R.B.I. Baseball 14 Announced For Current and Next-Gen Consoles, Mobile Devices Too

[boomhauertjs]

Quote: Originally Posted by jukeum445

This is disappointing... no doubt in my mind that this is going to be a baseball simulator.. those guys over at MLB advanced media are not video game makers of any sort.. o well here's to the show and ps4.. dam shame xb1 gets shafted in baseball..

Seems a bit presumptive when we haven't even seen a screenshot...

[RandyBass]

This could be really cool if they do it right. The RBI/Famista series has actually been going strong all the way up to the Nintendo 3DS, it's just that it's only been published in Japan (as Famista).

Thing is it's also turned into a really good and challenging game in that time. The AI plays well, and they even have a quality season mode. Early RBI games cannot make that claim.

So if RBI 14 is just a trip down nostalgia lane and a remake of those early RBI games, then this news is not very exciting. If however they transformed one of the latest iterations into an MLB version, people are in for a real treat.

[Lovesports]

Everyone that's speculating it's going to be arcade....where are you getting this info from??? No one knows anything about this game so stop pretending you have inside info on it. Another company decided to make a baseball game which we knew would eventually happen. There is no reason to think it won't be a simulation type game...that's what the market needs.

[supermanemblem]

Quote: Originally Posted by vwnut13

I must say, coming for consoles and smartphones doesn't give off a good vibe to me. Sure the smartphone app could be a totally seperate game, but I'm thinking it's going to be a PSN/XBL download type of game.

I would buy a refresh of the original with the only thing changed being the teams and rosters. The gameplay was fantastic.

[RandyBass]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lovesports

Everyone that's speculating it's going to be arcade....where are you getting this info from???

RBI has always been an arcade baseball game. Even the latest versions that I mentioned, with all their improvements, fall into the category of arcade style. I would be very surprised if they put in the effort to turn this into a baseball simulator.

[Thrash13]

I'm hoping it gets released for the Wii U/3DS, but I'm not too optimistic about it. The Wii U needs games like this on the console, but if not, I'll still have The Show to satisfy my baseball needs! Here's to hoping they give the Nintendo consoles some love.

[tjspeaks]

Now if we could get a football game on XB1.

[Lovesports]

Quote: Originally Posted by RandyBass

RBI has always been an arcade baseball game. Even the latest versions that I mentioned, with all their improvements, fall into the category of arcade style. I would be very surprised if they put in the effort to turn this into a baseball simulator.

Yea but when is the last time they realeased a game? If we're speculating based on a game from 15 or 20 years ago then I think we should stop speculating.