Review of a game in the style of a novel! Tsumigame Club! Episode 3 Three baseball beginners hit! Pitching! Fall in love! eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2020

This is the Tsumikibashi University Game Research Club. This is the club room of the Tsumikibashi University Game Research Club, or "Tsumige Club" for short. The club members bring in their own stacks of games (so-called "piled-up games") and just play them. ......

This is a series of game reviews in the style of a novel, which leisurely describes the daily life of the "Tsumigame Club"!

Introduction of Tsumigame club members: Yuma Konoshita, the main character, is a 19-year-old college freshman. She is bright, honest, polite and a little natural. She is a casual gamer and enjoys playing games of all genres without hating them.; Sayuri Ekioka is a 20-year-old second-year university student and the head of the Tsumigame club. She is a passionate gamer who can't stop talking about games and has a wealth of knowledge about them. She has a wide range of knowledge from old games (including maniac games before the Famicom!) to the latest games. ) to the latest games, and buys any game that interests him, from the hottest titles to the most maniacal. However, his game playing skills are apparently not very good.; Kirishima Sui is a 20-year-old second-year university student and vice president of the Tsumigame Club. She met Sayuri in the spring of their freshman year of college. She is a gal-type girl who got hooked on video games under Sayuri's influence and is now a total gamer. She is a genius gamer who can get the hang of any genre of game she plays and quickly get good at it.

One evening. One evening, a first-year club member, Konoshita Yuma, comes to the club room to play games. When Yuma opens the door, she finds the club leader, Sayuri Ekaoka, and the vice leader, Sui Kirishima, holding the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con and looking strangely tense in front of the monitor.

Oh, thank you for your hard work~ ...... er, ......?

Let's go~, Sayuri!

Come on, Sui!

What was on the screen seemed to be some kind of baseball game.

And the next moment, the pitcher in the screen swung at a pitch, and the batter struck out ......!

I've done it!

Oh no!　We won~!

(Both the manager and Mr. Sui are so heated ......!)

Sayuri is frustrated with all her strength, and Sui is happy with all her strength. Yuma quietly takes a seat in the chair while watching those two.

Um, so what game are you playing today,......?

Ugh,...... it was really, really close,.......

Uh, uh, .......

Oh, Yumatchi. Today, we were playing "eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2020" that Sayuri brought.

Oh, it's Power Pro, isn't it?　I've heard the name a lot, but this is the first time I've actually seen it being played in front of me.

Actually, I'm playing Power Pro for the first time today, too.

Hee!　It's rare to see you as a gamer, Sui!

Well, to be honest, I don't know much about baseball. That's why I couldn't get into baseball games.

I'm no less of a beginner at baseball games!

You're so loud!

No, that's not the place to compete. What do you mean by "baseball game beginner's impression"?

...... Well, anyway, let's play "eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2020" today!

Yes, sir!

Switch supports "Osusowake" and PS4 supports "PSVR"! A heated competitive mode!

Power Pro" is the nickname for the well-known classic baseball game "Powerful Pro Baseball Live". eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 is the latest title in the Pawapuro series.

Pawapuro has been around for quite a long time, hasn't it?

Yes, it has been around for quite some time. The first game was "JIKKYOU PAWAFURU PUROYAKYU '94," which was released in 1994 on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. In other words, the series has been around for more than 25 years.

I see, so it has been around since before we were born.

I watched the two of you play for a while, and the live-action voice was very realistic!

Mm-hmm. After all, a real announcer is in charge.

Oh, really?

The combination of the actual announcements, the cheering from the audience, and the announcements from the stadium, it was really realistic, just like watching a live baseball game.

Was it the competitive mode that you and Sui were playing earlier?

You have good instincts, Yuma!　You're indeed the next head of the Hatsumigae Department!

Oh, you're exaggerating, boss!

You're so cute!

Ugh, ugh~ .......

The Switch version features the ability to "split" the Joy-Cons and play against each other, just like we were playing. On the other hand, the PS4 version supports "PSVR" in some modes, which gives you an astonishingly realistic feeling of actually being in the ballpark.

So both versions have their own unique charms.

By the way, that game you just played was really exciting.

Yes, it was!　Listen, Yuma!　Just a little more and I could have beaten Sui!　Just a little more!　Just a little more!

Whoa, calm down, Mr. Manager!

You know, I hit a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 6th inning and we were winning 4-1. But in the top of the 9th inning... ......

I was down to two outs, but I got a timely hit, and even a timely two-base hit, to bring the score to 4-3!

Eek!　Was that such a dramatic game unfolding? ......

I managed to hold them off and won, but to be honest, for the first time ever, I was worried that there was a chance I might lose to Sayuri in a game!

I know you said you hadn't played baseball games before, Sui, but you sure enjoyed it!

Actually, there is a control option called "fresh setting" that makes it easy for us baseball game beginners to play because we only have to press the buttons at the right time.

Wow, that sounds great!　That sounds great!

Yeah, it was a lot of fun playing against each other. But you know, Yumacchi, the charm of "Power Pro 2020" is not only in the battle mode. Hey, Sayuri?

I wanted to win ...... the game ...... against Sui .......

No, you've been heckling me the whole time.

You must have been really frustrated,...... sir, I'm sorry for your loss,.......

One of the biggest in the history of the Power Pro series! I was astonished at the overwhelming volume of the game that I couldn't play through!

Now that I've got my mind back on track, let me talk about the appeal of "Power Pro 2020" to the fullest. The appeal of this game, in addition to the fun of playing against other players, lies in its overwhelming volume.

I just glanced at the menu screen, and there are so many modes.

There is "Success," where you can develop players while enjoying the story, "Power Fest," where all the Success characters from the series gather to compete in a super baseball tournament at a flying stadium, "Eikan Nine," where you become the manager and aim to win the Koshien championship, and many more.

There's a flying ballpark, there's Koshien, and there's a wide range of worldviews in a single baseball game. ......

It's the kind of thing that fans would absolutely love, with characters from past series.

This isn't even the best thing yet. The "Tokyo 2020 Olympics" mode, in which you aim for the gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as the representative of Japan, includes the actual stadiums that will be the venues for the Olympics, and there is also a "LIVE Scenario" mode that is linked to real-life professional baseball games every day, allowing you to relive the games. There is also a "LIVE Scenario" mode that allows players to relive real-life professional baseball games every day!

So you can experience the Olympics one step ahead of the games!

The "LIVE Scenario" is linked to a real-life professional baseball game, which sounds interesting. My dad loves baseball, so I might get him the software for his birthday, along with the console.

Wow, that sounds great!

(Parent-child love connected by games......mmmmm, that's wonderful, sui......)

...... Sayuri, why are you nodding your head with moistened eyes?

I'm not sure what you're talking about!　I was just a little moved by the love between father and son!

Then, it's not nothing!

But if there are so many modes, I'm not sure which one to play first. ......

Hmmm, leave it to me!　For you, let me tell you about my favorite mode, which I want you to play first!