MLB 2K8 Game of The Week: Red Sox vs. Rockies

**SPTO** · 02-27-2008, 05:32 PM

Re: Vetzballin.com: MLB 2K8 Game of The Week: Red Sox vs. Rockies

Originally posted by pjv31

Good to hear, sounds like realism to me and not AI error. just a quick question for you rhude, does it still rain in domed stadiums?

If it still rains in domed stadiums i'll hate playing at the Rogers Centre

**Betterai** · 02-27-2008, 05:34 PM

Re: Vetzballin.com: MLB 2K8 Game of The Week: Red Sox vs. Rockies

Originally posted by YankeePride_YP

I know we heard about this with guys moving back on flyballs they couldn't see but we don't know how deep this new feature will be.

Right

When a ball is hit over your head and you have to turn your back to it and run to the spot where you think it will land, that's when the ball indicator disappears

It will reappear once you turn back around and relocate the ball in the air

That makes sense because we've all seen fielders put their head down momentarily taking their eye off the ball, get on their horses to try and track balls hit over their heads

It's really a nice touch and makes catching those long drives a bit trickier

Not sure about the rain in domed stadiums Pride

**Scottdau** · 02-27-2008, 05:35 PM

Re: Vetzballin.com: MLB 2K8 Game of The Week: Red Sox vs. Rockies

Originally posted by SPTO

If it still rains in domed stadiums i'll hate playing at the Rogers Centre

Does Toronto even have a baseball team any more?

Also, was that game on fast pace? Every time the batter would get out the batter's box it would skip animation. I hope it plays out the whole at bat.

**stealyerface** · 02-27-2008, 05:36 PM

Re: Vetzballin.com: MLB 2K8 Game of The Week: Red Sox vs. Rockies

Originally posted by YankeePride_YP

The ball indicator disappearing? Hmm, I like that if it's done right.

I know we heard about this with guys moving back on flyballs they couldn't see but we don't know how deep this new feature will be.

Yeah, this could be especially scary if they implemented this in the right context. I have already seen some video that clearly shows the indicator disappearing when on a dead sprint back towards the wall. This only makes sense, and I love the fact that you get a quick glimpse of where it was, then you haul a$$ towards that spot, and when you turn around, you get to see if you have made the right path to the ball. Will this be trickier in the windy games? I hope so. No, how cool would it be, with regards to the wind and other fielders, if when adjusting your position, or getting too close to your teammate, you take your eye off the ball, and therefore lose sight of the indicator until you reposition, call off the other fielder, or get to the landing spot to make a play on the ball. Not sure if this is going to be implemented as such for this year, but certainly a good building block on some intricacies of the defensive game.

SYF

**PVarck31** · 02-27-2008, 05:40 PM

Re: Vetzballin.com: MLB 2K8 Game of The Week: Red Sox vs. Rockies

Originally posted by Heelfan71

Just watched the first 3 innings and not sure why some are complaining so much. .

Same here bro. I think it looks great, I am at 92% on the high quality vid or innings 1-3 i will let everyone know how it looks.

**Pared** · 02-27-2008, 05:52 PM

Re: Vetzballin.com: MLB 2K8 Game of The Week: Red Sox vs. Rockies

Originally posted by Betterai

User error

I was controlling the center fielder Taveras and you noticed I drifted too close to the left fielder?

Once I did that the ball indictar disappeared on the field and I lost track of where the ball was landing

I nudged Taveras a little bit too far to the left trying to guess and the ball landed to the right of me

"I got it, no you take it"

Nice touch of realism because in reality if two fielders came together, confusion would arise about who was going to catch the ball

The call off button is your friend.....

Nice... are there any fielder collisions though? Because then this would be pointless, IMO.

Just read about the indicator disappearing... very nice touch!

**PVarck31** · 02-27-2008, 05:53 PM

Re: Vetzballin.com: MLB 2K8 Game of The Week: Red Sox vs. Rockies

The better quality video looks great. I am in love with the aerial cam. It shows the flight of the ball the whole way. I have been waiting for that for a long time

**PVarck31** · 02-27-2008, 05:54 PM

Re: Vetzballin.com: MLB 2K8 Game of The Week: Red Sox vs. Rockies

Originally posted by Pared

Nice... are there any fielder collisions though? Because then this would be pointless, IMO.

Just read about the indicator disappearing... very nice touch!

Yes there are fielder colisions.

**Pared** · 02-27-2008, 05:55 PM

Re: Vetzballin.com: MLB 2K8 Game of The Week: Red Sox vs. Rockies

Originally posted by pjv31

Yes there are fielder colisions.

NIIIIICE... that should make OF play very exciting! Happy to see (read) that!

**PVarck31** · 02-27-2008, 05:57 PM

Re: Vetzballin.com: MLB 2K8 Game of The Week: Red Sox vs. Rockies

Originally posted by Pared

NIIIIICE... that should make OF play very exciting! Happy to see (read) that!

Just so you know it was confirmed by Jon Robinson on his look at franchise mode on gametap.

**Ltrain44** · 02-27-2008, 05:59 PM

Re: Vetzballin.com: MLB 2K8 Game of The Week: Red Sox vs. Rockies

Did anyone see something that said "early build demo" flash on the screen? Maybe all the people bashing this missed that I guess.

**JT30** · 02-27-2008, 06:00 PM

Re: Vetzballin.com: MLB 2K8 Game of The Week: Red Sox vs. Rockies

Originally posted by pjv31

The better quality video looks great. I am in love with the aerial cam. It shows the flight of the ball the whole way. I have been waiting for that for a long time

Yes that is huge.. Seems like most games don't capture the flight of the ball properly. Nice

**Pared** · 02-27-2008, 06:04 PM

Re: Vetzballin.com: MLB 2K8 Game of The Week: Red Sox vs. Rockies

Originally posted by pjv31

Just so you know it was confirmed by Jon Robinson on his look at franchise mode on gametap.

Link? I'd like to read it.

**PVarck31** · 02-27-2008, 06:05 PM

Re: Vetzballin.com: MLB 2K8 Game of The Week: Red Sox vs. Rockies

Originally posted by Pared

Link? I'd like to read it.

Here you go my friend. http://www.gametap.com/home/read/article/4212

**K_GUN** · 02-27-2008, 06:10 PM

Re: Vetzballin.com: MLB 2K8 Game of The Week: Red Sox vs. Rockies

Originally posted by YankeePride_YP

I'm not sure I understand the argument being made by others here.

Are people upset because Papelbon comes in to face one hitter in the eighth.

And then the argument seems to be, "Well, he's come in the 8th before." And the counter is, "Francona will never do that. He's got a slow hook."

I'm not sure how else to put this so it makes sense so I'll just say it the way I've always heard it. No video game knows names. They only know ratings and numbers.

2k or The Show, for example, don't know who Papelbon is or what he's done. They don't know that Francona has a slow hook (though this is something I would love to see be implemented in future games. Managers with ratings). All they know is that it's a close game the best hitter in the lineup is up and the closer is warm and ready to enter the game.

Enter closer to shut the thing down.

And someone can sue me later for not using commas where needed or question marks to end an interrogative statement.

he was taking a shot at me because i challenged his post....the audacity of me

i said paps would be more likely to face holiday than okijima and i reminded him of the bomb oki gave up in the WS

he took exception to me and my opinion

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