MLB 14 The Show Review (PS3)

[ey215]

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The commentary is good, I would even go so far to say it's great at times - but as with anything, its time has past(IMO) and it is time to get a new fresh team in there. A lot of it isn't whats being said, it's who is saying it. We are so used to hearing Matt as the lead announcer that no matter what he says - it all just comes out as Mattisms - Honestly Matt could describe a three-run blast to win the game, or a cat pissing on a bush and it would sound the same to me.

I like Matt in real life, and think he is a quality play by play guy, but just ready for a new voice.

I can unabashedly say that I hope they never get rid of Matty V. That's just because I truly enjoy his work.

With that being said, it's a fair point. Announcing teams are to some extent a matter of taste. However, I agree with what I seem to recall Russell saying in that changing the team, especially Matt, would set them way back just due to the sheer volume of audio they have of him over the years. I'm not sure bringing in someone new just for the sake of change would be a good idea.

At this point, I really don't think it's the announcing team that's holding the commentary from the next big step forward it's just the technical "how do you do it" part of really getting it to sound like an every day broadcast.

I've spent a lot of time thinking about this and while I can come up with a pretty grand vision of where I'd like sports game commentary to go I have no clue how you'd do it technically. It would be a monumental task.

[SpectralThundr]

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I can unabashedly say that I hope they never get rid of Matty V. That's just because I truly enjoy his work.

With that being said, it's a fair point. Announcing teams are to some extent a matter of taste. However, I agree with what I seem to recall Russell saying in that changing the team, especially Matt, would set them way back just due to the sheer volume of audio they have of him over the years. I'm not sure bringing in someone new just for the sake of change would be a good idea.

At this point, I really don't think it's the announcing team that's holding the commentary from the next big step forward it's just the technical "how do you do it" part of really getting it to sound like an every day broadcast.

I've spent a lot of time thinking about this and while I can come up with a pretty grand vision of where I'd like sports game commentary to go I have no clue how you'd do it technically. It would be a monumental task.

I agree here, switching for the sake of switching, is just throwing out years of work. Better to expand and improve by making the commentary more dynamic as to what's going on ON the field, and what's going on in a player's franchise, or around the league in said franchise in general. Situational commentary is really the way to go these days I think.

[jim48888888]

this review could use an editor for misspellings and grammatical mistakes. im just sayin'... it takes away from the attempted professionalism of the piece.

[Battman]

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I have been buying this game for 7 years and will definitely buy it again for PS4. But that's only because I have so much fun with the offline modes. Online has always been a joke. I live in Europe (Vienna, Austria) an online games have been simply unplayable since the beginning of the series. The first years you could have argued that this game is only produced for the American market and hence there are no servers for this game in Europe. But since MLB 12 this game has been available in European PSN stores. So I could expect a working online experience in Europe, too. But until today. Honestly, after 7 years of crappy online experiences its time for some review hate. Otherwise SCEA will never put more effort on this part of the game. So in my opinion the metacritic scores and the OS score is far too high! In 2014 we can expect a good online experience! And if a good part of the game modes just do not work properly a rating 8 out of 10 is just far too much love!

[feztonio]

they need to reexamine the contracts, free agency and the trade deadline. players contract lengths and dollar amounts should mirror real-life. at this point the information is out there. computer teams at the deadline should be able to recognize they have a need at a particular position and be willing to trade A level prospects in a package for an mlb player. the computer teams should value the A level prospects higher.. i can offer a trade of 3 D / F prospects for three of their A prospects and the computer will happily accept with some "this looks like it will benefit both our teams" message in the box. really?? it's 2014 and we're next gen console now. let's get the computer AI next gen.

[SVCbearcat10]

It's funny to see that this game is getting almost the exact same scores as Madden, but they couldn't be two different experiences. If you put them side by side, you'd have a tough time saying Madden does a better at simulating football than the Show does baseball. However, review scores lead you to believe they are about an equal experience.

[Blzer]

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It's funny to see that this game is getting almost the exact same scores as Madden, but they couldn't be two different experiences. If you put them side by side, you'd have a tough time saying Madden does a better at simulating football than the Show does baseball. However, review scores lead you to believe they are about an equal experience.

There is a fun factor involved in the scoring as well, not only the aspects that make it the simulation that it is. Not to say The Show isn't fun, but I think people tend to see Madden as a very fun "party" or "online" game. I mean heck, I do believe that game has been plenty stable online for others, so that just might be a part of it all.

Let's wait until the PS4 review score, anyway. That's where they probably allocated most resources the past eighteen months.

[Pdubya64]

There is a fun factor involved in the scoring as well, not only the aspects that make it the simulation that it is. Not to say The Show isn't fun, but I think people tend to see Madden as a very fun "party" or "online" game. I mean heck, I do believe that game has been plenty stable online for others, so that just might be a part of it all.

Let's wait until the PS4 review score, anyway. That's where they probably allocated most resources the past eighteen months.

Agreed. Despite not owning a PS4 yet, I am really looking forward to the community response to the game. It will probably help decide whether or not I buy one this year or wait until 15 comes out.

I will say this though... Baseball is a tough game to get "right". Even MLB and OOTP have their rough edges and modes or pieces that just never seem to work quite right. And let's be honest here, we can all be pretty picky when it comes to what we want in a sports game, which is as it should be if you are laying out $40 to $60 every spring.

[bluengold34_OS]

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It's funny to see that this game is getting almost the exact same scores as Madden, but they couldn't be two different experiences. If you put them side by side, you'd have a tough time saying Madden does a better at simulating football than the Show does baseball. However, review scores lead you to believe they are about an equal experience.

Keep in mind that when these games are reviewed, it's not just how well the game simulates the sport, but all of the components that the game offers - like online .

[ty5oke]

Have they added a weekly show or highlights from other games in OOTP for '15?

Heck...it doesn't even have a ticker of other league games running when you are playing...you have to click on another screen to get out of town. You have to pause it and go to the BNN Network screen.

I love OOTP as much as the next guy, but I don't see how other than the news items....it has that much more immersion than The Show for the way you are describing.

In other ways...it blows the Show away(full minor leagues....COMPLETE ability to edit anything in franchise.....expansion...etc)...so there is that.

M.K.
Knight165

I use the real-time simulation, so yes I do see top performers as I go and scoring updates.

[RandallB21]

Missing the Rays Powder Blue uniforms again??? You're killing me!
Other than that once again a great baseball game.

[THESHAMISASHAME]

Other than online this game is a 10 !!! and so many different ways to play and SCEA did alot of work under the hood and to name a few , AI Logic , Dynamic views , player motion , ball physics , graphics , sound , player lock , new menus , weather options and the greatest implement ever Quick Counts mode .

game only no online this game is a 11 out of 10 !

[THESHAMISASHAME]

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They are very capable of adding in situational commentary to overall improve the GM experience. Other sports titles do this. I love The Show, it, and NHL for me are the two best sports games out there hands down. However, that doesn't mean they should get a pass by having the same exact commentary they've had for the past 3 or 4 years. No excuse for that. Presentation needs some love and attention at this point because as much as the game play is amazing, the presentation is flat out stale, much like NHL is in the same boat.

See I dont know what people want as theres only so much you can do like MLB 2k did with real time stuff , I mean the show still has more dialog than any two sports games combined and tons more sititutional this year .

Now my only issue with the audio was the announcers didnt sound like they were at the game but just like they improved stadium sound effects and music this year you can actually make the announcers sound like there at the game too by adjusting your tv sound options and tweaking the levels in game to make it sound incredibly realistic if you take the time .

Oh and IMO sound wise the EA NHL series has the best sounding team like their at the Arena and Clement and Thorne sound great together like a old NHL on ESPN feel and Doc would be annoying as heck after a few games .

[RaychelSnr]

It's funny to see that this game is getting almost the exact same scores as Madden, but they couldn't be two different experiences. If you put them side by side, you'd have a tough time saying Madden does a better at simulating football than the Show does baseball. However, review scores lead you to believe they are about an equal experience.

We could score games based upon just how realistic they are, but then you'd have a whole new scoring system and a completely flawed end result when huge portions of games (like online) don't work properly.

[dutch4404]

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Careful with all the commentary bashing. They could just take it out and leave you with nothing *cough* 2013 rtts *cough*