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  • dcookie
    Rookie
    • Dec 2004
    • 73

    #1

    IGN Preview (1/25)

  • dcookie
    Rookie
    • Dec 2004
    • 73

    #2
    Re: IGN Preview (1/25)

    Just got to the end... " a new mode that we can't talk about just yet"

    What a tease...

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    • dodgerblue
      MVP
      • Feb 2003
      • 1239

      #3
      Re: IGN Preview (1/25)

      This part sounds cool...

      "The coolest addition to the fielding -- and this is one those things that's so small yet so cool -- has to do with catching fly balls. In every baseball title of the past decade you could always see where a sky high ball was going to land. Now you'll only get the targeting reticule when your outfielder is facing in the proper direction. So if Carlos Beltran is sprinting back to the warning track with his head turned he's not going to know exactly where the ball is going to land until he turns around to see. Like we said, it's small but very cool."
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      • SPTO
        binging
        • Feb 2003
        • 68046

        #4
        Re: IGN Preview (1/25)

        Nothing terribly new but I hope that twitchiness in regards to the pitching and the analog stick isn't that huge of a problem.

        The new mode that's a secret is fairly interesting though
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        • Mr.Wednesday
          The Magic is back
          • Feb 2007
          • 1927

          #5
          Re: IGN Preview (1/25)

          I think the secrete mode may have something to do with the baseball cards Brinkman was talking about on the podcast.
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          • SPTO
            binging
            • Feb 2003
            • 68046

            #6
            Re: IGN Preview (1/25)

            Originally posted by Mr.Wednesday
            I think the secrete mode may have something to do with the baseball cards Brinkman was talking about on the podcast.
            If that's what it is, then IGN is way behind the 8 ball with this stuff.
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            • Mr.Wednesday
              The Magic is back
              • Feb 2007
              • 1927

              #7
              Re: IGN Preview (1/25)

              Originally posted by SPTO
              If that's what it is, then IGN is way behind the 8 ball with this stuff.
              SPTO, I think you are right when you say nothing new. We have already heard most of this information. The only thing they didn't talk about were the baseball cards.

              Edit: It's nothing new for OS, but what about the average Joe Gamer it's probably all new.
              Last edited by Mr.Wednesday; 01-25-2008, 09:50 PM.
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              • SPTO
                binging
                • Feb 2003
                • 68046

                #8
                Re: IGN Preview (1/25)

                Originally posted by Mr.Wednesday

                Edit: It's nothing new for OS, but what about the average Joe Gamer it's probably all new.
                True to an extent but you'd think that people who actively seek out video game websites are a bit more plugged in then the average joe gamer?
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                • JBH3
                  Marvel's Finest
                  • Jan 2007
                  • 13506

                  #9
                  Re: IGN Preview (1/25)

                  IGN dude said

                  "Base running, while not a focal point of baseball, has received a bit of a touch-up as well in 2K8...."

                  When has baserunning never been a focal point?

                  Did they just hand the preview disc over to some intern or something and say make some videos and write up a report...?

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                  • PhantomPain
                    MVP
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 3512

                    #10
                    Re: IGN Preview (1/25)

                    Was that really ARod in that pic?
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                    • MUTTS
                      Rookie
                      • Feb 2003
                      • 79

                      #11
                      Re: IGN Preview (1/25)

                      I guess the jerseys still flail in the wind...see Jeter in that video on page 1 of the preview.

                      Tony

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                      • royals_fan_16
                        Rookie
                        • Apr 2003
                        • 148

                        #12
                        Re: IGN Preview (1/25)

                        Originally posted by JBH3
                        IGN dude said

                        "Base running, while not a focal point of baseball, has received a bit of a touch-up as well in 2K8...."

                        When has baserunning never been a focal point?

                        Did they just hand the preview disc over to some intern or something and say make some videos and write up a report...?
                        Nate is the newest member of ign.

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                        • BadKermit
                          Rookie
                          • Feb 2004
                          • 482

                          #13
                          Re: IGN Preview (1/25)

                          I'm pretty disappointed that the fielding throw meter is based on release point instead of strength of throw. It was cool in MVP that you had to judge whether you really needed to unleash a cannon throw and take the chance that it would be offline. I assume in 2K8 the fielder just throws as hard as he can all the time? That's sort of stupid.
                          Of course, if Dawson gets hot, and
                          Sutcliffe comes through, and....
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                          • KushGamer
                            Rookie
                            • Jul 2007
                            • 322

                            #14
                            Re: IGN Preview (1/25)

                            Originally posted by BadKermit
                            I'm pretty disappointed that the fielding throw meter is based on release point instead of strength of throw. It was cool in MVP that you had to judge whether you really needed to unleash a cannon throw and take the chance that it would be offline. I assume in 2K8 the fielder just throws as hard as he can all the time? That's sort of stupid.
                            Not true, throw speed is based mostly on the player and the animation being used (you can control running throw or balanced throw with the L-stick). You can slightly adjust the speed (and thus the size of the good release zone), by how far you push the R-stick towards the edge. Press it just a little and you will get a huge green release zone, but a slower velocity throw.

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                            • BadKermit
                              Rookie
                              • Feb 2004
                              • 482

                              #15
                              Re: IGN Preview (1/25)

                              Originally posted by KushGamer
                              Not true, throw speed is based mostly on the player and the animation being used (you can control running throw or balanced throw with the L-stick). You can slightly adjust the speed (and thus the size of the good release zone), by how far you push the R-stick towards the edge. Press it just a little and you will get a huge green release zone, but a slower velocity throw.
                              Oh, AWESOME. Kush, does the release point meter also fill up faster if you push the stick farther, or is it just the size of the "ideal release point" area? I'm glad you guys let us adjust the strength of the throw, if even just a little bit.

                              I think the release point is a good idea, but I loved being able to control the strength of the throw on MVP. Glad you guys kept that in.
                              Of course, if Dawson gets hot, and
                              Sutcliffe comes through, and....
                              Pa, see what you did to me?

                              - Mike Royko

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