R.B.I. Baseball 14 Available Now, Post Your Impressions - Gameplay Videos Included

[steveeee]

can you play this online? looks like this could be fun to play against others online.. if not... probably not worth the download to play against computer. that would be very boring..

[KBLover]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

I would say if you didn't play the original RBI, you probably won't like it because you are used to 2k and The Show. If you did play the original RBI, you will probably like the game.

How about someone who played old baseball games (like MicroLeague and that godawful game just called "Baseball" on the NES and some baseball game on the Atari), was a big fan of Baseball Stars and Bases Loaded, but never played RBI on the NES?

Do you think I'd like it?

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by KBLover

How about someone who played old baseball games (like MicroLeague and that godawful game just called "Baseball" on the NES and some baseball game on the Atari), was a big fan of Baseball Stars and Bases Loaded, but never played RBI on the NES? Do you think I'd like it?

mmm, good question KB. If you don't mind the no stats, not much presentation, but fun game play, you might like it. I didn't play Baseball Stars, but heard it was involved with stats and management. I do recall bases loaded, but don't recall a lot of it. I also played Roger Clemens Baseball on the NES. I still liked RBI better.

KB, my suggestion would be to try the demo and see if you can get a feel for it. If you like like it, go for it, if not, time to move on?

For those about the stats and money, I get it, but here's the thing for me. 20 years ago, I didn't track stats for RBI, so, why would I now? It's a personal choice and decision, not a deal breaker for me, for others, it is. Again, if that's your thing, as someone above stated, grab a notebook like in the old days and track it or just don't buy the game.

As far as price, in the early 90's, I paid over $50 for the same game as I bought today for $20 bucks.

I just don't see the comparison, same game essentially, and $30 bucks cheaper and not taking into account inflation.

[Will I Am]

Is there no demo for ps3? If there is I can't see one.

[GnarlyKing]

Quote: Originally Posted by steveeee

can you play this online? looks like this could be fun to play against others online.. if not... probably not worth the download to play against computer. that would be very boring..

Supposedly online is going to be patched in this summer.

[statnut]

I think the problem is that the world has evolved since RBI last came out. You can't charge $20 bucks for a bare bones product these days, even for one without much competition.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by statnut

I think the problem is that the world has evolved since RBI last came out. You can't charge $20 bucks for a bare bones product these days, even for one without much competition.

I would tend to agree with this, but it depends if you feel that bare bones product is still fun.

To me, it is.

All it is a DLC arcade baseball game based on the early 90's game.

[statnut]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

I would tend to agree with this, but it depends if you feel that bare bones product is still fun. To me, it is. All it is a DLC arcade baseball game based on the early 90's game.

Meh, I think $20 is a lot for what they are offering, especially considering the mobile game, which appears to be the same as the console game, is five bucks. Yes, it's true to the original. The gameplay is fun. That's great, but in this day in age, if you're putting out a downloadable game and it's $20 bucks, you need more than that.

And even if it's fun, all you're doing is supporting a bare bones game at a high price and encouraging that.