MLB The Show 21

 Xbox One
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5.9

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  1. Positive: 22 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 42
  3. Negative: 17 out of 42
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  1. kchumps
    Apr 28, 2021
    3
    Unplayable on a base XB1. Nearly every pitch lags and it's impossible to figure out what's going on with the framerate it runs at.
  2. Gusbus02
    Apr 20, 2021
    0
    They ruined Road To The Show. Forced integration with Diamond Dynasty. Can only make one character model so you would have to change it every time you want to switch careers. The progression for "programs" is broken and doesn't register forcing you to play DD to upgrade your RTTS players. The perk system is terrible. What is so bad about just getting your attributes up by playing the game?They ruined Road To The Show. Forced integration with Diamond Dynasty. Can only make one character model so you would have to change it every time you want to switch careers. The progression for "programs" is broken and doesn't register forcing you to play DD to upgrade your RTTS players. The perk system is terrible. What is so bad about just getting your attributes up by playing the game? Can only max the attributes out at 50 without spending money currently. The equipment glitches and switches every time you check your " loadout " to see the progress you aren't making on it making you have to re edit your player every time. Forced to be a Two- Way player at the start. Why can't I just pick my position from the start? No " Show Case" it just randomly starts with the MLB Draft and puts you on a random team. ( You do have the choice to pick a team but whats the point in that why not have a combine/showcase ) The podcasts are fine but ehhh don't really add much. The skin tone editor is terrible for the player creation. Absolutely awful they ruined it. Also can't play the mode offline because it requires you to be online to earn progress for the "programs" so when the servers shut off you won't be able to play the mode. No year to year saves anymore so even if you had fun playing with your player this year you won't be able to take him to next years game because of the DD integration they would be worried that the player would be too good for DD at the start of next years game which is why they should have never combined the 2. Terrible decisions all around skip this game if you play this mode. 0 out of 10… Expand
  3. Justlook
    Apr 20, 2021
    3
    Massive input lag on Xbox One X and the fielding feels broken as players will drop almost every pop fly even when they are waiting in the circle for the ball. The hitting is ok. RBI baseball actually plays better then this game on Xbox such a disappointment.
  4. chrispatsox
    Apr 23, 2021
    0
    I used to think the Madden developers were the worst in video games, not anymore The Show 21 is horrible. Its As Bad as Madden has been; at least the stupid MUT cards are not apart of franchise mode. The show forces that dumb Baseball card team down my throat. XP is completely broken online is non existent. Load outs and missions? Seriously this is baseball not Call of Duty. Ridiculous. XpI used to think the Madden developers were the worst in video games, not anymore The Show 21 is horrible. Its As Bad as Madden has been; at least the stupid MUT cards are not apart of franchise mode. The show forces that dumb Baseball card team down my throat. XP is completely broken online is non existent. Load outs and missions? Seriously this is baseball not Call of Duty. Ridiculous. Xp rewards progress nothing works. MLB the show pulled off the impossible Built a worse game than Madden.… Expand
  5. DirtDog13
    Apr 21, 2021
    4
    MLB The Show 21 continues a downward trend for the series. The Xbox One debut for the series is marred by framerate issues, server disconnects, and uninspired offline modes.

    Let's start with the good. The game looks good, player models are the best they've been and stadiums and lighting are great. The animations look and feel authentic with plenty of variety. The new pinpoint pitching    MLB The Show 21 continues a downward trend for the series. The Xbox One debut for the series is marred by framerate issues, server disconnects, and uninspired offline modes.

    Let's start with the good. The game looks good, player models are the best they've been and stadiums and lighting are great. The animations look and feel authentic with plenty of variety. The new pinpoint pitching system is brilliant and pitching has never felt better. When fielding works, it's fluid and authentic. It's great to have baseball back on the Xbox.

    The positives are overshadowed by the series' long plagued issues. MLB stadiums suffer from frame rate issues, causing hitting and pitching to become much more difficult. Check swings are currently broken. Telling base runners to stop and go back still takes too much time, while CPU fielders are able to make split-second decisions in throwing, causing altogether too many runners thrown out on the base path. Occasionally, fielders will refuse to field a ground ball.

    The decision to tie RTTS and Diamond Dynasty together is a poor one and further minimizes, the already diminished, offline portion of a game. The continued push towards DD is nothing short of what EA has done with their sports titles, it is disappointing to see SDS move in the same direction.

    Franchise Mode is stale and has been stagnant for a years. It needed something to revitalize it, but SDS failed to make any meaningful change. The Depth Chart is a needed change, but it does nothing to deepen the mode or remedy issues that have plagued the series. Issues like: progression of young players and the regression of older players, players not retiring despite being 37+ years old and ratings below 60. The total roster size has been expanded to 93, which is positive, but again it fails to deepen the mode. It's a bare-bones franchise mode, which desperately needed an infusion of life.

    Player customization is as varied as it ever has been. SDS has a large selection of gloves, bats, batting gloves, and (finally) catcher's equipment. The catchers have a much larger selection of gear, including Nike, to choose from.

    The game has plenty of potential. Its current state, however, is disappointing giving where the series has been. SDS is, unfortunately, falling down the same path EA took. They continue to prioritize modes with microtransactions, ignoring their offline modes to further. drive MTX revenue.

    With server disconnects, broken rewards pathways, disappearing stubs and cards, it is yet another disappointing launch. More is expected of SDS, especially when The Show is their primary focus. In its current state, the game is a disappointment at best.    … Expand
  6. Lucariomain05
    Jun 22, 2021
    0
    This is easily the worst version of MLB the Show out there. The base controls are broken, stiff, and incredibly delayed, the menus are broken and hard to navigate, and the pitching is hampered by the poorly implemented rumble, which restricts where you can land your pitches. Don’t buy this piece of garbage.
  7. Britt_ECU
    Apr 19, 2021
    0
    If you are buying this game for Road To The Show, don’t. Maybe by the time they fix that game mode if they ever do and acknowledge the fact that there is an issue, you can buy the game at a discount. Or download it on Game Pass. If you are buying the game for Diamond Dynasty by all means have at it and enjoy the servers.
  8. PunklyMcFly
    Apr 30, 2021
    0
    Can’t **** hit anything and I’m on rookie. Not having a good time whatsoever.
  9. weezychronic
    Apr 30, 2021
    0
    this game is absolute garbage. nothing like playing the game and not having server connection aka my player doesn’t progress. i want my money back. like how does this even happen. never giving you money again
  10. mikek2118
    May 6, 2021
    0
    Where to start? Hmmm........the fake stats? The fake levels? The broken servers? The fact the company that made this steaming pile, have ignored everything broken, and only given pointless updates that have zero to do with every posted problem and complaint from its customers? The fact that virtually everything there is to do, has no purpose at all? It's funny. Raise your guy to 80, stillWhere to start? Hmmm........the fake stats? The fake levels? The broken servers? The fact the company that made this steaming pile, have ignored everything broken, and only given pointless updates that have zero to do with every posted problem and complaint from its customers? The fact that virtually everything there is to do, has no purpose at all? It's funny. Raise your guy to 80, still says 65 on DD, and he plays like he's 65. But, the CPU on rookie level with poor stats on players. All play all star, all run high speed, even when they have literally no stats on the players. You have your players rated in the 90's that look like they move with walkers, errors, can't toss out a player going from 3rd to 1st, then watch CPU players with low stats turn doubles, pull amazing diving catches. My favorite is standing at the plate and seeing the second baseman on one side, then when I hit, he is magically standing on the other side in front of ball. Can't leave out that any hit with power and distance is foul, and you hit about 20 fouls in a row till you either get a weak hit infield or pop straight up out. Or when you are pitching and you have thrown EVERY pitch you have to every spot, and the CPU just fouls everything, because the mission is to not allow a hit, so it fouls everything till it gets one. LOL I could go on and on. From no point to steals on RTTS, because if you get on base, the next guy is going to have 2 strikes already, so he's either striking out 99% of the time, or going to get a scrub hit to double up on you. Wouldn't care about not being able to steal 99% of the time, if it wasn't required on some loadouts to complete progress. As I write this, the amount of negative votes went from 14 to 26. nough said. Save your money. I got lucky I got to uninstall this trash, I played it on Gamepass, so I didn't waste my money, for broken garbage that doesn't want to fix, just make sure you can buy more junk, which essentially does NOTHING !!!! LOL… Expand

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  1. TheXboxHub
    May 5, 2021
    80
    MLB The Show 21 has done a good job of making not just the game, but baseball as a whole, a bit more approachable, but there is still a punishingly high difficulty curve.
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