MLB '08: The Show Review

[huskerfan4life]

I have now been playing exhibition games for the last 14 days and i must say that the game is totally awsome and does put you in the game of baseball and it is the most realistic baseball simulation that i have seen in a very long time

[bh446066]

nothing like reading through 10 pages of bickering.......

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by bh446066

nothing like reading through 10 pages of bickering.......

Happens after every review. There's always some clown hung up on the score of the game, and thus must tell everyone why the score is "wrong". As if a score based on a personal opinion can be wrong.

Such is life.

If it weren't for a few knuckleheads bickering back and forth about the validity of an opinion based number score, I'd give this thread a 9.5... maybe even a 10.

As it stands, I can't score it higher than a 7.

[agonytheclown]

Quote: Originally Posted by huskerfan4life

I have now been playing exhibition games for the last 14 days and i must say that the game is totally awsome and does put you in the game of baseball and it is the most realistic baseball simulation that i have seen in a very long time

Wow. You think that The Show is a simulation? You must be new to gaming, or computing in general. Try OOTP if you really want to play a "simulation" There aren't any animations in that game, but you will for sure being playing a realistic game of baseball.

[SoxChamp]

Quote: Originally Posted by agonytheclown

Wow. You think that The Show is a simulation? You must be new to gaming, or computing in general. Try OOTP if you really want to play a "simulation" There aren't any animations in that game, but you will for sure being playing a realistic game of baseball.

I really hate when people try to compare games like The Show to OOTP. They are two completely different games, and I'm hard-pressed to actually call OOTP a "game". For a console baseball game WITH GRAPHICS, The Show is a terrific simulation that plays an incredible game of baseball. I'd love to know how a text-based generator can be considered a "simulation" of anything, other than reading. No thanks. Nothing makes you feel more on the *outside* of a sport than a game where you have to read everything and see nothing. Heck, even GM's that watch from the press box see more action than people "playing" OOTP. Granted, I admire it's statistical engine, but it's not a simulation. It's a stat generator, and nothing more. Now that's what I call fun! You said he'd be playing a realistic game of baseball. I fail to see where playing is actually involved.

If anything, I'd love to see The Show incorporate the guys from OOTP into the development process and mold the two games.

[Eddie1967]

Quote: Originally Posted by SoxChamp

I really hate when people try to compare games like The Show to OOTP. They are two completely different games, and I'm hard-pressed to actually call OOTP a "game". For a console baseball game WITH GRAPHICS, The Show is a terrific simulation that plays an incredible game of baseball. I'd love to know how a text-based generator can be considered a "simulation" of anything, other than reading. No thanks. Nothing makes you feel more on the *outside* of a sport than a game where you have to read everything and see nothing. Heck, even GM's that watch from the press box see more action than people "playing" OOTP. Granted, I admire it's statistical engine, but it's not a simulation. It's a stat generator, and nothing more. Now that's what I call fun! You said he'd be playing a realistic game of baseball. I fail to see where playing is actually involved. If anything, I'd love to see The Show incorporate the guys from OOTP into the development process and mold the two games.

play ********>play_w("P0363500") (pl)v. played, play·ing, plays
v.intr.1. To occupy oneself in amusement, sport, or other recreation: children playing with toys.
2. a. To take part in a game: No minors are eligible to play.
b. To participate in betting; gamble.

3. To act in jest or sport: They're not arguing in earnest, they're just playing.
4. To deal or behave carelessly or indifferently; toy. See Synonyms at flirt.
5. To behave or converse sportively or playfully.
6. To act or conduct oneself in a specified way: play fair; an investor who plays cautiously.
7. To act, especially in a dramatic production.
8. Music

Just thought I would help you out there.

[SoxChamp]

Quote: Originally Posted by Eddie1967

play********>play_w("P0363500")(pl)v. played, play·ing, plays v.intr.1. To occupy oneself in amusement, sport, or other recreation: children playing with toys. 2. a. To take part in a game: No minors are eligible to play. b. To participate in betting; gamble. 3. To act in jest or sport: They're not arguing in earnest, they're just playing. 4. To deal or behave carelessly or indifferently; toy. See Synonyms at flirt. 5. To behave or converse sportively or playfully. 6. To act or conduct oneself in a specified way: play fair; an investor who plays cautiously. 7. To act, especially in a dramatic production. 8. Music Just thought I would help you out there.

Thanks. I can't believe I misplaced my dictionary. Thank God you were there to rescue me. All of a sudden, OOTP makes sense. Whew!