Operation Sports MLB 13 The Show Community Impressions Thread

[MLB Bob]

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(nvm,found answer on wikipedia of all places lol)


Also..I'm trying a game with CPU strike frequency lowered, so I'll post results once game is done.

I've heard him referred by "JUSSEL MARTIN" but that was a joke I thought lol

[TheGameV30]

Ok guys, I've only played RTTS so far but hopefully someone can answer this for me?! SORRY if it's already been addressed in the past 7 pages, but when I guess pitches (set on Default and I've tried it on PCI (???) ) even if I get the pitch type right, it no longer tells me! It's only told me location. Glitch?

[ralphieboy11]

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Disclaimer:

I absolutely LOVED ASB2005. Before the Show('08 ...maybe even '09) it was my favorite baseball game.

Adding in Steve Lyons is tremendous.
I know guys are hating on the commentary and I can see it to some point. But hearing Lyons is not only giving me some flashbacks...but it's refreshing.
Really nice job by Lyons.

Like others have stated....hit variety. Noticeable right off the bat(pun!).
We saw it at CD.....and it's one of the reasons I tried to tell guys to play the game(rather than watching the videos) to come to a conclusion about how much was done.

So far...smooth as butter for me. But I know guys have reported otherwise and I hope that is rectified.

Has anyone other Manage only Mode guys tried it out in game yet?
What's your thoughts on it.
I love the new pace(by changing the countdown)...and the new dugout cam is fantastic.

I am bummed about one thing....that I didn't notice at CD and am praying can be worked in somehow....postseason mode DOES NOT have the ability to manage the game. It's either PLAY or SIM.
That's a heartbreaker for me right now. Damn...how did I miss that?

I haven't dug into the franchise yet....but that's next after some heavy duty roster editing!

M.K.
Knight165

I've played around with MoM. It's great fun with the new overlays and new view. One big graphical mistake is that on the main right corner display before the countdown ALL upcoming batters are listed as left handed hitters. It could be Matt Kemp or Andrew McCutchen due up and the display will tell you they are left handed. Oops.

One other thing that's probably not specific to MoM is the cpu manager still leaving in starters way too long. I managed the 2nd game of the season for the Rays and the Orioles were killing me. They left Chen in for 8 innings and 154 pitches. Ugh. I was hoping that was fixed this year.

Great game overall though.

[adamj2281]

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Quick impressions:

- No issues with lag, PS3 Slim 10 GB Install.

- Sliders are definitely needed, it seems as if pitching is a bit easier on AS (Pure Analog), and that the CPU pitchers are throwing too many strikes. Also, arm strength needs to be decreased a bit.

- Fun to play so far, I'm one of those that had to slow the pitch speed all the way down in past years, this year it's pretty solid at the default setting. I can actually pull balls now.

- Franchise changes look really solid so far, I've done a couple of sims through and most of the trade logic seemed good. I'm also doing single team franchise since I'm doing quick sims, and most of the lineup logic looks good too.

- Really happy about the budget situation, I've complained about this for quite awhile that basically all of the teams have too much money. I've simmed through the first offseason a couple of times just to see any variances, and as the Braves, the financial decisions seem to be right in line with real life. I have to actually think about who to offer arbitration, who to sign long term, etc. Nice job SCEA!

[Majingir]

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I gotta either move myself up a level, or completely change batting sliders. Pitching and stuff is fine in terms of amount of runs/hits I've been allowing in past couple of games.

Cubs: 11 runs,19 hits
Pirates: 2 runs,9 hits


Cubs struck out 3 times
Pirates struck out 8 times

Cubs with 1HR
Pirates with 1HR

Soriano: 3-5,4RBI,HR

81% of my pitches were strikes
77% of CPU pitches were strikes(to be fair,I chased about 2 dozen low ball pitches,so that number should probably be like 60% if I had right camera angle)

I moved my pitcher consistency slider down 1 and CPU strike frequency down 2, so seems like amount of balls CPU throws is good if you move it 2 left from default settings.

I haven't touched any other slider and the game has been great so far. Like I said, my hitting is abit too good lol(ironic since I got rid of guess pitch,which means I was expecting to be worse), so might have to adjust that slider or increase hitting difficulty.

[bigball12]

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Is anyone else noticing that Night Games aren't getting dark enough quickly?

[sbauer318]

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I've been a fan of the series for a long time now (I bought my PS3 when The Show moved to it), but I have to say, this year's game is one of my favorite releases. I've had a ton of fun over the past four hours. It's killing me that I have to stop so that I can get some sleep for work tomorrow.

Great work MLB The Show team.

[bspring3]

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I see they fixed the extra base bug on the errant pickoff at first base. No longer does the runner get third.

Not necessarily, If the pitcher does a jump move and throws to first its one base, if he steps behind the mound and then throws to first it is supposed to be 2 bases. I haven't had a chance to see the results of errant throws on each move but just wanted to clarify

[pdawg17]

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No. It's been in there for years. One of the oldest tricks in the (video) game.

Wow...I've played the Show A TON since 11 and just saw it for the first time...

[dunkyboy]

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I'm still in a state of shock. Stuttering makes it unplayable. Never experienced ANY stuttering with previous releases. Really gutted.

[textaco]

Its your TV settings home slice.

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[seanjeezy]

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Really late to the party, but the intro is one of the best I've ever seen, much better on the big screen.

[Aschulz484]

Is anyone else noticing that Night Games aren't getting dark enough quickly?

Its like that in play now because its a game in the middle of summer.. so it stays lighter out longer.

In Franchise, the games get dark early in the season then stays lighter at night mid season.

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[ghettogeeksta]

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OMG, this game looks amazing, literally half the time I can't tell if it's a real game or video game. This has to be the best looking sports game of all time. I've been looking at videos and the amount of detail in this game is crazy! For example, someone smashed a ball out of the park, the hitter stood in place for a second and stared at the ball fly out the park, and what really blew me away was when the catcher removed his mask and stared at the ball fly out the park also! My jaw dropped. I'm not even a baseball fan, but if I had a PS3, I definitely would by this game. I'm surely getting a PS4, can you imagine how this game is going to look in that system!

[seanjeezy]

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Man, my timing is so screwed up right now lol. Even on legend with max pitch speed you have to wait forever...

Oh and the game is playing buttery smooth, I haven't even done the optional install yet...

Hmm... I'm guessing the 11 GB file was the optional install, don't see an option in the menu like last year...