Major League Baseball 2K8 Screenshots - The Stadiums

[soltrain]

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US Cellular's scoreboard is the wrong color. It hasn't been blue for about 3 or 4 years now. It's weird though, they put in the fan deck - and the scoreboard color changed in that same year.

[rvaswan1103]

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Dodger Stadium: Outfield wall color is wrong (why is is GREEN ?!), missing flags in center. Big gigantic speaker in center is missing. Bullpen walls are incorrect. "Think Blue" sign is not visible in background. Retired numbers in outfield roof not there. Outfield # markers for feet is not there (380, 395 , etc). Moutains in back incorrect and the parking lot is 100% wrong (not a big deal for those). Baseline seats are incorrect.

[ehh]

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I can tell right now graphically this look like a minor upgrade from MVP.

WTH? Because of non-HD screens? I have never seen so many people bashing a game over crappy res screens and vids. Unreal.

[blackngoldfan]

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I don't see how some of you guys can have fun with the game being so critical. This game has a ton of new signature stances, new right stick gameplay mechanics, 90 minor league teams, new user interface, possibly custom music, more camera angles, etc. Damn, I don't get it. OK, some of the parks need to be updated a little, but they look beautiful. If you took all of the signage and logos off those screenshots, you still would know every stadium. Instead of putting a fresh coat of paint on a broken product, they're actually trying to fix the broken product, but some of you guys are still worrying about the paint.

[A.M. Son]

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I've mentioned this before- last year the stadiums looked a little "off" in all the beta footage, only to see that some were fixed for the final version. I know for sure that the Fenway .406 club as fixed in the final build last year, whereas it wasn't in the beta/ demo footage.
So what I'm saying is don't judge the book by the beta cover... lets all wait for the final version. I'm not saying they'll all be perfect, but who knows, maybe they'll surprise us with a few treats!
I sure hope so!

[Fatalah]

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Right off the bat -- that's the wrong NY logo behind home plate at Yankee Stadium.

[sirwoodz]

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I don't see how some of you guys can have fun with the game being so critical. This game has a ton of new signature stances, new right stick gameplay mechanics, 90 minor league teams, new user interface, possibly custom music, more camera angles, etc. Damn, I don't get it. OK, some of the parks need to be updated a little, but they look beautiful. If you took all of the signage and logos off those screenshots, you still would know every stadium. Instead of putting a fresh coat of paint on a broken product, they're actually trying to fix the broken product, but some of you guys are still worrying about the paint.

- it baffles my mind too...sometimes I think i'm the only person on the internet that actually sees no problem with the game from anything I've seen.

[blackngoldfan]

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Dodger Stadium: Outfield wall color is wrong (why is is GREEN ?!), missing flags in center. Big gigantic speaker in center is missing. Bullpen walls are incorrect. "Think Blue" sign is not visible in background. Retired numbers in outfield roof not there. Outfield # markers for feet is not there (380, 395 , etc). Moutains in back incorrect and the parking lot is 100% wrong (not a big deal for those). Baseline seats are incorrect.

The "Think Blue" sign is there. You gotta look close. It's right under "pitching tutorial" in the menu. The menu almost shades it out. I see the 2 flag poles in center also. I think the flages are just laying flat because of no wind, or we are just facing the edges dead-on.

[blackngoldfan]

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- it baffles my mind too...sometimes I think i'm the only person on the internet that actually sees no problem with the game from anything I've seen.

You definitely are not the only one. I'm so anxious about this game it's making me sick. I can't stay away from the computer for 15 minutes, just to see if something has been updated. Another thing is I can't leave the house. I tracked my xbox360 and it's on a FedEX truck in town and will be delivered today (3 red lights). Perfect timing huh?

[michaeldu]

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As long as the gameplay is fun, they could be playing in a sand lot for all I care. I just want to play some baseball!!!

[brendanrfoley]

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I understand the need to want everything perfect, but I'm not totally hung up on it.

To this day, I think a tweaked "tune file" and High Heat 2002 is the best baseball experience out there. MVP 05 is an incredibly close second. And, I think MLB Power Pros is a freakin' blast.

All of those game have inconsistencies. High Heat was downright ugly, even for its time. MVP had issues (sometimes, homerun trots never touched first base), and Power Pros... well... it has its own look and horrible commentary. But they're all fun to play.

I can live with inaccuracies at Fenway, or any other stadium, if the game plays well (and smoothly) between the lines. And if it's fun.

[ehh]

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You definitely are not the only one. I'm so anxious about this game it's making me sick.

I'm ecstatic as well. It hurts to not have a baseball game for three straight years now that I've really loved and gotten into long-term. I think 2K8 could be that. The amount of nitpicking going into this game is unreal. Almost everything I've seen so far I've liked and I haven't even experienced it in true HD yet. I have a feeling Tuesday will be a very good day.

[nccomicfan]

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most of it looks fine, but like Carew said I guess 2k just chooses to pretend there's not a gigantic structure going up behind Shea

[Blzer]

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I don't see how some of you guys can have fun with the game being so critical.

Authenticity. If they can get a player's mole on their cheek with an error of 0.01 cm, I think they can change the color of a wall in a stadium.

Stadiums are very important to hardcore baseball gamers. Just note that for future installments.

[ab713]

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Instead of putting a fresh coat of paint on a broken product, they're actually trying to fix the broken product, but some of you guys are still worrying about the paint.

The paint in this case is:

1. This is supposed to be a small tunnel that allows players access to the field. No seats in front of it.
2. Missing section of seats here.
3. These seats have never once been used in a baseball game and have no facing in front of them. If a fan were to get into this section they could fall right off behind the scoreboard.
4. These seats haven't been used in a couple years, and they have never been used in center except for playoff games.
5. Same as above.
6. Tarp should cover this entire section as it makes up the batters eye.
7. The center field wall is about half the size it should be.
8. The tunnel is about twice the size it should be.

Oh, as for the actual paint, it should be pretty obvious that the bright orange of the entire stadium is nowhere to be found in the game.

Other than that I think they did a good job.