MLB The Show 25 Gameplay Updates Deep Dive

[countryboy]

[Steve_OS]

Moving posts over fyi.

https://youtu.be/o0YQHbiT-Es?si=2ipGDC8nE27e72Rd

[JWDixon120]

After that gameplay deep dive I’m quite underwhelmed.

“Ambush Hitting” seems pretty adjacent to “Guess Pitch”. Nearly feels like the same thing.

The other gameplay improvements seem negligible. Throwing meters revamped are ok I guess? Same with fielder reactions etc. Most of these changes feel catered to the DD Crowd. GOAT difficulty intrigues me however.

But honestly my gripes with this franchise have rarely been anything to do with gameplay as I feel it’s in a very nice spot. Any improvements we do get are welcomed.

I would love to see an animation overhaul however. I’m seeing the same ones in this trailer I have since MLB 15.



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[ataranto2]

So that’s it? Guess pitch has been renamed and the throwing meters have been changed again. I don’t see how this can move the needle for anyone. I understand there’s different departments that work on different aspects of the game, but I don’t understand how if gameplay has barely changed (which is fine since it’s already in a good spot) for the last two years, why haven’t the graphics, presentation, and franchise mode been receiving significant updates? Where is their budget going??

[bronxbombers21325]

Meh, nothing overly exciting here. They basically brought back guess pitch and renamed it to present it as something new. Fielder reactions and the new jump meter are ok. I turn throwing meters off, so.......nothing in there really gets me hyped.

[baseballguy99]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

Is the GOAT difficulty only applicable to user hitting? They only described it from that perspective, would really suck if pitching won’t have the GOAT option

[bronxbombers21325]

So....that's it?

[0blong00]

If you’re a clean screen player then it doesn’t seem like there’s anything here for you. Also, why do I need different colored arrows to tell me I got a good or bad jump? How is that “game changing?” Lastly, am I to understand that the goat mode is only for hitting? I don’t hear people clamoring for more difficult hitting too much, but I do hear that pinpoint and meter pitching can be too easy quite often. I’m not really trying to be a negative Nelly. I do still intend to buy the game, but like I said after the last video it’s not because of anything I was just shown.