MLB The Show 17 Twitch Stream - Gameplay, Animations & Retro-Mode Deep Dive

[BlacknBlue]

I'm actually thinking the game is leaking the matte helmets that the Indians will wear for the upcoming season with the block C.

Video games are notorious for leaking upcoming uniform changes or debuts.

[jeffy777]

Just finished watching the vod. Pretty cool stuff. Was hoping for some more details on the gameplay features (ball physics, humanity AI, etc.)...they seemed to gloss over most of the stuff (I think the technical issues with the mics and camera flustered them a bit, so it's understandle). The animations do look nice and smooth, and I'm definitely digging the new ball physics.

[BSUFAN]

I like the stream, there was lots of new information and great excitement on my part especially the new ball physics.Most people understand " Work In Progress " which was in BOLD on the stream screen but it seems every year there are still those who do not understand this concept.

[dalger21]

People complaining about a "work in progress" build of a game on OS? I'm shocked...said no one ever.

I know I am in the minority but much like last year with the showtime stuff, I likely won't mess with retro mode. It's cool they are trying new things but my interest is strictly in RttS. The hit variety will definitely breathe new life into The Show. Interested to see what stats have been expanded on (if any) and if things such as records to be broken, stat overlays, etc have been added.

[capa]

Also agree the stream could have been a bit more organized. They spent a ton of time on the retro game.

Not a fan of the retro game...will never play it. I mean, played these games 20-30 years ago and not interested in doing so again.

Will never use catcher meter...never use any meters in the game but that's just me.

Really hope to see more of the fine tuning for on the field stuff like variety of hits, OF play, bunting improvements, etc.

Still buying the title of course...but some of the new features are irrelevant to me.

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[Americas Team]

Regarding Retro Mode, seems that these guys approach is the opposite of the Madden football team. He states the idea floated around for a while but was low on the priority list. They put gameplay first, made sure to have the core gameplay mechanics down before implementing arcade easy to play modes.

[tnixen]

My quick thoughts on the gameplay stream!

These are just my opinions on what I feel needs to be changed and fixed!


1. What is up with the slow motion and pausing?

There is clearly a pause when the catcher is throwing the ball on a steal attempt. And then there is this slow motion affect when the base runner is sliding into second! I absolutely do not like seeing this at all and in my opinion makes gameplay feel more like Arcade baseball

I really hope the catcher Pausing and Slow Motion can be disabled or even better just removed from the game!

2. Hits down the lines into the corners is clearly still an issue even with all the new ball physics.

Unless the batter is REALLY SLOW like perhaps with a running speed rating of maybe 30 or less they should be able to make it into second base for a double without it being so darn close! This has been a problem for like ever and I don't understand why it is still not fixed! I watch a lot of baseball and in real life even big guys like Ryan Howard or David Ordiz usually make it into second on these kind of hits into the corners pretty easy,

3. Bunting definitely still does not look fixed!

As some others have said batters with very low bunt ratings seem to be able to put down perfect bunts way to often!

4. I see they added a "Early, Late, Perfect" message above the pitching meter.

Not really a fan of that as it makes it look more busy and I hope it can be turned off!

5. In the pause menu where it shows Kipnis 2 for 19 Today it looks like it still does not show you what kind of hits he had.

There should be fast easy way to bring up the result of every players at bat in the game!

On the good side they already removed the MLB The Show 17 logo on the Scorebug! Thank You Adam_SDS

I know MLB The Show is a work in progress and so I hope my comments help the developers make the game better then it already is.

And I can't wait to see how this game looks on PS4 Pro!!!

[Decker40]

Animations look really good. Very impressed with the ball physics.

Noticed some of the player ratings when on a pause screen. Are these ratings the same as the default roster that is going to be shipped or will they be different? The Cubs looked a little light in the ratings...