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Originally Posted by sprague
i sim out most games because i dont really have a feel of the gameplay as it is, which is fine. i am happy with the realism when i look at the boxscore. but with 3-d graphics i would play out many more games.
I look at what things like the MLB video games have and think wow, i can almost be fooled for a few seconds thinking i am looking at a real telecast. it is so enticing to be honest that if i knew for sure i could never pick up the stupid controller and could just watch the games like a fan, or at least only manage player changes and steals ect, i might switch. the view is so good. and every year it is going to get better and better
one of these text-sim games out there will make the switch soon, they are going to have to. the first one will probably get the main bussiness from it. the one that goes first gets to be the one that goes first
just saying...
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MLB The Show 13's default setting is cpu v cpu. I believe that this is the way the developers tested it, as it plays very realistically without human intervention, and this includes ingame AI. If you are a veteran MLB gamewatcher, you can anticipate every strategic move as you would if you were watching a real MLB telecast, with pitcher/batter perspectives unique to every ballpark. And when one of the AI manager goes against a "book" move, the announcers let you know and question or attempt to reason out why this move is being made. Hardcore "joystick jockeys" complained constantly about the difficulty in mastering the the human v cpu part of the game at certain levels, expressing wonderment of how difficult hitting, pitching and even fielding is compared to older versions of this game and prior pc and console video games. I, personally, have never desired to pick up the joystick after setting things up. I have played this way for years with many games, constantly tweaking slider settings, etc., for things like realistic pitch counts with actual foul ball frequency. After loading slider settings from another cpu v cpu player, and tweaking them a little myself during spring training, I played the whole 2013 season, with control of every team, and watched a game a day, using a balanced system that allowed me to visit all 30 ballparks for at least one series during the regular season. The only thing I did was play GM for all 30 teams, and acted as manager, setting each lineup prior to all sim and live games, but always taking the suggestion of the AI when to rest players for fatigue/injuries/lack of performance. When the smoke cleared, I had the same World Series matchup (Bos v StL) going on in my season the same time as the one in real life! And the same winner, except it took Boston 7 games to do the job on my PS3. I am greatly anticipating the 2014 season, as I will try the Franchise Mode, with full minor leagues. My 2013 teams played with 40-man rosters.
Concluding, I never imagined that my ultimate baseball simming experience would come from a console game. I bought the PS3 on a suggestion from my younger brother when I wanted to include a Blu-ray player in our home entertainment system. I have been a PC gamer since 1988. Then, I purchased The Show 13, after seeing Youtube videos of The Show 12. I enjoyed every pitch, from spring training on. I opened the season in Japan, and away I went! I had all the control I wanted, with all the realism and outstanding graphics, and only used the joystick for setting things up. Of course, this opened up Pandora's Box for me, as I am currently completing The 2012-2013 NBA Finals with NBA 2k13, with the 2013-2014 to start the in early December, and I am playing along with the NFL season, week to week, using Madden 12. Both of these games have proven, with a few tweaks, to be great for the non-"joystick jockey," proving that you can have realism with great graphics, while just managing/spectating. I don't know if I could play a PC game again, except to crank up MVP 2005, modded for a classic season. But I know that the text sim, OOTP included, is pretty dead to me without improvements in ingame strategy, game pace and game drama. MLB The Show 13 has all of this, with outstanding graphics. I do miss PC gaming when it comes to hard-copy report generating. I use Excel to manually input data for archive record-keeping, which has always been important to me. Report-generating and the ability to switch between more than one announcer or announcing team (like in the Tony Larussa/Oldtime Baseball series) is the only other things I would desire to make my baseball gaming experience just about perfect.