MLB 09 The Show Preview

[baseball88]

Doesn't anyone that try out the game check out what was done with the player editor?

That is the first thing I do when I get a sports game like this. How it is laid out for editing. Is it laid out the same as last year or have they tweaked it anyway shape or form?

How is the eye black and glasses applied this year? Where and how is the new baggy pants applied? Do they have different color forearm, wrist, bands, batting gloves, fielding gloves to choose from? Have they improved any of the batting helmets this year? Do they have the Indians bill red for the batting helmet? Have they added more uniforms this year like Atlanta's blue top?

Was fireworks for homeruns added this year for the teams that have them like the Indians?
What is the roster cutoff for the final build?

[bigfnjoe96]

Good stuff Chase. Here's hoping they give the user more control on the field. Slightly bummed about no Full Collision Detection..

Chase though not a final build, did you notice if the ball when coming out of the players hands on throws looked better than last year?

[aukevin]

Thanks for the preview Chase.

[ehh]

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I am most excited to talk about the pitcher-catcher interaction. For those gamers that pitch from the "pitcher view" and turn off the strike zone and a lot of the other indicators, they really will experience an engrossing pitcher-catcher interaction this spring. This year, it is possible to read what the catcher is doing behind the plate and pitch the whole game without having to turn on any indicators –- besides, of course, the pitching menu that tells you what pitches you have at your disposal. So, virtual Jorge Posada can put one finger down, then signal to throw it low and then signal to throw it outside, and virtual C.C. will know to throw a 4-seam fastball. Now, to an extent this was implemented last year, but now you truly can turn off all the indicators, ignore all the in-game menus that help you identify what pitch to throw, and simply read the catcher’s signals and go from there. It seems so small, but sometimes it is the simplest things that make the biggest difference.

It will be interesting to see how this works out for those of us who bat from the OF/Pitcher cam. Are we going to be able to see every pitch that's coming in before it's released?

[wsu_gb23]

Quote: Originally Posted by K_GUN

good write-up (and disclaimer too!) when picking the day games...did they transition from 'early afternoon' to 'late afternoon' lighting?

to me, that is more important than going from dusk to night...I would assume games would go from early-afternoon to late-afternoon.. it would basically be the same lighting system, just the sun being higher in the sky...it should work both ways is what I am trying to say....

[Blzer]

Chase, thanks for that preview, it all sounds great!

Only question... aside from a new pitching camera (which I'm only assuming), have you noticed a new batting or fielding camera? For instance, in the trailers there were some home run cuts that looked like they came from a true-to-life broadcast camera. Was that a real gameplay option, was that just a cut scene, or was that an overall tease that's not even in the game?

Thanks.

[green94]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

Chase, thanks for that preview, it all sounds great! Only question... aside from a new pitching camera (which I'm only assuming), have you noticed a new batting or fielding camera? For instance, in the trailers there were some home run cuts that looked like they came from a true-to-life broadcast camera. Was that a real gameplay option, was that just a cut scene, or was that an overall tease that's not even in the game? Thanks.

Yeah, great question. Forgot about this.

[GTheorenHobbes]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

Chase, thanks for that preview, it all sounds great! Only question... aside from a new pitching camera (which I'm only assuming), have you noticed a new batting or fielding camera? For instance, in the trailers there were some home run cuts that looked like they came from a true-to-life broadcast camera. Was that a real gameplay option, was that just a cut scene, or was that an overall tease that's not even in the game? Thanks.

This is the only question I had as well (thanks for the preview). Are there any new cameras or are we still left only with "low," "medium" and "high" for fielding?