Best Baseball Game - Gameplay Only!

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 3:39 pm

want to know which game you think plays the best on the field........so don't even think about franchise, career mode, rosters, online, etc.
I would rank this way (havent tried ESPN yet)

1-MVP
2-MLB
3-ASB

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 3:48 pm

1. ESPN by a wide wide margin in terms of realism...just wish the atmoshpere was on the same level as MVP
2. MVP is second if you're talking in terms of fun
3. ASB
4. MLB - the auto fielding issue bothers me beyond belief....if this issue is fixed next year, they have a contender. Until then, it's still a pretender.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 3:51 pm

1 - ESPN
2 - MLB
3 - ASB
4 - MVP

If you want THE best game, it's gotta be HH 2004 PC modded like crazy.

Badgun · Post by **Badgun** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 4:10 pm

1. ESPN (without question)
2. MVP
3. MLB 2005

Way down here at the bottom is:

4. ASB 2005

matthewk · Post by **matthewk** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 4:17 pm

1 - ESPN
2 - MLB
3 - Tough Call. At this point both MVP and ASB fall far short of the first 2.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 4:19 pm

At this point I would even take ESPN over HH 2004 for the PC. It's just such a fun game, and I like the pitching in this game much more than in HH.

I only played MVP on the PC this year, but I would say ESPN kicks the crap out of that game in terms of realism and in getting the little things right.

Parker · Post by **Parker** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 4:19 pm

1. ESPN
2. ASB 2005
3. MLB 2005

Way down here at the bottom is:

4. MVP (is there one aspect of this game that isn't screwed up?)

pigpen81 · Post by **pigpen81** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 4:39 pm

1. MLB 2005(because the hitting model on All-Star lvl is the best ever IMO)

2. ESPN....a close 2nd...great game.

3. ASB....damn all the hitting models...arrgh

4. MVP....to arcadey, the ultimate tease

snate · Post by **snate** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 5:19 pm

1. ESPN

The rest play something resembling baseball but not the actual sport itself.

kevinpars · Post by **kevinpars** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 5:35 pm

ESPN - I liked last year's game OK, but it improved the things I wanted improved. I am looking forward to playing a lot of games with this one.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 6:13 pm

1)ESPN
2)MVP
3)ASB

Toper · Post by **Toper** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 6:19 pm

1. ESPN (best overall gameplay with no gamekilling bugs)
2. MLB (best pitcher/hitter interface...fielding control seems too "detached")
3. MVP (best fielding and baserunning system...too many other bugs, though)
4. ASB (gameplay looks to be the weakest part of this package)

Toper

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 6:37 pm

Toper wrote:1. ESPN (best overall gameplay with no gamekilling bugs)
2. MLB (best pitcher/hitter interface...fielding control seems too "detached")
3. MVP (best fielding and baserunning system...too many other bugs, though)
4. ASB (gameplay looks to be the weakest part of this package)

That's about right...although I might swap 3 and 4 just because MVP's bugs are worse than ASB's.

bkrich83 · Post by **bkrich83** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 6:37 pm

1. ESPN (Great gameplay, I like the franchise mode great game)
2. MLB (I love the gameplay, online is a blast, only lack of roster features keep this from being my #1 game really an improvement)
3. MVP (Fun game, but too many little issues keep this from my game play rotation)
4. ASB, (I love the deep franchise features and Expansion mode, but the gameplay just doesn't hold my attention)

Blublub · Post by **Blublub** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 8:01 pm

1. If everything worked as advertised: MVP
1. ESPN as it actually works.
2. HH 2004 (for comparison).
3. MVP as the flawed, buggy mess EA gave us.

slyguy · Post by **slyguy** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 10:14 pm

1:ESPN
2:MLB
3:MVP
4:ASB

bdoughty · Post by **bdoughty** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 10:20 pm

Hmm well I guess I can do it again

Keepers

1. MVP
2. ESPN

Back to the store

3. MLB (so close to being a keeper)
4. ASB