MLB 13 The Show Features Over 120 Smart Tutorials

[HustlinOwl]

MLB 13 The Show has introduced their all-new Smart Tutorial system, which covers game controls, features and strategy. The system knows when you've picked up on a tutorial and will never show it again (unless obviously needed). All of this is done without interrupting your game. Instead of a pop-up, users will receive a message at the bottom of the screen.

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The Smart Tutorial system is a new feature that will display needed information, and ONLY needed information based on how you are playing the game without interrupting the game. For example, if you are using the pitch meter for the first time (or not the first time and you are just really bad at it), and you are not properly stopping the meter anywhere close to the accuracy line, the system will recognize your failed attempts and give you a quick message at the bottom of the screen, as the game continues, explaining how and where you want to stop the meter. In total there are over 120 different tutorials that could kick off depending on how you play. And if you see them all, that would be both very impressive and very sad.

Source - Dev Journal: Smart Tutorials (The Show Nation)

[Number2DJ]

Nice. Should be helpful since I suck at meter pitching.

Also, I love the new HUD and scorebug, looks great.

[ILiveForThis]

I liked the screens better than the Journal itself, but I like the idea. Its subtle but very useful. For us vets that dont need help, it isn't an annoyance but to those who are new to the series, they get an easy, quick tip to help them.

[jmik58]

That's pretty impressive. A game that teaches you about strategy. I can't say as I've ever heard of that before in a sports game.

[LastActionHero]

Very nicely done!

[sydrogerdavid]

I see they added ivy to that building out in LCF. Some love for PNC.

[ckarlic]

Great idea. I like it. Especially this part:

"The reason we went with the Smart Tutorial method is because the last thing you want to do is be bothered by a bunch of alerts about things that you already know."

I already get distracted by the wife and kids when im playing..don't want the alerts to pop up as well

[HustlinOwl]

tutorial is perfect for my 9 year old son trying to learn how to play MLBTS