MLB 11 The Show Video: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs (Gameplay)

[PhilliesFan13]

Nice video! Graphics look awesome. One question though to anyone who might be able to help.

I have a 46" Samsung 1080p LCD TV, and when I play MLB '10: The Show it looks great, but it never looks as good as videos I see online. Even the videos from MLB '10 last year before release looked better than it does on my TV. I do have game mode turned on, but is there something I should do to the settings on my TV to make the game look like I see online? I hope MLB '11 looks like this video on my TV when I get the game. I'm planning on buying a new 50-55" HDTV sometime in the next month, but I don't know if that will make a difference at all.

Thanks to anyone with any help on this.

[Knight165]

Quote: Originally Posted by PhilliesFan13

Nice video! Graphics look awesome. One question though to anyone who might be able to help. I have a 46" Samsung 1080p LCD TV, and when I play MLB '10: The Show it looks great, but it never looks as good as videos I see online. Even the videos from MLB '10 last year before release looked better than it does on my TV. I do have game mode turned on, but is there something I should do to the settings on my TV to make the game look like I see online? I hope MLB '11 looks like this video on my TV when I get the game. I'm planning on buying a new 50-55" HDTV sometime in the next month, but I don't know if that will make a difference at all. Thanks to anyone with any help on this.

Are you using an HDMI cable?
...and do you have 720p...1080i...and 1080p checked off in the DISPLAY setup section?

M.K.
Knight165

[PhilliesFan13]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knight165

Are you using an HDMI cable? ...and do you have 720p...1080i...and 1080p checked off in the DISPLAY setup section? M.K. Knight165

Yes, to all of the above. Like I said, it does look good on my TV, but it doesn't seem to have that crisp and smooth look to it.

Or maybe it's just me. Hahaha. I wish I could play with game mode off, but my TV has too much lag.

[ripwalk]

Quote: Originally Posted by PhilliesFan13

Nice video! Graphics look awesome. One question though to anyone who might be able to help. I have a 46" Samsung 1080p LCD TV, and when I play MLB '10: The Show it looks great, but it never looks as good as videos I see online. Even the videos from MLB '10 last year before release looked better than it does on my TV. I do have game mode turned on, but is there something I should do to the settings on my TV to make the game look like I see online? I hope MLB '11 looks like this video on my TV when I get the game. I'm planning on buying a new 50-55" HDTV sometime in the next month, but I don't know if that will make a difference at all. Thanks to anyone with any help on this.

Wait, the quality in that video didn't seem that high to me and I assumed it was just a low definition video or poorer quality... That wasn't really all that high quality of a video, was it?

[PhilliesFan13]

Quote: Originally Posted by ripwalk

Wait, the quality in that video didn't seem that high to me and I assumed it was just a low definition video or poorer quality... That wasn't really all that high quality of a video, was it?

I'm not sure what the quality of it was, but it looked pretty damn gorgeous to me. Haha.

[Skyboxer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gagnon39

I'm a little surprised at the negativity about this video. I though it looked great. Can't wait.

Yeah it made the wait even harder. Its a video game and i can live with some minor faults as i know SCEA will keep improving it.

[Knight165]

Quote: Originally Posted by ripwalk

Wait, the quality in that video didn't seem that high to me and I assumed it was just a low definition video or poorer quality... That wasn't really all that high quality of a video, was it?

I finally got to see the entire video.
The quality of the graphics and audio were in and out for me....almost like hi-res..then low res...back and forth.

Now...indeed this video was poorly put together. Very "rushed"....and is not indicative(IMO) of the actual look of the gameplay at all.
...and neither here nor there with the actual commentary(whether you can't stand it or not).....but that also contributed to it sounding pretty poor.
Like bodhiball said...not the best effort that could have been put forth to showcase the product. I'll agree with that.

M.K.
Knight165

[Blzer]

Some nice things that would change up this game's "look" that we're used to:


- Add a slight, slight delay after contact. I know we had a debate on this last year; some people argued that it's eliminating your ability to react to where the ball is going to go because of the short time taken in the delay, but my argument could be I know exactly where it's going as a result of the delay. Seeing that contact IMO would be a thing of beauty, just watching that ball launch before it really does go over the fence. Even if there was an option for what kind of ms delay we would have, that would be very nice.

- Remove any "unrealistic" cameras. That is, since it is impossible for a camera man to walk onto the field, walk on thin air, walk on water, etc... that camera shouldn't exist with the exception of specific gameplay cameras (like hitting and fielding, and obviously the new customizable cameras). For any cut scenes or replays, it would be very nice if they only had stationary cameras which would really exist throughout the stadium. They can't literally pan, they can only rotate and zoom. I believe MVP had this, I believe the 2K series might have this as well... this game could benefit from this as well. Even a realistic broadcast camera (like the one you see in HRD, as one single consistent more highly raised and centered broadcast cam) would be nice.

- Changing up the color palette. One could argue they should just do it for the sake of difference even if the colors are accurate but a lot of them are not. I could post numerous real life examples of this versus the game (mainly with the dirt, grass, and walls), but I hope you can just take my word for it that this is the case.


Remember, there are some things in this game that have been planted since MLB 2005. In some ways this is a good thing since they never remove options, but it is often okay to differentiate your product from what it used to be if you really do have something better. The player models, stances, faces, HUD's, interfaces, and lighting are really helping freshen the "look" of this game every year. I get it, this game is phenomenal so it's not really worth any bickering anyway. The biggest visual issue this game has IMO is that they are already too good for their own good. It's never good just to change for changing's sake, but if you can find the little things that still need an upkeep to go with the rest of the game's visual awesomeness, they are probably worth looking into. These are a few of them here.