Three Things MVP 05 Still Does Better

[Brian SCEA]

Quote: Originally Posted by mike8813

I don't understand the writer's logic in dismissing the Show's hitting mechanic. To say that you can't bring your hands in to pull a ball or extend to go oppo is wrong. To pull an inside pitch: have your PCI inside, swing early. DONE. To hit an outside pitch the opposite way: have your PCI outside, wait the extra split second, swing late. DONE. Average those out and you hit it up the middle. Am I missing something here?

Yes that's exactly how it works. Almost everything objectively described by OP as far as how hitting works is factually speaking incorrect.

Subjectively, everyone's going to have their opinion on what they like or not or how they feel about the results. That's why my comments are only about the factual aspects of how hitting works. Once one person says it, people repeat it until it becomes an urban legend and it gets flagged for next year's Strategy Guide.

Play whatever you like, games are for entertainment!

[metal134]

To me, it doesn't matter how many things MVP did better (I agree with those who say that pitching was NOT one of them. Unequivocally, no way). There is one thing that MVP didn't have that, for me, is the MOST important thing in a baseball game, statistical accuracy! The Show 09' is the first game since High Heat that I could play through a season and look at a pitchers line and say, "yeah, in EVERY category, that looks like a real line." Give me a season pitching line from MVP and give me a real line and I can immediately tell the difference. This extends to offensive players as well, but it's more-so because of the pitching.

[Artman22]

I completely agree with this entire Article. I would add that MVP still has way better fielding as well. Fielding in the show needs to be redone..

[pbz06]

Man, people need to move on already. I was the biggest MVP fanboy back in..........2005.

The Show does everything so much better, even though it has its own little shortcomings (but which game doesnt?).

[Artman22]

I feel MVP had more hit variations.

[jim416]

Quote: Originally Posted by Art1bk

I feel MVP had more hit variations.

Disagree 100% and I loved MVP PC.

[nemesis04]

The only aspect I remotely miss from MVP is the fielding. That area needs some major attention. I think the pitching in the Show blows away what MVP had in terms of the pitching meter.

I did not like the hitting in MVP at all the up for a fly ball down for a grounder was lame. I much prefer aiming the left stick to track the pitch. The PCI still needs to be smaller, it is too big.

[mikeveli20]

If I had to choose only 1 of the 3 things you mentioned to be implemented into The Show 2010, it would definitely be the hitting. I agree, there is nothing like the hitting in MVP 05 and it really was incredible.