Major League Baseball 2K8 360 Impressions

[ehh]

^^ My game runs the same as that vid as well, pretty darn smooth.

It's funny that after a million pages this thread has two basic opinions...

A) It's a fun game that improved a lot of 2K7 but isn't there yet.

B) It's a total piece of trash and I feel bad for people who have to convince themselves to like it.

[brendanrfoley]

Well, I'm going to do two things...

1. I'm buying MVP 05 for my new PC and installing the MLB '08 update...
2. I'm buying a 360 and 2K8.

That way, if 2K8 is "total trash" (and I doubt it is), I have a back up.

[brendanrfoley]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sportsforever

Ya...that is how it has run for me. Honestly, it has been so smooth for me...I really can't explain why others are having issues.

The funny thing is, on YouTube, the name of that video is 2K8 AWFUL FRAMERATE. The posts are hysterical... most people are saying things like... "it looks fine to me."

[UNC_Pete]

Quote: Originally Posted by Thadeus

The a.i. is unbelievable. I just played a game on Pro and the cpu hit every strike for a double or triple. EVERY strike. Talk about realism. If you are a casual gamer, DO NOT buy this game. You will get frustrated beyond belief. The worst part is, they hit some pitches that were way out of the strike zone.

Somehow I'm playing on All Pro and haven't seen this too much once I got the pitching down. You need to mix up the pitch count and send pitches to batters cold zones..

[Sportsforever]

Quote: Originally Posted by brendanrfoley

The funny thing is, on YouTube, the name of that video is 2K8 AWFUL FRAMERATE. The posts are hysterical... most people are saying things like... "it looks fine to me."

I'm not saying the game is perfect (no game is), but it's almost like this game has become the Madden of baseball games and bashing it is the "in" thing to do.

[Motown]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sportsforever

I'm not saying the game is perfect (no game is), but it's almost like this game has become the Madden of baseball games and bashing it is the "in" thing to do.

I totally disagree here. the MAJORITY of people all over the web are having framerate issues. i was just at a gamestop yesterday, and there was a hella line of people returning this game. so maybe you've received "The Holy Grail" copy of this game...i dunno, but to say this is just the "in" thing is utterly rediculous bro...sorry.

[ehh]

Quote: Originally Posted by UNC_Pete

Somehow I'm playing on All Pro and haven't seen this too much once I got the pitching down. You need to mix up the pitch count and send pitches to batters cold zones..

Plus you need to throw some intentional balls sometimes. If you're up 0-2 or 1-2 don't throw something over the plate. I was used to doing this in 2K7 and I was doing it yesterday as well, but once I stopped throwing 90% of my pitches right down Broadway things got much better. On All-Star I actually got Manny to strike out swinging at a curveball in the dirt - something you never saw in 2K7.

[ehh]

Quote: Originally Posted by Motown

I totally disagree here. the MAJORITY of people all over the web are having framerate issues. i was just at a gamestop yesterday, and there was a hella line of people returning this game. so maybe you've received "The Holy Grail" copy of this game...i dunno, but to say this is just the "in" thing is utterly rediculous bro...sorry.

What's your take on the framerate in the YouTube vid just posted in here?