Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2011 Impressions

[falcons2003]

The game play reminds me of High Heat which is a good thing.

The animations are very subtle and not overdone, that's what makes the game so good, very fluid.

[tvman]

Quote: Originally Posted by cheechoo98

The only problem i see w the hitting, is, that cursor hitting ( which this is ) makes you look at the spot hilighted in the strike zone, instead of the actual ball/pitch in play. Kind of unrealistic IMO... Is there a Hitting Mode in PYS that lets you watch the pitch from the pitcher's hand instead? ( instead of looking into your strike zone and trying to align the cursor?) The game does look AMAZING though!!!! I've longingly watch Youtube videos of this game for years...!

I can't really just watch for the cursor to appear in the K zone because i find i'm always late on the pitch then. What i like to do is watch the pitcher throw and then i will see the cursor appear in my peripheral vision and move my cursor to that area before i swing. That helps my timing. I'd have to reduce pitch speed in order to just watch the K zone for the cursor.

Like Swaldo said it's whatever works for you and i'm still trying to figure that part out, lol.

[ReetCestin]

I'm getting this game soon. How long is season mode?

[tvman]

Quote: Originally Posted by ReetCestin

I'm getting this game soon. How long is season mode?

Pennant mode is 20 years.

[Cyphre]

Quote: Originally Posted by cheechoo98

The only problem i see w the hitting, is, that cursor hitting ( which this is ) makes you look at the spot hilighted in the strike zone, instead of the actual ball/pitch in play. Kind of unrealistic IMO... Is there a Hitting Mode in PYS that lets you watch the pitch from the pitcher's hand instead? ( instead of looking into your strike zone and trying to align the cursor?) The game does look AMAZING though!!!! I've longingly watch Youtube videos of this game for years...!

I don't know if you have played the game yet, but when it comes to hitting, you cannot be affix to looking at the "spot" in the zone if you want to get good at hitting. There are several elements that come in play which is what makes this game feel more realistic than ANY other game....YES, INCLUDING THE SHOW!

The "spot" is just an indicator that actually helps you get to know opposing pitchers as you play.....it shows you how their "stuff" rotates, how much it breaks and to what direction. It also serves as a tool to get a feel for the speed difference in each pitchers arsenal which varies greatly from one pitcher to another....you know late movement, tailing fastball, bottom falls off, high heat, etc.

The other component to successful hitting is knowing your batters, and what they are and are not capable of......if you have a "pull" hitter at the plate don't try to "slap" the ball the other way.....but at the same time be patient and learn how to take a pitch...... you will learn names of pitchers like Iwakuma, Wakui, Suguichi, Maeda and other great pitchers in the game very quickly.... they have some stuff that's more electifying than the Rock.

Take for example Yu Darvish.....considered to be the best pitcher in NPB...and scouted by basically every MLB team.....when you play against him come with a game plan on how to attack him and don't expect alot of HR's ....as the game portrays him as his real counterpart....he has a fastball mid to upper 90's, a cutter/slider that is 85-90 but has so much late movement and a breaking ball that is more like a 12-4 than a 12-6 and has tons of down and out movement......think of him as a King Felix

As opposed to Daisuke Miura.....who can eat up some innings but his prime days are way past him.....think of him as the Greg Maddux that returned to the Cubs after giving his best years to Atlanta.

With Miura you might have a field day and think hitting in this game is very good but maybe a bit easy....then you face Darvish and you get fooled at the plate (and I do mean FOOLED), trying to figure out if the AI changed your settings randomly and your ego might get bruised.....then your thinking....MAN, THIS GAME DOES FEEL VERY REALISTIC....

That's why I recommend to friends that ask me for tips....to stick with one team and play with them...online, exhibition, season mode....whatever, until you get to know every player and what they can do....then move on to use other teams....it helped me.

So go ahead and look at the "spot" if you want to...you will have a hard time hitting as you will find yourself hitting alot of pop-ups and/or grounders.....or just looking

[falcons2003]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cyphre

Take for example Yu Darvish.....considered to be the best pitcher in NPB...and scouted by basically every MLB team.....when you play against him come with a game plan on how to attack him and don't expect alot of HR's

I was playing against him for the first time last night. 1st inning, I hit a MONSTER HR probably the biggest blast I've hit in the game. It did one of those cut scenes were the batter flips the bat up and watches, never saw it before ( I have no replays and all the cut scenes off or whatever) I was like damn! I was like this guy isn't so bad. Didn't get another hit until the 8th inning...lol.

Also does it have HR distances anywhere in the game? I haven't seen it anywhere, just curious.

Also didn't know you could install this game, saw it was posted in this thread, looked up directions and installed it. Wow, what a big difference. The game was great before, but now it looks and feels even better if you can imagine.

[SqueakyD]

The distance should appear at the bottom of the screen when your guy circles the bases. In meters, of course.

[falcons2003]

Ok, thanks. I have the cut scenes or replays set on few, so maybe that's why I haven't seen it? I don't recall watching a player circle the bases. Just the replay of the HR and thats it.