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

[adice15]

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

I think the Show has better maps then MW2 and Bad Company 2. Fenway Park is awesome. I love noob toobing (the hot dog machine they use to launch hot dogs into the stands) off the Green Monster. Oh and don't even get me started on all those guys who camp in the bullpen at Great American Ballpark.

I do wish the Show had a wide variety of weapons though. A 100 mph fastball, hot dogs, peanuts, baseball bat, and a beachball just doesn't cut it for a FPS.

although that would actually be kinda fun to play mw2 in baseball stadiums.

[Dark Cloud]

It's not a text sim. And it depends on who you are, on whether it appeals to you or not. But it's not a text sim, so the premise is flawed.

[Dark Cloud]

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]

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

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]

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

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.