Narrated by Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Museum, this is just the first chapter in what we assume will be a long-running venture, and it’s one that's jam-packed and full of fun and informative gameplay. It may be Diamond Dynasty that keeps us hooked in the long term, but this thoroughly educational trip through the history of the Negro Leagues is nothing short of enthralling. Moving on to the all-new Storylines mode, which has been the big surprise of MLB The Show 23 and the element of this year’s outing that’s impressed us the most. We mentioned in our review of last year’s outing that slipping further into pay-to-win territory would be bad news for this part of the game and, thankfully, it seems SIE San Diego Studios has been paying attention to fans. 2023’s offering really is quite generous with how it dishes out high-powered players and cosmetics, meaning that you’re less likely to have to readily stump up real-world money for stubs to stay in contention unless you really want to. Diamond Dynasty is absolutely where most people are going to spend the majority of their time, and it’s a fantastic mode that’s been further enhanced this year by the fact you can earn lots of top cards by just playing the game. Again, it’s still a perfectly competent mode - MLB The Show 23 plays a great game after all, there are plenty of options and difficulty settings to tinker with and yes, a new fog of war mechanic has been added to make the draft feel a little more exciting, but it still feels as though it’s playing second fiddle to the big money mode that is Diamond Dynasty.Īs with FIFA and NBA 2K, it’s the card collecting, team-building aspect of the game that, understandably, gets most of the attention here. Between games, there’s next to nothing to do here and so you’re left to simply blast through matches and then return to an underwhelming locker room.įranchise mode also feels as though it’s treading water in many regards. The latter mode in particular should be engaging players much more than it does right now but, with nothing in terms of a story to get involved in, and the fact you can sign up to your dream team from the get-go, it lacks bite and doesn’t provide the impetus for us to get stuck in and get involved in the long term. We’d like to see a little more life and variety in the commentary doled out by Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton, and something along the lines of NBA 2K's narrative-driven MyPlayer when it comes to the lacklustre Road to the Show mode.
It's also beginning to feel as though MLB The Show, as good as it can look and sound in places, is due a bit of an overhaul. That’s not to say getting involved with either of these is a total let-down - they’re still perfectly fine - they just feel a little flat and uninvolved in terms of presentation and there are few reasons to stick with them compared to Diamond Dynasty and the new Storylines offering. Both its Franchise and Road to the Show modes do little to make themselves stand out over previous entries, continuing to take a firm back seat to the centrepiece Diamond Dynasty.
Let's start with where this one is most lacking, and MLB The Show 23 once again fails to address a few issues that have been fairly long-standing with the game at this point.
But, when all’s said and done MLB The Show 23 still manages to serve up a decent overall package. It’s undoubtedly the highlight of an outing that underwhelms in places and suffers from a few Switch-specific performance issues here and there. Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked)įor the second year running, SIE San Diego's MLB The Show franchise lands on Nintendo Switch and, this time around, history takes centre stage with a new Storylines mode giving players the opportunity to learn about some of the all-time great baseballers from the Negro Leagues.
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