5/10. Content is fine, but no aspect of the gameplay is polished.
Hitting 6/10:
Seems too inconsistent. Dead center PCI can either be Good/Okay, Good/Good, Good/SU, or Perfect/Perfect. There seems to be no rhyme or reason for the contact part. Outside the middle PCI can be good/good on one pitch while the next pitch dead center is good/okay.Fielding 3/10:
Fielding has gotten better but it's still pretty abysmal. Still too many stupid things happen. Bunts where the catcher won't pick up the ball. Bunts down the line that are routine plays but somehow diamond fielders completely botch it. The red dot outfield plays where you either dive and it goes past you or you play it conservative and it still goes past you. Infielders/outfielders play as if there's no sense of urgency on plays where there should be. Swipe tags are super long and often times you can get the ball to the fielder about a second before the runner and they take FOREVER to swipe the tag. Last night I had Robles bunt on me, my pitcher fielded it, but my first baseman was staring into RF so my pitcher had to run over to first base.Pitching 5/10:
Still feels random. Balls seem to go where they want even when you get perfect meter timing. If you time the meter perfectly it should go where you aimed it. If you just miss the meter it should miss your target, but it shouldn't go 10 miles from where you aimed it.Baserunning 2/10:
This is probably my biggest gripe. Sometimes the baserunning is entirely unresponsive. The system for some reason got really clunky this year. It should be the most simple aspect of the game yet it's completely awful.Content 7/10:
New things come out seemingly daily which is cool. The inning programs have been kind of underwhelming though. Brian Roberts was an average to above average player for his career yet he's a boss. The Team Affinities are cool, but they're giving guys who are 4th or 5th ranked prospects in their own system high 90's ratings. Some of the guys they've given us Future Stars cards for have a "C" potential if you play offline franchise, but end up with a 90 diamond card.Offline 9/10:
Franchise is what it is. I enjoy the mode. March to October is fun for a change of pace. Showdowns provide a nice challenge. Moments are fun since I'm a completionist.To sum it up I still play the game, but I don't get the urge to play it as often.
