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MLB 12: The Show |OT| Elevated levels of testosterone included
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DidntKnowJack
Member
I think I'm going Vita only. Transferring saves between it and the PS3 sounds neat, but I don't really have any use for it.
dreamer3kx
Member
Yea these Vita games in general look much better then screens, definitely picking up the Vita version.
The Elite
BOSS
I'd say this game looks better but it wasn't like the difference in screen for Uncharted. U:GA looks a lot better than the screenshots give it credit for. This game looks really good and is a notable improvement over the PSP version but it is nowhere near looking like the PS3 counterpart. Some of the character models really pop on the screen though.
Im waiting on a Amazon deal also.......
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
On a system I actually owned.
Hopefully I didn't miss this question already.
Does MLB12 have an online pass for the PS Vita version?
I'm looking to import it as there is a pretty slim chance that this will even see an Australian release.
It's a massive deal breaker as the pass is region locked based on your account
Does MLB12 have an online pass for the PS Vita version?
I'm looking to import it as there is a pretty slim chance that this will even see an Australian release.
It's a massive deal breaker as the pass is region locked based on your account
Square Triangle
Member
I wasn't expecting the PS3 level of visuals so I'm not sure why others would either. It's the first installment on a new system. As long as it plays well I'll be happy.
Yes it will.
Hopefully I didn't miss this question already.
Does MLB12 have an online pass for the PS Vita version?
I'm looking to import it as there is a pretty slim chance that this will even see an Australian release.
It's a massive deal breaker as the pass is region locked based on your account
Yes it will.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
Can someone who has the vita version take a screenshot on the default camera at Wrigley? PSP version of Wrigley was shit and I would lose the ball when a right-handed pitcher was pitching.
Didn't expect PS3 level visuals, but I do expect consistent performance. That is still an unknown so far. FIFA on Vita is largely solid, but the frame skips on the replays and some stadiums bug the hell out of me.
Ah crap
DoctorWho can you confirm the copy you purchased has the online pass in the box that you had to redeem?
Maybe I can live without online play.....maybe.
Square Triangle
Member
Ah crap
DoctorWho can you confirm the copy you purchased has the online pass in the box that you had to redeem?
Maybe I can live without online play.....maybe.
If Hot Shots and Wipeout had it and it was announced that going forward last Summer, starting with Resistance 3, that all SCEA titles would have an online pass. What makes MLB 12 different? =P
Para bailar La Bomba
Banned
The player's faces look hideous. Disappointing but shouldn't except more from launch sport sims, still gonna get it.
I'm looking to import it as there is a pretty slim chance that this will even see an Australian release.
It's a massive deal breaker as the pass is region locked based on your account
Dude it takes 5 mins to set-up a US account. Does it really matter that much if your trophies don't count towards your normal account?
DevelopmentArrested
Banned
Ah crap
DoctorWho can you confirm the copy you purchased has the online pass in the box that you had to redeem?
Maybe I can live without online play.....maybe.
Yes it does.
The game looks good but nowhere near as nice as I was expecting on the Vita. Still fun though.
Indeed it does, and I have one.
I couldn't care less about the trophies, I'm not keen to be swapping memory cards/PSN accounts on the Vita just to play online/multiplayer and everything else the pass restricts you from.
It's not the end of the world though, I'm looking forward to getting a portable version of MLB and hearing impressions from those of you picking it up next week
Thank you for the confirmation!
The Elite
BOSS
Did your pass work?
blurredvision
Member
I agree. Those screenshots don't look too hot but the gameplay videos I've seen look pretty damn good.
backbreaker65
Banned
Sr. Game Designer Raw footage playing MLB 12 The Show with the MOVE. Not bad actually the lag isn't as bad as a I thought it would be. Very playable with the move. I'm on board with some late inning game on the line Move batting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzXJQkM2zBM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzXJQkM2zBM
Marty Chinn
Member
From a new parent to a future parent, you'd be better off with the Vita version. It'll be much easier to get some time to play with a system that can be anywhere rather than a system that is tied to your TV.
Seconded, i have a five year old and another one just a month old and the four of us basically spend most of of time at home in the same room which means either my wife is watching the tv or my 5 year old is.
Even when i have the chance to play, since the consoles are on the living room i chose to stay close to my wife to give her a hand with the baby.
Hmm, do you have to swing left handed for a left handed batter?
acheron_xl
Member
I imagine I'll at least give this a try. I didn't buy Move just because I like glowing balls, it would be nice to have something to play on it.
backbreaker65
Banned
I think he did that for effect.
Played some of the Vita version tonight. When the camera pans around the stadium, the aliasing on the crowd doesn't look good. Stadium textures and players faces are disappointing. The game I played was at Atlanta, and the jumbotron displayed the same static image the whole time. Having said all that, the animations are fine and I forgot about the graphics after awhile and enjoyed a fun game of baseball. I just wasn't wow'd.
SRTtoZ
Member
I know never to judge a game based on screens but from some of the Vita hands on so far it seems like they were making a PSP version and then halfway through development went "wait, we need to switch this to the Vita". Either that or they took the engine from the PSP version and just tried to improve based on that because the Vita can do much much much more than that.
Mr. Enigma
Member
I just tried playing the MLB 2K12 demo again. Holy shit is that game terrible.
There's not even a fucking net behind home plate.
There's not even a fucking net behind home plate.
SRTtoZ
Member
The only thing that was bearable as a baseball game was MVP back in the day by EA, but the show is the best baseball series ive ever played.
Agreed. I hope MVP returns if the license doesn't get renewed just for the poor souls that miss out on The Show. I used to play MVP back in the day and it was decent.
Mr. Enigma
Member
2K's not going to renew it. Their MLB games have been money losers since 2K10.
No surprise there. It's like they just assumed people would be stuck buying their games so they got complacent.
The Elite
BOSS
That's what I get from playing it unfortunately. I still really like this game. The player models look great but some of the faces look lifted and up-rezzed from the PSP version.
I think this is the "transition" title for the series and we will get a much better looking entry next year. Anyone with a Vita knows what it's capable of so I'll let them pass on the graphical issues this year.
Either way, it's still the most impressive portable baseball game ever.
The 10 gig install on the PS3 version makes loading times lightning fast. Great option!
Bog
Junior Ace
Even RTTS loading times? That's been my biggest gripe over the years.
The Elite
BOSS
I'm back.
RTTS IS FAST with the 10 gigs installed!
Loading within a game is pretty much instant when they jump you from one play/fielding appearance to the next throughout the game. You barely see that "loading next appearance" screen. It lasts for half a second sometimes and you're back in the action!
Loading into an RTTS game is much improved as well. There's still an auto-save at the end of the game but that was even pretty fast too. Everything is really, really fast in RTTS.
This is huge news!
RTTS IS FAST with the 10 gigs installed!
Loading within a game is pretty much instant when they jump you from one play/fielding appearance to the next throughout the game. You barely see that "loading next appearance" screen. It lasts for half a second sometimes and you're back in the action!
Loading into an RTTS game is much improved as well. There's still an auto-save at the end of the game but that was even pretty fast too. Everything is really, really fast in RTTS.
This is huge news!
I just tried the demo yesterday, wow the 2K baseball games are indeed as bad as I remember.
That's megaton for me. I spend about 85% of my time in RTTS.
Anyone have any tips on batting in these games? I hadn't played a baseball game in probably ten years when I picked up The Show 09 and I just could not get a hang of the batting no matter how much I played it. I've never had a better demonstration of how much worse I have gotten at gaming over the years than that.
I thought the presentation and graphics were great, but being unable to reliably hit a ball made it difficult to enjoy the rest of the game.
I thought the presentation and graphics were great, but being unable to reliably hit a ball made it difficult to enjoy the rest of the game.
thank god. 2011 had horrible loading times.