Why is The Show Live getting a free pass from OS'ers? - DJ's Blog

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Why is The Show Live getting a free pass from OS'ers?

Posted on June 5, 2013 at 06:57 PM.

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I purchased MLB 13 The Show primarily for The Show Live mode. For years I had hoped that SCEA would drum up a mode similar to 2K's MLB Today. With MLB 13, gamers like me finally had the opportunity to play along with the real MLB calendar.

I've spent a good deal of time in this mode and to categorize The Show Live as anything less than a colossal failure is a gross understatement.

Plain and simple: the mode stinks.

Lineups are incorrect, with rookies replaced with TBD, which is code for either a bench player or whatever free agent the game decides to plug into the lineup. Starters are pulled after the first inning for a bench player for no known reason.

Pitching staffs are also a mess, especially the bullpen. Starting pitchers are plugged into the closers' role. It's really disheartening to not see Mariano Rivera shutting the door in the 9th for the Yankees.

The commentary is a joke, too. No talk at all about how the team you are controlling has done in recent games, who is on a hot/cold streak. Personal milestones are rarely mentioned. On-screen displays (OSD) are infrequent, especially compared with what you see from MLB 2K.

And please, don't ask me if I loaded the current live roster before starting the mode. Yes, I loaded the roster (as have others) and the issues still occur.

The fact is if 2K had these issues, they would be raked over the coals, called sloppy, lazy and every other name you can think of. SCEA, though, receives a free pass from the community and I'm not sure why. Perhaps the lure of spending a week in San Diego with the rest of the crew keeps people from expressing their true feelings about the game or mode?

I still think MLB The Show is the best sports game on the market, but I can still be honest and say that The Show Live is crap game mode. I wish more OS'ers would be honest in their evaluation of the game.