A Quick Look at MLB 12: The Show

[blueduke]

It would be nice if they could nail the 1080p resolution this year. Last year's game seem to take a performance hit when it was forced to 1080p.

Think it only played in 720p

[sydrogerdavid]

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I have been listening to Campbell in this game since 99! I am ready for a change!

EXACTLY!!!!! Longest tenured video game announcer? Probably. I'm not really sure about John Madden or Al Michaels though.

[EnigmaNemesis]

Think it only played in 720p

That is correct. '09 was the last version that had true 1080p.

It is now disabled and only runs in 720p optimized. You force 1080p in the XMB and your TV is just scaling the image.

Native 1080p has been removed due to them already pushing the PS3 with everything going on in the stadiums, etc. (out of the mouth of one of the developers last year)

[DodgerFanatic2K3]

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To me, Campbell seems to be the odd man out now and the next that should get replaced.

Totally agree

I'm so over Dave Campbell and his blabbering, useless, rehashed comments

Seriously does this guy even have a real broadcasting career anymore or does he just do his commentary from his recliner at home

[Kolbe]

Really??? REALLY??

You're excited for it to be raved about, analyzed, dissected, complained about, damned to hell then subsequently be labeled broken??

Glutton for punishment I see.

You forget... I won't be at the office when the "OMG ITS COMPLETELY BROKEN!!! THIS SINGLE FEATURE RENDERS ALL PS3 GAMES UNPLAYABLE! REFUND!!!!" happens. I'll still be sad that people hate me (because when you don't like something we can't be friends) but ill be safely tucked away in FL.

-K

[EnigmaNemesis]

You forget... I won't be at the office when the "OMG ITS COMPLETELY BROKEN!!! THIS SINGLE FEATURE RENDERS ALL PS3 GAMES UNPLAYABLE! REFUND!!!!" happens. I'll still be sad that people hate me (because when you don't like something we can't be friends) but ill be safely tucked away in FL.

-K

Don't worry. It will be far greater in the Madden forums.

Good luck my boy!

[irishred002]

Last paragraph says it all so perfectly as to why i love this game.

[BatsareBugs]

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I must be getting old, but I don't find the commentary stale or a need to change commentators. I've listening to Matty V. since he was the Padres play-by-play guy from 2002-2008 and in my opinion he's a keeper. It was sad to see Hud go, but a lot of people didn't want him (I just wanted different lines from him I think).

I'll admit MLB The Show will be weird the day Matty V. and Soup are no longer the commentators.

[Mos1ted]

It looks like I'll be copping MLB: The Show for a fifth consecutive year, and I'm not even that much of a baseball fan. It's just such a well-made game, I can't help but to buy it.

[BrickieWR18]

in 2013 add the option to be able to customize when and if your RTTS player celebrates. this could affect his ego and add coach personalities... a big headed player like big z would be fine in a big city... until the new management wants to change the chemistry... you feel me? im tired of my player jumping around like a lunatic when he hits a home run and we are losing by 6

[Mos1ted]

And I agree with you guys about this franchise not needing to make wholesale changes every year. I'm seeing some of my favorite franchises regress (not saying any names) from making unnecessary changes every year for the sake of change. Keep what works and just tweak it a bit from year to year.

[tbone1]

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You forget... I won't be at the office when the "OMG ITS COMPLETELY BROKEN!!! THIS SINGLE FEATURE RENDERS ALL PS3 GAMES UNPLAYABLE! REFUND!!!!" happens. I'll still be sad that people hate me (because when you don't like something we can't be friends) but ill be safely tucked away in FL.

-K

your not that safe.
I work across the parking lot from your new headquarters here at the M- center.

[BaylorBearBryant]

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I must be getting old, but I don't find the commentary stale or a need to change commentators. I've listening to Matty V. since he was the Padres play-by-play guy from 2002-2008 and in my opinion he's a keeper. It was sad to see Hud go, but a lot of people didn't want him (I just wanted different lines from him I think).

I'll admit MLB The Show will be weird the day Matty V. and Soup are no longer the commentators.

You're a Padres fan, of course you're not tired of Vasgersian. He actually called games for your team. How cool would it be to have your hometown announcer call the game? F***ing sweet.

[Blzer]

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You're a Padres fan, of course you're not tired of Vasgersian. He actually called games for your team. How cool would it be to have your hometown announcer call the game? F***ing sweet.

Well, Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow (Giants broadcasters) announced for the MVP series, and while it sufficed, they were relatively abysmal to how they are in real life, who IMO are the best team-based baseball broadcasters out there (and using MLB.TV, I've heard them all... though some definitely come close).

I guess if I were to say something about the announcers that The Show has, it's that when hearing them in the games, they feel more like team-based broadcasters as opposed to national broadcasters. I always liked the feel more of video games having "national broadcasters" in the games, but that's just me.

Matty V. is smooth on the mic, though. If they decide to never replace him, I will not have any problem with that.

[rodperezto]

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IMO one of the biggest problems about the commentators audio tracks is the way they are mixed and mastered. When you are watching a live broadcast and the announcers are IN the stadium, the voices sound much more different than when they are locked in a studio. Why? Because the microphone dynamics are completely different, you hear the mix's compression, there is background noise, etc. The sound is far from being perfect and pristine. My main problem with the commentators in the show has always been that they sound as if they were in a studio, recording lines for a game. They sound too perfect as if they were in a capsule far away from the game. It makes them sound detached from the game.
That is something that has been achieved in many other sports game and would be a great thing if it could be done for The Show.
Thaslab said that the sound has been remastered for '12. Is it something along these lines??