MLB 12 The Show - Vita Impressions Thread

**Pared** · 03-12-2012, 06:12 PM

Re: MLB 12 The Show - Vita Impressions Thread

I suggest everyone get back to Impressions for the Vita version of MLB: The Show.

**longranger** · 03-12-2012, 07:20 PM

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Originally posted by tjspeaks

Hitting help 101

Use guess pitch (every time) and select down in the strike zone (you are guessing location = lower part of strike zone) and select x (usually a fastball)... You are guessing fastball in lower portion of strike zone:

- if you hear and see nothing, take the pitch (about 70% of the time it will be a ball)
- if you see nothing, but hear a sound, 70% of the time it will be a fastball high in the strike zone (aim up and swing for the fence)
- if you hear nothing and see an indicator in the lower part of the plate, it will be an offspeed pitch in the strke zone (70& of the time), swing a little later
- If you hear a sound AND see an indicator in the lower part of the plate, it is either a fast ball or other pitch (you will learn the 2 different sounds), 70& of the time in the strike zone.

Basically, take when you see and hear nothing (70& correct), swing when you see or hear something (learn the sounds to know what pitch is coming and time your swing accordingly).

Hope this helps you enjoy this fantastic vita game.

You guys having problems hitting. Here ya go!!!!! Just read that post above and I guarantee you that you will start hitting the ball more!

Remember this is a handheld version, which is awesome, so quit crying about presentation

**Chappy** · 03-12-2012, 07:26 PM

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Hitting 101 sounds more like cheating the system. No?

DJ · 03-12-2012, 07:39 PM

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Originally posted by Chappy

Hitting 101 sounds more like cheating the system. No?

To each his own, but it's not what I would recommend. I just lowered the pitch speed until I could recognize what the CPU was throwing at me and after a few games, I found that I was crushing the ball. So, I bumped Pitch Speed back up a few ticks and I'm now getting very nice games.

It does take the eyes a bit to adjust from the PS3. Just be patient, wait for your pitch and I'm sure you'll see some offensive numbers pop up sooner than later.

**tjspeaks** · 03-12-2012, 08:37 PM

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Originally posted by Chappy

Hitting 101 sounds more like cheating the system. No?

whatever works to enjoy the game... if you have ever played fast pitch baseball... i find the guess pitch and location to be very realistic... or as suggested slow pitch speed down (which isn't realistic to me).

**Chappy** · 03-12-2012, 08:47 PM

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Thanks. I will try both suggestions.

**Skyboxer** · 03-13-2012, 01:53 AM

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Yeah I just adjusted the settings to get it the way I wanted. People can play the way they want but guess pitch and location with a bonus or feedback on is nothing like playing real baseball. In real life the pitcher doesn't tell you "hey you guessed right. Here it comes"..

Guessing the pitch and location can be done without using the built in game system. Just guess it. The "boost" is not what I like or feedback telling me before the pitch that I guessed right.

so lets not go that far to call it "like real ball" but yeah... play however you want.

**pdawg17** · 03-13-2012, 02:19 AM

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Originally posted by Skyboxer

Yeah I just adjusted the settings to get it the way I wanted. People can play the way they want but guess pitch and location with a bonus or feedback on is nothing like playing real baseball. In real life the pitcher doesn't tell you "hey you guessed right. Here it comes"..

Guessing the pitch and location can be done without using the built in game system. Just guess it. The "boost" is not what I like or feedback telling me before the pitch that I guessed right.

so lets not go that far to call it "like real ball" but yeah... play however you want.

I agree - everyone should play the way they need to to fully enjoy the game...like you said I play with guess pitch off but "guess" on my own with zone + analog hitting...if I decide to "guess" that the pitch will be offspeed on the outside corner, I place the PCI there and react from there...

**pistolpete** · 03-13-2012, 08:10 AM

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I played a bunch at work yesterday, uploaded my franchise, came home and never loaded it.

I love touch screen location guessing, I'm not sure I can hit without it.

**LAX4531** · 03-13-2012, 12:14 PM

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The thing I am most disappointed with, is the timing of the button press doesn't transition well between the Vita and PS3 for Pulse Pitching. I feel like on the Vita you have to press X way sooner than you would with a PS3 controller.

However, having said that, I absolutely love being able to play my RttS or Franchise when I have downtime or am on the go. It's great. The graphics are what you'd expect if you have played a Vita before. I can't believe people have actually said they were disappointed with them.

**Falcon999** · 03-13-2012, 12:52 PM

Originally posted by rodperezto

I like the vita version. It feels like a different game to me, though. I can't play it the same way I play the show on ps3.

I am a "slow" player, meaning that I take my time in between pitches when batting and the vita version doesn't allow me to do that. To waste time at work (like someone said), to play at home while watching a game or to waste time while commuting, I think it's perfect. I think it's great for playing quick exhibition games or games that don't matter much.

But I DOUBT I will be taking my franchise on the road. I am just not enjoying the brisk pace and I like to take my franchise seriously and not as a quick arcadey game to waste time. It's a real shame because taking my franchise on the road was the main reason why I bought the vita version.

Am I the only one who feels this way?

After a week playing Vita version (PS3), I agree framerate drop upset me a bit. I've been told loud and clear from some other members Vita was as powerful as PS3 ( more video ram, smaller resolution so better framerate). It's clearly not when seeing cut-scenes. If you go in Practice mode as a pitcher, you'll see the batter taking his time between pitches. Maybe when in a full game situation then it's too much.

Good things is gameplay is pretty much the same and I will for sure give it a try with RTTS which I usually don't play at home.

Few things I observed with my Vita version:

- in replay, no players in the dugouts
- can't zoom as close in replays
- only 2 spring training stadiums
- not all minor leagues stadiums are in there as well

**Woodweaver** · 03-13-2012, 12:59 PM

Originally posted by opd897

As far as getting the catcher to show the location of the pitch he wants after the initial first time, pressing the "R" button will only show what pitch he wants, not the location, unless I am missing something.

Actually it is the left shoulder tap and release. Not sure if it made it in the final version, but if not and we end up releasing another patch, I'll make sure it gets in.

**DickDalewood** · 03-13-2012, 01:43 PM

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Originally posted by Woodweaver

Actually it is the left shoulder tap and release. Not sure if it made it in the final version, but if not and we end up releasing another patch, I'll make sure it gets in.

That would be fantastic, because it definitely isn't right now, and I LOVE having that.

**WildFan22** · 03-13-2012, 02:57 PM

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Originally posted by Falcon999

After a week playing Vita version (PS3), I agree framerate drop upset me a bit. I've been told loud and clear from some other members Vita was as powerful as PS3 ( more video ram, smaller resolution so better framerate). It's clearly not when seeing cut-scenes. If you go in Practice mode as a pitcher, you'll see the batter taking his time between pitches. Maybe when in a full game situation then it's too much.

Good things is gameplay is pretty much the same and I will for sure give it a try with RTTS which I usually don't play at home.

Few things I observed with my Vita version:

- in replay, no players in the dugouts
- can't zoom as close in replays
- only 2 spring training stadiums
- not all minor leagues stadiums are in there as well

It's pretty interesting to me what people see when they play a game. There is no doubt that these are limitations this year' on the Vita. I have to admitt that after 25 plus games that I didn't notice.

One thing that I think that is being overlooked is that this game is a launch title on a portable. The fact that it can even be compared to the PS3 game (on it's 6th year of developement) is insane.

**stevenA** · 03-13-2012, 03:16 PM

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The game looks and plays very nicely I think, but I also feel that I want more presentation in the Vita version. For me, it feels somehow almost pointless to play the game without it; it just doesn't satisfy me. Also, I thought I would be able to save a game in progress to the Cloud and that was a key for me that I was disappointed in.
My overall rating on a scale of 10: about 7.5. Congratulations on a nice job, but I am telling you that I for one will not purchase MLB13-Vita next year unless there is quite a lot of presentation available in it.

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