I know I am probably way behind the curve on this one, but I figured out a way to enjoy this game again: by simming a season ahead. I've been playing MLB The Shows since the first one came out on PS2, and I've never done this before. Maybe I'm a fool, but I would always play the current year's Red Sox season in my Franchise, get bored with it by around December, and stop playing. I was on a similar path this year, but was getting bored/frustrated with it by July, which isn't good. I guess the Red Sox awful real-life team was somewhat of a blessing in disguise because instead of waiting for them to make good moves in real life, I realized I can just sim to the 2016 season and do all the off-season moves myself! So that's what I did. With the game assisting me by retiring Big Papi, I was able to make good trades and pickups and keep the young guys, so now I have a team that is actually FUN to play with. And not surprisingly, I am playing much better over the first 12 games of the 2016 season.
There are still the insanely frustrating issues with the game, per the usual: (1) the CPU comeback ability is worse than in all prior iterations IMO. I know that I will never win a game by 5+ runs. Every single time I am winning, they will comeback in absurd fashion. I'll have my pitcher pitching a gem through about 6 or 7 innings with a ton of strikeouts and then, boom, they score a ton of runs to come close, tie it, or take the lead, often on ridiculous unrealistic plays/hits/errors. And did you ever notice how their clutch level is off the charts high? If the CPU gets a runner in scoring position, I feel like he scores about 90% of the time. (2) the occasional CPU pitcher game freeze/stutter on a 2-strike count that makes you unable to hit it and inevitably strike out. (3) I know there are more, but can't think of them at the moment.
Anyways, that's by diatribe. I can't believe it's taken me 10+ years of The Show to realize that simming the current dead season, making off-season moves, and then playing with a team that is essentially my own, is the way to revive the game! For those who, like me, haven't thought of this yet, go ahead and try it!
There are still the insanely frustrating issues with the game, per the usual: (1) the CPU comeback ability is worse than in all prior iterations IMO. I know that I will never win a game by 5+ runs. Every single time I am winning, they will comeback in absurd fashion. I'll have my pitcher pitching a gem through about 6 or 7 innings with a ton of strikeouts and then, boom, they score a ton of runs to come close, tie it, or take the lead, often on ridiculous unrealistic plays/hits/errors. And did you ever notice how their clutch level is off the charts high? If the CPU gets a runner in scoring position, I feel like he scores about 90% of the time. (2) the occasional CPU pitcher game freeze/stutter on a 2-strike count that makes you unable to hit it and inevitably strike out. (3) I know there are more, but can't think of them at the moment.
Anyways, that's by diatribe. I can't believe it's taken me 10+ years of The Show to realize that simming the current dead season, making off-season moves, and then playing with a team that is essentially my own, is the way to revive the game! For those who, like me, haven't thought of this yet, go ahead and try it!
) in the second, and SS (Rob Holley) in the 3rd who all reached their A potentials and carried my team to a couple of WS. Yes, I remembered their names.
), I can hit all over the place with awesome timing with default sliders (Do not get drunk just so you can play better, kids
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