MLB 12 playable at Best Buy

[ryan36]

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Ok heres my story...

before i begin I want to get one things out of the way about this years MLB The Show.

IF you've NEVER owned or played MLB 11 RUN to buy this game if your like me and have played MLB 11 you have to agree that this years game is a very small step up.

Its smooth, it's pretty but every year it is. This is the most consistently made title year per year, but The Show is starting to "show" it's age.

I played it messed around with settings and other than that i wasnt playing with great satisfaction.

but it has to said that this years game was sacrificed so that the dev team could focus on the ps vita version being compatible. And i can understand that. when sony is TELLING U you have to do something the whole team has to listen and in doing so had to regrettably SCALE back the ps3 version alot as far as overwhelming features/graphics etc.

I mean theres stuff behind the scenes i guess, but i would have wanted a customizable fielding camera. So in one aspect MLB the Show is dangerously teetering on NHL territory now where they refuse to fix camera angles that should be fixed or at least updated...

But the show isnt stale yet its just becoming less of a reason to keep a PS3

Sorry I meant being able to fix the fact that we can not adjust the fielding camera the way we can batting and pitching.

I also said "have to" loosely my apologies

I did praise the game for any newcomer to the series or anyone that hasn't played since MLB 10 so...

Don't get me wrong, if i throw any negativity its due to the 1 year cycle and nature of ALL sports games.

But can we help it if the game we play isnt as fresh anymore as it was a year ago after such vast improvement?

I'm surprised there isnt more opinions like mine though? Esp when most players here will ONLY play MLB The Show and thats it. You'd think the general consensus would be "ohh more of the same, this is better here and there,but largely it's kinda what i've been playin"

I'm finally starting to feel worn out on '11 a little , and so the timing is perfect. The CD guys have told me the game feels much more like baseball this year. That it actually feels like you "hit a baseball" instead of time an animation.

I love this game. I was thinking about not getting '12 this year... but this is like. I don't know how to explain it. Something that just gets better with age? Every year has been worth a purchase to me, and so I keep buying it.

If it's only 1% a year from hear on out there's some sublime spot where your game goes from 97/100 to 98/100 and you still notice.

I don't want this game to do something completely different. Even if I do not like the commentary lol.

[Russell_SCEA]

Re: MLB 12 playable at Best Buy

I'm finally starting to feel worn out on '11 a little , and so the timing is perfect. The CD guys have told me the game feels much more like baseball this year. That it actually feels like you "hit a baseball" instead of time an animation.

I love this game. I was thinking about not getting '12 this year... but this is like. I don't know how to explain it. Something that just gets better with age? Every year has been worth a purchase to me, and so I keep buying it.

If it's only 1% a year from hear on out there's some sublime spot where your game goes from 97/100 to 98/100 and you still notice.

I don't want this game to do something completely different. Even if I do not like the commentary lol.

Next year the ball will have flames and lighting bolts will shot out from the pitchers hand book it.

[ryan36]

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Next year the ball will have flames and lighting bolts will shot out from the pitchers hand book it.

I had SO much fun w/Baseball Simulator on the SNES

[jmcmich22]

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I played last night. The Marlins uniforms and ball park was really nice. Everything about the game just looks like it was stepped up a notch from '11. Gameplay, graphics, analog plus hitting, all were awesome. Played against Texas, and a player got hurt a hit in run. Batter missed I threw to 2nd, he slid head first and hooked around the back of the bag to avoid the tag. He was safe, but he injured his shoulder and was done for the game.

I cannot wait until next week. I know it's probably alread been posted, but the only thing I didn't like was the yellow blob. Helped at 1st, but was irritating after I got used to hitting. Anyway to get rid of it?

[brrmikey]

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... but the only thing I didn't like was the yellow blob. Helped at 1st, but was irritating after I got used to hitting. Anyway to get rid of it?

i agree. scea doesn't usually remove options. in '11, i hit with zone + cursor off. i will be upgrading to zone/analog + cursor off...i'm pretty sure this equation will exist in '12.

[jmcmich22]

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i agree. scea doesn't usually remove options. in '11, i hit with zone + cursor off. i will be upgrading to zone/analog + cursor off...i'm pretty sure this equation will exist in '12.

I played around with the menu's, but didn't see where I could turn the cursor off. I'm sure they have it though.

[nemesis04]

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I played around with the menu's, but didn't see where I could turn the cursor off. I'm sure they have it though.

Its under the hitting options. It called the PCI (plate coverage indicator)

[metsfan4life1]

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It is off though.
He's more cut than fat.
It was just too late for the guys to fix him once we relayed the info to them.


M.K.
Knight165

He doesnt have any noticeble fat really. He is very cut, wish they would have had him under buff instead of fat, it might become an eye sore, BUT, he looks alot better in terms of his face, his forehead is a little bit too big though.

[Woodweaver]

So, I probably played MLB 11 as much as was humanly possible. I just put it away a few days ago, as it left my PS3 rarely over the last year.

I just played a solid 2 hours of MLB 12 and here is what I noticed...I took some pics and video, too, but they arent spectacular....

• The pitcher, for some reason, would shake no, even when I selected a pitch he threw, and then would throw that pitch... just liked to shake no, I guess.
  

I'm not sure if you were playing RTTS as a catcher (i.e. calling the game) or pitching, but the shakes and nods are based on the catcher's call too (API). If your selection matches the API call (i.e. agrees with the catcher's signs), the pitcher will nod. If your pitch selection differs, the pitcher will shake off the catcher's call. If you are taking about when you are batting and using guess pitch, the pitcher nods/shakes have no correlation to your guesses.

[The Kid 24]

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Bestbuy fellas...

Can I get a video of some D-Back's gameplay? Or even just pictures of Justin Upton, Paul Goldschmidt & Chris Young? Thanks so much, if you can!!

[blueandwhite]

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Bestbuy fellas...

Can I get a video of some D-Back's gameplay? Or even just pictures of Justin Upton, Paul Goldschmidt & Chris Young? Thanks so much, if you can!!

I'll work on it today. Gonna head to BB to try to snag some more vids.

[catch212]

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I'll work on it today. Gonna head to BB to try to snag some more vids.

I'm just wondering, but can you verify that the yellow blob (PCI) can be turned off? Several people have said that they couldn't find it which concerns me.

[nemesis04]

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I'm just wondering, but can you verify that the yellow blob (PCI) can be turned off? Several people have said that they couldn't find it which concerns me.

I said it can be!

[tvman]

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I'm just wondering, but can you verify that the yellow blob (PCI) can be turned off? Several people have said that they couldn't find it which concerns me.

You can turn it on and off in all the other games so i would imagine this year to be no different.

[Pared]

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Don't listen to nemesis - that guy is crazy!