MLB The Show 25 Early Impressions

[BShaw20]

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Is it true Rays still play home games at the Trop?

[The Kid 24]

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Is it true Rays still play home games at the Trop?

Yes.... But in Franchise you can change to stadium they'll place in this year once you download from Vault.

[djflock]

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Is it true Rays still play home games at the Trop?

Yes, this is true

[baseballguy99]

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I'm curious on this as well. I prefer pinpoint pitching but last year dominated the CPU way too much using it, so I went back to Meter where I was getting results more inline with reality.

Reason I ask is that it’s still very easy to locate pitches and dominate. 75% of the reason I purchased 25 was because of GOAT pitching difficulty which I had hoped would make a major difference but it really didn’t do much IMO. Hoping to hear from others who use pinpoint

[TripleCrown]

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I noticed this too. It seems to be R2+R3 and it seems you have to do it quickly between pitches.

confirmed it's in with R2+R3 but for me the color contrast is terrible and not easy to see all ratings displayed now on for each players.

[jcar0725]

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confirmed it's in with R2+R3 but for me the color contrast is terrible and not easy to see all ratings displayed now on for each players.

Yeah it's somewhat cluttered.

[djflock]

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IMO No good at all... alongside with these reports of


- No Bullpen warmup screen
- Skinnier body model
- No-doubt homer distance


It seems they really went hard on arcade vibe... that's a bummer




Really? Some previews I watched didn't indicate that

So theres a weird thing with these new player models. The default is for them to look like a top of the line, in shape athlete. Then it seems as if they need to go in and edit the body model if the player is large or has a stomach. So looking at like Alek Manoah, he looks huge. But then a player like Joe Jimenez and Pete alonso look they are super fit. In game Jimenez is 6’3 , 277 but looks like Yandy diaz. The body types def do not scale with weight and they got a lot of work to do as far getting athletic build off a large portion of the players.

[bkrich83]

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Yeah it's somewhat cluttered.

Perfect word for it. They do seem cluttered.

[TripleCrown]

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Perfect word for it. They do seem cluttered.

Indeed, that’s why they should have done a better job with choice of colors and contrast.

Something missing is that left-top pop-up where you can see Pitchers stikes,balls on first pitch %, hard it balls etc.

Can’t find it anywhere, another useful thing they ditched apparently.

[breakfastcat]

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The player models are a big improvement IMO. They look a little weird in a few stances but look more up to date than the previous years.

Completely agree. At first I thought they were too thin, but I realized I was just so used to seeing how the old model actually made everyone look too thick and blocky. Now they look more realistically proportioned and athletic. They do look a little awkward in some poses but overall I think it's a huge step up.

[MiracleMet718]

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Does anyone use pinpoint pitching vs the CPU? If so do you feel the cpu batters are improved ?

I need more time with it, but on Legend I’d say it depends. I still think the penalty isn’t high enough for missing your spot with the real high end pitchers, but I feel it improved. I was Cole pitching to the Orioles and was mowing them down early and then left a fastball in the middle of the plate because I just messed up the timing and it got crushed 425 feet.

I need to test it with lower end pitchers though to see if it’s any more difficult to get the timing down.

[dbekoscke]

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The in game lighting is SOOOO improved... especially during day games! I know SDS still will get hate on graphics but this game looks FANTASTIC on my 4K HDR gaming monitor with the new lighting system.

[The Kid 24]

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*** ****, I hope Joey Ortiz will be given a better face scan this year.... Looks nothing like him.

[LetsGoBucs]

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Only got to play about 5 innings last night. One thing I was hoping to be finally fixed was the "penalty" to stamina/confidence when using the Schedule to Pitch functionality and it still doesn't seem to be. I warmed up my pitcher, he was warm, selected Schedule to Pitch and he came in with an already lower stamina. This one really bothers me...

[KTBFFH]

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The home run camera is atrocious lol. But I’ll give a positive with the negative, I kind of like how the home run camera also activates if you’re pitching from broadcast view. I just can’t stand the distance graphic.

Overall, gameplay is still solidly The Show quality. Best representation of the actual sport among all sports video games. Player body and uniform models are a solid improvement. Strange regression on equipment models and no added equipment so far outside of some new New Balance cleats. It seems likely there will be additions in the first few patches. Grass and dirt are a big improvement. Lighting has definitely improved. A little frustrated in the lack of player likeness additions. Garrett Crochet was a big free agency story and his face scan is from ~2021 so it would be good to get a roster update there. Fielding is also a solid improvement. Pitching animations remain lackluster. Verdict is still out on bullpen management as I’ve only just started a franchise. Would have also been nice to see more names added for commentary, at least all major league player names as they are actually recorded. So that seems like an unreasonable oversight. Overall, it’s better than 24 but amongst the entire genre this is still the slowest improving major title. I would like to see some major changes to franchise that don’t involve the off season for next year.