MLB 09: The Show - impressions thread

[PNovak]

I think that over the last year PSN has gotten 100x better. It rivals 360 IMO. The only downside is that it doesnt have as many shows to download. But PSN has nothing to do with The Shows online performance. That is Sony's servers fault, not the Sony PS3's fault.

[PP]

yeah Chodite is a homo he has no clue who the fuck to blame. His eyes are shielded by xbox logos.

[Bomberooski]

Is this game really on 39.99???

[Bomberooski]

PS2 = $29.99
PSP = $39.99
PS3 = $59.99

Dangit. Thought that 39.99 would be too good to be true.

[krulmichael]

Dangit. Thought that 39.99 would be too good to be true.

Pfft, if there's any sports game out there that is actually worth that $60 price tag, it's certainly The Show Bomber...trust me, I know.

[PP]

wow, that has nothing to do with PSN. Its the headsets.

Yup. So many people using junky Jabra headsets and stuff with no noise cancelling tech. My buddy has a Sony Bluetooth made for the ps3 and that is crystal clear with noise cancelling from the background. People are so misinformed and just wanna blame sony or blame PSN. How about you blame people with the cheap headsets?

[Bomberooski]

I'm so stinking excited right now. Got the game. Felix Hernandez time!

[Maynard]

yeah i picked it up last night during the midnight release of halo wars
i was the lone mlb the show buyer.....

i didnt do much other then setup my game options and create a custom songlist. Then i added a few songs as player walk up music just to see whats what.....it was cool when sizemore came up and i heard its so easy jamming as he strolls to the plate.

played on all star with no slider tweaks. Sizemore led off with a HR, but it was all down hill from there. Cliff Lee got rocked and i lost 9-2.

the demo doesnt do justice to this game. It looks alot better then the demo. More crisp and clean looking. The progressive lighting is awesome and a welcome addition to the game. The gameplay itself is basically the same as last year, but you notice the new animations and field changes right away. Players take a more realistic route to the ball. I also got caught in a risk vs reward scenerio when i attempted to dive at a ball hit to RF. Well i chose to dive for the catch and missed, turning a single into a triple.

the hitting seems to be more of a challenge this year. Hard to say after 1 game, so i wont really comment on this. Now the pitching was very difficult for me. I was cruising for 3 innings, then i think the CPU caught on to my pattern of pitching and started to jump all over me. it didnt end well.

Its hard to believe that sony could take what i feel was the greatest sports game ever and make it better. Well it is easy to see that they did with 09. 2008 was a amazing game, but 2009 is better already. I cant wait to play franchise and RTTS

[ryne candy]

Just got home with the game.....already great since they showed HOF 2nd baseman Ryno. :happy:

[Bomberooski]

Of course this game comes out on my busiest work day of the year so far. But from the hour I played last night I'm REALLY liking this game. Can't wait to dive into the custom soundtrack feature.

[killgod]

Yup. So many people using junky Jabra headsets and stuff with no noise cancelling tech. My buddy has a Sony Bluetooth made for the ps3 and that is crystal clear with noise cancelling from the background. People are so misinformed and just wanna blame sony or blame PSN. How about you blame people with the cheap headsets?

I personally blame Sony for not giving out headsets that don't suck with their console.

And they scoff at M$ for making people buy add-ons?

Thanks for the VGA cables only you pricks!

:happy:

[Point Blank]

Just played half a game on HOF. All I can say is WOW. :rockwoot:


...I still suck though. I have a lot of work to do.

[HustlinOwl]

Just played half a game on HOF. All I can say is WOW. :rockwoot:

Bastard have to wait until off work

[Bomberooski]

Any more online impressions?

Are the majority of people going with RTTS or Franchise to start?

[Point Blank]

I'll try an online game in a bit, if there's an unranked option.