MLB 12 The Show - PS3 Impressions Thread

[Pared]

Re: MLB 12 The Show - PS3 Impressions Thread

Guys - let's leave the discussion of the franchise schedule issue for another thread.

Let's get back to the impressions. This has been one of the better organized impressions thread of late on OS and we should work to keep it that way.

[Papi34]

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God I love this game. I've never known a sports game that can make you feel like you're actually in the game one second and then make you feel like you're watching a game on tv the next. Awesome stuff, truly awesome.

Immersion baby. Immersion.

[jvalverde88]

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So far I'm loving the Pulse Pitching, I'm just straight filthy with Strasburg. I'm currently pitching with him and so far I've recorded 6 straight Ks.

[bwiggy33]

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Well I played one game so far and it's obviously everything you want in a baseball game. The only thing that is really bothering me right now is the fact the Minny and Paul sign at Target Field isn't lit up during night/cloudy games like I was told it would. It's actually kind of devastating to me. I've been wanting this for 3 years now. Obviously it's not a make or break thing but I was fully expecting it to be lit up because that's what I was told, and that did not happen. Kinda sucks. Other than that this game is so real, it's unreal haha. They don't lie on the back of the box like some games.

[vannwolfhawk]

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I havn't played this game the last 2 years as I sold my PS3 a few years back as the only game I had for it was the show. I just couldn't justify having both systems at that time. I played 2k12 last year and enjoyed it to some degree. After reading these boards, reviews, and just knowing the hype behind this game and how strongly the fans feel about it I decided to go get a PS3 again just for the show. That being said I am a little disapointed. Don't get me wrong this is an amazing game, but I think it has key areas it needs to improve on before its the greatest ever. Here are my impressions after a good solid 12 hours of playing the game.


Pros

1. Love the ball physics
2. Graphics, lighting, stadiums, all the small details, and player faces are beautiful and amazing.
3. I love the hitting and it feels good
4. I like that you see choppers, more grounders, ball slows down on poorly hit grounders, less line drives, etc. Feels very realistic.
5. The sounds of ball hitting bat or mit sound great!

Cons

1. Pitching is a disapointment to me. The other game nailed this aspect IMO. It doesn't feel like a game of skill when you are pitching. I have no idea where the pitch will go after I hit the button no matter how small my circle is or how accurate my pitcher is. I have tried every pitching mechanic the game has to offer and its all the same story with different mechanic but same results. Shouldn't certain star pitchers have higher accuracy? As of now guys like Halladay and Felix are all over the place. I even went in and edited all accuracy for player pitches to 99 and sliders i upped to 99 for accuracy as well and still was all over the place. This is a huge part of baseball obviously and I think they need to adopt to 2k's pitching mechanics as they killed it IMO. When I strike someone out I want to feel like I did it and not luck of the draw. As of now pitching is just not fun to me in this game. I had a blast last year with the other game! This 1 area alone and Id be a happy camper! Defense and pitching win championships. It seems for some reason all the major sports gaming titles miss this key area and more focus on offense to much and over power it. Maybe this is for the little kiddies?
2. Lack of slider options and the difference between 0-10 needs to be a bigger gap IMO. I have player defensive speed and reactions at 0 as of now. I have pitch accuracy at 10 and they could keep going up or down if it was possible and I had the option to do it.
3. Commentary is horrible! Maybe Im used to 2k basketball or even 2k baseball from last year? There are lulls and complete silence way to often. At the start of a game they say this is what the defense will look like and you have a minute of silence. Why doesn't the commentator step in and talk about a key defender or pitcher that is starting? This needs a overhaul. Reminds me of madden except worse. They also need better announcers and play by play as well.
4. I am not a big fan nor have I ever been of canned animations. I hate when my outfielder makes a catch and then the CPU takes over and throws it to the infield. I feel like I lose control. As dumb as this sounds I would like to throw the ball back to the infield and to the pitcher. Same go's for the first basemen after I throw a routine out to 1st base or anyone for that matter. Let me throw the ball around the horn and back to my pitcher MYSELF!
5. Crowd noise and atmosphere is bad.
6. The game was raining in Safeco field and the roof was open?
7. I think there needs to be more arch on throws and there are to many line drive throws from either the outfield to infield or when a play is not even a close play at 1st base.
8. I look at 2k basketball and see all the edits within a player we can make and in MLB there are very few areas to edit. We have more options to edit in player appearance and music for each player then we do within a players attributes. Maybe give us the oppurtunity to adjust a players tendency to steal, etc...
9. If I am wrong in this area forgive me. I have looked around but I have not seen this anywhere. Can we have the ability to have coaching/managers profiles per team with setting different tendencies? Teams or managers that want to play small ball, steal bases more than others, be more aggressive, etc.? I have not seen this option anywhere. Am I missing this? If so, again please forgive me. I havn't played this game in a few years.

These are just my opinions and admittedly I am a basketball guy 1st, football guy 2nd, and baseball 3rd, BUT I have played baseball games since the early days of baseball stars, RBI, etc. Its come a long way since then. These were just quick thoughts I had and things that either impressed me or things I would like to see added in the future.

Anyways... Sorry for long paragraphs!

Go ahead and bash me now Im ready:-)

[Qrusher14242]

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Loving it. The load times are so much better after installing the 10gig option.

One thing, did they remove the box that shows every pitch of the at bat? can't seem to find it, used to be L3. Now it shows up after every pitch, but just shows that pitch.

[spit_bubble]

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I got parts of two exhibition games in, along with a few rounds of BP, on default All-Star with timing hitting and classic pitching... No strike zone or hot zone, and guess pitch off...

Feels like a solid upgrade over last year:

-The most noticeable thing is the ball physics, much more realistic in the field and perhaps more importantly off the bat. So far no more jam shot 400 ft HRs to the opposite field, which would happen on occasion last year, and in fact this year it feels like those types of hits will be impossible. Nicely done.

-They took out the "Real Time" presentation and now there's just two options: fast and broadcast. I was kind of disappointed as I really liked real time presentation, but then I started warming up to the new broadcast presentation. Over time it adds a lot of variety, and brings a lot to the game. That being said I think it still needs some work. The broadcast fielding camera will still zoom in inappropriately sometimes, like in LF at Fenway and RF in San Fransisco. Overall it's good, but could be better. Though I suppose those are two different things, the presentation and the fielding camera.

A few lesser things of note:

-You still see pinch hitters go out in the field regardless of whether you wanted them to or not. I pinch hit for my LF and the next innning it showed the PH out there, even though he was a SS. Not sure if it does when you pinch hit for pitchers as well, and it would kind of suck if it does.

-Being able to access player cards during a game helps a lot. You can actually manage now, with full access to player information... Though come to think of it I didn't check if you can view opposing team info. I suppose you could just switch sides if need be.

-The red seat is in Fenway.

-I miss seeing the stadiums in the background on the main menu.

-Leadoffs seem to work right this year. No more easy pickoffs for the CPU so far, and I made a point to test this.

-Manual replays and the movie maker option is still kind of cumbersome. No changes there.

-I noticed a few new fielding animations, particularly on the infield.

-CPU pitchers seem to miss with more wildness, and further away from the strike zone.

-CPU hitters don't seem to chase pitches enough, though that may be adjustable through sliders. I was able to catch a few guys looking in a realistic manner.



At this point does this game really need an impressions thread? I mean seriously, you should be supporting this game on principle alone. The developers seem to take a steady and measured approach, but they mainly get it right as they move forward each year. I wish the rest of the industry would follow their lead.

[gator3guy]

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Loving it. The load times are so much better after installing the 10gig option.

One thing, did they remove the box that shows every pitch of the at bat? can't seem to find it, used to be L3. Now it shows up after every pitch, but just shows that pitch.

If you hit select, I believe that'll show it.

[fanofikedavis]

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i noticed with batters that you noticably see them reach down or up for a ball when swinging at low and high pitches. just another minor thing that adds to this games realism

[jcern23]

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New Year game looks good I like the ball physics! What the heck is up with the CPU lineups I have seen some severe headscratchers. Cleanup hitters in the two slot we have seen this before along with the times of the game issues. I wonder what causes this?

[Stormyhog]

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Game feels a lot different, a lot better. Hitting feels great, though I still prefer PYS/Power Pros'. Not a fan of pulse pitching--it's okay, but I feel like it'll give me a headache, sticking with meter pitching. Just feels the best to me.

Also, I just took a swing and the bat flew out of the batter's hands and into the stands. Whoops.

Yeah I tried pulse for a bit but to me it is too random and I don't like how you don't have control of power like in the meter pitching modes. Plus the game flows better for me where pulse sorta bogs it down. I am enjoying the game alot and like everyone has said the ball physics really make a difference.

[DallasRocks]

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Solid so far but hate that the sound stops when you skip through the end of the inning or cut scene. Hitting has been difficult for me so far with pure analog. Pulse pitching is good but I do hate that when you miss with a pitch you have no idea where it's going or how fast it's going

[LowerWolf]

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I hate the intro.

/bitter Braves fan.

[slthree]

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First: You're brave to post here, considering most impressions are glowing

Second (and more importantly): This was well written. For some who don't have the game, impressions on both sides of the ledger are important.

I hope anyone else who has similar misgivings on The Show can articulate them like this.

I don't think the commentary is groundbreakingly great but I don't think its "horrible"

I can't speak for the pitching mechanics of 2K (though I heard its great) but I do like Classic Pitching very much. I personally love the fact that I cannot hit my spots easily nor all the time.

Crowd noise could be better for sure

And, strange as it seems, I agree on the part about retaining control after an out. Even after years of playing "The Show" I still try to throw the ball around after outs even though I know it can't be done.

I'll add one minor gripe to that point: I hate the fact that there is no pure manual fielding or manual sliding in The Show.

I don't think I'm good enough to completely manually field but I would like to try.

Still, I love the series

I havn't played this game the last 2 years as I sold my PS3 a few years back as the only game I had for it was the show. I just couldn't justify having both systems at that time. I played 2k12 last year and enjoyed it to some degree. After reading these boards, reviews, and just knowing the hype behind this game and how strongly the fans feel about it I decided to go get a PS3 again just for the show. That being said I am a little disapointed. Don't get me wrong this is an amazing game, but I think it has key areas it needs to improve on before its the greatest ever. Here are my impressions after a good solid 12 hours of playing the game.



Pros

1. Love the ball physics
2. Graphics, lighting, stadiums, all the small details, and player faces are beautiful and amazing.
3. I love the hitting and it feels good
4. I like that you see choppers, more grounders, ball slows down on poorly hit grounders, less line drives, etc. Feels very realistic.
5. The sounds of ball hitting bat or mit sound great!

Cons

1. Pitching is a disapointment to me. The other game nailed this aspect IMO. It doesn't feel like a game of skill when you are pitching. I have no idea where the pitch will go after I hit the button no matter how small my circle is or how accurate my pitcher is. I have tried every pitching mechanic the game has to offer and its all the same story with different mechanic but same results. Shouldn't certain star pitchers have higher accuracy? As of now guys like Halladay and Felix are all over the place. I even went in and edited all accuracy for player pitches to 99 and sliders i upped to 99 for accuracy as well and still was all over the place. This is a huge part of baseball obviously and I think they need to adopt to 2k's pitching mechanics as they killed it IMO. When I strike someone out I want to feel like I did it and not luck of the draw. As of now pitching is just not fun to me in this game. I had a blast last year with the other game! This 1 area alone and Id be a happy camper! Defense and pitching win championships. It seems for some reason all the major sports gaming titles miss this key area and more focus on offense to much and over power it. Maybe this is for the little kiddies?
2. Lack of slider options and the difference between 0-10 needs to be a bigger gap IMO. I have player defensive speed and reactions at 0 as of now. I have pitch accuracy at 10 and they could keep going up or down if it was possible and I had the option to do it.
3. Commentary is horrible! Maybe Im used to 2k basketball or even 2k baseball from last year? There are lulls and complete silence way to often. At the start of a game they say this is what the defense will look like and you have a minute of silence. Why doesn't the commentator step in and talk about a key defender or pitcher that is starting? This needs a overhaul. Reminds me of madden except worse. They also need better announcers and play by play as well.
4. I am not a big fan nor have I ever been of canned animations. I hate when my outfielder makes a catch and then the CPU takes over and throws it to the infield. I feel like I lose control. As dumb as this sounds I would like to throw the ball back to the infield and to the pitcher. Same go's for the first basemen after I throw a routine out to 1st base or anyone for that matter. Let me throw the ball around the horn and back to my pitcher MYSELF!
5. Crowd noise and atmosphere is bad.
6. The game was raining in Safeco field and the roof was open?
7. I think there needs to be more arch on throws and there are to many line drive throws from either the outfield to infield or when a play is not even a close play at 1st base.
8. I look at 2k basketball and see all the edits within a player we can make and in MLB there are very few areas to edit. We have more options to edit in player appearance and music for each player then we do within a players attributes. Maybe give us the oppurtunity to adjust a players tendency to steal, etc...
9. If I am wrong in this area forgive me. I have looked around but I have not seen this anywhere. Can we have the ability to have coaching/managers profiles per team with setting different tendencies? Teams or managers that want to play small ball, steal bases more than others, be more aggressive, etc.? I have not seen this option anywhere. Am I missing this? If so, again please forgive me. I havn't played this game in a few years.

These are just my opinions and admittedly I am a basketball guy 1st, football guy 2nd, and baseball 3rd, BUT I have played baseball games since the early days of baseball stars, RBI, etc. Its come a long way since then. These were just quick thoughts I had and things that either impressed me or things I would like to see added in the future.

Anyways... Sorry for long paragraphs!

Go ahead and bash me now Im ready:-)

[slthree]

Re: MLB 12 The Show - PS3 Impressions Thread

R2 shows every pitch

Loving it. The load times are so much better after installing the 10gig option.

One thing, did they remove the box that shows every pitch of the at bat? can't seem to find it, used to be L3. Now it shows up after every pitch, but just shows that pitch.