MLB 15 The Show Gameplay Stream Details - Archive Available Now, If You Missed It

[ped3328]

Quote: Originally Posted by spitoon

I watched the whole video last night. I didn't think I would be able to sit through it all, but it was somewhat fascinating. I don't think most people can really appreciate what it takes to achieve something like this. Seeing that goes a long way to explaining why its not easy to 'just' change something. Everything hinges on something else, when you change one thing, you might have no idea what impacts it will have on other aspects of the game. Great job SCEA. To be this open and transparent with us is fantastic. One thing I didn't directly see was if there was anything done with hits down the lines? I think the changes to ball physics and fielder speed/routes (and baserunner speed) might take care of this, but it always bothers me how most balls ripped down the lines end up being singles.

Because outfielders are too darn fast. With separate sliders for infielders and outfielders, it will hopefully be more realistic.

[Factzzz]

It looks like Justin Upton doesn't have a beard (although his batting stance is terrible), last year he did, which gives hope that SCEA went back and looked at players hair and beard and took away some of the beards that were unneeded.

So hopefully guys like Adam Jones, Mark Trumbo, and Colby Rasmus don't have full beards, and guys like Gerrit Cole have beards.

[HozAndMoose]

Id pay 60 bucks just for a better Award winner formula. Been playing RTTS recently and Kershaw just won Cy Young (18-7, 2.49 ERA, 234 SO). Strasburg finished 2nd in MVP voting (16-8 with a 1.63 ERA and 275 SO). Wasnt even top 3 for Cy Young.

[ajblithe20]

Watched parts of the stream again, and I think all the new equipment is really going to make this game look fresh and better. It seems like a really small thing to want a better looking batter's shin guard in the game, but having all this new equipment at once makes the game look more realistic. Looks less like a video game and more like the real thing now

[bronxbombers21325]

Quote: Originally Posted by ped3328

Because outfielders are too darn fast. With separate sliders for infielders and outfielders, it will hopefully be more realistic.

This has me really excited. Infielder speed can stand to be turned down a little, as I feel they are able to get to balls that should get through. But outfielder speed needs to be turned all the way down in my opinion, to make it realistic. This should solve the problem I had last year, where I would turn fielding speed all the way down, and anything not hit directly to an infielder would get through.

[ryanmc564]

For what has been shown so far the lighting and shadows are a nice improvement. The new animation in my opinion are very noticeable and look a lot smoother than the older animation that are still in the game. Overall nice improvements as usual that you can expect from scea year after year.


Now, as always everyone has their complaints about certain areas of the game and they all have the right to express their complaints, I have gripes about the game too, and I think we all can agree on is that we complain because we want the best most realistic baseball game imaginable, and there is nothing wrong with that. Unfortunately, it is unrealistic to expect a annually release game to make huge leaps from year after year. Every year SCEA and all the other sport game developers have to tweak and make adjustment to everything in the game and that all takes a lot of time and resources. Consequently not everything can get a complete overhaul year after year.


So I ask this question, would you prefer if sports game quit putting out a new game a year that has little tweaks here and there with subtle improve changes and go to a every other year release that gives the developer more time to make huge improvements over the previous game and just release a roster and schedule update for the off year? by doing so that gives them 2 development cycles to work on all aspects of the game without having to worry about meeting a yearly deadline. I for one wouldn't mind that at all. chances are this will never happen but its a way that they can make huge improvements to many areas instead of a few here and there year after year.

[ChrisHansen59]

I would guess that new body types will come when the PS3 version becomes obsolete. The skeletons are relatively the same and they don't have time to work on two different skeletal types between cycles.

[rjackson]

Quote: Originally Posted by Clarke99

It is natural for people to stand behind their purchases but so far truth is, PS4 is not far from PS3, not yet anyways. (yes I have both) One thing this thread and other feedback from other outlets is that MLB 15 is not looking as great as it normally does. It's early but normally there isn't this much disappointment and backlash, all the brown nosers here can say what they will but there is reason for legitimate concern. The game will always be serviceable, but it has always been a step above, those days maybe coming to an end...

Brown nosers? Really? Someone who has different life experiences and knowledge than you which create an opinion you do not agree with automatically means to categorize and label them - pejoratively nonetheless. We all have our own priorities and thoughts which when combined assist these people who actually listen to us on these boards. We all bring something to the table, I just wish that it was presented constructively more often.

Quote: Originally Posted by MichaelAngeloTMNT

Gameplay is what makes or breaks a game.

This is completely true and extremely understated nowadays.