MLB The Show 19

 PlayStation 4
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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 216 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 147 out of 216
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 216
  3. Negative: 45 out of 216
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  1. Phillygamer
    Mar 26, 2019
    7
    I play the Show every year. If you have never played the Show And you love baseball, I suggest you play it and for first timers I would give this game a 9. But for people who are expecting a much improved game from last year, you are better off saving your 60 bucks and continue to play Show 18 because nothing besides a few camera angles has changed. The graphics look exactly the same. ItsI play the Show every year. If you have never played the Show And you love baseball, I suggest you play it and for first timers I would give this game a 9. But for people who are expecting a much improved game from last year, you are better off saving your 60 bucks and continue to play Show 18 because nothing besides a few camera angles has changed. The graphics look exactly the same. Its basically just a roster update.… Expand
  2. jay_caspian
    Mar 27, 2019
    6
    While MLB the Show 19 is an overall great game -- the lack of innovation around two of the games 3 main modes leave users wishing they had more. I've been a long-time fan of the series and have always purchased a copy. That said the two modes I play the most are Road to the Show and Franchise. Franchise has had almost no upgrades at all -- only minorly tweaking how contracts work forWhile MLB the Show 19 is an overall great game -- the lack of innovation around two of the games 3 main modes leave users wishing they had more. I've been a long-time fan of the series and have always purchased a copy. That said the two modes I play the most are Road to the Show and Franchise. Franchise has had almost no upgrades at all -- only minorly tweaking how contracts work for players. RTTS received some minor upgrades, but they're far from great. They re-used literally all the dialogue from last year's game and merely added 'personality' traits assigned to the choices. Simply, it's incredibly boring to anyone who played RTTS 18 and I'm furious that reviewers have not cited them for this lazy choice.

    That said, the ways they refined gameplay has been nice and their small visual upgrades have been noticed. I'm super disappointed this year but I have hope the developers will figure out their way in the future.    … Expand
  3. Joldem
    Apr 29, 2019
    5
    I love baseball and have been a gamer since pong and asteroids. I enjoyed 18 but 19 has so many flaws I am not having fun with it. Defense is so bad and not just bad fielders, Mays has issues on fly balls. Just had a new one to me and my final straw to write a bad review. Line drive to the wall, batter runs to second base but walks last 20' to second. Center fielder throws ball in andI love baseball and have been a gamer since pong and asteroids. I enjoyed 18 but 19 has so many flaws I am not having fun with it. Defense is so bad and not just bad fielders, Mays has issues on fly balls. Just had a new one to me and my final straw to write a bad review. Line drive to the wall, batter runs to second base but walks last 20' to second. Center fielder throws ball in and gets him out because he walked. Way too many line drives caught. For me that was it. Will try again in 20, maybe.… Expand
  4. mlb19sucks
    Nov 15, 2019
    7
    Ill be quick with this review, basically its biggest problem is the amount of luck based game play. This sucks to because the game is very fun content wise, there is always something to do, and the best part is you don't have to spend a penny, my team is 92 overall and I haven't spent a single dollar.
  5. sityoazzdown
    Apr 1, 2019
    6
    *Agree or not, I've probably played over 300+ online games each iteration of this series over the past 5 years, so more than likely I know more about this series than you* (also note im mostly reviewing the online).
    Ah.. the casualization of this series continues, year 2. You play a online game then expect a lot of bloop hits, a lot of hits with late timing, the nerfing of offspeed pitch    *Agree or not, I've probably played over 300+ online games each iteration of this series over the past 5 years, so more than likely I know more about this series than you* (also note im mostly reviewing the online).
    Ah.. the casualization of this series continues, year 2. You play a online game then expect a lot of bloop hits, a lot of hits with late timing, the nerfing of offspeed pitch to the ground, the increased "rng" of pitching now, I've never seen so many hangers and pitches down the middle in my life playing this game. You play against anyone who is half decent expect a 10-9 game. The outfielding play is weird this year also, they're stiff and the automated animations sometimes screw up, (a lazy fly and the of jogs and sticks his gloves up casually only to miss and have the ball roll all the way back for a triple). Literally the only online improvement they made was getting rid of the base running exploits and stuff. I don't like the way this series is going. Hey sony san diego! go back to when getting perfect timing=hits and line drives, ala mlb 17.    … Expand
  6. mkwiiallpro
    Oct 12, 2019
    7
    It's pretty average and similar to the old games. It gets a 7 instead of a 5 because Madden, NBA 2K and FIfa are all garbage.
  7. MaxPayneIsGod
    Dec 1, 2019
    7
    Always a hard one to review. From a non-baseballing country for the 2nd time I've given this franchise a try and for the second time I've ended up perplexed.
    I find myself putting many, many hours into Road To The Show and effectively getting nowhere. I managed to get drafted into a MLB team but from there its grind, grind and grind some more.
    I put so much time into RTTS I don't really    Always a hard one to review. From a non-baseballing country for the 2nd time I've given this franchise a try and for the second time I've ended up perplexed.
    I find myself putting many, many hours into Road To The Show and effectively getting nowhere. I managed to get drafted into a MLB team but from there its grind, grind and grind some more.
    I put so much time into RTTS I don't really get to touch any of the other game modes and when I do, its more grind, grind, grind.
    Its a shame, if the experience was more streamlined I'd say the game would have a bigger audience, instead its really targeted at at baseball purists only.    … Expand
  8. charlesstrnad
    Apr 23, 2019
    7
    Have played MLB The Show since it first came out in 2007.
    Always great graphics, fairly good animations (some still pretty hokey, as in this year's double play fielding animations at second base- a veritable hot-dog show of behind-the-back flips, etc, that you will never see in a real MLB game, etc), stale, repetitive announcing (again), outstanding editability for all players, gameplay    Have played MLB The Show since it first came out in 2007.
    Always great graphics, fairly good animations (some still pretty hokey, as in this year's double play fielding animations at second base- a veritable hot-dog show of behind-the-back flips, etc, that you will never see in a real MLB game, etc), stale, repetitive announcing (again), outstanding editability for all players, gameplay sliders, and fairly complete rosters out of the box.
    but: the biggest problem with this game, again, since about 2007 in my opinion, is the amount of cpu scripting/control in any game you play vs: the cpu, where gameplay results are simply taken out of the human players hands for a period of time, and nothing you do with your baseball smart decisions, or how well you execute with your game controller, will affect the outcome of the gameplay. All sports videogames have this, and The Show 2019 still does too, and just enough to make it only worth 7/10, in my veteran Show gamer opinion.    … Expand
  9. DerekYeeter
    May 21, 2019
    7
    I would say I have mixed feelings on this because I always square up the ball and exit velo 50 but when I’m late it’s like exit velo 90+ the rating matchups are trash I’m in wild card with a gold lineup and 4 diamonds but I feel like I always get matched up with 90+ overall teams etc i would give it a thumbs up but I would also say just fix the fielding already
  10. PJOHNSON
    May 31, 2019
    7
    Whoever updates the roster needs to quit rn...these are the worst updates I have ever seen in anygame... They take way too long to update as it is Then they only updates a very select few..not the obvious ones like domingo German from the yankees have not been updated once even tho he is 9-1 wit a 3.43 era...trash updates
  11. BiggieZeke
    Jul 23, 2019
    7
    FYI, I only played Road to the Show (Rtts) , and March to October.

    Good New Rtts Progression system for perks Situational challenges in rtts Maintaining teammate and rival relationships in rtts Rtts still fun despite feeling similar to last years March to October is a great, fun, and quick new mode Different ways to play the game, whether its button timing or using analog sticks for    FYI, I only played Road to the Show (Rtts) , and March to October.

    Good

    New Rtts Progression system for perks

    Situational challenges in rtts

    Maintaining teammate and rival relationships in rtts

    Rtts still fun despite feeling similar to last years

    March to October is a great, fun, and quick new mode

    Different ways to play the game, whether its button timing or using analog sticks for pitching, batting, and fielding


    Bad

    Can’t leave after simulating to next appearance in rtts. Have to start next game at least then save and quit

    Multiple game challenges are negated or effect you negatively when you’re benched or pinch hit and you miss your one hit in rtts

    Rtts Feels like last year’s, or last few years’, game with the same animations, menus, awards system, and cutscenes

    So far in rtts, no stats and attributes can be improved during all star games

    Some Rtts mini games can have terrible timing and calibration

    Some Rtts don’t work like they should per their description (ex: Fog of War perk)    … Expand
  12. IsolatedDNA
    Aug 17, 2019
    6
    MLB The Show has the franchise on the best baseball game on console. For those that have never played this franchise, this is easily a 9 or 10. However, for those of us that have been playing this franchise for the past couple years, it is disappointing.
    Road to the Show is my personal preference. I got excited when they spoke about an interactive personality responses to shape your    MLB The Show has the franchise on the best baseball game on console. For those that have never played this franchise, this is easily a 9 or 10. However, for those of us that have been playing this franchise for the past couple years, it is disappointing.
    Road to the Show is my personal preference. I got excited when they spoke about an interactive personality responses to shape your player. It is such a half effort attempt to improve the game which is my feeling about the past couple years. You pick a response that has NO impact on anything except filling another bar to fill for additional attributes. You couldn't think deeper in that certain responses could effect you view from fans, teammates, coaches, etc. Nope, just a response that gets some generic response back to fill a bar and really means nothing. This part of the game needs interactions, and not the same repetitive ones. It does not matter how you respond to any of these interactions, it has no long term effects.
    Now for the gameplay. Again, if you have never played The Show, is remarkable, but after a couple years you see the flaws. The throwing mechanics on a ground ball are just confusing. You get the same meter and the same amount of time whether its a bunt leaving you little time or a hard grounder right at you leaving you all day to make the throw. Just a repetitive mis-utilized idea. Getting a trend at this point. The fielding mechanics are random, with some player momentum carrying them a couple steps while others being able to stop on a dime a throw right away in a very mechanical non realistic play. Lets not include that the game has requested me to steal with my 30 speed numerous times which would never occur in the game. Hit and run would make sense but that has been completely removed. I have played in games with Stanton and other power hitters bunt making for an easy out. Finally, I can't tell you how many times AI players have struck out swinging early on fastballs. It has been happening for years now and just takes away from such an attempt of a realistic baseball game.

    Overall, another year of half effort attempts to make the game more creative. This seems to be a trend though with most EA sports games. Its like a movie with insane special effects but overall just lacks any story line. They continue to tweak the game to appear more realistic without making the game any better or fun for those looking for something different.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#15 Best PS4 Game of 2019
67
#67 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2019
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#20 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2019

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. New York Daily News
    Jun 2, 2019
    80
    While Madden and NBA 2K give you increasing amounts of control over individual player progression and continue to incorporate role-playing managerial elements into their gameplay, The Show 19’s Franchise mode remains stale.
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  2. Gameplanet
    May 9, 2019
    80
    MLB The Show 19 is another fine entry in the series, with Sony San Diego doing what they do best. The new Moments and March to October modes offer some dynamic new ways to play, while the rest of the game finds a strong balance between engaged control for the parts that matter, while offering an autopilot for the things that aren't for everyone.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    May 3, 2019
    80
    Swing and a hit. Contemporaries such as NHL 18 have caught up with Sony’s big bopper of late, but The Show’s myriad modes and authentic feel keep it among the elite. [Issue@162, p.92]
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