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

[Alistair]

What's the longest demo you've played so far?

My first game went 11 innings!

Texas took a 1-0 lead in top of 4th and I leveled it in the bottom. Stayed 1-1 until the Rangers won it in the 11th after Lincecum's 130th odd pitch.

Did it annoy anyone else that there's no bullpen access in the demo? (unless I just couldn't find it). Pissed me off throwing late innings with a gassed starter when the Rangers are emptying their pen.

Don't know about you guys, but I was a bit underwhelmed with the overall presentation. Maybe it's because Sony has set the bar at 9.9/10 and it's pretty darn hard to improve each year. Not sure what I was expecting, but it all looked very much the same as last year's version.

Took a while to get used to analog controls, but I think I'll stick with them. Feels like a much more pure baseball experience.

[Alistair]

Also, the baseball in the Giants logo on the video screen at AT&T Park gives the illusion that each player has a blonde mullet when their photo is placed in front of the SF logo

[lewski19]

my only issue it is just did not seem any different than last year, beyond the new controls obviously, it just felt like the same game with a few updated models and new control scheme.

[ckarlic]

Ive read a lot of people saying that the game feels like '10 with new controls but for me, the demo has a fresh feel to it. I can't really explain it but the game and animations feel smooth. Game looks and feels great to me so far. Still need to get a hang of hitting and fielding.

[Stikskillz]

This demo affirms that SCEA continues to go in the right direction with the MLB Series. The pitching, fielding, and hitting are much more fluid and responsive.

Once a lot of players get the hang of it, I don't see a reason to go back to the old way. It feels more like baseball which is what we all want.

It's a demo and there should be limited expectations. I was impressed by the little things such as the crowd noise and reactions. The way fly balls get caught in the wind also seemed much more accurate.

As a Giants fan there were numerous things I hope are addressed with the stadium and player ratings per my post below.

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2042145170

[Joey]

Where can I log a complaint? I'm at work feeling like garbage this morning because this demo caused me to get less than 3 hours of sleep.

I'm digging all the new analog controls. Left everything default and won my 1st game 2-1 thanks to 2 hits and some Whitey-ball.

Adjusted to fielding pretty quick, two throwing errors in the games I played - one offline, one in the dirt that could have been scooped.

Love the pitching. I'm a classic pitching guy but as of now will be using analog this year. Getting the hang of changing speeds to keep hitters off balance feels good!

Hitting, still adjusting, but like it. It really feels good to catch one clean. My suggestion to anyone having trouble with hitting is experiment with the different cameras and find one where you can pick up the pitch location quickly. After trying several, I agree with others who have posted that Catcher #5 is the real deal as far as defaults go. None of the others came close for me.

I actually like Karros. Anyone who says he just repeats Hud's old lines is talking out of their you-know-what. He gives much more insight than Rex ever did. It may get on some people's nerves, but I like how he has a lot of pauses and "uhs" in his commentary...makes it feel more like he's talking rather than reading. Of course I may be saying differently after a few months!

Scored a run in my first game when the ball clanked off of Borbon's outstretched glove and squirted away. I don't recall seeing that exact animation in '10. Speaking of animations, the new player models makes running and throwing (both pitchers and fielders) look so much more fluid. Plus Lincecum (of all people) hit one into the RF corner and Nelson ran to the ball and picked it up at the wall (without bracing himself against it), wheeled around and fired a one-hopper to 2nd to nail a diving Timmy. Yes, it was a pitcher but Lincecum is pretty athletic. Anyway, the whole sequence looked very good.

It's safe to say that my hype bar is completely full!

[Joey]

I agree. It makes me wonder how many games they played on '10. I played 100's of games and it feels fresh to me. I mean, of course it's going to feel like '10 - I hope it does!

Quote: Originally Posted by ckarlic

Ive read a lot of people saying that the game feels like '10 with new controls but for me, the demo has a fresh feel to it. I can't really explain it but the game and animations feel smooth. Game looks and feels great to me so far. Still need to get a hang of hitting and fielding.

[ryan36]

Guys this thread is for IMPRESSIONS only. No conversation, use the q&a for that