The 1st time I played the demo last night, I wasn't to impressed. When I played a game this morning it started to feel alittle better. I just played a game now and the game feel real good for a demo. This makes me wish March 8th was here. The game looks good, the players look better then last year. The game feels good with the analog controls. Pretty much ready for"SHOW" season!

I loving this game but like you said the hitting going to have to take alittle getting used too. I posted in the Impressions thread last night and Russell quoted me on my troubles with fielding and said to bump the difficulty down to rookie and try and get used to it like that. I must say I like the fielding on Rookie, call it what you want but I had 3 errors in an inning my first game so this is the route I am going to have to take for now.

Well, I have to say that the hitting is in my opinion the best of the additions to analog controls. The pitching to me is actually boring. It's just picking a high/low spot and then flicking the stick up in a certain direction. The high point of this game again is how clean and sharp the graphics and the stadiums are. Also, the animations are very smooth and everything just flows really smooth. The negatives to me are the boring pitching mechanics, stale commentary and the difficulty/confusion in running the bases. It just doesn't feel fun for some reason at least with the demo.

I dunno how you can thing pitching is better than the 2k games. Analog pitching in 2k is still miles ahead of the's show... I mean NCAA 06's Rock N Fire pitching. Which got old in 1 demo game.

"Commentary and graphics are going to be fine again"

haven't u seen the pixel fans behind home plate while using the broadcast or pitcher cam when u pitched? That's probably the worst crowd ever on PS3 but I think that'll be fixed in the final version. I thought that was pretty hilarious. The rest of the game is fine but not much of an upgrade besides the new controls.

btw: I also think that analog pitching is still better in 2K's game but The Show is okay. At least a lot of room for improvement over the next years
Sad to see that 2K isn't a real challenger for SCEA because The Show didn't improve a whole lot (some may argue if at all) over the past 2 years. Damn, I wish Konami had an MLB licence, they would kick some ***

My issues is with fielding and throwing on target to get runners out. I've figured out pitching after I thrown a few meatballs and you know how that turns out. Timing is still off with hitting but I think I'll get there. I've played 4 games with only 6 hits between them with 1 being aa home run.

I can't wait for this game.....oh yea I only own a Xbox.....damn

The feedback on the demo seems to be pretty 50/50 this year unlike previous years where it was all mostly positive. I'm in the UK so have no access to the demo. The general consensus appears to be MLB the Show 11 hasn't gone backwards but hasn't made massive steps forwards either. I plan to pick up both baseball games when I visit the States at Easter. For the first time in a while I'm not sure which game will get most of my playing time.

I really like the demo so far. I find going up against the pitcher that smokes the "devil's lettuce" a great challenge just like it would be in real life. I can't wait to jump into practice mode and really master the analog fielding controls and hitting controls.

One concern I do have is the angles the outfielders on the CPU take. It seems like they always take the perfect angle and get a head start. For example, the CPU hit a shot in the gap and got a triple with EASE and when I hit one into the same gap I could only manage a double, the CPU ran that ball down FAST...can sliders fix this issue???

After playing this demo, I went back and played MLB 10 (full version) to compare graphics.

San Diego Studios definitely removed the textures on player's uniforms and equipment. Cloth textures are in 10 but not in 11 resulting in a flat look. And in 11, they made the colors more vivid and blacks more bold resulting in more cartoonish/arcade game look. Definitely a step backwards in the looks of the players. I think they also removed the texture from the stadium, too. The faces looks better, though, and the helmets are shinier.

The demo seems pretty good to me. I find the hitting to be very frustrating but hitting is often frustrating in real life too. I also like the analog pitching. I like the fact that on any pitch I could leave one down the middle and it could get knocked out of the park. I never had that feeling in previous years. I found the fielding to be really easy with the analog stick so I moved it up to HOF level and it made it a little more challenging. I really enjoy the new catcher animations with passed balls and pitches in the dirt.

Justin I've pitched a lot of games and NONE of them were boring at any point. I think it's just very difficult to capture the emotions of pitching, and I do agree that pitching does get repetitive in any video game including The Show.

I am a huge fan of the Show series. I really enjoyed MLB 10 and felt like the game was near perfect. The MLB 11 demo feels like them same game, except for the controls and the graphics. I don't really care about the analog controls because I won't use them. One thing I really like is being able to change camera angles, especially the batter's. Now you can choose an angle that gives you a real hitters perspective like in the old World Series baseball. A true hitter's view makes a huge difference on those close pitches. You can also see the ball come out of the pitchers hand better. MLB 11 will be an awesome game and I can't wait until it comes out!

Awesome demo... awesome game. My only complaint is the commentary at this point. It sounds disjointed and a bit off in places. Other than that, the gameplay, which matters the most - is again outstanding. SCEA has put them at a level that cannot be measured in terms of success. They always produce a quality product and it is no surprise to any of this that this is the case.

The pitching and fielding haven't dampered my abilities much, especially the fielding. I honestly don't see the difficulty alot of people are discussing about throwing errors. Like the OP, I didn't throw a single error my first game. I think alot of ppl are just slamming the stick to the direction and not realizing all they need to do is flick it or give it a soft touch (think of how long you held the buttons down for certain periods of time on older versions).

The batting is a little different. I've always been a great batter in the show. The biggest learning curve for me is remembering/visualizing that on a low pitch I need to push the analog stick up rather than follow the ball down (like in zone batting mode). I find myself hesistating on the pitches, making my decision-making and reaction time slower than normal. Obviously with practice it will become second nature to me.

What would I change? I would love if the analog batting required you to still use the left analog for your "batters eye" and hit the correct zone, while you still needed to ignitiate the pull back and up movement on the right stick (only requiring you to push it straight up rather than directions).

As someone who only has a 360, this series is close to the only reason why I want a Playstation. I know people will have their opinion on what is wrong with this game. Two things though, this series is BY FAR the best baseball series that EVER has came out.....also its JUST a demo! Stop the hating
Now, imagine if SCEA's San Diego Studios got a hold of a football license (no offense 2k, NFL 2K5 was remarkable) or even basketball or hockey. They have something special over there and we have to praise their YEARLY efforts.
Plain and simple...this cat is buying a playstation ASAP