Major League Baseball 2K8 Beta Impressions

[Spectre]

Great impressions Steve, the game sounds like a blast to play.

[phillyfan23]

how are walks in the game? will u draw some....will u throw some ? can u weigh in on that??
thanks

[scott4171]

Steve in your opinion is it a big step to a better baseball game this year. Is their that much of a difference from 2k7 and 2k8? Also since Jimmy Rollins won MVP last year. Go Phillies, what is his rating?

[baa7]

Quote: Originally Posted by soxnut1018

Just realized I did not have a mini avatar. So I will ask my question again. With the new swing stick how easy is it to hit a sac fly when you need to. Thanks

The answer according to Kushgamer (in a post a couple of weeks ago) is that sac flies, and your ability to hit them, are entirely dependent on the batter's ratings and the pitch location. It has nothing to do pushing the stick to signal your intention to hit a sac fly ala button hitting. You can use the R stick to direct the ball left or right, but not to hit a fly ball or ground ball.

[davewins]

sounds good! Thanx for the write up! Do the players get up off the bench to see how far HR's are hit or do they get up also to see other hits like triples or doubles off the wall etc. Also is this live in game or is it a cutscene/replay. Thanx again!!

[arod]

sick...i can't wait to try out this new pitching interface. Thanks for the impression..

[Bat]

Sorry if this has been answered before. Are there practice swings and can we turn off the 7th inning highlight show with Jeanne Zelasko? I know I will get tired of that fast.. I hope we can turn it off. Thanks.

[Steve_OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bucksin06

-as far as baserunning goes, what feels better in you're opinion? last year i had to jack baserunner speed up to 100 just so I could steal a base!!!! -also, have you noticed a variety of cutscenes for different occasions? Thanks for the impressions, -bucksin06

Last year, I had issues w/ the game not responding all the time when advancing baserunners, in the beta, I'm not having any issues at all.

As long as I got a decent lead and a good jump, I was fairly successful. But you need a speedster, obviously. But I didn't adjust any sliders or ratings.

I really haven't seen that many cutscenes.