The Three Best and Worst Things We Know About MLB The Show 17

[countryboy]

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Best

1) Ball Physics
2) Humanity AI/Player Quirks
3) Retro Mode - I know this isn't everyone's cup of tea but I'm really looking forward to playing in a "league" with my buddies like we did back in yesteryear.


Worst

1) Things I was hoping were added to franchise mode weren't added this year
2) Having to wait until the end of March to play
3) The Cubs are probably going to crush me........again.

[KnightTemplar]

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Like:

Create player brings the graphics way up!
Quick manage (goodbye FAST FORWARD) LOVE THIS!
Player models look great.

No way:

Retro mode
No expansion mode
Matt

[BAFL99]

I think many of you are missing a key component to Retro Mode. As a father of a 6 year old son that LOVES baseball, it is difficult to play The Show while he watches wishing he could grab a controller and play. In this years version he can do just that with Retro Mode. One button does everything just like when we were kids. Will he be able to play franchise? No but he has no interest in that. He just wants to play as his favorite players and teams and have fun. Retro mode was not built for the hardcore players but I know I am looking forward to sharing my passion for this game with my son!

[Chef Matt]

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I think many of you are missing a key component to Retro Mode. As a father of a 6 year old son that LOVES baseball, it is difficult to play The Show while he watches wishing he could grab a controller and play. In this years version he can do just that with Retro Mode. One button does everything just like when we were kids. Will he be able to play franchise? No but he has no interest in that. He just wants to play as his favorite players and teams and have fun. Retro mode was not built for the hardcore players but I know I am looking forward to sharing my passion for this game with my son!

Great, great point. Even my 10 year old has a tough time with all the mechanics. This is going to be great for us too.

[iambpburke]

I love the idea of Retro Mode. I'm hardcore into sports simulation just like most of us here are. But I do have friends and my girlfriend, who don't want to invest the time and effort a regular game of the Show offers. Me and my best buddy (even to this day) will spend many hours into the night playing Griffey Slugfest on N64. This allows us to do so - with far better graphics and physics this time around.

And I am in the extreme minority in liking Harold Reynolds. Super pumped to be playing '17 every day very soon.

[sva91]

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I'm extremely excited for retro mode. More action, much less frustrating missing those low curves and change ups. And we can knock out a game in half the time.

I'm just really hoping we can have a broadcast style game, but with retro cam and gameplay. Something about that retro cam brings out the graphics imo.

[timisone]

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3 things I like
Quick manage
New graphics
new launchpad

3 things I don't
Retro mode
DD
No Scouting changes.

[timisone]

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I'm extremely excited for retro mode. More action, much less frustrating missing those low curves and change ups. And we can knock out a game in half the time.

I'm just really hoping we can have a broadcast style game, but with retro cam and gameplay. Something about that retro cam brings out the graphics imo.

Couldn't we just play an old baseball game if we wanted retro mode? I don't understand the appeal, I remember when madden did this. It lasted one year.

[Caulfield]

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Couldn't we just play an old baseball game if we wanted retro mode? .

You could but I bet Show 17 is the best old baseball game out there. So why not play it, and dont have to hook up another console to do it.

[countryboy]

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Couldn't we just play an old baseball game if we wanted retro mode? I don't understand the appeal, I remember when madden did this. It lasted one year.

Absolutely.

But you couldn't play an old baseball game with the new ball physics


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[ArchitectsMetalcore]

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The introduction of retro mode pretty much summarizes the priorities of this company right now and that is to create a more accessible game for the majority of the community.

I don't care if it took them one day or 5 minutes to create the mode. They sat down in their meeting, realized they can't expand the team, so they resorted to creating a new mode for the sake of having something new. Instead of using those days on fixing pitching motions, fixing jerseys, fixing grass, they felt the need to go retro. Lets not forget about shifting priorities towards DD because we all know that is where the money is. Who is to blame them though? I would have done the same thing.

[mlblover15]

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MLB Network and Show cast!!! hands down oh and of course individual hitter vs pitcher stats!!! great work SCEA...yoi ALWAYS show us that your listening... thank you, thank you and thank you.

[timisone]

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The introduction of retro mode pretty much summarizes the priorities of this company right now and that is to create a more accessible game for the majority of the community.

I don't care if it took them one day or 5 minutes to create the mode. They sat down in their meeting, realized they can't expand the team, so they resorted to creating a new mode for the sake of having something new. Instead of using those days on fixing pitching motions, fixing jerseys, fixing grass, they felt the need to go retro. Lets not forget about shifting priorities towards DD because we all know that is where the money is. Who is to blame them though? I would have done the same thing.

I agree to a point, but at one time they were developing for 2 systems, Vita and Ps4.

Maybe we will get lucky and all of ours asking for things will be patched into the game. Here is hoping. Madden did it last year, so who knows. I miss you 2k.

[Vmascarello]

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Best
1. Stadium Tagging - love the idea of commentary saying where the ball lands such as Lansdowne St
2. Situational stats - dynamic batter vs. pitcher stats in Franchise
3. Player Quirks
Honorable mention - Player faces upgraded, ball physics, Top Prospect list, Critical Situations, MLB network integration, Showcast stats

**Maybe Pave the Path will make the list, still waiitng for more info.

Things I dont care about
1. DD navigation upgrades
2. Quick Manage
3. Retro Mode

After going back through all the SCEA streams, they made alot more upgrades than I perceived. This is going to be an awesome release. San Diego Studios on their game as usual.

[2ndBase]

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Good
1. Ball physics
2. Body types
3. Better faces

Bad
1. Cap side logo
2. Cap side logo
3. No Tiger Stadium