@Squid_Adams_PSN said in State of the Show 9/20/25:
Haven't made one of these posts in a while, probably because I've been minimizing the time I'm on this disaster of a game. It was playing well enough, not perfect, but not alarmingly bad...until today.
Once again, this game's inconsistencies are glaring. My thoughts are well known on the downfalls of this game, so let me give you a quick checklist of the sins that occurred during my first game of the day:
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Opponent might have had perfect check swing success in this game. I don't recall a check swing of his ever being called for a strike. On the flip side, I don't recall a single one of my check swings not being called a strike. That level of randomness probably played a huge role in the result of this game.
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I had one hit the entire game. Perfect perfect line outs to the second baseman, loud fly outs directly to outfield, etc. In other games I've played, those are gappers or home runs.
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My opponent had 10 hits, 4 of which were home runs. His home runs came off late timing, early timing, early timing and I didn't see the fourth one, but judging by the crack of the bat, it was average contact at best. Saw him getting hits on very early timing and so on.
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Diamond fielder error. I don't remember if this cost me or not, but when I'm being nerfed in so many ways, this definitely stuck out like a sore thumb.
Basically, it felt like I was meant to lose that game, no matter what. Video games shouldn't feel that way. That's why so many people hate Madden. There are plays where you get sacked immediately. Not because you're bad at the game, but because the game decided you were going to get sacked. No good. No good at all.
Just out of curiosity; do you, or have you, ever posted a State of the Show update when youre winning/doing good?