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  • Bullit
    Bacon is Better
    • Aug 2009
    • 5004

    #1

    I just love this Game.........

    Wow I have just never seen so much negativity in these forums before. I for one think this game is just about perfect and plays better than it ever has.

    This is truly the first time that I feel like anything can happen during a game. No more players locking into catch animations, no more knowing beyond doubt that the ball is going to be caught in the outfield. I love the new feeling of playing the game of baseball that this version brings. Where things don't feel scripted anymore and that things can happen or even not happen. Because that's baseball.

    Last night I was watching the Cubs game and when Polanco tripped and the ball dropped in play for a walk off win. I could just hear the crowd here on OS cry foul, that's a bug that would never happen in real life. I choked I was laughing so hard as my wife was looking on like I had gone mad.

    Here on OS we are truly blessed to have the developers here listen to what we say and actually have interactive dialogue with us on what we want in this game. But I have seen that interactivity lessen over the last couple of years. Reading so many of the threads on here, I can see why.I really can understand why some people don't like this years game or for that matter any of the versions of The Show. But I have seen them take control over what was once, in my opinion the most intelligent and successful forum here on OS. This was the only forum, that up until about 3 years ago never had Millenium posting the yearly ban hammer post on opening day. The conversations were for the most part productive and constructive.

    Yes this is a forum and a sports video game forum at that. Opinion will be shared and not everybody will ever agree on everything. That is a given. But there has to be a line somewhere we all say enough. I see new posters saying how they get shouted down by the vets when they post something negative about the game. A lot of that is true. However I see just as many cases of veterans, trying to help or share knowledge we have of years playing this game and talking to the developers, get rudely criticized and blatantly insulted for doing so. The developers and vets alike have been called to the carpet on things that have been explained over and over and still told they are wrong.

    Is this or any game perfect in this day and age? Of course not and I don't think we ever will see one. I do have issues with this title but I am not going to talk about them here, there are enough threads talking about those. But I love this game. I am almost done with my first year of my franchise, a feat by the way I have never achieved this early in the year. I have never had as much fun with The Show as I have had this year and I have very high hopes for the future.

    Thank you to everybody involved both at Sony and here on OS for helping to bring about a great year of baseball.
    In Loving memory of my "Cricket" 1/2/96 - 11/19/2012

    My heart and soul hurt for your lost presence in my life.
  • countryboy
    Growing pains
    • Sep 2003
    • 52782

    #2
    Re: I just love this Game.........



    Nice post Bullit
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    • nemesis04
      RIP Ty My Buddy
      • Feb 2004
      • 13530

      #3
      Re: I just love this Game.........

      The game should be played for what it is as opposed to what it isn't or should be. I think if more people had that mindset they could enjoy it more. Microscoping every issue definitely will take the fun out of the experience. The game has some issues but overall plays a very good game of baseball. In the end I think that is what everyone here wants.
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      • ajblithe20
        Pro
        • Feb 2013
        • 845

        #4
        Re: I just love this Game.........

        Yessssssss. Great post.

        And I want to point out that enjoying this game and not constantly complaining about its flaws does not make us "Show defenders." I think I can speak for most of us when I say that we do notice the flaws in each game. It's important for the devs to know what we do and do not like and what bugs there are. But once the devs do know about everything "wrong" with the game, I go back to simply playing and enjoying it for what it does right. In The Show's case each year, it does A LOT of things right. There's no reason to focus on the negatives every year until they release a perfect sim, which is impossible.


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        Last edited by ajblithe20; 05-16-2015, 09:25 AM.

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        • Gronk4M13
          MVP
          • Apr 2012
          • 3495

          #5
          Re: I just love this Game.........

          I agree. MLB 14 was my first game of the series, so maybe I'm naive, but I loved MLB 14 and MLB 15 is so much better in my eyes. I'm addicted to this game, it's so much fun.
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          • sc050610
            Rookie
            • Oct 2014
            • 229

            #6
            Re: I just love this Game.........

            I couldn't agree more. Great post!

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            • ShowTyme15
              LADetermined
              • Jan 2004
              • 11853

              #7
              Re: I just love this Game.........

              Great post Bullit. Couldn't have said it any better myself.

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              • TheWarmWind
                MVP
                • Apr 2015
                • 2620

                #8
                Re: I just love this Game.........

                The problem is that the closer and closer that this game gets to reality, the more and more that the issues, however minor, stand out. The developers become cursed by their own success. The more perfection we get, the more we demand it.

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                • thedudedominick
                  MVP
                  • Mar 2009
                  • 3794

                  #9
                  Re: I just love this Game.........

                  Originally posted by TheWarmWind
                  The problem is that the closer and closer that this game gets to reality, the more and more that the issues, however minor, stand out. The developers become cursed by their own success. The more perfection we get, the more we demand it.
                  I feel this is especially the case with the fielding complaints and things of that nature in this game. People want a "realistic" game, but when they are faced with the realism of not every play being perfectly made they suddenly aren't that interested in realism.

                  I commend the developers of the show for trying to come up with a game that balances realism, and user skill. It can't be easy to do that, and while this game has flaws the positives far outweigh the negatives.

                  Count me in as someone who loves this game. I actually prefer the realism and randomness as it better represents the sport. I want my players to play to their abilities, not mine, and this game has been great at doing that.
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                  • shopejay
                    Rookie
                    • Dec 2011
                    • 318

                    #10
                    Re: I just love this Game.........

                    Great post!! The game is amazing!! From the lighting, to the crowd being dynamic, the competition is tough as it should be, and the stadiums and atmosphere is awesome!! I'm playing on Default Legend and get solid gameplay.. Yeah some games are way worse than others, but hey the season is 162 games long! Every game won't be perfect to the point where I'm like OMG I have to adjust this or that from happening again! ITS A GAME!! Enjoy it and PLAY BALL!! Lol

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                    • SupremeYankee
                      Rookie
                      • Feb 2012
                      • 422

                      #11
                      Re: I just love this Game.........

                      Ive played the show pretty much everyday since 08. I personally think MLB 12 played the best but 15 is a very close second. Add in all the improvements to the game over that span and its probably the best in the series.

                      Each year i run about a month of games while modifying and adjusting sliders and 14 is the closest I ever came to what I feel was simulation baseball and now Im right at that point in 15, took a little longer and had to test a few different slider set combinations to get it right but its there now.

                      All the complaining is for the most part an attempt at constructive criticism but gamers are some of the most privileged, spoiled people online and feel if there is any little flaw its the end of the world.


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                      • aukevin
                        War Eagle, Go Braves!
                        • Dec 2002
                        • 14700

                        #12
                        Re: I just love this Game.........

                        Yep, definitely the best game of the series.

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                        • Spanky
                          MVP
                          • Nov 2002
                          • 2785

                          #13
                          Re: I just love this Game.........

                          The ultimate compliment I could give this game is that I no longer play any other games -- and I'm a fan of other sports and sports games as well (NBA 2k, Madden, NHL, FIFA). I simply want to devote all of my limited gaming time to the Show, whether it's during the baseball season or in the off-season. And now I'm saving a little cash, too, because I'm not buying any other games.
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                          • SupremeYankee
                            Rookie
                            • Feb 2012
                            • 422

                            #14
                            Re: I just love this Game.........

                            Originally posted by Spanky
                            The ultimate compliment I could give this game is that I no longer play any other games -- and I'm a fan of other sports and sports games as well (NBA 2k, Madden, NHL, FIFA). I simply want to devote all of my limited gaming time to the Show, whether it's during the baseball season or in the off-season. And now I'm saving a little cash, too, because I'm not buying any other games.

                            Agreed with 14 and now 15 ive basically eliminated gaming from my life other than the show and im actually much happier just playing the one game


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                            • Ghost Of The Year
                              Turn Left. Repeat.
                              • Mar 2014
                              • 6370

                              #15
                              Re: I just love this Game.........

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