You all know I'm not the biggest video game player in the world. I like some of them, but I usually grow tired of them quickly and find myself goofing off on the game, or out and out not playing it at all. The only two video games that I currently play with any regularity are NBA 2k and Mario Kart. I will always love NCAA Football. That is the greatest video game ever in my opinion. And games like NBA Jam, NBA Street, early editions of Madden and Crash Bandicoot will always hold a place in my heart.

My son has gotten back into baseball as of late. His little league started, he has been not so afraid of the ball and he seems to be having fun. The other day he wanted to buy a baseball game but he didn't have enough money. Like any 11 year old, he got one of his grandparents to buy him the game as an "early 5th grade graduation" gift. That game is MLB The Show for the Nintendo Switch.

He instantly loved the game. He kept telling me to play the game. He had a friend over the other day, and that friend has no interest in sports, so he didn't want to play the game. My wife has zero interest and I can say the same for my daughter. But I finally relented. I decided I was ready to give it a try yesterday. I had some free time in the afternoon and loaded up the game.

I was shocked at how much I found myself enjoying the game. I do play it on the easiest level right now, so I can learn how to play. But what struck me was the smoothness of the gameplay. It is a little easier to hit and pitch. I can locate the ball where I want when I'm pitching. While hitting it is all about timing. The ball is going to be most likely over the plate, but you still have to time it properly and watch the ball. But having the sense that the pitch is going to be most likely over the plate, I am ready to swing. I love that.

During the pandemic I tried playing other baseball games. I got the new edition of RBI Baseball. That was next to impossible for me to hit. The pitches were fast and wild and just crazy. I tried older versions of games I used to like and they weren't the same. They were too easy or too tough. There was no in between. Then I just forgot about any baseball game really. I played one of my phone for a few months, but then I let that go because I was bored with it. But two games into MLB The Show I am in. I like this game. I like hitting and pitching equally. I am having fun figuring out who some of these new players are that my son is into. I barely know anything about the MLB anymore, and that is a bummer. I used to love baseball. It was the sport I played and followed the most. Then it got boring after I stopped playing. That meant the video games held no weight for me. But MLB The Show is different. It is cool. It is more fun. There is cooler stuff to do in the game. The whole creating a player feature is dope. I haven't gotten into that part yet, but my son has and he has shown me his player's progress. That is cool. Then I got to watch him play as his created player and the story surrounding the game was cool too.

I am in on this video game. It is changing my perception on baseball video games. I think, if they stay like this, they may make it in my limited video game rotation. MLB The Show is a very good, very fun sports video game. 

Ty

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