When I'm playing MLB 09: The Show, I sometimes slam my controller down on the carpet when I strike out, coincidentally mimicking my character slamming his bat on the ground. Sometimes when you got 0-for-4 in a game, three games in a row, you get a little angry.
Well, that's why Nintendo is good at making money off games. Because they understand this business, and that the more people they reach out to successfully, the more money they make. Which can be annoying as a non-casual gamer, or a "core gamer" as its put. But at least they're going strong.
So...I decided to put down Legaia 2: Duel Saga for a bit, and instead, play some MLB 09: The Show. I'll be blogging about my MLB 09 Road to the Show career, already in progress as a centerfielder in the White Sox organization, currently at AA Birmingham. Fun! Right now I'm hitting .400 with 1 HR, 9 RBI and a slugging percentage of .520, and I've just been named the starting CF for my team.
Well, I played some of this game, got to level 3. The game is...not great. Animations are a little cheesy...a lot cheesy...straight-up dumb. Combat is pretty simple, turn-based, and you use your art blocks to input directions for combat. Different combos of right,left,up,down produce different moves, or "arts". Some arts add AP, which are used for "Super Arts", more powerful moves that drain AP. You could probably figure out some of the Normal Arts just by guessing, like I did, though they teach you one Normal Art and one Super Art. So far, story has not developed much, my char (TheRza) is a new member of the Vigilance Corps, which patrols the forest (Hunter's Wood) near your home village, Nohl. Nohl is supported by this magic stone thing that provides water, which I bet is important. So far, it is a lackluster game, but maybe it gets better.
Log in to comment