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

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by bcruise

IGN slams RBI for being, well.....RBI. http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/...ball-14-review I'd venture to say there's more than a few people who see that as a positive.

You can play like RBI, but make advancements in the process. This game made very little.

This is of course coming from a guy who didn't devote his childhood to the RBI series, but I do specifically remember the music (I can still hum it to this day) and the ambulance for injuries, etc. My best friend at the time had this game. Anyway, I can't say what's the same and what's different, but they really did limit us with things. That's the problem. There are ways to stay the same, and there are ways to upgrade from those things that held it back. I think they failed to do that other part.

[LingeringRegime]

Quote: Originally Posted by bcruise

IGN slams RBI for being, well.....RBI. http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/...ball-14-review I'd venture to say there's more than a few people who see that as a positive.

It figures.

After seeing the IGN stream of the Show, I have virtually 0 respect for any reviews they put out for any sports game from here on out.

That stream was an embarrassment to sports gaming, no fault with Russell, but Greg Miller had as much knowledge for baseball as my 11 year old niece, in fact she has more knowledge.

[bluengold34_OS]

It just feels like a lot of people are dumping on this game because they wanted it to be the 2K replacement(on the 360/One at least), or some other alternative. The company put out a game to have fun with, and never once said it was going to be a simulation, or try and compete with the Show for baseball superiority. All the hopes that were raised, were done so by the general public - not by this company.

If people hate it for what it is, great, but don't don't hate it for what it's not, or ever claimed to be.

[ravens52bears54]

Quote: Originally Posted by pistolpete

I don't have the money to spend on an additional console.

Quote: Originally Posted by daflyboys

Because not everyone has 3+ bills to drop on a new console.... or have their mom and/or dad buy them one.

If you can only buy one and you're a big baseball fan, you chose the wrong one. Simple as that.

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[roadman]

For anyone in here that does have the game, did anyone else get a download and know what the addition was?

Just got a download last night.

Edit- Well, they do have good customer service, I will say that. I emailed customer service early afternoon and received a reply in about 3 or 4 hours on a Sunday. They said the update will help with save issues on the 360.

[krispykeith]

Quote: Originally Posted by bluengold34_OS

It just feels like a lot of people are dumping on this game because they wanted it to be the 2K replacement(on the 360/One at least), or some other alternative. The company put out a game to have fun with, and never once said it was going to be a simulation, or try and compete with the Show for baseball superiority. All the hopes that were raised, were done so by the general public - not by this company. If people hate it for what it is, great, but don't don't hate it for what it's not, or ever claimed to be.

I disagree with this completely. I think people are upset because they wanted a great "pick up and play" experience in the same spirit as the original but recognition the year is 2014. It should have loaded quickly, played quickly and had the same gameplay experience but the graphics should have been better, the sound should have been better and there should have been a little more meat on the bones (basic season stats, full rosters). I think very few of the disappointed people were expecting a competitor to The Show. They just wanted an enhanced version of simple arcade baseball.

[ravens52bears54]

Yup. Full stat tracking and online head-to-head and I was in.

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[Blzer]

This is going to be the most random bump of all time.

First of all, see the bold comment...

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

I'm just going to give my scattered thoughts based on a full game that I watched on YouTube. I want you all to keep in mind that with my comments, I know that a lot of these things could be responded with by saying: "They wanted to keep it close to the original." That would be an unfortunate excuse for most of these things. - Looks like fun to pick up and play. Reminds me of Ken Griffey Jr. on SNES. Nice and quick pace, getting a game done in under 20 minutes. No complaints as far as the small number of pitchers and hitters when it comes to exhibition play, though I'm sure that would wear on you if you want to play a season. - Ball physics are strange. No hooking/slicing down the lines (strange how some balls seem to almost "start" foul then end up fair down the line too), and the ball rolls like a bowling ball on carpet instead of getting good natural bounces. - Lots of power down the lines, and very little power to center field. Opposite field power seems equally as likely. Didn't look good to see Gregorius crank a ball out the other way, though that could be an anomaly of course. Way too much opposite field hitting in general, in fact. - That fielding camera is just dreadful for fly balls. At least in Griffey there is the mini-map that shows the ball, landing location, and players on the field. In this game the mini-map is missing most of that. That must be very hard to field fly balls, as I already saw. At least the auto-dive and suction fielding should help a little bit. - The "no stats" thing is just a crying shame. That's just too bad for anyone wanting to play season mode. - Sound effects are nifty. I have no problem with the audio or lack of a commentator, though obviously it could always be cool to have in future versions. - I was going to mention no errors, but then I saw one on a line drive back to the pitcher. Good to know that they're there! - Haven't seen any instances of bunting (even from the CPU from their pitcher), so I don't know how bunt play looks or how the A.I. handles bunting or anything else. Didn't see any successful stolen bases, either. - It would be nice to see more batting stances and pitching motions, even with a game this "simple." Player models and faces, too. Again, Griffey had significantly more for an SNES game, even though that was sprite-based. - Good to have "uniqueness" in stadium dimensions, though I'm sure they could do more with it. Chase Field was missing its bullpens down the lines, the pool in RCF, and the shadows of the roof (open or closed). Just felt like an open environment, The home run presentation is a bit lacking too, and it would be nice to follow the ball all the way to the depths of the stadium. At least the grass and dirt is a more accurate color than The Show, though. - There were a good amount of swings and misses and foul balls, so that way you can work the count at least a little bit for some strikeouts. I only saw like two balls thrown, and no hit batsmen. I have a feeling you won't see many walks when playing this game.

Now, DraftKings posted something that went to my Facebook newsfeed that showed the spray of Didi Gregorius's 134 career home runs:



It just goes to show that I had a legitimate beef in RBI Baseball 14, haha. Why the oppo pop for Gregorius will never be revealed!