MLB The Show 19 Video - Road to October

[Peter_OS]

Garbage. That's all I have to say.

[BigOscar]

Feels like they were really pleased with all the effort they put into Critical Moments, but then were unhappy that not enough people used it, so they've just made an entire mode out of it. Replacing Seasons Mode with Critical Moments Season Mode is a huge fail in my opinion and not something I think anyone has been calling for.

Not my cup of tea at all.

[tabarnes19_SDS]

Makes my hopes of any substantial franchise mode improvements almost nill.

I assumed a sideline reporter because twitter partners talking about things. Honestly that doesn't do much for me if the core of the mode still has legacy bugs from the past 10 years.

Extensions do NOTHING for me. 95% of extensions that happen in real baseball already occur in the show during arbitration and renewable time.

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[JoshC1977]

Well, this is different....I love the idea of a branching storyline concept - something all franchise modes out there really suck at is story-telling. Plus, full franchise modes can be quite daunting for a lot of people due to their sheer depth (which is likely why they are failing to gain traction with newer players - they are just way too bogged-down). This might be a fun stepping-stone for a lot of folks and may allow for a re-growth of the audience for the franchise mode down the road.

I have a hunch though that this mode is going to be a bit TOO abbreviated for my personal tastes, but I am definitely going to try it out and see if I enjoy it or not. If SDS spent time putting this together, then it would be silly not to take advantage of it. One idea that intrigues me, IF the mode allows for the use to load a custom roster, is running a historical roster through the mode (I just don't have the time to run multiple franchises and play-out 162 games in each one).

I really give SDS credit for trying to do something different here and not just re-hashing the old season mode as something "new" (which is the type of onerous thing EA would do). I'm curious to see the reactions from the masses on Thursday's stream and whether or not it resonates with them. Of course, the more stodgy/stubborn "I only play franchise" types will dismiss it out-of-hand like they usually do. But the important "tell" is how the "general audience" reacts - I'm hoping that this succeeds and draws more people back towards the offline modes.

I love that they are trying to add more fun back into the game and between this mode and Moments, I think they've added a lot of additional value for offline gamers this year.

[PsychoBulk]

Death by a thousand cuts comes to mind when i think of this once great franchise and game.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by JoshC1977

Well, this is different....I love the idea of a branching storyline concept - something all franchise modes out there really suck at is story-telling. Plus, full franchise modes can be quite daunting for a lot of people due to their sheer depth (which is likely why they are failing to gain traction with newer players - they are just way too bogged-down). This might be a fun stepping-stone for a lot of folks and may allow for a re-growth of the audience for the franchise mode down the road. I have a hunch though that this mode is going to be a bit TOO abbreviated for my personal tastes, but I am definitely going to try it out and see if I enjoy it or not. If SDS spent time putting this together, then it would be silly not to take advantage of it. One idea that intrigues me, IF the mode allows for the use to load a custom roster, is running a historical roster through the mode (I just don't have the time to run multiple franchises and play-out 162 games in each one). I really give SDS credit for trying to do something different here and not just re-hashing the old season mode as something "new" (which is the type of onerous thing EA would do). I'm curious to see the reactions from the masses on Thursday's stream and whether or not it resonates with them. Of course, the more stodgy/stubborn "I only play franchise" types will dismiss it out-of-hand like they usually do. But the important "tell" is how the "general audience" reacts - I'm hoping that this succeeds and draws more people back towards the offline modes. I love that they are trying to add more fun back into the game and between this mode and Moments, I think they've added a lot of additional value for offline gamers this year.

I didn't even think of this, but if you can use custom rosters then I may actually play this mode.

I've always wanted to play through a historical season, but never wanted to start a second franchise because of the time that is consumed by that mode.

[adamj2281]

Ok, yeah pretty much agree it's a mode that's not needed. It was a way to appease the people who miss Season Mode while somehow working in DD/rewards into every single aspect of the game.

My one hope is that maybe, just maybe, they include the 4 tiers of teams into Franchise, i.e., the teams spend and trade as if they are contenders, etc. and possibly that logic is a bit more updated.

It's a hope, faint, but a hope.

[KnightTemplar]

Ugh. I'm just giving up on any hope. If the sideline reporter is done as poorly at the post game reporter, how quickly can we hit X to get past that?