Road to the Show Is My Favorite Mode in MLB The Show 17

[Steve_OS]

After a few months of playing MLB 17: The Show, I am surprised to report I...

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[milkmanbonzai]

I really dig this year's "Hard Knocks" style presentation; it's not overly intrusive like other career modes' cutscenes yet provides just enough of a framework to feel like you're crafting a narrative and not just playing a string of games. And to be honest, the story-based career modes in other games, namely NBA 2K, have fallen flat with poor storytelling that doesn't get with the foundation of a video game (although The Journey shows a lot of promise).*
For the first time, I'm actually addicted to Diamond Dynasty. Normally, I'm usually waist-deep in Franchise, but starting off with a ton of good cards out of the gate thanks to the MVP version I bought at launch, I was able to start off with a good team and also came to the realization that most of the players I've come across have no semblance of plate discipline. It's pretty satisfying when a low Bronze player rolls out a team of all Golds and they're easily trounced and getting me one step closer to a better Gold card and pack at the end of a Season. It's now in that "it's midnight, but I want one more game" territory, especially now that I haven't run into any server issues since the first big patch.

[sirjam]

It would be my favorite if I could change off the player lock cam and play more of a broadcast cam like head to head games*

[Caulfield]

I swear I will get around to RTTS at some point before October. But for now I'm too engrossed in team play to take a break. Maybe at some point in the future there will be a Franchise/RTTS hybrid. If thats even possible.

[TheWarmWind]

Franchise or Death!

I may be a little biased.

Honestly though, I never understood the appeal of RttS, especially over Franchise. Why play a single position when I can play all of them? Why leave the fate of where my player ends up to RNG when I can be the one in control?

I guess there is some appeal over a shorter timespan for more rapid progression of your "story", but if you're in it for the long haul like me (play the Show year round, carry over save from 14) nothing beats Franchise.

In my opinion.

Which is not humble.

Cause I am awesome.

Peace out!

[JoshC1977]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve_OS

The mode doesn't force anything and it's easy to craft a vision of your player's personality, even if just inside your own imagination.

And THIS is why it works.

It is literally impossible to create a forced narrative that will appeal to everyone. Using crafted stories is a quick way to turn-off a percentage of players; just as not everyone loves comedy movies, not everyone loves SciFi TV shows, etc.

While I couldn't get into RTTS because I quickly realized my love of the MLBTS comes from being a part of the entire game; the simplicity of the interactions and how I could allow my imagination to run wild with the narrative was quite appealing.

[Black59Razr]

Can you still make your player faster and throw harder as he gets older? If so, I'll continie to pass.

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[Caulfield]

Quote: Originally Posted by Black59Razr

Can you still make your player faster and throw harder as he gets older? If so, I'll continie to pass. Sent from my SM-G928V using Operation Sports mobile app

Thats one of the beautiful things about the Road Show; you dont HAVE to increase either of those attributes. You can stymie any of them you want. Though I could see where a 24 year old Billy Hamilton could outrun the 18 year old version as well as the 36 year old version of himself.