MLB 14 The Show Video and Developer Blog - Quick Counts and Player Lock

[csamuelsvt]

PlayStation.Blog has posted their MLB 14 The Show developer blog which details quick counts and player lock features, which help complete games faster.

Other details not mentioned in the video are listed below.

• Quick Counts and Player Lock are game options; they aren’t mandatory.
• Quick Counts and Player Lock are available in all game modes except Road To The Show.
• Player lock will allow you to play a full game in as little as 10 minutes.
• With Quick Counts on, you will cut your game completion times in half if used in conjunction with the Fast Play presentation setting. Games can now be completed in as little as 30 minutes.
• Realistic stats in Quick Counts have not been compromised. However, you may see a slight increase in strike outs and walks.
• To customize your Player Lock experience, visit the Options page and access the RTTS Options.
• Player Lock fielding uses fielder-perspective controls, so all bases are mapped opposite of non-Player Lock games (i.e. Square = First, X = Second, Circle = Third, Triangle = Home)

What are your thoughts on quick counts and player lock?

[godylla]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Video and Developer Blog - Quick Counts and Player Lock

Great info and explanations. Game looks great for PS3.

[Will I Am]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Video and Developer Blog - Quick Counts and Player Lock

Glad to see them add player lock, PYS has fieldplay which is the same and it works well.

[BSUFAN]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Video and Developer Blog - Quick Counts and Player Lock

Sounds awesome, I can't wait. Now I player lock my favorite player and do my RTTS , it's like I can have my cake and eat it too.

[Curahee]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Video and Developer Blog - Quick Counts and Player Lock

Here is some screens to examine.....

Spoiler

[seasprite]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Video and Developer Blog - Quick Counts and Player Lock

Sounds awesome, I can't wait. Now I player lock my favorite player and do my RTTS , it's like I can have my cake and eat it too.

This is something that I liked from the information as well.

[ebarws6]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Video and Developer Blog - Quick Counts and Player Lock

Player lock camera looks very solid.

[nemesis04]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Video and Developer Blog - Quick Counts and Player Lock

I like how the count is displayed prominently when you are in the quick counts mode. Just being displayed in the scorebug was not enough for this mode.

[WB1214]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Video and Developer Blog - Quick Counts and Player Lock

Blog was good, and the presentation stuff looks good to me too

[BSUFAN]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Video and Developer Blog - Quick Counts and Player Lock

If you notice the first screen they have up there it shows the player name, Home Run and How Far it was hit, sweet !!!! No more guessing on how far a no-doubter is anymore !!!

[eaw913]

This makes me so excited for PS4 gameplay. Ugh. I really love that camera after getting a hit. It looks really nice... gives you that "watching the ball off the bat" feeling like it would in real life.

[Scott]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Video and Developer Blog - Quick Counts and Player Lock

Really looking forward to the QC...

[SVCbearcat10]

I think Quick Counts is a game changer that only a baseball sim can deliver. It speeds up the game without sacrificing life-like stats. All other sports have clocks. In order to speed up the game, you accelerate the clock or play with shorter quarters/periods. This in turns gives you less plays which gives you very unrealistic stats. In Madden, I usually have the worst (or close to it) offense and the best defense.

Quick Counts with Broadcast presentation is awesome. You get full immersion in half the time. Quick Counts with Quick Play presentation should allow you to get that extra game in when you otherwise couldn't.

[ShowTyme15]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Video and Developer Blog - Quick Counts and Player Lock

Here is some screens to examine.....

Spoiler

Looks good on the PS3. One thing though. In the Screenshot with Evan Longoria It's hard to tell if Tropicana Field's renovation made it in or not. Other than that looks good.

[Curahee]

Re: MLB 14 The Show Video and Developer Blog - Quick Counts and Player Lock

If you notice the first screen they have up there it shows the player name, Home Run and How Far it was hit, sweet !!!! No more guessing on how far a no-doubter is anymore !!!

So long as it does that every time.
Last year it did that too, but only about 75% of the time.