Major League Baseball 2K8 360 Impressions

[brezz2001]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K8 (360/PS3) Impressions

Can you change the camera angle in the demo to aerial cam?

One other question--I see that the Right trigger dives, but how do you jump?

Brian

[OSUFan_88]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K8 (360/PS3) Impressions

Before the fixing of the framerate, I thought this game was pretty solid

After fixing the framerate...this game is close to being MVP 2005 good IMO

It's so close to being MVP, but there are few aspects that are missing.

MVP seemed to be more fun, and while this one is fun, nothing matches the MVP fun I had. Give 2K time and I think you'll see something even BETTER than MVP 2005.

Right now, after framerate fix, this is an easy 9 out of 10 from me.

[CS10029]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K8 (360/PS3) Impressions

The more I play the more I'm loving this game. I hate using Matsuzaka though adds like 15-20 minutes to a game. He's nasty though.

[UMiami]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K8 (360/PS3) Impressions

Show, Show, Show, Show, Show......

....in a 2k8 thread. Over and over and over again.

I swear to god, do some of you people get paid each time you fellate Sony and their almighty game?

No. But any objective baseball fan will tell you The Show is resembles a baseball game... the same can't be said for MLB 2k8.

[DickDalewood]

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Show, Show, Show, Show, Show......

....in a 2k8 thread. Over and over and over again.

I swear to god, do some of you people get paid each time you fellate Sony and their almighty game?

I'll be honest... I have both games (2K for 360, Show for PS3), and my favorite game is definitely the latter. HOWEVER, that being said, I couldn't agree with you more in regards to how annoying these Show posts get in an MLB 2K8 impressions thread.

Why is it so hard for people to be objective without being biased?

[Cubbies2166]

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Are there any downloadable stadiums or roster updates yet?

And could somebody tell me what Kosuke Fukudome's #s are? Or at least RF for the Cubs with the initials KF?

[Spectre]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K8 (360/PS3) Impressions

I just played a game with the demo, I have mixed impressions

The Good:
1. Analog pitching = the future. I felt a great sense of accomplishment when I nailed a fastball. The great thing is that I wasn't hitting my spots all the time with my pitches, which I've been able to do in every game. Honestly, I don't know if I could go back to regular meter pitching at this point because it seems so boring to me. I didn't think I'd like it but it's a refreshing breath of fresh air.

2. Fielding- awesome. I loved it in MVP and I love it now. Again, I can't go back to simple press the button and let the CPU decide what's going to happen anymore.

3. Lighting- the night games looked really good IMHO. The neon grass could go though.

4. Player models/sig stances- I love the models, they look really good. They nailed the sig stances of the players. I lined a single up the middle with Manny and it was surreal.

The Bad:
1. Meatballs- I'm not opposed to the concept of punishing the user for a bad gesture, but don't make it a fat pitch down the middle. A messed up splitter looks differently than a messed up fastball. That being said, I didn't throw any of them!

2. Grass looks bad, looks like I'm playing on neon-green grass. That's really my only graphical complaint, I definitely don't agree with people that said that this is a noticeable step down from 2K7. Other than the grass, I disagree.

3. Framerate- not gamekilling, but no reason for choppiness at this point in development. They've toned down grass textures and they still get choppiness, not cool.

4. Ambiance/presentation: John and Joe are talking about JD Drew's 2004 season? What? It's time to let go of those two and move on with a fresh booth that can record new lines. Also, I love the crowd chatter but the crowd is way too quiet. They react appropriately, but the scale is not good.

5. Transitional animations are not good- I don't like the start/stop animation for running. It looks way too herky jerky. I did see some very nice animations though elsewhere.

The Meh:
1. I don't like Swing Stick- I've never been a fan of analog batting though, that could be personal preference.

2. CPU swung at way too much stuff, this will hopefully be taken care of with sliders.

Overall, I'm not going to get the game tomorrow or in the near future but that's because I'm playing the hell out of Lost Odyssey right now and I have to start studying for my medical boards . Hopefully, by the time I have more time, the bugs and framerate hiccups will have been addressed permanently. Too bad we don't have a liaison with the 2K LA team anymore...

I can't stress how much I like the pitching. My #1 priority in a game is a good pitching interface and I think this is tops in my experience of any game on the market.

[SPTO]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K8 (360/PS3) Impressions

Well I played 3 innings of exhibition ball and well...I can't do this pitching properly. Even after working on it in the tutorial I still suck the big one. I think i'll stick to the old pitching interface. Luckily this year's version of the game has made it harder so i'm still getting pummelled.

I have a question though, how do I get my OFers to run faster? Other then that this is a fantastic game and i'll be diving into franchise sooner or later.

Oh and while I suck at the swing stick i'm willing to give that a chance as i'm getting contact on the ball and such.

[Sportsforever]

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I haven't seen anyone mention this, but I have been playing with the Assisted Fielding and it's basically Auto fielding from MVP. The CPU controls the player until they get the ball, and then you control the throw. I have always liked to play like this since it takes the player's defensive ratings more into account than my stick skills.

[SPTO]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K8 (360/PS3) Impressions

I haven't seen anyone mention this, but I have been playing with the Assisted Fielding and it's basically Auto fielding from MVP. The CPU controls the player until they get the ball, and then you control the throw. I have always liked to play like this since it takes the player's defensive ratings more into account than my stick skills.

Well looks like that's what i'm going to have to use

[VidGaminMachine476]

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Is it safe to say that the demo is somewhat close to the retail version, or way different?

I'm d/ling the demo right now as we speak.

[ehh]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K8 (360/PS3) Impressions

The more I play the more I'm loving this game. I hate using Matsuzaka though adds like 15-20 minutes to a game. He's nasty though.

Strange thing I noticed is that I find guys w. the slow windups like Wang and Dice-K easier to pitch with for some reason. No idea why, maybe it forces you to not rush through the gestures.

[Pierzynski 12]

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No. But any objective baseball fan will tell you The Show is resembles a baseball game... the same can't be said for MLB 2k8.

Um, if you haven't noticed The Show has a separate forum for a reason.

[HK-47]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K8 (360/PS3) Impressions

Is it safe to say that the demo is somewhat close to the retail version, or way different?

I'm d/ling the demo right now as we speak.

Is the demo out for both systems!?!!?

[Lerxt]

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Any game is “PLAYABLE” the word playable is relative to the person making the statement so what I say is unplayable is specific to me. I think this game is being looked at in a couple different ways. First you have people who have multiple consoles and options when it comes to their baseball fix. That being said anyone playing Sony’s baseball game won’t wast more than 30 minutes on this game. Then you have guys who it seems to me are the eternal optomists and will forgive a company even if they wrapped a piece of doo doo in a box and sold it. I know one thing if EA would have put anything out like this I’d almost guarantee that there would be a far more drastic public outcry of gamers claiming EA wronged them and are greedy, neglectful developers.
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What 2K did IMO is inexcusable…The framerate is terrible and IMO not playable. I didn’t buy a next gen console to experience games that are the visual and gameplay quality of a game that was on Ps2 or Xbox.. One look at the grass tesxtures and overall ambience of the game is a complete turn off for anyone who even cares about visuals in the least bit.
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Anyone who encourages someone to buy this game is IMO irresponsible or just doesn’t care about the quality of sports games. If you like the game that’s fine and I can respect anyone who enjoys this sort of game..But to promote anyone buying it with a straight face is quite laughable. 2K tried to do some innovative things but at the end of the day they are failed. The basic nuts and bolts of the game are horrible. The pitching is needlessly difficult and moreover each missed pitch results in a homerun???...I just don’t get that…I don’t mind innovation and something new but this was something that IMO that was simply implemented poorly.
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I’m still confused on how a game can look so bad but at the very least not play a smooth 60 fps???...What the heck did they do for a year on this game?

Man, you can't respect someone's opinion and then say it's laughable in the very next sentence. That just doesn't make any sense...