MLB The Show 21 Impressions Thread

[hyacinth1]

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On the series x? I’m only noticing the drops in cutscenes but not during gameplay.


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no last gen xbox one

[BlueWalrus]

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Now that I've got almost a full week of playing here is my final impressions:

-Graphically the game looks beautiful. There are some minor lighting issues that I'm sure will be patched. For example Texas. Somethings going on there and its not just a "too dark" issue. There is a weird splotch between the pitcher and batter while pitching that comes and goes after you select the pitch. Also if you have the opening week graphics by the sideline in that stadium they are not lighting correctly. The white lettering is almost black. I noticed a similar issue with jersey logos in the create uniform screen, when you select "shiny".

-Diamiond Dynasty. Never really been into it but out of any card collecting modes in sports games, I get the appeal of it. I messed around a bit and with the faster load times its kinda fun. Could see myself messing with it a bit this year.

RTTS. I like the direction its going. The load outs and perks are a cool feature but I'm still trying to figure it out. It seems like I have to activate each loadout if I am pitching vs being a hitter. If I just switch loadouts my guy is OK at one but terrible at the other. If I activate I can be good at both. I'm sure I'm just not understanding something but its convoluted. Also the grind is real. I have only ever gotten very deep into RTTS once and that was years ago. I just struggle with the long grind only to have to start over again. If they don't fix or tweak progression it will take forever to get any good. I will say tgat the addition of pin point pitching and being a two way player has brought a lot of life to this mode. I actually prefer pitching now with pin point so the repetition of RTTS is alleviated. I can see myself spending a lot of time with RTTS this year.

-Franchise. My main mode. It is what it is. Its functional and has always been good, its just stale and needs some love. When the gameplay is as good as it is, franchise in its current state is acceptable to me.

-March to October. Gotta be honest, with every thing there is to do, I kinda forgot this existed lol. Don't see myself spending any time with this mode.

- No SOTS. SOTS would put this game over the top. I built the packs here on OS for a number of years so you can imagine how much of a bummer it is custom SOTS is gone. tgat being said they did do a good job of ambient sounds and the actual walk-up and in between innings music all feels appropriate and they nailed the reverb this year.

-Year to year saves. I never really used it. I always prefer having scans over CAPS and that was a huge hurdle for me in Y2Y. That being said, it would be crushing to have it gone if I was deeply time committed to a franchise. It might honestly even be a deal breaker. Hopefully it returns soon.

-Dual Sense controller. Here is the brilliance of the Dual Sense, if you are thinking about it, its kinda "thats it?" but in reality its just quietly adding subtleties and immersion, kind of like ambient noise you don't really notice. Thats what I like about it. The pop of the catchers mit. The heartbeat under pressure. Sliding. It all translates really well with the dual sense and in a non aware subtle way. None of it is better than the perfect perfect hit. I love how they play out with the Dual Sense.

Bat sounds. The more I play the more I like. When I think back to last year, they were kind of over the top. I think this years are more in line with what I hear on TV or when I'm at a game. Some situations could probably use tweaking though.

Announcers: Not great. I'm sure there were challenges with covid. Announcers sound really disjointed, tingy at times, different volumes. Lines are repetitive. not enough color commentating. Baseball is long and drawn out. We need NBA 2K type commentating please. Talk about the league, new rules, old rules, events tgat have happened, player stories. Its serviceable but in all honesty its pretty bad when you think about it.

- Pitching. Pin point more specifically. Simply this is my favorite thing ever added. I didn't think it could get better than the 2K mechanic but they improved on it in every way and so smartly too. The timing part is amazing and makes sense. Then going to the top to aim and finally nailing the release with a timing circle is brilliant. Having it all make sense and play out in meaningful ways if you miss is so important and they nailed it. In years past, if I missed the spot on the meter, it felt fairly random where I would miss. More often then not it was a meat ball and user walks were virtually non existent. I love being able to fire curves into the dirt with better accuracy and purpose, watching a batter flail and strike out.

-Fielding. The drift track or whatever its called, also is extremely well done and adds depth to the usual routine fielding. The only thing I wish is they would give methe ability to turn off the yellow ball trail as it would add another layer of difficulty. Fielding in general though is smooth and well done. Feels the best its been.

-Hitting.
Subtle changes here. I play zone analog with stride from broadcast cam. It seems much more difficult to get contact unless you line up the pci which is a much welcomed challenge. I hated in the past making consistent contact on balls you were not even close on. Also the timing window seems smaller which adds challenge. Not a homerun fest this year and I like hitting being harder. I love broadcast cam as I am a clean screen as close to what I see on TV kinda guy. I would love for them to add an option to turn off the pitcher grip like when you play online. I try really hard not to look but sometimes my eyes wander and I catch a look at whats coming.

I just played the game 3 days straight, like not even stopping for anything but to eat and sleep(my wife is an angel). This is not only the best baseball game I've ever played, I think this is my favorite sports game ever played. It has some issues for sure but nothing that grossly takes away from a stellar experience. Like the rest of us, I'm sick of this pandemic and sick of being stuck at home. This game couldn't have come a long at a better time. So much fun.

Is there an alternative uniform when creating a team?



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[CujoMatty]

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Is there an alternative uniform when creating a team?



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no there isnt

[DamnYanks2]

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It would be nice if you could change pitch speed when you're playing a friend online. Me and my bro always play with the pitch speed sliders maxed. So it's taking sn adjustment period with it on default lol.

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[hyacinth1]

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Did some more testing on Xbox One.

I did a exhibition game and the lag was not that bad.

I did a simple DD moments and it was real bad.

So hoping it's just a online DD thing and that SDS can find a fix.

[Gort82]

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Will 120hz low latency mode be available on ps5 like it is on Xbox x?

[malky]

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Just downloaded the Xbox One Gamepass version and seeing what people are saying about the framerate on xbox one being pretty bad. Any fix for this? And I'm talking about offline too.

Yeah I agree. I got the disc and it's really stuttering

[hyacinth1]

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Yeah I agree. I got the disc and it's really stuttering

weird thing is sometimes it's better and sometimes its really bad. let us know when you get like 10 games in with it.

[BigOscar]

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Got my first perfect perfect, a lazy flyball to medium centerfield from Roberto Clemente. Not a lot has changed

[fsufan4423]

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Yeah I agree. I got the disc and it's really stuttering

Can you make sure the Stadium Creator is actually showing up? I bought the JR Edition on PS5 and just installed and starting playing. There was a bunch of stuttering in the cut scenes and didn't feel smooth.

Then I realized the Stadium Creator was missing cause I was playing the PS4 version. Once I updated to the PS5 version, nothing but super smooth and no frame drops. I didn't realize it was such a pain to update version.

[BlueWalrus]

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no there isnt

Dang, that sucks. Thanks


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[shark547]

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Played this morning for a while knocking out moments.....playing on digital PS5....very disappointed to see the stuttering first pitch is still there in some stadiums. I had hoped it was just my ps4 pro....

[knucklecutter]

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PS4 Pro


All I play is franchise, but until FM rosters come out I'm doing exhibition games with various teams. So far from what I can tell the actual game play on the field is the best it's ever been. I'm also a stickler for realism and all the new equipment brands are a nice touch that was much needed. I've been playing on HOF with max pitch speeds using classic / directional and I'm seeing the cpu swing and miss and strike out more than in the past. I think the FPS on balanced is a little better than in previous years too, but I have no actual data to back that up.

[XxGamerXx]

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Will 120hz low latency mode be available on ps5 like it is on Xbox x?

Negative as the PS5 only does 120hz when the game offers an option for 120fps but most games on PS5 are at 60fps so what Sony should have allowed is native output from user of 120hz from the console but you cannot do that. Sony controls when it engages it and it only does when you have a game that has 120fps mode. The show does not

On series X it does not matter if the game does not offer it but you can set the console to do 4k 120hz at all times

[XxGamerXx]

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Played this morning for a while knocking out moments.....playing on digital PS5....very disappointed to see the stuttering first pitch is still there in some stadiums. I had hoped it was just my ps4 pro....

I noticed this as well but mostly when there are runners on base and I pitch it sometimes stutters with meter pitching when you try and get the accuracy. Weird