MLB: The Show

Don't you think this game is getting a bit like "Synecdoche, NY" where it almost replaces reality itself?

Spending some time in the batting practice mode should really help you with getting a hang of the timing though.

It didn't. :(

I will check out other game.

Also, I really wish The Show would update and overhaul the general manager / owner part of the game, because it has basically been unchanged and unupgraded for several iterations.

it's a really impressive game but polyphonic is otm that it's not very fun.

To be fair, I'm sure it's fun if you're good at it.

Career mode as a hitter sucked. I was bad at hitting (like everyone else), batting practice sessions were tedious, then it would screw me with minimum stats that I could never make because I couldn't get in the game...

Became the World's Greatest Pitcher as both starter and closer, but it gets kind of boring after you make the majors. Wait it out for your big $$$$ contract and then eventually retire. I want career modes that have more RPG in them, I guess - like, you have to decide between being a hero or heel, what to endorse, whether you're going to fuck around on your wife.

i've had this game for a month and a half and just got my first win (admittedly i usually get frustrated and turn it off after i fall way behind). not sure what i was doing differently but got two two-run HRs.

also noticed a bug/mistake. i was playing as the cubs, put in reed johnson as a pinch hitter near the end but the announcer said that mark derosa was warming up ... derosa wasn't on the cubs in 09.

I don't understand why some of you guys have had such a hard time with hitting. I just played my first game of this since October (after a quick 20 pitch warm up of batting practice) and got 14 hits as the Dodgers (rated 27th in batting, I believe) against the Padres, including four home runs, while playing on veteran. Won, with a final score of 8 to 6.

I don't know if this advice will help, but I never bothered with the guessing the pitch or location mini game - I find that just ends up distracting me. I concentrated on the pitcher and timing - timing really seems key. Also, I usually used the regular swing (95% of the time), but if I had a semi-power guy and felt like I might get something good, I did use the power swing (which led to 2 of the 4 home runs). I never used the left stick to adjust the location of my swing. I always just worried about trying to time my swing right.

Two things I'd like to see improved in the next game 1. Home runs don't feel powerful enough (or shown right until the replay) and 2. Foul balls could also be shown better and the foul ball calls could be faster - the commentary there always seems to fall about five seconds back.

holy cow
http://www.vertigogaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/show10.jpg

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/joe-mauer-mlb-10-the/61668

did i tell you i finally got this game (09 version), from my recent trip to the states. wasn't easy but finally found a great pokey little store that had a used copy, in nyc.

i'm pretty good at hitting and pitching. useless at controlling the fielders though.

Got the brand new game and you probably won't be surprised to read that it seems great! Well, it seems quite like last years. The new(?) real time camera you can switch to (with limited replays) is really nice - much prefer it to the old broadcast style, I think. Just played one exhibition game of the Dodgers vs. Mariners, which we lost 6-4. Hitting felt about the same - I had ten (MLB average is 9 hits a game, I believe), so still pretty realistic for me playing on veteran. I wish there was a way to save mid game though, as the games are still awfully long - this one took about an hour fifteen, and I found myself rushing stuff I bit towards the end, which is why I ended up giving up those extra runs (tied 4-4 in the bottom of the 8th, until I blew it).

Anyhow, definitely looking forward to spending some serious time playing this one.

I played a rtts game as a hitter tonight and went 3-5 w/ 1 RBI in my first game on a double.

Sweet, didn't know it was out.

Played a bit more last night and settled into my old habits of slapping singles and striking out 1/3d of the time.

I've been hearing a couple of SA folks saying that the RTTS mode is buggy - anyone running into anything so far?

I had a game freeze last night but havent played too much. I also heard there was a sofware update already.

Still can't hit for shit (even w/ ridiculous sliders), which makes RTTS as anything but a pitcher impossible. :(

With my sliders I can do okay in the MLB portion, but I can't figure out how I'm supposed to improve and advance when I can't hit for power in AA.

So I started a season as the Dodgers. Also decided to up the hitting difficulty to "All-Star" for the first time, and here are the results of the first game (pre-season though)...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4410446588_7f21e7449c_o.jpg

That's right, I got 19 hits!

I was also glad to note that when playing a season you can save mid-game. Pretty cool too - after I loaded the saved game back up the announcer says, "for those of you just joining us late," and gives a brief recap.

also, screenshot I took the other day...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4410446650_0ddf94fa6f_o.jpg

daaaaamn

did they pretty much try & replicate the mid-decade mvps? if so, i would pay $100 for this game, cuz those mvps are my favorite video games ever

This game is basically the heir to mvp. The 2k series is utter garbage.

It's hard to remember those ps2 mvp games, though 2004 or 2005 was the year I actually played an entire season (and more) - I had to go watch a youtube video to refresh my memory a bit (gave the disc away to a friend). I think pitching is about the same, with the same meter system, but the game is more sim for sure - like it doesn't show you the hot and cold areas on hitting and all that. It's a much richer game overall? But it's more challenging, I think. The commentary is certainly better (more diverse).

Do you guys pitch on all-star or veteran difficulty, or what?

This game is still driving me nuts on rtts with a position player. I still strike out about 25%-30% of the time.

Also playing on the basepaths is kind of a nightmare when you lack speed and even when you have the option to not show every pitch selected. I'd say 90% of the time Im on base the hitter behind me either strikes out, grounds in to a double play or fouls off about a dozen pitches before either fouling or striking out.

Suck at this one just as much as I did 09

Also, even though I only rented it, I still spent the first 45 minutes updating all of the rosters manually because I am insane.

Theres a guy in my game named "Gookie Baxter"

I finally got my first home run in RTTS yesterday!

Im kinda getting the hang of this. I tweaked my sliders a bit but even so it seems like the key is to take until you have one or two strikes and then wait for something in the zone to swing at. Also is a good idea to look at the bottom of the zone in certain situations because it gets rid of a part of the plate you have to look after during a pitch.

Its really a friggin commitment to get your stats up. Im on my fourth season and I barely have more than 70 contact against righties and lefties, 70 power against righties and 50 against lefties and the rest of my stats are kinda horrible, esp stealing which Id like to do but its pretty much impossible to improve significantly.

just had a no hitter broken up by ENDY CHAVEZ (infield single) w one out in the 8th -- closest i've ever got in my life

second one hitter i've ever thrown -_-

is there any way of playing pro yakyuu spirits on a british ps3??

Yeah - no region coding on ps3 games, so if you have an hdtv you should be good to go

just gotta wade thru the kanji I guess huh

I haven't played the new one new one, but they're kind of like all games - you can pretty much just figure it out as they all work pretty much the same way. Pretty obvious how to play an exhibition game or set up a season. The other modes I don't know about. Operation Sports can probably provide some help... here's the thread for the newest game... http://www.operationsports.com/forums/baseball-other/407373-pro-yakyu-spirits-2010-impressions-translations-discussion-thread.html

The new Power Pro game is also coming out in a little over a week
http://www.operationsports.com/forums/baseball-other/411975-japan-power-pro-2010-announced-ps3-psp.html

a gameplay videos...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzvGamICTDw

Q: how many of y'al have this on PS3? Tracer I'm looking @ you. I'm considering getting this because I have only three games, but I'm REALLY interested in having the game of the week or a doubleheader in a VS mode w/ people I know and like. Subtext is that I don't want to run 162 game franchise mode or Road to the Show, having done that in previous versions.

Q 1.a: The same question for FIFA

I don't have FIFA I've got PES 2010..

I might really want to get The Show though.. the only thing putting me off is the prospect of spending 8,000 man-hours getting good enough to hit the ball out of the infield

BTW I only have three games too! RDR, PES, and Heavy Rain. I downloaded a few though.

this is v hard

this game is best

I'll be interested to see how they integrate motion controls next year (though I doubt I'll pick up the game again).

My main problem with The Show right now is that the games simply take too long to play... the idea that a game takes an hour fifteen to two hours to play through is something I just can't face - it gets quite boring (just like real baseball). Too bad they don't change the rules of baseball so games are only five innings.

In Japan if real baseball games go on too long they just stop them. THE END.

yep - they can end in a tie (fine with me), but as far as I understand it, in one league a game ends if still tied after 12 innings and in the other after 15.

ties don't seem to happen too often, but here's one from a week ago...
http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/2010/games/s2010081201309.html

this game is beautiful but I'm 100% with you on the too long thing.

Can't you just like sim the first couple of innings and then take over?

i sim pitching becuz it's drudgery

I do enjoy pitching, actually. I turn off all the call assists, so pitching feels a little more like a rhythm betting game (instead of trying to hit the marks the catcher calls out in the default mode). I also appreciate the increased tension once somebody gets on base and you have to pitch out of the stretch. I think I'd get sick of just hitting (or just pitching), and also more frustrated.

Hit a nice LOL inside the park home run tonight...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXFKGfm63YA

ha

damn i love the shit out of this game

Enough with the analog stick bullshit. Who actually likes it?

In a control switch that's likely to be controversial to some, MLB 11 The Show's default pitching, throwing and hitting controls will move to the right analog stick, though it will include the old face-button commands for the lifers.

ESPN's Jon Robinson, getting the first preview of Sony's genre-leading baseball franchise, says the analog-based pitching will transition to a gesture-based system that's somewhat similar to the new batting controls. Both involve pulling down on the right analog stick - which starts a batter's step or initiates a pitcher's windup. The player then drives the stick to the top. In pitching, the direction of the final thrust will affect the pitch's placement in or out of the strike zone, and the force you put behind it will impact its velocity.

What doesn't sound so great, however, is how this applies to fielding controls. It seems dependent on pre-loading a throw as the ball is traveling toward your fielder; if you don't do that, expect a wild throw. This means you need to be both moving to the ball with the left stick and queuing the throw to the appropriate base (with the appropriate velocity) with the right.

The hitting controls seem familiar, especially to those who've played MLB 2K. Pitching sounds entirely unique. Regardless, if you are a Show diehard, however, these new methods are not mandatory. The old pitching meter and button commands will still be available to you, they just aren't the default settings.

Other details include a cooperative multiplayer mode supporting two-versus-two or two-versus-CPU play; changes in attribute allocation in the Road to the Show career mode; 3D support and Move support for the game's Home Run Derby, and Fox Sports analyst Eric Karros replacing the insufferable Rex Hudler as the game's second analyst. Minnesota Twins' all-star catcher Joe Mauer returns as the cover star.

karl, i'm going by this new video just uploaded a couple days ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hf8dQWx8yA

it's a long one, but it seems pretty informative. it goes over
march to october and gameplay.

i think online gameplay is a mix of skill and response time/ghosting,
which is affected by internet speed and your TV. was your ping and
response time ok? big, cheap TVs can be a problem.

i have never played the show and i want to download '19 immediately based on nothing more than these facts:

1) i really miss baseball
2) super mega-baseball doesn't let me do pickoff moves

i have this niggly feeling that the show is going to be WAY more game than i want though