Grade The Show 21
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@sportpimpin_xbl said in Grade The Show 21:
9/10 content was fire graphics/card art was fuego gameplay was improvable if that's a word
Side note: this was the 1st baseball game I've ever played
This is the first one I've played regularly since High Heat for the first Playstation.
I give the Show (DD specifically) an 8.5-9 on content, engagement, quality of cards, diversity of programs and how much fun I had. Again, it's my first year of DD and I didn't play too much Online so the gameplay issues missed me for the most part. I also didn’t buy the game till late May so the massive server issues didn't become problematic until the second round of issues late summer.
I spent no money and didn't learn to flip cards until late summer and I was able to obtain every card (except Alomar!!!!!!!!!!@$!%@^#*). I know that irritates some people that everything was accessible and I don't disagree, but I'm glad I got to use every card (except Alomar!!!!!!!#%@&×_÷;÷).
My favorite things about DD are:
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Team Affinity. In total the 5 seasons of TA had 210 new cards including some of the best in the game (Degrom, Trea, Mantle, Tatis, etc.)
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Conquests/programs in general- the grindable content on this game was through the roof.
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Collections- I loooooove collecting baseball stuff.
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Legends and flashbacks- I hear the amount or cards was of the hook compared to precious year.
My only wish list would be a bit more content in the last month and rights to more players which isn't a gripe, just a wish.
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4/10 too much focus on one game mode is a [censored] shame
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@misfits_138_1_psn said in Grade The Show 21:
Assuming content and updates are done for the year, I would be interested in hearing everyones assessment of this years game, including:
- Graphics
- Content (Including Programs, Battle Royal, Showdowns, Moments)
- Online H2H (Oh, boy)
- Pitching Difficulty
- Hitting Difficulty
- Realistic Gameplay
- Overall Positives
- Overall Negatives
Can't wait to hear your opinions!
This is kind of vague. I assume you're talking about DD. Except for Online play; these can also fit for RTTS and Franchise.
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DD 5/10
DD content 8/10
franchise mode 7/10
Road to the show 7/10
Online rated 8/10So that would put the game as a whole 7/10. If you just base it off DD alone 4/10. Content was great, gameplay was terrible In DD. For me gameplay is king. Content is use to keep a player engaged in a game not to cover up the bad gameplay
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You guys are really harsh on a game you get so much joy out of playing. I’ve been playing the series for years and each year it keeps getting better and better. Is it perfect, no, nothing is ever perfect. Is it the greatest baseball sim to ever exist, absolutely, without question it is. The graphics are fantastic. The physics amazing. There is so much content it is nearly overwhelming. And the game play, all considering skill level, is superb overall. I rate it a 10/10. If I could change anything related to game play, I’d make the pitching control much more difficult at all levels, make it so no one could consistently paint corners with impossible pitches.
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@jtownelite_x814x_psn said in Grade The Show 21:
@misfits_138_1_psn said in Grade The Show 21:
Assuming content and updates are done for the year, I would be interested in hearing everyones assessment of this years game, including:
- Graphics
- Content (Including Programs, Battle Royal, Showdowns, Moments)
- Online H2H (Oh, boy)
- Pitching Difficulty
- Hitting Difficulty
- Realistic Gameplay
- Overall Positives
- Overall Negatives
Can't wait to hear your opinions!
This is kind of vague. I assume you're talking about DD. Except for Online play; these can also fit for RTTS and Franchise.
You are in a Diamond Dynasty community, so I think it's safe to say this is related to DD.
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3/10 pure trash. I skip next year.
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@a761506_psn said in Grade The Show 21:
You guys are really harsh on a game you get so much joy out of playing. I’ve been playing the series for years and each year it keeps getting better and better. Is it perfect, no, nothing is ever perfect. Is it the greatest baseball sim to ever exist, absolutely, without question it is. The graphics are fantastic. The physics amazing. There is so much content it is nearly overwhelming. And the game play, all considering skill level, is superb overall. I rate it a 10/10. If I could change anything related to game play, I’d make the pitching control much more difficult at all levels, make it so no one could consistently paint corners with impossible pitches.
Exactly! I see the same people post the same [censored] about how mediocre this game is and how it needs sooooo much improvement and it honestly baffles me. There are definitely some things that they can work on but those sitting here giving it a 4.5/10 or even 6/10 are probably the same people who immediately go to yelp after they have an ok experience at a local restaurant. Relax
Hands down best baseball game ever created, and arguably the greatest sports game ever put out. By a mile. 9/10 is the very least this game should get
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@jonblaze2424_psn said in Grade The Show 21:
@a761506_psn said in Grade The Show 21:
You guys are really harsh on a game you get so much joy out of playing. I’ve been playing the series for years and each year it keeps getting better and better. Is it perfect, no, nothing is ever perfect. Is it the greatest baseball sim to ever exist, absolutely, without question it is. The graphics are fantastic. The physics amazing. There is so much content it is nearly overwhelming. And the game play, all considering skill level, is superb overall. I rate it a 10/10. If I could change anything related to game play, I’d make the pitching control much more difficult at all levels, make it so no one could consistently paint corners with impossible pitches.
Exactly! I see the same people post the same [censored] about how mediocre this game is and how it needs sooooo much improvement and it honestly baffles me. There are definitely some things that they can work on but those sitting here giving it a 4.5/10 or even 6/10 are probably the same people who immediately go to yelp after they have an ok experience at a local restaurant. Relax
Hands down best baseball game ever created, and arguably the greatest sports game ever put out. By a mile. 9/10 is the very least this game should get
Agreed
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content was meh, i know we got a lot free stuff this year and if you play offline only than you're probably having a ball, but content being great is pointless when online play plays like dog. I get the "its the best because everythings free community!" But to me that hurts the game, again i get making every card available is the goal, but it almost devalues a card, I liked when grinding in ranked to make WS actually mattered, now the motivation just isnt there cause i could go 30-200 and get the same reward as the guy that goes 13-0 to WS. Idk my opinion, overall grade a B
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@guccigangchuck said in Grade The Show 21:
I liked when grinding in ranked to make WS actually mattered, now the motivation just isnt there cause i could go 30-200 and get the same reward as the guy that goes 13-0 to WS.
1- Nothing about it actually matters, it’s a video game
2- Does anyone need motivation to play a video game?
3- Why compare yourself with other people? Their results are absolutely inconsequential to yours.
4- Are you playing only for wins and a subsequent (worthless) “prize” or are you playing because you enjoy playing baseball? -
@whiplash0013_psn said in Grade The Show 21:
@schwizzle_nizzle said in Grade The Show 21:
4/10. They lost a customer after this year. Trash game. Trash AI. Pure trash.
Go play Madden for a couple of months and you will be back in time for Sprint Training.
No thanks. Football games are trash too.
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Graphics: 4/10
Content (Including Programs, Battle Royal, Showdowns, Moments): 7/10
Online H2H (Oh, boy): 3/10
Pitching Difficulty: 2/10
Hitting Difficulty: 9/10
Realistic Gameplay: 6/10
Overall Positives: Content was cool, except for Topps Now and progressive unrealistic stats throughout season.
Overall Negatives: Gameplay in general, connectivity, servers.28/50 (D-)
Not a great year for MLB the Show in my opinion, but not as bad as MLB 2018.
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@a761506_psn said in Grade The Show 21:
You guys are really harsh on a game you get so much joy out of playing. I’ve been playing the series for years and each year it keeps getting better and better. Is it perfect, no, nothing is ever perfect. Is it the greatest baseball sim to ever exist, absolutely, without question it is. The graphics are fantastic. The physics amazing. There is so much content it is nearly overwhelming. And the game play, all considering skill level, is superb overall. I rate it a 10/10. If I could change anything related to game play, I’d make the pitching control much more difficult at all levels, make it so no one could consistently paint corners with impossible pitches.
More to a game than a single mode
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@a761506_psn said in Grade The Show 21:
@guccigangchuck said in Grade The Show 21:
I liked when grinding in ranked to make WS actually mattered, now the motivation just isnt there cause i could go 30-200 and get the same reward as the guy that goes 13-0 to WS.
1- Nothing about it actually matters, it’s a video game
2- Does anyone need motivation to play a video game?
3- Why compare yourself with other people? Their results are absolutely inconsequential to yours.
4- Are you playing only for wins and a subsequent (worthless) “prize” or are you playing because you enjoy playing baseball?1- If it doesnt matter why are you here
2- I'd say in a "Ranked setting" you should have some motivation to get better
3- ranked is suppose to be competitive and see where you rank amongst others
4- I use to play to make WS, but at about september this year, i realized why grind when i can just get it handed to me for 30 free wins.
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Overall game : 8.5/10
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Graphics 10/10
Content (Including Programs, Battle Royal, Showdowns, Moments) 6/10
Online H2H (Oh, boy) 8/10
Pitching Difficulty 8/10
Hitting Difficulty 8/10
Realistic Gameplay 8/10
Overall Positives, Too much to point out, the game as a whole is fantastic.
Overall Negatives, Stamina, lack of OFM, freeze issues, and some other various bugs. Content needs am overhaul on the offline variant, conquest and moments are only so interesting before they're boring af.
Id wager its an 8/10. Best MLBTS we've had since 17, if they include OFM, its a solid 9 easy.
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Overall I think I would give this ye....... SERVER DISCONNECTED
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7/10 I play on PS4, really fun game. What keeps it from being great is the connection issues. Freeze offs are a way too common occurrence. Sometimes even off line the game just crashes. Without these seemingly fixable problems would be 9/10 easily
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I think something people forget is you can complain about pitchinig and seeing it here blah blah pinpoint is OP they locate too much and then outlier and high sinkers are outrageous. then you play BR or all star events and its pitchers leave their pitches down the middle and non pci homeruns and constant foul offs.
do I think they could do better yes, but idk its so hard to balance bc you play a game where the opponent is hitting pitches no one in real life could and then theres games like 18+ strike outs each side and its like this is awful and I wanna hit dingers.cant say the game is much different but last year was my first DD and this year im obviously a lot better but still nothing crazy different. I thought BR program was awesome since I doubt ill ever get 12-0 and I think my ranked record is 92-21. I think stamina and confidence need reworked drastically. hope to make a league next year on the game with some ppl here
