MLB The Show 17 Gameplay Video - Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees (Full Game)

[MrChainsaw]

That first groundout 2 minutes or so into the video...such silky smooth fielding animations.

[Blzer]

I wonder if jerseys "flap" with strong winds at all, ala MLB 2K7 (not quite that extremely though, of course).

I'm assuming they would have shown it by now if they do, but I really love the animated uniform cloth physics they have this year, and hope this is but one of those "year one of many" things that they keep improving on over time.

[WhiteBunny]

Quote: Originally Posted by breakfastcat

I agree somewhat. The colors and lighting on the grass this year look great and much improved, don't get me wrong. But, in the far away shots that show the whole field, the grass texture still doesn't look great. Kind of splotchy and lo-res like they've been for years. Hopefully this is something that can be worked on for The Show 18.

It's probably LOD, so to not stress too much the Ps4 hardware the grass is rendered at lower resolution in the distance. It's not about laziness ( i'm not assuming you're saying that, of course ), it's a pretty common workaround and The Show have already a ton of details to render ( no other sport game have such a beautiful crowd, for example ). Probably on Ps4 Pro grass will look better because of a better LOD. By the way, even on Ps4 standard grass is much improved this year so i'm fine and pretty happy.

[Buddha73]

Quote: Originally Posted by WaitTilNextYear

Could you point out where in the stream that was mentioned? The tagging up and scoring from 2nd base on these animations was probably the most offensive piece of gameplay left.

It's about the 3:25 mark

[Buddha73]

Quote: Originally Posted by Buddha73

It's about the 3:25 mark

I mean 33:25

[tessl]

My jump to a conclusion, small sample size impression of the videos I've seen so far is graphics and animations look great, ball spin looks realistic. Regarding gameplay it appears "human AI" has turned every infielder in to a gold glove candidate and I have yet to see an infield hit and most runs scored are via the home run.

My strategy as a manage mode user will be to get fast middle infielders who can get a glove on ground balls and let the human AI do the rest.

[breakfastcat]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

I wonder if jerseys "flap" with strong winds at all, ala MLB 2K7 (not quite that extremely though, of course). I'm assuming they would have shown it by now if they do, but I really love the animated uniform cloth physics they have this year, and hope this is but one of those "year one of many" things that they keep improving on over time.

Not really sure what new cloth physics you're seeing, it looks the same to me as it has since the game first came to PS4. And better cloth physics is something I've wanted for a few years now. I would love for jerseys to move around in the wind and when players run/jump, but I'm not seeing that this year. Hopefully next year.

[Peter_OS]

Player faces and ball physics look great!

Didn't like how the replay doesn't show the full play at times. That Pearce double on the top of the 7th for example, only show's the player hitting and where the ball places in the outfield. It doesn't show the close play at second. Hope they can fix this before the game is released.