Major League Baseball 2K8 360 Impressions

[HK-47]

Quote: Originally Posted by JT30

He was playing on All Star according to his post.

I know he said pro somewhere.I think when he was talking about his game versus the Rays.

[dmbfan1970]

Quote: Originally Posted by BBondsRod

I think I might be the only one who actually likes this...I want to feel some punishment for messing up. Baseball games in the past seemed to have arbitrary results -- sometimes I would throw a perfect pitch, and the other team would hit a homer, and other times I would throw a horrible pitch, and they'd swing and miss. So, I guess what I'm saying is that I'm happy there is a punishment-reward system for an individual's mastery of (or lack of) the controls.

But in the big leagues there are a TON of mistake pitches that are not hit for homeruns. You should not be punished 100 percent of the time. Perhaps more like 25 percent. I know there is a meatball slider so I am not too worried yet.

[HK-47]

Quote: Originally Posted by kiz5

The computer won't stop spraying the field! I've been mainly up the middle, but I haven't really tried hitting down the lines. Playing on the out of the box settings. Pro I believe?

He was playing on pro.

[JT30]

Quote: Originally Posted by HK-47

He was playing on pro.

What? What the hell is this then??

".... on All star mode, if you don't accurately hit the analog directions correctly, you'll
throw a "Meatball" pitch that will more then likely end up outta the park..."

[HK-47]

I was looking at some of kiz5's post and he said he saw an option for customizing batter intros!I hope he wasn't just seeing things!

[SportsGamer2K6]

I picked up the game on Monday afternoon at a gaming store in Downtown Toronto. Here's some quick impressions:

- The menu interface could be better. I don't like the font they used throughout the menus - it's too small at times.

- There is a Jan. 20 roster update when I checked online. Could change tomorrow though.

- I don't know why Aaron Hill is rated only a 72?!! WTF!!!

- A lot of the generic photos of players look bad.

- The in-game presentation is worse than last year. I hate the new camera angle used to show the upcoming batter. Gone are the close-up face zooms of the upcoming batter.

- Graphics actually look a bit worse than last year. The animations though have improved greatly especially the fielding.

- I don't like the slight stutter (load) after each batter - you'll see what I mean when you play the game.

- It seems like most of the commentary from Jon & Joe in 2K7 was reused here.

- Pitching will take sometime to get used to. You'll throw a lot of meatballs when starting.

- Franchise Mode doesn't feel that much different aside from having Minor League teams. It's basically the same thing with a new interface.

- Overall, the game isn't much of a great leap from 2K7. A little disappointed honestly, I guess I was expecting great things. Anyways, The Show is awesome though!!!

[HK-47]

Quote: Originally Posted by kiz5

I'm running a Samsung HDTV. I believe it's the main tv for XBox gaming, so it's definitely not an issue with the tv. The computer won't stop spraying the field! I've been mainly up the middle, but I haven't really tried hitting down the lines. Playing on the out of the box settings. Pro I believe? Right now, it's 9-5 Tampa, against myself, Seattle; in the 7th. 9 runs on 19 hits for TB. 7 hits for 5 runs for myself. Kazmir for 5 Ks, and Hernandez for 4. Realistic so far. Some are the same, but there's some that are really, really good. Noticed one on a line drive that hit the pitcher, and replayed it to hear it again. Yep, there's A TON, and I mean A TON of custom soundtracks available, for basically everything. Between innings, home runs, in between pitches, etc., etc., etc.

Heres the whole post.

[JT30]

Quote: Originally Posted by SportsGamer2K6

I picked up the game on Monday afternoon at a gaming store in Downtown Toronto. Here's some quick impressions: - The menu interface could be better. I don't like the font they used throughout the menus - it's too small at times. - There is a Jan. 20 roster update when I checked online. Could change tomorrow though. - I don't know why Aaron Hill is rated only a 72?!! WTF!!! - A lot of the generic photos of players look bad. - The in-game presentation is worse than last year. I hate the new camera angle used to show the upcoming batter. Gone are the close-up face zooms of the upcoming batter. - Graphics actually look a bit worse than last year. The animations though have improved greatly especially the fielding. - I don't like the slight stutter (load) after each batter - you'll see what I mean when you play the game. - It seems like most of the commentary from Jon & Joe in 2K7 was reused here. - Pitching will take sometime to get used to. You'll throw a lot of meatballs when starting. - Franchise Mode doesn't feel that much different aside from having Minor League teams. It's basically the same thing with a new interface. - Overall, the game isn't much of a great leap from 2K7. A little disappointed honestly, I guess I was expecting great things. Anyways, The Show is awesome though!!!

Any opinion on the presence of meatballs in the game? Probably the dumbest thing ever incorporated into a baseball video game.