Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2011 Impressions

[MukaMuka]

Re: Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2011 Impressions

Wow, very nice to see another feature story on Pro Yakyu Spirits. 2 thoughts:

1. I agree that the special skills system needs to come over to MLB games in the states and I have no idea why it hasn't. 2K Sports was responsible for bringing over the American version of MLB Power Pros. Power Pros has a ton of special skills, so 2K should know about them. Still, they have yet to borrow the ideas and implement it into their MLB 2K games even though they are struggling so much against The Show. Wasted opportunity there.

2. I think the little attention we English speakers are bringing to Pro Yakyu Spirits has to have caught Sony's and 2K's eyes since they are both very active and friendly with the OS forums and the online fanbase. This can only lead to good things.

[tyblos]

omg .... want this graphics in the pc ( wait my Pc cant handle lets upgrade it)



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[tweed420]

this game looks amazing

[jd369]

so wait, are the animations superb or are they on part with 2k and the show? cause neither 2k or the show have superb animations. both games need a TON of work to make animations more lifelike.

[highcheese]

if people would buy this why not a college baseball game?

[tvman]

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so wait, are the animations superb or are they on part with 2k and the show? cause neither 2k or the show have superb animations. both games need a TON of work to make animations more lifelike.

Best thing about the animations in this game are that you don't get locked into an animation where you can't throw the ball etc. like you see happen in the show all the time.

Fielding in this game is great plus if you good enough you can set it to manual fielding where you have no assist whatsoever, meaning your player will not make the first move to the ball when it's hit.

[thaSLAB]

so wait, are the animations superb or are they on part with 2k and the show? cause neither 2k or the show have superb animations. both games need a TON of work to make animations more lifelike.

I think the animations in PYS are decent, and even better when you install the game. Not as good as The Show, but better than MLB 2K... I mean, you can tell it is a video game, as you can make some pretty abrupt change in directions and throws. There is definitely less assist in fielding, but the camera transition on batted balls and the slightly slower speed of the game makes up for human reaction, so its not insanely difficult to field the ball. It definitely works well together.

Just curious, do you mean that the animation problem of the American games is that they rely too much on animations? If so, then I would say PYS is probably to your liking, but then again it is not perfect either.


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[cheechoo98]

The only problem i see w the hitting, is, that cursor hitting ( which this is ) makes you look at the spot hilighted in the strike zone, instead of the actual ball/pitch in play. Kind of unrealistic IMO...

Is there a Hitting Mode in PYS that lets you watch the pitch from the pitcher's hand instead? ( instead of looking into your strike zone and trying to align the cursor?)

The game does look AMAZING though!!!! I've longingly watch Youtube videos of this game for years...!

[swaldo]

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Batting animations are more advanced than anything out there. Shoot, I think some batters have something like 20 different animations depending on how they swing or hit the ball. I cant wait to face Tracy from the Carp because his swing animations are a thing of beauty, and every time they look different to me.

And Cheech, there is "timing" based hitting and you can turn off the spot in the strike zone (Batting Point.) I dont like timing based because it takes some of the hit variety away (which is what this game does great.) Hitting without the Batting Point on would be difficult though; you'd almost need to have a zone based system for that to work. I like the Batting Point because it shows you the strength of the pitch and spin of the ball. And some people do watch the pitch out of the pitchers hand with the BP in the periphral. Others watch the BP all the way, it's a personal thing.

Every game has something technically unrealistic: The Show has no spin and results at times dont match up with how you swing the bat. 2K replicates spin by flashing "breaking ball" and you have limited control where you hit the ball. You might be able to control left/right/grounder/flyball but again overall results are dictated for you. And I'm not slamming those games, I enjoy all the baseball games this year but I think they are more geared towards the casual user.

In PYS it actually shows you the spin, and if you hit the ball the same way you will get the same result every single time. You're totally in control so to me it has the most realistic batting mechanic. Even if you stare at the BP it's still very challenging. You have to guage speed in your periphral, pick up spin and determine where the balls ending point will be. If the pitcher had a good release you may not see spin and have to take an educated guess where to swing. I dont know anyone who can play this game on max settings.

[falcons2003]

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The game play reminds me of High Heat which is a good thing.

The animations are very subtle and not overdone, that's what makes the game so good, very fluid.

[tvman]

Re: Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2011 Impressions

The only problem i see w the hitting, is, that cursor hitting ( which this is ) makes you look at the spot hilighted in the strike zone, instead of the actual ball/pitch in play. Kind of unrealistic IMO...

Is there a Hitting Mode in PYS that lets you watch the pitch from the pitcher's hand instead? ( instead of looking into your strike zone and trying to align the cursor?)

The game does look AMAZING though!!!! I've longingly watch Youtube videos of this game for years...!

I can't really just watch for the cursor to appear in the K zone because i find i'm always late on the pitch then. What i like to do is watch the pitcher throw and then i will see the cursor appear in my peripheral vision and move my cursor to that area before i swing. That helps my timing. I'd have to reduce pitch speed in order to just watch the K zone for the cursor.

Like Swaldo said it's whatever works for you and i'm still trying to figure that part out, lol.

[ReetCestin]

Re: Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2011 Impressions

I'm getting this game soon. How long is season mode?

[tvman]

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I'm getting this game soon. How long is season mode?

Pennant mode is 20 years.

[Cyphre]

Re: Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2011 Impressions

The only problem i see w the hitting, is, that cursor hitting ( which this is ) makes you look at the spot hilighted in the strike zone, instead of the actual ball/pitch in play. Kind of unrealistic IMO...

Is there a Hitting Mode in PYS that lets you watch the pitch from the pitcher's hand instead? ( instead of looking into your strike zone and trying to align the cursor?)

The game does look AMAZING though!!!! I've longingly watch Youtube videos of this game for years...!

I don't know if you have played the game yet, but when it comes to hitting, you cannot be affix to looking at the "spot" in the zone if you want to get good at hitting. There are several elements that come in play which is what makes this game feel more realistic than ANY other game....YES, INCLUDING THE SHOW!

The "spot" is just an indicator that actually helps you get to know opposing pitchers as you play.....it shows you how their "stuff" rotates, how much it breaks and to what direction. It also serves as a tool to get a feel for the speed difference in each pitchers arsenal which varies greatly from one pitcher to another....you know late movement, tailing fastball, bottom falls off, high heat, etc.

The other component to successful hitting is knowing your batters, and what they are and are not capable of......if you have a "pull" hitter at the plate don't try to "slap" the ball the other way.....but at the same time be patient and learn how to take a pitch...... you will learn names of pitchers like Iwakuma, Wakui, Suguichi, Maeda and other great pitchers in the game very quickly.... they have some stuff that's more electifying than the Rock.

Take for example Yu Darvish.....considered to be the best pitcher in NPB...and scouted by basically every MLB team.....when you play against him come with a game plan on how to attack him and don't expect alot of HR's ....as the game portrays him as his real counterpart....he has a fastball mid to upper 90's, a cutter/slider that is 85-90 but has so much late movement and a breaking ball that is more like a 12-4 than a 12-6 and has tons of down and out movement......think of him as a King Felix

As opposed to Daisuke Miura.....who can eat up some innings but his prime days are way past him.....think of him as the Greg Maddux that returned to the Cubs after giving his best years to Atlanta.

With Miura you might have a field day and think hitting in this game is very good but maybe a bit easy....then you face Darvish and you get fooled at the plate (and I do mean FOOLED), trying to figure out if the AI changed your settings randomly and your ego might get bruised.....then your thinking....MAN, THIS GAME DOES FEEL VERY REALISTIC....

That's why I recommend to friends that ask me for tips....to stick with one team and play with them...online, exhibition, season mode....whatever, until you get to know every player and what they can do....then move on to use other teams....it helped me.

So go ahead and look at the "spot" if you want to...you will have a hard time hitting as you will find yourself hitting alot of pop-ups and/or grounders.....or just looking

[falcons2003]

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Take for example Yu Darvish.....considered to be the best pitcher in NPB...and scouted by basically every MLB team.....when you play against him come with a game plan on how to attack him and don't expect alot of HR's

I was playing against him for the first time last night. 1st inning, I hit a MONSTER HR probably the biggest blast I've hit in the game. It did one of those cut scenes were the batter flips the bat up and watches, never saw it before ( I have no replays and all the cut scenes off or whatever) I was like damn! I was like this guy isn't so bad. Didn't get another hit until the 8th inning...lol.

Also does it have HR distances anywhere in the game? I haven't seen it anywhere, just curious.

Also didn't know you could install this game, saw it was posted in this thread, looked up directions and installed it. Wow, what a big difference. The game was great before, but now it looks and feels even better if you can imagine.