MLB 15 The Show OS Community Impressions

[S2S]

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I can't describe how much I enjoy this game. I decided to play the live today game of the Padres vs. the Cubs. I played as the Padres & I literally just threw my first ever no hitter/perfect game. I was shaking by the 7th inning because of them subtly talking about it. But I got it done on 94 pitches & struck out 12 batters. But to put the icing on top of James Shields throwing the perfect game, I also hit a 2 run homer with him. Plus I hit homers with Myers, Norris, Upton & Middlebrooks. Game was 12 to 0. Best game ever played...

[Smallville102001]

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I can't describe how much I enjoy this game. I decided to play the live today game of the Padres vs. the Cubs. I played as the Padres & I literally just threw my first ever no hitter/perfect game. I was shaking by the 7th inning because of them subtly talking about it. But I got it done on 94 pitches & struck out 12 batters. But to put the icing on top of James Shields throwing the perfect game, I also hit a 2 run homer with him. Plus I hit homers with Myers, Norris, Upton & Middlebrooks. Game was 12 to 0. Best game ever played...

wow I have never hit a HR with a pitcher in any MLB the show game before and I think I have only had 1 perfect game or no hitter before.

[CujoMatty]

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Comes down to budget. Despite the game being advertising for the real companies. They are going to want money for their logo's to be used, then you have to pay Nike, Mizuno, Under Armour, Franklin, Lousiville Slugger etc. Then what happens when a new sponsor takes over and the game still has an old one.

Its a lot more complicated that simply charging you for it.

I have no idea about this kind of stuff but that's crazy to me. In every other form of media companies are paying developers, be it movies or tv or radio, to advertise or place their products somewhere. In video games it's opposite? That doesn't make sense to me. Someone some where must have said whoa they should be paying us not the other way around.

[WhiteBunny]

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you panned a camera. No gameplay.

I'm not sure what you're trying to prove or why you're trying to prove it?

Move the camera is part of the gameplay, especially in RTTS mode. In every game, to be honest. What's the point of your reply ? Don't move the camera and you'll be fine ?

These days...

[TheRealC7R]

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I don't know why you guys are so salty towards people showing technical issues. It's in the game. Deal with it and have fun.

I don't know why you are getting so many harsh responses to you pointing out what is an actual issue with the game; actually I do know why, but that's for another discussion. I can't say I've experienced the same frame-rate issues in RTTS but I can however say that once you play an actual game, especially with the broadcast camera view, the frame-rate issues are there; it just seems that some people are more sensitive to it than others and those who aren't as sensitive to it try to make it seem like it's non-existent. I primarily notice it immediately after a hit and anytime the camera pans such as when throwing from 3B/SS to 1B or from the outfield to the infield. What's strange though is that I played 14 again and the frame-rate drops in the same scenarios are not nearly as noticeable; they're only really apparent during the cutscenes in 14.

[countryboy]

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Move the camera is part of the gameplay, especially in RTTS mode. In every game, to be honest. What's the point of your reply ? Don't move the camera and you'll be fine ?

These days...

The point is that I still don't understand what you're trying to prove. Nothing was going on while you were panning the camera. The ball wasn't in play or anything.

And you're right, these days......people come out of the woodwork just to find something to complain about.

[JeterFan02]

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While playing Diamond Dynasty I got booted off somehow and I was given two losses!? Then I get a piece of a equipment telling me that I quit on purpose and I don't get anything but that thing. I've worked hard to put together a flawless record and a good card collection and now I have 2 losses I didn't earn. Pretty crappy

[WhiteBunny]

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The point is that I still don't understand what you're trying to prove. Nothing was going on while you were panning the camera. The ball wasn't in play or anything.

And you're right, these days......people come out of the woodwork just to find something to complain about.

I'm just saying this game performance wise is not good and deserve a better work. Framerate is not solid enough, really inconsistent. Every time you face both field and crowd what you see are framedrops. What does it means "the ball wasn't in play". If i want to check the 2B cause it's loaded or i want to pan the camera to see the players or just because i can pan the damn camera, well it's gameplay not a cutscene. Listen, this game is a great sport simulation and i'm fine with those technical issues. But IMHO we need to point out ALL the issues and send feedback.

[Black59Razr]

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The amount of suicide squeeze bunts that I have seen so far is staggering. I've played about 30 games and have seen about 7 of them. This last one was the funniest. 2 outs, runners on 1st and 3rd and they run a suicide squeeze play! Just for kicks, I looked at my pitcher analysis and I was throwing 53% strikes. My first pitch strike rate was 55%. Yikes!

There's also way too many nubbers hit 2 feet in front of the catcher for a 2-3 putout.

I looooooooove how the screen doesn't cut when the ball is in play!!!!!! It feels so gratifying when you get a hit now! The pitcher/batter interface seems a lot smoother too. So many little tweaks that make this game so much more fun to play. The only problem, it has made the weaker areas more visible. To all the devs that read my posts, just remember, for all the negative stuff I post, this is the only video game I play. Without MLB The Show, I would have given up gaming a long time ago. So thank you! Now fix your dang defense!!!!

[LowerWolf]

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I'm enjoying the game so far, but find myself missing 14 just a bit. But I think that's more where my comfort zone is. I've got no doubt every thing will click soon for me with 15.

It's definitely clicking now. I'm loving this game.

[Geolink]

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Already struck out at least 30 times in 3 games so far in my Franchise mode...

[PhilliesFan13]

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Already struck out at least 30 times in 3 games so far in my Franchise mode...

I am dead last in MLB in strikeouts through the first 10 games with 102 whiffs. It's those ridiculous offspeed pitches this year.

[jb12780]

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I am dead last in MLB in strikeouts through the first 10 games with 102 whiffs. It's those ridiculous offspeed pitches this year.

Changeups and curveballs are deadly.

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[PhilliesFan13]

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Changeups and curveballs are deadly.

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They are the equivalent of a Mortal Kombat fatality this year.

[cheechoo98]

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my impressions after 50+ online games now.. I've been playing this game since about MLB 2006, Online exclusivley since (maybe) 2010. This is by far the best one yet -- this game just 'feels' right.

Congratulations to the Developers for making such an AMAZING game!

I LOVE THIS GAME!

Impressions (Pros)

- Dynamic Camera Online! I love how the Dynamic camera is available now as an option in Online now and not just Offline. I love the 'feeling' of watching the ball sail in the air on a HR.

- Lighting and Colours - the colours, saturation, lighting just look amazing! Really nice work by the Devs!

- Fielding Animations - no more fielder warping as in '14 online. Animations are smooth, and fluid, and not glitchy

- Pitch Speed the pitch speed feels great.. no more 'floaty' feel to Mark Buerhle's slow pitches.. even a 80mph pitch seems fast when in comparison to his changeup. This also applies to R.A. Dickey's Knuckleball. It feels less floaty as last year, there seems to be some 'zip' to it now, making his fastball seem even zippier'. Speed is all relative, so i'm glad there seems to be a better pitch speed to all the pitches this year. Like i said i dont know what it is, it just 'feels' right this year.

- Doubles. ball hits to the gap, and off the walls, making doubles more relevant. I know they tuned the OF speed down - it feels right now (except balls down the line.. )

- Hits up the middle - don't get caught by the pitcher anymore. (last year the Pitchers caught the ball too easily. it feels tuned perfectly now.

- Directional Hitting (love it!) I've always been a 'zone' + button + Swing Influence (R2) hitter. But this year, Swing Influence (R2) is gone. This actually makes hitting online easier! It's basically, a 'Timing-only' hitting mode now - which takes away my diligence in moving the bat to the proper zone. Instead, I sometimes use the new Directional Hitting as zone hitting. i.e. I will move the stick to where the ball is being pitched, and in essence, i am 'going with' the pitch. Or sometimes I just hold up, up/left, up/right and sit on a pitch to try and hit more HR's

Impressions (Cons)

- Down the Lines - I think my biggest con would be balls hit down the lines. They never seem to turn into doubles as you will see in a real life game. In game, you will never see a ball scorched over the 1b/3b bag and roll to the warning track and go for a double, it always dies in the grass before getting to the wall. In real life, balls get smashed down the line and go all the way to the wall for doubles. I don't know what it is (friction coefficients, etc?) Maybe there should be different friction coefficients for grass vs. foul-line sand and warning track turf ? I've always wished we could see this happen in this game more

- Strike Zone Glitches - pitches down the middle being called for balls. I've seen pitches down the middle being taken and called a ball. I know there are 'variable' umpires with different 'variable' strike zones, but I've seen this happen a few times.

- Double Clutching on Double Plays - this is a new animation that is prevelant in Online.. the 2B will double-clutch his throw to 1B a lot on Dp attempts causing the runner to be safe for no apparent reason. I say 'no apparent' reason because, I've pre-loaded my throw and everything.. this hasn't happened in any of the previous TheShow games before, so it's weird to see it so much in this one..

- Partly Cloudy Night Sky - play a night game with clouds, and as the sky gets darker, it looks like a filter to make the entire sky uniformly an 'orange-ish' colour as if it's just an Overlay or Multiply filter in Photoshop.. intstead of the gradation of a blue sky, and warm/cool light hitting the clouds, to creat really amazing sunsets. Truly, ..if this is a 'con' in a baseball game, there really isn't much wrong with this game LOL!

Overall, this game is great! Again, congratulations to the entore Development Team for their hard work. You've really created a baseball game MASTERPIECE!