MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

[countryboy]

lol at Matty V saying "its 64 degrees under mostly cloudy skies" when the sun is shining brightly.

Also, I love the crowd dynamic in this game. J-Rol was walked by Kazmir and now that he's on first, he's bothering Kazmir to the point that Kaz has tossed over 6 times in a row, and the crowd is booing him.

I know the latter was in last year as well, but it never hurts to mention all the atmosphere and little things this game does so well.

[Knight165]

Quote: Originally Posted by PhantomPain

HOW DARE YOU INSULT ME WITH THE ACTUAL RULES!!! Obviously just kidding and thank you for pulling that up as I did not realize/remember that being the rule. You would think playing baseball for a total of 20 years I would have known that, but maybe I am just getting to the point in my life where my mind is deciding that a good memory is overrated

Haha...
I had to go to the rules...I couldn't remember definitively myself!


....the black bars...I get them in some games(strangely not the Show)...unless I set my monitor to FILL. You could try that if your has that option.

M.K.
Knight165

[mjb2124]

Quote: Originally Posted by michaeldu

Are you guys playing the game in letter box format? That's all I can think of.

No, it's just the way some HDTV's are. I've spoken to other people with the same TV as mine and they have the same thin black bars on each side.

[mjb2124]

Quote: Originally Posted by EnigmaNemesis

How thick were the black bars?

If his are the same as mine, about an inch on each side - much smaller than the black bars when viewing an HD channel, but the content is not HD. This is the only game I've played that does this (and has the past 3 years). The horizontal "stretch" option in the menu fixes it so no big deal.

[countryboy]

I absolutely love the pitcher/batter matchups. There is nothing better than, when pitching, having a hitter completely off balance and watching them "swat flies".

And when hitting, there's nothing better than flicking your bat out at that hard slider and flipping it over the 3rd baseman's head.

I love this game.

[callmetaternuts]

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?

[theaub]

XD I keep on hitting guys and after like 7 or 8 Vasgersian's like "Way to go, tough guy."

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[Rawdeal28]

Quote: Originally Posted by mgoblue678

The demo was pretty good but there were two problems I had if you want to call them that. 1. The game wasn't taking up the whole screen. I tried it in 720p and 1080p but there were still huge black bars around the screen. 2. Did it seem a little too dark to anybody else? I know it was supposed to simulating shadows in a stadium but I thought it seemed a little too dark. It was a little hard to pick up the ball because of this. All in all a great demo though.

yeah i got the black bars too. just go to the video options and stretch it out.

Quote: Originally Posted by Scottdau

For the love of god, please do not change the game. Those that what something new look for another game. This is for us that want a game like the Show! DO NOT CHANGE!!!!!! PLEASE! One more thing I hit a little dribbler and as it was going foul Howard hopped over it as he was running down the line. It was unbelievable!

YES, PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS MAN! U DONT LIKE IT MOVE ON.

Quote: Originally Posted by JT30

wow are you kidding? lol

no im not. some people just complain too much.