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MLB '09: The Show Preview with Screenshots (ESPN Videogames)

11:24 AM - December 19, 2008 by iamemmittsmith

ESPN Videogames have posted their exclusive first look at MLB '09: The Show, including some new screenshots.

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	"Think A-Rod chokes in the clutch? Ever shout "Dodgers suck!" or yell "Drewwwwwww" when J.D. walks up to the plate? MLB 09 is about to bring out the crazed fan in all of us as not only can you record your voice screaming anything from "Where's Madonna?" to "we want a pitcher not a belly itcher" and put it in the game thanks to peripherals like the Rock Band mic and wireless headset, the fan yells will sound like your voice actually coming from the stands. You can even assign the recordings to be part of a chant and your voice will be put through a new process so that it sounds more like a crowd chanting "over-rated" and not just a single person yelling."

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# 281 Knight165 @ 12/23/08 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by biggerboat


	For us Manage Only guys, you think that is still going to be in 09? Hate to think it would be dropped.

DO NOT EVEN WHISPER THIS.
It would be like calling the one that has no name and darkness would be brought down forever on my world.
Any mention of this in the future and the perpetrator will be banished to bogeyland FOREVER!

M.K.
Knight165

# 282 Blzer @ 12/23/08 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by bfindeisen


	I know this is an extremely late response, but in the picture, there must have been a hit to left field with someone running from second to home. In that case, the 3rd baseman (Evan Longoria in this picture) covers the throw from left field, and it is the pitcher's responsibility to cover third. Longoria clearly cut off the throw and tried to cut down Victorino at third.

I thought the shortstop would cover third and the pitcher would back up home? Either way, that is a pretty bad throw for Longoria to be way over there to cut it off.

I guess it doesn't really matter in the end, chances are they just put some players in while playing some debug mode and took the picture. I was just wondering if, in baseball terms, there was an actual play that would warrant something like this.

# 283 MillardMavs @ 12/23/08 05:18 PM

you can always post in my blog about what you think about this game.

http://www.operationsports.com/Milla...show/#comments

go ahead and post what you think. Include pictures if you want also

# 284 countryboy @ 12/23/08 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MillardMavs


	you can always post in my blog about what you think about this game. http://www.operationsports.com/Milla...show/#comments go ahead and post what you think. Include pictures if you want also

lol

# 285 sappy3 @ 12/24/08 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Blzer


	I thought the shortstop would cover third and the pitcher would back up home? Either way, that is a pretty bad throw for Longoria to be way over there to cut it off. I guess it doesn't really matter in the end, chances are they just put some players in while playing some debug mode and took the picture. I was just wondering if, in baseball terms, there was an actual play that would warrant something like this.

That's correct the shortstop would cover 3rd, pitcher would back up home. I was thinking a bunt maybe, but Longo wouldn't be on the first base side of the mound. Sometimes a pitcher may cover third on a bunt depending on where the bunt is placed and everything. Like if its bunted hard down 3rd, and there's a bunt and run on, and the runner from first keeps going around second. If Longoria fielded the ball pitcher would have to cover 3rd, because second baseman would be going to first and shortstop to second most likely. All depending ont he bunt coverages though.

# 286 Artman22 @ 12/24/08 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by jim416


	1. Not important to me. 2. Needs improvement, big time. 3. Speed of players needs work. 4. Already been discussed and told to us....next year. But I have no problem at all with the player models. 5. VAST improvement???....I disagree. 6. For game play? Not important to me. What they have is fine.

How can people say collision detection is not important? So your saying that it's ok for the ball to go through the pitcher when the batter hits the ball towards the pitcher? It happens all the time in 08 and it's annoying and needs to be addressed.

# 287 Tyrant8RDFL @ 12/24/08 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by wsu_gb23


	Most of the long list of features listed are the same as last year...nothing looks very much different from last year... I'm gonna have to see this game in action to notice a difference...

Honestly 08 was a solid game so any impreovement is cool with me. I think after reading what they added they did enough for me to buy this game.

Do you play Madden? , man that franchise sucks now, and why cause they changed to much. We dont need for that to happen to MLB the Show. The core is great!

Just keep fine tuning it, add more animations, and personality.

BAM Great Game!!!

# 288 Blzer @ 12/24/08 02:59 AM

Okay, I don't know what's up with those screencaps, but they obviously had some bad capture card. Since when has Murphy's Fathead been plastered into Citi Field's outfield wall? (what I mean by that is the lack of sense of depth)

There's something terribly wrong with that capture, from the surrounding jagged edges to the inability to necessarily determine close objects from far ones.

As someone said earlier, the best evidence of this game's beauty will be in glorious HD videos.

# 289 Darkleaf @ 12/24/08 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Blzer


	Okay, I don't know what's up with those screencaps, but they obviously had some bad capture card. Since when has Murphy's Fathead been plastered into Citi Field's outfield wall? (what I mean by that is the lack of sense of depth) There's something terribly wrong with that capture, from the surrounding jagged edges to the inability to necessarily determine close objects from far ones. As someone said earlier, the best evidence of this game's beauty will be in glorious HD videos.

And the same thing is said after the first few screen shots are released every year..In a lot fewer words.

Edit:Not meant to be dick I meant you usually see a lot of "look at teH JaggieS"

# 290 Blzer @ 12/24/08 11:45 AM

Oh, I wasn't talking about the game's graphics as much as the site's screencaps. The game won't look like that, and you know that.

At the same time, yeah, I'm a big visuals whore, and with next-gen gaming, I sort of have a small pet peeve when we don't get anti-aliasing and 60 FPS. Of course, those are impossible expectations with every game (2K games included), but wouldn't it be nice?

These jaggies, however, are not pertaining to the game. These were just terribly uploaded or something. Something looks really weird about the shots, like I said, with the lack of "depth" in the shots as well. Something just doesn't look right, which makes me that more anxious to see the real game in motion instead of seeing these false mishaps.

As for last year, I believe my question was as to whether the Ramirez screenshot was touched up to help hide the jaggies in the actual game or if that was an in-game effect from the replay cam. I think it was taken the wrong way, and I hope that doesn't happen again.

But yeah, I tend to bicker sometimes. It's important to point out negatives as much as positives, that way you can let them know in which ways they're going the right direction and in which ways they can make it look even better for next year.

# 291 EnigmaNemesis @ 12/24/08 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mike75


	I just love how the light is on the short stop while the third basemen is in the shade Great job Sony pat your selfs on the back!!!

/agree

Especially since it is HDR lighting. Amazing.

Fantastic job! WOW!

# 292 davewins @ 12/28/08 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by phillyfan23


	I can't believe in this 30 page thread there has been only one or 2 (brief mentions) and a total lack of buzz about the new LEGENDARY difficulty. Throughout the summer, and early fall all I heard about the gameplay complaints revolved around the too easy hitting. I'm definitely hoping Legendary level will fix this, and this is the feature I am MOST excited about. If the ease of hitting stays the same as last year, all the progressive lighting, weather, more animations won't matter one bit.

Amen to that man.

It's good to know that they are aware that some of us are having problems with the ease of hitting. It's good to know that they are addressing this. This game would be the most ridiculous game to date if hitting became tougher. I am happy that they are addressing the difficulty this year. It's a big step in the franchise to me. I give the game a shot every year since 06 and I was beyond pleased with EVERYTHING about the game except for the hitting each year and it's disapointing to me because the game is absolutley BEAUTIFUL and does so many things GREAT but the ease of hitting is a gamekiller for me. I know this is a touchy subject with many here hence the italics. All we can do now is wait...Very happy to read about the new legend mode though.

# 293 Scooter3 @ 12/28/08 09:43 AM

It's great to see the new Legendary level. It would be cool if classic or timed hitting was offered on this level.
I hope it's included.

Scooter...

# 294 DodgerFanatic2K3 @ 12/28/08 05:11 PM

Your not the only one Scooter

What some people don't understand is when some of us say that we want to be able to use "timed" batting on HOF & Legend difficulty... it does not mean that we want any less of a challenge from the A.I. or that we want getting hits and making solid contact to be easy, it just implies that we like a simple one button approach to batting

Timed hitting is mainly for people that can't adjust to the learning curve of zone hitting or simply don't want to have aim there hits and like the random results that it offers

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