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03:46 PM - February 25, 2011 by RaychelSnr

What are your impressions of the MLB '11: The Show Demo?

Christian McLeod: To be perfectly honest, I didn't come away as blown away by the MLB 11 demo as I thought I would. Upon initially hearing about the new analog hitting, pitching and fielding scheme I was overjoyed. If any franchise needed to adopt analog controls, it was The Show. The implementation of both the new analog hitting mechanics and pitching mechanics work well enough (throwing in the field is another story), but the rest of the game feels like a carbon copy of MLB 10, which felt darn near like a carbon copy of MLB 09.

Dustin Toms: I'm with Christian. This is arguably one of the most disappointing demos to date.

Caley Roark: I was also a little underwhelmed, but not as disappointed as my colleagues. I say underwhelmed because, outside of analog controls, the game plays much like MLB '10, which really is a good thing. There was nothing earth-shaking in the demo; even the analog controls did not seem that revolutionary -- probably because I have played NCAA Baseball and MLB 2K10.

Chase Becotte: Who pooped in your guys' cereal? Really, I want to know.

I mean come on, the game doesn't feel different? The graphics in the game are a downgrade from last year's? Go back to MLB '10, and tell me the lighting and player models in MLB 11 aren't improvements. Go back to MLB 10, and talk to me about the feel of the analog controls in that game. Oh wait...

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# 1 Socalbias @ 02/25/11 03:50 PM

Already thread for that, but THANKS!!

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...ions-here.html

# 2 Qb @ 02/25/11 03:56 PM

This is a front page feature article, not another impressions thread.

Way to tell the troof, Chase!

# 3 Socalbias @ 02/25/11 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Qb


	This is a front page feature article, not another impressions thread. Way to tell the troof, Chase!

It's an article based on impressions that doesn't need it's on thread.

# 4 Raskal @ 02/25/11 04:06 PM

Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but some people expect too much change on sports games that are forced into a 1 year development cycle. Gotta wait for the next platform for that.

If it's not broke, don't fix it, perfect it.

# 5 econoodle @ 02/25/11 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Socalbias


	It's an article based on impressions that doesn't need it's on thread.

SocialBias,
The guys who wrote this are staff writers. They write articles on a regular basis on here [including many Roundtable discussions], check the homepage.

I always like these.

# 6 Pared @ 02/25/11 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Socalbias


	It's an article based on impressions that doesn't need it's on thread.

This is an Operation Sports article, not random impressions from forum members.

There is a difference. This thread is to discuss what you think of the article, while the thread you linked to is for forum members to give their own impressions.

Hopefully that will clear up the confusion for you.

# 7 Socalbias @ 02/25/11 04:40 PM

Alrite thanks guys, got confused a little bit.

I love the demo, I think most of the criticism that it looks the same as the older versions is because its THAT good of a game. This isn't a COD/Battlefield shooter game that brings in HUNDREDS of millions of dollars and have a 2year time zone, so I don't expect SO much change from an already flawless game.

With that said, I love the new controls. They definitely are a new learning curve which this game NEEDED. Cannot wait till the real game comes out.

# 8 snaz16 @ 02/25/11 04:43 PM

Couldn't agree more with Chase,Raskal,and Qb. After playing the demo,I went and popped in
'10" and went to SF w/night start against Texas,and to me there's no comparison in graphics. Colors are sharper,late day to night transition is gorgeous( sky actually got that orange tint as the sun fades) and the player bodies are much improved. Shots down the lines actually get to the corner wall where as they don't seem to have the "friction" slow down. Add in custom camera angles,the ability to mix and match uniforms,etc, and its worth it for me. Remember how good Tony LaRussa baseball was until the clamoring for change resulted in a steaming turd that T. LaRussa 4 turned out to be,that spelled the end of that series.Be careful what you wish for.

# 9 econoodle @ 02/25/11 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Socalbias


	Alrite thanks guys, got confused a little bit. I love the demo, I think most of the criticism that it looks the same as the older versions is because its THAT good of a game. This isn't a COD/Battlefield shooter game that brings in HUNDREDS of millions of dollars and have a 2year time zone, so I don't expect SO much change from an already flawless game. With that said, I love the new controls. They definitely are a new learning curve which this game NEEDED. Cannot wait till the real game comes out.

Hey there's already an Impressions thread!

lol
just kidding.

# 10 Jgainsey @ 02/25/11 04:51 PM

Ha! I though the first post social bias made was pretty funny... though I only thought it was funny because I assumed he was being sarcastic. Either way, it's still just as funny that he told a staff writer his thread was redundant.

Anyways, back on topic. I have to agree with Chase on his impression, as well as his take on the other opinions. I'm not exactly sure what people are looking for this deep into the life of The Show on the PS3. Usually when a game feels drastically different than previous versions, it means that those previous games sucked.

# 11 Heroesandvillains @ 02/25/11 04:55 PM

Christian,

I can assure you that there are an ABUNDANCE of new animations in the demo!

Quit button mashing! LOL

Seriously, I really don't understand how you could have spent 2 hours with the demo and not have seen any new animations.

# 12 N51_rob @ 02/25/11 04:57 PM

Seems like a lot guys have severely inflated expectations of a Demo that is 2 1/2 months old.

# 13 Raskal @ 02/25/11 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by N51_rob


	Seems like a lot guys have severely inflated expectations of a Demo that is 2 1/2 months old.

In their defense, the demo is supposed to be a representation of the final product.

# 14 Entiae @ 02/25/11 05:03 PM

I'm with Chase on this one.
His impressions even made me a little bit more excited about this game.

# 15 speedtrucker @ 02/25/11 05:08 PM

wow someone remembered NCAA MVP baseball! that is still my favorite baseball game on the xbox and actually still prefer it over the current gen systems...

# 16 PorkChopDodger87 @ 02/25/11 05:16 PM

Alot of demos say this is not a final design of the finished product

# 17 jcmreds @ 02/25/11 05:19 PM

I played over 100 games of The Show 2010, and I saw plenty of improvents and new animations(especially on defense)in the demo.

# 18 Skyboxer @ 02/25/11 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Raskal


	In their defense, the demo is supposed to be a representation of the final product.

No. Not really. It's a representation of the game but not a final product. Hence the disclaimers.

In any case i think some staff writers need a visit to eye doctor.

# 19 PorkChopDodger87 @ 02/25/11 05:22 PM

I love this game it never disappoints me and the demo doesn't disappoint either IMO

# 20 Two Seamer @ 02/25/11 05:25 PM

So far, I agree with the first three writers in the article. Nothing about the demo excited me much in terms of newness. I noticed the better player models and graphics and enjoyed some of the analog play, but underwhelming is a good characterization overall.

Having said that, guess who will still be buying this damn thing on day 1 and playing it for hours? Yours truly. Because dude, The Show! It's still the best baseball game ever made, and even minor upgrades to last year would be worth it to me.

So I can whine and hope for more additions and improvements down the line (and I will!

), but the bottom line is I still love this game through and through.

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