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MVP 06 NCAA Baseball screens and video
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Open Source
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But wasn't the old batting system already perfect? Heh, heh.
I actually don't care about this game. I just like to watch EA desperately try to squeeze a few more dollars out of a dead franchise.
I actually don't care about this game. I just like to watch EA desperately try to squeeze a few more dollars out of a dead franchise.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Open Source said:
not yet. But wait 4 months when they release the "COLLEGE WORLD SERIES" edition. Now there is something lame only EA would stoop to doing...
Open Source
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The difference between EA and 2K sports is that EA pretends it is not desperate and pathetic.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Open Source said:
The difference between EA and 2K sports is that EA can still make NFL games.
Musashi Wins!
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All I care about is the depth of the editor. Again...
Modded Xbox + fan content = baseball game of the year.
Modded Xbox + fan content = baseball game of the year.
Where are all the MVP lovers we usually have around?
If you guys didn't know it, MVP 05 was the best baseball game alot of us have played in years. If MVP NCAA truly builds on MVP05 as they say it will, we'll be all happy campers.
And just so you know: The 2k series sucks in respect to baseball. We actually would have been better off with EA getting the MLB franchise.
If you guys didn't know it, MVP 05 was the best baseball game alot of us have played in years. If MVP NCAA truly builds on MVP05 as they say it will, we'll be all happy campers.
And just so you know: The 2k series sucks in respect to baseball. We actually would have been better off with EA getting the MLB franchise.
truffleshuffle83
Banned
god i cant wait to see what next gen baseball looks lik. even if EA doesnt have the rights to it 
truffle, if you take a look at the video, EA Canada does a great job at facial animation and animation in general. I feel like they're on the *verge* of next gen graphics. Their team is SO good. This is the best animated sports game I've played--- and responsive to controls too.
Musashi Wins!
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Kintaro said:
just last gen I heard. sucks, I'd buy a simple 360 port in a second.
Open Source
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Wonder why EA never released any roster updates for MVP '05 beyond opening day.
GitarooMan
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Fatalah said:
Absolutely true. I would go so far as to say that IMO, MVP '05 is the greatest baseball game of all time by a pretty good margin. I hope NCAA keeps up the tradition.
Musashi Wins!
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Open Source said:
really dropped the ball on that. the fan packs with more photos, etc. are great if you have a mod or action replay.
I think it's probably the best baseball game made. The fact that they didn't get the license is one of the personal gaming tragedies for me.
GitarooMan
Member
shantyman said:
I was a big high heat fan (especially on the PC in the '02 version). The problem for me was that they got complacent and never really upgraded the series. It played very realistic, but IMO MVP trumped it by creating the best pitcher/batter interface ever. It really feels like the chess match it is in real life. For example when you sit on an inside fastball and then get one and hammer it down the line, it's a great feeling (or vice versa when you blow a fastball by someone). Also, MVP can be very realistic with the right settings, and being someone who "appreciates real baseball", I think MVP is a better overall game than High Heat.
Outcast2004
Banned
No MLB license = no sale for me.
sorry aluminum bats are bad.
When I hit a ball i want to hear the crack of the wooden bat, not the high pitched PING of a juiced aluminum bat.
sorry aluminum bats are bad.
When I hit a ball i want to hear the crack of the wooden bat, not the high pitched PING of a juiced aluminum bat.
Guileless
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The best thing about baseball isn't star players or logos, it's the game itself. Baseball Stars was great, it had completely fictional players. I used to play High Heat with completely fictional players. There's no bitching about ratings or unrealistic play, we'll just get to play baseball in its pure form.
The only thing I don't like about college baseball is the damn aluminum bats, but nothing's perfect.
The only thing I don't like about college baseball is the damn aluminum bats, but nothing's perfect.
Drey1082 said:
That doesnt stop NCAA from being an amazing game. In 2006, I know they have a feature that auto-names every player in the game if you dont want just roster #'s for names (a much-needed addition, I refuse to export the first few draft classes just because I dont want HB #23's running around in Madden) and I'd imagine they'll have a similar feature in this. After the first few years though, it isnt even an issue.
And yes, Baseball Stars was absolutely amazing.. hurray for 2-player games and 10-run-ruling the Lovely Ladies to make a lot of cash and upgrade your players.
Musashi Wins!
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Baseball Stars and High Heat were great games. Not for the same reasons of course, but I loved them both. But in the case of HH especially, I think people are thinking more nostalgia at this point. MVP has a tremendous, tremendous engine. It doesn't do everything that game did, but it does a lot of the most important things as well and a few better. It needs a deeper stat tracker, etc.
Guy LeDouche
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Checking in - I can't wait for MVP 06.Fatalah said:
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Ninja Scooter said:
They still make NFL games??
I find it really amusing that MVP is made by a Canadian team (Baseball being an American past-time). But heh, those Canadians really *get* the game. MVP's stats are really realistic too, alot of MVP fans are transplant High Heat Baseball fans.
When 2Ksports got the MLB license, they hoped to steal the talent away from the EA staff, but no one from the team has left.
Anyone remember how Microsoft bought the High Heat baseball staff for their Xbox sports line (after 3do died)? Then Msft discontinued doing sports and the team just disappeared.
Who knows, maybe they're over at 2Ksports, maybe they were doing the Pennant Chase game that was never released.
Gosh! So much drama!
When 2Ksports got the MLB license, they hoped to steal the talent away from the EA staff, but no one from the team has left.
Anyone remember how Microsoft bought the High Heat baseball staff for their Xbox sports line (after 3do died)? Then Msft discontinued doing sports and the team just disappeared.
Who knows, maybe they're over at 2Ksports, maybe they were doing the Pennant Chase game that was never released.
Gosh! So much drama!
I will SO buy this game.
As for the pro scene? Well, Sony's MLB series is ok, I'll probably buy that at some point next summer, but as long as I can play Baseball Mogul for my GM fetish and have MVP NCAA for some real gamin', I'm happy.
Honestly, if they make the batting something like Tiger Woods I'd shit my pants with happiness.
Oh, and why can a bunch of casual game designers make a rockin' simulation engine the level of Baseball Mogul, where decade after decade the game stays balanced and fun, yet multi-billion dollar EA and 2K Games can't handle a single year without having some flaw that seriously detracts from the franchise modes?
As for the pro scene? Well, Sony's MLB series is ok, I'll probably buy that at some point next summer, but as long as I can play Baseball Mogul for my GM fetish and have MVP NCAA for some real gamin', I'm happy.
Honestly, if they make the batting something like Tiger Woods I'd shit my pants with happiness.
Oh, and why can a bunch of casual game designers make a rockin' simulation engine the level of Baseball Mogul, where decade after decade the game stays balanced and fun, yet multi-billion dollar EA and 2K Games can't handle a single year without having some flaw that seriously detracts from the franchise modes?
Musashi Wins! said:
No, no, absolutely not. It had every stat you could ask for, things liked passed balls, dropped thrid strikes, 1st basemen digging balls out of the dirt, offline throws, etc. YEARS before these "innovations" hit these newer games.
The hitting was zone based and was as realistic as you can get. Pitching was zone based as well, and you told your pitcher to throw a ball or strike, but depending on the pitcer the accuracy was not alway what you wanted. Some days your pitcher just didn't have it and could not throw strikes. It made for very exciting duels as both a pitcher and a batter. And I say without reservation, better than MVP.
You could actually get the computer to strike out looking. You had to work the count as a batter. The AI was insane- pinch running, squeeze plays, double switches, etc. It was as close a simulation of baseball as has been made. The play control was also perfect. I can not overstate this. You never missed balls in the outfield because of shitty auto fielding/auto selection or anything like that.
High Heat 2004 remains to this day the best baseball engine/game ever made. The graphcics and animation were atrocious, but the gameplay was sublime. It had EVERYTHING.