Does The Show not feel stale to anyone else?

[da_centa_fielda]

Re: Does The Show not feel stale to anyone else?

Hard to disagree. You could make the case that gaming itself is stale, or that baseball itself is stale, just as easily as you could for this game being stale.

To be fair, this franchise has always been big in incremental improvements and light on major overhauls, but that’s largely because the core game is so solid.

For my taste, I just wish they’d put some more love into the atmosphere (same umpire voices for going on how many years now, no distant aircraft in the ambient soundtrack for outdoor games, etc.) and god do I wish they’d address the game’s pacing: Please stop rushing me with your auto-cuts (catcher can’t even throw the ball back? Really?).

But overall maybe take a year or two off if you find things getting stale. Best baseball game of all time, arguably, and has been setting that bar for years.

This is what I did reluctantly (PS3 was stolen). I missed a couple of years and jumped to PS4 last year in April. I was let down at how much it felt similar to years prior even after not playing it for so long.

[countryboy]

Re: Does The Show not feel stale to anyone else?

My stance on these things are they aren't really gameplay related. They're cosmetic to add to the immersion of the game. Yes it's the game of baseball. That won't change. But we've been doing it EXACTLY the same for how many years now? If I'm not mistaking, the physics have nothing to do with the players themselves (momentum, players not passing through each other). But it's just revolved around how the ball comes off the bat.



I'm not really sure what the game needs.

I wasn’t suggesting those things were gameplay. I was sharing what things make the game feel “fresh” to me.




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[Drty_Windshield]

Re: Does The Show not feel stale to anyone else?

The last show game I played was 14 ( briefly before my PS3 died ) and I've been playing 10 on PS2 for a few years... 18 is AWESOME to me on PS4 Pro. Is it perfect? of course not, but I'm loving it!

[Caulfield]

Re: Does The Show not feel stale to anyone else?

I'm not a casual baseball fan & eat sleep &breathe MLB 24/7 - 365 - 12 months a year so I'm the wrong person to ask. but the needless to say, no, the Show isnt stale.

[da_centa_fielda]

Re: Does The Show not feel stale to anyone else?

I wasn’t suggesting those things were gameplay. I was sharing what things make the game feel “fresh” to me.




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I feel you. I'm was just trying to convey that even though those are great additions and adds to the overall package of the game, it's the lack of new ways to play the game or new feel.

I don't want the word "stale" to come off as me saying it's a bad game. It's far from it. The problem is probably that it is so good that I'm not even sure how they can make the gameplay itself feel fresh.

I'm not sure if you remember when 2k had collisions in the outfield. That isn't necessarily a HUGE thing. But it was something that was gameplay related and added to the immersion of the game. As an outfielder, I wish it was in The Show.

[asantead22]

Re: Does The Show not feel stale to anyone else?

MLB The Show is far superior to Madden! I’m more of a football fan than baseball, but Sony has done an outstanding job with the series when you compare to Madden. It’s very rare to see people complain about The Show’ s gameplay where as everyone complains about Madden’ s poor performance year in year out!!!


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[hyacinth1]

Re: Does The Show not feel stale to anyone else?

I'll preface what i'll say next by saying one, i'm tried from a long week at work, and two, i have only played about an hour's worth of the game.

Stale isn't the word right now for me but underwhelmed.

My history on PS4 with MLB the show has been I bought 15 and 16 and was like , ok standard baseball game, and then traded it 2 weeks later.

17 was a different story. Out of the box, I was really impressed. It was an exciting game and just felt great to play. Kept it all year and played the hell out of it. First time in a very long time where a baseball game was my #1 videogame for the entire year.

18 is sort of feeling right now like 15 and 16. Maybe lack of season mode or that BB screwed up the preorder codes. Don't know. Way too early to tell but feeling underwhelmed right now.

[Frost33]

Re: Does The Show not feel stale to anyone else?

Not stale in the least for me. MLB is my 2nd favorite sport, but only by a hair. I look forward to The Show every year. I'm an Xbox guy, and it's pretty much the only reason I have a PS4 (There are a few exclusives I get but most of my time is on my xbox).

I can see how someone who is more of a casual fan may find it stale year in and year out because how much can you REALLY change the game year after year?

[RunRickyRun24]

Re: Does The Show not feel stale to anyone else?

So this is why this game doesn’t get stale for me.

- I never know what to expect. In NBA 2K I know I will win by 10-15 points. I’d shoot around 50% and that’s that. In the show - take today for example - I hit a walkoff grand slam in the 12th in one game. Blew a save in another. Won by 2 in another game, won on a walkoff single. Got blown out - the variety of results is ... astonishing.


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[johnnyg83]

Re: Does The Show not feel stale to anyone else?

"Stale" is too strong a word and this is the best version ever of the game ... but to me this is the least excited I've been about it after playing 3 games. It feels like a dressed up 17. That's great, but it seems like the growth of the game comes in smaller increments each year.

[hyacinth1]

Re: Does The Show not feel stale to anyone else?

"Stale" is too strong a word and this is the best version ever of the game ... but to me this is the least excited I've been about it after playing 3 games. It feels like a dressed up 17. That's great, but it seems like the growth of the game comes in smaller increments each year.

Good description. 17 to me was a fairly good advancement from 16. This year not as big but still like it.

[ty5oke]

Re: Does The Show not feel stale to anyone else?

Everything outside the gameplay feels stale to me but the gameplay is sooooo good.