MLB 2K11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (PS3/360)

[BearClaw]

So far I'm fairly pleased. Hitting and pitching are still solid. I noticed the framerate issue seems to only be when a ball is popped straight up and out of the field of view of the camera but I'm assuming that will get fixed. Also, I'm really getting tired of a player's body not facing the direction they are throwing. For instance at an Andres Torres will field a ground ball with his head and body facing first and will throw the ball to second while his head and body are pointed still towards first.

edit: Just saw that baserunners still move in slow motion during a pickoff.

[JayhawkerStL]

Quote: Originally Posted by swaldo

I do have a major beef to pick here though. What's up with all the flashy stuff? Every time an info box appears on screen it needs to make an elaborate exit with exploding bright yellow flashy colors It even appears on fixed portions of the screen - such as the long rectangle box at the top which displays the score & inning. Before a pitch that also has to flash - along with the strike zone, why? It's making me crazy, please get rid of it! It's like that Justin Beiber video before last years World Series - this is baseball, it just doesn't belong! It might be better suited to NBA 2K because that sport is more "Showtime" or whatever. Big time baseball fans like me are slower paced people - the number cruncher types. That's why you still hear organ music playing in some ballparks. I don't want to feel like I'm playing a slot machine in a Vegas casino! These HDTV's are bright enough as it is, my eyes are going to hurt after a full 9 inning game. If you want to add a little presentation "pop" here & there go ahead, but can you tone it down please or give us the option to turn it off? Rant over, onto Top Spin...

Am I the only one that finds it humorous that a guy complaining about unnecessary flashy stuff uses those flashy and unnecessary emoticons? I can tell you that I find those emoticons 100x more annoying than anything in the demo.

[DrPhibes]

Outside of the previously mentioned choppiness, the demo feels marvelous. Love the new batting camera and love that there is now some suspense when hitting. At times you think the ball is gone, but it's just a warning track shot. Others you just know by the sound of the bat, the batter's animation after he hits it, or the outfielders animation (hit a monster HR with Cruz and Burrell was just standing still, but you can see his head following the ball over his head and way way back into the seats).

Not sure if it has been mentioned/addressed within the confines 19 page, but the only thing that sucked was not having the option to check swing/get warm up swing in before the pitch. I'm sure it's just a demo thing because afterall this IS just the demo, but w/e. Also hope that in the full game pitchers will be ejected for hitting too many batters (no big deal)

Now if only it has the Rockies black vest alternate jersey then I will def go pick it up

[School Yard Pro]

Pros-
camera angle when the ball is put in play
pitching control feedback
hitting seems easier
field and throwing errors

Cons-
no commentary
no slider options
only 3 innings
no subs
frame rate issues
crowd looks terrible
animation was off. (had the 3rd base coach call for a slide into 3rd after I had already throw the runner out and he was on his way to the bench)
and...
I hit a grand slam with Tommy Hunter...seriously

Releasing a demo of this quality is unacceptable. Graphically speaking I expected better from 2k11.. especially on the heals of such a successful NBA 2k11 release. This demo still doesn't look as good as MLB the show 09. We deserve a better looking baseball game on Xbox

That being said.. I'll still purchase it so I can have my baseball fix

[p00p1]

Quote: Originally Posted by ChaseB

I was all over the place with Sanchez, probably because two of his pitching motions are relatively challenging, and his control is not great so even hard to paint with fastball.

Not too happy with Sanchez, he should have a split change not a circle change. And they got rid of his slider?

[HHHBigFan]

Idk...seems a lot like last years.

[serialmke]

Quote: Originally Posted by HHHBigFan

Idk...seems a lot like last years.

Thats the beauty of it. Its alot like last years which was ALOT of fun except the bugs are fixed and fielding has been updated to match the excelling pitcher batter, hitting pitching interface.

[Spongedaddy]

I went to Gamestop and pre-paid for my copy. The demo sold me so I guess it did its job.