It doesnt matter a whole lot, but that is one ghetto looking score ticker in 2k8, definatley a step back for presentation.
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It also seemed too obtrusive, it took up too much of the screen and blocked part of the batters head.S E A N N y T -
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I agree. It takes up WAY too much of the screen. When you can't see the full length of the bat because the overlays are getting in the way, you know you need to redesign it.
Come on devs, OBVIOUS PROBLEM. It seems like most developers are very smart in the techincal sense, but they lack common sense.Comment
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I dont mind it.Comment
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Looks ESPN-ish to me. Well the color choice anyways.Ⓥ Boston Red Sox | Miami DolphinsComment
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I agree in the poor overlay. It's not the overlay as much as its positioning, though. Just bring it up to the very top of the screen. Why they don't? I have no idea.Samsung PN60F8500 PDP / Anthem MRX 720 / Klipsch RC-62 II / Klipsch RF-82 II (x2) / Insignia NS-B2111 (x2) / SVS PC13-Ultra / SVS SB-2000 / Sony MDR-7506 Professional / Audio-Technica ATH-R70x / Sony PS3 & PS4 / DirecTV HR44-500 / DarbeeVision DVP-5000 / Panamax M5400-PM / Elgato HD60Comment
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I agree that it needs to be pushed higher. There's empty space between the very top of the screen and the overlay.
Outside of that, it looks just like any overlay you see in baseball."It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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You aren't allowed to put text on the outter edges of the screen. When making things for TV, there is an invisible area that is called "title safe".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_safeComment
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I like it, especially the team logo in the background. Last years was so small you couldn't read it without a magnifying glass. Just hope they have all the team colors right (MIN (dark blue), STL (red), BAL (orange), SF (orange) etc.Comment
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You're talking about in terms of editing. The safe area is basically that. It gives the editor a guideline as to where he can place something so that it appears on television and not out of screen.
But in the case of the overlay in MLB2k8, the overlay is placed too far inside that safe area. It can be pushed closer and tighter."It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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I think the overlay looks better than last year's.Comment
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"It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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No, it can't. Trust me. First party certification testing (ie Microsoft and Sony) both test for this. In fact the 360 dev kit has tools to help by drawing the title safe area on the screen that developers can use to make sure there text is all within that area.
The entire overlay doesn't have to be within it, but the text does.Comment
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"It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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