Major League Baseball 2K8 360 Impressions

[Money99]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K8 Impressions

Folks from all over the net are confirming the framerate issue. And the scary thing it's happening to lot's of sets - 720,1080,Sd etc.

Let's hope we can get this thing figured out

I don't want to jump to conclusions but we the consumer shouldn't have to figure anything out. That's why I buy consoles, so I don't have to do squat. PC gamers have always had the love/hate relationship of upgrading, tweaking, etc.
But when you buy a console it shouldn't be up to us to fix or prod to get a game working.

If this framerate issue is real and many are experiencing it then 2K should be ashamed of themselves. I can't tell you how ticked off I'm getting with their shotty programming. So many of their sports titles have bugs and issues just like this.
Do they even have a QA department?

And I'm not a fanboy of any console, company or otherwise, but for those lucky PS3 owners, why on earth would you choose any baseball game other than the Show?
I've played 07 and I've played the demo for 08. This game IS sports. Not just baseball, but pro sports. I have a hard time believing any sports game out there represents their sport better than The Show does MLB.

For 360 owners, all we can do is hope and pray that 2K gets their act together or Microsoft uses the High Heat licence to make a 1st party ball game or EA buys 2K.
Otherwise, I think it's going to be many, many years before we get a baseball game that's even in the same stratosphere as The Show.

[Heelfan71]

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

How does this years compare to 2k7?

looks the same, plays a bit better out of the box. Frame rate issues seem to be the biggest issue

[alwayz0npoint]

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

CAN U PLAY OTHER TEAM GAME IN FRANCHISE MODE OR JUST UR OWN TEAM U PICKED ?

[PVarck31]

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

Ok guys here are my Impressions after playing one game. Default settings. PS3, ball trail off.

Negatives

-Gets choppy during fielding sometimes. I am running 720p Its not a game killer, just annoying.
-Pitching is hard, very hard. This isn't a bad thing, but some people may see it as a negative.
-Graphics took a hit. Its very Noticeable.

Honestly thats all I can think of for the bad.

Oh and by the way Indians fans. It has Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Positives

-The areal fielding cam is the best fielding cam I have ever used in a baseball video game.
Unless its a very high pop up, you see the ball's whole flight.
-Batting is nice. Feels like you have just as much control as aiming and hitting a button.
-Hit variety. I don't think I saw 2 similar hits at all. And with the pitching being so hard they hit plenty.
-Throwing is amazing. Absolutly love it.
-Animations are smooth, lots of new ones. Some nice first basemen scoops too.
-Baserunning is much much better, just feels natural now.

Thats all I can think of for now. I will say they the frame rate holds this game back. Its not a game killer by any means though. If they can patch it it would make the game on par with the show.
The game is also just very fun.

I will be happy to answer questions for a bit.

[Whaaaazuuuuup]

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

is the frame rate issue on the ps3 as well?...

[FocusYoMindOnDis]

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Really like the announcing .

Whoa, now that is something i didnt expect to hear...

[jrod1981]

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

My framerate is absolutely fine playing in 720p. Everything is nice and smooth.

Well thats good to hear. I'm going to be picking up this game regardless so here's to hoping

[RoyalBoyle78]

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

WOW, I just put the game in and try do download the new rosters, and BAM the game froze, WTF..

[reo]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K8 Impressions

For 360 owners, all we can do is hope and pray that 2K gets their act together or Microsoft uses the High Heat licence to make a 1st party ball game or EA buys 2K.
Otherwise, I think it's going to be many, many years before we get a baseball game that's even in the same stratosphere as The Show.

The Show doesn't even use analog controls. LoL . . .

Back to FIFA . . .

[PVarck31]

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

WOW, I just put the game in and try do download the new rosters, and BAM the game froze, WTF..

Yep, freezing for me too. Did it take a really long time for the game to start up once you put in the disc?

[bigfnjoe96]

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

Ok guys here are my Impressions after playing one game. Default settings. PS3, ball trail off.

Negatives

-Gets choppy during fielding sometimes. I am running 720p Its not a game killer, just annoying.
-Pitching is hard, very hard. This isn't a bad thing, but some people may see it as a negative.
-Graphics took a hit. Its very Noticeable.

Honestly thats all I can think of for the bad.

Positives

-The areal fielding cam is the best fielding cam I have ever used in a baseball video game.
Unless its a very high pop up, you see the ball's whole flight.
-Batting is nice. Feels like you have just as much control as aiming and hitting a button.
-Hit variety. I don't think I saw 2 similar hits at all. And with the pitching being so hard they hit plenty.
-Throwing is amazing. Absolutly love it.
-Animations are smooth, lots of new ones. Some nice first basemen scoops too.
-Baserunning is much much better, just feels natural now.

Thats all I can think of for now. I will say they the frame rate holds this game back. Its not a game killer by any means though. If they can patch it it would make the game on par with the show.
The game is also just very fun.

I will be happy to answer questions for a bit.

Thanks for that quick write-up. Here's hoping the frame rate issue doesn't have anything to do with the way the game is caching with the Hard Drive. 2K is unfortunately well known for this problem.

[bowlerguy92]

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My quick impressions after one game:

1. The new pitching system is fantastic. It is rewarding and punishing at the same time, and is a great new way to pitch. It took me maybe 10 minutes to figure it out. I have been throwing balls and drawing walks yes.

2. The framerate for me playing in 720p feels silky smooth the entire time.

3. Lots of new cool catching animations and throwing animations.

4. The throwing meter in the field is really nice to use. It is very responsive and actually showcases different throw styles for specific players based upon how hard you tell him to throw it. I have thrown some right to the glove, in the frigan stands, on the grass, and all over the place. This isn't an issue, I was just messing with it.

5. The graphics for me seem perfectly fine. If anything I think I see a slight improvement.

6. The player models appear to be a bit beefier in a good way. Things looked cleaned up and there appears to have been some tweaking done to the batting camera to showcase how great the players look now.

7. The crowd is about where they were last year, maybe a bit louder. In the background though you can see (at fenway anyway) Make Some Noise flashing on the jumbotron and the fans reacting to it. Just a cool little thing.

8. There have been numerous foul balls and they all look great.

9. Hmm I just CRANKED two bombs in a row for my first two runs of the game. (pro)

10. The baserunning system definately feels less clunky than the old triggers.

That's about it so far, if any of you guys have specific gameplay related questions for me I will be happy to answer them.

[RoyalBoyle78]

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

Yep, freezing for me too. Did it take a really long time for the game to start up once you put in the disc?

not really, but I tried to do the rosters again and it froze again, this sux...WTH man.

[Ltrain44]

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ok get this. I just put the game back on my sdtv after playing on HDTV and the framerate seems better. lol, weird stuff. It only happens in the field. Pitching and batting are smooth.

[lathrowback]

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

Ok guys here are my Impressions after playing one game. Default settings. PS3, ball trail off.

Negatives

-Gets choppy during fielding sometimes. I am running 720p Its not a game killer, just annoying.
-Pitching is hard, very hard. This isn't a bad thing, but some people may see it as a negative.
-Graphics took a hit. Its very Noticeable.

Honestly thats all I can think of for the bad.

Oh and by the way Indians fans. It has Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Positives

-The areal fielding cam is the best fielding cam I have ever used in a baseball video game.
Unless its a very high pop up, you see the ball's whole flight.
-Batting is nice. Feels like you have just as much control as aiming and hitting a button.
-Hit variety. I don't think I saw 2 similar hits at all. And with the pitching being so hard they hit plenty.
-Throwing is amazing. Absolutly love it.
-Animations are smooth, lots of new ones. Some nice first basemen scoops too.
-Baserunning is much much better, just feels natural now.

Thats all I can think of for now. I will say they the frame rate holds this game back. Its not a game killer by any means though. If they can patch it it would make the game on par with the show.
The game is also just very fun.

I will be happy to answer questions for a bit.

Are there custom soundtracks for the PS3?