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  • Goaty
    Rookie
    • Aug 2002
    • 364

    #1

    IP is one ugly game

    I have been playing WSB 2K3 mainly and just went out on a limb and bought Inside Pitch. I have an HDTV and this is without a doubt the worst looking xbox game I own. Dark colors, jaggies, stutters when it scrolls, man this game is ugly.

    Not giving up just yet but 1st impressions could not be worse.
    I am not sure online play will be enough to overcome these horrible graphics. HH may be plain but IP is butt ugly.

    I like the ballpark size, ball physics seem pretty good, but in my first game I encountered a pretty nasty glitch. Playing the CPU on MLB level, Bagwell hit one to the wall. Got the ball into 2nd and noticed Bagwell was still on 1st. So I threw to 1st and Bagwell was just standing there, frozen, 2 feet off the bag staring at the catcher! Like he was leading off for the next batter. So he was out "rounding 1st" on what should have been a standup double

    I realize this game is best online, but this is about the dumbest AI mistake I have ever seen and I encountered it in my 1st game.

  • Goaty
    Rookie
    • Aug 2002
    • 364

    #2
    Re: IP is one ugly game

    The more I play it the more I like it.

    But it is still ug-lee. Not even close to WSB/HH/MVP in my opinion, I am shocked that a first-party game xbox game can look so bad. I find I can reduce the ugly factor by not using the "behind the pitcher" cam when pitching.

    Game has a nice quick pace, nice distribution of hits, and I love the foul balls straight back. Don't see that much in other games. But the base-running AI is horrible.

    Will try online later today, maybe than I will be a convert.

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    • Goaty
      Rookie
      • Aug 2002
      • 364

      #3
      Re: IP is one ugly game

      The more I play it the more I like it.

      But it is still ug-lee. Not even close to WSB/HH/MVP in my opinion, I am shocked that a first-party game xbox game can look so bad. I find I can reduce the ugly factor by not using the "behind the pitcher" cam when pitching.

      Game has a nice quick pace, nice distribution of hits, and I love the foul balls straight back. Don't see that much in other games. But the base-running AI is horrible.

      Will try online later today, maybe than I will be a convert.

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      • Goaty
        Rookie
        • Aug 2002
        • 364

        #4
        Re: IP is one ugly game

        The more I play it the more I like it.

        But it is still ug-lee. Not even close to WSB/HH/MVP in my opinion, I am shocked that a first-party game xbox game can look so bad. I find I can reduce the ugly factor by not using the "behind the pitcher" cam when pitching.

        Game has a nice quick pace, nice distribution of hits, and I love the foul balls straight back. Don't see that much in other games. But the base-running AI is horrible.

        Will try online later today, maybe than I will be a convert.

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        • Holic
          All Star
          • Feb 2003
          • 6424

          #5
          Re: IP is one ugly game

          I personally knew when buying IP I wasn't getting the best looking game out there. 99% of the people bought the game for online purposes. Thats what makes the game so good, all the AI problems go away on XBL, and it's a blast.

          Graphics next year should be alot better, but IP does have the best stadiums I've seen in a baseball game. Once you go online, you'll like it. If you can find some real players to play with. Until the patch comes out, theres alot of cheating/plug pulling going on.

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          • Holic
            All Star
            • Feb 2003
            • 6424

            #6
            Re: IP is one ugly game

            I personally knew when buying IP I wasn't getting the best looking game out there. 99% of the people bought the game for online purposes. Thats what makes the game so good, all the AI problems go away on XBL, and it's a blast.

            Graphics next year should be alot better, but IP does have the best stadiums I've seen in a baseball game. Once you go online, you'll like it. If you can find some real players to play with. Until the patch comes out, theres alot of cheating/plug pulling going on.

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            • Holic
              All Star
              • Feb 2003
              • 6424

              #7
              Re: IP is one ugly game

              I personally knew when buying IP I wasn't getting the best looking game out there. 99% of the people bought the game for online purposes. Thats what makes the game so good, all the AI problems go away on XBL, and it's a blast.

              Graphics next year should be alot better, but IP does have the best stadiums I've seen in a baseball game. Once you go online, you'll like it. If you can find some real players to play with. Until the patch comes out, theres alot of cheating/plug pulling going on.

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              • PdiddyPop
                K*ngs *f th* D*nc*!
                • Dec 2002
                • 21768

                #8
                Re: IP is one ugly game

                Like I always say graphics dont make a good game. Game play does . Which IP does well.
                President of the Devils Den
                (2009 Pre-Season NIT Champs/2010 ACC Co Reg Season/ACC Tournament/South Regional Champs/National Champs)

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                • PdiddyPop
                  K*ngs *f th* D*nc*!
                  • Dec 2002
                  • 21768

                  #9
                  Re: IP is one ugly game

                  Like I always say graphics dont make a good game. Game play does . Which IP does well.
                  President of the Devils Den
                  (2009 Pre-Season NIT Champs/2010 ACC Co Reg Season/ACC Tournament/South Regional Champs/National Champs)

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                  • PdiddyPop
                    K*ngs *f th* D*nc*!
                    • Dec 2002
                    • 21768

                    #10
                    Re: IP is one ugly game

                    Like I always say graphics dont make a good game. Game play does . Which IP does well.
                    President of the Devils Den
                    (2009 Pre-Season NIT Champs/2010 ACC Co Reg Season/ACC Tournament/South Regional Champs/National Champs)

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                    • Wilk5280
                      Pro
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 994

                      #11
                      Re: IP is one ugly game

                      I by no means think the game is ugly. For one it has the best looking ballparks out of all the games IMO.

                      The rest is sub-par and overall it doesn't look as good as the rest, but I don't find it ugly.

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                      • Wilk5280
                        Pro
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 994

                        #12
                        Re: IP is one ugly game

                        I by no means think the game is ugly. For one it has the best looking ballparks out of all the games IMO.

                        The rest is sub-par and overall it doesn't look as good as the rest, but I don't find it ugly.

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                        • Wilk5280
                          Pro
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 994

                          #13
                          Re: IP is one ugly game

                          I by no means think the game is ugly. For one it has the best looking ballparks out of all the games IMO.

                          The rest is sub-par and overall it doesn't look as good as the rest, but I don't find it ugly.

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                          • Goaty
                            Rookie
                            • Aug 2002
                            • 364

                            #14
                            Re: IP is one ugly game

                            </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
                            I by no means think the game is ugly. For one it has the best looking ballparks out of all the games IMO.

                            The rest is sub-par and overall it doesn't look as good as the rest, but I don't find it ugly.

                            <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

                            Well, "ugly" is subjective of course. But after playing WSB 2K3/HH at 480p, and starting off IP with the "behind the pitcher" cam, first impressions were like a very bad blind-date

                            The behind the batter cam looks much better, and I agree that the parks look nice. And the lighting affect for night games is cool. So it is not all bad. But the jaggies are awful, the player models are "stumpy" like NFL Fever, and the scrolling (when the ball is hit) is not very smooth in my opinion.

                            But I do realize that this game's strength is online play. I was just pointing out that reviews (not just the OS review) that says "IP's graphics are not quite as nice as the other games" are being pretty generous.

                            I am talking "overall graphic look", not tiny ballpark details. I think they really dropped the ball by not offering 480p support. WSB2k3/HH do support 480p and it makes the graphics a *lot* cleaner.

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                            • Goaty
                              Rookie
                              • Aug 2002
                              • 364

                              #15
                              Re: IP is one ugly game

                              </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
                              I by no means think the game is ugly. For one it has the best looking ballparks out of all the games IMO.

                              The rest is sub-par and overall it doesn't look as good as the rest, but I don't find it ugly.

                              <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

                              Well, "ugly" is subjective of course. But after playing WSB 2K3/HH at 480p, and starting off IP with the "behind the pitcher" cam, first impressions were like a very bad blind-date

                              The behind the batter cam looks much better, and I agree that the parks look nice. And the lighting affect for night games is cool. So it is not all bad. But the jaggies are awful, the player models are "stumpy" like NFL Fever, and the scrolling (when the ball is hit) is not very smooth in my opinion.

                              But I do realize that this game's strength is online play. I was just pointing out that reviews (not just the OS review) that says "IP's graphics are not quite as nice as the other games" are being pretty generous.

                              I am talking "overall graphic look", not tiny ballpark details. I think they really dropped the ball by not offering 480p support. WSB2k3/HH do support 480p and it makes the graphics a *lot* cleaner.

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