MLB The Show 17 Twitch Stream - Presentation & Commentary

[Caulfield]

I noticed Harold Reynolds baserunning aggression was 99. Gonna have to bump that down somewhat. Just a very minor thing, though.

[rcaples]

I'd settle for "Big Mac Land" having its own section. Hasn't been in any rendition of the game.

[kaptainkarl76]

Quote: Originally Posted by Caulfield

To get those game times under 150 minutes, they could have something built into the ground behind the mound that shoots a new ball up with air-pressure and the pitcher catches.

Then I'd rather watch bowling..

[SchwarBear12]

After reading this thread, I think some people need to change their mindset in how this game is delivered. SSDS has done what they can, and that I can get behind and respect. They have changed and fixed the Astros throwback road jersey after years, they have added the alternates, they have added closed roofs, they have added improved player models, they have brought in PBR, they are trying to incorporate PS Pro tech...


They're doing what they can with what they have and the people that are there.


That's all I ask, and thank you very much. This game has actively gotten massively better (literally night and day) between MLB 15 and MLB 17. I don't get why they are so honor-bound by the style guide being wrong, but it's been explained multiple times that the style guide is the law. Whatever the jerseys look like in the 'real world' means absolutely nothing to the work of SSDS. The style guide is what matters. You've got to get your head in that space. It took me awhile too.

But they are trying, and that's what I ask.


It's literally -- a whole new ballgame.

[Trackball]

Quote: Originally Posted by SchwarBear12

After reading this thread, I think some people need to change their mindset in how this game is delivered. SSDS has done what they can, and that I can get behind and respect. They have changed and fixed the Astros throwback road jersey after years, they have added the alternates, they have added closed roofs, they have added improved player models, they have brought in PBR, they are trying to incorporate PS Pro tech... They're doing what they can with what they have and the people that are there. That's all I ask, and thank you very much. This game has actively gotten massively better (literally night and day) between MLB 15 and MLB 17. I don't get why they are so honor-bound by the style guide being wrong, but it's been explained multiple times that the style guide is the law. Whatever the jerseys look like in the 'real world' means absolutely nothing to the work of SSDS. The style guide is what matters. You've got to get your head in that space. It took me awhile too. But they are trying, and that's what I ask. It's literally -- a whole new ballgame.

The colors bug me too, believe me. I actually have OCD. I've restarted files because the slightest thing was off and it kept bugging me that it was too late to change it back.

However, I also keep things in perspective.

I'd rather have an amazing game with slightly-off coloring and number placement than a glitchy mess with perfect colors and numbers.

All things considered, yeah, I'll take the good GAME any day.

[SchwarBear12]

Quote: Originally Posted by Trackball

The colors bug me too, believe me. I actually have OCD. I've restarted files because the slightest thing was off and it kept bugging me that it was too late to change it back. However, I also keep things in perspective. I'd rather have an amazing game with slightly-off coloring and number placement than a glitchy mess with perfect colors and numbers. All things considered, yeah, I'll take the good GAME any day.

Perfect. You got exactly where I was coming from.

For example -- presentation & commentary -- is not a really big deal to me. It's not. But to some, it's life and death to the game. For me, alternates/throwback jerseys and classic stadiums are top priority. To others, it's not.

Prime example -- I LOVED the 'mistake' Colorado Rockies road alternate from the late 2000s still in the game, with purple sleeves and the purple hat (my favorite Rox hat). I used it exclusively for road jerseys, and used the solid black throwback strictly at home. I liked it that way.

It was almost universally hated. Now it's gone, and probably forever. But to most that's a great thing. I'm gonna miss it.


That's the kind of stuff I think some people need to keep in mind. Sometimes a mistake, makes something better for some. Just because it's not screen accurate to real life, doesn't make it not have value in a game.


Sometimes in a game, we get to live in an alternate world where the Marlins have orange home hats and the Astros go all orange, unlike in real life. And some of us like using The Show as a way to live those fantasies. It's not always about being precisely correct.

Yes the colors are off... but i'm just happy BOTH the Nats home white alternate AND navy alternate AND red alternate are ALL in the game. I'm happy the Blue Jays red alternate is IN the game. Not out. That's what's important.

I'm happy The Show (which they've gotten virtually no real credit on this), have been asked FOR YEARS to incorporate REAL LIFE broadcasts in the game. They brought in MLB Network, and did a great job with it.


They are literally doing what we're asking them to do. It's like having a kid in college, they get their Associates Degree, then their Bachelors, now they're trying at Grad school... but we're still dogging them they're not a Doctor yet.


Give it time. Breathe. They are listening. I will always support -- EFFORT.

[bubba4]

Quote: Originally Posted by Caulfield

They do? What is that?

Fast Play for those that like to get through games quickly. Hybrid for those that like a brisk game with some presentation elements showing. And Broadcast, which we all hoped would be full blown presentation just like a real TV broadcast. The problem is Broadcast is pretty much (exactly?) like Hybrid.

[capa]

I forget what year it was (15?) but I absolutely loved the real time presentation mode. Where it would just play out as in real life between pitches. You could always break out of it, but talk about immersion!

I know we will never see that mode again with emphasis on faster gameplay.

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