MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

[kennyacid]

im fine with the frame rate issue seeing that this isnt nowhere near the completed game im playing.

[PVarck31]

Quote: Originally Posted by Super Glock

Love the game, no framerate problems here. Just hope they fix the check swing because I cant do it no matter how lightly I tap the swing button. I had no problems in 08.

Strange, I am not having any trouble getting check-swings.

[JoeRyan33]

Quote: Originally Posted by flymrfreakjar

Wow. So my first MLB 09 game was pretty insane. Game starts with a lead off triple by Iwamura— 145 pitches later Cole Hamels ends up my winning pitcher with 13 shutout innings. Going into the 13th tied 0-0 and back to back doubles by Utley and Howard win it for the Phils. I had it set on H.O.F (not trying Legend yet haha...) difficulty without any other tweaks other than pitching w/ the outfield cam. Initial impressions: Bat speed just seems WAY quicker overall than last year, which is great. Took me a long time to adjust, but it feels like you can really let pitches get in deep before swinging which is beautiful. I look forward to playing another game and getting used to it. Regardless hitting seems quite a bit more difficult in general. Pitching is still very, very easy. That being said, I'll give it a shot on Legend and see how it goes

Nice line. You're right. The bats feel quicker through the zone and give a much more satisfying feeling, where you're able to sit back and really feel like you can drive a ball deep in the zone. Ball jumps off the bat so much better this year. I'm loving it.

Initial impressions: this is a much more refined and tighter experience. The additional content, the music, etc, will make this a nice summer of PS baseball. I'm excited about baseball season and there's snow outside.

[astrumfe]

dont know if this helps anyone else: i had that framerate issue then i just rebooted my ps3, and it looks great now.


in another matter, does anyone know if the umpires will rotate in the retail game? woddy keller umped both games for me in the demo

[humaca80]

Quote: Originally Posted by Chris_SCEA_Sports

C'mon....Now I had to go and stop playing the Killzone2 demo, download our demo on the retail PS3 in the conference room and see what all the hub-bub was about.... Hooked up to a 52" Bravia via HDMI at 1080p... and I am not seeing anything like this. At all. Not even close. You may have missed the numerous posts by the community leaders that this build is weeks older than the game they played at the end of January...you may have also missed the subtle message on the loading screen that says "Pre Release Demo" Either way, yes, this IS an older build....but with that being said, if you are indeed seeing "horrendous pitch and swing choppiness" I would suggest checking your TV settings...I am just not seeing this while playing the demo, nor while looking at the videos that bhurst99 has been posting...or from the videos that IGN posted from the demo... If you are still experiencing these issues, feel free to PM with your TV make, settings, etc, and maybe we can figure something out. Enjoy. Chris

Sorry brother I was just overreacting a little bit, your work is much appreciated. Wasnt trying to be an ***, just kinda caught me off-guard a little. Think I'm just used to 08 a little too much. I just overreacted a little man. Im using a 46inch Samsung 550 LCD 1080p. I tried the HDMI-PC setting and my profesionally callibrated hdmi slot and I still get noticable stuttering. The TV is like 2 months old too, never any problems. Let me know what you think dude, thanks.

[bsb13]

Anybody seeing any bloop hits between infielders and outfielders? There has always been a serious lack of those in The Show imo.

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by bsb13

Anybody seeing any bloop hits between infielders and outfielders? There has always been a serious lack of those in The Show imo.

i got a soft liner bloop with hammels that i thought was pretty cool

[JoeRyan33]

Quote: Originally Posted by pjv31

Strange, I am not having any trouble getting check-swings.

Me either. The check swings are working fine, maybe even more responsive than last year.