MLB 15 The Show OS Community Impressions

[Bullit]

So it appears you have to be online to earn card rewards for playing a game. Not real happy about that decision.

By online I mean connected to The Show servers as well which apparently are down right now.

[Splitter77]

Quote: Originally Posted by mlblover15

you can now see the ball coming off the bat, and see where it is headed. dont remember seeing this really much in 14 before camera cut to fielding.

my fav new feature.
but its only for hitting.
i hope they add it in for pitching as well and also for hr derby.

i hit from pitcher center camera and i love how you can see where you hit the ball now before it switches to the fielding camera.

[Dolenz]

Here are some random impressions after several days playing.

- The lighting and shadows are beautiful

- I have played 6 full games using various modes and a couple of difficulty settings. I played the Cubs 2 games with the default experienced profile, which I believe uses Dynamic difficulty. I won both games and the most hits I got was 10. I then set the difficulty to veteran and switched to the playoff mode as the Cardinals. I was swept. Kershaw and Grienke shut me down. I think I need more batting practice.

- The last game I played last night was in Diamond Dynasty. I created a team and played an extra inning game. I won the game but did not get any reward popup on screen for doing so. It said it had sent my game to the server so maybe it needed to somehow verify but I thought playing Diamond Dynasty was the best way to earn cards.

- The default base running is a little easier to understand this year but I always end up fumbling with the controller more than not. I had two guys take off on a double steal last night and I am not sure how I even sent them. I then struggled and could not get them back to base and one was doubled up to end the inning. I may try to work on it some more as if I can't run the bases effectively it will limit my DD and Online play, where I don't believe you can use auto running.

- I have been trying to field also, which is another task I usually have set at auto. It was not as bad a transition as base running but I still sometime have issues. I hate giving up runs based on my lack of controller skill. This, like base running is required in DD as far as I can tell. So it is either learn it or give up on that game mode.

- I have not seen the stamps yet. I first started the game Monday at 11:00, played again yesterday at lunch and then again last night. I did not see a stamp for 2 days played. The real test will be when I start it today.

- I have played 6 games and am already level 9. I am still not sure what these levels gain you but level 30 seems like it could be hit fairly quickly.

- Finding the freebies for the Anniversary Edition was anything but intuitive (as can be seen from all the threads about it).

I really am enjoying it though!

[rkf0901]

So I immediately jumped in and picked up my Franchise where I left off, really cool. Only got to play one game but besides the colors/lighting/shadows I immediately noticed how the ball behaved.


Examples of the Ball Physics being more realistic:

• 1st was a bullet back up the middle w/ Teixeira and off the pitchers foot, the ball deflected way up in the air and off to the 3B side. It seemed quite realistic. Still didn't knock him out of the game though.
• 2nd was really really weak roller up the middle and as the 2nd baseman ranged to his right and behind the bag anticipating the ball, the ball was so weak that when it hit 2nd base it actually bounced back off the base and rolled back towards the pitcher..lol infield single.

cant wait to get home and fire it back up.

[Prm318]

I love this game. Only thing that bugs me is the defensive position icon that pops up almost every batter? Is there a way to disable it? It drives me crazy. Besides that great game and the new guess pitch is weird it flashes R2 on the right. I'd like to disable that. If anyone knows how to disable both of these please let me know. Thank you so much

[DJ]

WOW.

That's the first word that comes to mind when talking about MLB 15 The Show.

The stadiums? Wow!

The transitional lighting? Wow!

The revamped colors? Wow!

The directional hitting? Wow!

Continuing your franchise/season/RTTS from MLB 14? Wow!

I could go on, but you get the point.

All the things we've come to love about MLB The Show are there for all of us to enjoy, with some new features and other long-standing features receiving some nice adjustments/improvements.

I purchased the 10-year anniversary edition and LOVE the game case. Beautiful design.

Played a couple of games last night. First one was my annual first game matchup of Yankees (CPU) at Mets. Tanaka vs. Harvey. That was quite the matchup. Tanaka's splitter and changeup are so hard to deal with, especially after he sets you up with his mid-90's fastball.

Speaking of pitching, I love the movement on pitches. Even 4-seamers tail, drop, rise, etc., which you didn't see in the past. I see what Ramone and co. were talking about with pitch recognition. It is a little easier to decipher what pitch is coming your way. Unfortunately, it doesn't make it any easier to hit said pitch

Imported my Orioles season from MLB 14 with no issues and jumped into a game there. What was interesting is that my settings there had the defensive camera set to Broadcast. There's a little hesitation between hitting the ball and the cut to the defensive camera when using this option. It really stuck out to me as I had played the first game in Dynamic and everything there was seamless in terms of the ball going from bat to being put in play. Looks like I may keep Dynamic as my camera option this year.

Saw a legit misplay at SS by Wilmer Flores on a routine grounder. Flores was anticipating the ball to hop up to his glove so he raised up just a little from his defensive stance. The ball didn't take the hop, though, and rolled right under him, allowing a run to score.

The only real negative is that I have to work the rest of the week, so my playing time will be limited until the weekend. Thankfully I have most of next week off.

Hope everyone is enjoying the game. I know I am.

[lopey986]

Quote: Originally Posted by SECElit3

Anyone else think the soundtrack is great? It just fits... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My soundtrack is littered with Kendrick Lamar and Childish Gambino (I can't pry myself away from the new Spotify setup quite yet!)

[Openroad_7]

Just started playing so I do not have many impressions right now. But one thing that stood out at me that was disappointed me: I was pitching Matt Harvey and they cut to a fan holding a sign referring to Jacob DeGrom's hair being long, can't recall the specific banner, but it was clearly referring to him. I would expect signs aligning with the current pitcher.