MLB '09: The Show Preview with Screenshots (ESPN Videogames)

[Tyrant8RDFL]

Quote: Originally Posted by wsu_gb23

Most of the long list of features listed are the same as last year...nothing looks very much different from last year... I'm gonna have to see this game in action to notice a difference...

Honestly 08 was a solid game so any impreovement is cool with me. I think after reading what they added they did enough for me to buy this game.

Do you play Madden? , man that franchise sucks now, and why cause they changed to much. We dont need for that to happen to MLB the Show. The core is great!

Just keep fine tuning it, add more animations, and personality.

BAM Great Game!!!

[templeusox]

From VGEVO.com c/o NeoGAF

[Blzer]

Okay, I don't know what's up with those screencaps, but they obviously had some bad capture card. Since when has Murphy's Fathead been plastered into Citi Field's outfield wall? (what I mean by that is the lack of sense of depth)

There's something terribly wrong with that capture, from the surrounding jagged edges to the inability to necessarily determine close objects from far ones.

As someone said earlier, the best evidence of this game's beauty will be in glorious HD videos.

[Darkleaf]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

Okay, I don't know what's up with those screencaps, but they obviously had some bad capture card. Since when has Murphy's Fathead been plastered into Citi Field's outfield wall? (what I mean by that is the lack of sense of depth) There's something terribly wrong with that capture, from the surrounding jagged edges to the inability to necessarily determine close objects from far ones. As someone said earlier, the best evidence of this game's beauty will be in glorious HD videos.

And the same thing is said after the first few screen shots are released every year..In a lot fewer words.


Edit:Not meant to be dick I meant you usually see a lot of "look at teH JaggieS"

[Blzer]

Oh, I wasn't talking about the game's graphics as much as the site's screencaps. The game won't look like that, and you know that.

At the same time, yeah, I'm a big visuals whore, and with next-gen gaming, I sort of have a small pet peeve when we don't get anti-aliasing and 60 FPS. Of course, those are impossible expectations with every game (2K games included), but wouldn't it be nice?

These jaggies, however, are not pertaining to the game. These were just terribly uploaded or something. Something looks really weird about the shots, like I said, with the lack of "depth" in the shots as well. Something just doesn't look right, which makes me that more anxious to see the real game in motion instead of seeing these false mishaps.


As for last year, I believe my question was as to whether the Ramirez screenshot was touched up to help hide the jaggies in the actual game or if that was an in-game effect from the replay cam. I think it was taken the wrong way, and I hope that doesn't happen again.

But yeah, I tend to bicker sometimes. It's important to point out negatives as much as positives, that way you can let them know in which ways they're going the right direction and in which ways they can make it look even better for next year.

[mike75]

Quote: Originally Posted by templeusox

From VGEVO.com c/o NeoGAF

I just love how the light is on the short stop while the third basemen is in the shade

Great job Sony pat your selfs on the back!!!

[EnigmaNemesis]

Quote: Originally Posted by mike75

I just love how the light is on the short stop while the third basemen is in the shade Great job Sony pat your selfs on the back!!!

/agree

Especially since it is HDR lighting. Amazing.

Fantastic job! WOW!

[davewins]

Quote: Originally Posted by phillyfan23

I can't believe in this 30 page thread there has been only one or 2 (brief mentions) and a total lack of buzz about the new LEGENDARY difficulty. Throughout the summer, and early fall all I heard about the gameplay complaints revolved around the too easy hitting. I'm definitely hoping Legendary level will fix this, and this is the feature I am MOST excited about. If the ease of hitting stays the same as last year, all the progressive lighting, weather, more animations won't matter one bit.

Amen to that man.

It's good to know that they are aware that some of us are having problems with the ease of hitting. It's good to know that they are addressing this. This game would be the most ridiculous game to date if hitting became tougher. I am happy that they are addressing the difficulty this year. It's a big step in the franchise to me. I give the game a shot every year since 06 and I was beyond pleased with EVERYTHING about the game except for the hitting each year and it's disapointing to me because the game is absolutley BEAUTIFUL and does so many things GREAT but the ease of hitting is a gamekiller for me. I know this is a touchy subject with many here hence the italics. All we can do now is wait...Very happy to read about the new legend mode though.