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

[Seancefc]

Had high hopes when I first launched the game thanks to the many good reviews that have been posted the last few days. After some batting practise and my first couple of games, my honest feeling is one of slight dissapointment.

First off, the game sounds great, the sound of the bat hitting the ball brings a smile to your face. Crowd sound better too. Commentary hasn't been significantly improved but it's a bit fresher.

A lot of people have raved on about how good it looks...it does. Much better than 15? Meh, lighting is slightly better, crowd looks better at night as do the finer details such as dugouts etc. But the general overall visual improvements don't jump out at you. Noticed plenty of AA issues and long hair looks last gen IMO.

Framerate is a huge issue. I wont go into too much detail as I've posted about it in the 'stuttering' thread but if it's not sorted I'll regret buying this game I feel. Drops are present in cutscenes, gameplay, replays and graphical 'swipes' between cutscenes. Contrary to what some are saying the game isn't smooth, at all!

Animations are a lot smoother and have more variety, the players look great when fielding (if you can ignore the framerate drop).

There's a lot more variety in where the ball goes when hitting, which is great. The ball really jumps off the bat when you hit it clean too.

Pitching feels like it's got a bit more weight to it, which again is a plus.

7/10 for me. If how the game looks is a big deal for you and you haven't purchased the game, I suggest you hold out for a couple of weeks to see if they patch the framerate issues. If they don't it'll undo any good work they've done IMO. IF it's patched the game is almost perfect.

[Grinder12000]

I REALLY dislike the line-up screens and the tiny little circles that you have to try to see who is getting tired! They have really made this game hard to manage. Circles BAD - lines GOOD. It's like they took the stuff that was working and easy to read and made it harder to see.

I might go back to 15 because the fonts are too small and the new graphic for managing the game are hard to read. The actual game play might be good but I spend as much time on the other screens and the graphic are not well managed.

I'm disappointed. For instance - trying to see what pitcher is tired was a major pain and looking at the batting line-up I could not tell who was and who was not tired unless I REALLY looked hard.

[41_Tom_Seaver_Fan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Flaxseed Oil

... My biggest complaint is they removed my favorite hitting cam - Catcher Classic 2. So I had to make due with an adjusted MLB 15 cam. I wish I was able to zoom in more, though, because part of what makes a pitcher tough to hit is his size on the mound. ...

I have used this adjusted cam (my own version, more zoomed of Catcher Classic 2) for at least a few years. I CANNOT believe they would take these out.

PLEASE PUT THEM BACK!!!

The strike zone cam won't zoom out enough, and none of the other cams will zoom in enough. NONE, I've tried them all. The "zoom" camera makes the pitcher seem very far away.

I have MLB 15 cam lowered and zoom as far as possible, so I will have to "MAKE DUE" as well.

Honestly, though, for a team that loves this game as much as the developers do, sometimes their decisions to omit or remove things seems quite...odd!

[half-fast]

For as many things as they've added and improved(hitting, pitching, fielding, general graphical effects), they have made as many things that are now annoying the crap out of me. Several interface changes that are inferior, big framerate issue and the list goes on. I told my friend I was preordering the digital copy because I knew I wouldnt have buys regret and wouldnt need to sell it. So far I'm leaning towards 15.

[Grinder12000]

I'm with half-fast on this. Now that I have played a few innings there are many good things but then there are many new annoying things that are seeming to counteract the goodness so it's a push.

[Denzel Washington]

Game looks much better but why is there so much lag online? It wasn't this bad in 15. Honestly feels like the online took a step back

[JKSportsGamer1984]

I don't have the game yet but hearing about all of these frame rate issues has me concerned. I can't stand frame rate drops especially in my sports games. I was hoping the frame rate issues would've been ironed out by now being year 3 of the PS4 development cycle. Hearing this has me second guessing purchasing the game.

[tabarnes19_SDS]

I honestly don't see the frame rate issues everyone is talking about. Maybe I'm not as sensitive.

Game is stunning.

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