![]() That’s a serious control for some seriously detailed customization. As I was building the San Diego Padres’ next superstar closer, I was excited to see the detailed controls for customizing the player’s face – there are two two-dimensional sliders that you control with both of your controller’s thumbsticks. When creating a player, there are all kinds of things you can customize – the equipment they use, what color socks they wear, and all manner of things about your pro-to-be’s body shape. While the animations are pretty, after you see them once or twice it’s easy to realize that they don’t offer the player any lasting benefit. This time, I’m here to tell you that in another case, the lack of animation causes a serious usability problem in MLB 2K12. In the last article, I talked about how the realistic use of animations in MLB 2K12 makes the game take way too long to play. Playing through games earns experience, allowing me to build up my minor leaguer’s stats, and waiting for that call-up to the majors.Īlong the way, MLB 14 has some difficulties in the way of usability. I almost expect it at this point – that these big sim-style sports games have terrible menus – but that doesn’t make it any better.Ĭontinue reading → Posted in Console, Sim, Sports, Uncategorized | Tagged baseball, demo mode, load times, main menu, ps4, save games | Leave a reply Breaking the Laws of Physics with Menus in MLB 2K12 I started playing through the Road to the Show mode, which has me creating and controlling a lowly minor league ballplayer. If you’ve ever paid attention, crowds in sports games have been laughably terrible for a long time, so I’m excited to see some much-needed diversity in crowd animations.Īnyway, being a sim-style sports game, there are a ton of modes to choose from, and of course, an equal number number of menus to go through. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s one of the first sports games to come out on the next-gen console generation (the PS4 in this case), and accordingly, it’s graphically quite sexy. MLB 14: The Show is the latest entry in the Sony-produced series, and basically the only option for fans of baseball sims. Console baseball games are few and far between these days. ![]()
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