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  • Steve_OS
    Editor-in-Chief
    • Jul 2002
    • 33611

    #1

    MLB 13 The Show Preview (Gamesradar)


    Gamesradar has just posted their MLB 13 The Show preview, discussing Beginner Mode, camera angles, roster updates, player-specific swing animations and more.

    In terms of visual realism with the players themselves, we didn't notice any improvements with textures, but Sony was proud to show off the player-specific swing animations. While we're used to seeing sluggers' trademark stances and walks to the batter's box, this is the first MLB The Show to have the players' distinct follow-through animations of in-field hits and home runs.

    For the statistics nut, the newly added The Show Live is going to ensure you'll be playing MLB 13 every day from April to October. This feature pulls the current day's stats and line-ups right off MLB.com. Teams turn in their lineups hours before the start of each game, so you could actually play that evening's game with every miniscule change factored in--say, if Josh Hamilton ended up batting seventh instead of clean up.
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  • ParisB
    MVP
    • Jan 2010
    • 1699

    #2
    Re: MLB 13 The Show Preview (Gamesradar)

    A lot of people will be glad to hear about the follow through animations!

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    • Scott
      Your Go-to TV Expert
      • Jul 2002
      • 20030

      #3
      Looks amazing!!
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      • seanjeezy
        The Future
        • Aug 2009
        • 3347

        #4
        Re: MLB 13 The Show Preview (Gamesradar)

        Bryce has a two-handed follow through... That pic of CC running off the field looks nice though!
        Last edited by seanjeezy; 01-24-2013, 06:11 PM. Reason: spelling...
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        • Curahee
          100 Miles To Go
          • Jan 2012
          • 4009

          #5
          Re: MLB 13 The Show Preview (Gamesradar)

          This is probably the most intriguing to me....

          For the statistics nut, the newly added The Show Live is going to ensure you'll be playing MLB 13 every day from April to October. This feature pulls the current day's stats and line-ups right off MLB.com. Teams turn in their lineups hours before the start of each game, so you could actually play that evening's game with every miniscule change factored in--say, if Josh Hamilton ended up batting seventh instead of clean up.
          I'll be interested to see how well this works and if its for online only, offline only or both.

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          • Knight165
            *ll St*r
            • Feb 2003
            • 24964

            #6
            Re: MLB 13 The Show Preview (Gamesradar)

            Originally posted by seanjeezy
            Bryce has a two-handed follow through... That pic of CC running off the field looks nice though!
            Bryce Harper's follow through has been changed to 2-handed in the current up to date roster to ship with the game...

            Plus...you can edit the follow through for ANY player in the editor to be 1 or 2-handed.

            M.K.
            Knight165
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            • metsfan4life1
              Pro
              • Jan 2012
              • 956

              #7
              Re: MLB 13 The Show Preview (Gamesradar)

              First thing for me will be to make sure David has his two handed follow through ;D
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              • seanjeezy
                The Future
                • Aug 2009
                • 3347

                #8
                Re: MLB 13 The Show Preview (Gamesradar)

                Originally posted by Knight165
                Bryce Harper's follow through has been changed to 2-handed in the current up to date roster to ship with the game...

                Plus...you can edit the follow through for ANY player in the editor to be 1 or 2-handed.


                M.K.
                Knight165
                Is that something that was just changed while you guys were there, or is that completely separate from the create-a-stance option? BTW, when are you planning to do your writeup? I'm really anxious to hear about the changes to franchise!!
                Bakin' soda, I got bakin' soda

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                • metsfan4life1
                  Pro
                  • Jan 2012
                  • 956

                  #9
                  Re: MLB 13 The Show Preview (Gamesradar)

                  Originally posted by seanjeezy
                  Is that something that was just changed while you guys were there, or is that completely separate from the create-a-stance option? BTW, when are you planning to do your writeup? I'm really anxious to hear about the changes to franchise!!
                  Only thing I play... I am on the edge waiting to hear much more in depth news on Franchise!
                  Harvey's Better

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                  • Factzzz
                    FA
                    • Aug 2011
                    • 1655

                    #10
                    Re: MLB 13 The Show Preview (Gamesradar)

                    Originally posted by Knight165
                    Bryce Harper's follow through has been changed to 2-handed in the current up to date roster to ship with the game...

                    Plus...you can edit the follow through for ANY player in the editor to be 1 or 2-handed.

                    M.K.
                    Knight165
                    This is potentially the greatest news, I've ever heard for a video game!
                    (I know, most of you probably think it's weird that follow throughs matter to me so much, but idc).
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                    • bp4baseball
                      MVP
                      • Dec 2009
                      • 1315

                      #11
                      Re: MLB 13 The Show Preview (Gamesradar)

                      Originally posted by Knight165
                      Bryce Harper's follow through has been changed to 2-handed in the current up to date roster to ship with the game...

                      Plus...you can edit the follow through for ANY player in the editor to be 1 or 2-handed.

                      M.K.
                      Knight165

                      Knight, if they have a special player specific swing animation, can we still change the type of follow through? For example, if we wanted to change Bryce Harper's swing back to 1-handed, do we have to use a generic 1-handed swing?
                      "Life is like baseball, it's the number of times you arrive home safely that counts"

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                      • Knight165
                        *ll St*r
                        • Feb 2003
                        • 24964

                        #12
                        Re: MLB 13 The Show Preview (Gamesradar)

                        Originally posted by seanjeezy
                        Is that something that was just changed while you guys were there, or is that completely separate from the create-a-stance option? BTW, when are you planning to do your writeup? I'm really anxious to hear about the changes to franchise!!
                        There is a nice amount of new options in the editor in relation to batting stances....walkups...and in at bat animations.

                        There are a couple of cool new options in the editor inasmuch as appearance.
                        Nothing earth shattering there...but nice.

                        I'll try and do a write up on everything when I'm home tomorrow.
                        Franchise mode additions will have to wait for the blog...PLUS...A LOT is still being worked on to balance/fine tune, so it's tough to say one way or the other definitively. I like the new additions as a start though....I can say that.

                        M.K.
                        Knight165
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                        • Knight165
                          *ll St*r
                          • Feb 2003
                          • 24964

                          #13
                          Re: MLB 13 The Show Preview (Gamesradar)

                          Originally posted by bp4baseball
                          Knight, if they have a special player specific swing animation, can we still change the type of follow through? For example, if we wanted to change Bryce Harper's swing back to 1-handed, do we have to use a generic 1-handed swing?
                          Nope.
                          ANY stance can be changed back and forth at any time.
                          I'll list the options tomorrow in the write up.



                          M.K.
                          Knight165
                          All gave some. Some gave all. 343

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                          • bp4baseball
                            MVP
                            • Dec 2009
                            • 1315

                            #14
                            Re: MLB 13 The Show Preview (Gamesradar)

                            Originally posted by Knight165
                            Nope.
                            ANY stance can be changed back and forth at any time.
                            I'll list the options tomorrow in the write up.



                            M.K.
                            Knight165
                            Sounds great...thanks.
                            "Life is like baseball, it's the number of times you arrive home safely that counts"

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                            • iRepIndiana
                              Banned
                              • Jun 2012
                              • 1974

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Knight165
                              Bryce Harper's follow through has been changed to 2-handed in the current up to date roster to ship with the game...

                              Plus...you can edit the follow through for ANY player in the editor to be 1 or 2-handed.

                              M.K.
                              Knight165
                              I know this little nugget is gonna make your roster take a little longer

                              I know you love getting EVERYTHING as close as possible but I can see so and so in double A ball doesn't have the right follow through becoming a pain in the buns.

                              Anyway this is great news.

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