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MLB 12 The Show Preview (Game Informer)

06:01 PM - January 26, 2012 by Steve_OS

Game Informer has posted their MLB 12 The Show preview.

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	A large part of achieving a true broadcast simulation rests on the lips of the commentary team. This year, Matt Vasgersian, Dave Campbell, and Eric Karros speak more to events tied to your season and less about team history or what happened in real-life last year. Like the highly lauded contextual commentary in the NBA 2K series, these announcers live more in the moment, talking about the Cy Young race during your franchise season or commenting on players having breakout years. On the baseball diamond, Sony has reworked a large portion of the control mechanics. If players want a more challenging or realistic experience while batting, they can now control the location of their swing on the game controller. The right analog stick controls stride and swing, and the left stick handles the aiming.

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# 21 thaSLAB @ 01/26/12 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	Can't wait to see that beautiful art piece in centerfield again!

I just dry heaved.

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# 22 The Bimmer @ 01/26/12 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	Can't wait to see that beautiful art piece in centerfield again!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZch2jIMVtk

Whats wrong with this? Lol

# 23 GreenGlen @ 01/26/12 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by nomo17k


	Or it might be that most players don't make that many pitches when playing... I quoted 145 pitches just because it's roughly the MLB average, but then strike to ball ratio would be smaller... A lot of gamers just keep throwing strikes, so in that case the game time will be much shorter. I'd be happy if it runs around 30 min for CPU vs CPU games though... If anything I might want an option to take time between pitches, if Vita ends up becoming my main mode of play.

It could also be that the cpu is keeping it in the zone too. Nomo your sliders for realistic cpu vs cpu/mom are great, almost right on mlb average. I hope I am not reading to much into this and can keep the same expectation of realistic results from ps3 to vita.

# 24 MC2 @ 01/26/12 11:06 PM

In the article, they talked about the new hitting thing. We still have the option of classic batting right?

# 25 Knight165 @ 01/26/12 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by MC2


	In the article, they talked about the new hitting thing. We still have the option of classic batting right?

Yes...all the old modes are still in.

M.K.
Knight165

# 26 Cubfan @ 01/26/12 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	Can't wait to see that beautiful art piece in centerfield again!

worst artwork ever!

# 27 brettryantalley @ 01/27/12 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by GreenGlen


	By trimming down the visual presentation, games can be completed in 20 to 25 minutes tops. What? How is that possible? Even PS3 fastplay can't be completed in 20-25 minutes.

hmmmm....automated counts?! Since the All-Star Baseball days, I've loved the automated count option. It could be based on ratings, so it's more of an intelligent automated count than completely random. That would give realistic pitch counts and cut down on game time.

# 28 nomo17k @ 01/27/12 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by GreenGlen


	It could also be that the cpu is keeping it in the zone too. Nomo your sliders for realistic cpu vs cpu/mom are great, almost right on mlb average. I hope I am not reading to much into this and can keep the same expectation of realistic results from ps3 to vita.

I wouldn't worry about it in CPU vs CPU games... I think all we would need is a slight adjustment in pitcher accuracy which we should be able to do so with sliders...

High strike to ball ratio is something we tend to see whenever someone posts here the pitch count of his game... like 80 strike / 20 balls and stuff like that... HUM vs. HUM online games, the same way... high Ks and low BBs. And I remember online games taking about 40 - 45 mins on Fast Play, so it's quite fast compared to when you play offline and take a lot of time.

So I guess I wouldn't be surprised that 20 - 25 min games are based on such typical low pitch count games.

# 29 dodgerblue @ 01/27/12 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by The Bimmer


	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZch2jIMVtk Whats wrong with this? Lol

wow! Seriously that's the best they could come up with?

# 30 DodgerFanatic2K3 @ 01/27/12 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by myghty


	Nothing we haven't heard about already... moving on.

Actually I don't remember hearing this

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	Depending on how the ball bounces or how the wind carries it, users may find themselves in a world of hurt thanks to the new player collisions that play out in the outfield and on the base paths.

I thought it was just collision avoidance in the outfield

Another miss quote perhaps

# 31 Bulls321974 @ 01/27/12 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	Can't wait to see that beautiful art piece in centerfield again!

That piece of art looks like someone has a penchant for LSD

# 32 Knight165 @ 01/27/12 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DodgerFanatic2K3


	Actually I don't remember hearing this I thought it was just collision avoidance in the outfield Another miss quote perhaps

This seems more like a mistake on Game Informer's part because of too much assumption.

M.K.
Knight165

# 33 DodgerFanatic2K3 @ 01/27/12 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Knight165


	This seems more like a mistake on Game Informer's part because of too much assumption. M.K. Knight165

Ya I wasn't getting my hopes up but that caught my eye

# 34 econoodle @ 01/27/12 05:03 PM

if i was SCEA, i'd be a bit upset.

this preview was lame and it seemed had a few misrepresentations.

add that to amazons thing, and the new FA signing announcement from ESPN that seems to be MIA and these sites aren't doing Sony any favors.

the best previews and reviews come from here anyways.

# 35 42 @ 01/27/12 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	Can't wait to see that beautiful art piece in centerfield again!

Speaking of that Stadium...

https://twitter.com/#!/JimBowdenESPN...14995876134913

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	Uggla told us when he's playing at new Marlins stadium he'll need to double his adderall so he doesn't start watching the fish in aquarium

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