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MLB 09 The Show Blog: New and Improved A.I.

06:12 PM - January 20, 2009 by tree3five

Playstation.Blog has posted another MLB 09 The Show blog. This one covers the new and improved A.I.

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	"Today we�re going to show you some of our new and improved A.I. for MLB 09 The Show. Realism is THE most important thing to use here on the MLB 09 The Show team. Year in and year out, with a development team that has a wealth of baseball knowledge, not only as fans of the game but development members that have actually played the game at very high levels, we dedicate ourselves to making the most realistic baseball experience possible. That being said, there were a few things about last year�s game that were a bit frustrating and not as realistic as we would have liked. As much as we would like to tackle every idea out there, we strategically have to pick and choose our battles. This year we decided to work on a little bit of everything, so today I�m going to highlight four of them."

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# 141 nemesis04 @ 01/21/09 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by atlbravesws05


	MLB 08.5: The Show Seriously, judging from the video, there is no leap forward to last years. The new fielding, tagging, etcc animations are not going to be that much noticeable when playing the game. Judging from the video, the game is the same, batting and pitching animations are the same. Yeah. Optimistic? Not yet!

How does one leap forward to last year? Anyway, you are entitled to that opinion but that video tells a healthy story that key areas of the game have been improved.

# 142 Bronk_Bonin @ 01/21/09 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by atlbravesws05


	MLB 08.5: The Show Seriously, judging from the video, there is no leap forward to last years. The new fielding, tagging, etcc animations are not going to be that much noticeable when playing the game. Judging from the video, the game is the same, batting and pitching animations are the same. Yeah. Optimistic? Not yet!

# 143 rudyjuly2 @ 01/21/09 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by atlbravesws05


	MLB 08.5: The Show Seriously, judging from the video, there is no leap forward to last years. The new fielding, tagging, etcc animations are not going to be that much noticeable when playing the game. Judging from the video, the game is the same, batting and pitching animations are the same. Yeah. Optimistic? Not yet!

I don't think it's unfair to state that MLB 09 could be MLB 08.5 but it all depends on your point of view. This isn't necessarily a bad thing nor should it be unexpected. I would argue that the Show is already a great game with little in terms of major flaws. I think it's only fair to expect small changes over time but those small changes can also make the game significantly better without changing the core very much.

Anyone expecting to see massive improvements in graphics or a radically different gameplay experience is setting themselves up for disappointment. The Show already represents baseball better than any other sports video game represents their sport. Other games have a lot of areas they can improve on. The Show doesn't.

# 144 atlbravesws05 @ 01/21/09 04:21 PM

typo*

i meant to say from last year. I guess since player models are changing next year, the game would at least feel different.

# 145 bodhiball @ 01/21/09 04:29 PM

to add to the list of little things, around the :54 mark it looks like the fielder may be wearing wrist tape? Seems smaller and tighter then the normal wristbands...and a slightly different color.

***DISCLAIMER*** This post, though about a "little thing" and small aesthetic feature of the game, in no way means to deny, belittle, undermine, or diminish the importance of solid gameplay. The author does not intend or imply in any way that the appearance of little things or accessories should be ranked higher than or deemed more important then other features that members of OS or their families feel are important to them. By listing the finding of a little thing, or sharing in his excitement or hopefullness of their inclusion, the author apologizes in advance for the fear and confusion this brings to said members and assures them that he also loves solid gameplay, whether there are sunglasses, eyeblack or not. Thank you.

# 146 NAFBUC @ 01/21/09 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by rudyjuly2


	I don't think it's unfair to state that MLB 09 could be MLB 08.5 but it all depends on your point of view. This isn't necessarily a bad thing nor should it be unexpected. I would argue that the Show is already a great game with little in terms of major flaws. I think it's only fair to expect small changes over time but those small changes can also make the game significantly better without changing the core very much. Anyone expecting to see massive improvements in graphics or a radically different gameplay experience is setting themselves up for disappointment. *The Show already represents baseball better than any other sports video game represents their sport. Other games have a lot of areas they can improve on. The Show doesn't.*

There is no doubt in my mind that once we play a game of MLB The Show 09, we will notice significant improvement in many areas and will be playing the best baseball game of all time.

# 147 SoxFan01605 @ 01/21/09 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by bodhiball


	to add to the list of little things, around the :54 mark it looks like the fielder may be wearing wrist tape? Seems smaller and tighter then the normal wristbands...and a slightly different color. *DISCLAIMER* This post, though about a "little thing" and small aesthetic feature of the game, in no way means to deny, belittle, undermine, or diminish the importance of solid gameplay. The author does not intend or imply in any way that the appearance of little things or accessories should be ranked higher than or deemed more important then other features that members of OS or their families feel are important to them. By listing the finding of a little thing, or sharing in his excitement or hopefullness of their inclusion, the author apologizes in advance for the fear and confusion this brings to said members and assures them that he also loves solid gameplay, whether there are sunglasses, eyeblack or not. Thank you.

lol...well played sir

# 148 rudyjuly2 @ 01/21/09 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by NAFBUC


	[/i][/b] There is no doubt in my mind that once we play a game of MLB The Show 09, we will notice significant improvement in many areas and will be playing the best baseball game of all time.

I hope so. I just hope the sliders are more powerful so I can tweak some things better for my abilities. I need to lower pitch speed more than they let us last year.

# 149 bodhiball @ 01/21/09 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SoxFan01605


	lol...well played sir

ah, thank you

and in addition to my original "wrist tape" post....you can also see it on Pedroia when he swings off CC. Its gotta be wrist tape.

as of now it seems that the team added new pants, wrist tape, sunglasses, eye black, new sleeves and batting gloves in the back pockets. Thats pretty impressive.

***DISCLAIMER*** This post, though about a "little thing" and small aesthetic feature of the game, in no way means to deny, belittle, undermine, or diminish the importance of solid gameplay. The author does not intend or imply in any way that the appearance of little things or accessories should be ranked higher than or deemed more important then other features that members of OS or their families feel are important to them. By listing the finding of a little thing, or sharing in his excitement or hopefullness of their inclusion, the author apologizes in advance for the fear and confusion this brings to said members and assures them that he also loves solid gameplay, whether there are sunglasses, eyeblack or not. Thank you.

# 150 cardinals fan 020207 @ 01/21/09 05:29 PM

I KNOW THAT THIS IS A STUPID QUESTION BUT WHERE ARE YOU GUYS FINDING THIS VIDEO AT?

# 151 bodhiball @ 01/21/09 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by cardinals fan 020207


	I KNOW THAT THIS IS A STUPID QUESTION BUT WHERE ARE YOU GUYS FINDING THIS VIDEO AT?

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/...-ai/#more-5317

# 152 Marino @ 01/21/09 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by cardinals fan 020207


	I KNOW THAT THIS IS A STUPID QUESTION BUT WHERE ARE YOU GUYS FINDING THIS VIDEO AT?

Caps not necessary.

Its on page 2 of this thread.

# 153 cardinals fan 020207 @ 01/21/09 05:45 PM

thanks guys that video is awesome and can't wait until it comes out... Has anyone heard if you can still save the game in the middle of playing i thought that was cool that you could do that.

# 154 bodhiball @ 01/21/09 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by cardinals fan 020207


	thanks guys that video is awesome and can't wait until it comes out... Has anyone heard if you can still save the game in the middle of playing i thought that was cool that you could do that.

I am sure thats still a feature, yes. Keep your eyes open on here...looks like we will be getting lots of info over the next week

# 155 countryboy @ 01/21/09 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by atlbravesws05


	MLB 08.5: The Show Seriously, judging from the video, there is no leap forward to last years. The new fielding, tagging, etcc animations are not going to be that much noticeable when playing the game. Judging from the video, the game is the same, batting and pitching animations are the same. Yeah. Optimistic? Not yet!

so..day to night lighting transitions, new fielding angles taken by cpu outfielders, new fielding animations for the infielders, eye black, sunglasses, being able to go the short way for the 3rd out, and new tag animations won't be noticeable when playing the game? Are you serious?

And a new blow your doors down, robust franchise mode, along with what I mentioned above equates to the same game as last year? Again, are you serious?

All I can say is.....WOW!....

# 156 ohyeahbaby123 @ 01/21/09 06:19 PM

Your PS3 guys are extremely lucky. Honestly, I don't even want to play 2k9 after reading that blog and seeing that video. Simply amazing.

# 157 dtigers63 @ 01/21/09 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ohyeahbaby123


	Your PS3 guys are extremely lucky. Honestly, I don't even want to play 2k9 after reading that blog and seeing that video. Simply amazing.

Oh no, just check a couple posts up, the game's basically the same, nothing really to see here

. Seriously, I'm hoping for you 360 guys that 2K at least puts out a game worth playing this year, I thought they had some real good ideas in place last year, the overall product just fell flat.

# 158 atlbravesws05 @ 01/21/09 06:27 PM

Yeah, i didnt wait a year for this game just to get eye black and sunglasses as additions. What I'm saying is these are just add ons that should/could have been in 08.

# 159 dtigers63 @ 01/21/09 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by atlbravesws05


	Yeah, i didnt wait a year for this game just to get eye black and sunglasses as additions. What I'm saying is these are just add ons that should/could have been in 08.

Please explain what it is your looking for? Not being an a** just wondering exactly is missing that you were expecting.

# 160 atlbravesws05 @ 01/21/09 06:37 PM

Innovation. But apparently, The Show isn't about innovating, its all about keeping the same old and adding little things that could have been added in the past. People say the swing stick will hurt the game because its "unrealistic." But this is a video game, games are never realistic no matter how much you try not to believe it. Just because you press X to hit, doesnt make it any more realistic than using the likes of the right analog stick to hit. Also, my major grip is the pitching. I'm fine if they leave the hitting the same as long as they provide a more innovative pitching meter. They used the same meter over about 4 years now. Its not overhauling the gameplay, its tweaking them with a new batting or pitching system.

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