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

[MythicalGnome]

Quote: Originally Posted by LastActionHero

Everyone is raving about the lighting as best yet but I think the fields look more bland where in '15 they finally "popped" with colour. I agree night games really shine but day games, to me at least, look like a step back. MLB 15 finally some lush green grass. MLB 16 bland again. Is it just me or was 15 too much and is 16 more to real life? Maybe I should hang with Blzer

If this is the same weather IDK the second does not look like grass in sunny weather. I really hope they get grass down even better for 17.

Looks a wee bit bland compared to many high res photos on the net. Maybe someone from Detroit can chime in that has been there recently.

http://www.cookandsonbats.com/panora...rama-front.jpg

Show looks pretty off to me, but it's always been way off with grass. I'll never understand why their grass is so drab and dead looking. It looks obnoxious sometimes. Devs apparently don't care much, or think what is there is good enough.

As for overdoing it lol nah, grass that is taken care of usually, depending on type, gives off a fairly lucid and green glow, especially at night. It's something the show does not replicate very well, yet it is important imo to real life simulation. Something just looks zombified about that 16 pic. Like all the warmth was just zapped out of it as in a stormy but bright white day or something.

[LastActionHero]

Quote: Originally Posted by MythicalGnome

If this is the same weather IDK the second does not look like grass in sunny weather. I really hope they get grass down even better for 17. Looks a wee bit bland compared to many high res photos on the net. Maybe someone from Detroit can chime in that has been there recently. http://www.cookandsonbats.com/panora...rama-front.jpg Show looks pretty off to me, but it's always been way off with grass. I'll never understand why their grass is so drab and dead looking. It looks obnoxious sometimes. Devs apparently don't care much, or think what is there is good enough. As for overdoing it lol nah, grass that is taken care of usually, depending on type, gives off a fairly lucid and green glow, especially at night. It's something the show does not replicate very well, yet it is important imo to real life simulation. Something just looks zombified about that 16 pic. Like all the warmth was just zapped out of it as in a stormy but bright white day or something.

Yes exactly, 15 finally had more vibrant grass colours and then in 16 it all went bland again

I mean some shots look absolutely stunning.

But when taking a closer loke at the grass it's like a green ice rink.


Check out this shot from 15, before selecting a pitch the grass looked like this. I hoped it would stay rendered like this all the time in 16, ok maybe not when the ball is in play but at least while pitching and batting. How it is now is a downgrade if you ask me. I guess it's too much for th CPU.

This is how it is in 16

[steelerfan]

This may not be new but it's new to me and I haven't seen anyone mention it.

Whenever my pitchers come to bat in sacrifice situations the count (using QC) is always 1-1. I appreciate that because it gives me a chance to lay down a bunt.

I always play in the AL (Astros) in my Franchise so it's possible that this is not new but while I'm working on sliders I've been playing with the Pirates in a Franchise that I'll eventually abandon. Just something I've noticed.

For those that have used QC in the NL in the past, is this new?

[LastActionHero]

Quote: Originally Posted by steelerfan

This may not be new but it's new to me and I haven't seen anyone mention it. Whenever my pitchers come to bat in sacrifice situations the count (using QC) is always 1-1. I appreciate that because it gives me a chance to lay down a bunt. I always play in the AL (Astros) in my Franchise so it's possible that this is not new but while I'm working on sliders I've been playing with the Pirates in a Franchise that I'll eventually abandon. Just something I've noticed. For those that have used QC in the NL in the past, is this new?

Yeah I believe they introduced 1-1 always counts for pitchers this year.

[p00p1]

No, it has always been 1-1 in clear bunting situations with pitchers.

[tha_show256]

1st off the good...I'm having fun playing the game! That's the best part, for the past couple of years I've had to manufacture fun from the game...this year, not so much, fun right out of the box, not much slider adjustment at all. Overall the gameplay has really gotten better. (Here comes the not so good) The graphics overall have improved, but are really stale in others. This is what ruins the imerison for me, it's the players body types, and well players in general. I know that we won't always get the whole MLB player representation...but c'mon some big leaguers have been on the big league squad for a while and still haven't been scanned. For instance, I'm a Cardinals fan, most of the roster has been off the last 3 years!! Yes 3 years! I'm becoming increasingly frustrated and annoyed by this. We are one the best teams in baseball for the last decade and we can't get any love?! Yadi's scan has been off for years, Randall Grichuck(sp?) hasn't been updated, Kolten Wong is just off, I can't explain it, but he is...along with a few more that are just off...I know we haven't had a roster update, but it's been years since a Cards update so why would I expect this update to be any different? I can't be the only Cards fan that feels like we get the short end of the stick with the Show over the last few years...Am I?? Anyway, good to great game that needs to def. be REFRESHED, so to speak...

[jr86]

Quote: Originally Posted by p00p1

No, it has always been 1-1 in clear bunting situations with pitchers.

Not true. The 1-1 count for pitchers was introduced last year but was random in Mlb 14.

[Arrowhead21]

8th inning of an online game, winning 7-1. Smash a line drive up the middle, hits the pitchers leg and bounces toward first base. As the pitcher is running to pick up the ball, blue screen flashes up. Application error. I get a loss on my record. Awesome job guys. That makes all the sense in the world.