MLB '09: The Show

Heh, I didn't realize MazingerDUDE works for DigitalFoundry.

Here's his analysis on MLB 2009 screens:
http://www.digitalfoundry.org/blog/?p=407

 

Nice but I'd like to see comparison shots under same lighting conditions. The thing most impressed me with the new MLB (demo) is that the lighting is still very impressive even though most of the field is under stadium's shadows, with indirect lighting and soft shadows.

 

I played the demo in FullHD.
Nice looking game (incredible looking when there's DOF and the proper lighting conditions), but I dont know how to play it and the game does a terrible job of telling me how to play it.
I can pitch and defend okay, but I cant hit anything. I was struck out 10 times in the course of a couple of innings. I could only hit foul balls and bunt hits.

 

He doesn't! But I noticed that he's provided a lot of great stuff on these forums, so I thought he might like to contribute to my blog, which looks like it may well spin out into a full site.

 

Welcome to the club

 

Sorry but I must admit that I laughed out load at this.

 

Every single inning, I get boo'ed by the spectators. Every single time. It's embarrassing !

 

isn't that awesome? i love what they've done with the audio this year. anyone else notice how excited the announcers get depending on the situation? i hit a homerun to win the game and announcers were screaming and being all excited lol. love it!

 

Sir, you (or someone) need to video tape your game play plus your controller handling, and post it on youtube. My guess is it will help a lot of people who want to get into the game, but are hampered by the initial learning curve.

 

The game looks really good.

Screenshot I took with the demos capture feature.

 

Lighting model discussed by Senior Graphics programmmer:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/02/19/mlb-09-the-show-%E2%80%93-lighting-explained/

 

This game seems to be pretty impressive techinically!

 

Yeah, one of the very rare true 1080p games.

 

Unfortunately, NBA is seen as inferior not just in gameplay but graphics, compared to its peers.

Oh well, you can't be great at everything.

Is it possible that this MLB '09 will be the best-looking sports game ever? I know there are some soccer games which don't get released in the US.

Of course some PC sports games could look very sharp and lit well on a nice rig too.

 

FIFA's the best looking football game, and it's not great. Ice Hockey and Basketball should be the best looking given the less complex situation. Or boxing, if you consider that a sport.

 

Best looking stadium based sports game maybe?

Fight Night 3 is probably the best looking game based on a sport.

 

Well, I doubt a bit . If big exclusives like MGS4 and KZ2 that have been in delopment for years can't do real 1080p, then what's to hope for. And yes, I don't mean dumbing down details just to able to render @1080p. Most likely, games at the end of this gen in 2011-2012 will max out RSX and Cell and we'll have best-looking games of this generation. Will we see KZ3 in this gen ?

Yes, sorry fot not being more specific.

2k series easily beats Live when it comes to gameplay. But if you are more into arcade style gameplay, then I agree.