MLB 12 The Show Screenshots - Your New Default Camera View and Other Tidbits

[metal134]

Re: MLB 12 The Show Screenshots - Your New Default Camera View and Other Tidbits

Good God people, it's a damn score overlay. Nothing in the world could possibly be less significant.

[metal134]

Re: MLB 12 The Show: Your new default camera view and other tidbits

Nope, this is something that only the hard core really wants. In every focus test we have ever done for the game we always hear the game is to hard and there isn't enough info given to the user.

But if it were an OPTION all they would have to do is NOT turn it off. Then everyone's happy.

[RedSox1558]

Hey Russell I was wondering if franchise/season mode users may choose more amounts of games to play. I would enjoy doing multiple seasons consistinng of 60-75 games per season. you guys limit us to very few options, will this be fixed, and will there be a playoff mode, and the new playoff format?

[BlackBetty15]

Re: MLB 12 The Show Screenshots - Your New Default Camera View and Other Tidbits

Good God people, it's a damn score overlay. Nothing in the world could possibly be less significant.

It's not JUST the score overlay brother...its what the score overlay is representing if I read right. A game that offers true broadcast is lacking with the scorebug overlay and you have to wonder what else has REALLY changed. I am not bothered as much as I am about nor being able to have the option to turn off the info clutter like I can the strike zone...the explanation for it is also pretty awful using a narrow focus group as a basis for why you can't or should I say won't give us the option.

[riotmonster]

Re: MLB 12 The Show Screenshots - Your New Default Camera View and Other Tidbits

hitstreak is old school!
:0
i love the idea of newspapers if done right.
i mean is there anything more newspapery in sports then baseball?

my beef is its just too bare and bland.
in madden 07 each team had a newspaper, all REAL papers by the way.
if they had that, it would be all good.
I'd pour a bowl of cereal and read my in game article and box score.

I would rather see it styled as a website instead of a newspaper. Each team could have an MLB.com site that has links to articles featuring trades, call-ups, free agents, rumors, fan feedback, etc and then a seperate home page that has all of the major headlines throughout the whole league.

Cause, who reads a newspaper still?

[spit_bubble]

Re: MLB 12 The Show Screenshots - Your New Default Camera View and Other Tidbits

Ha, yeah that's never going to change we have a brand here we are trying to grow.

By selling the game to people who already own it? Or maybe you're going for the coveted gamefly crowd who have yet to purchase?

Makes no sense to have ads in the game for the very game that is being played. And as I think someone else noted, it looks incredibly tacky.

But hey, what do I know? How 'bout a song by Lonesome Rhodes...

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[riotmonster]

Re: MLB 12 The Show Screenshots - Your New Default Camera View and Other Tidbits

I'd also like to see an option for TV style replays. Just click play and watch the camera follow the play in a nice realistic way like you'd see on espn or seomthing. My recorded replays are all ugly and plain

[LastActionHero]

Sony attempts to blur the lines between what's seen on TV and what you're controlling in "MLB 12: The Show

Why can't we turn the onscreen "clutter" off then!
In 12 it looks even more like your playing a videogame than in previous installments.
Make it at least a little more clean looking, now it looks like everything is thrown in the corner for the sake of having it there. Put it in a nice box or something I dunno.

Isn't this pure beauty!





Ok that was my last rant about the subject, I do like the new score overlay though

[FreezeTime]

Re: MLB 12 The Show Screenshots - Your New Default Camera View and Other Tidbits

I just thought I would let everyone know that I will be at CES again(barring circumstances out of my control) so I will be making a thread soon so you can ask any questions you might have and I will do my best to get them answered for you since I will be playing the game a lot and checking out everything like I did last year. So don't feel like you need to ask Russell all your questions because I will help out in that area again.

[nemesis04]

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EDIT: and I'm not sure what I think about the new PCI. It looks more "videogamey" to me. I'm assuming we can still turn it off though, so no biggie.

The new PCI gives the user a better understanding of their contact. With the hitting system in the Show contact can still be made outside the heart of the PCI. Granted the quality of contact decreases the further away from center you go. The original PCI as you know had a distinct edge and many people questioned why contact was still made if the ball was outside the PCI. It gave the impression the system was not operating properly. As you said you can turn it off and I think most do but now when people see it, it is a little more self explanatory.

[nomo17k]

Re: MLB 12 The Show Screenshots - Your New Default Camera View and Other Tidbits

I would rather see it styled as a website instead of a newspaper. Each team could have an MLB.com site that has links to articles featuring trades, call-ups, free agents, rumors, fan feedback, etc and then a seperate home page that has all of the major headlines throughout the whole league.

Cause, who reads a newspaper still?

This may be a brilliant idea down the road.

Granted the current newspaper has a lot to be desired in what actually says about the game just played, but if the writing becomes better and if we can export the article (in HTML or whatever) and post to a real website, then it might be a very cool feature when you are running an online league and want to post the league information for people to view.

SCEA can add a lot of references to "MLB XX the SHOW" ad in those website articles ad for the brand to really grow on the outer web. (so when people search with the term "show" the first that comes up will be about the Show....)

[Bulls321974]

Hi Russell! Still like to know if the Mets and Rockies (finally) will wear metallic colored batting helmets in MLB 12: The Show, like their real life counterparts? Thanks!

[DGuinta1]

Why put the pitchers name some where? Sometimes I forget who's pitching.

[southoakland16]

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Ahhhhh......Aaron got that late change in!....Nice.

I think Aaron is going to go nuts in '13. Makes me happy as a franchise head.

M.K.
Knight165

Ok, correct me if i'm wrong, but I remember everyone was saying MLB 12 THE SHOW was going to have massive improvements and changes for FRANCHISE. This is my problem... Why would people with inside information say there was going to be massive changes for the 2012 version, where there is no evidence of that. It irritates me that the newspaper is still in, and now we have to look forward to 2013 for that. Truly SEMI-PRO. If I don't see major improvements in franchise...Strike 2!

[southoakland16]

Re: MLB 12 The Show Screenshots - Your New Default Camera View and Other Tidbits

Ahhhhh......Aaron got that late change in!....Nice.

I think Aaron is going to go nuts in '13. Makes me happy as a franchise head.

M.K.
Knight165

Ok, correct me if i'm wrong, but I remember everyone was saying MLB 12 THE SHOW was going to have massive improvements and changes for FRANCHISE. This is my problem... Why would people with inside information say there was going to be massive changes for the 2012 version, where there is no evidence of that. In my opinion, SCEA is just continuing to push back the developments and improvements for franchise, but they have no problem saying "Oh you will have to wait until next year." YET IT NEVER SHOWS IN THE GAME! It irritates me that the newspaper is still in, and now we have to look forward to 2013 for that. Truly SEMI-PRO. If I don't see major improvements in franchise...Strike 2!