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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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# 1001 spitoon @ 02/09/09 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by braun4mvp


	this is probably a dumb question but how long is the demo gonna be up for download. i haven't had a ps3 very long so i haven't gotten a chance to download any demos. I just ask because the earliest i can get home is Friday and i just want to make sure that the demo will still be there.

I don't think you need to worry about it. I saw the '08 demo still up when I was downloading the 09 demo.

# 1002 Chris_SCEA_Sports @ 02/09/09 03:23 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!

Yes....Some of these guys were tweaked before release...

A couple of notes though..

I thought Rollins up on his toe was perfect also, then I looked at more video. I couldn't find any on mlb.com that had him up on his toe in his stance.

http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com...00810053593876

http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com...00810273647766

Chase is another one that we didn't change. Looked at a lot of video of him as well. Not sure how much lower you would want his hands. I am not saying he never holds them lower, but I found a bunch of video like this:

http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com...00809133467894

where his hands are pretty much where we have them.

Chris

# 1003 RoyalBoyle78 @ 02/09/09 03:33 PM

All I can say is, I play this damn demo every freaking day, I want this game NOW!!!!! This is going to one of the best games I played in my LIFE and thats the truth. I just don't see how anyone could say anything about this game at all.

# 1004 Shakedowncapo @ 02/09/09 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris_SCEA_Sports


	Yes....Some of these guys were tweaked before release... A couple of notes though.. I thought Rollins up on his toe was perfect also, then I looked at more video. I couldn't find any on mlb.com that had him up on his toe in his stance. http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com...00810053593876 http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com...00810273647766 Chase is another one that we didn't change. Looked at a lot of video of him as well. Not sure how much lower you would want his hands. I am not saying he never holds them lower, but I found a bunch of video like this: http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com...00809133467894 where his hands are pretty much where we have them. Chris

Yea, in a PM to Ericjwm I said Utley's hands were fine(No idea why I didn't say it here, my fault)

As far as Jimmy, His leg lift is really subtle and doesn't do it all the time(just like some players who make tiny changes). Wish I could find his '07 highlights, I bet it shows a lot better there.

# 1005 kromo50 @ 02/09/09 03:56 PM

anyone have the ends of your screen cut off, i know the game is in 720p i have my ps3 setup to take 720p or 1080p but do i have to change it to just 720p to not get cut off on the sides.

# 1006 Knight165 @ 02/09/09 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by kromo50


	anyone have the ends of your screen cut off, i know the game is in 720p i have my ps3 setup to take 720p or 1080p but do i have to change it to just 720p to not get cut off on the sides.

You can adjust this.
Either through your set(FILL is what it is on mine)...
or through the game in the AUDIO/VIDEO settings.

M.K.
Knight165

# 1007 kromo50 @ 02/09/09 04:06 PM

will try it never had this problem before

# 1008 metsfan75 @ 02/09/09 04:08 PM

Pared i have heared your a mets fan from pastapadre i am to and while playing the demo a lot of the batting stances were redon so...... which are some noticable mets stances and which one was the best looking besides david wrights?

# 1009 hojusimpson @ 02/09/09 05:16 PM

Ugh, after 10 or so playthroughs of the demo, the double-dive I alluded to here is still in.

I dumped the game off last summer as this is absolutely game-breaking for me.

I guess that serves me right for getting excited again....

edit: I'm certain some will say this is minor but imagine losing a hard-fought 14-inning playoff game. Well, that's hard enough but what if you lost because your RF joined your 2B in an animation dance simply because you attempted to make a relatively routine diving stab for the ball.

In MLB 08, I snap-reacted and tried to lunge and the game punished me. I refuse to not do something realistic because of a video game. I already went down that route with 2K and EA....

I'm very disappointed, if only because it took me this long to see it. I would've rather the double-dive be nearly automatic, like last year, so I wasn't strung along.

So I guess that's my cue to exit. Thanks for answering some of my other questions and providing the community with screens, tidbits, etc. I hope everyone enjoys the baseball season and MLB 09.

edit 01: And, as I touched on in the other thread (I wanted to state this before some accuse me of overreacting), in MLB 08, the double-dive occurred 9-out-of-10 times. I never really noticed it until I played often -- just seeing it again puts a bad taste in my mouth, one I don't want to experience again even if it's only one-out-of-10 times now.

edit 02: I also wanted to stress that, until that moment, I was absolutely in love with the demo. Turning off everything (including API) and pitching with the catcher, plus all of the other great fixes/improvements.... I'll say it again -- I'm very disappointed. Hopefully, the double-dive is addressed.

# 1010 j-rod1326 @ 02/09/09 05:22 PM

just played the demo for the first time today. Looks great and plays well. While I feel I can pitch with the best of them, hitting is near impossible for me, any tips to get ready for release day?

# 1011 kt-od @ 02/09/09 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by FootballForever


	All I can say is, I play this damn demo every freaking day, I want this game NOW!!!!! This is going to one of the best games I played in my LIFE and thats the truth. I just don't see how anyone could say anything about this game at all.

Wait....I thought you were selling your consoles because you didn't have time to play anymore because of your family?

# 1012 Socalbias @ 02/09/09 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by j-rod1326


	just played the demo for the first time today. Looks great and plays well. While I feel I can pitch with the best of them, hitting is near impossible for me, any tips to get ready for release day?

Practice practice and time the ball. Thats all you gotta do just play enough and try to watch the bal RIGHT from where he releases it like watch his hand the whole time until the ball is released. Im not sure what else besides USE BATTER/PITCHER ANALYSIS!!!!! Many people dont understand that those arnt cheats but actually what is real in the game. Many players talk to each other and coaches during the game and others to see where the pitcher is locating certain pitches and what the situation is. Batter/pitcher analysis is just a sum up and shows u where u shoudl expect the ball to come.

Also I found a problem in the game guys. So Parod, Knight etc. (sry for butchering the name if i did) did u guys ever have any problems with infielders diving over the ball. The last few games ive played rollins and utley i dive and they never get the ball i just assumed i wasnt the best diver and i needed to practice but i went to replay and it showed they were diving over the ball.. either it went under there stomach or went right below there forarm I never understood it and when I try not to dive (thinking im diving in a non-dive situation) they never catch up to the ball alot of the time...

# 1013 Socalbias @ 02/09/09 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Scottdau


	That was a long time ago. I think it was last week he was saying that.

sure seems like he had a huge change of heart

# 1014 Pared @ 02/09/09 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by metsfan75


	Pared i have heared your a mets fan from pastapadre i am to and while playing the demo a lot of the batting stances were redon so...... which are some noticable mets stances and which one was the best looking besides david wrights?

None were done when I was there. They were all the same as last year.

Although I did get a preview of some... and Santana's pitching motion should be nice!

# 1015 Pared @ 02/09/09 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Segagendude


	I may be wrong, but I don't remember seeing this cutscene in 08: The Rays' player hit a 2-run shot,and during the replay, it showed the Rays dugout, with the players all standing and watching, then celebrating the HR! Just like real life...... Man, March cannot get here fast enough!

Yeah, that was there last year... very cool scene though!

# 1016 Blzer @ 02/09/09 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by countryboy


	Even if you have the strike zone turned off, you can still view it by pressing R2.

I don't think you get what I'm saying.

It's not that I can't find out what their strike zone is, it's just that, like in real life, I pretty much know for myself and every one else that I watch bat what is considered too high or too low for them based on their stance. But if an ump takes you to a height chart before you bat and says, "Okay, your strike zone will be from [hand gestures] 'here' to 'here'," it throws you off regardless. You pre-determine what it is the top of the strike zone will be for your player based on how he bats, and when he crouches for it to "enlarge" taller than what it should be, it makes it tough to make those adjustments on the fly because you're not accustomed to swinging at pitches coming to their letters.

I hope that makes sense. It's not as much of a complaint as it is getting you to identify what the strike zone in this game is really like.

# 1017 vinny_b @ 02/09/09 08:34 PM

Chris_SCEA:

thank you, for your hard work. Do you know if Paul Molitor's stance is in this game? And if not, would you be willing to include him next year?

thank you.

# 1018 whosgotcha @ 02/09/09 08:51 PM

Amazing

# 1019 LAWS77 @ 02/09/09 09:04 PM

While it seems like a lot of my sentiments have already been voiced by different people on different threads, nevertheless, here are my thoughts.

What I liked:

-The good is still intact. "The good" being the gameplay in general. It wasn't completely overhauled, and that worked in its favor.
-The pitching seems a bit sharper and faster.
-The presentation. Played on an HDTV and the sweeps and other transitions felt very tv-like.
-Post game stats are extensive and intuitive.

What I disliked:

-The batting. Like everyone else said, this isn't so much a bad thing as much as it is something new to get used to. I was missing a LOT. Though I do remember when I first got the MLB 08 i was off for a while, and then I suddenly "got it"--that rhythm that you get after repeated at bats. Someone mentioned that a lot of it also is probably rust since we haven't really played any baseball games since October--totally believe that.
-Got a wee bit tired of using the Rays and Phillies (especially since my team is the Dodgers), but that's nothing to knock Sony for.
-Again, like somebody else mentioned, the commentary WAS a bit muffled. In terms of the situational commentary, definitely not as polished and realistic as EA sports titles, but I'll live.

# 1020 Cubfan @ 02/09/09 09:19 PM

The demo was great now bring on the full version of MLB 09 The Show.

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