Ten Areas of Improvement for MLB 12: The Show

[tnixen]

I would also like a brand NEW announcing crew and also in the same Presentation Style as that other baseball game!

Having a brand NEW announcing crew is not going to be good enough. You need to also improve the way its Presented.


I also think its time to have a new PA Announcer.
In fact how about a different PA Announcer for every stadium?
And even better use all the real PA Announcers from real life.

[Perfect Zero]

Quote: Originally Posted by tnixen

I also think its time to have a new PA Announcer.

Can you really even hear him?

Quote: Originally Posted by tnixen

In fact how about a different PA Announcer for every stadium?

Wow, talk about RAM and budget limitations. I hope you don't suggest...

Quote: Originally Posted by tnixen

And even better use all the real PA Announcers from real life.

... nevermind

[Artman22]

Quote: Originally Posted by 1Rose

How about just better player physics and models all together? When players jog or when your running in the outfield it seems like players have no weight to them. I want to feel some momentum and fix the canned animations of the outfielders running into the walls, they look really bad. All animations need a huge overhaul, which I've been saying for like 4 years, but seems to never get addressed, they just keep adding equally awkward animations. Still have the same terrible looking swings for 1H releases for Right Handers and the Left Handed swing is the same for everybody. FIX!!! 90% of the pitching animations look completely awkward and unrealistic. Look like they have no momentum or power behind them, just a weird arm flail or weird leg kick and the ball flies out of their hand without it looking like the pitcher is actually throwing it. Presention needs a HUGE overhaul. Commentary is stale and has been virtually the same for the past 5 years. New commentators. Joe Buck and Tim McCarver? Don't understand why this can't happen. Implement FOX, TBS etc. and dynamic playoff atmosphere with realistic sounds and reactions. Compare '11 to a game going on right now and it's not even close. I want towels waving on every 3-2 count and with 2 outs. Huge pops when a player hits a home run or gets a big double play. Booing when a player that is hot is coming to the plate in an opposing park etc. You guys claim the most realistic baseball game, but I think that only applies to spring training. This includes improved overlays, TV style camera angles and TV style replays. In game cuts to manager faces, cuts to the bullpen if someone is warming up etc. Link up with a TV production crew like 2k did for NBA. Dynamic Weather. Also, please can we get some new jersey textures?? Ones that actually move. I mean didn't 2k do that in like 2006?? The painted on look is getting old. Also, CAP needs an overhaul. The skin textures are really bad and most CAP look alien like, especially faces look totally weird. I could keep going...but these are the main points I wanted to stress.

This is a very good list. If they could change some of these things it would be great.

[WahooFan]

I like the suggestion by tnixen on different PA announcers, but maybe they could find one good voice actor to do different voice variations for each ballpark? Was thinking of that the other day.

Also thought that it would be cool to see better fan-team mascot interaction. If the mascot is trying to get the crowd to start a slow clap or something they should react in kind, not how they just sit there currently and ignore the mascot. Just a thought.

[tnixen]

Quote: Originally Posted by Perfect Zero

Can you really even hear him? Wow, talk about RAM and budget limitations. I hope you don't suggest... ... nevermind

No I can not hardly hear the PA Announcer and is the reason why I feel it needs to be improved!

The current PA Announcer is not very exciting! And is the same guy I remember hearing on PS2 baseball games.

[tvman]

Work on 'ball physics off the bat" instead of what kind of hat the umpires wear.

[Scooter3]

I love the fact that we can add our names to the game.

If possible it would be cool if we could have all the announced names that we choose from in 1 database. We could assign any name in one of three places.

Like:

1) "Shoeless"..... 2) Joe..... 3) Jackson.....
or
1) Stan .....2) "The Man" .....3) Musial.....

If you only want two names (first & last):

1) none ..... 2)Babe ..... 3) Ruth .....

I would like to hear the announcer call the name of the infielder
fielding the "grounder" and throwing the ball....

Like:

Reese fields the ball throws to first. Hodges makes the stretch...


scoot...

[Elonbrave]

Scoring from second on a sac bunt glitch....

In online mode, there's a HORRIBLE glitch.

If there is a runner on second with under two outs and you sac bunt, and then send the runner from third to the plate, the first baseman can NEVER throw to the plate in time after receiving the throw.

I've played many online games where this is all the other player does. It's completely indefensible.

The problem is that the first baseman gets stuck in some kind of animation after the out at first is made that lasts for a second or two. This is more than ample time for the runner to score. It ruins online play because everyone does it.