MLB 11 The Show Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here

[RunN1st]

Not really diggin' the demo.

-It feels and sounds too much like last year's game. (Nothing wrong with that but the $65 bucks you have to drop for the subtle upgrades.)
-Karros is absolutely brutal IMO.
-I like the analog pitching but not the hitting and fielding.
-Swing and miss animations are pretty much the same as last year.
-The fans behind the plate look like over-animated cardboard cut-outs!
-The new player models look to be improved from last year but not a major upgrade.

I love MLB '10 and I really can't say I'm going to pass on '11 but it all depends on how the online performance pans out. The online possibilities alone will keep me excited!

As every year, I bet folks playing the MLB Show series for the first time this year will be blown away.

[ARoid1313]

feels like the game took a step backwards visually..
crowd during gameplay behind the plate is an eyesore! they are upresed during replay / NIS.
rendering feels dirty, overall just not as polished. Feels like they cut some visuals to real hit a solid 60 frames.

also hope the sound was compressed for the demo cause it sounds like an AM radio!

demo was a let down and i absolutely loved this game for the past 3 years

[Agathos]

I really wish the pitching tutorial video was available in the demo. I had no clue at first, and even by the end I'm not 100% sure I was doing it right. Sometimes I thought I was releasing early, but the L3 feedback would say it was very late. And I may not be holding the controller straight in my hand because the meter often said I was way off to one side. I think 11 outs were on Lincecum's fastball, 1 on a hanging slider that didn't quite get out. Everything else either missed wildly or got clobbered.

My timing stinks in the batter's box but that's no change from last year's game. Given batting practice and about 100 pitches I might start to get it down. It's hard to learn 3 outs at a time. I think my plate discipline might improve over last year, just because the analog control gives my twitchy right thumb something to do when I see an obvious ball.

Rangers won, 15-0.

[myghty]

Just played the demo & man its scary real at times. Everything is so fluid, you can really see its 60fps. The analog pitching was kinda hard to pin point which I liked. There was times it would sail too much & i was WTF? Then I looked down & yeah, I messed up. I really liked the new analog hitting though I did miss the old style hitting. Good thing we have options & I can see myself going back & forth on it. Dont care too much for the analog fielding.

All in all the game looks & plays a great game of baseball.

Forgot to mention, the new pitching & batting camera angles are a breath of fresh air!

[Nexgenrulz]

Absolutely incredible! SCEA has managed to produce another stellar game. Love the new analog controls on both sides of the plate, and if you haven't played this in 3D you don't know what you're missing. Anybody else played this in 3D? Curious as to your impressions. I was simply blown away! Thank you Russell and the rest of the development team. I simply cannot find anything to complain about. The check swings were my biggest concern with analog hitting, but were quickly put to rest after playing the demo. Pre-ordered off amazon a week ago and cannot wait until March 8th.

[Sportsforever]

I've got the demo downloading so I'll check it out later tonight, but for those of you saying "it's the same as '10", it's baseball. They aren't going to make it 10 guys on the field, under hand pitch, run to third instead of first, etc. They can't re-invent the game. I think it's one of those things that the longer you play it, the more you will see the subtle things that have changed.

More errors, defense being more important, better depth/management in franchise, etc. Those are ALL huge improvements that you aren't going to see in a short time with the demo. Just my opinion.

[lenny819]

This is the first ever mlb the show Id be getting on my new PS3 and I'm a little concerned. Watching youtube videos, the game looked amazing. Are the graphics not so good because of the demo or is an HD tv required?

[Baseballking888]

The game actually looks pretty good this year. I noticed how Matt started a little conversation with Karros on how the Giants pitching staff lead them to the WS last year. The pitching analog controls looked pretty good as well. Managed to win 1-0 on a Mitch Moreland sac fly to score Cruz.