MLB 15 The Show Livestream - Cubs vs. Pirates: Full Game (Archive Available)

[Mgbleu1986]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dolenz

I am beginning to think maybe this thread should be renamed as this years Little Things Thread. The other thing I am thinking is that when this is the only stuff people have left to complain about that the developers must have then succeeded in making a great playing baseball game.

Let me play devils advocate here. Maybe people are complaining about this stuff because everything else looks the same as last year and these issues have been a problem for years and they still haven't fixed it. Just a thought.

[ajblithe20]

Quote: Originally Posted by ralphieboy11

Great stream. Really enjoyed it. Does anyone know why so many players were being waived when they were showing off the franchise menu? I use 30 team control but it seemed odd to see some pretty established stars waived. I know the game is still a work in progress.

It's because they were in August (I think). Which means the trade deadline just passed. I'm not sure how teams do it in real life, but in The Show a lot of big name players get placed on waivers and then taken off when claimed. After the trade deadline passes, the only way to trade players is if you send them through waivers first, which is why CPU controlled teams do this I guess

[tnixen]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mgbleu1986

From what I just watched this is basically MLB the Show 14.5. Guess I'll wait for 16.

As far the Shows "TV Style stat presentations" I totally agree that calling it MLB 14.5 The Show would be pretty much spot on. But you really can't judge the game if you have not actually played it yet. The gameplay maybe night and day better then 14 we really don't know until you have the controller in your hands and play it. But man I am so underwhelmed by the in game stat overlay presentations once again. Besides some new color schemes which do look nice it is presented exactly the same way it has been for like ever!!! It just seems this is one area of the game the developers are either happy with and don't feel it needs changing. Or maybe they do want to change it but it's always at the bottom of the list year after year. Until the in game presentations including how the stat overlays are presented and stadium camera work are greatly improved MLB The Show will just keep looking stale and get old quickly. I love MLB The Show so much but for at least me this is the one area of the game that I seem to be disappointed in every year. Iv'e been re questing some key presentation enhancements for years now and they have not been added yet so at this point it may be time to just stop even asking for them when it's time for the wish list as I feel I am just wasting my time. The greatest news for MLB The Show would be if Sony announced that they are adding like 10+ new developers some who even worked on 2K Baseball to help improve MLB The Shows presentations! Just imagine how much better and quicker features would be added if MLB The Show's development team was like double the size.

[breakfastcat]

Quote: Originally Posted by tnixen

As far the Shows "TV Style stat presentations" I totally agree that calling it MLB 14.5 The Show would be pretty much spot on. But you really can't judge the game if you have not actually played it yet. The gameplay maybe night and day better then 14 we really don't know until you have the controller in your hands and play it. But man I am so underwhelmed by the in game stat overlay presentations once again. Besides some new color schemes which do look nice it is presented exactly the same way it has been for like ever!!! It just seems this is one area of the game the developers are either happy with and don't feel it needs changing. Or maybe they do want to change it but it's always at the bottom of the list year after year. Until the in game presentations including how the stat overlays are presented and stadium camera work are greatly improved MLB The Show will just keep looking stale and get old quickly. I love MLB The Show so much but for at least me this is the one area of the game that I seem to be disappointed in every year. Iv'e been re questing some key presentation enhancements for years now and they have not been added yet so at this point it may be time to just stop even asking for them when it's time for the wish list as I feel I am just wasting my time. The greatest news for MLB The Show would be if Sony announced that they are adding like 10+ new developers some who even worked on 2K Baseball to help improve MLB The Shows presentations! Just imagine how much better and quicker features would be added if MLB The Show's development team was like double the size.

They've said multiple times that presentation elements are one of the last things they add to the game. I wouldn't be surprised if the presentation elements are different when the game ships compared to this build. Remember the game is still well over a month away.

[rjackson]

Wow, a lot of PIT skyline talk but I don't think anyone's ever mentioned how Petco is missing most of it's skyline!

I haven't watched much of the stream yet but I was happy with what I did see.

[tnixen]

Quote: Originally Posted by breakfastcat

They've said multiple times that presentation elements are one of the last things they add to the game. I wouldn't be surprised if the presentation elements are different when the game ships compared to this build. Remember the game is still well over a month away.

I would love to say you are probably right but I just can not agree in this case.

Look at every version of MLB The Show released and you can not deny that the in game presentations area of the game looks almost exactly the same in every version of the game going back to 06 I think it is.

After the loading screen and you arrive at your game we should be presented with a brand spanking new TV Style presentation including things like showing fans walking into the gates along with a stadium flyover. Then we should see the play by play guy going though the starting line ups. And then once the game begins we should see new Stat overlays presented in a better way. There are so many things that could be done to improve the presentations to make it feel much more like a real baseball broadcast you see on TV trust me

[Nero84]

Quote: Originally Posted by tnixen

I would love to say you are probably right but I just can not agree in this case. Look at every version of MLB The Show released and you can not deny that the in game presentations area of the game looks almost exactly the same in every version of the game going back to 06 I think it is.

What would you change? No antagonism am just interested in what you want to see.

[Mgbleu1986]

Quote: Originally Posted by tnixen

As far the Shows "TV Style stat presentations" I totally agree that calling it MLB 14.5 The Show would be pretty much spot on. But you really can't judge the game if you have not actually played it yet. The gameplay maybe night and day better then 14 we really don't know until you have the controller in your hands and play it. But man I am so underwhelmed by the in game stat overlay presentations once again. Besides some new color schemes which do look nice it is presented exactly the same way it has been for like ever!!! It just seems this is one area of the game the developers are either happy with and don't feel it needs changing. Or maybe they do want to change it but it's always at the bottom of the list year after year. Until the in game presentations including how the stat overlays are presented and stadium camera work are greatly improved MLB The Show will just keep looking stale and get old quickly. I love MLB The Show so much but for at least me this is the one area of the game that I seem to be disappointed in every year. Iv'e been re questing some key presentation enhancements for years now and they have not been added yet so at this point it may be time to just stop even asking for them when it's time for the wish list as I feel I am just wasting my time. The greatest news for MLB The Show would be if Sony announced that they are adding like 10+ new developers some who even worked on 2K Baseball to help improve MLB The Shows presentations! Just imagine how much better and quicker features would be added if MLB The Show's development team was like double the size.

I can't remember which 2k it was but I do remember when they showed computer generated outside of the stadium before the games (not like the real life still shots the show does now). The Show needs things like that because the presentation is flat out stale!