MLB: 10 The Show -- First Look

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:57 pm

10spro wrote:I am sticking to the catcher's view when batting. Tried the outfield view but I couldn't judge the flight of the ball as well as when I see the pitches from behind the plate. However I do like the outfield view when pitching.

Ditto. I was trying Offset view to hit and did ok but when I went back to Catcher view I had a lot of success. I'll be sticking with Catcher view.

RallyMonkey · Post by **RallyMonkey** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:54 am

I need to echo the sentiment mentioned earlier in this thread that there is something about '10 that is making me want to play it more than i played '09. I loved '09 but for some reason this one has me hooked even more even though i'm not sure i can pinpoint what it is.

My guess is that slight refinements such as more animations, new camera angle, and slight uptick in graphics may just be enough to do this, but even after a one hour game i get the "just a little more" feeling.

And it's been said ad nauseum, but the in-game save is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Even when i'm done for the night after finishing a game i will ALWAYS load up the next game, get to the point where first pitch is about to be delivered, and then save so the next time i boot up i'm in the box (or on the mound) and i'm ready to go. Love that.

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:03 am

webdanzer wrote:
--All-Star seems easier than it was last year. Haven't lost yet. Looks like I may start my season back on HOF. (Last year was the first in forever where I played most of my games on AS) Small sample size at the moment now, though.

Yeah, I agree. Last year on All Star I lost over 100 games, this year I'm off to a 6-3 start, and that's with the 30th-ranked Tribe.

I'm tearing the cover off the ball, 1st in team BA (around .315), but 29th in team ERA (around 6.00). Been having alot of 8-5, 9-6 type of games so far.

But I'm only 9 games into my season, I feel it's still too early to tell if I need to switch levels or adjust sliders (which I HATE to do), and you know how streaky this game can be. Maybe I'm just on a hot streak now, and I could lose 7 or 8 in a row at any time.

Overall, the game is a BLAST to play. Very happy with it so far. Can't wait to go home tonight and play game 10 of my season.

AJColossal · Post by **AJColossal** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:05 pm

Kinda strange -- after I load an in-game save, I notice my settings are all changed (difficulty level, camera settings, etc).

Anyone else?

BasketballJones · Post by **BasketballJones** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:53 pm

AJColossal wrote:Kinda strange -- after I load an in-game save, I notice my settings are all changed (difficulty level, camera settings, etc).

Anyone else?

Same here I just ignore it and load my settings from my last desired change .. There are a few minor glitches like I had it freeze at games end. I've read else where about complaints but I'm not bothered by the minor stuff. I find it different in some aspects than last years not sure why but overall pleased with the game. Played 09 and will continue to play it at certain points. Don't see a need to try 2K10. Very good realistic game.

Jackdog · Post by **Jackdog** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:37 am

AJColossal wrote:Kinda strange -- after I load an in-game save, I notice my settings are all changed (difficulty level, camera settings, etc).

Anyone else?

This worked for me.

dbdynsty25 wrote:
matthewk wrote:Antone else having problems with some of the settings not sticking? Some of my adjusted settings stay, but there are a few that I have to reset before each game. I have a profile saved.
Yes, you have a profile saved, but you literally have to manually save from the main menu, the profile for settings that are changed "in game" to stick.

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:48 am

Beat the White Sox last night 5-4 in 10 innings on a walk-off HR by Grady Sizemore. The animations were really cool. Grady's jumping up and down so much he missed first base, he had to turn around and touch the bag, then rounding third he threw his helmet in the air, the players ran out of the dugout and mobbed him at home plate, meanwhile they show the Sox pitcher slam his glove against the dugout wall. Very cool.

Yeah, I'm enjoying this game WAAAAY too much!

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:12 pm

I'm trying to be a lot more thoughtful about pitching this year, especially after last year where I felt like things would get out of control somewhere in the 5th, 6th, or 7th inning.

If possible, I'm saving a pitch in my starter's repertoire for the second and third times through the opposing lineup. I'm also spending a lot of time on the pitcher and hitter info screen (select), to see where I've thrown to them in the previous AB's, what the results have been, and try to give them different looks. It slows down the game a bit, but it really seems to be paying off.

It also feels great to concoct a reason for the type and placement of my next pitch, then ask for the catcher suggestion and see that we're on exactly the same page. This is happening a lot now.

Same goes for the hitting side. I'm not hitting the ball hard lately (especially duing an experimental three-game series against the Nationals on Legend difficulty) but after analyzing pitch histories to a given batter, I'm guessing pitch type and placement like a motherf*cker these days. If only I had a bat up there instead of a wet noodle.

I do think the game is incredible. The PSP version is a bit of a disappointment, however. It feels like a three year old version of the game, encased in amber and lacking any of the enhancements the console counterparts have received. I know space is at a premium on the PSP, but I have to think there's some way at this point to shoehorn in a low-poly ump behind the plate and work in the bullpen improvements (warm-up pitches, quick-access menu, relievers don't get cold if left in pen). I'm also giving up a ton of triples where I try to dive with an infielder on a sharply hit grounder, but it's already auto-selected the outfielder, who then ends up flat on his face as the ball somehow rolls to the wall.

Still a good way to pass the time on the subway, though. But FIFA seems far ahead as far as PSP iterations go.

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:16 pm

Oh yeah, that three game series against the Nats on Legend was capped by an EXCRUCIATING 18-inning game that was deadlocked at 2-2. There was a 14-mph wind blowing in from left that knocked down everything with any lift on it, so the only way to score was to string together some hits, which I just couldn't manage. I was literally cursing the screen by the time I lost 3-2. Awful!

BasketballJones · Post by **BasketballJones** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:27 pm

Disappointed in the Classic Stadiums. The one thing I was looking forward to was Forbes Field and they eliminated the outfield. The uniqueness of Forbes Field was the three tiered right field roof. The game is still akeeper

AJColossal · Post by **AJColossal** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:30 pm

JackDog wrote:
AJColossal wrote:Kinda strange -- after I load an in-game save, I notice my settings are all changed (difficulty level, camera settings, etc).

Anyone else?
This worked for me.
dbdynsty25 wrote:
matthewk wrote:Antone else having problems with some of the settings not sticking? Some of my adjusted settings stay, but there are a few that I have to reset before each game. I have a profile saved.
Yes, you have a profile saved, but you literally have to manually save from the main menu, the profile for settings that are changed "in game" to stick.

Yeah- I figured it out. It was strange that after loading an in-game save, it just wouldn't keep the settings you had at the time of the save.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:03 pm

BasketballJones wrote:Disappointed in the Classic Stadiums. The one thing I was looking forward to was Forbes Field and they eliminated the outfield. The uniqueness of Forbes Field was the three tiered right field roof. The game is still akeeper

Yeah, I was disappointed that they went with "1920's Forbes Field"

BasketballJones · Post by **BasketballJones** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:44 pm

Leebo33 wrote:
BasketballJones wrote:Disappointed in the Classic Stadiums. The one thing I was looking forward to was Forbes Field and they eliminated the outfield. The uniqueness of Forbes Field was the three tiered right field roof. The game is still akeeper
Yeah, I was disappointed that they went with "1920's Forbes Field"

Thanks for the picture after all these years I never knew the roof wasn't always part of Forbes Field. I went to my first game there in 1968 when I was 7. Funny what sticks with you throughout life. Of all my life events the details of that day remain one of the most vivid.

matthewk · Post by **matthewk** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:59 am

There seems to be an unusually high amount of grumbling about the game over at OS. I know of a few of a few issues that were not present in '09, but it's hard to gather an easy list of the problems amongst the endless pages of threads over there.

Can anyone here provide a quick list or a link to what the significant issues are in '10?

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:46 am

It's mostly off the field stuff, I believe. And people are frustrated that it will likely be a month and a half before the personnel problems in franchise and RTTS modes get patched. I don't see much, if any discord concerning the on-field action. Too many outfield assists, some say.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:03 am

Slumberland wrote:It's mostly off the field stuff, I believe. And people are frustrated that it will likely be a month and a half before the personnel problems in franchise and RTTS modes get patched. I don't see much, if any discord concerning the on-field action. Too many outfield assists, some say.

It's also an overreaction by OS people who need to b*tch about something new now that Madden is over. The franchise issues are certainly annoying, but from what I've read, they don't seem terribly worse than franchise issues from any number of games in the past. Plus I imagine Sony will have a patch ready around the time of the week 1 roster update when rookies get added, which is when a lot of franchise players restart their franchises.

tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:05 am

The only problem I have with the game is that there are too many dropped 3rd strikes where the runner reaches base safely. I see 3 or 4 dropped 3rd strikes per game and at least one of those batters reaching base safely.
I'm sure there is a slider setting or something that will help with this...not sure though.
As for the game itself, never having played the game before this year probably plays a huge part in why I like it so much. Just like any game of any series, I could see it getting a little stale if you've played it over and over. I'm not the biggest baseball fan here by any means, used to be a long time ago but MLB itself sort of turned me off....not to mention Cardinals ownership in their early years. Ownership has recently redeemed itself to me the last couple of years though so it's all good on that front.
The game play of the show though is what makes me realize that I am still a fan of baseball. It really brings the strategy of the game to the forefront and keeps me tuned in the entire game. I don't think there's been a sports game that's kept me on the edge of my seat like the Show has done in just one week of having it. I would say for me, this game is pretty much perfection. Anything positive I do in this game feels like I've earned it, so it's very rewarding in that sense.

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:13 am

tjung0831 wrote:The only problem I have with the game is that there are too many dropped 3rd strikes where the runner reaches base safely. I see 3 or 4 dropped 3rd strikes per game and at least one of those batters reaching base safely.
I'm sure there is a slider setting or something that will help with this...not sure though.

Is that when you're batting or the CPU? It's kinda embarrassing to admit I mostly only see this when I'm batting, when I have two strikes on me and I wind up swinging at a wild pitch I have no business swinging at.

Although I have seen it when I'm pitching, just more when I'm batting, thanks to my impatience some times.

I think you have to look long and hard to find any serious gameplay issues with this game.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:30 am

tjung0831 wrote:The only problem I have with the game is that there are too many dropped 3rd strikes where the runner reaches base safely. I see 3 or 4 dropped 3rd strikes per game and at least one of those batters reaching base safely.

In the 15 or so games I've played so far, I've seen this twice. Stop swinging at pitches in the dirt Tjung. The only time it's gonna happen is if you swing at sh*t or you pitch in the dirt to get the batter to chase. It's not a random error event.

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:45 am

Yeah, the dropped third stikes thing ain't a problem. I've seen it maybe twice, and no one's reached yet.

The problem with this game is that I'm constantly up 2-1 in the 7th and then my relievers give up one run and then I F*CKING LOSE IT IN EXTRA INNINGS. I can't imagine what my downstairs neighbor thinks about all the cursing. Sometimes I wonder just why I made this my hobby.

tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:52 am

dbdynsty25 wrote:
tjung0831 wrote:The only problem I have with the game is that there are too many dropped 3rd strikes where the runner reaches base safely. I see 3 or 4 dropped 3rd strikes per game and at least one of those batters reaching base safely.
In the 15 or so games I've played so far, I've seen this twice. Stop swinging at pitches in the dirt Tjung. The only time it's gonna happen is if you swing at sh*t or you pitch in the dirt to get the batter to chase. It's not a random error event.

when Yadier Molina reaches 1st base on that play, that's a problem to me.

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:57 am

tjung0831 wrote: when Yadier Molina reaches 1st base on that play, that's a problem to me.

From what I've seen early on I tend to agree. It's not so much the frequency of the dropped 3rd strike, but how often the runner is safe.

I've seen it happen to me 3 times and I was safe twice.

But again, small sample size for me.

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:58 am

Slumberland wrote: The problem with this game is that I'm constantly up 2-1 in the 7th and then my relievers give up one run and then I F*CKING LOSE IT IN EXTRA INNINGS.

It's funny, ever since the Tribe signed Kerry Wood a couple years ago I haven't noticed alot of comeback AI in this game.

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:59 am

tjung0831 wrote: I'm sure there is a slider setting or something that will help with this...not sure though.

Normally i don't do this kind of thing, but here I just can't resist. Classic tjungery!

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:59 am

At this time, I can only come up with one real problem that has nothing to do with gameplay and that is the commentary.

They say things at the wrong time and the wrong situations. Just had the announcer say Bartlett got things going by leading off the game with a HR when he actually hit it his second AB. Things like that.

Doesn't bother me but it does surprise me.