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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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# 881 Knight165 @ 02/08/09 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by PhantomPain


	HOW DARE YOU INSULT ME WITH THE ACTUAL RULES!!! Obviously just kidding and thank you for pulling that up as I did not realize/remember that being the rule. You would think playing baseball for a total of 20 years I would have known that, but maybe I am just getting to the point in my life where my mind is deciding that a good memory is overrated

Haha...
I had to go to the rules...I couldn't remember definitively myself!

....the black bars...I get them in some games(strangely not the Show)...unless I set my monitor to FILL. You could try that if your has that option.

M.K.
Knight165

# 882 mjb2124 @ 02/08/09 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by michaeldu


	Are you guys playing the game in letter box format? That's all I can think of.

No, it's just the way some HDTV's are. I've spoken to other people with the same TV as mine and they have the same thin black bars on each side.

# 883 mjb2124 @ 02/08/09 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by EnigmaNemesis


	How thick were the black bars?

If his are the same as mine, about an inch on each side - much smaller than the black bars when viewing an HD channel, but the content is not HD. This is the only game I've played that does this (and has the past 3 years). The horizontal "stretch" option in the menu fixes it so no big deal.

# 884 countryboy @ 02/08/09 07:25 PM

I absolutely love the pitcher/batter matchups. There is nothing better than, when pitching, having a hitter completely off balance and watching them "swat flies".

And when hitting, there's nothing better than flicking your bat out at that hard slider and flipping it over the 3rd baseman's head.

I love this game.

# 885 callmetaternuts @ 02/08/09 07:30 PM

Im having trouble with some players not going for the ball. A few examples are (as the Phillies) a grounder down the 3rd base line, not a rocket, and i dive and it rolls right through my fielder. Another, as the CF, a fly ball about 15 feet to this left. I run over to catch it and as im getting close to the circle it doesnt "pull me in" Normally an animation takes over, but this time i ran to the circle and the ball went right through him, for what ended up being a triple. There is no way either guy should have missed it. ANyone else seeing this?

# 886 theaub @ 02/08/09 07:31 PM

XD I keep on hitting guys and after like 7 or 8 Vasgersian's like "Way to go, tough guy."

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# 887 Rawdeal28 @ 02/08/09 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mgoblue678


	The demo was pretty good but there were two problems I had if you want to call them that. 1. The game wasn't taking up the whole screen. I tried it in 720p and 1080p but there were still huge black bars around the screen. 2. Did it seem a little too dark to anybody else? I know it was supposed to simulating shadows in a stadium but I thought it seemed a little too dark. It was a little hard to pick up the ball because of this. All in all a great demo though.

yeah i got the black bars too. just go to the video options and stretch it out.

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Originally Posted by Scottdau


	For the love of god, please do not change the game. Those that what something new look for another game. This is for us that want a game like the Show! DO NOT CHANGE!!!!!! PLEASE! One more thing I hit a little dribbler and as it was going foul Howard hopped over it as he was running down the line. It was unbelievable!

YES, PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS MAN! U DONT LIKE IT MOVE ON.

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Originally Posted by JT30


	wow are you kidding? lol

no im not. some people just complain too much.

# 888 countryboy @ 02/08/09 07:50 PM

I'm not sure anyone's really complaining, just that it kinda takes the fun out of fielding when the cpu takes over for you and locks you into an animation.

They have manual, assisted, and auto fielding as options, but it feels that everything is assisted or controlled to a degree by the cpu.

I'd love to have to fight the wind to catch a fly ball but I don't. All I have to do is get my player within the catch region and the cpu will take over for me. Kind of a bummer.

# 889 theaub @ 02/08/09 08:16 PM

Just saw a blown call at first...Kazmir was clearly out by half a step but was called safe.

# 890 Sheamazin @ 02/08/09 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by dodgerblue


	Love the demo and the variety. One game finished 6-4 with scoring on hr's, errors and xbase hits. Next game ended on a walkoff hr for a 1-0 victory. One very strange play however. Man on second for me (phils). Infield mile high popup towards second, second baseman goes to cover second, first baseman covers towards first. RIGHT FIELDER RUNS ALL THE WAY IN FROM HIS POSITION TO CATCH THE BALL. He caught it on the infield dirt! It is a demo, but I hope this was fixed for the final version.

That happened to me two. I thought it was gong to drop in for a minute.

# 891 K_GUN @ 02/08/09 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by countryboy


	I'm not sure anyone's really complaining, just that it kinda takes the fun out of fielding when the cpu takes over for you and locks you into an animation. They have manual, assisted, and auto fielding as options, but it feels that everything is assisted or controlled to a degree by the cpu. I'd love to have to fight the wind to catch a fly ball but I don't. All I have to do is get my player within the catch region and the cpu will take over for me. Kind of a bummer.

that's the price you're gonna pay for those silky smooth animations (and the transitions between them too)

every time

# 892 Moses Shuttlesworth @ 02/08/09 09:10 PM

Just downloaded this. Before I play, should I expect something completely different than last year's?

# 893 nemesis04 @ 02/08/09 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Moses Shuttlesworth


	Just downloaded this. Before I play, should I expect something completely different than last year's?

Yup, it says 09 now! jk

# 894 nemesis04 @ 02/08/09 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by RedbirdFan18


	Wow! I just played a six inning game, first inning on veteran, the rest on legendary. Going into the second it was 0-0 with no hits. {i was the phillies} over the cours of 4 innings i gave up 6 hits, 2 walks but no runs even though i was in 2 bases loaded jams. I went hitless until the bottom of the 6. I lead off with a Victorino single, but then he got picked off. Hit oen up the middle with Ruiz that got misplayed so he was on first, stole one due to a bad throw with him then had a bunt hit with hamels. {keep in mind, silnce it's a 4 inning demo this was extra innings}. With ruiz on 3rd and hamels on first i went for a suicide squezze with rollins and one. I was just stunned. I was thinking { i had nevers playen this demo or 08 above veteran, and it took nemesis a couple of games to do it, and in my first game i won!} i mean i was in utter disbelieve, but legen is wicked. I struck out i don't know how many times on a Kazmir slider. Legend makes a 92mph fastball look like 95mph.

You guys are hysterical with this winning stuff! Play 9 innings then we will talk, lol!

# 895 davewins @ 02/08/09 09:27 PM

Yeah I can't wait to see the lighting in day games, overcast games etc. I also can't wait to see other teams and pitchers then Hamels and Kazmir already!!! LOLOLOL. March can not come fast enough.

# 896 nemesis04 @ 02/08/09 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by davewins


	Yeah I can't wait to see the lighting in day games, overcast games etc. I also can't wait to see other teams and pitchers then Hamels and Kazmir already!!! LOLOLOL. March can not come fast enough.

Overcast looks ominous! Really cool looking.

# 897 PVarck31 @ 02/08/09 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Rawdeal28


	what are people complaining for? your going to catch the anyway. its just that the animation kicks in. otherwise ur just going to stand there and catch the ball. i swear people complain for everything. yeah the outfielders are still playing deep and this is my one pet peeve from 08. they should be moved foward a couple of steps. hopefully in '10??? this is so funny, cuz u just dont like the show. maybe u should try 2k? i really dont understand the complaining this year about the fielding. they improved it tremendously from last year (going by the demo) and its much smoother. i totally agree Knight. i have no problem with sports game being animation driven. we are seeing some beautiful games with. as for the demo. its da ****! im loving it. now i dont know about all this talk about pitches being slower cuz im playing this and 08 and the pitches are much faster in 09. cant wait for march 3!

Dude, what is your problem? Why am I not entitled to my opinion. I don't like the fielding in the game. Does that bother you? Since you like it, does that mean I should make a post saying you are wrong for liking it? I am not complaining. I was simply stating my opinion. If fact, I think the Show is an amazing representation of the sport. Leaps and bounds better than 2k's past efforts. I am just wishing some parts of the game weren't so stale to me.

Also I am buying the game day one, and will have a great time with it. And to respond to your other comment. I am NOT a 2k baseball fan. I am really not a 2K anything fan. Not even NFL 2K5!!

Do I hope 2k has an amazing baseball game this year. Damn right I do. Everyone else should too.

The last thing I am going to do is sit here and complain about the show. I said how I felt and thats it. In fact if you look at my post after that, I said I was enjoying the demo more the more I played it. There are just a few things about the game I would like to see changed. Sorry if that offends you, or anyone else.

Oh and to let people know. I am a show veteran. I have been playing this game since MLB 98 on ps1. I owned EVERY mlb, and mlb the show game since 98.

# 898 callmetaternuts @ 02/08/09 09:46 PM

I cant seem to do anything other than go yard. I score one run about every other game, and its always from the long ball. Im playing on Legend and cant seem to get any base hits or anything.

Also, what do most people use for Guess Pitch? Classic 1/6? 1/4?

# 899 EnigmaNemesis @ 02/08/09 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by messygravy94


	FEBUARY 2008!!!!!! was my join date. cant you read cause you obviously dont know baseball at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Check yourself ... if there is a few that KNOW BASEBALL on here, RC is one of them. His edits are fantastic (judging his game and stat results), even though he doesnt share!

# 900 EnigmaNemesis @ 02/08/09 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mjb2124


	No, it's just the way some HDTV's are. I've spoken to other people with the same TV as mine and they have the same thin black bars on each side.

Which HDTV do you have?

And do people who have Sony Bravia's 1080p experience this?

I know on my Dell 2407 I do not experience this.

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