MLB 11 The Show Video: Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees Gameplay (Cam)

[nemesis04]

Quote: Originally Posted by ripwalk

Speaking of commentary, what is with the long silent pause between Pedroia's out and Crawford taking his first strike? I don't recall any long breaks in the commentary like that in MLB10.

There were. I believe they are allowing for the sounds/atmosphere of the ballpark to be heard to immerse you in the experience.

[El_MaYiMbE]

Saw video for 3rd time and noticed one more small thing.

Hughes had Crawford 0-2 in the first inning after retiring the first 2 batters of the game on 2 pitches.

Why wasn't the crowd going nuts on the 0-2 pitch? This didn't happen in the last few years either, but I thought atmosphere was improved. This is something that I would say is atmosphere and WAS NOT improved on.

Aside from that and left-centerfield banner (yet to be confirmed if it is IRL) I'm loving everything else about that video.

[DodgerFanatic2K3]

Quote: Originally Posted by cc23klaid

...I love how I'm hearin' all these ASB references....every year I hear the same thing - ASB this, ASB that.

Take a listen to that ASB 2004 commentary and tell me that's not what people are asking "The Show" to be more like

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/a...eo%3Btitle%3B2

[Braves Fan]

I'll be honest, I can live with bad commentary if everything else in the game is great. This is the last thing I want them to worry about fixing.

I wasn't blown away from this clip like a lot of people seem to be but the lighting was better. The game looks good.

I'll be buying it on release day, can't wait!

[Braves Fan]

Quote: Originally Posted by DodgerFanatic2K3

Take a listen to that ASB 2004 commentary and tell me that's not what people are asking "The Show" to be more like http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/a...eo%3Btitle%3B2

That's too much commentary, it's great but they are talking too much and aren't calling the action. I don't want the Show to take it that far. If the announcers are too busy having a conversation to actually do play by play there is a problem, no?

[Visionsofmastery]

Quote: Originally Posted by El_MaYiMbE

Saw video for 3rd time and noticed one more small thing. Hughes had Crawford 0-2 in the first inning after retiring the first 2 batters of the game on 2 pitches. Why wasn't the crowd going nuts on the 0-2 pitch? This didn't happen in the last few years either, but I thought atmosphere was improved. This is something that I would say is atmosphere and WAS NOT improved on. Aside from that and left-centerfield banner (yet to be confirmed if it is IRL) I'm loving everything else about that video.

Very true , thats when you get the big hoooorahhh or awwwwww after every pitch , only thing better is when the 3rd batter on 0-2 gets a mistake and crushes it the crowd goes silent lol

[Heroesandvillains]

Quote: Originally Posted by Braves Fan

That's too much commentary, it's great but they are talking too much and aren't calling the action. I don't want the Show to take it that far. If the announcers are too busy having a conversation to actually do play by play there is a problem, no?

No.

Have you ever watched a NESN broadcast?

Orsillo and Remy are constantly overlooking the easy plays (lazy grounders/can of corns) to continue an interesting/funny conversation topic.

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by wrigleyville33

How? Look at the video and go play '10... nothing groundbreaking.

I would agree, but I'm between everybody here. There's nothing to absolutely salivate over like we haven't seen it before, this isn't like the last game we played was MLB 07. There are, however, some huge differences in it that are remarkably noticeable. The player models for one, the lighting for another (though remember guys this is from a camcorder so you won't be seeing the gamma and contrast exactly as it appears from this video, which is why it looks so "sunshiney" and different), behavioral differences (interactions with bases and fly balls), very nice authentic camera cuts for walkups, the sexyboard (or "scoreboard" for some), and my personal favorite being the new way the ball seems to come in and be called in the strike zone. And I'm not sure if anyone noticed, but the time changes on the sexyboard during in at-bat, not just after it. The daytime and weather progression must/might be dynamic in the middle of at-bats as well.

It was a very short clip with a bunch of worthwhile notables, and I loved every second of it. No we didn't get to see meter pitching or the sports ticker, and yes the game has had a similar look and feel to it for years now (which isn't necessarily bad), but the best part is you can't find any relative negatives from this video whatsoever. The only thing I'm hoping for one of these days is more fluid commentary, as it seems like Rex Hudler was just replaced with a new voice and set of lines (though it sounds like they'll chime in on different cues, since Karros spoke as a batter was walking up on one shot).

Needless to say, it's tough to walk away unimpressed by this short clip. This game will really shine when it's in our hands, especially with the loads of customization and in-game variants that will differ from years past.