Three Things MVP 05 Still Does Better

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bumble14

Ohh, you're one of "those" guys. I was wondering how long it would take to get your kind involved in this discussion Just kidding. All Star was a great franchise as well- never quite got to MVP level for me, but it was a gem back in the N64 days.

All Star lacked the on-field explosion to truly be an icon of baseball gaming. But off the field, it was pure baseball.

[hitstreak13]

All star was a pretty solid game. However, the point system and lack of sliders (there wasn't any) ruined the game for me.

Does anyone remember game impact? This is perhaps the best thing in sport gaming history. Yankees/Redsox matches will always be a 10/10 come August and September. Every game will be sold out. That was pure innovation right there. No other game has been able to duplicate that marvelous franchise feature.

[acarrero]

Personally, I'm not a fan of Hitter's eye. It just confuses me to see a red ball or green ball. If you take hitter's eye off, in MVP you can still see the different rotation of the ball as soon as it leaves the pitchers hand. To me it has the same effect as hitters eye and feels more realistic than watching a purple ball light up in the pitchers hand.

Also, lets not forget it was actually MVP 06: NCAA Baseball that blew away all other hitting systems with the original analog batting. To this day, it is still the best system for batting on any baseball game out there IMO.

[adembroski]

MVP's hitting system is the primary reason I haven't bothered to pick up the show. Pitching issues in MVP are solved by 3rd party tweaks.

MVP 05 as edited by the community is the most realistic baseball game ever, period. That's my #1 requirement for a game, and you simply cannot beat MVPs hitting system.

[Woodweaver]

Quote: Originally Posted by adembroski

MVP's hitting system is the primary reason I haven't bothered to pick up the show. Pitching issues in MVP are solved by 3rd party tweaks. MVP 05 as edited by the community is the most realistic baseball game ever, period. That's my #1 requirement for a game, and you simply cannot beat MVPs hitting system.

Never picked up The Show, but MVP can't be beat....hmmmm.

[cardsfan2222]

Quote: Originally Posted by hitstreak13

All star was a pretty solid game. However, the point system and lack of sliders (there wasn't any) ruined the game for me. Does anyone remember game impact? This is perhaps the best thing in sport gaming history. Yankees/Redsox matches will always be a 10/10 come August and September. Every game will be sold out. That was pure innovation right there. No other game has been able to duplicate that marvelous franchise feature.

I remember game impact. I always hated April games against the Padres, when it would be 1 out of 10. The Show has finally made matchups better, as Cardinals/Cubs games are always sold out.

I still have MVP 2005 for the PC, and have played more seasons than I remember. I never modded it, I may have to try that and see what its like. It's too bad EA lost the license, because it would have been interesting to see how SCEA and EA would have tried to outdo each other to make the best game.

I really don't get why people try to compare them, and say one is better than the other. They both have their qualities, and their downsides. Stat lines are far more accurate in the Show, as over the course of a season, you don't have all of your starters with 15-20 wins, and have 4 or 5 players with 30 or more home runs. I had David Eckstein hit 25 home runs in MVP, simply by waiting for a high inside curveball.

The biggest advantage I would give MVP is fielding, both CPU and human. There was a distinct difference between gold glovers and average fielders, and you knew not to run on certain players arms. In the Show, you can just as easily be thrown out by a poor thrower as a great one.

I thought MVP was also better at extra base hits. Sometimes I feel like the runners are too slow in the Show, because I have to slide into 2nd on a double that should have easily been a stand up double. MVP also had doubles down the line that would rattle around in the corner, and in the Show it seems like those hits die in the outfield grass, or are cut off before getting to the wall.

Overall though, I still enjoy both games. I pretty much exclusively play the Show now, but I know I could still go back and play MVP and enjoy it.

[Nilsen31]

MVP 05 was the best baseball game and did a lot of things right, it's tough to compare and say the older game is better...but I think I agree, because I play very little outside of Be A Pro mode because of the frustrating gameplay flaws you talked about. I really agree w/ feeling a lack of control over your hitting at the plate. and baserunning sucks, just use a basic system like MVP did. I played the heck out of MVP and the actual 9 inning games vs friends or even CPU were fun...The Show...not so much.

[Nilsen31]

** Road to the show ** wutever the features called :P