MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

[bigdadd718]

im still not a fan of the lighting behind the plate. ou cannot see any of the esposed brick.

[callmetaternuts]

A few questions and impressions after a bunch of games.

1) Im having trouble with some players not going for the ball. A few examples are (as the Phillies) a grounder down the 3rd base line, not a rocket, and i dive and it rolls right through my fielder. Another, as the CF, a fly ball about 15 feet to this left. I run over to catch it and as im getting close to the circle it doesnt "pull me in" Normally an animation takes over, but this time i ran to the circle and the ball went right through him, for what ended up being a triple. There is no way either guy should have missed it. ANyone else seeing this?

2) Its pretty easy to pick a guy off first if you have a ball get away from the catcher and throw down to first. Ive had to stop doing it in the demo since it seems so easy

3) Hitting is BRUTAL for me on Legend. Im not very good apparently, but i am happy to say ive gone yard 3-4 times with the X Button (and none with Howard).

[callmetaternuts]

Also, CB ( i cant find your post) but i agree. Id like to be able to track what pitches i threw previously to a batter without going through a menu. ANd id like to be able to track ALL pitches thrown to me as a hitter, not just that at bat.

The fielding for me is a little meh. It looks good, but i just feel like as long as i start the fielder in the right direction, there isnt much for me to do. Maybe i havent played enough yet, or played with a bad enough fielding team to notice it.

[metallidevils]

i was under the impression that in last year's game, if you guessed correctly the location of the pitch, you didn't even have to move your hitting circle to that area, all you had to worry about was the timing. That doesn't seem to be the case this year, at least in the demo. Pressing L3 after a swing where I guess the pitch location shows the hitting circle dead center, every time.

[countryboy]

yeah, metal you must use the L-Stick when batting this year, even if you've correctly guessed the pitch location. I love it. And I also like how it seems as though you're controlling your hands instead of a "cursor".

This is one thing I was hoping they fixed last year, because hitting took very little skill last year as all you had to do was correctly time your swing and you would make contact.

[metal134]

Wrong guy, speedkills asked that question, lol!

[countryboy]

I was responding to the other metal..metallidevils...lol

There's too many metals on this board..

[Heisman316]

I just defeated the mighty Legend difficulty.

Box Score:

Phillies - 3 1 0
Rays - 1 4 0

All 3 of my runs came in the 1st inning.
Rollins was hit by a pitch, then stole 2nd
Werth walked on 7 pitches
Utley and Howard struck out
Then, Ibanez hits a 3-run homer. So, beautiful.

The Rays threatened me in the 2nd.
Joyce hit a line drive single.
Navarro then doubled taking Joyce to 3rd, but I pitched my way out of it.

In the 3rd, Upton hit a Single-Shot Homer and the intimadation factor came into play and I allowed a walk. Then, allowed a single, but once again Hamels pitched me out of it.

In the 4th, I struck out the side to WIN against LEGEND!!!!!