Major League Baseball 2K8 360 Impressions

[Cheeser12]

Only seen one person mention it, but is there finally a realistic number of fouls?

That was a major issue for me in 2k7: I would whiff and miss at balls too much, when in real-life most would just be fouled off. Sometimes my bat would go THROUGH the ball, which really pissed me off.

[FedEx227]

Quote: Originally Posted by iamstrick

Damn, no baseball game can be played online this year. What a shame . . .

Baseball games have unfortunately always been a bit sketchy online. I had high-hopes for this year though due to the "Strikes Only" lobby, but awful lag... worthless.

[HealyMonster]

i played another game. id have to say that gameplay is alot better than last year. without doing anything with sliders,etc it plays a decent game. with that being said i have to say that for those of you who want to overlook the framerate issue heres my problem with it. I am and was a fan of HH and MVP on the PC. both of those games had framerate issues, at least in the first months after release they did. the x factor was immersion int the game. the mods that made the stadiums real etc, combined with the good gameplay made up for all deficiancies. On a real note this game isnt immersive the slightest bit, throw in the game hicc uping after every camera change, batter coming into the box, game freezes for a second, stutters on throws and hits, then freezes for a second before starting the replay then it stutters through replay. then u pause the game and hear them reading the same email from fans last year. "joe, what is a knuckleball". as a fan of gamplay first and foremost, i gotta say that i at least need to feel like im experiencing something new. and for gods sake they took the orange seats out of shea now its a sea of wonderful bland grey. except when they show the "fan cam" the fans are somehow sitting in orange seats.

[scott4171]

Thank god I preordered it, now I am going to wait and get all of your guys impressions and maybe wait for the demo, if their ever is one. So I think I am going to wait. I have a 36in HD and if it lags at 1080I, I ain't buying it. Can anyone tell me about the presentation. meaning CROWDS. Do they boo etc.....

[Qb]

It cracks me up to hear all the fuss about too many HRs after hitting too many in a game or two. One or two (or five or ten, you get the point) is far too small of a sample size to make a determination. Still, chances are that there probably are too many dingers out of the box. That's why there are sliders to adjust and difficulty levels...

It will always seem like the CPU scores the majority of their runs on homers so long as the user never walks CPU batters. If the new pitching system causes us to issue free passes at a reasonable rate, that would be an extra three or four baserunners per game with which we would have to deal (nice grammar, huh?). Then some of those singles and doubles might actually drive in a run or two.

Not trying to be preachy, just attempting to kill time until the wife gets home with my copy after work...

[reo]

Quote: Originally Posted by FedEx227

Baseball games have unfortunately always been a bit sketchy online. I had high-hopes for this year though due to the "Strikes Only" lobby, but awful lag... worthless.

I hear 'ya. So much for a league that I joined. Thanks for the info . . .

[LiLjaco1]

sdtv..i just picked it up im watching demo mode..im eating..so i cant play..y is every1 crying about the framerate...its NOT BAD AT ALL...when its in the infield..its a lil annoying..everything esle is smooooth! still looks gr8!! loved what i saw hr derby now..so i can hit a bit...bat sounds arent bad

[Direblaze]

How is the swing stick? I always wanted to bat with the swing stick but did not enjoy it in 2k7. Did they improve it alot ?