MLB The Show 13 Gameplay Video - Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals (Postseason)

[wozamil]

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The commentary is a little lacking, but I play my games with a much quicker flow and cut out all that extra stuff and when you do that, the commentary flows much better.

[cnelly4]

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Yeah, I have never griped about The Show because it is always amazing, but the commentary is still a bore. Too much dead time between pitches. They brought in Lyons, but you still only hear him maybe once per inning. A homerun in the first inning of a playoff game and Matt treats it like a homerun during BP.

[seanjeezy]

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The commentary is a little lacking, but I play my games with a much quicker flow and cut out all that extra stuff and when you do that, the commentary flows much better.

That's what I do as well, I just skip the scenes of players standing around since that's usually when the silence occurs.

[econoodle]

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You guys with your commentary gripes.. I mean.. The system resources are limited. The software technology ( coding ) for such a thing is limited. What do you expect ?

This generation of consoles is not capable of having AI commentators with emotional behavior like they're watching a real game.

NBA2k says, wassuuuuuuuuuuuppp!


But be honest, 1 inning of gameplay or not, that was underwhelming as far as commentary.

Crowd sounds on the other hand were nice.
I can imagine during a rally, and your on the mound, the noise sounds like it can rattle the hell out of you.

[Perfect Zero]

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NBA2k says, wassuuuuuuuuuuuppp!

But even NBA2kX gets repetative. I understand that people want better commentary, I do too. However, we a)aren't going to see that in this generation, and b) are still going to be limited as there isn't constant action on the field. A lot of storytelling goes on during nine inning games that last 162 days out of the season.

[slthree]

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I'm fine with the commentary in The Show 12 and IF I get 13 I'll live with it again, BUT...

...for anyone to think its a limit of the console I submit to you 2k5 and APF. Doesnt get better than those, and one of them was for an inferior console.

edit:I just realized I compared commentary from 2 football games to a baseball game. I don't know if its harder to implement good commentary in a baseball game

[woz411]

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anyway, usually the HR calls have more expression later in the game (in a close game or a walkoff) Seems when i hit it then, it has emotion, since not every HR needs exuberant emotin... Right?

[Rules]

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Well I definitely love having Matt V. call the game. For PS4 I would like to see them go after this.

NBA 2k does a really outstanding job with their commentary. MLB 2k really sounds great as well. Those are two fantastic examples to learn from.

Yes, the gameplay of the Show is unmatched!!! I love what they have always done and I will continue to support the developers as they are the best in the business. When the PS4 rolls around, I hope to see the commentary get a complete overhaul and the addition of finally adding rain delays, cancellations, double-headers, stadium roofs closing based on this........ALL AS AN OPTION.

Overall even this video has me excited for this year! They are trying folks and I agree I am sure system limitations and time are playing a factor. They took care of priority #1 and that is GAMEPLAY, GRAPHICS, OPTIONS, REALISM. Every year they improve and I'm sure we can't say that about other development teams out there.

[GamingLegendOS]

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You guys with your commentary gripes.. I mean.. The system resources are limited. The software technology ( coding ) for such a thing is limited. What do you expect ?

This generation of consoles is not capable of having AI commentators with emotional behavior like they're watching a real game.

Did not take long for the excuses to come in.....Yea dead air all over the place is due to the resources...Comical

The commentary is flat out terrible...How can 2K basketball have emotion and a million times better commentary. A huge dunk or 3 the announcers go crazy. In the Show is like a foul ball during spring training.

[econoodle]

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But even NBA2kX gets repetative. I understand that people want better commentary, I do too. However, we a)aren't going to see that in this generation, and b) are still going to be limited as there isn't constant action on the field. A lot of storytelling goes on during nine inning games that last 162 days out of the season.

all sports games do, i put that up in response to the guy who said announcers are not capable of showing emotion on this generation of consoles. not in regards to repetitive comments.


and as far as non stop talking, trust me, i don't want that either cause thats just as annoying as dead air.
but i sure as heck don't want the announcers to have nothing to say when game one lineups are introduced, thats for sure.

[tvman]

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It's not that the commentary is bad or anything it's just that Vasgersian is just plain boring. With a video game you need someone that is slightly over the top in order to add a bit of excitement at times.

[Rules]

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Did not take long for the excuses to come in.....Yea dead air all over the place is due to the resources...Comical

The commentary is flat out terrible...How can 2K basketball have emotion and a million times better commentary. A huge dunk or 3 the announcers go crazy. In the Show is like a foul ball during spring training.

Listen, I have been one of the biggest complainers about this. However, look at what they are doing. Every area continually gets upgraded. They added Steve Lyons this year. Yes, it is a work in progress but they can only focus on so much at one time. Not an excuse but they are developing for the PSVita and no doubt the PS4. Yet, they did a ton of work for this year's addition. They are listening we will just have to be patient my friend!

[metsfan4life1]

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The commentary is toast people.. Engine.. Memory.. Whatever. It's a fact that the commentary is very "dead" sounding.. Post season game.. Exciting atmosphere and announcers that hardly said anything in over 7 minutes.. That's not how a real broadcast sounds.. Unless you're stereotyping baseball commentary (which is just calls and little to no stories and interaction between the announcers)

[slickkill77]

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Lots of improvements overall but nothing too game changing. I kind of wish we could, at the very least, hear the end of the National Anthem.

I'll echo what everyone else has said, the commentary is a snooze fest. If you really think non boring commentary isn't possible then go watch youtube vids of the other game. We all love The Show, but everyone that's defending the commentary like we're insulting their mothers needs to stop. The "White Knighting" (no pun intended Knight) for The Show on these forums gets really old. Just because people point out a flaw with the game, that doesn't mean that we don't like the game or its developer. We all appreciate the work they put in year in and year out. We also appreciate how active they are responding to us and our concerns. As well as how they work with us to stamp out any flaws the game may have.

With that being said the lack of updates to the commentary year in and year out is a concern. If there is one thing SCEA still struggles with it is the commentary. 2K sports (all their games), Fifa, NHL, and I'm sure there are others have commentary that is very good. All commentary is going to get repetitive regardless of what game it is. The problem with The Show is that it is already boring enough as it is, but then it also gets repetitive very quickly. Its an unfortunate issue that we have to deal with for now along with the NCAA and Madden people

Listen, I have been one of the biggest complainers about this. However, look at what they are doing. Every area continually gets upgraded. They added Steve Lyons this year. Yes, it is a work in progress but they can only focus on so much at one time. Not an excuse but they are developing for the PSVita and no doubt the PS4. Yet, they did a ton of work for this year's addition. They are listening we will just have to be patient my friend!

Yea but they added another guy to the booth a few years back (I don't remember which one) and he added virtually nothing to the table. Seems like Lyon is the same way. There needs to be some kind of back and forth especially if you are going to have 3 guys in the booth. Instead one guy says 90% of the stuff and the other 2 add maybe 10%

[seanjeezy]

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all sports games do, i put that up in response to the guy who said announcers are not capable of showing emotion on this generation of consoles. not in regards to repetitive comments.


and as far as non stop talking, trust me, i don't want that either cause thats just as annoying as dead air.
but i sure as heck don't wont nobody to have anything to say when game one lineups are introduced, thats for sure.

That's what bugs me the most as well... by far the easiest solution is to reduce the length of the cutscene 3-5 seconds. They could also have one of the guys say something generic like "The Nationals are 1st in the NL in average this year, batting .280 as a team." That way they don't even have to mention names for when the roster turns over.