MLB 15 The Show OS Community Impressions

[Skyboxer]

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Well 9 games into my franchise and I'm loving it as much as ever.
Just dropped 2 of 3 at Baltimore and have a record of 6-3. Next up is a series vs the 10-0 Rays.
Should be a fun 1.
Co-sign on the smoothness of the fielding.
The variety of games is very nice also.
Then there's the so far constant of CC not making it past the 5th inning lol
So far he's been abysmal in his 2 starts.

Hopefully he turns it around sooner rather than later.

[RandyBass]

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Been playing the Royals vs. Giants while I wait for the install, very impressed! I'm not easily impressed either.

Things that jump out:

-Lighting is a big improvement. Game looks a lot better than 14.
-Hit trajectory and variety is a lot better. I'm seeing a lot more hits over the infield and in front of the outfield for example, something 14 didn't have enough of.
-Better fielding animations.

Also, I'm really liking the new hit direction control. It feels very realistic to get that pitch inside, and pointing the L-stick in that direction to simulate a hitter pulling his hands inside the ball. Or on the flip side, to push away simulating a hitting keeping his front should closed. It captures that aspect very well.

It also seems that you aren't locked into that spray style of hitting, in other words it seems like you can still pull outside pitches if you want, but it's tough to tell after only a brief bit of playing.

Nothing really positive to say beyond this. The series feels very stale. Pitchers still pound the strike zone too much, and are still too good at throwing a strike when they need one. I've been bringing this up as an issue for a while now, past couple of years at least, and for whatever reason nothing gets done about it. CPU Pitchers never really labor, and they never seem to get in jams and struggle, all because the AI is too good at throwing pitches inside the zone when they need a strike.

Tried playing a franchise for the first time in a few years, and the mode is just as bad as I remember. Managing your team as GM is still a convoluted mess. The mode is no fun at all. You have to back in and out of menus for even the simplest things. You never really get the sense that you are part of a league, because everything is detached. To get a grip on the state of your team you have to search through a number of different places. To get a grip on where your team fits into the league you have to search through even more.

They desperately need to do something about franchise. Burn it down, start from scratch, incorporate modern baseball ideas, make organizational depth charts matter down to every last detail like LH relievers and RH power and OBP and so on and so forth, make organizational strengths and weaknesses matter so you know how to draft and what to try and trade for, give the other GMs some sense of life so it feels like there is some interaction...

Yes, it needs a serious revamp.

[elfdutch]

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still loving this game.
Currently playing a seaon as the Tigers.
I'm playing rookie offense (i am a very very bad hitter) and veteran defense.
Did some small slider adjustments.


I have games that i win easily, and ones where i got destroyed simply because i put the ball too much over the middle of the plate.
Then yesterday a 1-0 win against the Yankees.
So, seeing a lot of variety in scores sofar. One patter i think i see is the cpu taking a lead early in the game, but it could be just me still settling in.


Not hitting too many homers, certainly not very unrealistic ones.
Still struggling on offspeed stuff but that's also very realistic.


Simply can't get enough of this game.

[ajblithe20]

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Nothing really positive to say beyond this. The series feels very stale. Pitchers still pound the strike zone too much, and are still too good at throwing a strike when they need one. I've been bringing this up as an issue for a while now, past couple of years at least, and for whatever reason nothing gets done about it. CPU Pitchers never really labor, and they never seem to get in jams and struggle, all because the AI is too good at throwing pitches inside the zone when they need a strike.



Tried playing a franchise for the first time in a few years, and the mode is just as bad as I remember. Managing your team as GM is still a convoluted mess. The mode is no fun at all. You have to back in and out of menus for even the simplest things. You never really get the sense that you are part of a league, because everything is detached. To get a grip on the state of your team you have to search through a number of different places. To get a grip on where your team fits into the league you have to search through even more.



They desperately need to do something about franchise. Burn it down, start from scratch, incorporate modern baseball ideas, make organizational depth charts matter down to every last detail like LH relievers and RH power and OBP and so on and so forth, make organizational strengths and weaknesses matter so you know how to draft and what to try and trade for, give the other GMs some sense of life so it feels like there is some interaction...



Yes, it needs a serious revamp.

Here we go with the "start from scratch" talk on certain aspects of the game. Franchise mode is a ton of fun for me. Maybe it's because I know where everything is and I can flip through all the menus with ease, so it doesn't seem at all like a hassle. Either way, burning it down is probably the worst thing they could do to a good game mode


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[slthree]

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I've been playing this game long enough to understand why people sometimes claim "comeback code".

But, my experience does not validate it. I've given up leads that were simply my fault for trying to push a pitcher to far. I've given up leads even when using the right guys out of the pen but it never felt cheap.

Conversely, I've held more leads than I've lost. And, I've mounted some comebacks myself.

Everyone's experience will be different but mine has been near perfect.

[N51_rob]

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So I've played upwards of 20 games now, and I feel comfortable talking about the things I like and don't like in the game.

Things I don't like....
-CPU still doesn't miss when the hit and run is called, they may not put it in play, but they will foul it off. Like I said this come from observations of over 180 innings.
-Too many of my batted balls don't get past the pitchers mound...the number of these are to high in relation to batted balls IMO.
-CPU pitchers get away with too many belt high pitches down the heart of the plate. Not that I don't swing, but I do and I get "good" timing but the balls are hit foul. Relative to when I do that and the ball is hit hard.
-I feel like the user is at a disadvantage on the corners on hard hit balls. Manny Machado seems to get to few of those than he should again IMO, but none the less that is the impression I am left with.
-Why doesn't the CPU shift on defense? NEVER in any game I play does the defense shift for Chris Davis, like they do when I am playing against the CPU.

Things I like....
-Fielding overall has a more organic feel to it. Defenders get to and conversely don't get too is great. I feel like I get "robbed" a lot less on balls to the gap.
-The change to the pitchers releasing the ball has greatly improved the overall batting experince for the user
-Visually this is the best I've seen for a "Next-Gen" sports title. Granted I didn't get any of the Bball games for the 15 season and only borrowed a copy of NHL. But this game looks great.
-Along with that the addition of licensed apparel does more than you would think. Adds to the immersion factor. I've spent more time editing players that I am comfortable admitting, but it is damn fun and makes a noticeable difference.

Bugs I've seen....
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[Armor and Sword]

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In regards to CPU defensive shifts.

I see them. Anytime I hit with Brian McCann with no one on they over shift the right side.....every time. I have seen them in bunt defense too. I think you will see it with obvious dead pull hitters.

[Skyboxer]

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Here we go with the "start from scratch" talk on certain aspects of the game. Franchise mode is a ton of fun for me. Maybe it's because I know where everything is and I can flip through all the menus with ease, so it doesn't seem at all like a hassle. Either way, burning it down is probably the worst thing they could do to a good game mode


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Pretty much. Also the comment that the pitchers pound the strike zone ..I don't see at all.
With the right settings you'll get really nice pitch stats. I've been able to get more walks this year that any year before and I've given up more walks than I care to admit lol.
Franchise mode for me has been awesome for me and pretty easy setup menu wise.

Rob they are switching vs me. Tex and McCann always have the shift on vs them...

EDIT: Do want to add about 3B. Thought maybe my 3B just needed improved. Seeing Machado is the same then yeah a few get by that I thought should have been caught/fielded.
Maybe a tweak is needed there by a patch ??

[tabarnes19_SDS]

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I've had the 1b not covering a couple times. Made a nice diving stab get up and throw. ....1b watching :-)

[dgrfan88]

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So I've played upwards of 20 games now, and I feel comfortable talking about the things I like and don't like in the game.

Things I don't like....
-CPU still doesn't miss when the hit and run is called, they may not put it in play, but they will foul it off. Like I said this come from observations of over 180 innings.
-Too many of my batted balls don't get past the pitchers mound...the number of these are to high in relation to batted balls IMO.
-CPU pitchers get away with too many belt high pitches down the heart of the plate. Not that I don't swing, but I do and I get "good" timing but the balls are hit foul. Relative to when I do that and the ball is hit hard.
-I feel like the user is at a disadvantage on the corners on hard hit balls. Manny Machado seems to get to few of those than he should again IMO, but none the less that is the impression I am left with.
-Why doesn't the CPU shift on defense? NEVER in any game I play does the defense shift for Chris Davis, like they do when I am playing against the CPU.

Things I like....
-Fielding overall has a more organic feel to it. Defenders get to and conversely don't get too is great. I feel like I get "robbed" a lot less on balls to the gap.
-The change to the pitchers releasing the ball has greatly improved the overall batting experince for the user
-Visually this is the best I've seen for a "Next-Gen" sports title. Granted I didn't get any of the Bball games for the 15 season and only borrowed a copy of NHL. But this game looks great.
-Along with that the addition of licensed apparel does more than you would think. Adds to the immersion factor. I've spent more time editing players that I am comfortable admitting, but it is damn fun and makes a noticeable difference.

Bugs I've seen....
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I feel you on the hit and runs...I played the D'Bags last night as the Dodgers and they executed 5 successful hit and runs against me. I know I was around the zone a lot but, this still seemed high and felt almost "unstoppable". I did try to get them to swing at balls out of the zone, but no luck...totally helpless.

[slthree]

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I have seen defensive shifts by the CPU numerous times.

I've seen it when using Ortiz and I've seen it more times than I can count when my batter is a threat to bunt.

Maybe some won't count that as a shift, the bunt defense with the corners in.

But, putting the shortstop over 2nd base for Ortiz is definitely a shift.

For the poster who hasn't seen shifts, would u consider playing with Boston to see if the CPU defense shifts for him?

I don't know enough about the Orioles to know if teams, in real life, shift for. Chris Davis. I know they do for Papi

[BobSacamano]

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I play with quick counts. I realize this is not for everyone, but I definitely end up with realistic walk counts. Last game I played I had 7!



I should also mention that, as someone who really doesn't have all that much time to devote to video games anymore, quick counts have been a GODSEND. It's easily my favorite sports game innovation of the last... I don't know how long. You guys allow me to actually enjoy my favorite game in the limited time I have. That means so much to me.

[NDAlum]

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Quick counts are absolutely phenomenal to me. It enhances the game to a point I could never go to the old standard.

[bartolet7]

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I find it interesting reading some reviews and user board impressions talking about how the MLB The Show series has gotten “long in the tooth”, and how the game has gotten a bit “stale” or even “boring” because the developers have become somewhat risk averse to trying new ways to improve on it.

And I guess that’s the predicament for SCE San Diego. After years of building the game into whatmost would agree is the best and most complete sports video game on the market,they’re tasked with continually finding ways to not only improve enough things for consumers to justify an annual purchase but, more importantly, to NOT break what works when implementing those changes.

I’ve been an exclusive X360/XBOne guy until recently, when I finally decided I didn’t want to go another year without virtual baseball and added a PS4 to my console library, primarily to play this game. While my only choice was MLB2K until its death a couple years ago, I always looked over the fence at the MLB The Show reviews, videos, and screenshots with envy. Not anymore. This game does A LOT right. A lot. Sure, there are areas that could use somework (read: commentary). But it sure is beautiful to look at and a blast to play.<o></o

[DJ]

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Love, love, love Quick Counts. Glad they've been tweaked from last year, too. More 1-1 counts now. Still seeing 3-2 counts, but not as frequent as last year.

Default sliders and using Dynamic Difficulty (on All-Star for hitting and pitching with the slider at 2) and I've drawn 18 walks in the first four games of my Mets franchise and conversely, I've issued 12 walks. This looks like it'll be the year I don't lead the league in fewest walks issued and its not like I'm intentionally trying to walk batters, either.

I've seen a good number of bloop hits so far. Very nice. Also have seen several long fly balls get over the head of the CPU outfielders. That's a huge addition.

I wish we could see where foul balls go (would be helpful to know if a ball was just foul or way into the seats) and that we could see batter walk-ups for ALL players, even after a replay.

Glad I paired down my gaming library a bit before buying this game because I'm going to be playing this (and NBA 2K15) for a LONG time.