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MLB 14: The Show |OT| ?

OP.

Put this in your OT.

EY FEATURES
•Next Generation Baseball Has Arrived – MLB 14 The Show makes its next-gen debut on the PS4 system, utilizing the system’s vast resources to deliver exceptionally detailed and fluid gameplay. With improvements to presentation, a wealth of added animations, and a dramatic increase in environment and player detail, we are setting out to create the best-looking and best-playing baseball sim ever created.

•The Evolution of Road to The Show continues (All platforms) – First among the major improvements is a completely revamped advancement system, complete with improved logic and the removal of advancement goals. Also being introduced is a new beginning to a player’s RTTS career with the Topps Amateur Showcase, a series of games against other draft prospects. Additionally, the training system, logic, screens and modes have all been revamped to provide users with a more engaging experience.
oOther changes include a new player-creation process, the reintroduction of the “broadcast” presentation perspective as an option, and a re-envisioned Catcher Mode, to name a few (PS3 & PS4 Only).

•Year-to-Year Saves (All platforms) – For the first time in franchise history, saves can be carried over from MLB 14 to future releases of The Show, meaning that gamers won't have to worry about starting their Franchise or Road to the Show seasons over in years to come.

•Player Lock (All platforms)– The new Player Lock feature (a.k.a RTTS anywhere) gives users the ability to lock-on to any single player and enter games using the Road to the Show gameplay mechanic, allowing for faster games and more focused on-field action.

•Quick Counts (All platforms) – Users will now be able to play a full nine-inning game in less than 30 minutes, half the time it takes in previous iterations of The Show. Despite the shortened game durations, realistic stats will not be compromised.

•Community Challenges (PS3 & PS4) – Players will be able to freely toy and tinker with game situations and scenarios on the fly, whether that’s the inning, score, who’s on base, or where the ball is hit. These custom situations can be bundled with a creative set of goals and put forth as a challenge to the community, whether it’s to relive the past, change history, or dream of new possibilities.

•Universal Profile (PS3 & PS4) – A new tendency-tracking system monitors and records gamers’ unique playing styles. Those patterns are stored in the Universal Profile, which can be viewed by anyone looking to get a quick scouting report on the player. The Universal Profile can also be subbed in in place of a CPU opponent in Diamond Dynasty and Online Franchise, making for more realistic head-to-head matchups when schedules prevent synchronous play.

•Online Franchise (PS3 & PS4) – Finally, Franchise mode can be shared with friends online, with most of the features from the offline version making the transition, including Scouting, the Amateur Draft, Free Agency and CPU Trades. The mode will remain highly customizable as scheduling, divisions, postseason spots and more are all commissioner options.

•Stubs (All platforms) – Playing games in MLB 14 The Show rewards players with Stubs. Stubs can be used to purchase additional in-game content – like Road to the Show training points – or used in our new mode, Community Challenges. Stubs can be earned in any mode, and they are not required to progress through a mode. You can still purchase additional in-game content through the PlayStation Store.

•Diamond Dynasty Extra Innings (PS3 & PS4) – In this mode, a player’s team is always looking for opportunities to challenge other users in an offline setting, which allows the user to earn bonus rewards the next time they log in. When online, the player has the opportunity to challenge other user-created teams in an offline game where the CPU controls their team. Players can only benefit positively in this mode even if their team does not perform up to their normal standards.

•Dynamic Difficulty (All platforms) – Baseball is a sport the dedicated love to master, but also one that can intimidate newcomers. In this year’s version of The Show, players who don’t feel like veterans yet can opt to start on a lower difficulty level and jump right in. An advanced logic system will then grade the user’s skill and adjust the challenge level up or down based on their overall performance. Batting and pitching are evaluated separately, so it’s possible for one to increase in difficulty while the other doesn’t, or even reduces. On-screen notifications will advise when the difficulty setting has been adjusted.

•Franchise Improvements (PS3 & PS4 Only) – Efforts continue to improve the accessibility of Franchise mode. A new notification system, which keeps the user more connected to their organization and the league, serves as an “Assistant GM” and will make sure critical information is more immediately provided and more readily accessible. Also refined is the logic that helps the multi-season cycle of Franchise mode and all of the stats and developments therein resemble real life as closely as possible. Other additions include a player search and the ability to hire and fire coaches during the regular season.

•True Broadcast Presentations (PS3 & PS4 Only) – The Show’s presentation crew has taken on a tall task for MLB 14: streamlining the game while enhancing the reality and increasing the variety of the experience. Pace of play is a focal point for the team as we strive to immerse the user in an even more engaging simulation. Heavy emphasis has also been placed on the stadium environment to feature the upgraded crowd actors, jumbotrons, LED boards, dugouts, specific stadium audio and a more engaged, responsive and unique crowd.

On the commentary side, the three-man booth of Matt Vasgersian, Eric Karros and Steve Lyons return for their second season together. This year's title will emphasize the three announcers in a more interactive, conversational style, yet will also continue to mine the world of baseball to find intelligent, timely and compelling commentary concerning today's teams and players. The overall goal is for the game to get deeper, and for the announcers to better adapt to changing game conditions -- including rising the enthusiasm level when the situation dictates.


MLB 14 The Show includes over 40 more enhancements, new features, and improvements!
• New dynamic gameplay cameras for batting and fielding
• New dynamic catch position indicator for fielding
• New baserunning paradigm (New animation core and logic)
• Completely re-done catcher animations suite (over 150 all-new catcher animations)
• More than 90 new batting stances
• More than 160 batting stance re-captures for players who changed their stances
• More than 50 new fielding animations
• More than 30 new pitching motions
• 20 new signature HR swings
• Intro Fly-Ins (PS4 Only)
• New bat boy and ball boy presentations (PS4 Only)
• All-new high-resolution crowd reactions, ambient noise, cheers, etc…. (PS4 Only)
• J*pan League-style and slap-hitter swing types (PS4 Only)
• Over 350 new fielding and batting animations (PS4 Only)
• Team specific, player specific, team generic crowd signs (PS4 Only)
• New RTTS Player Creation options, including the ability to model your skills, appearance, and signature animations after a real MLB player
• New and improved training modes, along with the addition of a new bronze/gold medal system.
• Easier trade requests (RTTS)
• Easier position changes (RTTS)
• Dynamic Potential for RTTS Player
• New injury presentations
• New Player Search feature
• Ability to hire/fire coaches in mid-season
• Notification system that keeps you connected to your team and league.
• New player contract logic that mimics real life
• New overall and potential formula
• Editable potential
• Refined player generation, with more position-specific attribute ranges (Online Franchise)
• New contract decision logic, which factors in contract renewable and arbitration status more heavily (Online Franchise)
• New lineup logic that takes into account secondary positions (Online Franchise)
• Refined trade logic (Online Franchise)
• Retired players stored for every season (Online Franchise)
• More player stats stored for every season (Online Franchise)
• New user management functionality at TheShowNation.com (Online Franchise)
• Make, accept, and vote on trades through TheShowNation.com (Online Franchise)
• Resolve and simulate games on TheShowNation.com (Online Franchise)
• League members can now manage games on TheShowNation.com (Online Franchise)
• New pitcher/batter status screen
• New pitcher/batter breakdown pop-up graphics
• Cycling help text
• Left-handed infielders
• CPU plate discipline logic has been re-written
• Pitcher can now bring up pitch history using L3 (same effect as R2 for the batter)
• New pickoff cameras
• New assortment of organ recordings
• Completely re-worked Plate Coverage Indicator (PCI)

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Taken from: http://forums.theshownation.com/showthread.php?p=199611
 
Owen Good started to post some impressions on Twitter today. Surprisingly he complained about the Quick Play mode, which is a bummer. Same with PastaPadre. That's the one feature I was looking forward ot most, but they said more often than not, you start off 0 - 2 with no context of the AB, so it's difficult to get any rhythm going.

I guess that's the compromise you have to make.

Good loved the player lock though, but he's a big fan of RTTS.

https://twitter.com/owengood ... Been tweeting about it for most of the day. He expects a review by the end of the week, especially now that the online is working.
 
I really want to play this now! I would do that Gamestop deal but my PS3 won't load games from a disc anymore. Why can't there be a digital upgrade for PS4?! :(
 

narton

Member
I really thought this was the year that they'd have a fielding training mode. It sucks that I can't practice only when I'm allowed to in RTTS. Unless it's on the PS4 version?
 

FrankWza

Member
Owen Good started to post some impressions on Twitter today. Surprisingly he complained about the Quick Play mode, which is a bummer. Same with PastaPadre. That's the one feature I was looking forward ot most, but they said more often than not, you start off 0 - 2 with no context of the AB, so it's difficult to get any rhythm going.

I guess that's the compromise you have to make.

Good loved the player lock though, but he's a big fan of RTTS.

https://twitter.com/owengood ... Been tweeting about it for most of the day. He expects a review by the end of the week, especially now that the online is working.


I was never going to use either feature anyway.But quick play is just ridiculous. Why would anyone use that?
 

phierce

Member
Just went and picked this up to take advantage of the upgrade deal. The store manager had no idea Gamestop was even doing this. I had to pull it up on my phone before he would believe me. He asked where I first heard about this and I said GAF. He then went on to tell me "NeoGAF is full of a lot of false information and I shouldn't believe what I see there". I then proceeded to remind him that GAF knew about this promotion before he did and that doesn't speak too highly of him being a store manager and all...

Anyway, I'm happy for this deal. Love me some baseball!

Also, I know a lot of you despise GS, but they're also offering $10 extra per game if you trade in 2 or more PS4/X1 games. This makes Knack and KZ worth $32 each if you still have either. Not bad.
 
I was never going to use either feature anyway.But quick play is just ridiculous. Why would anyone use that?

I was looking forward to it because I don't have time to play through a lot of games. I'd rather sacrifice total control of the game in favor of getting in a handful of games in a day. The owner modes are my favorite modes in the sports games, but I don't have enough time to really get through them.

I still want a simplified manager mode like MVP '05... I don't know why no game has really replicated that. I loved that I could do the manager mode for 4 games and then play the 5th in Franchise mode, which allowed me to get through a season once every couple weeks. unfortunatel,y the Show's manager mode is a full on manager mode (watch every pitch... which takes close to 2 hours to complete) and the only alternative is to simulate.
 

Griss

Member
This is the Miami Marlins of OTs, lol.

Anyway, I'll wait for the PS4 version, despite having been made fun of mercilessly for not seeing the 'generational difference'! Just hope they bring it to Europe (digitally, no way it'll get a physical release) or I'll have to wait a bit.

Looking forward to road to the show and local multiplayer with my brother. It's one of those evergreen games that I'll play on and off throughout a year.

I do have a feeling that the PS4 version will end up looking terrible compared to The Show 15, but that's not gonna make me hold off, no way.
 

Pryce

Member
Also, I know a lot of you despise GS, but they're also offering $10 extra per game if you trade in 2 or more PS4/X1 games. This makes Knack and KZ worth $32 each if you still have either. Not bad.

Got AssCreed 4 (beat and platinum) and Killzone SF (played for 20 minutes) sitting on the shelf collecting dust. Tempted to put both toward The Show now.
 

FrankWza

Member
I was looking forward to it because I don't have time to play through a lot of games. I'd rather sacrifice total control of the game in favor of getting in a handful of games in a day. The owner modes are my favorite modes in the sports games, but I don't have enough time to really get through them.

I still want a simplified manager mode like MVP '05... I don't know why no game has really replicated that. I loved that I could do the manager mode for 4 games and then play the 5th in Franchise mode, which allowed me to get through a season once every couple weeks. unfortunatel,y the Show's manager mode is a full on manager mode (watch every pitch... which takes close to 2 hours to complete) and the only alternative is to simulate.


Yeah I get having a feature that saves time, just not this one. I usually turn off presentation and batter walk up myself but this one breaks the game. I think partial season simming is better too. MVP05 had So many perfect features and that was one of them.
 

DietRob

i've been begging for over 5 years.
Yeah...that sucks. Sorry, man.

I'm considering picking it up for Vita too (I travel a decent bit for work so it would be nice). Anyone have it for Vita yet? Impressions?

I have it for Vita. It's good enough the ball is still beachball big when there is a hit. Players faces seemed to have gotten a bit better and are less chipmunky, it's still a solid game like its always been. Really tears through battery life though. After 1 franchise game I'm down to a little under half of the battery left.
 

phierce

Member
I have it for Vita. It's good enough the ball is still beachball big when there is a hit. Players faces seemed to have gotten a bit better and are less chipmunky, it's still a solid game like its always been. Really tears through battery life though. After 1 franchise game I'm down to a little under half of the battery left.
Sounds good enough. I'll probably pick it up before I fly out next week. That's crazy with the battery, though.
 

DietRob

i've been begging for over 5 years.
One of my maddenGAF bros posted this figured it belonged here:

Bryan Wiedey ‏@pastapadre
I haven't played online with MLB 14: The Show yet but multiple reports that it's just as bad as ever. Would negate having Online Franchise.


Anyone with PS3 version confirm or deny? I haven't picked up mine yet and might not if this is the case.
 

Bollocks

Member
Will pick it up for PS4.
I don't know Baseball but saw White Sox - Detroit Tigers last years and it's actually a cool sport.
 
One of my maddenGAF bros posted this figured it belonged here:




Anyone with PS3 version confirm or deny? I haven't picked up mine yet and might not if this is the case.

Damn. I can't believe I'm saying this but EA Sports are like the only ones that actually have playable online sports games. 2K and MLB have always been horrible, 2k not quite as bad as MLB though. I really hope the PS4 version isn't that bad.
 

Bog

Junior Ace
Got the Vita version at lunch. Really hope they fixed some of the RTTS load times (just stay in the F'ing stadium if you think there's a chance I'm going to jump to the next game, guys). But I'm sure they didn't.
 
"?" Really? You missed a chance to be snarky.

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br3wnor

Member
Picking this up for Vita tonight once I'm out of class. Put about 250+ hours into 13 on Vita so can't wait to jump into a new season.

Was gonna trade some Vita games into Gamestop, what do you guys think Persona 4, Need for Speed and Lumines would net me? I know I'd get more selling them but I never play them, am impatient, and just want to cover the $40.
 

jf DOOM

Member
This game looks awesome. I haven't played a baseball game in forever but the PS4 version looks so pretty I'm considering picking it up.
 

BroadStreetDog

Neo Member
Question - which retailer is offering the best pre-order perk?

I'm buying The Show no matter what - it's arguably my favorite video game series ever.

The only question is whether I'm pre-ordering at a brick and mortar store for the pre-order bonus or going with my preferred method of pre-order and downloading through the PSN store.
 
Skipping the Vita version for the first time this year. Impressions over on Operation Sports are not entirely favorable citing framerate issues which made '12 on Vita sucky.

PS4 version (in a month), here I come!
 

br3wnor

Member
Damn, the operation sports Vita impressions are kind of off putting. Really hope the framerate issues aren't as serious as some posters are saying and no Tanaka really sucks considering I'm a Yankee fan.
 

DietRob

i've been begging for over 5 years.
Damn, the operation sports Vita impressions are kind of off putting. Really hope the framerate issues aren't as serious as some posters are saying and no Tanaka really sucks considering I'm a Yankee fan.

I haven't noticed any framerate issues on Vita. The only break I took is to charge it. I've played some RTTS and some Franchise. No issues.

edit: I have digital version.
 

BFIB

Member
Damn, the operation sports Vita impressions are kind of off putting. Really hope the framerate issues aren't as serious as some posters are saying and no Tanaka really sucks considering I'm a Yankee fan.

Tanaka will be added to next weeks roster update. He cannot be in the game, until he has an appearance in the MLB. Though someone on the roster vault has him created I'm sure.

As far as the Vita framerate issues, it looks like it could be due to the digital version. Two friends of mine have the physical copy, and they are saying there's no framerate hits at all.
 

graywolf323

Member
ugh I swear they always screw the Orioles over in the ratings, there is no way they're the worse team in the AL East :|

I haven't noticed any framerate issues on Vita. The only break I took is to charge it. I've played some RTTS and some Franchise. No issues.

digital or physical?

I really hope I don't regret picking it up digitally...

edit: just saw your edit, good to know
 

demolitio

Member
It's a shame the Vita version doesn't receive more attention but that's to be expected I guess.

Hell, I wish there were official upgrade deals and the combo pack still. Looks like I'll just wait a month for the PS4 version though.
 

Hendrick's

If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
So I see they have 80,000 stubs for sale on PSN for $49.99. Anyone know details on how the micro-transaction work? Hope they don't kill this game with them.
 

jbw

Banned
*waiting patiently for PS4 version*

I know you all were wondering, so that's what I'm doing.
 

U2NUMB

Member
So I am having some serious issues getting this patch to download. I have never had this error before..

80710723

Really frustrating as I was up to 90% done on my 4th try and it errors out.

Anyone else having issues?
 

BFIB

Member
Just bought the digital Vita version. It just doesn't feel right celebrating Opening Day/Week and not have a new version of The Show to play.

Will get PS4 version next month as well.
 
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