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dsa_shea 03-19-14 08:07 AM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 
"Francis" is one of my favorites. It's too bad that some people are total dicks to him.

TheKing 03-19-14 08:38 AM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 

Originally Posted by chess (Post 12049248)
Beyond the action on the field, the detail and variety in the crowd is actually the most impressive thing to me:

When I was doing stadium mods for PC baseball games, I had a pretty good primer on how the crowds work. I think for the last game I did mods for, which was MVP Baseball '05, I had 8 characters that would make up the entire stadium crowd. And of course the resolution for them was extremely small (hell, the default stadium textures for that game were horrible until we got in there and managed to increase the file sizes).

So yeah, that new crowd is pretty damn impressive. Though it does seem a little too white...at least in the Yankee screenshot.

For me, it's the attention to detail on everything. The fact that the patches on the uniform look like they have depth to them, really all the stitching looks like it has depth to it. The stuff they did on the Green Monster scoreboard. The stitching on the gloves. I mean a lot of this detail is stuff you'll never see unless you do these kind of zoomed in screenshots, but they're all there.

For being the only real baseball game on the market, they could have just stood pat with their game and it would have sold well. But they decided, at least by the looks of things, that they wanted to push sports games to the next level. I just hope the gameplay matches the beauty.

I don't mind the long wait if this is what the result is.

Maxflier 03-19-14 08:50 AM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 
The Show looks rediculous, as expected.
Kids in the stands :thumbsup:

Dan 03-19-14 09:17 AM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 
Serious question: Has "The Show" series of games typically been pretty fun? Or is it the more complex type of game with mechanics that may not make sense (or worse, may be a deterrent) to someone who isn't heavily into baseball stats, team-making, etc.?

dsa_shea 03-19-14 09:20 AM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 

Originally Posted by Dan (Post 12049361)
Serious question: Has "The Show" series of games typically been pretty fun? Or is it the more complex type of game with mechanics that may not make sense (or worse, may be a deterrent) to someone who isn't heavily into baseball stats, team-making, etc.?

Hitting the ball in The Show is about as hard as hitting a ball in real life.

Groucho 03-19-14 09:23 AM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 

Originally Posted by Dan (Post 12049361)
Serious question: Has "The Show" series of games typically been pretty fun? Or is it the more complex type of game with mechanics that may not make sense (or worse, may be a deterrent) to someone who isn't heavily into baseball stats, team-making, etc.?

Who cares how it plays if the background crowd is realistically rendered?!

Dan 03-19-14 09:25 AM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 

Originally Posted by dsa_shea (Post 12049363)
Hitting the ball in The Show is about as hard as hitting a ball in real life.

Hmm. So not quite as easy, as say...
http://i.imgur.com/vWSGFhx.gif


Originally Posted by Groucho (Post 12049369)
Who cares how it plays if the background crowd is realistically rendered?!

:lol: I actually totally care about crowds in these kinds of games (I don't know why... but I can always spot a BAD crowd and it kind of irritates me for no logical reason, you know?)

Decker 03-19-14 09:29 AM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 
I never play my sports games enough to justify the purchase, but I plan on at least renting this one from Gamefly. Look amazing.

Rob V 03-19-14 09:30 AM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 

Originally Posted by Dan (Post 12049361)
Serious question: Has "The Show" series of games typically been pretty fun? Or is it the more complex type of game with mechanics that may not make sense (or worse, may be a deterrent) to someone who isn't heavily into baseball stats, team-making, etc.?

It depends... on default settings, it can be incredibly tough and frustrating. However, you can tweak almost every aspect of the game --- from cpu controlled baserunning and fielding to adjusting the contact %, power, % of strikes the cpu pitcher throws vs. balls, etc.

I could strike out on every at bat using the default settings --- and NO, I don't want to play 30 games before I get good at hitting. So I up the attributes that help me hit better and I let the cpu field and run for me. I still "throw" the ball but I'm not good enough at hitting D-right, RB and A button to make my player slide to the right side of second base.

Maxflier 03-19-14 09:48 AM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 
The baserunning controls in The Show have always driven me insane. Though, I haven't played the last few releases, so I don't know if they might have added TRUE classic baserunning controls, you know the ones that are actually easy to use like Baseball Stars and games like that from back in the day.

slop101 03-19-14 09:53 AM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 

Originally Posted by dsa_shea (Post 12049284)
"Francis" is one of my favorites. It's too bad that some people are total dicks to him.

Really, that's too bad, I find him really likeable. Do these people not know his rage-mode is just an act?

XavierMike 03-19-14 11:14 AM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 
The only Show I played was '13 for the Vita. I really enjoyed Road to the Show. Is the PS4 the lead platform?

RichC2 03-19-14 11:19 AM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 

Originally Posted by XavierMike (Post 12049502)
The only Show I played was '13 for the Vita. I really enjoyed Road to the Show. Is the PS4 the lead platform?

Apparently it has been, as there were several mentions of "built for the PS4 but carried across all platforms" with regards to a couple things, plus the lighting and detail is obviously higher on the PS4 edition:

http://i.imgur.com/hQf5wIE.jpg

Surprised by the lack of footage for the game, wonder if they're having framerate issues.

Adam Tyner 03-19-14 11:29 AM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 
Preview of coming attractions if you're into sharing stuff:


Here at PlayStation, we listen closely to your comments and requests, which are weighted heavily when looking at the future of our platforms. Since PlayStation 4 launched, we’ve heard a lot of great feedback from you about what you like with the platform and what you’d like to see us work on.

I’m happy to report that, as a direct result of your feedback, we’ll soon be bringing some of your most-requested features to PS4 with a system software update in the upcoming weeks. These features and additions will help make your PS4 even more socially connected by further enabling you to customise your most epic gaming moments and granting even more options to show them to your friends.

This upcoming update will add a rich video editor with a simple tool to personalise your video clips, and you’ll also be able to export to and save the videos and screenshots you create by pressing the SHARE button to a USB drive. In addition, this update will add an HDCP off option for capturing gameplay via HDMI, a feature we’ve previously said would come after launch.

We recognise that some gamers want to record and share longer clips of their gameplay sessions, and we’re excited to deliver this option with PS4. There’s a lot more coming in this update as well, so stay tuned for more — there will be plenty in the update to excite everyone.

As part of a separate system software update in the future, we have been working with our partners at Twitch and Ustream, and will also be adding the ability for Twitch broadcasts to be archived – another highly requested feature among PS4 fans who are taking advantage of the SHARE button features. These broadcasts will be also provided with a higher resolution of 720p, so PS4 fans can enjoy live broadcasts with clearer images. We’ll have more to come on these updates and more in the coming weeks.

TheKing 03-19-14 11:42 AM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 

Originally Posted by Maxflier (Post 12049405)
The baserunning controls in The Show have always driven me insane. Though, I haven't played the last few releases, so I don't know if they might have added TRUE classic baserunning controls, you know the ones that are actually easy to use like Baseball Stars and games like that from back in the day.

This! Baserunning in The Show is horribly implemented. Hitting can be tough, but it's not that bad, and pitching is actually pretty good. But jeez the baserunning controls are about the worst of any baseball game I've ever played.

Oh, and I found a little more info on the crowd. On the PS3, the stadiums had 42 different crowd models. The PS4 version has 1000! That is amazing.

I was looking at that shot with Cabrera and you can see a small group of Blue Jays fans in the stands among the sea of orange. I'm hoping they have this tweaked to be more realistic (like more mixed crowds for crosstown games, or bigger Yankee road crews as they're everywhere).

fumanstan 03-19-14 11:43 AM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 
Sony never mentioned any dates for the VR headset right? I don't think I saw any timeframe in the articles I read.

Dan 03-19-14 11:50 AM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 
http://i.imgur.com/PcaB9AW.jpg

At least it's not as bad as an ad for LocoCycle, right?

Nausicaa 03-19-14 11:51 AM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 

Originally Posted by fumanstan (Post 12049551)
Sony never mentioned any dates for the VR headset right? I don't think I saw any timeframe in the articles I read.

Nope. Very few details, cool news though. I'm going with the Rift since I don't play consoles, but it's probably a good sign for the medium Sony is on board. This will bring some big developers over to VR. Hopefully the product doesn't suck and turn people off of VR.

Surprised all the discussion is about a baseball game and not Morpheus though. :lol:

chess 03-19-14 12:01 PM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 

Originally Posted by Dan (Post 12049361)
Serious question: Has "The Show" series of games typically been pretty fun? Or is it the more complex type of game with mechanics that may not make sense (or worse, may be a deterrent) to someone who isn't heavily into baseball stats, team-making, etc.?

The Show has averaged about a 90 on Metacritic since 2010, but yeah, I'd also be interested to know how accessible it is. That's been my problem with every sports game since the 90s, and no matter how pretty it is, I'd want some modes that are pick up and play.

Dan 03-19-14 12:09 PM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 
Ice Hockey on NES (where your player options were Skinny, Normal, and Fat Guy) was the best sports game ever.

Rob V 03-19-14 12:09 PM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 
I just don't understand the need for a peripheral like the VR headset. That said, I've never used one so I have no concept as to what it brings to the table.

Rob V 03-19-14 12:10 PM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 

Originally Posted by Dan (Post 12049600)
Ice Hockey on NES (where your player options were Skinny, Normal, and Fat Guy) was the best sports game ever.

Frickin loved that game!

fumanstan 03-19-14 12:13 PM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 

Originally Posted by Nausicaa (Post 12049567)
Nope. Very few details, cool news though. I'm going with the Rift since I don't play consoles, but it's probably a good sign for the medium Sony is on board. This will bring some big developers over to VR. Hopefully the product doesn't suck and turn people off of VR.

Surprised all the discussion is about a baseball game and not Morpheus though. :lol:

I don't think a lot of people are sold on VR, especially if it means buying and donning a big ol' head piece like that. I know i'm not that enthused about it, just curious about any new tech like that.

redbill 03-19-14 12:15 PM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 

Originally Posted by fumanstan (Post 12049607)
I don't think a lot of people are sold on VR, especially if it means buying and donning a big ol' head piece like that.

more importantly, how the hell am I supposed to convince my wife that its just a firmware upgrade on my 3D glasses?

Groucho 03-19-14 12:16 PM

re: PS4 Release Thread: Kill Launch App #Driveclub due October 2014!!!
 
Just wear it all the time and tell her you're a member of Daft Punk.


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