MLB The Show 16 Has Officially Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

[countryboy]

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The more I play this game the more I absolutely enjoy it. I am now 15 games into Spring Training and every game has felt different.

[mikeq672]

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Game was running fine this morning, but its unplayable right now, its taking minutes to just change screens, unbelievably disappointing.

[Houston]

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The reason players are missing is because they are not playing this year and are no longer part of the players union so they cannot be in this years game.

Matt Joyce made the Pirates and played 93 games for angels last year and made the pirates team this year, he should not be a created player made by them he should have his real player model as same goes for about 79 other players. I think what happen is they put all the legends this year into FREE AGENT 3 and that holds 60+ slots when free agent 1 & 2 only hold 40 so those being now in free agent 3 are taking slots from players that would be on the game etc...The legends should have there own area some where instead of free agent 3, same as last year real players started getting taken off the game because they had nowhere to put them when they had to add newer rookies onto the game.

[strawberryshortcake]

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Wasnt going to get this game this year.But the streams by Millinium convinced me. His stream was clear showing the show at a better glance. The fidelity of MLB 16 is really something but many key things hold it back from me personally saying it'd be my favorite sports title.

For me sports title either have one or two things going for them aside from graphics. animations and control and then the "wrapper" of what keeps them together as far as button icons and overlays...

Because its a yearly release things can become dated and stale. One of the glaring things for me is in how the show just doesnt have the hitting and pitching feel like you are in control. aas much as they add and shows us that the show is improved in that matter i feel it isnt.

Picking up a game like pys and you'll see right away that pitching and hitting feels organic and real. in the show you have to REALLY dig and merss around with setting to get something remotely as realistic. hitting animations are amazing in mlb 16 but pitching animations are always that good. the release of the ball and how how pitchers follow thru are generally slow. YOU CAN FIX IT BUT...you have to them go thru a bagillon pitching animations to see the same type of pitching animation for the pitcher having a faster follow through and that takes away from the game because then it becomes a editing process..

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Guess what im saying is this...when it works it works and when it doesnt its somewhat fixable but ultimately a drag.

Nowadays we want pick up and play but that doesnt just mean easy quick menu interaction it means everything looks real right away..no need for tweaking.

Do i recommend it to someone who is reading this now and on the fence and looking at impressions and looking for detailed info?

well yes and no. One its a no brainer if you're a fan of video game baseball and pretty much your only choice unless like me you get pys2015(heaven on bluray) but two are you really into baseball?

MLB The Show in my eyes has ALWAYS been the system seller esp now on PS4 and its probably the best game on it so in that respect you getting would mean youre getting the best game on Ps4.

Game is Great this year but i would improve these 5 things

1) SCEA have done a fantastic job getting sponsors for player equipment. NOW get real life ad sponsors in stadiums lets make it look like their advertised in real life...get that deal with Budweiser guys! LOL

2) grass. although marginally improved the outfield grass is blurry. I dont like blurry it should be somewhat clean like it is in around. its been improved this year just not enough

3) slow down the pulse meter or completely revamp it as it has HUGE potential. id love a mechanic where where you release the ball that circular meter has a threshold you can press to or hold until it fills. very much like pys or mlb 2k mechanic i miss that here with the show...

4) Add a bat style cursor to hitting. you guys have the 'wedge" but it just doesnt feel like i can take that wedge and place it where the ball would or should make contact...hate to say it but just rip the mechanic from pys

5) achieve TRUE 60FPS... it stutters still and feel no better than MLB 15 or 14... its shame

and thats it.

I wont mention the obvious issue with player models alot are having, but i have a comprised..make it so that WE CAN edit their body types at lease? alot of players look squished:duck

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Wait, how do you change the pitcher's animation follow through for all players? This is one of the major things holding me back from buying mlb the show 15 and 16 this year, and probably the forseeable future. I still have 14. (The two other things I still have concerns with are player modelsalong with the outfielder and infielder throwing animations, and this includes cpu controlled players so it's not simply a matter of user controlled error).

The only reason why I might actually consider buying 16 is to use it as a resource to piece together real footage of pitchers and their counterpart to create a constructive massive image thread that will give SCEA visual evidence of how all pitchers follow through are simply too slow.

[Simaofan-20]

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Matt Joyce made the Pirates and played 93 games for angels last year and made the pirates team this year, he should not be a created player made by them he should have his real player model as same goes for about 79 other players. I think what happen is they put all the legends this year into FREE AGENT 3 and that holds 60+ slots when free agent 1 & 2 only hold 40 so those being now in free agent 3 are taking slots from players that would be on the game etc...The legends should have there own area some where instead of free agent 3, same as last year real players started getting taken off the game because they had nowhere to put them when they had to add newer rookies onto the game.

If you're not apart of the MLBPA you aren't apart of the game. Barry Bonds wasn't in several video games because of it.

[Glenn33]

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Is it just me or are the menus extremely sluggish? Diamond dynasty especially?

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[MC2]

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I'm sure this has been posted but the black for accessories isn't very dark, and teams with black as a team color such as the Marlins, is darker than the regular black.

[econoodle]

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couple spring training fast play games and more thoughts:

+ i like the pitcher osd showing avg vs. lefties and righties when he enters a game.

+ i like the fish eye view because of the full view of the stadium, but the warped look to the batter, not so much. Still a fun view. Might stick with modified offset.

- did they get rid of the dynamic difficulty speed setting? where you could set how fast you move up a level>?

more to come

[yungkingston]

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Purchased the MVP Edition:

Pros:
Gameplay is crisp.
Sounds are crisp.
Lighting is crisp.
Alot of new animations.
Presentation is above average.

Cons:
Graphics look weak for a PS4 system.
There is a gang of bugs throughout the game.

Bottom Line: Is the game still worth a purchase?......YES!

[Powerplay17]

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First impressions, the game is stunning. The color palat is fantastic. The added bass to the commentary is noticeable and gives it more depth of sound.

The new way to edit players is a vast improvement. I could lost in editing players for days.

Lastly, I've only played part of a play now and I noticed only slight stuttering on transition screens. However, I've noticed significant lag between menu screens.

Overall, I'm pleased. The devs will need to address the menu screen lag though.

[Jolly Roger]

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- Just played my first game, Bucs vs. Dads.

- Liking the ball off the bat. Feels like the ball goes where it's supposed to based upon pitch location and swing.

- Transition to night looks good now; no longer looks like you're playing on Mars or in some sort of Terminatoresque day of reckoning.

- I like fisheye; I feel like I'm seeing the ball well.

- Breaking pitches seem more realistic and less exaggerated. Appreciated.

- Lots of new gear additions; the licensed catching gear is a huge addition.

- J-Hey hit one back up the middle in the area of Tyson Ross's head. Ross ducked down smoothly and the ball went into center field like it should have for a base hit. Noice.

- Ripped one down the third base line with Cervelli. Ball went all the way to the wall. Cervelli in at second. Lot of people have been asking for that.

- Only negative is I hit into a double play where the second basemen takes the catch and just "one-timer" whips it to first. I was hoping the fielding would be a little more down-to-earth but I can live with that.

[econoodle]

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Thanks for mentioning this. How exactly do you turn this off? I dislike it taking up the bottom corner of the screen and I don't really happen to be using this at all.

I was unaware it could be turned off.

sure thing.

goto GAMEPLAY OPTIONS then GENERAL then hit r2 or l2 to bribng up the advanced options and the third option is SWING PITCH INFO

[econoodle]

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my biggest pet peeve right now is not being able to throw warm up pitches with my starting pitcher. Wish that wasn't taken out.

I loved getting into a groove with their pitches before starting the game.

same. i liked getting some confidence going with certain pitches.
wonder why so many of the little [some important] things were taken out this year?

all in all having fun.

knocked out a few ST games on fast play, tomorrow ill go full on broadcast presentation in season and give my unbridled thoughts within.

[Grinder12000]

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- I really dislike the player attributes circular graphs for the player ratings. Just give me numbers, please. Or a choice.

I see no reason for these - everything is pretty but in reality harder to use.

[dran1984]

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It seems they have taken out the ability to see the opposing teams bench during the game. It's hard to play match-ups if you don't know who is available on the other teams bench.