. It'd help keep it moving.

      Nice post.

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      • Splitter77
        MVP
        • Mar 2003
        • 2820

        #4
        Re: The Ultimate Baseball Game

        the shows graphics and gameplay, with everything else from the high heat pc series.

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        • nemesis04
          RIP Ty My Buddy
          • Feb 2004
          • 13548

          #5
          Re: The Ultimate Baseball Game

          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
          Last edited by nemesis04; 02-16-2010, 03:41 PM.
          รขโ‚ฌล“The saddest part of life is when someone who gave you your best memories becomes a memoryรขโ‚ฌย

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          • jim416
            Banned
            • Feb 2003
            • 10608

            #6
            Re: The Ultimate Baseball Game

            Dang Nem, make us a game. That's a good list.

            I'd like to see more atmosphere with fan shouts/cheers/music and the ability to really assign just about every atmospheric sound to just about everything. I actually enjoy the game without announcing and would love it to be even more involved.

            No more three man booths, there's no reason to have a three man booth.

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            • Knight165
              *ll St*r
              • Feb 2003
              • 24986

              #7
              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
              All gave some. Some gave all. 343

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              • CPRoark
                Staff Writer
                • Feb 2003
                • 116

                #8
                Nemesis, great list.

                I kept mine to next gen, just to keep it simple; but I dig the love you give to the MVP series. After The Show, it's my favorite baseball franchise. That game just played so well.

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                • nemesis04
                  RIP Ty My Buddy
                  • Feb 2004
                  • 13548

                  #9
                  Re: The Ultimate Baseball Game

                  Originally posted by CPRoark
                  Nemesis, great list.

                  I kept mine to next gen, just to keep it simple; but I dig the love you give to the MVP series. After The Show, it's my favorite baseball franchise. That game just played so well.
                  Thanks!

                  I have enjoyed a lot of baseball games but one of things that impressed me with the MVP series (mostly MVP NCAA) was their strides towards innovation. Especially developing a system that was aimed at mimicking some of the specific steps of the actual function e.g. hitting, and pitching.
                  รขโ‚ฌล“The saddest part of life is when someone who gave you your best memories becomes a memoryรขโ‚ฌย

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                  • nemesis04
                    RIP Ty My Buddy
                    • Feb 2004
                    • 13548

                    #10
                    Re: The Ultimate Baseball Game

                    Originally posted by jim416
                    Dang Nem, make us a game. That's a good list.
                    LOL, that would be a feat!
                    รขโ‚ฌล“The saddest part of life is when someone who gave you your best memories becomes a memoryรขโ‚ฌย

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                    • bp4baseball
                      MVP
                      • Dec 2009
                      • 1315

                      #11
                      Re: The Ultimate Baseball Game

                      Ultimate baseball game? ... MLB 16 the show
                      "Life is like baseball, it's the number of times you arrive home safely that counts"

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                      • EnigmaNemesis
                        Animal Liberation
                        • Apr 2006
                        • 12223

                        #12
                        Re: The Ultimate Baseball Game

                        Great list Nem.

                        Also just like Knight said, everything customizable... everything.

                        Even choices to replace the stadium ads via uploading photos to the game.
                        โ“‹ Boston Red Sox | Miami Dolphins

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                        • gilbostank
                          Rookie
                          • Oct 2008
                          • 21

                          #13
                          Would I be correct in saying that I'm the only one who really really disliked the commentary and cutscenes in the show? I mean i love the gameplay but it gets old real quick. The commentary I just can't get into it. Doesn't seem to flow naturally. Although the play by play is good just repetative.

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                          • Stroehms
                            MVP
                            • Jan 2008
                            • 2646

                            #14
                            Re: The Ultimate Baseball Game

                            Stole Nem's layout to this:

                            Stadiums: MLB the Show

                            Player Models: TBD

                            Player Faces: MLB the Show

                            Batting Stances: The Show + MVP

                            Pitching windups: MLB the Show

                            Atmosphere: MLB the Show

                            Franchise Mode: All Star Baseball (EXPANSION along with the in-depth color scheme in the Show 10! Just wow, right?)

                            Create-a-Ballpark: MVP NCAA 07 + MVP 05's upgrade system + MLB the Show 10's color scheme.

                            Gameplay: MLB the Show

                            AI: MLB the Show

                            Pitching Mechanics:
                            -Meter: MVP
                            -Analog: MVP NCAA (07 was awesome!)

                            Hitting Mechanics:
                            Button Press: MLB The Show
                            Analog: MVP NCAA 07

                            Throwing:
                            Button: MVP 03-05
                            Analog: MVP NCAA

                            Base running: MLB The Show L1 & R1

                            Hit Variety: MVP + MLB the Show

                            Presentation: MLB The Show

                            Announcers: Ability to chose Play by Play: Gary Thorne or Matt Vasgersian. Color: Kiper or Cambell.

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                            • zukes
                              Pro
                              • Mar 2005
                              • 704

                              #15
                              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.......

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