R.B.I. Baseball 14 Available Now, Post Your Impressions - Gameplay Videos Included

[KBLover]

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mmm, good question KB. If you don't mind the no stats, not much presentation, but fun game play, you might like it. I didn't play Baseball Stars, but heard it was involved with stats and management. I do recall bases loaded, but don't recall a lot of it. I also played Roger Clemens Baseball on the NES. I still liked RBI better.

KB, my suggestion would be to try the demo and see if you can get a feel for it. If you like like it, go for it, if not, time to move on?

Yeah, I don't mind the no stats, per se. Baseball Stars was a little more "feature rich" (won't say complex though I guess it might be for a NES game) and some basic stats, but Bases Loaded had no stats tracking and I kept my record (was a kid then) in a spiral notebook and loved it (especially Bases Loaded 2 with the biorhythms)

Damn, no demo for the iPad version, not even free to download, but then $4.99 if I want the full game - ugh. I'll have to remember to grab it from my PS3.

[KBLover]

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Please don't post that I can keep stats in a notebook. The world was much different in 1988 in so many ways.

Yep, you can use Excel or the Open Office or Mac equivalent nowadays j/k

[mkharsh33]

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I got it for my iPhone 5.

For the life of me I cannot get a hit.

I find the fielding to be very unresponsive - I just can't get a throw to any base with speed (ie. touching the proper base - typically I get no response). Not sure if my right hand is just too dumb to respond or what.

For $5 I feel like I have a nice mobile baseball game to play, though more pitchers and players would have been nice.

Personally, this game will only be used to kill time.

On a scale of 1 (terrible) to 10 (awesome) - I'd probably give it a 6.5. Fun, that's about it. Definitely would NOT waste my money on the xbox for this...

[Tomahawk]

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Yep, you can use Excel or the Open Office or Mac equivalent nowadays j/k

Even easier stat tracking device....

https://www.gamechanger.io/home

[bukktown]

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I think my 5yr old nephew would love this and I would love to play it with him.

[Rifle_Man81]

Ok my impressions after 7 games.... Love the old school style of play. But what the hell!!! I have yet to win a game or hit a homer! I've even tried all the old tricks from RBI like standing back in the batters box and pushing up during the swing..... Nothin!

I mean I play as the Brew Crew so I should at least put a few out of the park by now.

I hope roster updates come out later in the season.

I have played exclusively as Milwaukee. It takes a few games to figure out hitting. Lost my first 5 games, then went on a streak. I think Im about 17-5 now in season. Im not sure of it, but with Braun, Rami, sometimes Luc, I'll hold down right as I swing & it creates fly balls ala a power swing. No direction would give you a normal swing, and up tends to induce ground balls. Usually during the AB you will get a nice straight pitch over the plate, so don't hesitate to take a couple pitches.
All assuming you are playing on a console. By the end of the first day I was leading in Wins/HR/R, so it's possible. Keep @ it! Weeks has some power as a PH too.

A roster update at some point would be nice. Maybe after the season is underway a bit more the lineups can be adjusted too. Seeing as stats are only team based, a roster update would likely be automatically implemented into your season. Good Luck.

[Teirminator]

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Yeah RayRay, Rifle_man is right. DOWN is for fly balls. UP is for grounders. So if you're holding up, that's probably why no homers.

[Brandwin]

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Still on the fence with the mobile version...

[illmatic04]

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I was waiting for this game but my excitement died after it was announced that there would be no online, but nevertheless I decided to download the demo .. I don't know if it's just me or what but I find fielding and throwing very unresponsive.

[havoc00]

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Authentic stadiums for each team? Or are they generic

[Tomahawk]

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Ok my impressions after 7 games.... Love the old school style of play. But what the hell!!! I have yet to win a game or hit a homer! I've even tried all the old tricks from RBI like standing back in the batters box and pushing up during the swing..... Nothin!

I mean I play as the Brew Crew so I should at least put a few out of the park by now.

I hope roster updates come out later in the season.

If you are playing on a console and push the left stick back just as you swing you'll hit more fly balls and with more power. Averaging 4-6 homers per game doing this, but honestly it feels like playing slow pitch softball now.

[oreo93]

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Authentic stadiums for each team? Or are they generic

Fields and outfield walls are all different. You never see the whole stadium. Noticed St. Louis has the arch in the outfield, and Detroit/Arizona has the path to the pitcher's mound. Nice touches.

[Poke]

I wish they'd make another Baseball Stars. The original one on Genesis was THE BOMB!!!'

[Joey]

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Baseball Stars was indeed great and I played countless hours of it - but it was a Nintendo game.

I wish they'd make another Baseball Stars. The original one on Genesis was THE BOMB!!!'

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[TheFlamingWeazel]

I played the demo about 20 seconds today, and quite frankly I couldn't believe this was released in the year 2014.

Glad I still have 2k12....... Ohh God, what has happened to my baseball gaming life?

Why is a baseball fan not buying a sony console? Baseball is beautiful on playstation. You have a choice.