Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2011 Impressions

[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]

Quote: Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Quote: Originally Posted by 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.

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]

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.