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

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by Betterai

Just want to calm a few people down This is a preview build, I've stated that many times...any quirks you see now will not be in the final build The vids were compressed, converted and whatever transitions they go through before being posted on the net......I would not judge the game based on the quality of those videos..... I will post some HD videos later this week, but they will be super short.... DJ Rhude

Hey, how about some clarification on what happened with the dropped ball?

[Rebel10]

Quote: Originally Posted by lived

One thing that worries me. A lot of singles and homeruns. The CPU had over 10 hits yet only managed 3 runs.

Worries me too, that's plagued a lot of baseball games in the past... even MVP w/o good sliders. I noticed the final score seemed good, given the matchups, but I think a lot of the computer's runs were on HR's... which was the story in 2K7.

[PVarck31]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rebel10

Worries me too, that's plagued a lot of baseball games in the past... even MVP w/o good sliders. I noticed the final score seemed good, given the matchups, but I think a lot of the computer's runs were on HR's... which was the story in 2K7.

I wouldnt worry about it to much, it was just one game. I have had alot of games like that on the shows demo too.

[RedLine]

FYI,

I noticed a few people mentioning that they were not sure what difficulty these games were played at and I didn't see anyone chime in so I looked at the description on the main video page and the author said they are all on All Star.

"...See the entire game which was played at All Star difficulty using the aerial and dynamic camera views, in the following videos."

This surprised me a little as it did seem a little too easy to strike out the batters. Last year in 2K7 it was much harder to strike out batters, especially good batters like Big Papi and Manny.

I realize this is just a preview build so it may not represent the difficulty we will see with the final build, we'll see.

Overall, I like what I'm seeing as this does appear to be an improvement over 2K7

[ehh]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rebel10

Worries me too, that's plagued a lot of baseball games in the past... even MVP w/o good sliders.

That is definitely true for almost every baseball game I've played and what kept MVP from being a truly legendary game (I'll admit I still play it because it's fun but I don't think it's as amazing of a game as most people make it out be).

You really can't put your thumb on the cause of it, is it because most gamers don't sacrifice and play small ball? Or is it because there aren't enough slow-rollers and dribblers that allow runners to advance? I honestly have no idea, but I honestly can't think of a game that didn't have this problem to a certain extent. Those 14-hit, 2-run games are always annoying.

[Rob_NYY]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

And if you hated the commentary in 2k7, it can only be at least slightly better in 2k8, right? Try and be positive here. At the least you turn it off much like last year, similar to what someone else posted.

I don't see how it be slightly better. Philbert Brinkman said they didn't record any new commentary. Then later, he went on to say it will sound fresh because they added commentary that wasn't used last year. O RLY? I just don't see how commentary recorded 2 years ago is going to make it sound fresh.

I can't wait to hear them talking about A-Rod's 2005 season again every freaking time A-Rod comes to bat.

Like other mentioned, the best bet is to turn commentary off.

I'm hoping (wishing, praying, ect.) they go with a whole new commentary team next year to hopefully go with all new presentation.

[Betterai]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

Hey, how about some clarification on what happened with the dropped ball?

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.....

[PVarck31]

Quote: 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.....

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?