MLB 15 The Show OS Community Impressions

[Wavebird99]

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Disappointed that catchers still have superhuman reaction speed on little choppers in front of the plate. It's been a problem the last 2 or 3 years and hasn't changed this year. No catcher should be able to field a chopper out in front of the plate and tag the batter before he gets two steps out of the box, especially a left-handed batter. That just should not happen ever, and it already happened within the first 4 games I played. Was one of my biggest peeves from previous years and it's still there. :\

Thats strange, because I've had the issue where the catcher takes forever to move out of his box to field a grounder in front of the plate, but also had them spring out like a cat.

In general, after playing a few more games last night, I've come down a bit on my "fielding is amazing" praise. The infield in particular still feels a bit wonky, and infielders are still far too casual on deep balls at their positions.

I didnt appreciate seeing hard hit grounders being fielded too slowly/casually by infielders in 14, resulting in infield singles on what should be outs, and even with the supposed "realistic" baserunning to first, I saw it happen a couple of times last night. It seems shortstops in particular still have a hard time fielding balls deep in their hole.

[jcar0725]

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This game is amazing. Engrossing. But if there is a way to practice baserunning (default) then please clue me in, because I am HORRIBLE at baserunning. I'm tempted to put it on autobaserunning.

[bwiggy33]

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Ha! Didn't mean to get you going bwiggy33...

Wust checking to see if this is a patch-able glitch? If a setting I selected caused this? Or, a feature which has been taken out... either is OK with me :-)


-GW-

Oh you didn't get me going. I was coming on here to post exactly what I did (to provide my first impressions with this game) but since I saw your post above I decided to reply to it. I'm hoping the foul ball camera can be patched as well. That would really help a lot. But yes I do think it's the fact the option was taken out of the game.

[brrmikey]

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love the game as usual. i pitch and hit on broadcast view for the true "play like i'm watching on tv" experience. with that said i wish i could change just a few things:

1. removal of the XP notifications at the top of the screen
2. removal of the baserunning indicator icon
3. removal of the blue circle around the fielder with the ball
4. ability to disable the defensive shift icon that pops up every at bat it seems
5. sad to see the foul balls tracked into the stands has been decreased 95%

i'm in the minority...i'm a type of player who doesn't mind a single game to last 1.5 hours if it has to...i get to play the game once or twice a week due to time constraints and when i do get to play, i love the full lenghty game, like that on TV...it seems slightly too much "baseball" has been cut out IMO between pitches...hope that makes sense.

with that said, the first installment of the series on ps4 was worth the console purchase, no doubt...and this year's version adds many things that still make the previous version a coaster...i just named the negative things in my experience with the game, don't have time to write a war and peace novel of the good things

[Rubio809]

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And I thought I was the only disappointed in not showing the foul balls. Game doesn't feel as authentic without it. I know a lot of people could care less to see this, but some really do.

[JasonSGN]

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1. Slow play taken out (MLB 14)

2. Camera following foul ball option taken out (MLB 15)

3. Pitch feedback without swing feedback option. Instead when you have this option on, you are forced to have swing feedback with the pitch location. I don't want the swing feedback. The workaround is to hit R2 after the pitch but it'd be nice to just see it on screen after the pitch. (MLB 15)

These are my three biggest gripes too. I just came on here to see if I was missing a setting for number three. Unfortunately hitting R2 after the pitch doesn't give you the speed. I hope this is patched back in.

[aukevin]

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One thing I can say about this game is unlike a lot of sports games, this one felt different when playing it this year. This is mainly a result of the fielding, everything looks and feels so smooth from the controls to the animations. Really feels polished. Stadium graphics are so much improved this year that it helps the new game feel as well.

As it comes to gameplay, I'll have to play more to really tell what all gameplay tunings have changed the game for me. I can say in the first two games I played I saw both the things that irritate me to death, a pickoff throw into the stands and a liner off the pitcher that he easily gathers and throws me out at first.

But it really does feel like a new game early on, that's not something I felt last year even jumping from the PS3 to PS4.

[Viktor]

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I only had a chance to play through the exhibition game so can't comment on the full game, but let me start by saying I've only been playing this game for maybe 4 years now. I don't think I've ever played a regular game to be honest. I usually waste time in HR derby or batting/pitching practice. I honestly don't know why but I've never bothered playing a regular game lol. I did try a bit of RTTS in 14 in preparation of finally doing something in 15.

That said, I really enjoyed the exhibition game in both pitching and batting. I like the dynamic difficulty as I'm not that good at the game. It makes it enjoyable while not being overly easy for someone like me. In previous games I had used the pure analog or whatever with the down then up motion, so that was a little odd to begin with and I found my timing really off. I switched to directional option and almost immediately picked it up better, including a 2-run HR. Also, even with my limited fielding time, it felt a lot better from what I can remember.

I had issues installing last night which is why I didn't get past the exhibition game, so hopefully I can spend more time tonight.

[TripleCrown9]

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Just blasted a 425-ft, 3-run homer with Rusney Castillo in today's spring training game.

I think I'm gonna enjoy this year's game.

[RoyceDa59]

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Does anyone else PS4 get really loud while playing this game? I have the disc version.

[DJ]

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Does anyone else PS4 get really loud while playing this game? I have the disc version.

Not yet. I had this issue a couple of times playing The Last of Us. After I cleaned the PS4 the issue went away.

[RunN1st]

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Rest Mode was made for this game! Loving being able put the controller down and come back to my game as time permits.

[HozAndMoose]

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Does anyone else PS4 get really loud while playing this game? I have the disc version.

Mine gets loud. No where near as loud as it did for 14 though.

[MythicalGnome]

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Yes this is ridiculously annoying. They took out the foul ball camera option in the game play options. That is the reason they do not follow foul balls. All of the other iterations of the game had the choice between the camera following foul balls, or not.

The game is absolutely awesome. It is such a breath of fresh air that the colors finally pop, and don't look washed out. The gameplay is always good so honestly I don't even think that needs talking about. There are just so many good things with the game that we all know, but there are also a few negatives that are aggrevating me quite a bit. Sadly they are all options that are missing and some people care about them while others don't.

I know SCEA prides themselves on customization and not taking anything out of the game. However, that hasn't held true in my situation. Some of these taken out options include:

1. Slow play taken out (MLB 14)

2. Camera following foul ball option taken out (MLB 15)

3. Pitch feedback without swing feedback option. Instead when you have this option on, you are forced to have swing feedback with the pitch location. I don't want the swing feedback. The workaround is to hit R2 after the pitch but it'd be nice to just see it on screen after the pitch. (MLB 15)

These are just a few things and may not seem important to some, but this is how I had played the game since I started back in 2010. It's very hard to transition to new settings, but I'm forced to because SCEA took them out. I can't even describe how hard it was to have to use normal speed instead of slow last year. The lack of a foul ball camera really takes the immersion of the game out this year. It's just something so small but added a lot to my experience. For real games on TV they always show foul balls and fans going after them. I just don't like being forced to look at the batter after hitting or pitching to a batter who hits a foul ball.

There are so many great things with this game, but it's been that way for years and will continue to stay that way. What's crappy though is the negatives stand out and the issues above are my major ones. I can deal with glitches and little bugs coming out along the way, but options being taken out of the game are very aggravating. If this is due to trying to speed up the game I understand that aspect. However, don't punish the people who prefer the slower pace of a game which in all actuality represents the sport the best. That's why we have options. SCEA is so great at customization, but it's a shame that all of the options they've taken out, I've used. I still love the game and will continue to play but it would be nice if these settings were all in the game.

The hell? Is slow actually still gone? Oh man that sucks. I thought they were gonna put that back in! it killed 14 for me in certain situations where I just wanted to chill out with the game.

I got one game in here and the stadiums and grass are finally looking good. Room for improvement still but I can deal with this version in that regard. I couldn't barely deal with 14 and I actually bought that one. This is like a beta for me where 14 was pre-alpha. 16 gonna be the real feast I can feel it. I didn't to diddle with options or anything but I could just see the improvement in lighting and stadiums and grass as well the dirt and colors were more accurate.

I REALLY hope those people that used to think this was not a problem can see just how bad it looked before.

One thing is for certain: they NEED to dump the PS3 version for 16 PERIOD. This game will sail if they do.

[Cpre5]

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Week 2, first big cpu trade

E.Longoria for J.Lester