Controls are flawless, graphically the Show is about as good as we’re going to get before hitting that uncanny valley. The only rough spots are the stilted commentary and repetitive scenes in the Path modes. But it all fades away when you’re fielding a line drive and turn a double play, or when you crack a ball into the right field bleachers and watch your own hometown hero round the bases pumping his fist in the air. This is America’s Pastime still, even if its status as such has taken a backseat to the NBA and NFL.
MLB: The Show 17
SIE San Diego Studio · Mar 28, 2017
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MLB The Show 17 delivers the most realistic and personal baseball gaming experience on consoles. This year The Show offers exciting gameplay improvements and a greater ability to personalize your baseball experience.
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- 9.0To say I’m pleased with my return to the series after a brief hiatus is an understatement. This feels exactly like the Show I remember with some fantastic additions. The only thing that keeps it from getting higher marks are the online connectivity issues and some other small concerns (including some strange ball physics in the outfield that has led to a lot more ground rule doubles than seems realistic).
- 9.0Tons of gameplay modes for both single and multiplayer components, huge improvements in lighting tech and character models, awesome moment to moment gameplay, Retro mode is a blast. With a ton of content to offer, MBL The Show 17 is perhaps the best sports game on the PS4, both from gameplay and visual perspectives.
- 8.0The Show is mostly fantastic, then, yet one holdover issue has to impact on its final score. Namely, online play. Matches themselves are mostly lag-free, but getting into them in the first place represents a real headache, with last year’s well-documented server patchiness again present throughout the game’s first week in the wild.
- 9.0MLB The Show 17 sets a new pinnacle for the franchise. It creates more depth for its tent pole modes and polishes everything else to a terrific gleam. Some online issues and glitches still continue to plague the series at launch, but you might get so engrossed in Franchise or RTTS that you won’t even notice until they’re fixed.
- 8.0It’s always easy to recommend The Show, and even easier on its best years. While there are still a few rough spots, it’s hard to look at this year’s edition and not come away impressed by the sheer amount of content and modes, as well as the polished gameplay and player experience improvements. This is a gigantic care package of baseball, with countless ways to play the game for both hardcore and fair weather fans alike.
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