Operation Sports MLB 13 The Show Community Impressions Thread

[Millennium]

Now that the game is released to all, this is the place to post your impressions.

As a reminder, this is not a thread for questions. Please use the MLB 13 The Show Q&A thread for that.

[Majingir]

Re: Operation Sports MLB 13 Impressions Thread

Just so people can see results from a game with default sliders:

First game played and it was GREAT. I used 01 Jays jersey and the D-Rays jersey for Tampa. Played at bayfront park.

1-0 Jays
2-1 D-Rays
3-2 Jays
4-2 Jays
5-4 D-Rays
6-5 Jays
7-5 Jays
7-6 Jays(FINAL score)

D-Rays-6 runs,11 hits,0 errors,2HR(4 runs driven in cause of it)
Jays-7 runs,13 hits,2 errors,3HR(5 runs driven in cause of it)

Tough time trying to control Dickeys knuckleball(while I did strikeout 3 guys with Dickey, I let up 7 hits,4ER in 5IP with him)

I'd say maybe 2-3 runs are cause of user controlled errors on my team(stupid mistakes like not having my guy facing exact angle to catch the ball,and leaving throw canceling on so my guy didn't throw on an easy out)

Jays:
Reyes went 4-5(a HR away from hitting for cycle)
Lawrie went 3-4(all 3 were doubles!)
Lind went 2-4(2HR,4RBI)

D-Rays:
Jennings went 3-5
Joyce went 2-4(a HR,2RBI)
Molina went 2-4(a HR,2RBI)

Both teams struck out 6 times,6 of the 24 hits were doubles

I threw 77% of pitches for strike(111 pitches total in 9IP)
CPU threw 80% of pitches for strike(94 pitches total in 8IP)

Hits were all down the middle(meaning mid-high,mid-center,mid-low) for BOTH teams,only 1 hit of the 24 weren't in one of the 3 middle blocks

[rp05ev]

Re: Operation Sports MLB 13 Impressions Thread

I have the digital downloaded version.

Played my first game (playoff mode), and the atmosphere and crowd noise were excellent, felt like how a playoff game should feel like. Loving the new ball physics, ball behaves extremely realistic and a huge improvement from last years version. Game looks great, sharper and better lighting than last years version.

Now the cons:

I didn't experience the "pitcher stutter" in my first game, however every cut scenes (batter walk up, circling the bases after homerun, dugout scenes, etc)...pretty much every cut scene had a easily noticeable stutter/lag which was really distracting. Got to the point where I just skipped every cut scene at the end.

Commentary is still pretty dull, new guy is a improvement, but main guy is still stale and really needs to be replaced.

I really hope they release a patch to fix the cut scene and pitcher (I only played one game, so still haven't experienced the pitcher stutter) stutter/lag.

Eagerly waiting for the servers to come online and hoping online experience will be better than last years.

[iRepIndiana]

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The visuals on this game is amazing.

Day game at Wrigley vs the Cards was awesome. The sights and sounds were all spot on. Minus the scoreboard some things are wrong on it but overall very, very impressive from SCEA.

[Lovesports]

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A very polished game. Happy to say that my game doesn't skip nearly as much as I've heard others do. I am very impressed with the way players turn into a cyber photo after a trade, really makes things authentic when everyone has the same team hat. Hit variety is clear and a great addition. Still trying to figure out scouting so hopefully I'll be able to post some impressions later on.

[m1ke_nyc]

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Playing on all star across the board im noticing a ton of 1st pitches straight down the middle from the AI. Maybe I have to up the difficulty. And that pitch stutter is a game breaker. Its starting to happen even more now.

[cdncurrency]

Re: Operation Sports MLB 13 Impressions Thread

1st game in with the Jays and wow...i'll post a few impressions here.

The intro? chills.

The soundtrack? It's awesome.

leadoff home-run with Reyes. I haven't played the game in months too !

The ball physics are out of this world. Gamechanger and makes 12 obsolete!

Players mannerisms are crazy, definitely a 'little things' improvement I'm loving.

Players have never looked this real

Dickey's knuckleball is going to take me some time to master.....

The graphics on the stadiums big screens and surrounding LED boards? AMAZING

There's this pop stand behind the backstop at the Rogers Centre that looks so real...can't...stop...looking....

Won on a wild pitch, in an 8-7 thriller vs. the Sox. I'll have to up the difficulty from All-Star because I was raking but yeah. This game isn't getting old anytime soon.

[iRepIndiana]

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The visual on the pulse pitching is so much easier on the eyes. I don't feel like I'm going to have a seizure.

[gator3guy]

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Playing on all star across the board im noticing a ton of 1st pitches straight down the middle from the AI. Maybe I have to up the difficulty. And that pitch stutter is a game breaker. Its starting to happen even more now.

Same here. Bud Norris was serving them up consistently.

[ripwalk]

Re: Operation Sports MLB 13 The Show Impressions Thread

First game down, I played Blue Jays (me) on the road against the A's (CPU) at Polo Grounds, of all places (wanted to try out a new stadium) ...

I started off the game on All-Star all the way across (last year I played on Veteran for hitting, All-star for pitching) ..

I soon realized this would take some adjustment. Everyone talked about how much slower the pitch speed is in this version so I assumed I would find the same, however, I forgot that I played MLB 12 with Veteran hitting and pitch speed ZEROED. Needless to say, I don't want to touch sliders yet, but the speed was in fact faster for me playing on default All-Star as opposed to zeroed out pitch speed on Veteran.

After a couple innings I switched back to veteran because I was way behind everything. Anyway..

GOOD:
- The videos really don't do this game justice. It took all of one inning to realize that the new ball physics are much improved. I saw a bunch of new types of hits that were nowhere to be seen in MLB 12. Most noticeable was the foul balls at home plate, but I also had some neat little flares, cue shots and spins on balls that I have never seen before.

- Likewise with animations, I saw several new things in the game that I hadn't seen before... The way baserunners approach the base when they are rounding it, some new shovel and flip and throw animations from fielders, etc.

- I started the game with R.A. Dickey and I was somewhat wild and having a tough time controlling his knuckleball. As a result he lost confidence in it, which made it even more challenging and I had to rely more on the fastball. Very cool.

- After pitching with Dickey, I had Sergio Santos in there and him throwing at 97 MPH there was a huge difference and the mitt was POPPING. It really felt powerful the difference in sound effects of the ball hitting the mit with the guy throwing gas versus the flutter ball. I felt like a beast with Santos.

- After moving down to veteran, I was still somewhat behind a lot of pitches, but I can definitely see how hitting is easier. It's a bit odd, but I rattled off like six or seven consecutive singles in the 7th inning to put up four runs. That has never happened to me before in any other series of the game.

BAD
- I did experience some mild stutters. It wasn't hugely noticeable and maybe not what others are seeing, but still annoying enough.

- I feel the CPU pitchers throw too many strikes and too many good strikes. I should note that for MLB 12 I had "pitcher strikes" "CPU consistency" and "CPU control" all zeroed out and I found that produced much more realistic ball/strike ratios ... I might have to eventually do the same here... That being said, it's also possible I was just over anxious, but the A's starting pitcher had like a 4-to-1 strikes to ball ratio.

- I'm still undecided on the new throwing meter. It's kind of neat, but it will definitely take some getting used to. I think I might prefer full analog, but we'll see. I gave up an in the park homerun because I am having trouble hitting the cutoff with an accurate throw with the new meter - that, and I was playing at Polo Grounds and the gaps are HUGE if a ball gets into them,.

Game result:
Blue Jays 5 (13 hits)
Oakland 6 (10 hits)

A's rallied for three runs in the bottom of the 9th off Casey Jannssen to take the walk-off win.

R.A. Dickey went 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 2 S)
A. Griffin for the A's went 6 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 9 S0 (yup, shouldn't be striking out that much against this guy! Batting cage time!)

Great game, time to play some more!

[ripwalk]

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Same here. Bud Norris was serving them up consistently.

Yeah I agree. I had seven consecutive singles in a game I just played and they were all on the first or second pitch of the at bat.

[tonadom]

Re: Operation Sports MLB 13 The Show Impressions Thread

Downloaded Version of the Game

Yankees at Cubs ( Hall of Fame Difficulty )

Slider Adjustments: Minus 3 clicks on Human Power, CPU Power, Human Pitcher Control, and CPU Pitcher Control



Positives:
I don't pitch, so I love how the new fast forward shows what's happening !

Hits feel more realistic off the bat. ( pulling inside pitches, solid hits, etc.. )

I didn't see any hitching or stuttering in the CPU pitcher's delivery.

The game seems to run smoother and overall is more polished.. again. They do a great job with this every year.



Neutral:
I didn't see many foul balls.

On Hall of Fame difficulty, I found hitting difficult, so I wouldn't worry about the game being too easy this year. I've been playin' this game since 2009.

There was some minor stutters in some cut scenes. It wasn't anything that hurt my enjoyment of the game though.


Negative:
I have no complaints at this point.

[JustinVerlander35]

Re: Operation Sports MLB 13 The Show Impressions Thread

So far with my basic impressions: The hitting timing is a lot different. I'm out in from of everything. I use pure analog pitching and it seems even when you're hitting your spots perfectly, the ball isn't going exactly where you place it and your pitchers stamina matters.

[DirkDiggler12]

Re: Operation Sports MLB 13 The Show Impressions Thread

So far with my basic impressions: The hitting timing is a lot different. I'm out in from of everything. I use pure analog pitching and it seems even when you're hitting your spots perfectly, the ball isn't going exactly where you place it and your pitchers stamina matters.

I've noticed this as well. Even with timing swing I'm out in front of everything even 94 mph fastballs. Maybe I'll try upping the human timing slider a click or two.

[mike24forever]

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The "slight pause" of the ball coming out of the pitchers hand is brutal. It absolutely kills my timing at the dish. It's almost like a yo-yo. You see it cone out of his hand, pause and then the delivery animation kicks in. I hate to harp on a game when it just comes out, but this really sucks. Especially after waiting what seemed like forever, for this game to download and install.