This sucked
THIS SUCKED
Blastic baseball
Fun
So good
Very fun!
Great game
Baseball
A great arcade style baseball adaptation- comes with some linearity.
“The game isn’t over till the fat lady sings”, “That will be recorded as an error”, “next time he should wear a glove instead of a frying pan”; though seemingly insignificant, these quirky voice lines ( whose acerbic nature i enjoy on the baseline), start to lose their flare after you’ve heard them a million times (yes i know some of my fielders are due for some upgrades- but do you really have to point it out every time!!?? LOL).
On the other hand, the actual elements of gameplay (batting/ pitching) have a charm to them, resonate of the arcade like structure that the game was built into, however, this stylistic boundary linearizes certain elements that are inversely lax (yet nuancedly articulated) in other baseball games. The preference of either style is likely parallel to the sum of your baseball experience and your exposure to more articulate baseball elements (such found in games like baseball 9, MLB games, or simply the manifestation of physical baseball), that would be compressed in the transition to Ballistic Baseball. An example of these more linear elements is in the game’s quantized pitching structure. You see, In other baseball games, such as “baseball 9”, in concept, (aside from maybe the lack of some decimal differentiation), every pitch is different. This is due to certain timing, contact, curve, and speed elements that all sort of multiply to determine the trajectory of the pitch. On the other hand, In ballistic baseball there are fifteen boxes within the strike zone (6 of which are on the outskirts) that determine whether the pitch is a strike or a ball when the batter doesn’t swing ( the balls being the six on the outskirts). The only other variable that can be controlled is the kind of pitch that is thrown; this is simply determined by clicking on “curveball, fastball, slider etc.” button before subsequently clicking on the box you want to aim for. The trajectory of the ball *can* be shifted, but only if you jam the “accuracy mini game” before pitching.
Swinging in Ballistic Baseball is a lot like pitching in other games. There are more fluid elements, such the ability to shift your batter along a horizontal axis and your timing when hitting the ball. However, the swinging is only as good complex as pitching in other games. It lacks articulate joystick stick movement (not that there is one available for a mobile game), and directional input besides simply moving side to side. Additionally, as pointed out by various sweaty Reddit forums, the ball physics system lacks depth and is unrealistic compared to the algorithmic physics in other ball games.
Overall, Ballistic baseball is a great arcade style baseball ball app to dabble in when you’re waiting for MLB: the show to download on the ps4. Obviously, an app can only be so realistic compared to its fully equipped counterparts, and especially considering its free download and addictively simple nature, it’s well worth a shot.
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