Major League Baseball 2K8 Beta Impressions

[SFGiantsPBA]

Hey Brother, how long it take for you to get the pitching down?

[Steve_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by Skyboxer

Thanks for the write up Steve! Do you see much stuttering when the game is in motion? Lastly is it better in terms of being able to judge the pitches when at bat? Thanks

For the most part, there is no stutter. But I'm definitely seeing some here and there. During the pitching/batting, I don't see any at all. But I've seen 3rd to 1st throws with a little hitch, every once and a while. I've also seen a few jerky animations, on occasion. With my beta copy at least, it's not always 60FPS. Of course, that can change w/ retail. We'll have to wait and find out, as I'm not sure how complete my beta copy is.

[Steve_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by SFGiantsPBA

Hey Brother, how long it take for you to get the pitching down?

I still don't have it down, as I'm walking my fair share of batters. It was frustrating at first, but now I simply love it and I'm still walking batters.

[gleditts]

Do retractable roofs work? Like Minute Maid Park?

[soxnut1018]

With the new swing stick were you able to hit sacrafice flies when you need them.

[vernond]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve_OS

Messing up at what point? I'm sorry, I never noticed it in 2K7, so please explain.

Well i believe last year it would happen after they would show a replay during the game. It would be light out and then the replay would show then it would be dark, then another replay might show a couple of innings later and when it came back to the game it would be light or dusk. It would do this a few times a game. The only way i found to work around this was to turn off the replays. I was curious to see if 2k adressed this for 2k8.

[bowlerguy92]

Very nice, thanks for the impressions!

[Steve_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by vernond

Well i believe last year it would happen after they would show a replay during the game. It would be light out and then the replay would show then it would be dark, then another replay might show a couple of innings later and when it came back to the game it would be light or dusk. It would do this a few times a game. The only way i found to work around this was to turn off the replays. I was curious to see if 2k adressed this for 2k8.

Interesting bug.

Just confirmed it's not a bug this year. At least not from my quick testing.