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

[DGuinta1]

Playing a Comerica and center field is so freaking dark! Game is dark, hope that gets fixed otherwise ty again for another great game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[knich]

Quote: Originally Posted by WhiteBunny

After a week, some impressions. All in all, this is imho a dangerous step in the MLB The Show franchise. More hits, more strikes, more HR, more fielding power with outstanding throws from OF and speedy LF/CF/RF players, more strikeouts and so on. It's like SCEA is trying to deconstruct baseball in a more spectacular and fast paced sport. While the game remains pretty fun to play and a lot of tweaks are spot on, the real strenght of MLB The Show, the main difference with other sport games, was realism and authenticity. What we have a now, it's a sort of baseball on steroids. When a dev team starts to focus on what the players want, it's probably time to take the ball out of the field. It's not the game we want, it's the game you - SCEA - want to develop. A lot of comments here are ( IMHO ) scary, it's like people praise the new course of The Show just because hitting and pitching are way more easy. Or because there are a ton of linedrives. Do you remember Fifa ? It was a nice soccer sim, until EA focus all its resources on Ultimate Team, changing the game in a super fast paced, arcade game. The problem is not Diamond Dynasty. The problem is baseball and what gamers want nowdays. Fast-food games. Some of the features SCEA removes from the Show, the poor love for Broadcast mode or all the pressure put in RTTS mode are hints that players refuse to see now. Maybe in a few years. On top of that, MLB 16 is a step back on the graphic department. PBR is a hit and miss. It's a nice effect and on some surfaces, especially leather, looks really good, but don't forget this is the same PS3 engine with a lot of the old assets still in the "field". The result is a big hit on IQ ( image quality ), there's a lot of flickering all around and even the lighting often goes completely wild with a sort of radioactive effect. If you compare it with MLB 15, technical and graphical side MLB 15 is without a doubt the better game. The IQ was more crisp, very clean and every object, including the player models, was way more detailed. I strongly suspect - but it's just my impression - SCEA has lowered the resolution or maybe is using a dynamic one. Don't get me wrong, it's still The Show. But i see what they're doing and i will probably on the fence next year. It's baseball. If i want something more fast paced, more spectacular or flashy, there's a lot of games out there. I really hope SCEA takes its time to remember why The Show was the best sim and hardcore sport game on the market.

Quote: Originally Posted by jada855

Whitebunny, Fast Food Games ha I like that. I agree I've been reading a lot of post here and it seems more of the simulation style gamers are expressing the same point. I felt they had the best balance in MLB 14 and MLB 15 if you want to play fast there are options for that. If you want to play the full game experience there is a option for that! Perfect everyone wins! I was hyped for MLB 16 and after I downloaded the game continued my player lock franchise and realized what was going on. I couldn't believe it the formula that worked so well was no longer available. In short I'm the guy who pressed the "O" button for 18 innings because I love baseball and wanted to see the game pan out like a real baseball game should. Even though I never got one ball hit to my player locked short stop. It made me realize where the series is going. And to your point Fast Food! After stripping the options for RTTS/Player Lock there is no way they could go back to this in future MLB games and restore faith. MLB 16 does have some nice touches but the roots of the game of baseball have been stripped for a fast play arcade game and new modes. I won't even get started on showtime, scripted defense and auto catch using player lock. Been purchasing every year since MLB 14 no reason to even remotely check in on MLB 17 as it's clear where things are going! We are the 0.04%

Quote: Originally Posted by Stolm

Pretty much my thoughts exactly. Each year the game gets less and less realistic, be it gameplay or presentation. Every year pitches get slower, hitting gets easier, features get cut, presentations get trimmed, and the game becomes less immersive. I don't mind them incorporating things like Quickplay and Quick Counts, because I get that not everyone has the time and patience to play a 2 hour game of baseball. But when you introduce these new presentation modes, while simultaneously cutting large chunks out of Broadcast, it kills the experience for those that use it. Performance wise, the game is worse than it has ever been. Seems the compromises needed for PBR are far too great. And while making textures look nice, the game suffers from far too many graphical glitches, hitches, and framerate drops to justify it.

Quote: Originally Posted by DGuinta1

Playing a Comerica and center field is so freaking dark! Game is dark, hope that gets fixed otherwise ty again for another great game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You guys all make valid points and have valid criticisms. I am not without my own criticisms. Many of my criticisms mirror yours, particularly when it comes to the gimmicks like DD, conquest, showtime, etc. I don't play them, and I don't play on line. I am particularly disappointed with the flickering sleeves on players and the autobaserunning. I think both are fixable in the first patch. But I cannot agree with you on how this game looks, plays, and performs.

IMO the game is beautiful. Now..I have a 65" sony 4k tv. It is amazing looking on my tv. Are there bugs? Show me a game that doesn't have them? I made adjustments to Fielder Run Speed, Fielder Reaction Speed and Baserunning Speed (all to 3) and the difference in gameplay was night and day. The game slowed down a lot to play more like sim. The animations were smooth as butter and very realistic. I play all star classic pitching, directional hitting, autofield and autobaserunning, pitch speeds 10, and full broadcast presentation (no skipping). I also play quick counts. Game IMO plays great this way. I get very realistic numbers and see all the variety and realism you expect IRL. Although there are a few glitches/hiccups, the game performs wonderfully. I expect SCEA to iron out many of the glitches in the first 2 patches. Is online a mess? Perhaps..every sports game has that problem. Thankfully, I don't play online. Give the game some more time and SCEA a chance to patch a couple things. But this game is by far better than last year...not even close!

[yungkingston]

Isn't Josh Donaldson supposed to throw up the sixes after he crosses the plate after a home run?....Haven't seen it at all...

[countryboy]

Banged out 4 homeruns and 23 hits against the Pirates on Hall of Fame difficulty.

I love hitting this year!

[Beatles]

Quote: Originally Posted by yungkingston

Isn't Josh Donaldson supposed to throw up the sixes after he crosses the plate after a home run?....Haven't seen it at all...

I asked a similar question to this in the Q&A thread. Trout and Pujols also don't do what they do in real life after they touch home plate on a home run.

[canes21]

Just played my first ever game of DD and it'l probably be the last one too. Was leading 5-1. Lost 6-5. The guy had runners on 1st and 3rd and would double steal and my catcher would miss the tag at home every time.

I'll stick to playing offline if that's how online is.

[Stolm]

Quote: Originally Posted by canes21

Just played my first ever game of DD and it'l probably be the last one too. Was leading 5-1. Lost 6-5. The guy had runners on 1st and 3rd and would double steal and my catcher would miss the tag at home every time. I'll stick to playing offline if that's how online is.

Pretty sure if you preload a throw to second, and then cancel it, the catcher will just stare at the dude stealing home everytime. Even if you run into him I don't think he will tag him.

Had it happen to me a couple times.

[jada855]

Quote: Originally Posted by Stolm

Pretty sure if you preload a throw to second, and then cancel it, the catcher will just stare at the dude stealing home everytime. Even if you run into him I don't think he will tag him. Had it happen to me a couple times.

I hope these are just bugs. I call this one the memory loss. I play offline franchise CPU pitcher throws the ball bounces off the catchers helmet he removed his mask and just stood there. The CPU runner from 3rd base scored and I lost the game.

I captured the video of it cause it was hilarious. There are just so many bugs happening right now that I'm just trying to deal with it and wait for the patches to start to roll out!