MLB The Show 16 Video - Graphical Improvements (GameStop)

[Glenn33]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomba

Football soccer games have had issues with grass and so does MLB The show. However Fifa 15/16 tackled their impression of grass very well....

You really nailed it with this observation. The grass is by far the biggest issue/challenge for this title to get through. It's been the biggest challenge for every outdoor sports title. It's something so subtle yet is on screen at all times and really adds to the overall look of the game. If I had my way this is where ALL the graphical resources would go next year. A man can dream

[dalger21]

Quote: Originally Posted by Turbojugend

Exactly! I grew up worshipping SNK's Baseball Stars

Still the greatest baseball game I have ever played.

[Smallville102001]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jaybaybay618

Player models like fine, and player faces are the best looking of any sports game except for maybe NBA 2K, which doesn't have to focus on nearly as many players. Some of the guys in these threads desperately need girlfriends. Damn.

They are not fine and I don't know how you can say they are the best looking faces of sports games not even close. NBA 2k can look photo realistic at times and so can NHL. Madden players don't look as good as NBA 2k and NHL but still look better then MLB does. MLB plays such a great game but the player graphics are really lacking big time now. MLB players don't even look close to photo realistic. The players look the same as they do on ps3 and normally the only time you see a big jump in graphics is when you go from a old system to a new one. You normally don't see a big jump in graphics in sports games from one year to the next. So that means we may be stuck with ps3 looking players for all of ps4. If you put MLB ps3 players next to Ps4 players you would have a hard time noticing a difference. You do that with NBA 2k or NHL and the difference is night and day. If you do that with Madden again it is going to be a big difference. I have heard that all animations would need to be redone or something for new player models but that just doesn't sound right because NBA 2k, NHL, Madden got new player models this gen and they didn't redo all there animations and plus last gen MLB had hands down the best looking players of any sports game. I don't know how MLB went from having the best looking players last gen to this gen having the worst.

[WaitTilNextYear]

Quote: Originally Posted by Impetuous65

The environment is top notch, but the player graphics especially the eyes are somewhat of an "eyesore" no pun intended. Everything in the environment screams "NEW" and the players scream "OLD".

I think you summed up the issue nicely. Especially with the shiny new surroundings, the player models look even more dated by comparison. I got this same sense from the sideways shot of the player in the dugout in this stream.

[Sip_16]

It's all really about perspective, some people say oh they look fine and some say they are horrible etc. I personally think they look good except some of the body types,I play a lot of games in my franchise and I focus on the gameplay and how I am performing and just enjoying the game in that way.

Everyone sees things differently, I don't think the player models look like PS3 especially when they have stated the crowd is basically PS3 quality and the players do not look like the crowd.

Thats my opinion, some people see things I don't see and I am sure it goes both ways, no need to argue about it or deny what someone else thinks whether you agree or not.

[actionhank]

Quote: Originally Posted by cthurt

All of this attention to details bother me, mainly because they continue to skip over player details, besides skin color being adjusted correctly the players still have the same square shouldered frames, and cartoony looking eyes that they had on PS3, and the stiff jerseys that only show wrinkles but no movement is another eye soar. I really hope they focus mainly on the graphical upgrade of the players next year, its still a beautiful game but 3 games into this gen, and still having the PS3 player details is a shame.

I do wonder if maybe the legacy console support might play an issue. Maybe they've just pushed the PS3 to it's limits, but until they move away from it (Which is a tough decision to make, as many people still use them) then they may be a bit restricted in what they can realistically do with the models themselves.

[ryanmc564]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dolenz

I fondly remember playing this which probably explains why the current body types and jerseys and such are not as much of a problem for me.

wow, even the commodore had better grass and dirt than the show. hahaha just kitten, meow. that picture takes me back to the day.

[tnixen]

Quote: Originally Posted by Glenn33

You really nailed it with this observation. The grass is by far the biggest issue/challenge for this title to get through. It's been the biggest challenge for every outdoor sports title. It's something so subtle yet is on screen at all times and really adds to the overall look of the game. If I had my way this is where ALL the graphical resources would go next year. A man can dream

PBR will help make the grass look a lot better when it's used but not until 17 I think.

Someone should ask Sony in today's stream if PBR is being used for the grass and dirt in 16?