Major League Baseball 2K9 Video: Rays @ Phillies 1st

[elTodd]

I really liked how they cut to the lineup introduction after the pick-off attempt. And then when Steve Phillips mentioned Ryan Howard, they cut to him leaning on the rail in the dugout. Very nice.

[King Gro23]

I think the noise is good and The do stand well most stand when rollins pumps his fist after he scores but, they may die off too quick. It gets pretty loud after the ball lands and is heading towards the wall

[Eddie1967]

In reviewing all of these videos I would say that the crowd noise was appropriate for each game situation.

[larma]

Thanks. I like what I see.

[Jistic]

I'm just amazed at the commentary. It's so fluid. And this is these guys first year. It makes what EA does with NCAA football commentary shameful.

Also loved the arguing after the close play at first at the end of the inning.

I've seen nothing in any of these videos that are red flags.

Would love to see Steve do a full game with #4 starters.

[bakesalee]

Quote: Originally Posted by jerm21

WHAT IS THAT NOISE FROM THE CROWD at 1:11. it drives me nuts. I don't know what it is but its always been in the previous games. talking about crowd noise though, it was good in this video, maybe a little bit delayed reaction, but can't be perfect though!

A very genuine LOL at the noise at 1:11. After reading your post my only prediction was that it would be what I have come to know as "Dad........."

Since 2004 that's one of my favorite sayings from this game, a mysterious, uncalled for "Daaaaaadddd?!"

Dad?

Daaaaad?

[DaveDQ]

Quote: Originally Posted by The Autumn Wind

It's really cool to see a full dugout, players walking from the on-deck circle to the plate, etc, all rendered real-time. I, too, notice the choppiness, though. I wonder if some of the twitchy transitions are a result of compression to video format, or if they're actually there. Ideally, things would be smoother, but I like where this is going.

I think this game is doing what NBA did when it hit next-gen with players running and stopping awkwardly. In this video, after the pitcher gets hit, he jumps up from the hurt animation and it looks very odd. They are very nice but raw animations needing some polish.

The dugout stuff is nice though. It all reminds me of the sideline stuff NFL 2K5 did with players interacting etc. Very much the style of VC.

[CMH]

Quote: Originally Posted by Smitty730

It's absurd that Jayson Werth still has a generic stance. I thought it was cool that MLB 09 has his signature style. Anyway... Personally, I feel every Phillie projected to start should have his signature style. After all, they are the world champs.

If you think Werth is absurd, look at Carlos Pena. He has a generic stance too.