MLB The Show 17 Twitch Stream - Gameplay, Animations & Retro-Mode Deep Dive

[Houston]

Quote: Originally Posted by volsfan39

I'm sure I'll get slammed for being negative but I think I got more out of the video vlog than this stream. It's kind of like these guys are just goofing around instead of detailing anything. What I did get out of it is that the retro mode got boring very quickly. I played all the 8 bit games years ago and although I did enjoy them at the time that time has long passed. The new spin on the ball coming off the bat is fantastic and the new animations look really good also. I think they probably wish they hadn't shown the bunting as it still has issues. I won't comment on the graphics until I see more..

I do half to agree a little. There should have been segments for each part that was listed for today and they need to be more organized. It would have been nice if they broke the things down a little more for each section that was supposed to be discussed. Maybe talk about each part 5-10 mins at least.

[HypoLuxa13]

Quote: Originally Posted by tessl

It will be a major challenge to get it perfect but I'm glad they changed it. It will add a ton of variety to the game and look less scripted. One thing the dev said - I can't remember his name - the ball will react differently depending on the height and handedness of the batter even on the same hit.

Yes, that was really cool to hear. So it sounds like a curveball at the knees will behave somewhat differently if it were hit by a tall guy, like Kris Bryant, than it will by a short guy, say Jose Altuve, because of the angle of the swing path/bat angle at the point of contact. Pretty neat.

Quote: Originally Posted by Houston

I do half to agree a little. There should have been segments for each part that was listed for today and they need to be more organized. It would have been nice if they broke the things down a little more for each section that was supposed to be discussed. Maybe talk about each part 5-10 mins at least.

See, Ramone is off doing something else and the whole Twitch stream gets hosed!

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve_OS

For those of you interested in Retro Mode, they have an 8 bit option for low-res.

I hope it also comes with an option to have the runs accurately represented in the run column of the linescore

[dran1984]

Quote: Originally Posted by volsfan39

I'm sure I'll get slammed for being negative but I think I got more out of the video vlog than this stream. It's kind of like these guys are just goofing around instead of detailing anything. What I did get out of it is that the retro mode got boring very quickly. I played all the 8 bit games years ago and although I did enjoy them at the time that time has long passed. The new spin on the ball coming off the bat is fantastic and the new animations look really good also. I think they probably wish they hadn't shown the bunting as it still has issues. I won't comment on the graphics until I see more..

Agree 100%

They listed many things on the slides that they didn't talk about. I was really hoping for more info on the Humanity AI and how it effects in game managing decisions.

[TheWarmWind]

Forgot about the stream. Was to busy playing the show.

[PhilliesFan13]

Quote: Originally Posted by dran1984

Agree 100% They listed many things on the slides that they didn't talk about. I was really hoping for more info on the Humanity AI and how it effects in game managing decisions.

Seems like the streams run a lot smoother when Ramone is in the house. Do have to agree that this one was kind of all over the place.

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[MythicalGnome]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomba

graphically looks the same as MLB 15 I see ZERO difference. The difference should be breathtaking I dont know why ppl swallow this game and stand for it it doesnt improve graphically graphically its hit a wall.

That wall will easily be overcome when they get out of that horrid PS3 renderer and its core foundations IMO. But I agree a wall is definitely being hit in this current iteration of the engine. But they do make small steps to improve it every year. Now that the PS3 is gone that will only lead to better graphics at a faster pace.

[tessl]

Quote: Originally Posted by volsfan39

I'm sure I'll get slammed for being negative but I think I got more out of the video vlog than this stream. It's kind of like these guys are just goofing around instead of detailing anything. What I did get out of it is that the retro mode got boring very quickly. I played all the 8 bit games years ago and although I did enjoy them at the time that time has long passed. The new spin on the ball coming off the bat is fantastic and the new animations look really good also. I think they probably wish they hadn't shown the bunting as it still has issues. I won't comment on the graphics until I see more..

I'm not slamming anybody but they did show a lot of gameplay and new "human AI" which is what I wanted to see.

Could it have been done differently? Yes but I enjoyed the stream and learned a lot.