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  • Eski33
    MVP
    • Jun 2004
    • 1299

    #1

    Best Sports Game

    With no disrespect to the NHL, FIFA and NBA 2K series, The Show is by far the best sports game on a console. I have owned every iteration since The Show 08 and for the first time I really stopped, looked and appreciated what I was playing.

    The visuals, player animation variety, crowds, stadium sounds, etc. are incredible. Not sure why it took me this long to really look at what I was playing but the game is absolutely incredible. The attention to detail like including pink bats on Mother's Day for breast cancer awareness is just the tip of the ice berg.

    This will be a game that in the future people will look back and call it a classic. It has its imperfections and people dog the commentary (which I find well done but basically nothing new for a few years) but the game's overall package eliminates any such issues.

    In a world where people criticize first and appreciate later, I hope everyone stops in the middle of a game (regardless of what it is) to look around and see what it is they are actually playing.

    Even NCAA 13 for its negative attention is a beautiful game.
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  • I3RIS3H
    Pro
    • Jun 2011
    • 640

    #2
    Re: Best Sports Game

    I'd have to strongly agree.
    Ever since March I've played nothing but Mlb 12 The Show. I wasn't excited for NCAA at all (as I usually am) this year. I held back from buying NCAA because of some poor reviews so I downloaded a free trial off of the PS store. I played it for about 15 minutes and then I quit because I was bored, in 15 minutes.
    The Show is so much deeper than all of these other game, it's quite incredible actually.
    NHL: Chicago Blackhawks
    NFL: Kansas City Chiefs
    MLB: Kansas City Royals
    NCAA: Kansas Jayhawks

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    • Knight165
      *ll St*r
      • Feb 2003
      • 24964

      #3
      Re: Best Sports Game

      I agree.
      I have 'em all....play(ed) them all to at least some extent....and far and away I agree with you guys.

      Still room for improvement, as I'm sure we'll see in '13, but this is the most fun I've had with a sports game in a LOOOONG "career" of playing anything and everything sports.

      M.K.
      Knight165
      All gave some. Some gave all. 343

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      • ZB9
        Hall Of Fame
        • Nov 2004
        • 18387

        #4
        Re: Best Sports Game

        I agree. I was strictly a 360 gamer until recently when I bought a ps3 for the blu ray and the show was the first game i bought. I have been addicted to the game ever since.

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        • cusefan74
          MVP
          • Jul 2010
          • 2408

          #5
          Re: Best Sports Game

          I agree, I only have one big complaint, the strike zone. It just makes me angry when I throw a pitch right down the middle and it is called a ball, but the cpu does not even get it over the plate and they call it a strike. Other then that I love the game.

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          • iRepIndiana
            Banned
            • Jun 2012
            • 1974

            #6
            Originally posted by cusefan74
            I agree, I only have one big complaint, the strike zone. It just makes me angry when I throw a pitch right down the middle and it is called a ball, but the cpu does not even get it over the plate and they call it a strike. Other then that I love the game.
            Highly doubt you throw a cockshot right dead center it called a ball...

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            • jonter94
              Rookie
              • Feb 2009
              • 24

              #7
              Re: Best Sports Game

              Best sports game by far imo. None of the others mentioned are even close, especially not fifa and I'm a huge football (soccer) fan but that game doesn't represent the sport very well.


              The Show is fantastic.

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              • Armor and Sword
                The Lama
                • Sep 2010
                • 21801

                #8
                Re: Best Sports Game

                The Show 12 has been my video game life since it's release. My NCAA 13 came yesterday.....it's still in the shrink wrap.

                I don't see this game not being played till The Show 13 comes around....then I will check things out in regards to 13. It will be hard for me to get 13 on release though. I am so immersed in my Marlins franchise, my 1984 season replay, 1996 season replay, I have yet to get into the fictional rosters yet (and I will as they look great) you also have Jethro's 1990 franchise roster set coming out some time for 12....and then I still have a 1987 franchise going on The Show 11.

                Truly amazing game. I have been sports gaming since Atari 2600. I have never played a sports game (other than NBA2K11) as amazing as The Show 12. It has a couple of flaws but what game doesn't? There are so many small little details that make the whole so great. The commentary is very solid despite it being pretty much the same since 2009 (my first Show game) but they still have added each year.

                The ball physics are pretty amazing this year. Another thing they vastly improved the the ball off the bat sounds as well as the catching (ball hitting the mitt) sounds. Also the grips in broadcast view are sweet as well as the spins.

                So much greatness in this game. Couple that with a great community here at OS making all these awesome rosters to DL and what more could you ask for?

                If your a true baseball junkie and love baseball video games....there is no other video game that rivals The Show 12. None.

                The jump from 9 to 11 was huge for me. I did not expect the same from 11 to 12.....yet they did it.

                Great job SCEA.

                Now just get that bottom line ticker working properly again (decimal issue for league leaders, inter-league scores issue) with a small patch!:wink:
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                CFB 26 Hurricanes/Fresno State Year 2
                MLB The Show 25 - 2025 Yankees Year 1
                MLB The Show 25 1985 Yankees Year 1
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                • shadia147
                  Pro
                  • Aug 2011
                  • 558

                  #9
                  Re: Best Sports Game

                  I said it a couple of weeks ago."This game is like Secretariat at the Belmont".
                  It's just that much better than it's competition.

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                  • LowerWolf
                    Hall Of Fame
                    • Jun 2006
                    • 12282

                    #10
                    Re: Best Sports Game

                    As much as I love this series, it's typically about this time of year that I stop playing. Not this year though.

                    I'm going to complete Season 1 (playing every game) and I highly expect to be playing Season 2 in December.

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                    • I3RIS3H
                      Pro
                      • Jun 2011
                      • 640

                      #11
                      Re: Best Sports Game

                      This game is the sole reason that I started watching baseball. I'll admit, unfortunately, that I thought baseball was one of the worst, most boring sports out there. Then I picked up MLB 12 in March since I was getting bored with other games.

                      I became a fan of the Royals (long-time Chiefs fan) right when the regular season started and haven't looked back. No other sports game has made me actually fall in love with the sport in real life.
                      NHL: Chicago Blackhawks
                      NFL: Kansas City Chiefs
                      MLB: Kansas City Royals
                      NCAA: Kansas Jayhawks

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                      • Vechi8
                        Redskins big 3
                        • Feb 2009
                        • 353

                        #12
                        Re: Best Sports Game

                        I wanted to start a thread with the same sentiments but could not put my thoughts into words without sounding like an 8 year old ready for Christmas. You have nailed my feelings on spot! To add to my enjoyment, I have started another Nat's chise with Scott's rosters and Armor & Sword's sliders and can not believe the similar results to the actually MLB 12 season.

                        Sorry to steal Auburn's old thread years ago but.....The game (truly) owns my soul.

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                        • Bunselpower32
                          Pro
                          • Jul 2012
                          • 947

                          #13
                          Re: Best Sports Game

                          Sweat darkening the hats and bats flying out of hitter's hands. Case closed.
                          "The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws."

                          - Rick Wise

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                          • cusefan74
                            MVP
                            • Jul 2010
                            • 2408

                            #14
                            Re: Best Sports Game

                            Originally posted by MoGotti
                            Highly doubt you throw a cockshot right dead center it called a ball...

                            Actually yes it did happen. The other night I threw one right down the middle and it was called a ball. When you looked at the strikezone it was right in the middle. They were stealing on the play and I was not paying attention to the ump, and when I went to make the next pitch the count was 1-0. I couldn't believe it because I knew it was right in there, so I looked and sure enough right down the middle. Maybe the steal had something to do with it, because it has happened twice now, and they were both on steal attempts.

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                            • DJ
                              Hall Of Fame
                              • Apr 2003
                              • 17756

                              #15
                              Re: Best Sports Game

                              This game is garbage and y'all now it

                              Vets around here know that I've bought 3 Sony gaming systems due to this series. So yeah, you can say I like it.

                              The only game that comes close to the overall experience of The Show is NBA 2K. I honestly could just play those 2 games year-round and be satisfied.
                              Currently Playing:
                              MLB The Show 25 (PS5)

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