MLB 15 The Show Review (PS4)

[Smallville102001]

Re: MLB 15 The Show Review (PS4)

I guess you guys do not know what a MoM game is. MoM stands for "Manage Only Mode". I'm not talking about when you as a human are controlling the base runners where you have purposely decided to take an extra large lead and as a result are getting picked off by the CPU pitcher. No I'm talking about CPU controlled pitchers and CPU controlled base runners here, as in how MoM games and CPU vs CPU games work, where pick offs have been completely removed from the game where they once worked fine in previous years.

Do people really watch CPU games? What is the point? I think not many people would do that. I don't have the free time like I used to for video games and I have a lot of another games I still need to play more of or beat to. I just find it kind of pointless to do.

[My993C2]

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Do people really watch CPU games? What is the point? I think not many people would do that. I don't have the free time like I used to for video games and I have a lot of another games I still need to play more of or beat to. I just find it kind of pointless to do.

You know what I think is pointless, attempting to demean people on the internet for enjoying the game the way they like to enjoy it. Now that's pointless. But hey knock yourself out if it makes you feel better about yourself.

[Smallville102001]

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You know what I think is pointless, attempting to demean people on the internet for enjoying the game the way they like to enjoy it. Now that's pointless. But hey knock yourself out if it makes you feel better about yourself.

Not trying to demean people just how I fell and I bet a lot of people don't play that mode so for a lot of people that is not going to be an issue that is all. That is why a lot of people are not talking about it. It was said that only like 5% of people used zone+ hitting last year and that is why they took the stride out. I would bet that the % of people that play MOM is even lower then that.

[sink4ever]

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Except if he would have played the game....he would have known that uniforms do get dirty and attendance is indeed dynamic and dependent on the very factors he listed as something the game SHOULD do(it does...but of course...if he played....he would know instead of compiling so called negatives that he couldn't verify himself)

I'm not even going to get into the rest of his post.....the MoM part is ridiculous.
But no.....let's continue to post about things we don't really know about first hand. It makes for such compelling reading.

M.K.
Knight165

I thought jsquigg was being sarcastic, although maybe my sarcasm meter is broken. Hey jsquigg, let me know if you were being serious so I can take my "like" back.

Anyway, I definitely agree it's crazy to try to review a game you haven't played. Just makes no sense whatsoever.

[jcar0725]

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I got picked off twice yesterday...

In my franchise, the CPU tried to pick me off first base a handful of times late in the game, tie score, and I wasn't stepping off to a bigger lead when it happened. Not in an MOM game.

[Dolenz]

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Shocked that the review did not mention the issues that have been heavily reported

Resolution changing when selecting pitch and hair resolution changing along with handles on seats changing.

The horrible foul ball warping into an out that has happened a bunch of times already for me in different parks

The 2 strike out at first bug that has happen a few times

Those are bad bugs and should be counted to score

But I have played every day and not noticed any of those so it is possible the reviewer did not either.

This is a big game with multiple modes. It is going to be really hard for someone to cover everything after only playing a week.

Maybe the bugs should be mentioned but if I don't see them or can't replicate them they would not affect my score of the game.

[jcar0725]

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Shocked that the review did not mention the issues that have been heavily reported

Resolution changing when selecting pitch and hair resolution changing along with handles on seats changing.

The horrible foul ball warping into an out that has happened a bunch of times already for me in different parks

The 2 strike out at first bug that has happen a few times

Those are bad bugs and should be counted to score

I haven't seen any of these. The game runs smooth as silk.

[CujoMatty]

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This is the problem with the sports reviews. The Show is a victim of it's own success. If the next Madden would put out a game the same quality as the Show, it would be getting 9.5's and the internet may literally explode. The reviews (especially on Metacritic) will reflect that many other games are better than the Show when that really isn't the case.

Sports reviews really need 2 scores. One based on how it rates compared to the franchise itself and one for how it compares to other sports games. I can see the argument for some staleness (but it's a good problem to have in their case because so much is done right). So compared to itself, maybe it gets a lower score. However, compared to FIFA, Madden, etc, it should be at the top in review scores because it might be the best sim of the sport it represents.

You just described what I hate about the internet. Lol
not only should we stop putting so much importance on the number associated
With a review but people also need to stop comparing them to other games and just holding the game to its own standard.

I agree that mlb 15 the show is the best sports game ever but but baseball's my favorite sport. I absolutely one million percent guarantee that just as many people feel that way about nba 2k and with soccer's worldwide popularity even more people feel that way about fifa. I'm sure even some believe that about madden.

You can't factually say mlb the show is the best sports game ever. It's subjective. People who feel it's the best game ever want it to be rated the best game ever on metacritic because that would somehow make it a fact. It really doesn't make it that way.

I could care less about what metacritic thinks.

[Dolenz]

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Metacritic scores can be used as a rough gauge but should never be taken as gospel, especially with Sports games because most reviewers at the major sites are not really sports game fans.

[Bobhead]

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This is the problem with the sports reviews. The Show is a victim of it's own success. If the next Madden would put out a game the same quality as the Show, it would be getting 9.5's and the internet may literally explode. The reviews (especially on Metacritic) will reflect that many other games are better than the Show when that really isn't the case.

Sports reviews really need 2 scores. One based on how it rates compared to the franchise itself and one for how it compares to other sports games. I can see the argument for some staleness (but it's a good problem to have in their case because so much is done right). So compared to itself, maybe it gets a lower score. However, compared to FIFA, Madden, etc, it should be at the top in review scores because it might be the best sim of the sport it represents.

Good post. I'd say the same should be said about not just sports games, but any "installment" game, ie: Call of Duty...

But yeah, penalizing the game because previous games were already awesome is a bit disingenuous.

Imagine if people didn't buy Ford-made cars simply because they were "a lot like other cars." Or "my house is really great but man... the bathroom has a toilet, tub, and sink just like my previous house did. I think it's time houses went in a different direction!"

Improvements are always welcome, but it's overall quality that should be evaluated, not just an arbitrary measure of uniqueness.

[KillerSloth]

I never understand the phrase "take big risks to move forward. "

There isn't a whole lot that I would want to change to enjoy the game.

There is a saying that the grass is not always greener on the other side.

Changing some of the game engines radically could destroy what we love about the game.

I'm hoping that they continue to add refinements and build the game modes to the next levels.

I agree, reviews for the show are 77 on metacritic...WHAT? It's by far the best sports sim and it is significantly improved IMO, Carry over saves is not getting near enough credit it is the FIRST series in history to do it.

Fielding is massively improved.

ONline is good this year

Directional hitting is great

Licensed gear

Graphics significantly better

How can this game be rated lower then madden......Reviews for this game are a joke,.

How can it be drastically different? It already plays an amazing game of baseball , it's like reviewers want change just for the sake of it without thinking of what they could possible change and the repercussions.

[KillerSloth]

A "big risk" that needs to be taken is re-doing player models, if not completely, then adding a lot more details and variety to them as they are now.

That'll help the game "move forward."

Thats not a big risk, it is just time consuming please.

[KillerSloth]

It's surprising to me this game currently stands at 75 at metacritic, but it's still early. I don't see how anyone can play this with all it has to offer and come away thinking it's not at least in the 80s.

It's moronic, have no idea what reviewers are thinking with the show, it's pathetic.

[KillerSloth]

Game doesn;t do anything great......I am amazed at that line. I am not sure what is up with the media and the show but it sure seems to me it is being judged much harsher then other sports games.

[KillerSloth]

First off, I love The Show. I play it every year and never regret my purchase. That being said, the ps2/ps3 player models and animations have to go. The absolutely beautiful lighting and stadium environments make these holdovers really stick out. Some animations have been in the game since, literally, '05 or '06. It's like Naomi Watts with a big hairy mole...

There is nothing but nonsense in your post, nothing in the show is PS2 era level, jesus.