BREAKING... (The official RBI '14 Thread)

[hort22]

back to the original topic...rbi release date is april 10...no ps4 or xbox one as of now.

http://toucharcade.com/2014/03/07/rbi-baseball-14-release-date/

[BeefMaster]

Still no screenshots or anything, though.

[hort22]

Still no screenshots or anything, though.

Yep not looking good...or maybe it is?

[VEGAS]

sweet jesus that podcast is 75 minutes long. Anyone who listened to it available to note the highlights?

http://www.operationsports.com/news/703256/press-row-podcast-what-will-rbi-baseball-14-be/

Nothing substantial, but the guys discuss what to expect...

[fknmclane]

http://deadspin.com/heres-what-the-new-r-b-i-baseball-game-will-look-like-1542223275

[hort22]

heres a few more screenshots on this site

http://www.operationsports.com/media/1123/rbi-baseball-14/

yuck...hope it plays like rbi

[Turd]

While I was hoping for pudgy fat guys, if the graphics are like tihs but the game plays like RBI, I'm totally happy with that...MLBTS for realism, RBI for arcade stuff.

Looks like I'll still have to make my RBI updates every year

[Turd]

Each MLB team will feature 16 real players, but every player will be represented by one of three basic character models: average-sized guy, slugger, or little guy.

I like that the player models are simple, though I was hoping for more than 16 players.  At least enough for a 4-man rotation...

[Turd]

From this article:
http://www.polygon.com/2014/3/12/5499176/r-b-i-baseball-14-mlb-preview-simple-fast-paced

R.B.I. 14 doesn't feature online play at all; multiplayer action is limited to local one-on-one games.

Fucking what?  That is a major bummer.  It better be really difficult in single player mode.

[VEGAS]

dead link

heres a few more screenshots on this site

http://www.operationsports.com/media/1123/rbi-baseball-14/

yuck...hope it plays like rbi

[hort22]

dead link

heres a few more screenshots on this site

http://www.operationsports.com/media/1123/rbi-baseball-14/

yuck...hope it plays like rbi

http://www.operationsports.com/media/1148/rbi-baseball-14/

dont know why they changed the link.

[hort22]

little more about it...nothing major

http://www.baseballamerica.com/majors/new-rbi-baseball-aims-to-be-a-faithful-update-of-the-original/

[BeefMaster]

Each MLB team will feature 16 real players, but every player will be represented by one of three basic character models: average-sized guy, slugger, or little guy.

I like that the player models are simple, though I was hoping for more than 16 players.  At least enough for a 4-man rotation...

I get that they're trying to stay "true to the original", but given the fact that they added a season mode, bigger pitching rosters would've made sense - even the 6-man staffs from Baseball Simulator 1.000 would've helped.  Also, since they have graphics in the vein of RBI 3, they could easily have justified at least having the option for a full roster, like RBI 3 had.

[Turd]

I can handle the rosters mostly. Biggest issue is no online play for me. I don't even know how they can release it like that. Most people these days don't have groups of friends to play it in person.

I seriously hope it's challenging enough.

[Gantry]

Simple gameplay is key/...

[fathedX]

When I first got my Playstation, I fiddled with Triple Play 2000 trying to get it to play like RBI.  With the overhead batting view, it was surprisingly good, although there were too many buttons for my taste.  I'm still quite intrigued by what RBI 14 could be, I want it to be just what they are promising: quick pick up game with little learning curve but fun competition.  Yeah, I'm not happy about the online situation and the truncated rosters, but I'm still holding out hope of a fun purchase.

[Turd]

Agreed. Still giving it a chance.

[Gantry]

I think this is enough info for a rare front page update.

[bonny]

Sucks about online play.

Sucks more about no fat guys.

[malnuboy]

Has there been any word on the music. Any chance they stay with the original?