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Does MLB 10: The Show Belong in the Text-Sim Hall of Fame?

12:08 PM - March 17, 2010 by RaychelSnr

MLB 10: The Show is one of the most impressive looking sports games ever made. Stadiums are re-created almost to perfection, player models look nearly identical to their real-life counterparts and the game of baseball’s little nuances are captured throughout each game. The gameplay is also refreshingly realistic. You are rewarded for working the count while batting and punished if you do not mix up your pitches on the mound.

Simply put, The Show deserves most of the praise it gets. But how does the game stack up as a text sim? Text simmers are notoriously finicky and often nerdy. That deadly combination makes text simmers some of the most critical and hard to please gamers out there. Text simmers need realism, customization and screens that are easy to navigate. If we do not have those three core elements, our attention span shrinks exponentially.

That said, can baseball text simmers add The Show to the baseball text sim hall of fame? Does it fit in with greats like Out of the Park Baseball, Strat-o-Matic and Diamond Mind?

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# 21 cdpig @ 03/19/10 04:57 PM

with the patch fixing my major issue of computer trading my players even on manual, i have one minor issue and it's brought up here. trades. even though they get good value, certain players shouldn't be traded for prospects. Pujols, Jeter, Mauer, all were traded every time i skipped a year. all for 3 A prospects, but you still would never see that. it's really a minor gripe for as great of a game as this is, but it is weird.

# 22 bcruise @ 03/19/10 05:10 PM

Was surprised to see no mention of the Sportscast manager in this article, as it is basically the Show's answer to a text sim's in-game experience. And quite a good one, I might add - you have control of things like stolen bases, hit and runs, pitching changes, pinch hitters, etc.

I too think the comparison is apples and oranges, though.

# 23 adice15 @ 03/19/10 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by lilbently


	I think the Show has better maps then MW2 and Bad Company 2. Fenway Park is awesome. I love noob toobing (the hot dog machine they use to launch hot dogs into the stands) off the Green Monster. Oh and don't even get me started on all those guys who camp in the bullpen at Great American Ballpark. I do wish the Show had a wide variety of weapons though. A 100 mph fastball, hot dogs, peanuts, baseball bat, and a beachball just doesn't cut it for a FPS.

although that would actually be kinda fun to play mw2 in baseball stadiums.

# 24 Dark Cloud @ 03/20/10 11:04 PM

It's not a text sim. And it depends on who you are, on whether it appeals to you or not. But it's not a text sim, so the premise is flawed.

# 25 Dark Cloud @ 03/20/10 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by NAFBUC


	The one area that The Show is lacking: STATS!!! Until they improve the stat overlays, historical stats and boxscore, I would not even consider the text sim angle.

It's not meant for you. Text sims appeal to an audience that doesn't need to visuals. When I want them, I fire up a console game. But the experiences are entirely different. The text sim thing is so much more immersive and flexible,but it requires imagination and time.

# 26 findinghomer @ 03/20/10 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Popeyes


	Didnt read the article (and that would probably help) but I think what they're trying to say is that if you took out the actual playing of the games (hitting, pitching, fielding...) would it stack up next to the best text-based game? The answer is clearly no. OOTP is handsdown the best baseball game on the market and it is EXPONENTIALLY better with management/front office related thing than MLB 10 is or likely ever will be. I say this and I absolutely love The Show but its really no match for OOTP - regular people would never want that level of depth (sad but true).

hell yea. games like the show, are user skill, hand/eye coordination video games, who try to incorporate a front office aspect. text sims are true front office baseball strategies. i love ootpb.

# 27 NAFBUC @ 03/21/10 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Dark Cloud


	It's not meant for you. Text sims appeal to an audience that doesn't need to visuals. When I want them, I fire up a console game. But the experiences are entirely different. The text sim thing is so much more immersive and flexible,but it requires imagination and time.

Text sims do have stats and plenty of them. I am not talking about visuals.

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