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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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# 801 EnigmaNemesis @ 02/07/09 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	You should be pleased this year. Sometimes you can dive and keep the ball in front of you when they do a feet first slide.

Last night, Werth was going after a shoe-string catch tailing hard on him, and it hit off the glove and bounced in front of him. It was acknowledged that way via the announcers ... I was impressed!!!

99.9999999% of the time they always caught those last year.

My only gripe, the seams on the ball did not roll or spin, like they do when the ball was in the air. I hope this was fixed, but by far not a game breaker for me since at least there are seams now LOL.

# 802 nemesis04 @ 02/07/09 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by EnigmaNemesis


	Last night, Werth was going after a shoe-string catch tailing hard on him, and it hit off the glove and bounced in front of him. It was acknowledged that way via the announcers ... I was impressed!!! 99.9999999% of the time they always caught those last year.

They will miss quite often this year. In the full version I played, I hit a screaming line drive to the outfield and the outfielder came in but the ball was still too high and he reached for it and it skipped off his glove into the corner.

# 803 phillyfan23 @ 02/07/09 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Defel


	Thanks...I'll keep my eye out. Maybe I'll max the hitting sliders so I can see the different XBHs that are possible.

i would advise you not to. This is the common start of slideritis if you ask me.

Find your set of challenging sliders, and stick with it. For example, if you max your hit sliders and do see the double/triple u wanna see, and when you go back to your normla sliders, and you don't see that hit for a while...you're gonna keep wondering if this slider set is flawed.

I've hit ALL kinds of X-B hits ....and here are my sliders on Legend

contact, timing at 0/10
power at 2/10
solid hits 1/10
pitch speed 8/10

ive seen gappers, down the line pull X-B hits, opposite field flares for a triple ....over the head...

don't mess with sliders TOO much....just play the game for a while and you will see different things

# 804 bcruise @ 02/07/09 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by phillyfan23


	slideritis

Man, that stuff's been contagious ever since my High Heat days.

# 805 EnigmaNemesis @ 02/07/09 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	They will miss quite often this year. In the full version I played, I hit a screaming line drive to the outfield and the outfielder came in but the ball was still too high and he reached for it and it skipped off his glove into the corner.

WOW!!!

Also there was a hard shot hit to third, and it skipped up the glove into left field. So stoked for the final version.

Also want the record feature so we can capture these via video, the screenshots cant capture those moments good enough!

# 806 Chris_SCEA_Sports @ 02/07/09 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by pjv31


	This lack of innovation has me sour on this game. I feel like its all been done before.

A call for innovation? Been done before??

*Looks at pjv31's avatar*

Hehe...just kidding.

We value everyone's opinion, of course!

Chris

# 807 EnigmaNemesis @ 02/07/09 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris_SCEA_Sports


	A call for innovation? Been done before?? Looks at pvj31's avatar

Good call.

Anyhow, I dont know how you can innovate the game of baseball, but whatever.

# 808 ty5oke @ 02/07/09 11:55 PM

It's not innovating the game of baseball, but I think he meant how you can feel like you are playing the actual game of baseball more with a controller in your hand.

I love how it is now and see no need for change.

# 809 Knight165 @ 02/08/09 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris_SCEA_Sports


	A call for innovation? Been done before?? Looks at pjv31's avatar Hehe...just kidding. We value everyone's opinion, of course! Chris

Haha....never noticed that.
What are they up to FT13 Part 29 already?!

M.K.
Knight165

# 810 K_GUN @ 02/08/09 12:02 AM

actually...i think this one is a re-make of part I

old is new again

# 811 EnigmaNemesis @ 02/08/09 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by K_GUN


	actually...i think this one is a re-make of part I old is new again

When they are out of ideas, re-invent the old.

# 812 Knight165 @ 02/08/09 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by a4reak


	the pitch speed when i first started the demo was too slow for my liking but now I find its just right. Fastballs seem like they have giddy up wheen im looking offspeed and I find hitting challenging on HOF.

We noticed it right off the bat at the event....at first I was like...ehh...something is off...then it just felt so much better than last year.
Such a small thing makes such a big difference.

M.K.
Knight165

# 813 nemesis04 @ 02/08/09 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Knight165


	We noticed it right off the bat at the event....at first I was like...ehh...something is off...then it just felt so much better than last year. Such a small thing makes such a big difference. M.K. Knight165

I am leaving that alone for obvious reasons!

# 814 Knight165 @ 02/08/09 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	I am leaving that alone for obvious reasons!

M.K.
Knight165

# 815 nemesis04 @ 02/08/09 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Scottdau


	Hey it is OK that you are small! Any ways I love the demo and I am very impressed with it. I love how the pitcher get the ball back this time from the catcher and having it as a real ball is great too. Just top notch!

Hey, that is the second funny thing you have said since joining in 2003!

EDIT: I forgot the signature

. Okay, its official now!

# 816 Rod_Carew29 @ 02/08/09 12:44 AM

Intesresting sequence...

my son tried his hand at pitching to the Phils in the bottom of the first. When Howard came up, he accidently hit him in the back on the first pitch. Howard gestured towards Kazmir as he walked slowly to first...lol

I took the controls in the top of the second. After retiring me 1-2-3 in the top half, I had Ruiz, Hammel and Rollins to face.

Ruiz grounded out 3U

Hammel K'd looking

I INTENTIONALLY hit Rollins with my first pitch. Hit him on the leg. He stopped after a couple of steps up the line, gestured and pointed the bat and then flicked it behind him before going to first....LOL

I then threw one pick off throw to first, he dove back

I threw the second and I nailed his ***...LOL

# 817 Greene_Flash03 @ 02/08/09 01:08 AM

This may be a stupid question, but can you make subsitutions in the DEMO? If so, how? Thanks!

# 818 Sportsforever @ 02/08/09 01:09 AM

Wow...the more I play this game the more I'm sucked in.

I already beat the Rays with the Phils so I switched it up, but I am having the worst time beating the Phils. Finally, I find myself up 1-0 going to the bottom of the 4th. Utley leads off and I hit him with an inside slider. I get Howard to pop out and Ibanez flies out to RF. Feliz comes up and on a VERY close 3-2 pitch he walks. Victorino comes up and hits the first pitch out of the yard and I still haven't beaten the Phils...I hate that flyin' Hawaiin.

On another note, I love how "imperfect" the OF play is. I have seen Werth completely misplay a ball of the wall (he got too close and the ball hit the wall and bounced off of it and over his head and rolled half way to the IF) and I saw Crawford perfectly play one off the wall in LF barehanding it as it came off. I have seen Crawford dive after a ball and miss it and I have seen Upton run down an Utley drive into the gap and make a snow cone catch.

The thought of these graphics, this gameplay, AND the off the field stuff (40 man rosters, waivers, minors, the draft, etc) is almost too much to handle...March 3rd needs to be here now.

# 819 nemesis04 @ 02/08/09 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Greene_Flash03


	This may be a stupid question, but can you make subsitutions in the DEMO? If so, how? Thanks!

No you cannot. You would have to keep plunking batters until you get tossed to make a sub.

# 820 Sportsforever @ 02/08/09 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Rod_Carew29


	Intesresting sequence... my son tried his hand at pitching to the Phils in the bottom of the first. When Howard came up, he accidently hit him in the back on the first pitch. Howard gestured towards Kazmir as he walked slowly to first...lol I took the controls in the top of the second. After retiring me 1-2-3 in the top half, I had Ruiz, Hammel and Rollins to face. Ruiz grounded out 3U Hammel K'd looking I INTENTIONALLY hit Rollins with my first pitch. Hit him on the leg. He stopped after a couple of steps up the line, gestured and pointed the bat and then flicked it behind him before going to first....LOL I then threw one pick off throw to first, he dove back I threw the second and I nailed his ***...LOL

I had Crawford get picked off...I had just given the steal command when Hamels did a snap throw and Crawford was leaning the other way...it was beautiful.

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