[quote name='sociopharm02']I got to say having played 2K7 myself, if you "thoroughly enjoyed" that game then I don't see how taking this conversation any further is actually worthwhile. I have played both and personally thought The Show was leaps and bounds better than 2K7. If you enjoyed 2K7 then I am sure you will love 2K8. I honestly don't understand how that is possible but it doesn't really matter unless you have a PS3. If you have only a 360 then there is not a lot of debate as to which one to get. I think The Show needed to be tweaked to make it even better, but 2K7 needs more than just a tweak. It needs major work to get it on the level of The Show. Bottom line is that if you enjoy game play and want to feel like you are playing a game of baseball then get The Show. If you enjoy horrendous fielding and the feeling like you are moving in molasses by all means grab 2K8 and revel in its achievement of making you hate yourself for spending 64 dollars on it. I think that actually is one of the achievements for the game. The second you put it in the 360 that achievement is unlocked. I am just kidding of course but I rarely get on here tooting a game for how awesome it is. However having been burned last year by 2K7 I hope to help people avoid making the same mistake I made.[/quote]
Perhaps thoroughly was exaggerating a bit. I am willing to admit 2k7 had alot of problems, such as, too many homeruns, too many robbed homeruns, poor fielding, general feeling of slowness when running in the field at the default slider level. However, all of the above, and more have been mentioned in various different previews and interviews for the game.
Fielding from
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/847/847845p1.html
Finally there's fielding, something that plagued MLB 2K7 because of the sluggish movements of the players and the outright glitches that somehow made it into the final product. In this year's MLB it's no longer a migraine headache to make pinpoint movements when trying to catch a fly ball. They've also redesigned the way you'll be diving for balls. The old preemptive prompt that no one fully grasped is dead and gone, replaced by a simple tap of the right trigger that forces your player to instantly dive.
Homeruns and Singles vs Doubles and Triples, from Ben Brinkman himself from
http://www.5w-g.com/2008/02/28/mlb-2k8-interview-with-producer-ben-brinkman/
Brinkman: Singles and home runs last year… there was a disproportionate amount. Now, that’s not (due) to just the hitting AI or the pitching AI, that’s also the fielding AI. Fielders are more realistic; they’re not always taking the perfect line to the ball. In the rare chance of the ‘wall climb’, they’re more likely to miss it. We’ve done a lot of tweaking; there are a lot more doubles, a lot more triples, a lot more plays near the plate that the catcher has to field.
I realize believing something a developer says 9 times out of 10 tends to turn out bad, but I believe in Brinkman, he was, afterall, the main mind behind MVP 2005. And, yes, I do own a 360 only, so my choice is limited. I just find people's blind faith in The Show, and blind hate for 2K8 to be quite disappointing. Like I said, ask this again this time next week when more opinions are in. The answer may be the same, it may be different, or it could be both kick ass and are worth it and everyone wins. Lets hope for the latter.
