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MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

08:58 PM - February 5, 2009 by Millennium

The MLB 09 The Show demo is up on the Playstation Network Store. Please post your impressions once you download and play the game.

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# 541 CS10029 @ 02/06/09 05:20 PM

Yeah it's still doing it for mine too. I mean I am a tiny bit nervous. Theres always the possibility it will only effect certain people's televisions or systems, dur to a specific situation that we are all unaware of.

We will see once it comes out. I'm not gonna lie though, if it is the final version of the game I may not play it all that much.

# 542 PsychoBulk @ 02/06/09 05:42 PM

Ive played one game on Legend.....and got no hit and got my arse handed to me 6-0...loved it.

This is good though, i want a challenge, ill keep plugging away.

This is massive step up from 08 in so many ways, stunning visuals, smoother animations, better AI, to me, and i know this is only a demo, this looks like the greatest sports sim of all time....its that good.

Roll on March and the real thing.

p.s. the framerate issues? I simply dont see it.

# 543 decga @ 02/06/09 05:45 PM

I like the intro: one I saw three players throwing from the right with a coach. I also like the announcing of umpires. It might become redundant if they do not switch up. But it is all good.

# 544 Skyboxer @ 02/06/09 05:47 PM

Ok FINALLY fire this baby up......Be back in a bit

# 545 K_GUN @ 02/06/09 05:47 PM

just gunned down PENA at the plate...he slide through the batters box

that slide mark (dirt) was there the remainder of game

'the little things'

# 546 av7 @ 02/06/09 05:53 PM

I'm loving that the default difficulty is a thorn in my side trying to get hits and score. Not like last year where everything was easy.

# 547 bukktown @ 02/06/09 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jim416


	In the 7th, still tied. TB pulls off a perfect 3-6-1 double play. A total of six hits in the game, 4 for TB, 2 for me. Try this out as, if I understood Kolbe correctly, this is how it works. TB hit a ground ball up the middle, just a little to the second base side. I ran Utley over to pick it up and pressed R2, which last year would have made him dive, however he was close enough to the ball that all he did was stretch out, make the grab and fire to first.

I need to practice the fielding more because when I was playing earlier I was close enough to a groundball that when I dove, I dove over it.

On replay it showed Utley fully laid out superman-style 6 inches above the ground and the ball rolling past him right under his stomach

# 548 Marinerss @ 02/06/09 06:00 PM

Still feels like 08. Guess i'll skip this season and wait for '10 the show.

# 549 TwinsTerritory @ 02/06/09 06:01 PM

I saw a post earlier saying the coaches helmets in the first video put out were wrong. In the Demo they seem to be right...

# 550 Shakedowncapo @ 02/06/09 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marinerss


	Still feels like 08. Guess i'll skip this season and wait for '10 the show.

Great impressions.

# 551 Stormyhog @ 02/06/09 06:01 PM

CPU hit a fly ball to the RF wall and the runner on 2nd didn't tag up and the 3rd base coach was upset as you could tell with his body language while he was yelling at him. It's the little things that make this game shine.

# 552 TwinsTerritory @ 02/06/09 06:03 PM

The screenshot thing is going to be great.

# 553 Shakedowncapo @ 02/06/09 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ~Guru~


	justn saw something great... i threw a sinker with Hamels and my catcher blocked it and the runner on first was late getting back to first and i threw it to first and tagged him out....sweet

A sinker with Hamels?! He doesn't throw one :-\

# 554 metal134 @ 02/06/09 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark IV


	That is so weird you said that, I did the EXACT same thing. Except I bought 3 copies total, 1 for use, 1 for backup, 1 for collecting. lol

Why buy a copy for backup? If something did happen to your game, it's not like you would have trouble finding a new one. I wouldn't spend the extra $60 until I had too.

# 555 Skyboxer @ 02/06/09 06:09 PM

Just real quick..So far I've had no problem with check swings at all. There is a difference in players though as I couldn't check swing with Howard. Before him though I had a couple batters easily check swing with no problems.(Currently losing 2-0 on legend mode)

# 556 Skyboxer @ 02/06/09 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joejccva71


	You have to be joking. Dude EVERYTHING is different, the pitching and batting is tighter, the graphics, the animations, player models, lighting, crowd. What game are you playing? Seriously.

Don't bother. He's just looking for a rise. They come and go.....

# 557 EnigmaNemesis @ 02/06/09 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marinerss


	Still feels like 08. Guess i'll skip this season and wait for '10 the show.

Lies.

# 558 metal134 @ 02/06/09 06:18 PM

Maybe this was already mentioned, if so I missed it, but I wonder how elongating the meter changes it. I've only played a few innings, not enough to tell on my own, but I'm curious as to what effect it is supposed to have.

# 559 BravesBoy @ 02/06/09 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marinerss


	Still feels like 08. Guess i'll skip this season and wait for '10 the show.

haha, you just go do that...

# 560 SoxFan01605 @ 02/06/09 06:19 PM

Well, I just played another legend game (no indications, etc.) and won

Rays(me) 3 6 1
Phillies 1 5 2

After a very clean 1st attempt, this was a slop fest...lol. I actually saw a new error animation (new to me anyway) were the 3B threw an off balance thow to first and it ended up bouncing and skidding about 3 feet in front of first. It then bounced off the first baseman (or just under him) flew up HARD and went into the dugout. Pretty cool (and led to a run for me

).

My runs were scored off of that awesome error, a HR by Pena and a gap double were Upton scored from 1st

.

I really like the feel of this game. It just feels more "complete." Not sure what it is exactly, probably just the sum of it's parts. I pooped in 08 for comparison and even in this older demo buid, boy, what a difference!

I L-O-V-E the OF play this year. Really feels more open and you can tell the range difference between your fielders. You could get close to it in 08 with edits, but nothing like this out of the box. Very nice.

I hold to my earlier assessment that the AI seems much more "locked" at the plate and really does pull the ball with more authority. Miss inside and either your corener infielders are losing their head, the corner OF is visiting the wall, or the fans get a souvenir...lol.

The bat speed definitely feels faster and that may be a part of theimproved pulls as well. I gotta say the way the ball screams off the bat with good contact is impressive

Anyway, 1-1 on Legend (though I understand it's even tougher in the newer build and likely even more than that in the final...yikes).

More to come later...

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