MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

[Millennium]

jtdribbles25 and rckabillyRaider have the game. For the time being, nobody but these two may post in this thread. All questions should be PMed to them, or saved until we have a few more users with the game.

[rckabillyRaider]

real quick: Still in my 1st game. I just hit a HR with Casey Blake @ Dodger Stadium vs Giants. The crowd is very reactive and stood up appropriately, however the they didnt go after the ball like in the demo. Maybe cuz it just barely made it in the stands. Hopefully the crowd going for HR balls is still in the game. There are some Giants fans in my stadium

**** There are still some graphic clipping and collision detection issues. In this one game that I've played so far, it has been less than in 1 game of the demo. So thats good.

**** Blake Dewitt on the dodgers has no actual photo and his player model is pretty ugly IMO.

**** all player models seem to have a bit of an outline, aura type of thing going on which make them look pasted on the field at times.

***So far so good on the gameplay, but I never played 08 and I been an xbox 360 guy, so take that for whats it worth

[jtdribbles25]

played with the dodgers as well. As noted the lighting effects and animations are just superb. There seems to be lots of fresh commentary as well. the chants are awesome, although, dodger stadium is not the most "chant happy" place it sounded great.

Playing Cubs at Pirates, on legend to test out the difference between high and low tiered teams.

[jtdribbles25]

routes to hit balls and angles are really improved. And the differences between player skill level seems to actually matter.

[rckabillyRaider]

AWESOME game I just played!! down 2-1 to the the Giants and Lincecum in the bottom the 9th, James Loney hits a hr to tie it and knocks Lincecum out of the game. Crowd is super loud! Stays loud throughout the inning and the majority are standing. I get a man on board and then Blake Dewitt hits a walk off 2 run shot! Great crowd and cut scene. Trophies are earned for the walk off win and walk off HR.

Overall, very fun exhibition game. The crowd does go after foul balls but I did not see them go after HR's. Probably because the way Dodger stadium is configured, each HR did not make it to the crowd, except for one that bounced off the little platform in the outfield at the wall and then into the crowd. I will check out the sound editor options now.

[rckabillyRaider]

for those that asked........No World Baseball Classic. Exhibition has some minor league teams and a silver era and golden era team.

**Custom chants and yells are only with a mic, not mp3 files. Unless of course you record an mp3 playing through the mic? Each player has hr music, walk up music, reliever entry music, 3 Fan cheers, 3 fan jeers, 3 chant cheers, and 3 chant jeers

****during loading screens and also menu screens, there will be random actual audio from radio stations from baseball games last season.

Im out for the night guys. Gonna mess with the game a bit more. Sorry I cant give the greatest impressions because I am new to the game and ps3. Hopefully other "vets" will get the game tomorrow and give better impressions.

[jtdribbles25]

Playing on legend seems to create some real mismatches. The ratings and differences between the teams is really evident. Overpowering lesser teams is pretty rewarding. Playing against much better teams also has a very organic feel, literally hoping for a mistake.

[rckabillyRaider]

Custom songs for walk ups and hr's sound really good! They sound like its part of the game. Has built in reverb and it also sounds like the songs automatically fade in and out. Very well done. I put the Dodger stadium HR song, Zombie Nation, sounds nice and makes u really feel like you are at the game. Haven't tried the custom chants, cheers and jeers cuz I don't have a mic or bluetooth. Maybe tomorrow I'll buy a cheap one. I just wish they had certain scenarios that would trigger certain songs or chants like in NCAA. Maybe next year SCEA!

[Millennium]

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[rckabillyRaider]

Unfortunately I'm on my way to work for 9 hrs. But from the few games I played last night, the cpu didn't hit me once.
The crowd noise is very well done and very smart and reactive. ARod got a huge booing at dodger stadium. Thought that was pretty cool.
The only thing right now that kinda sucks in the presentation is that the crowd has not made an attempt to go after a HR ball. I don't know if its just a dodger stadium as I've played all my games at dodger stadium. Maybe one of u guys that gets the game this morning can look into that. I'll play in other stadiums when I get home this evening.