MLB '10: The Show Hands-On Impressions @ CES w/ Russell_SCEA *Day 2*

[bodhiball]

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super small criticism, and something thats bugged me for a bit is the follow through on the swings. One of those old things that has stuck with the game. HOPING that this is one of the additional animations that hasnt been included yet.

thanks for all your work DMB....

[bp4baseball]

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Do we have the option to play shorter innings in franchise mode??

I doubt it, but you never know

[Blzer]

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super small criticism, and something thats bugged me for a bit is the follow through on the swings. One of those old things that has stuck with the game. HOPING that this is one of the additional animations that hasnt been included yet.

thanks for all your work DMB....

I think they're as limited as they can be with the way they can animate some things due to the short arms and such in the player models. Do you mean the back-swing, or their little nuance/routine/rhythm step when up at the plate? If you mean the latter, I completely agree with you, and this has plagued them since MLB 2004. If you mean the former, I also agree (the way the hands go up near the neck looks really off due to the short arm length), but thankfully that's normally after contact so we don't see it as often.

I think we'll have to wait until we get the new player models (hopefully next year) to get the best animations for all of these instances.

[bodhiball]

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Blzer, I mean the backswing. Its such a small thing...but to see a guy like Pujols rip a liner and look like that, just takes me out of the realism for a bit.

one plus...did you guys catch the ball off the shin by Navarro? Nice!

[Bat]

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The fielding view is amazing! great work.

[TN - BRAVES FAN]

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Jim, how do you know it's not the final build? I don't doubt you at all. I am just curious how you know that.

[deucepoppi17]

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Blzer, I mean the backswing. Its such a small thing...but to see a guy like Pujols rip a liner and look like that, just takes me out of the realism for a bit.

I thought i was the only one bothered by the backswing......

[dmbfan1970]

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Jim, how do you know it's not the final build? I don't doubt you at all. I am just curious how you know that.

This isn't the final build. Thats a fact. There were many glitches still in the game along with missing commentary and signature stances, animated MN sign, etc, etc, etc...

[Scottdau]

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Jim, how do you know it's not the final build? I don't doubt you at all. I am just curious how you know that.

Russel said so. Plus they are still working on the game.

[TN - BRAVES FAN]

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This isn't the final build. Thats a fact. There were many glitches still in the game along with missing commentary and signature stances, animated MN sign, etc, etc, etc...

Thanks dmbfan...did Russell mention anything about the Braves neon sign? It was flashing when the Mets were batting in one video and in real life it only flashes when the Braves are batting. Was that video just to show that the tomahawk sign is going to flash? I know you and Russell played a few games, but did he have just like random videos on the screen when you were there too like he did on the first video that shows Turner Field?

[jim416]

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Jim, how do you know it's not the final build? I don't doubt you at all. I am just curious how you know that.

They work on this game EVERYDAY until it's ready to go in February. When we were there last year (in late January) they would actually update the build as we found things in the game that needed attention. They "build" this game daily as devs work on their individual responsibilities within the game. As a batting stance is done, for example, it's added to the current build, as new sounds are finalized they are added to that build, and on and on until it's ready to go.

Trust me, when you see the demo you are looking at a mid-December build because of the approval process they have to go through.

So with that in mind, there are going to be even more complaints as the demo will be an older build than what was being played at CES.

[silver540i]

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I have been beyond impressed with everything shown thus far.....except HR Derby. That camera is terrible. I hope that is a result of this being an early build. I will not even touch HR Derby if that is the way it will be in the final build. They should call it Shadow Derby. Maybe turning on HR Celebration Cam will help? I can only hope!

Sad to say that I'm in the same boat as you. I just don't think it will be as much fun without seeing ball flight and final landing spot.

[jim416]

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Sad to say that I'm in the same boat as you. I just don't think it will be as much fun without seeing ball flight and final landing spot.

I wouldn't get worked up about this yet.

[silver540i]

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[QUOTE=EnigmaNemesis;2040637266]Yeah, they just need one set up like the "broadcast view" but shows the flight of the ball and zooms slightly to it as it leaves. Much like you would see in the HR derby.

And a recap after with the arrows and ball placements with the distance like Nemesis mentioned.

Similar to 2K, but with more "effect" and pop than what it has (the stadium nuances in The Show probably will help with it, since it wont cut away from the crowd as fast so you can see them grab the ball).

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The 2K HR derby cam is a bit too focused on the ball, but they have an in-game fielding cam that is sweet. Shows plenty of stadium and ball flight. Would be nice if we just had 6-7 choices to make everyone happy.

[silver540i]

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I wouldn't get worked up about this yet.

Hey Jim, not too worked up, but I've seen enough pre-release footage of games to know that more often than not, what you see 1-2 months previous to release (feature-wise) is probably what you'll get. Now, if it was a framerate issue, or for example, the audio not being in yet, then of course I keep the faith that it will be in the final build.

What can I say Jim, I get a lot of entertainment from The Show and I just want it to be as good as it can be. That said, the lack of really good ball flight CAM, especially for HR derby, is a let down for that feature.