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The truth of the matter is, since 2014 or around 2015 i’ve felt the every new MLB The Show game that has been released it’s literally a copy of the previous year but with some minor tweaks and each year we get less and less of what used to make this game “The Most Realistic Baseball Game” i mean it’s not like they have any competition, since not even 2K makes baseball games anymore. I am not trying to bring our extraordinary people at San Diego Studios down, i am not but as a loyal consumer of this product i thought i should give you guys and honest opinion on these boards since i see alot! And i mean alot! Of videos on Youtube pointing out what i was already thinking “Time For a Change!

I will try to make this quick now, so yeah Graphics kinda do improve a bit each year but where i see the slowest progress are the animations! To give San Diego credit i think around 2017 i complained about the batting swings lookin too generic and MLB the show 2019 made those swing look more solid and powerfull and for that San Diego i praise you! The batters now look like they have more power behind the swings and i hope you keep focusing on that. Another things are sounds! Am i the only one who plays this game soo much you start hearing the same commentary over and over again its annoying. I mean these commentators literally say the same things since like MLB the show 2014! It’s Ridiculous. If im playing on the show i want to hear about how good i did last year or how bad or where the commentators think i will be in the future REALISM!. Also the sound of the ball hitting the bat! Could have more variations as should the crowd!!! I want to feel the crowds excitement and ferocity when hitting a walk off homerun in game 7 of the World Series. And road to the show!! Where do i start! Well tbh i like where we’re at with RTS, i just think it lacks the drama and excitement of a player making it big in the leagues! I mean come on! Give us a little story! I swear you guys would kill the league with that! And last but not least Franchise Mode! For this ill start off with a question?. Whats the whole point of having a good season, statistically if! I cant even spend the money my team earns? I mean seriously dudes! The old mlb the show games used to let me even set the prices for my tickets or parking lot and all the cool stuff that would make earning money more exciting and realistic!. I have so much more grievances but to be fair i don’t expect all of these to happen in a years time! But i know if you guys listen to us! The public, you guys are going to get nothing but praise. Im playing MLB the show 19 as we speak and the reason i am playing a older one its because i have come to purchase the game every 2 years now and the reason i do it it’s Because i dont feel the changes from one year to another are worth it at the moment! But that can change! With that being said. To San Diego Studios team! Thank you for all the endless hours i have enjoyed in this series and also thanks for even having this board where you can really connect with the community. I know you guyss heard me once!!! And one of the reasons i love 19 the show its because of the batting changes. (Still not perfect, but going in the right direction).

What do you guys think? Do you agree with me? Do we need changes in the MLB The Show series? Or do you like the game just as? Leave a comment with your thoughts or changes you think San Diego Studios should really take a look at! Thanks for reading and lets go forward together, who knows? Maybe MLB the Show 21! Will be the biggest MLB tittle to date! And it might be all because of us! 9 3 G A N G

Haha thanks man!

@joshjays44 said in MLB The Show 21 Time for a Change!:

"I will try to make this quick" he says

I did try

@jjar1125z said in MLB The Show 21 Time for a Change!:

I went all in on '19 and have seen the changes through out the whole season. I've know about all the good and bad, tweaks and the flaws of '19. When they are the only MLB game out ( I don't consider those RBI games competition) just like Madden is the only NFL game, I never expect real changes or improvements made from one year to the next
Skipping 1, or 2 or even 3 years between buying the game is a smart choice

I couldn’t agree more! Thats why im still playing 19! And you’re right, this one has better improvements.

@hoboadam_PSN said in MLB THE SHOW 21 Failed Again??🤮:

Since you asked for honesty about what you wrote, you said about 3 sentences worth of stuff in 10x as many words needed.

No other studio can come close to gameplay. Please see RBI baseball.

Please don't compare this game to the polished [censored] that is the Madden Franchise.

I wish you luck with your passion that is MLB. I don't see much that will sway you as any expectations for a major redevelopment of the existing engine is unfair this year..Given the pandemic, getting XBox running alone was a major accomplishment.

Your post is respectful, but just way too long of a read.

Thanks, i understand your point

I swear everytime i try to give this game the benefit of the doubt they screw it up. This year was nothing more than the same recycled graphics (IGN mentioned that on their review as well) and the repetitiveness that makes me feel like im still playing MLB the Show 17 but in 2021 oh! And let me not even speak on the commentary, seriously? You guys are so busy retouching old graphics that nobody seems to care that the commentators not only repeat the same thing i've been hearing since 2009 but even repeating the same lines in the same Match lol. "And it is Gone! A Homerun!" "And just like that, this ballgame is tied" i mean come on guys? I do understand we just came from a pandemic and maybe studios werent able to work for a while but you guys have been doing this since forever i mean to see any changes in graphics or motions you'l have to be purchasing the game every 4 years and the changes arent even that good!... i seriously believe you guys have gotten way to confortable with being the only studio that makes a MLB because i really think if you guys still had 2k as a competitor and you guys were making the games you guys are now, they would've been smoking ya in sales! And to think that back then you guys were way better than them but comparing what they do with their NBA games year after year you guys are slacking!... thats all ill say, and i get many people are okay with the flaws and justify the lack in progress with the cross-play and blah blah but i seriously believe if you guys werent ready i would have rather wait a year or even extra months to pay for a videogame that seems half complete to me.... and please fix the freeze offs