Major League Baseball 2K8 360 Impressions

[mogrod]

Quote: Originally Posted by lived

Really? don't have it yet but it sounds quite lethal. Are you using SD or HD

I'm in HD 720p. I played another game and again I barely noticed it at all. Again, not as smooth as it could be but I didn't see even close to an issue.

Again two games played and the only issue I have is the post game being wonky. Seriously, it's like a dirty DVD. Everything stutters between every replay and even pauses me trying to go through the menu. But, this is a minor gripe for me because I can just skip right through it.

I really like the game overall.

Just lost on a 2 out, 2 run HR in the bottom of the ninth by Melvin Mora playing in BAL. Valverde just served it up and bam.

[lived]

So how's the bat sounds

[bowlerguy92]

WOOOOOO walkoff bomb for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I win against the Birds playing as the Redsox 6-5. Youk had 2 homers, Ortiz had 1, and Varitek had the game winning walkoff in the bottom of the 9th. They had 2 homers, both of which were just horrid pitches thrown by me. Overall a very fun and exciting game. There were a lot of bombs hit but none of them seemed "off". No one spun around and one hand swung at it and knocked the ball out like in 2K7. These were all pitches that could and should be hit out by major leaguers. So I don't feel as though they were much of an issue.

[Fatalah]

I'm cracking guys, I'm really cracking.

I'm sick of this game. I've tried my hardest to like it, but there are just too many flaws. I can't believe 2K is the only option for 360 owners, thanks a lot Take Two.

This is the third year I've had to deal with a sub-bar baseball game. Not having a good baseball game to play is the only reason I regret owning a 360. I can't believe this. The game's overall presentation is so discombobulated. I don't understand why there has to be a dive "button" rather than using the right analog stick. Batting is just plain unfair--is it possible to hit a ground ball or to pull or push a ball without aiming?

Just like NHL2K8, MLB2K8 turned into a mess of ideas executed with no precision at all. I feel like I'm playing a work-in-progress. I can't believe we're paying 60 bucks for audio from 2005.

As baseball fans, we NEED EA to buyout Take-Two. Brinkman has not done enough. Either that or Blue Castle should take-over.

I'm really frustrated guys. I'm not a *****, I've just had enough of being screwed out of good game.

[albsur2003]

I understand people are tired of the comparison between 2k8 and The Show but this is not a malicious post towards either game. Just something I thought might be useful for anyone in my situation. I've played only the Show (except for 15 minutes of MLB 2k7s demo last year) for the past 2 years. I picked up 2K8 after work today (only have a 360) and i've been playing it for a couple hours.

I will say that for the first hour, I absolutely couldn't stand the game. IMO, the new controls for hitting and pitching are way too pretentious. There's a difference between, new and innovative, and just plain gimmicky. I think the swing stick and pitching are too gimmicky. I almost got pissed (hahaha). So luckily, 2k, being the user-friendly producer they are, included an option to switch to classic style hitting and pitching. And I must say for the last hour, I've been very impressed with this game. The hitting and pitching is great with classic, albeit, a little easy, so I'm going to configure the difficulty so it's tougher on me. The graphics are pretty cool (I don't really know how the retail version of last year's game looked). I really don't see a huge frame rate game killer that everyone else is seeing. I'm playing on 720P and I think the game plays well for the most part outside of some little infield hiccups here and there. But it's nothing to return the game over. I noticed a lot of homers when I was throwing meatballs with the new pitching but now that I've switched things have been a lot better. I know myself, and I would have never got used to that analog hitting and pitching, so I'm glad that the classic is in there. I kept the new fielding though because it's pretty cool. I almost died when I read that IGN review but I don't think that the presentation is that bad. If you've even been to a baseball game, it feels authentic. I do think that the crowd could be louder though. I wonder if they can fix that with a patch of some sort. I'm about to start franchise stuff so for anyone switching over from The Show; if you're frustrated with the controls change over to classic for a while so it doesn't sour your experience with the game. Learn the differences and later on maybe jump back into learning the new system. Personally, I probably will give pitching a try later on. The game is a solid 8 so far for me.

[Pared]

I'd like to hear what's so groundbreaking about the fielding controls in 2k8? Seems like most of it has been done before as well with NCAA MVP.

I like the call off in the outfield. Nice touch. Aside from that...

[lived]

Wow, really feeling jealous of these impressions. Dying till tomorrow morning. Good to hear all these realistic scores.

[RoyalBoyle78]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

I'd like to hear what's so groundbreaking about the fielding controls in 2k8? Seems like most of it has been done before as well with NCAA MVP. I like the call off in the outfield. Nice touch. Aside from that...

I understand what you talking about, I just don't get, then fielding still feels herky jerky to me, Also I played a day at shea and the game just looked so dark, I didn't understand it.