MLB 14 The Show: Little Issues Hampering the Fun

[RaychelSnr]

When it comes to the total package, MLB 14 The Show is one of the top games of the year. However, despite what is an overall solid package, the title is held back slightly by a host of small issues which add up to an actual loss of some of the fun factor within the game.

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[SVCbearcat10]

The contact swing might be a little overpowered, but people just trying to make contact hit HRs every night. I don't spend the time customizing so I don't know those pains. Also, I switched to fast play after day 1. I just want to play the game, not spend most my time in menus.

In all, I haven't found anything that hampers the fun for me. I'm sure many others feel the same and many others feel otherwise.

[ferriscj24]

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FANTASTIC GAME, first of all!

CPU bunting in RTTS is totally bizzare. Just two quick examples...

Matt Kemp in a full count and 2 outs.
Jason Heyward 0-2 count with bases loaded

Both outs, of course.

[Heroesandvillains]

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Increasing pick-off success? Decreasing steal success? Reducing my BA by under powering contact swing success?

That's a patch I would not download!

Games are funny sometimes. People seeing different things and all...

[WaitTilNextYear]

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For me it's those odd black face/speckled faces I am seeing in Spring Training games. It's incredibly ugly to look at, though I hear this is only an issue in ST and with SCEA players. But, still...

[Mets1986]

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It's an interesting Thread because i think everybodies going to to have their "own" particular issues. It's strange, i'm REALLY trying to make 14 my main Baseball game, but i keep going back to 13.

It's a weird thing, but not only for what the OP mentioned (although he's on PS4, but PS3 is dealing with some of these same issues) with the cutscenes and choppiness, but the game just feels "too fast".

I mean the sensitivity on the controller is just too much for me. That may be the reason why people are having problems with their Strides, Baserunning and Reaction on Analog.

I thought it was all in my mind, until i put on 13 and was pulling all the balls WAY to the left (as a right handed batter). 13 just has more "restraint" on the joystick, where i think you get more control.

It just makes it feel more "solid" where 14 even with buttons in the menu, it just seems i can just put my finger over it, without pressing it, and puts me thru to the prompt. They're just too sensitive. I guess a "controller sensitivity" prompt would solve these issues, but that's never gonna happen.

Of course my team not having their home uniform is a BIG issue for me on 14, but i like to play as other teams as well.

The thing that makes 14 useful for me is "player lock". That alone was worth 60 dollars for me. I never got involved with Franchise before, and because of that feature, i am now.

I don't play Online (but pity those who do given the circumstances) so that's no big deal for me.

I don't know, i'm just caught between two games, and maybe that's not a bad thing. It just never happened to me before with a Sports Game..

[Earl1963]

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I agree about the base running with multiple runners. Other baseball games are much simpler.


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[JKSportsGamer1984]

I agree with everything in this list except for steals being too easy. I find the balance to be just right on stealing bases. I hope all of these issues can be addressed in a patch especially the frame rate. The game would look so much better if the frame rate & screen tear/flickering was ironed out.

[LastActionHero]

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I really like the idea of only controlling the lead runner!

[Nwo4Life75]

I'm glad it's not just having the problem of custom camera angles not being saved and the choppy frame rate in some of the cut scenes/transition scenes . I've noticed something else too,I play as the Phillies and night games at citizens bank park,when it's completely dark there are certain scenes when for example it goes to the game summary and or replay of a homerun or going between innings the sky still looks like it's dusk,I hope that makes sense lol. I don't know if any of the other parks are like that,but it's kind of annoying. And one last thing,when I hit a homerun as the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park there are no fireworks in the homerun celebration,it does it at all the other parks,and it used to do it at Citizens Bank Park until a couple years ago I believe! I loved the sound of and site of that! I don't know why they took that out. Does anybody else no what I'm talking about and experienced these same problems and noticed them? Overall the game looks great and plays pretty good for the most part! I wonder if they came fix these problems with a patch. Or does sony even know about them!

[giantsharks]

i would love if they just took the exact same hitting interface from pro yakuu spirits. The game is perfect for hitting

[Sports fanantic]

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being able to import MP3 songs to add it to the Show?

[ShaBoomer]

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being able to import MP3 songs to add it to the Show?

That's a Sony issue, not a SDS issue. The functionality is in the game, it's just not user accessible because of the licensing issue.

[BSUFAN]

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Too many good check swings being called for strikes.

[@legendm0de]

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FUNNY i have Lot of small problems with this game that make it not as phenomenal as it could be of course not listed in this article. Inversely I have NO problem with pickoff success, baserunner steal success?, powerful "contact swings". All I can do is laugh at how much we see things differently now.

Running bases I can see a little bit of the argument, though I have no problem personally as it is. I can see where it can be chaotic. Honestly I'd love to figure out a way to incorporate that RTTS mode of baserunning in all games for a fuller experience.

My "small" issues with this game, are how impossible it is to play RTTS/PlayerLock modes under ALL PITCHES, making the mode unplayable for me because I only play these modes under ALL PITCHES. (this issue seems more a bug, than by design though)

The lack of any realistic pace of the games, by shortening and eliminating far too many cutscenes and complete removal of Pitch Delay: SLOWER which has been in the game since 2010 at least? This issue could have me fuming if I'd let it but I try to play and ignore it as much as possible. http://theshownation.com/bug_reports/12708

Various other bugs like the black faces, and Lack of Umpire Calls and Yells

Other than that I really can't complain, aside from my issue with them doing a Major disservice to Spring Training

But that doesn't mean that these issues don't need to be corrected, IMMEDIATELY.