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MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

07:58 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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# 761 clevelandsfinest @ 02/07/09 06:35 PM

I'm so excited, I've been waiting 3 days with my p3 on for about 10 plus hours total to download this.

# 762 Knight165 @ 02/07/09 06:56 PM

I totally disagree with the OF'ers being off this year.
I think they are pretty much dead on. I don't necessarily mean their depth...but more in how it translates into hits and catches. .....especially doubles/triples.
Considering I edited every player to try and combat this in '08......I feel I've got a pretty good handle on it.
I'm not saying you don't(if you feel opposite of this).....I'm just commenting.
Granted....I've only played several games and the demo.....but it's already apparent to me.

M.K.
Knight165

# 763 Pared @ 02/07/09 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Shakedowncapo


	Ok, now I see what Pared meant about BSG overdoing some stances. Guys like Chase and Werth are fine and look pretty awesome but while the motion of Jimmy's bat is perfect, it is WAY too fast. Shane is the same way but his stance is more true to his style. The way Jimmy lifts his foot waiting is PERFECT but that bat speed needs to come down considerably. Can that happen Chris? Jimmy - Too fast Werth - Perfect Chase - Bat needs to come down lower but great job with front leg and the way he holds the bat. Ryan - Pefect(was in the game last year) Raul - Fine Vic - Perfectly fine(love the high leg kick) Pedro - Same as last year...Fine with me. Ruiz - Great bat motion, its perfect...but like Jimmy's its way to fast. Just some observations but man does it make batting with these guys so much more fun!

Yup... It's not so much that it is goofy or completely ridiculous... just noticeable for the perfectionists.

Wanted to point it out to you guys and I'm glad some of you get the chance to see what I was talking about.

# 764 Skyboxer @ 02/07/09 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Darth Dorn


	The one thing that irks me still is a fielder running to the ball, and the ball going right through them. Happened to me twice was Iwamura. One was a grounder that went under Iwamura, who just continued running. Second was a line drive right through him. Didn't even try to catch it.

Played about 20 games and haven't seen that at all. ?????

# 765 johnnyg83 @ 02/07/09 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Rod_Carew29


	maybe he his, but honestly, those hits were in the game definitely. In addition to have the player reaction slider adjusted (for infield and outfield), folks gotta realize that if you get the 'right' pitch and hit the ball 'where it's pitched', you'll be rewarded. If I charted the doubles I'm still hitting, you'd be in shock. Most of us know that out of the box, the speed and fielding aggressiveness of the CPU was too fast. There was no doubt about it.

I would be in shock, because in the hundreds of 08 games I played ... I can't recall a single ground ball go down one of the lines to the wall, which is one of the most common doubles in the game.

It wasn't so much the OF aggressivenewss as it was the ball dying when it hit the grass ...

# 766 av7 @ 02/07/09 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Skyboxer


	Played about 20 games and haven't seen that at all. ?????

I had one of the fielding issues last night with Chase Utley. He was squatting, ready to scoop up a lazy groundball and somehow it rolled through his glove.

# 767 Knight165 @ 02/07/09 07:48 PM

Just FYI...

They were tightening things up even as we were playing.

M.K.
Knight165

# 768 Sportsforever @ 02/07/09 08:01 PM

Finally got it downloaded and played a game. Fantastic upgrade in graphics and game play from the short time I have played and can't wait for March 3rd.

Only disappointment at this juncture: bunt defense. I laid down a bunch of bunts just to see if it was still way to easy to get an IF single and I had Cole Hamels legging them out. The C just takes WAY too long to get out of the crouch, pick up the ball, and unload a throw.

# 769 Knight165 @ 02/07/09 08:05 PM

Check out the pic thread fellas.
RobNY finally figured out substitutions.

Nice pics in there!

M.K.
Knight165

# 770 Sheamazin @ 02/07/09 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Skyboxer


	Played about 20 games and haven't seen that at all. ?????

Same thing happened to me twice in one game. Two hard hit line drives to Utley. Was in position to make the catch and it seemed like the ball went right thru him. Maybe Im just seeing things though.

# 771 K_GUN @ 02/07/09 08:32 PM

*little things* alert

the pitched ball is an actual baseball...with stitching....i feel like ted williams

the shoes....gotta be the shoes mike......no mars..........the new shoes make those players even more real...last year those 'black slippers' just weren't right

# 772 ruffdiamond23 @ 02/07/09 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by K_GUN


	little things alert the pitched ball is an actual baseball...with stitching....i feel like ted williams the shoes....gotta be the shoes mike..no marv..........the new shoes make those players even more real...last year those 'black slippers' just weren't right

Very true does little things matter to some us.loving this game

# 773 Cj7298419 @ 02/07/09 08:36 PM

Could someone tell me how to record "movies" or replays. I see the tip come up at the beginning of each game but can't seem to figure out how to do it.

# 774 Cj7298419 @ 02/07/09 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark IV


	It's not active in the demo.

Oh ok, I could've sworn I saw someone in this thread say you can do it. Guess i'll have to wait until the game comes out.

# 775 Rod_Carew29 @ 02/07/09 09:21 PM

really?

wow...unbelieveable

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyg83


	I would be in shock, because in the hundreds of 08 games I played ... I can't recall a single ground ball go down one of the lines to the wall, which is one of the most common doubles in the game. It wasn't so much the OF aggressivenewss as it was the ball dying when it hit the grass ...

# 776 Rod_Carew29 @ 02/07/09 09:23 PM

dude...i am one of those guys who posted the slider and edits...lol

I see you didnt know that...as I noted that you just joined OS yesterday...

Anywho, that is exactly what I was alluding to. When The Show '08 came out, a TON of folks initially thought the Flash Gordon outfielders and infielders would ruin what was a promising game---but it didn't happen. Of course, a TON of edits and slider adjustments were to be done.

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Originally Posted by messygravy94


	again guy.........im not saying they NEVER happened in 08, it was just harder. the VARIETY of doubles wasnt there due to the speedy outfielders. the guys who posted the sliders and edits will tell you that. so relax, take some deep breaths, its going to be ok. i promise.

# 777 Defel @ 02/07/09 09:33 PM

I don't recall ever seeing a ground ball down the line rolling all the way to wall either. I'm kind of seeing the same thing in the 09 demo. Iwamura hit a grounder down the line, but it just died halfway through the grass and he only got a single. There are a lot more liners down the line in the demo which is nice. If I ever saw a grounder down the line spin into foul territory and roll in the dirt to the corner, I would be very happy.

# 778 Rod_Carew29 @ 02/07/09 09:37 PM

Really? Wow....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Defel


	"I don't recall ever seeing a ground ball down the line rolling all the way to wall either. I'm kind of seeing the same thing in the 09 demo. Iwamura hit a grounder down the line, but it just died halfway through the grass and he only got a single..."

# 779 PVarck31 @ 02/07/09 09:38 PM

Okay, I know I am going to get slammed for saying this. I am not impressed by the demo. I have played about 10 games. While at its core, it does a fine job representing the sport of baseball, I just find the game lacking in many areas. I feel the graphics are good, but benefit substantially from the lighting. I feel the lighting sugarcoats the lackluster player models. I find fielding to be tremendously boring. I don't like guiding my player to the general area, then watching while the animation takes over. Once again, the game feels scripted. I feel like I have been doing the same thing over and over for years. One button to do everything. Swing, throw, etc. I feel like the game is playing me sometimes. I would be nice to have better control over the type of throws my fielder uses.

This lack of innovation has me sour on this game. I feel like its all been done before. I know this is not going to be a popular opinion, but I felt like I had to say how I feel, and that is disappointed.

# 780 Sportsforever @ 02/07/09 09:41 PM

I just saw something I hope doesn't become the norm...

Victorino on 2nd with 1-out. Ruiz lines a solid single to LF and I come up expecting to be making a throw to the plate...except that Victorino is still at 2nd.

I went back and watched the replay and Victorino DOVE back into 2nd base on a solid single to LF...I've only seen it once in 3 games, but I hope it's an abberation.

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