MLB The Show 19

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 216 Ratings

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  1. Edwindyeywuve
    Oct 21, 2019
    0
    Es una mierda completa esta edición igual de mierda que fifa, una completa bausra la que ha hecho san diego que decepcion
  2. Djwoods23
    Apr 6, 2019
    0
    San Diego studios continues to focus on on diamond dynasty to make even more money while laying waste to franchise mode. Their big improvements has season to franchise? 3 extra blades of grass, a side line reporter and stadium music. Not fixing the fact that you could have an MVP season with 50 homers, 160 RBI bat .330 while winning the gold glove and silver slugger yet having your playerSan Diego studios continues to focus on on diamond dynasty to make even more money while laying waste to franchise mode. Their big improvements has season to franchise? 3 extra blades of grass, a side line reporter and stadium music. Not fixing the fact that you could have an MVP season with 50 homers, 160 RBI bat .330 while winning the gold glove and silver slugger yet having your player drop 20pts in every gatagory in the offseason because he isn't 28. Not fixing the fact that your team can win 100 games and the World Series yet every player drops 15pts overall in the offseason. That's where they need to focus all of their energy and efforts. Not on diamond dynasty to make millions of dollars more. Not on a stupid side line reporter or music. This series is trash. Just like Madden. All they care about is making millions upon millions of dollars AFTER release, not the actual crappy game play or how crappy franchise runs. Don't get the game. Wait 5 years... maybe they will get the hint.… Expand
  3. 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
  4. andygio
    Mar 26, 2019
    10
    The Show never disappoints. I consider the release date for the game a holiday every year. Absolutely a fantastic game.
  5. 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
  6. a761506
    Mar 28, 2019
    10
    They nailed it with this year's edition... all previous versions are utterly obsolete in comparison. New player animations makes defense look completely authentic. Errors now look like errors. They also found an excellent way to represent the true capabilities of the players defensive skills, adding in bad jumps for outfielders, as well as far more accurate physics off the walls.

    All of    They nailed it with this year's edition... all previous versions are utterly obsolete in comparison. New player animations makes defense look completely authentic. Errors now look like errors. They also found an excellent way to represent the true capabilities of the players defensive skills, adding in bad jumps for outfielders, as well as far more accurate physics off the walls.

    All of the worst online exploits are gone, thankfully. No more scoring a runner from second on a ground ball because an infielder couldn't get the throw off in time. No more quick turn-around from a dead run on a stolen base attempt, the runner slips every time. If the runner tries to get back to 1st after stopping mid-steal, they are cut down consistently as in the real game. Bunting has been revised, the physics remodeled, and the act itself made more difficult, as it is in the real game. The squeeze exploit is now gone. If you are good at controlling the running game using a combination of the slide step, pick off attempts and pitch outs, and you have a halfway decent catcher arm and accuracy, you can regularly cut down most players other than the very fastest, making the steal attempt the poor decision it actually is in most circumstances in the real game. Many online players will just run themselves right out of games as they attempt to steal far too often and with players who don't have the proper attributes. When that success rate is less than 73-74%, players are just giving away outs.

    Hitting is also much improved, as they have made the game more realistic and greatly reduced the players dependency on home runs to mash their way to wins. It doesn't work like that any more, as pitchers have been given a HR/9 stat which is the equalizer. Picking up the pitch out of the pitchers hand is also easier, as is the quickness in which you can differentiate between balls and strikes. All hitters, even the ones with poor attributes, are now legitimate threats at getting a hit in any given AB, as I felt the '18 game really made lesser players as well as contact hitters seem truly inept and didn't give them nearly enough hit power when putting the ball in play. This is a huge fix.

    I only use the Dynasty mode, not a fan of the Road to the Show mode. The new March to October mode seems alright, although I really don't care for the RTTS defensive moments. Conquest is still tedious and unnecessarily time consuming, having to burn a lot of time clearing hundreds of honeycombs.

    The only other thing I think the game should do is dynamically determine the appropriate skill level for every single player which is then applied to all challenges, all modes.

    Also not a fan of the pay-to-win set up, where anyone can easily buy their way to unlocking any 2 of 99 Mays, 99 Pudge or 99 Hornsby just by buying up all the players and then forfeiting the right to resell any of them. But, fortunately, the ranking system ensures that all those who build stacked teams will only play others with relatively equally stacked teams.

    But, all in all, this game is ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! Without a doubt the greatest baseball sim ever made, tremendous improvements to the game play make it undoubtedly the best version of the long-running Show series. If you are a fan of the series, ditch your 18 game and pony up the $60... you'll be very happy you did.    … Expand
  7. Errol1967
    Mar 30, 2019
    4
    This game looks stunning, no doubt. But this game turns into a pay to win franchise. People with money can buy stubs and with these stubs they can buy packs and filling their DD team full of diamond players. Players with no money are in disadvantage. No chance to compete online against players who can afford money and building a strong team with all diamond players. This is totaly unfair.This game looks stunning, no doubt. But this game turns into a pay to win franchise. People with money can buy stubs and with these stubs they can buy packs and filling their DD team full of diamond players. Players with no money are in disadvantage. No chance to compete online against players who can afford money and building a strong team with all diamond players. This is totaly unfair. I love this game, but it looks like SDS only cares about money. They should make 2 modes online... One for the players buying stubs and one without. Here rest my case.… Expand
  8. 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
  9. brandoncargill1
    Oct 11, 2019
    10
    I'm not a person who buys baseball every year, so I don't have the complaint of it being similar to last year's game or anything. However, I love this game. Unlike other sports titles, the game pretty much plays out exactly how the games will play out in real life. You have the option to play through it fast, or play it slow and watch the games. It's an overall great time if you love baseball.
  10. jerkface910
    Oct 23, 2019
    4
    Boy am I glad I got this installment for free. I've played every incarnation of The Show and I'm done with this series. Diamond Dynasty is pay-to-win, if you're willing to shell out the cash you can field a team of 99 rated players and even with mediocre skill that's a huge advantage. The game would be balanced (and more interesting) if you could only make trades in the card market. YouBoy am I glad I got this installment for free. I've played every incarnation of The Show and I'm done with this series. Diamond Dynasty is pay-to-win, if you're willing to shell out the cash you can field a team of 99 rated players and even with mediocre skill that's a huge advantage. The game would be balanced (and more interesting) if you could only make trades in the card market. You could propose trades with other players, like trading cards in real life. That way the only way to amass an amazing diamond-level team would be by playing a lot and doing well.
    Another huge irritant is that when the AI wants something to happen, it's going to happen. You can be closing out a game and throw a pitch two feet outside the plate and the Ai will clobber a game-winning homer. I don't mind the fluke errors in situations that make sense, but in this game it just seems lazy.
    I do like the Moments feature, it's fun to play through iconic moments and use legendary players, however success in this mode is entirely random. You may be tasked with getting X amount of hits in a game, then the AI pitcher beans you and walks you twice. I found that by simply replaying the moment over and over you will eventually just get a fat pitch to hit.
    One last issue- after a game or challenge ends, it shows you the menu screen, then cuts to an award screen showing your progress, which you have to exit from, then goes back to the menu. It drives me nuts. Just show the reward screen before the menu screen!
    As a huge baseball fan this is a realistic baseball experience overall but I'm sick of playing my butt off just to keep going up against people who spent a ton of money on the game. Imagine playing Call of Duty and there were players who were using soldiers much faster than you, with better guns, just because they shelled out money for the game. Same thing going on here.    … Expand
  11. GamesVanDerBeek
    May 29, 2019
    10
    If I was rating this game purely on its cover athlete, it would get an F--. I'm not gonna patty cake around it, I'm a pretty steady fanboy of The Show. I love baseball and even at its worst, this game does, what I feel is a better job than most other sports games, capture the spirit of the game. This year's installment feels more natural than ever before. As an avid RTTS player, I love theIf I was rating this game purely on its cover athlete, it would get an F--. I'm not gonna patty cake around it, I'm a pretty steady fanboy of The Show. I love baseball and even at its worst, this game does, what I feel is a better job than most other sports games, capture the spirit of the game. This year's installment feels more natural than ever before. As an avid RTTS player, I love the way they have implemented personality. The only nitpicky things I have that don't even add up to that much is that I would like to see rain delays/doubleheaders in RTTS. Also, I'd LOVE the option to argue calls and get rung up, thus impacting my players clubhouse role.… Expand
  12. thebergstheword
    Apr 4, 2019
    8
    Still remains the best baseball experience since EA's MVP Baseball series. It's hard to give any sports game much higher than an 8 to be honest. If you look at the trend it seems that every year they hold off on adding features to specific game modes every year only to do it the next year. That is the scam of the every year sporting game. This year Road to the Show has a ton of newStill remains the best baseball experience since EA's MVP Baseball series. It's hard to give any sports game much higher than an 8 to be honest. If you look at the trend it seems that every year they hold off on adding features to specific game modes every year only to do it the next year. That is the scam of the every year sporting game. This year Road to the Show has a ton of new features and then they added March to October, with franchise mode completely unchanged. Next year, franchise mode will get an overhaul and RTTS will be unchanged. It's just the way it goes with every sports game fix this leave that for next year to sell the new product. There isn't enough competition with-in the markets because they are dominated by the few. EA owns the NFL and NHL, 2K has NBA and Playstation has got the show. Anyways, i love RTTS so i was happy with the changes. It's legit an RPG for sports fans.… Expand
  13. 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.
  14. NavyBean
    Mar 27, 2019
    9
    Gets a little (stress little) better every year: uniforms are better, gameplay is better, graphics in general are better. I love the franchise and video game baseball so that's good and enough for me to buy it every year. If you have The Show 18 it's probably not necessary to buy this unless you are a devoted VG baseball player.
  15. z28guy39
    Mar 26, 2019
    10
    Everything has improved in MLB The Show 19! In MLB The Show 18 power hitters were over-powered, and contact hitters were under-whelming. The developers finally got the balance right this year as contact hitters are highly effective in the game! Better fielding, hundreds of new animations, and some new game modes such as March To October are also nice additions to the series this year. IfEverything has improved in MLB The Show 19! In MLB The Show 18 power hitters were over-powered, and contact hitters were under-whelming. The developers finally got the balance right this year as contact hitters are highly effective in the game! Better fielding, hundreds of new animations, and some new game modes such as March To October are also nice additions to the series this year. If you love Major League Baseball I highly recommend MLB The Show 19!… Expand
  16. 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
  17. remolian
    Mar 27, 2019
    10
    I love this years edition. This is the first year where the career mode really feels like it has the RPG elements they have been aiming for. Diamond dynasty has all the online multi-player modes as before but has added some solo stuff as well if you just want a challenge or game. Haven't gotten into franchise mode yet but it was always the mode I played the least.
  18. Jk9785
    Mar 29, 2019
    8
    Much better than the last installment, but still lacking in many areas. Toning down the home runs, while a great thing, makes it impossible to hit. ShowTime has been taken away, and though it's kind of unrealistic, as a pitcher, there's no better feeling than perfectly hitting your spot. Overall, this game blows The Show 18 out of the water, but doesn't quite reach the heights of MLB 15 The Show.
  19. Jackspedicey57
    Mar 28, 2019
    10
    The game play is stellar with balanced pitching, and fair hitting with the pci, not to mention little to know bugs. Also, they added two great game-modes that will last the whole year. Lastly, road to the show got some great updates to improve longevity, and diamond dynaasty has great new updates to conquest.
  20. michdb
    Apr 10, 2019
    0
    this game is getting worse every year, this year the only improve a few things, few gameplay fixes and dynasty diamond, franchise have been 3 years without adding a main feature, just small things, actually this year the franchise is worse cause they add real contract without touch the money engine so makes the budges go crazy, in gameplay the CPU still have some basic mistakes, plus CPUthis game is getting worse every year, this year the only improve a few things, few gameplay fixes and dynasty diamond, franchise have been 3 years without adding a main feature, just small things, actually this year the franchise is worse cause they add real contract without touch the money engine so makes the budges go crazy, in gameplay the CPU still have some basic mistakes, plus CPU logic during game is a joke. this game used to be the best sports sim sport, right now has been pass by the awful madden 19 and an ok nba2k19, sport games developers are getting lazy they make ton of money every year with the game and microtransactions and the game quality is not worth the price rockstar release every 4 years and the game still cost 70$… Expand
  21. cherrylarry
    Mar 27, 2019
    1
    The game is simply unplayable. If you have absolutely no priorities and want to spend hours on an individual moments challenge then this is the game for you. Its not enjoyable in the slightest.
  22. opertinicy
    May 8, 2019
    3
    Not remotely close to being on par with EA Sports (FIFA/Madden/NHL). The 'Road to the Show' mode is not enjoyable in the least. Very, very repetitive with no backing story (or any voice overs). The UI/UX is quite bad as well. Have played for 12+ hours, and the flame of amusement has just burnt out. Seems pretty low-budget relative to it's sport counterparts. Will now buy again a game inNot remotely close to being on par with EA Sports (FIFA/Madden/NHL). The 'Road to the Show' mode is not enjoyable in the least. Very, very repetitive with no backing story (or any voice overs). The UI/UX is quite bad as well. Have played for 12+ hours, and the flame of amusement has just burnt out. Seems pretty low-budget relative to it's sport counterparts. Will now buy again a game in this series again.… Expand
  23. 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.
  24. Mitobatman
    Mar 30, 2019
    10
    10/1 0, jogasso! A jogabilidade é incrível! Como têm pessoas que gostou desse jogo MARAVILHOSO!?
  25. tuityoiu
    Apr 30, 2019
    10
    This is the best baseball game I have ever played! The gameplay is smooth, the graphics are so realistic, the multiplayer is awsome, I just can't stop playing this, totally recommend this to baseball fans.
  26. rylangsh
    Jul 18, 2019
    3
    Once again I don't get how critics of this game overlook the flaws that make this overall an average baseball sim with limited enjoyment time.

    First of all, Road to the Show is laughably poor. The "archetype" system is meaningless and the dialogue cut scenes repetitive and terrible for a AAA game. Put that with the fact that you can't ever call your agent, you have to spend the same    Once again I don't get how critics of this game overlook the flaws that make this overall an average baseball sim with limited enjoyment time.

    First of all, Road to the Show is laughably poor. The "archetype" system is meaningless and the dialogue cut scenes repetitive and terrible for a AAA game. Put that with the fact that you can't ever call your agent, you have to spend the same amount of time in the minors regardless of your stats, you'll inexplicably ride the bench when performing well and it's a laughably poor and boring simulation. The training scenes and attribute upgrades and very boring and repetitive, and overall this mode is horrible.

    Franchise mode was slightly better this year, but once again features trades that make no sense (CPU will often sign a FA and trade them in same offseason) and the prospect system needs a complete overhaul. Player you draft are just arbitrary and have no personality and after a while no high player ratings (once all "real" players retire, there is just a bunch CPU generated players with 75-85 ratings and no elite players) Also the draft is a meaningless crapshoot where scouting does you no good. The mode is horrible frankly and offers no simulation into actually running a franchise. But hey, you get to pick if you want Nike or New Balance displays in your stadium!

    Also, the game pushes ultimate team crap at every possibly opportunity. If you have interest in this mode, I guess that's good.

    Now here's the good- the game looks amazing. Defense is a bit better. You can actually bunt. Hitting feels a bit better. That's it. Everything else with this game is just wonky trash. I would only buy it if you like the Ultimate team mode, since they are focusing on that and only that. Otherwise keep last year's version. Or the one before that.    … Expand
  27. Qizqpt
    Oct 31, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s by far the worst game I’ve played in my life. So unrealistic. Rare to even get a homer, it’s like they don’t allow you to hit one. The gameplay is awful. Major baseball fan but it’s awful. Wouldn’t buy it ever. After buying I realized why they let you play it for free.… Expand
  28. Hilarious
    Jul 24, 2022
    8
    This game was my first encounter with the baseball. I did not have any clue about rules of this sport but after some time I used to really like it.
  29. DrLuigi
    Jun 14, 2020
    4
    Any pre-May reviews don't include the worst patch a game has ever had, please disregard them. The game started strong this year, then they introduced the first patch. I'm writing this in mid-June and the game has gotten little attention, hitting is mediocre at best as it has been since '17 (though '19 was an improvement) and there disaster of a hitting engine that was introduced. AddAny pre-May reviews don't include the worst patch a game has ever had, please disregard them. The game started strong this year, then they introduced the first patch. I'm writing this in mid-June and the game has gotten little attention, hitting is mediocre at best as it has been since '17 (though '19 was an improvement) and there disaster of a hitting engine that was introduced. Add in this year pitching is horrible, it is beyond RNG and there is no point in user input, this is the first year I've felt that I have no impact on the outcome of my pitches. Fielding also has went into the dumpster, last year there were some issues with no agency of outfielders getting to the ball, we have that this year AND players not responding to balls. I had a game yesterday where a gold fielder (second only to a diamond fielder) let a routine infield fly ball hit him in the face.

    This franchise has taken a HUGE step backwards from what '19 gave us; the content improved a bit but the gameplay is a giant dumpster fire from last year. At this point this franchise's devs have already moved on to '21 and they dgaf about this year. At best this is worth a $20 purchase    … Expand
  30. 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
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#15 Best PS4 Game of 2019
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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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