EA Sports - Triple Play series...bring it on!!!

I\'ve been a die-hard Triple Play junkie for a long time.  In fact, I can remember baseball games, in general, that take me back to my Commodore 64 and cheesy little stick figures on a blaringly obscene orange and green field of play (ah, but those days playing that game with my Dad...I\'ll never forget).  Anyway, check out the following preview if you share this love for the ball with 118 stiches:

http://ps2.ign.com/previews/15848.html

Interesting too, in the preview of this game, that it is indicated that EA Sports is trying to get the gamer even more into the environment with "..., the game\'s developers have also decided to try and create a better feeling of being at a real ball game. While they won\'t be able to simulate a drunk fan spilling his beer on you and not even caring about it, the game does boast some brand new cinematic out-of-play sequences that should allow players to feel like they\'re at a real game. These sequences will include scripted animations of umpire arguments, high-fives, and end-of-game celebrations."

I\'d add one more suggestion for developers trying to create a better feeling of "being there" (and this suggestion is to be inclusive for *all* sports titles)...consider some sort of cut-scene pan across various parts of the fan stadium.  You know, close-ups of raving fans that lift posters, offer thumbs up to the camera, and/or just react surprised to find that they are on camera at all (seeing themselves in on the stadium big screen, etc. from a profiled shot)...you know what I mean.  That would be a cool addition during those moments when players switch up at bat, coaches call time to speak with the pitcher, etc.

Anyway...I\'m looking very forward to this title (...and I hope it does better than NBA 2001 did on PS2).

Thanks,
-w1ngman

The movies I Dled just reminded me of the old Triple Play, everything about it, from how the player moves, the the sound of a homerun.  People don\'t want to be reminded of that fancy smancy arcade feel, we want to see real ish.  It looked like a cartoon to me and the quality of FIFA soccer animation, I just wished there was another title on EA that could have Madden\'s true life graphics and gameplay.

I can\'t wait. GO CUBS. This year I will lead them to the world series. HA!

Another year to be hopeful that the Cubbies will make the playoffs. : )

yea i am hoping that the astros will have another great year

i hope that this game can mathch madden but it doesn\'t look to be up to that standard right now

Originally posted by Aaron
Another year to be hopeful that the Cubbies will make the playoffs. : )

Yes sir. Everybody look for Kerry Wood to go AT LEAST 15-5. Sammy to hit about 55 I\'d say. If the 500 free agents they sighned play even decent. I\'m hopeing they can go .500