MLB The Show 18 First Impressions

[countryboy]

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My first homerun of 2018!!!

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[tc020791]

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New graphics and overlays make game feel so fresh compared to last few years. No more of that dull blue on every single screen. Great job!

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[EnigmaNemesis]

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Cliffnotes impression: the best looking and smooth playing MLB The Show game ever!
What they said!

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I am going to have to get a Pro for my 4K set aren't I? I have been rocking my OG launch unit, and it has served me well, runs nice and quiet, etc.. Was not going to get one unless my OG died (especially being a year or two out from the PS5), but knowing the Balanced mode now runs as smooth as the 1080p is making it very tempting... oh and that God of War tho!

[ty5oke]

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The game feels a little on the fast side to me.

[whitesox2020champs]

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Maybe it's because my first/only game was James Shields vs. Matt Boyd, but pitches seem way slower to me in general, on the default pitch speed slider.

[Earl1963]

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I skipped 17, is 18 a big improvement over 16? I also have a PS4 pro and 4K HDR tv this time around.

[MDgolf]

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Maybe it's because my first/only game was James Shields vs. Matt Boyd, but pitches seem way slower to me in general, on the default pitch speed slider.

Same had to crank up the speed


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[RnRexpress3423]

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I skipped 17, is 18 a big improvement over 16? I also have a PS4 pro and 4K HDR tv this time around.

4K or 1440p HDR vs straight 1080p? Simple choice if you ask me. Go with 18 especially if you have a 4K display, you won't be disappointed as it's improved over 16 in multiple ways.

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[Impetuous65]

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Commentary really shines in Franchise, I mean really, really good. Honey Moon Period best commentary in a franchise I heard in a long time. The Crowd is smart some inconsistencies, but for the Majority 97% of the time it is on point. Anticipation, disappointment, exacerbated by errors ect...

Great HR Camera on this Walk Off.
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[jeffy777]

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I skipped 17, is 18 a big improvement over 16? I also have a PS4 pro and 4K HDR tv this time around.

Absolutely. Graphics, presentation, and gameplay are all much improved.

[Flaxseed Oil]

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Way, wayyyy too much of the HR Celebration camera. It happens on every homerun that isnt a wall scraper now.

[Steven78]

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Commentary really shines in Franchise, I mean really, really good. Honey Moon Period best commentary in a franchise I heard in a long time. The Crowd is smart some inconsistencies, but for the Majority 97% of the time it is on point. Anticipation, disappointment, exacerbated by errors ect...

Great HR Camera on this Walk Off.

That cutscene was terrible. It showed him rounding first twice lol. And Matty V sounded so fake with his excitement. And what's that yellow streak on the ball when it was hit?

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[mmdmaznn]

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I’m really enjoying 18 so far...have played 3 full games. I LOVED the intro to 17, but this year’s is great too. The wider variety of cutscenes and stadium ambiance is on point and I’m SOOOO glad they reworked the fielding in RTTS, because it works so much better this year. Kinda wish I had finished Horizon before MLB came out, because I won’t be playing anything else for the next few months....


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[bartolet7]

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If I were to put the game in hdr mode on a 4K tv, but on a regular ps4, how would that effect the game?

That's how I'm running mine and it's still a thing of beauty. Colors pop.

[SoxFan01605]

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Some early thoughts:

I'm enjoying how the fielders seem to have more weight to them when pursuing balls. It's early, but that should mean my years of universally dropping reaction/fielding ratings for OF (particularly in the corners) may be done.

Hitting is the same way in that the ball feels heavier off the bat. Now fly balls and gappers seem to spin better and come down instead of having that weird jumpy feeling on any hard hit ball in the air.

I hit a hard grounder that skipped down the line and hit the wall. The RF took a bad route and ended up chasing it around the corner as the ball caromed off the wall and actually kicked back up, rolling for a while. While I've certainly had XBHs down the line in prior years, I never saw that level of bounce/spin on a grounder as this.

Presentation is much improved. The packages all seem slicker and I had far more stat popups in each game than I did relative to any single exhibition game last year. The emotion of the game has taken a step forward also. Plenty of reactions, celebrations, etc littered throughout the game and, mostly, at the appropriate time.

The crowd sounds much better overall. Still not enough "swell" for big moment and some cheers die out too fast (still no "buzz in the crowd" vibe), but the overall sound quality is a big plus. The crowd looks/animates noticeably better too, though it's far less impressive when they're zoomed on (and pretty please, for the love of everything, enough with the dancing devs every couple of innings!)

Graphics are fantastic overall. CAP/Generated faces, etc. are much improved. Scanned stars look better too in several cases. Still some goblins and a few weird legacy animation issues still trigger which, unfortunately, look even worse with all the new bells and whistles, but it's a solid jump over 17 overall (which was mostly, IMO, a solid jump over 16, so a big kudos there!).

Commentary is meh. While I do miss the change of pace brought by HR, Derosa is fine and neither guy is the problem or solution. Perhaps the discussed work and shared booth stuff will shine a bit better in franchise, but it sounds just as disconnected and robotic as ever so far. Still no proper cutoff or transition in an out of stories for PbP. Nope, Derosa or Plesac are prattling on about whatever while the most recent play has negated the point and the next batter is already digging in.

Didn't ever mess with season mode, but I feel for those that did and lost it. Not going to dive too far down this particular rabbit hole, but the fact that it wasn't addressed at all is extremely disappointing to say the least.

EDIT: Oh, and a couple of other small things I remembered after seeing a video a couple of posts up.

I'm hoping it's not the case, but I was worried HR cam would be featured more from the changes they made for 17, due to all the batflip stuff. It's early, but from my limited experience and seeing some reviews here, I'm not having those worries assuaged. Seriously, a toggle, slider, whatever...just give us the choice back, please.

Also, still way too much focus on managers in the dugout. The occasional look of frustration, joy, whatever is fine, but I don't need several angles of them clapping.