MLB 09 The Show Blog: New and Improved A.I.

[bodhiball]

to add to the list of little things, around the :54 mark it looks like the fielder may be wearing wrist tape? Seems smaller and tighter then the normal wristbands...and a slightly different color.

***DISCLAIMER*** This post, though about a "little thing" and small aesthetic feature of the game, in no way means to deny, belittle, undermine, or diminish the importance of solid gameplay. The author does not intend or imply in any way that the appearance of little things or accessories should be ranked higher than or deemed more important then other features that members of OS or their families feel are important to them. By listing the finding of a little thing, or sharing in his excitement or hopefullness of their inclusion, the author apologizes in advance for the fear and confusion this brings to said members and assures them that he also loves solid gameplay, whether there are sunglasses, eyeblack or not. Thank you.

[sask3m]

sounds to me like the changes their making are ones that real baseball fans will notice and enjoy, i'd sooner see this than major changes which could ultimately lead to reduced gameplay.

[NAFBUC]

Quote: Originally Posted by rudyjuly2

I don't think it's unfair to state that MLB 09 could be MLB 08.5 but it all depends on your point of view. This isn't necessarily a bad thing nor should it be unexpected. I would argue that the Show is already a great game with little in terms of major flaws. I think it's only fair to expect small changes over time but those small changes can also make the game significantly better without changing the core very much. Anyone expecting to see massive improvements in graphics or a radically different gameplay experience is setting themselves up for disappointment. The Show already represents baseball better than any other sports video game represents their sport. Other games have a lot of areas they can improve on. The Show doesn't.

There is no doubt in my mind that once we play a game of MLB The Show 09, we will notice significant improvement in many areas and will be playing the best baseball game of all time.

[SoxFan01605]

Quote: Originally Posted by bodhiball

to add to the list of little things, around the :54 mark it looks like the fielder may be wearing wrist tape? Seems smaller and tighter then the normal wristbands...and a slightly different color. ***DISCLAIMER*** This post, though about a "little thing" and small aesthetic feature of the game, in no way means to deny, belittle, undermine, or diminish the importance of solid gameplay. The author does not intend or imply in any way that the appearance of little things or accessories should be ranked higher than or deemed more important then other features that members of OS or their families feel are important to them. By listing the finding of a little thing, or sharing in his excitement or hopefullness of their inclusion, the author apologizes in advance for the fear and confusion this brings to said members and assures them that he also loves solid gameplay, whether there are sunglasses, eyeblack or not. Thank you.

lol...well played sir

[rudyjuly2]

Quote: Originally Posted by NAFBUC

[/i][/b] There is no doubt in my mind that once we play a game of MLB The Show 09, we will notice significant improvement in many areas and will be playing the best baseball game of all time.

I hope so. I just hope the sliders are more powerful so I can tweak some things better for my abilities. I need to lower pitch speed more than they let us last year.

[bodhiball]

Quote: Originally Posted by SoxFan01605

lol...well played sir

ah, thank you

and in addition to my original "wrist tape" post....you can also see it on Pedroia when he swings off CC. Its gotta be wrist tape.

as of now it seems that the team added new pants, wrist tape, sunglasses, eye black, new sleeves and batting gloves in the back pockets. Thats pretty impressive.


***DISCLAIMER*** This post, though about a "little thing" and small aesthetic feature of the game, in no way means to deny, belittle, undermine, or diminish the importance of solid gameplay. The author does not intend or imply in any way that the appearance of little things or accessories should be ranked higher than or deemed more important then other features that members of OS or their families feel are important to them. By listing the finding of a little thing, or sharing in his excitement or hopefullness of their inclusion, the author apologizes in advance for the fear and confusion this brings to said members and assures them that he also loves solid gameplay, whether there are sunglasses, eyeblack or not. Thank you.

[cardinals fan 020207]

I KNOW THAT THIS IS A STUPID QUESTION BUT WHERE ARE YOU GUYS FINDING THIS VIDEO AT?

[bodhiball]

Quote: Originally Posted by cardinals fan 020207

I KNOW THAT THIS IS A STUPID QUESTION BUT WHERE ARE YOU GUYS FINDING THIS VIDEO AT?

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/...-ai/#more-5317