Major League Baseball 2K9 Demo Available, Post Your Impressions Here

[Qb]

A question for those who have logged some time with the demo:

When you poorly execute a pitch aimed near the edge of the strike zone, does it result in a ball or a grooved strike (or a mix of both)? In other words, are 'meatballs' truly gone, or simply not a 'feature' anymore? Or to put it yet another way, is it possible to throw a ball while aiming in & around the strike zone? I live on the corners when I pitch and would love to see more of my misses turn into balls so I could actually walk people...

[humaca80]

The analog pitching still sucks in my opinion, presentation is very good, other than everyone in the dugout doing the same animations at once, Silly. Hitting is pretty easy. Baserunning stinks. Overall, I am so glad I own a PS3 too, as a baseball gamer, nothing beats the show. Ill have to rent 2k before I buy. Overall, I am dissappointed

[dlasp66]

on one play i smacked a ball with werth to left field and it looked like it was gonna be a HR (red indicator and all), and then burrell tries to leap up and catch it but he mistimes his jump and the ball bounces off the wall for a double, i thought it was a pretty cool sequence and looked pretty realistic

[truckie16]

Quote: Originally Posted by ericjwm

Any sign of the AI batters taking any pitches in the zone?

I've only played the demo twice. In the first game not one called strike but in the second game the CPU took about 5 called strikes. Howard even toook a called third strike on the corner. So there is hope that this could be tweaked even more in the full version.

[MattNYY]

Quote: Originally Posted by Qb

A question for those who have logged some time with the demo: When you poorly execute a pitch aimed near the edge of the strike zone, does it result in a ball or a grooved strike (or a mix of both)? In other words, are 'meatballs' truly gone, or simply not a 'feature' anymore? Or to put it yet another way, is it possible to throw a ball while aiming in & around the strike zone? I live on the corners when I pitch and would love to see more of my misses turn into balls so I could actually walk people...

Yea when ever i miss time my pitch it will go outside more often then not or say if your throwing a breaking ball low it will be in the dirt!

[dave_sz]

Quote: Originally Posted by humaca80

The analog pitching still sucks in my opinion, presentation is very good, other than everyone in the dugout doing the same animations at once, Silly. Hitting is pretty easy. Baserunning stinks. Overall, I am so glad I own a PS3 too, as a baseball gamer, nothing beats the show. Ill have to rent 2k before I buy. Overall, I am dissappointed

what about the pitching sux exactly? This is my first time playing a 2k baseball game and I find it ok. Not any different than button press pitching, here you hold a stick there you hold a button, sooooooo different. Is it hard for you to get used to it?

[dlasp66]

Quote: Originally Posted by humaca80

The analog pitching still sucks in my opinion, presentation is very good, other than everyone in the dugout doing the same animations at once, Silly. Hitting is pretty easy. Baserunning stinks. Overall, I am so glad I own a PS3 too, as a baseball gamer, nothing beats the show. Ill have to rent 2k before I buy. Overall, I am dissappointed

good impression, but did u reely hafto add that sentence involving the show

[crumpled_heap]

Quote: Originally Posted by dave_sz

Is it hard for you to get used to it?

No, it's just too easy.