MLB 09 The Show Blog: Road to the Show Training Modes

[zjl630]

Playstation.Blog has posted another MLB 09 The Show blog. This one covers Road to the Show Training Modes.

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"Hey everybody. My name is Eddy Cramm (Senior Designer), and it’s my turn to bring you MLB 09 The Show blog #3…or #4…maybe #5. Not really sure which one we are on. Bear with me, we are all working some long hours right now getting this game polished and out the door! I am here to talk about the new features in Road to the Show. When all of this RTTS stuff started 3 years ago, the whole idea behind it was to give a unique career mode experience that focused exclusively on you. Initially that meant that we would fast-forward you to your events so that you only dealt with your fielding plays and your plate appearances, etc. Because lets be honest, who wants to sit out in RF during a career mode and watch three groundballs to the infield. It sucked in little league and it sucks in a career mode, too. But as RTTS progressed, our focus grew to be more than that. It became more about giving the user more control of his path to the majors. Last year really took a huge step in the goals and points system. The guys on the front-end team like Aaron Luke, Kolbe Launchbaugh, and Jeff Ullman have built a pretty nifty system. That’s right…“nifty.” And from a gameplay standpoint, we have always wanted RTTS to feel like you are doing exactly what you would be doing, from going to Spring training, to working up through the minor leagues, etc. But success isn’t just about what you do in that game situation. Success comes from being prepared when that game moment arises. And contrary to what Allen Iverson thinks, that means practice. That thought process is what brought us to our main new feature this year. Training mode."

[BravesBoy]

Looks great. I love you can hit with anyone and hit against anyone you want to..

[Scottdau]

WOW, that animation is freaking amazing!

[zjl630]

It looks awesome, they did it very well. I hope we can listen to our music.

[Mark IV]

Don't like that you can lose training points if you get caught stealing in training. The whole point of training is to TEACH, not to penalize.

BTW~Thanks for putting in the Astros/Round Rock/Hooks! That was awesome to see!

[Ktulu]

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Don't like that you can lose training points if you get caught stealing in training. The whole point of training is to TEACH, not to penalize.

I don't think you lose points, you just don't get as many as you could have.

[theaub]

Looks good...I will be able to recreate my slow-*** self as a contact hitting 2B.

[Trevytrev11]

I need to get a PS3. This stuff is rediculous.