Special in that it’s just very different from The Show. The batting has real bat/ball physics. Practicing in HR derby I kept grounding out, lower the bat and get under the ball a bit and bam dingers, lol. The ambient crowd sounds/cheers are also different, almost has a soccer/football feel to it that more reflects Japanese baseball.
I’m still working on the pitching aspect and haven’t even touched pennant or tutorial mode yet. It’s a baseball game so it what it is, but so far I have had fun with it. A nice change of pace from The Show (which I also like).
Language barrier isn’t too bad thanks to Spirits Translation. (lol, just saw their website has ‘what makes this game so special section.’ I must have unconsciously used their term.)
[edit] fyi, the series also goes by Professional Yakyuu Spirits, yakyuu being baseball in Japanese.
I also sometimes use the Google Translate app on my phone (with camera) to translate some stuff on the screen if I have a question. It’s not perfect, it translated Shohei Ohtani’s name to something silly but it’s another tool to use if you need it.
Super stoked for all four, but I almost bought Hagane many years ago when it was new while I worked at Electronics Boutique. I’m still kicking myself! At least I could rectify that with a Super Famicom cart.
I’ve been playing TenshI no uta 2 with it alongside an English walk through and it’s worked just fine. It’s very machiny, but it let’s me understand all the major story beats. Granted it’s a very old and simple rpg.
It’s at least affordable in Super Famicom cart only. I paid around $60 for it pre-discount. King of Dragons was $45. Both are usually a lot more in US cart as you probably know.
Picked up a game today that I thought I would never get ahold of CIB due to the high prices. I found it locally for $80 CAD ($61 USD), and it’s in near perfect condition.
Some PC engine games. I got all these at about half what they normally cost. Dodgeball was so cheap I couldn’t let it go, no idea if it’s any good to be honest, but on the whole the Nekketsu line is pretty decent I think.
Mostly excited for Rayxanber III which was really quite cheap all things considered.
