MLB 15 The Show Review (PS4)

[kamackeris76]

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As a first time mlb player and indeed my first ever baseball game I gotta say I'm loving it. Hands down I think this has to be the best sports game I have played. I'm learning the sport as I go as I'm from the UK but boy am I having fun! 1-2 on my nationals franchise so far

[Skyflame21]

The Show is a reliable winner year in and year. As most every other sports game aside from perhaps FIFA, has major issues either boring Madden, NBA2k and its online connecting and too many animation drive gameplay or the complete rip-off of NHL. The Show continues to provide the best of what gamers look for. I would say the things that the Show really could benefit from is gaining acces to ESPN, TBS/TNT and Fox telecasts and graphics. This really brings to life the feel of a really game. With new announcers perhaps swallow some pride and figure out the one thing that MLB2k was good at the commentary. If they could get real announcing teams from the channels that would add a lot. A few other major lacking issues are record books. Baseball is all about the history and statistics (more on stats in a few) but gives us more than just who is the all time HR hitter or most hits. Give us a full list. Chasing records and history... Is baseball! Last is give us a full baseball card. How can this constantly keep happening where I can't see a really players career numbers on a bubble gum card. Don't over think this Sony, just look at an old bubble gum card from the 80s and copy. Other then that this game is incredible those few small things will take this game into the stratosphere.

[Smallville102001]

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There is a lot that you have written here that I can agree with. I am frustrated that CPU pickoffs have been removed from the game and frustrated that a couple of other features that existed in MoM games last year have been removed from this year's MoM games. However there is something that is missing in your analogy and that's probably because you don't have the game. What is it? Fun factor. MLB 15 is far from perfect, it has a bunch of new warts to go along with the existing warts. But it is a fun game and when push comes to shove, all that I ask for in my games is that I am having fun playing them.

Are you saying that CPU pickoffs don't happened? Or that they only don't happened in MOM because the CPU dose still try to pick you off. I have already been picked off twice on first base and I have seen the CPU try to throw pick offs sever another times.

[THESHAMISASHAME]

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Pretty accurate review but I think The Show is a victim of its own success and now that gameplay is almost perfect what else can they do to keep the game fresh each year ?

Presentation and Im talking everything even the show music , fly ins from different angles , menus overlays , stats ,graphics ect anything as long as its different from previous years game and that will keep people who dont know the true depth of this game from just calling it a roster update year after year .

Its not that the announcing in the show is bad its just old and they can add a million new lines and it still wouldnt make it better as it has no style or personalty almost just monotone like the announcers arent even at the same game together

So I suggest get some voice actors who arent limited with time maybe for the four USA regions with that style and dialect and go from there North , South , East and West and some type of pre game show .

If your gonna used the same cutscenes like the relief pitcher dropping his glove at least change the angle or something so it doesnt look like the same one for the last 6 years .

These arent harsh knocks its just that the game is so good and set gameplay wise now presentation needs to make it all come life especially with no SOTS option which makes the announcing even more lifeless .

[mac68]

Video Games commentary will be great once Text-To-Speech is perfected . Developers won't be limited by recordings and will be able to generate as much lines as they want. We're already almost there.

[jsquigg]

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Sorry, I do not think it is necessary to purchase a game to express an opinion. I am completely open to being told that I was incorrect, as long as facts are presented ti prove I am wrong. Here's the thing. I don't think I am wrong in anything I stated above. I have seen the same screenshots, gameplay and live feed video presented hereand elsewhere that everyone else has seen.

No, you're absolutely right. I've never had an elk steak before, but everyone knows it tastes terrible. And having never lived in a mansion, I can say they are a big waste of space.

[jsquigg]

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There is a lot that you have written here that I can agree with. I am frustrated that CPU pickoffs have been removed from the game and frustrated that a couple of other features that existed in MoM games last year have been removed from this year's MoM games. However there is something that is missing in your analogy and that's probably because you don't have the game. What is it? Fun factor. MLB 15 is far from perfect, it has a bunch of new warts to go along with the existing warts. But it is a fun game and when push comes to shove, all that I ask for in my games is that I am having fun playing them.

CPU pickoffs have not been removed. Whatever drugs you guys are on most be glorious.

[Pt81094]

I HATE the outfield camera in RTTS it has caused me so many errors because i cannot see. Also i am terrible at fielding and make 2-3 errors a game just trying to catch a fly ball..its fun but so frustrating..also the base running is more complicated then it should be

[My993C2]

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CPU pickoffs have not been removed. Whatever drugs you guys are on most be glorious.

Just curious, have you played a MoM game this year or is insulting people your default reaction? If you've actually played a MoM game, please explain to us how you managed to get CPU pick offs to work, because nobody else has seen them this year.

[NYGiants4Natic]

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Shocked that the review did not mention the issues that have been heavily reported

Resolution changing when selecting pitch and hair resolution changing along with handles on seats changing.

The horrible foul ball warping into an out that has happened a bunch of times already for me in different parks

The 2 strike out at first bug that has happen a few times

Those are bad bugs and should be counted to score

[Mets7766]

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CPU pickoffs have not been removed. Whatever drugs you guys are on most be glorious.

I got picked off twice yesterday...

[My993C2]

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I got picked off twice yesterday...

I guess you guys do not know what a MoM game is. MoM stands for "Manage Only Mode". I'm not talking about when you as a human are controlling the base runners where you have purposely decided to take an extra large lead and as a result are getting picked off by the CPU pitcher. No I'm talking about CPU controlled pitchers and CPU controlled base runners here, as in how MoM games and CPU vs CPU games work, where pick offs have been completely removed from the game where they once worked fine in previous years.

[Mets7766]

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I guess you guys do not know what a MoM game is. MoM stands for "Manage Only Mode". I'm not talking about when you as a human are controlling the base runners where you have purposely decided to take an extra large lead and as a result are getting picked off by the CPU pitcher. No I'm talking about CPU controlled pitchers and CPU controlled base runners here, as in how MoM games and CPU vs CPU games work, where pick offs have been completely removed from the game where they once worked fine in previous years.

You're right; it was a human vs. CPU game. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

[Knight165]

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No, you're absolutely right. I've never had an elk steak before, but everyone knows it tastes terrible. And having never lived in a mansion, I can say they are a big waste of space.

Except if he would have played the game....he would have known that uniforms do get dirty and attendance is indeed dynamic and dependent on the very factors he listed as something the game SHOULD do(it does...but of course...if he played....he would know instead of compiling so called negatives that he couldn't verify himself)

I'm not even going to get into the rest of his post.....the MoM part is ridiculous.
But no.....let's continue to post about things we don't really know about first hand. It makes for such compelling reading.

M.K.
Knight165

[cubfaninga]

Ok guys, my beef with SCEA is that #1. I am a Cub fan and like to use Travis Wood as a pinch hitter. After i pinch hit for him he has to stay in the game and pitch to at least one batter. That ain't right. I should be able to use him and then put a different pitcher to continue (Oh...and this is an OLD BUG #2 What is so hard about using the regional/local pa announcers & tv broadcasters and commentary? ? ? I guess the hardest part would be getting all 60 or 70 of them together for one weekend in San Diego. As far as the rest everything is great. OH I almost forget the pure analog hitting is gone. I don't even like it anymore. I can't control my players stride? Why did you take it away? I have to admit, I guess they want you to use directional hitting which they hit a home run with...Any thoughts????