OS Staff Roundtable - MLB '11: The Show Demo Impressions

[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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[Socalbias]

Re: MLB '11: The Show Demo Impressions

Already thread for that, but THANKS!!

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

[Qb]

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

Way to tell the troof, Chase!

[Socalbias]

Re: OS Roundtable -- MLB '11: The Show Demo Impressions

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.

[Raskal]

Re: OS Roundtable -- MLB '11: The Show Demo Impressions

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.

[econoodle]

Re: OS Roundtable -- MLB '11: The Show Demo Impressions

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.

[Pared]

Re: OS Roundtable -- MLB '11: The Show Demo Impressions

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.

[Socalbias]

Re: OS Roundtable -- MLB '11: The Show Demo Impressions

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.

[snaz16]

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.

[econoodle]

Re: OS Roundtable -- MLB '11: The Show Demo Impressions

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.

[JustinSainn]

I'm with Chase. Of course, the analog controls are game changers for me. It was a great simulation before, now it truely feels like a game of baseball.

[Jgainsey]

Re: OS Roundtable -- MLB '11: The Show Demo Impressions



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.

[Heroesandvillains]

Re: OS Roundtable -- MLB '11: The Show Demo Impressions

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.

[N51_rob]

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

[Raskal]

Re: OS Roundtable -- MLB '11: The Show Demo Impressions

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.