Re: ESPN MLB 12: The Show' hands-on preview
Looks very very promising! Thanks for sharing the article!
Looks very very promising! Thanks for sharing the article!
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Re: ESPN MLB 12: The Show' hands-on preview
Seriously? Seriously? I personally couldn't care less about Move (although I'm open to having my mind changed) and I can't justify the purchase of Vita right now . . . but to say there's too much focus there and it's hurting other areas?
What about:
- Sony has finally added not only player collisions, but collision awareness in "MLB 12: The Show."
- And since cyber athletes will not only collide, but be aware of the potential collisions, players react in a much more realistic manner, sliding around tags from all angles, dropping the ball more often when going for the sweep tag, and even giving the occasional spike when necessary.
- One of the biggest improvements "Show" fans will notice right away is the improved ball physics. In past games, there wasn't the amount of hit variety you'd expect from a baseball simulation, and that had to do mainly with the fact that the game's math was off. So this offseason, one of the more hardcore members of "The Show's" engineering team took up the challenge and re-wrote the entire ball physics code based on the actual math for how a spinning object reacts when it strikes everything from the bat to the playing surface to one of the bases.
- Another big gameplay improvement comes in the form of the new "Pulse Pitching" dynamic.
- But don't think this year is all about the mound as a new way to hit has also been added to the game, even if it's strictly for the hardcore. Sony calls it "Zone Analog Batting," and it combines what gamers loved about the old way to hit with the newer analog approach, as gamers manipulate the right stick to control stride and swing timing, while at the same time using your left stick to control where you swing in the zone.
- # 500+ new presentation animations
- # 300+ new fielding, throwing, and base running animations
- # 150+ new batting stances
- # 75+ new pitching animations
- # 14 new umpires complete with their own personalities
- # 2 new training techniques in Road to the Show (base running, fielding), as you're now a Double-A starter who is the most touted prospect on the team
- Add to that the addition of Season and Franchise mode in co-op, new pitcher confidence logic, and franchise improvements that include new contract logic, improved trade logic, and an all new free agent signing process, and you have the baseball game "Show" fans have been waiting for.
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Re: ESPN MLB 12: The Show' hands-on preview
Haha.
Okay, I've calmed down now, my apologies if I offended either of the fine people that I originally responded to. It just seems like there's been a ton of negativity since info started to be released, and as someone who's been driving myself crazy trying to enjoy the mess that is NCAA 12, I just couldn't understand it. That's okay, everyone has their own preferences and I just need to be more understanding.Comment
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Re: ESPN MLB 12: The Show' hands-on preview
Great preview from Jon Robinson as always, hes always excellent and you can tell, a real Show fan.
My main gripes were the stale broadcast feel - addressed, the lack of enough hit variety - clearly addressed with the all new physics code, poor commentary - looks to be addressed.
Add in new franchise improvements and im happy as can be with what SCEA San Diego has done to this years version.
Roll on March 6.Comment
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Re: ESPN MLB 12: The Show' hands-on preview
Will an option for generated pitch counts be in the ps3 version?Comment
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That wasn't directed at you!Haha.
Okay, I've calmed down now, my apologies if I offended either of the fine people that I originally responded to. It just seems like there's been a ton of negativity since info started to be released, and as someone who's been driving myself crazy trying to enjoy the mess that is NCAA 12, I just couldn't understand it. That's okay, everyone has their own preferences and I just need to be more understanding.
It was directed at those saying it's nothing but Move and Vita!
I'm agreeing with you....
Oh...and something tells me there is even more than what's in the article.
Just a funny feeling.
M.K.
Knight165All gave some. Some gave all. 343Comment
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Re: ESPN MLB 12: The Show' hands-on preview
Talk about a 1,2,3 K.O. First Russell's new avatar, then a fantastic article, and now a post like this
"Life is like baseball, it's the number of times you arrive home safely that counts"Comment
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Re: ESPN MLB 12: The Show' hands-on preview
Yeah...they didn't even mention the commentary upgrades. Probably keeping that under wraps until later.
(disclaimer: I'm completely out of the loop and just speculating FYI, just because I went to CD one year doesn't mean I hear things anymore)
Love everything I read in that article, from the ball physics to the collisions, to the Vita and even the Move.Last edited by bcruise; 12-13-2011, 05:55 PM.Comment
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Re: ESPN MLB 12: The Show' hands-on preview
this still didn't cure diabetes, as I probably developed it sitting in front of my TV for days at a time playing this game. I love the info coming out, ball physics, umpires, tag system, tv presentation, RTTS upgrades and people still complain 3 1/2 months out that it's same old same old and can't wait for full disclosure before condeming the game and the people making it? I almost wish I knew nothing so the forums wouldn't get flooded with the numerous things that haven't been mentioned (yet). some people should probably assume an article from espn is trying to appeal to a large audience and mentioning generated counts and fixing a sign in a NL isn't gonna bring in readers even if it is an important detail to some. thanks for the article though, is it march yet?Comment
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Oh yeah, I got you. I just quoted your post 'cause I loved the pic. And I did want to make sure that the people I quoted first knew I wasn't trying to jump down their throats. We can all be friends. 
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Re: ESPN MLB 12: The Show' hands-on preview
Does this mean outfielders can now collide while pursuing fly balls and potentially get hurt? That'd be a nice thing to see!
An even cooler thing with collision awareness: Two outfielders are pursuing a pop up, they both are aware they are near each other and both shy away at the last second with the ball dropping in for a hit! Now THAT would be neat to see.Comment
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Re: ESPN MLB 12: The Show' hands-on preview
The one thing I've really hoped for, for years now is a playoff mode. It would be nice at the end of the year to either place whatever teams you like into the playoffs or, you could follow the mlb and place those teams that are actually in the playoffs. Now I'm hoping that this year this has made it in there. But what they have listed seems amazing.Comment
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Re: ESPN MLB 12: The Show' hands-on preview
The pulsating X pitching sounds like it might be similar to PYS pitching, if i'm understanding it correctly.Comment
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