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MLB 09: The Show - Official Thread
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PSP version:
Game 1 -- pirates 12, brewers 5 at miller
Gallardo and bullpen rocked for 22 suspiciously well-placed hits.
Game 2 -- brewers 6, red sox 3 at fenway
Gallardo and McClung calm the mighty boston bats, prince comes through with the grand slam.
Lesson: pirates secretly the best team in baseball. And PSP version is pretty solid overall.
Game 1 -- pirates 12, brewers 5 at miller
Gallardo and bullpen rocked for 22 suspiciously well-placed hits.
Game 2 -- brewers 6, red sox 3 at fenway
Gallardo and McClung calm the mighty boston bats, prince comes through with the grand slam.
Lesson: pirates secretly the best team in baseball. And PSP version is pretty solid overall.
Kccitystar
Member
Blackace said:
I think I heard it before but I don't know what exactly is said
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Kccitystar said:
Something like "They are doing all of the little things today. I wouldn't be surprised if there is discussion about this on the Internet tonight. They can call it "all of the little things thread""
I thought it was an awesome shot out
Yeah push to talk is somewhat annoying but oh well...I need to get a mic!
As far as the little things annoying us in the game, watching these videos helps put things in perspective!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbIVUgW0t0o
I don't think that will replace mlb2k7 superman catch, but it is pretty damn funny!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN3cGmtm81g&feature=related
Virtual Aroid decides he has had enough and tries to escape the game! :lol
As far as the little things annoying us in the game, watching these videos helps put things in perspective!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbIVUgW0t0o
I don't think that will replace mlb2k7 superman catch, but it is pretty damn funny!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN3cGmtm81g&feature=related
Virtual Aroid decides he has had enough and tries to escape the game! :lol
dskillzhtown
keep your strippers out of my American football
shpankey said:
Yes, I am close to double dipping on this as well.
Skip if you could type up a few more impressions I would appreciate it.
Mrbob said:
I'm not so much complaining as befuddled on why there are no directions on how to make the damn voice work in the game. It doesn't detract a lot, since I play a lot of random people and I don't want to hear what they have to say anyway. It only bugs me in the "why the hell can't I figure this out, now I have to obsess over it" way.
I picked up both again this year. I've only played road to the show but it really is just a low res (very, very low res and sparsely populated...no umps, no fans)) version of RTTS on the PS3. Pretty much everything is identical, and it is awesome. I probably will not play any other mode, but having a portable road to the show is 100% worth it in my opinion.
dskillzhtown
keep your strippers out of my American football
eznark said:
Sold!!!!
Macattk15 said:His HR swing isn't picture perfect
I play the Mariners almost exclusively .... doing pretty decent with them surprisingly. King Felix and Bedard help me do well and for some reason Carlos Silva has some nasty stuff in this game.
Sadly, my buddy hit him in the face twice and struck him out twice. I saw no home runs.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
I can't wait to get this next week, it looks really good again. If I have extra I may be tempted to buy the psp version as well again.
Question: is there any way to switch back to the 08 baserunning controls? I missed a triple opportunity because I let go of the damm stick just before reaching third and my guy just stopped between 2nd and 3rd 
edit: also i hate how the damm controls reverse just cause the camera reversed. WTF
edit: also i hate how the damm controls reverse just cause the camera reversed. WTF
I think there is a way to do it in the gameplay options.Returners said:Question: is there any way to switch back to the 08 baserunning controls? I missed a triple opportunity because I let go of the damm stick just before reaching third and my guy just stopped between 2nd and 3rd
edit: also i hate how the damm controls reverse just cause the camera reversed. WTF
Jazzy Network
Member
Sweet all of a sudden I can't hit anymore. This game can be so frustrating sometimes.
are there still complaints abt online?
i'm in NZ, new zealand, and granted i get pretty good ping to the states thanks to the transtasmine cable accross the pacific ... but iv played twice now ..and both where lag free. i got 9 hits in the last game i just played now, lost 3-2 and i left the bases loaded at one point.
brilliant.
the online menu could be way better .. i should be able to select a name from my prev matches played and be able to add him to my buddie list easy ...but i can't.
LOVE this game though. i dnt play it nearly as much as fifa, which is by far my go-to game. but man ...something so satisfying about a tight, closley fought game of the show. awesome. i think i punched the sky there in my last game when i hit my 2nd homer ... in my room alone at 6.30am on a sunday ... uhhh ...
i'm in NZ, new zealand, and granted i get pretty good ping to the states thanks to the transtasmine cable accross the pacific ... but iv played twice now ..and both where lag free. i got 9 hits in the last game i just played now, lost 3-2 and i left the bases loaded at one point.
brilliant.
the online menu could be way better .. i should be able to select a name from my prev matches played and be able to add him to my buddie list easy ...but i can't.
LOVE this game though. i dnt play it nearly as much as fifa, which is by far my go-to game. but man ...something so satisfying about a tight, closley fought game of the show. awesome. i think i punched the sky there in my last game when i hit my 2nd homer ... in my room alone at 6.30am on a sunday ... uhhh ...
Musashi Wins!
FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
I got my "Walk Off In Style" trophy last night winning a 11 inning game with the Yanks with a homer. It was so epic! I can get lost for hours playing this sucker.
Ran into a weird bug while playing online. Got to the 7th inning, my opponent was doing stuff in the pause menu (warming up pitchers, pinch hitter etc.) He comes back and the game says 3 outs, and the pitcher and batter walk out of view (still in the batting view). We couldn't do any thing. So the batters box was empty and the pitcher had walked off. We ended up quiting but it sucked, I was winning 1-0.
My RttS was the SS making this play. Damm its awesome (crappy editing though )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN4uvVX8N0k
)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN4uvVX8N0k
Musashi Wins!
FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
I've still been enjoying default sliders. More than any other ballgame I've tried. Any good ones online yet through the game? Check there.
Oh btw, I bitched earlier in the thread that I couldn't set special events in franchise. I'm a moron. Just go in the schedule to a home game in the regular season, push the date and it's one of the options there. Dur.
Oh btw, I bitched earlier in the thread that I couldn't set special events in franchise. I'm a moron. Just go in the schedule to a home game in the regular season, push the date and it's one of the options there. Dur.
Bog
Junior Ace
Had a hilarious triple in RTTS (where the guy in front of me wanted to stop, but I wouldn't let him since I wanted 3 bases), so I went in to record it, of course, but somehow the recording deal crashed and wouldn't let me out of replay mode. I could still move the camera around and rewind/ff the video, but nothing else worked. Thanks, guys. Awesome feature.
Anyone know how long it takes until you can switch positions in RTTS? LF is ridiculously dull. I've asked the coach a few times, but he keeps shooting me down.
Anyone know how long it takes until you can switch positions in RTTS? LF is ridiculously dull. I've asked the coach a few times, but he keeps shooting me down.
Youkilis is a beast in this game.
I played a random game online....my opponent took the cubbies so i had to take another team. I took the SAWX and wow, Kevin dominated the game.
I won 5 to 3....Youkilis had three home runs that game. Two 2 run homers and a solo shot. My entire offense.
I really hate guess pitch with limited pitches. My opponent kept on calling the 4 seam fastball in his guess pitch...got a couple homers off it. So I decided to jam the hell out of him that game with the four seamer. I got 9 straight outs that game jamming him with the 4 seam fastball since he kept on guessing it. Finally got him to stop guessing that pitch!
I played a random game online....my opponent took the cubbies so i had to take another team. I took the SAWX and wow, Kevin dominated the game.
I won 5 to 3....Youkilis had three home runs that game. Two 2 run homers and a solo shot. My entire offense.
I really hate guess pitch with limited pitches. My opponent kept on calling the 4 seam fastball in his guess pitch...got a couple homers off it. So I decided to jam the hell out of him that game with the four seamer. I got 9 straight outs that game jamming him with the 4 seam fastball since he kept on guessing it. Finally got him to stop guessing that pitch!
Musashi Wins!
FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
I've started to see the wisdom of turning off guess pitch in games. It is sort of cheese.
sportzhead
Member
A few things...
New Yankee Stadium is beautiful in this game.
Adding custom walkup music makes each stadium feel so damn authentic.
They even recorded the player introductions for Yankee players correctly. (Position - number - name - number)
Switch the fielding camera to low. You feel like you're always on the field and the game's amazing graphics shine even more.
Woody Keller can suck my dick. He is the worst ump ever. There is no way he would be an ump in the Major League for longer than a month. I wish I could send a wild pitch straight to his dome. That bastard has shape shifting strike zone.
Take some cuts (a lot) in batting practice, it really helps.
The bright sunny day lighting is perfect. Game just keeps you saying, "Damn!"
The uniforms look awesome. The way the cloth folds and wrinkles is top notch. I have no idea how they did that. I would love to see a behind the scene feature on just that. The real time infield dirt is also pretty bonkers.
I wish all sports games were this detailed and amazing to look at.
New Yankee Stadium is beautiful in this game.
Adding custom walkup music makes each stadium feel so damn authentic.
They even recorded the player introductions for Yankee players correctly. (Position - number - name - number)
Switch the fielding camera to low. You feel like you're always on the field and the game's amazing graphics shine even more.
Woody Keller can suck my dick. He is the worst ump ever. There is no way he would be an ump in the Major League for longer than a month. I wish I could send a wild pitch straight to his dome. That bastard has shape shifting strike zone.
Take some cuts (a lot) in batting practice, it really helps.
The bright sunny day lighting is perfect. Game just keeps you saying, "Damn!"
The uniforms look awesome. The way the cloth folds and wrinkles is top notch. I have no idea how they did that. I would love to see a behind the scene feature on just that. The real time infield dirt is also pretty bonkers.
I wish all sports games were this detailed and amazing to look at.
Musashi Wins! said:
I wouldn't mind if guess pitch just notified the batter he had the correct pitch coming....what drives me crazy is if the pitch is guessed right, you are screwed as a pitcher. You have no control over the pitch anymore and it can go straight over the middle of the plate. The only defense to it is to make sure the pitch isn't covering the plate at all.
Mrbob said:
you've already selected where you want to throw the pitch. Yes, you lose control of pinpointing the location, but that's necessary.. because if not, then you might intentionally screw up the pitch, and hope it goes away from the strike zone.
The problem with turning guess pitch off is that it's clear the game was designed with that option turned on.. but anyway, I don't mind either way. It's annoying when people only guess fastball all the time.
Mrbob said:Youkilis is a beast in this game.
I played a random game online....my opponent took the cubbies so i had to take another team. I took the SAWX and wow, Kevin dominated the game.
I won 5 to 3....Youkilis had three home runs that game. Two 2 run homers and a solo shot. My entire offense.
I really hate guess pitch with limited pitches. My opponent kept on calling the 4 seam fastball in his guess pitch...got a couple homers off it. So I decided to jam the hell out of him that game with the four seamer. I got 9 straight outs that game jamming him with the 4 seam fastball since he kept on guessing it. Finally got him to stop guessing that pitch!
actually i use that tactic sometime. Mainly cause if its NOT the 4 seamer. usually it will be a slower pitch (which helps my timing)
I've been playing this game for the past week or so. Hitting is still hard but I'm slowly getting better at it. Anyway, I did notice that there's a black border when playing in 720P. I have my tv setting at just scan so I'm guessing that means this game isn't exactly running at native 720P contrary to digital foundry's claim. I suppose that explains why it can upscale to 1080P and run at 60fps.
could some 1 explain what the left stick actually does during batting?
so the ball has left the pitchers hand and it's coming my way ... what does the left stick infulence?
is it:
a: controling where i WANT to hit the ball ...ie, high into right field, or a low grounder towards 2nd base ..
OR
b: where i think the ball will be in the strikezone ... so swing my bat in that direction
or is it a combo of both ..ie a ball right down the middle of the strike zone ..if i push my stick top right ..... where will the ball go if i hit it ...would i hit it (assuming my timing is right) ..
so the ball has left the pitchers hand and it's coming my way ... what does the left stick infulence?
is it:
a: controling where i WANT to hit the ball ...ie, high into right field, or a low grounder towards 2nd base ..
OR
b: where i think the ball will be in the strikezone ... so swing my bat in that direction
or is it a combo of both ..ie a ball right down the middle of the strike zone ..if i push my stick top right ..... where will the ball go if i hit it ...would i hit it (assuming my timing is right) ..
could some 1 explain what the left stick actually does during batting?
so the ball has left the pitchers hand and it's coming my way ... what does the left stick infulence?
is it:
a: controling where i WANT to hit the ball ...ie, high into right field, or a low grounder towards 2nd base ..
OR
b: where i think the ball will be in the strikezone ... so swing my bat in that direction
or is it a combo of both ..ie a ball right down the middle of the strike zone ..if i push my stick top right ..... where will the ball go if i hit it ...would i hit it (assuming my timing is right) ..
so the ball has left the pitchers hand and it's coming my way ... what does the left stick infulence?
is it:
a: controling where i WANT to hit the ball ...ie, high into right field, or a low grounder towards 2nd base ..
OR
b: where i think the ball will be in the strikezone ... so swing my bat in that direction
or is it a combo of both ..ie a ball right down the middle of the strike zone ..if i push my stick top right ..... where will the ball go if i hit it ...would i hit it (assuming my timing is right) ..
could some 1 explain what the left stick actually does during batting?
so the ball has left the pitchers hand and it's coming my way ... what does the left stick infulence?
is it:
a: controling where i WANT to hit the ball ...ie, high into right field, or a low grounder towards 2nd base ..
OR
b: where i think the ball will be in the strikezone ... so swing my bat in that direction
or is it a combo of both ..ie a ball right down the middle of the strike zone ..if i push my stick top right ..... where will the ball go if i hit it ...would i hit it (assuming my timing is right) ..
so the ball has left the pitchers hand and it's coming my way ... what does the left stick infulence?
is it:
a: controling where i WANT to hit the ball ...ie, high into right field, or a low grounder towards 2nd base ..
OR
b: where i think the ball will be in the strikezone ... so swing my bat in that direction
or is it a combo of both ..ie a ball right down the middle of the strike zone ..if i push my stick top right ..... where will the ball go if i hit it ...would i hit it (assuming my timing is right) ..
Dez said:
I've always figured guess pitch was in to give the game more of an arcade feel...I wouldn't say the game is built around it at all. If anything, the game is built against guess pitch but sony added it to give hitters a better chance at whacking the ball.
If you think about it, you can be looking fastball in real life from a pitcher, but even if you know that pitch is coming it should never alter the angle at which the pitch is being thrown.
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
So hard to play online...I could not hit lol. Ended up striking out 22 times and they had a perfect game lol. It was too laggy when throwing pitch I didnt even had a chance :/