MLB 15 The Show: Impressions After a Few Weeks of Play

[RaychelSnr]

MLB 15 The Show has been out a few weeks now and our staff has been playing it non-stop -- foregoing jobs, wives, and even our own children in pursuit of winning a World Series.

Ok, perhaps it's not that bad, but everyone does seem to be enjoying the game still. Check out several rounds of impressions after the jump!

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[sportyguyfl31]

I have a mixed relationship with quick count. I like the briskness of the game, but I actually find that I hit worse, because it kind of sacrifices the rhythm of the at bat. I dont want to sit on pitches and get behind in the count..if I get a pitch early in the at bat that looks like it is hittable, I want to swing at it.

[Chai2112]

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I play on the PS3 version and overall I love it. With TNK's sliders, I have very realistic results in my Franchise. My only thing is I wish there were more stats! Don't know if it's the same in the PS4 version, but I can't find out how many Ks my pitcher has during a game unless I go to the box score. This should not be the case, and I'm pretty sure it was different in years past. When I push the right directional button while pitching, it takes me to the screen in the upper left that shows the pitcher's count. Why can't they have this little screen also show the pitcher's current stats like K, BB, H, etc.???? Also, I wish there was a quick-button access to the game's box score. Those two things would make a huge difference for me. I wonder if this is something they can patch in. Maybe I'll start a thread about this.

[My993C2]

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The new lighting graphical improvements are simply outstanding and the stadiums are very well done. The combination of these two makes the game a lot of fun to play. But I am somewhat disappointed that features of the game that worked fine in MLB 14 either don't work in MLB 15 or have been completely removed from the game this year. Definitely disappointing, but I will still have fun playing the game this summer.

[TheRealC7R]

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Why can't they have this little screen also show the pitcher's current stats like K, BB, H, etc.???? Also, I wish there was a quick-button access to the game's box score. Those two things would make a huge difference for me. I wonder if this is something they can patch in. Maybe I'll start a thread about this.

It was there last year, but removed this year for whatever reason; this year the d-pad input no longer gives K's or BB. Quick access to box score and much more key information was readily available with a click of the touchpad last year too, but that was also removed. Now you have to pause the game and go into the menu if you want this information.

[Chai2112]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: Impressions After a Few Weeks of Play

It was there last year, but removed this year for whatever reason; this year the d-pad input no longer gives K's or BB. Quick access to box score and much more key information was readily available with a click of the touchpad last year too, but that was also removed. Now you have to pause the game and go into the menu if you want this information.

Thanks for the response. I really wish they would patch this back in, if possible.

[Armor and Sword]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: Impressions After a Few Weeks of Play

The game has not been ejected from my console (except for this morning to set up a 1989 CFM on Madden 15 lol) since it's release.

I can say with 100% certainty it is my favorite sports game of all time no question.

I am playing more modes than every before (Offline Franchise, Offline Season, Diamond Dynasty, Online Franchise, Online Ranked and soon a 1987 full 90 man RTTS career).

The modes are robust, online for the most part has been incredible and a revelation and overall the game plays better than ever.

Of course some minor presentation things I wish were not cut back on....but I have already adjusted to the new broadcast vision. Games are being played quicker (but not so fast it takes away from immersion as on average games are taking me 45-50 minutes per) with QC's coupled with this new more streamlined broadcast presentation. I am not happy about some of the presentation decisions, but it is by no means anything close to a deal breaker. The game is just too good and too much fun for me to whine.....I got over it within a week.

9.75/10

If you have not played Diamond Dynasty and played some online games with players you know and trust will play true to the game, you seriously have no idea how much more your missing out on. It has taken the game to unprecedented levels of enjoyment for me. User Fielding this year has been really tuned well and is a ton of fun....finally!!!

Trust me it will blow you away.

[SDwinder]

Just a fantastic version on the PS4 this year. I couldn't be more pleased at how much more to the gameplay and graphics I see over 14. User fielding has really added to my enjoyment, and I am currently looking for a Diamond Dynasty addiction group. It hits that sweet spot of getting baseball cards as a kid, being a GM, and playing the stock market! I haven't even played online this year yet, so looking forward to that now. But The Show Live and DD modes have been keeping me very happy. Pitch physics are improved and more challenging. Batted ball physics are varied. Cameras are great. Fielder reactions and path to balls are great. So much to like in this game that I haven't touched any other game since March 31! That has never happened before.

[raneman85]

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Getting better for me as I play and to some extent more challenging. I'm finding out I need to use the outfield shift more to cut down the gaps and slide the middle infielders over to cover the holes. CPU is going more with the pitch but if I miss my spot I'm screwed.

[artgamer72]

In MOM does the AI try to pick off your runner, or has this not been fixed? That was a game killer for me last year as well as the AI not trying to steal, as well as the lack of any real and deep tracking of stats (as is the case this year)

[My993C2]

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In MOM does the AI try to pick off your runner, or has this not been fixed? That was a game killer for me last year as well as the AI not trying to steal, as well as the lack of any real and deep tracking of stats (as is the case this year)

The CPU will never try to pick you off and you can try and pick them off as many times as you want, they will always get back to the bag standing up. But the CPU base runners will attempt to steal on you and depending on your base stealing slider settings as well as the skill of the base runners, sometimes they will succeed and sometimes they will fail.

[Ghost Of The Year]

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I'm still in the honeymoon period with 15.
For frame of reference, the honeymoon with 14 lasted until mid-winter.
It would have lasted longer but I had a wandering eye towards 15 lol.

[Heroesandvillains]

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I'm not new here and have absolutely no clue who these people quoted in the article are.

If they are contributors on OS and have handles, could someone post their handles?

[Knight165]

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The CPU will never try to pick you off and you can try and pick them off as many times as you want, they will always get back to the bag standing up. But the CPU base runners will attempt to steal on you and depending on your base stealing slider settings as well as the skill of the base runners, sometimes they will succeed and sometimes they will fail.

He knows the answers.
Don't feed him.

I noticed he didn't ask about dirty uniforms or dynamic attendance this time.
He must have found out the real answers to those...but it didn't fit for him.

M.K.
Knight165

[Ghost Of The Year]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: Impressions After a Few Weeks of Play

I'm not new here and have absolutely no clue who these people quoted in the article are.

If they are contributors on OS and have handles, could someone post their handles?

http://www.operationsports.com/ChaseB/
http://www.operationsports.com/CPRoark/
http://www.operationsports.com/autho...obert-kollars/
http://www.operationsports.com/JohnDoe8865/
http://www.operationsports.com/authors/99/kevin-groves/