After 9 editions of this series on 3 different platforms...

[videobastard]

I didnt expect anything to change with mlb 14 since it was a port from ps3 near the end of console cycle. But going forward with the ps4 being the main focus i hope they will change commentators and the way the dialogue is presented.

Gary thorne and harold reynolds would be refreshing to hear with thorne's voice on exciting plays and home runs being amped up with excitement.

Then also have the dialouge between them sounding like there in the booth together with fluid commentary going back n forth like a real broadcast.

[Cezar24]

After reading through the thread and thinking about how I handle the commentary, I find it amazing how much I'll put up with and adjust so I can get some form of videogame baseball. I kill the commentary after a few games (silence is better than massive repetition), I turn on auto fielding because of the slow/poor annimations and way early preloading of throws, I turn on auto base running because of the cumbersome controls (1st and 3rd on a sac fly is a nightmare) and I basically just end up hitting and pitching, offline of course.

It's just a shame that the game can't be tightened up in a bunch of little areas while there is no end to the gimmicks and "new" features/game modes. Seems like the game bites off more than it can chew every year with these additions while the core gameplay suffers.

[geisterhome]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cezar24

After reading through the thread and thinking about how I handle the commentary, I find it amazing how much I'll put up with and adjust so I can get some form of videogame baseball. I kill the commentary after a few games (silence is better than massive repetition), I turn on auto fielding because of the slow/poor annimations and way early preloading of throws, I turn on auto base running because of the cumbersome controls (1st and 3rd on a sac fly is a nightmare) and I basically just end up hitting and pitching, offline of course. It's just a shame that the game can't be tightened up in a bunch of little areas while there is no end to the gimmicks and "new" features/game modes. Seems like the game bites off more than it can chew every year with these additions while the core gameplay suffers.

so true, to be honest almost all of those new features presented on fact sheets the last 2 years didnt intrigue me one bit... online franchise, dynamic difficulty, universal profile, community challanges, the show live anybody got excited reading that??


ps. just now looking through the old fact sheets I stumbled over this:

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On the commentary side, the three-man booth of Matt Vasgersian, Eric Karros and Steve Lyons return for their second season together. This year's title will emphasize the three announcers in a more interactive, conversational style, yet will also continue to mine the world of baseball to find intelligent, timely and compelling commentary concerning today's teams and players. The overall goal is for the game to get deeper, and for the announcers to better adapt to changing game conditions -- including rising the enthusiasm level when the situation dictates.

really?