Anand said:Try the demo for SMB3 and post your impressions.
I downloaded it and played a 3 inning exhibition. Ended up being a great game. Each team hit a solo home run in regulation. Then my team doubled home the winning run in the 4th.
The graphics were oddly both less cartoonish and less polished. I’m sure I’ll get used to them. The view seems to be farther from the action and the view from behind the batter seems more straight behind the batter instead of the slight angle of the previous game. Also something that needs a little getting used to. Maybe it was just my catcher’s white uniform, but I was having a harder time seeing the pitcher reticule. Something I rely on quite a bit since nibbling the corner is my main pitching strategy.
I love that they have the cpu generated character names announced. Always bugged me that they didn’t have the last game. Maybe I’ll eventually get tired of hearing “Mash Taters,” “Joven Bambino,” “Hammer Longballo,” etc. But there’s a reason I never changed any of the names in SMB2. It absolutely nails my sense of humor.
Three innings isn’t nearly enough to pick up the nuances of the differences between the versions, but I’m most curious about how the player characteristic system works. Everyone seems to have a special power of some sort, like “tough out.” Also I noticed that the players have a more obvious graded rating to make it more clear who’s good and who’s bad.