Digital Sportspage Blog

Being that I currently don’t have a PS3, I can’t provide any feedback on the MLB demo. However, we have many comments from the forums, and they’re almost universally positive. Here’s a collection of first impressions:

Just played the demo and - Wow, what a beautiful game. Stunning. The gameplay is pretty much what you would expect…and then some. I only played one game but it looks great so far. The lighting and player animations are sick. A very noticeable graphical difference from last year. Collision detection is there. Crowd goes after foul balls. Great stuff.

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. Now, that is what I called a graphical upgrade. The game is gorgeous. The player models just look fantastic.

I played using the Rockies. Francis struggled all three innings. I walked two in the first inning unintentionally. The Red Sox just smacked the ball around like crazy. I wasn’t able to locate any of my pitches very effectively.

Conversely, Beckett shut me down. He absolutely dominated me, striking me out six times. I was very impatient and need to train myself how to bat again in this game.

I love the new animations between innings. The screen overlays look much better than 07. The end of the game hand shakes have a smooth framerate. I’m just very impressed with the new subtle differences.

The commentary once again is brilliant. Hawpe for the Rockies grounded to short, and Matt said “Hawpe will hop back to the dugout after that ground ball out”. Wow.

I’m not only excited as heck to see how the Cardinals players look, but all the players. This might be the first game I play against every team, just to see the ball parks and the players. Gorgeous…simply gorgeous.

Very much impressed with this demo. I was excited for the release of this game prior to 20 minutes ago. Now I’m fired up beyond belief and truly cannot wait for it.

This one could be something special if early impressions of this demo are any indication.

Really enjoying the demo thus far. As a first time player of the Show, I think I’m most blown away by the animations. Simply beautiful (especially on double plays). I also love how catching/throwing animations are dependent on the type of play unfolding. This really adds to the realism.

Last year, when some of you guys played for the first time, did you find the pitch speed to really really fast? I tried lowering the slider all the way, but man, it takes some super reflexes to hit no?

Anyways, the demo is defnitely a nice reminder that baseball season and warm weather are not too far off!

I really can see why you guys have been so crazy about this game. It’s my first time playing The Show, and you can tell immediately how much care and attention have been put in the game.

The pitcher/batter matchup is incredible. It’s like the realism of High Heat with the control of MVP. I love how better hitters will foul more.

I stuck with the Veteran setting to get used to the controls, but I need to bump it up as I’ve played 11 innings without giving up a run. I’ve also not scored one yet but I have been hitting — just don’t have the hang of the running controls yet as I blew some scoring opportunities.

Can’t wait for the full game to come out.