MLB The Show 17

I've been buying this game since it first came out and it gets better and better each year. I've sold my PS4 because my Xbox One S sufficed for my gaming,, ended up buying a PS4 Pro just for this game. So i'm playing a $400 game right now lol. In any case, I figured it would be the same as last year. It is somewhat. Graphics seem a bit sharper, more animations, movement looks much more fluid, there are mistakes players make that would happen in real life. The main thing about this game is that I have an unusual last name, but somehow when I create my player, they have my name there even announcing it as well! That is a SUPER PLUS in my book. Other games like NBA, Fifa, Madden do not have this. This goes to show you the attention to detail, especially the littlest things, matter to these group of developers and team that make this game. Get this game, you will not be disappointed. It especially has a pretty fun throwback classic mode where you can pick up and play with a friend like the old RBI Baseball days.

The show is becoming too much like Madden... The same game every year with updated rosters. I read some reviews that the graphics look better. But they don't. They're the same. I'm fact the hair and beards look worse than ever. The ball parks and crowds do look better though. It's a good game. Just not great. And it is very much the same as recent the show games. Also I am noticing WAY too many BS plays. Multiple CPU batters crushing base hits on sinkers under the strike zone. And then I ground out on a chest high strike with great timing. Happens way too often, way more than past years. Maybe they will patch it. Also, I am very disappointed to say that The Show is taking a page from 2K. The upgrade points in RTTS are down a LOT from years past. Meaning that The Show is trying to make you spend real $ to buy upgrade points.

For those who have played The Show before: It's a good game. You're not missing much new stuff with MLB 17 The Show though. It's pretty much the same (as with all the other years). Of course every year you have reviews that say 'this years Show is the best in the series' (im paraphrasing of course). New ball physics make for a slightly different look and feel when playing. But then again, every year always feel slightly different anyway. For those who have not played The Show before; This is definitely a good place to start. No last gen version, so you're getting a 100% current gen game. Several different game modes to hold your attention and hopefully give you at least one game mode you really love playing. I don't really shouldn't have to go into much detail with a ****'s a sports game. Looking up about 10min of gameplay and then 5min of what the game modes are, will tell you pretty much everything you need to know.

Playing on PS4 Pro. Even high-framerate mode isn't very smooth, the generated character pictures are downright ugly, game doesn't look much better than MLB 2K13, AI isn't that great and it isn't uncommon for them to completely ignore a ball as it slowly rolls by them so a farther away fielder can go for it, you don't have full control of your character so if it doesn't want you to make a play then you can't move, and the game freezes in RTTS randomly after a game ends and you go to the next game in the series. Fully patched, game has been out for months, and still a Horribly coded experience. I would return if I could and sadly this is the only option to play MLB...

I have to give this a three for some awful planning. Every year it's the same, tons of issues. There are some pretty horrendous bugs as well such as fielders not moving when balls are hit over their heads. Many of the same issues as last year that they always promise they will fix but never do. Beautiful graphics this year. Finally a step up which is long over due. Ball physics are nice. Not able to access anything online. And seven hours with it a response or comment from then is telling. They have some of the worst customer service in the gaming business.