OOTP 2007 preview blog at calvertgames.com

[Markus Heinsohn]

Chris Johnson has some preview blogs for you here:

http://www.calvertgames.com/cgblog/2...3/happy-dance/
http://www.calvertgames.com/cgblog/2...far-so-good-2/
http://www.calvertgames.com/cgblog/2...ore-ootb-2007/

[Claymore]

Cool!

[DCG Moo]

Quoted from the first paragraph, third blog...

Originally Posted by Chris Johnson

I’m really, really liking the player development. One of the top four hitters in the AL in 2027 was a 23^rd round pick! You’d never see that in any version of Out of the Park Baseball. The best pitcher in the AL was a second rounder and the second best pitcher was selected in the 15^th round. The leagues are still producing good players in the high portions of the draft. The difference is that players drafted in the later rounds have some probability of making an impact in the big leagues.

That, alone, just sold the game to me if I wasn't sold already. Heck, I'll pay for a second copy to install on my uber-gaming-rig when it's finished. Um... yay.

[swishbish33]

Originally Posted by DCG Moo

Quoted from the first paragraph, third blog...





That, alone, just sold the game to me if I wasn't sold already. Heck, I'll pay for a second copy to install on my uber-gaming-rig when it's finished. Um... yay.

Completely agree. The fact that I can make a decision on a draftee in the late rounds that will pay off with him becoming a stud is an amazing addition.

[robster1225]

Not trying to stop a sale for SI, but you do get 2 licenses when you buy the game, so you can have it on two computers that YOU control.

[Markus Heinsohn]

Originally Posted by robster1225

Not trying to stop a sale for SI, but you do get 2 licenses when you buy the game, so you can have it on two computers that YOU control.

That is right. However, giving the second license to your buddy is illegal!

[fauteuil7]

"I have to go and watch Holly “Sweet Feet” Johnson score some goals this morning, but I am liking what I see so far in Out of the Park Baseball 2007. A lot. So much so that I think Sports Interactive should refund every OOTPB 2006 owner the full price of that premature release."

A lot of people on the boards were saying this and being shouted down last year, and now it's presented as good news for SI?

(this was sarcastic...I know that no refund was suggested in earnest by the reviewer and just wanted to point out that it's an odd marketing tool to post this review in a forum full of people who were disappointed in paying for OOTP 2006 and were told that all sales were final)

[CHCfan]

Originally Posted by fauteuil7

"I have to go and watch Holly “Sweet Feet” Johnson score some goals this morning, but I am liking what I see so far in Out of the Park Baseball 2007. A lot. So much so that I think Sports Interactive should refund every OOTPB 2006 owner the full price of that premature release."

A lot of people on the boards were saying this and being shouted down last year, and now it's presented as good news for SI?

probably because the above quote isn't actually suggesting a refund, but using it to embellish how much of an improvement this version is.

[Chris Johnson]

Since I wrote it - no I am not actually asking for a refund .

[skywalkr2]

Originally Posted by Chris Johnson

Since I wrote it - no I am not actually asking for a refund .

That makes me feel better. That line really annoyed me I sometimes think I am the only one who still likes OOTP2006 ... warts and all.

[Claymore]

Originally Posted by skywalkr2

That makes me feel better. That line really annoyed me I sometimes think I am the only one who still likes OOTP2006 ... warts and all.

Yep, you are...I think the majority of the fan boys calmed down after Markus himself admitted mistakes. The new version really seems to kick butt. I think that the blog sums thinks up nicely.

[darkenigma510]

Originally Posted by Claymore

Yep, you are...I think the majority of the fan boys calmed down after Markus himself admitted mistakes. The new version really seems to kick butt. I think that the blog sums thinks up nicely.

No, he's not. IT depended, last year, on what type of playing method you liked. If you liked fictional, OOTP2006 was miles ahead of OOTP6.x, warts and all.

[The Wolf]

Originally Posted by darkenigma510

No, he's not. IT depended, last year, on what type of playing method you liked. If you liked fictional, OOTP2006 was miles ahead of OOTP6.x, warts and all.

And if you were a historical gamer it wasn't, and the warts were monstrous and overwhelming. Hopefully the release of 2007 will make everything right again.

[darkenigma510]

Originally Posted by The Wolf

And if you were a historical gamer it wasn't, and the warts were monstrous and overwhelming. Hopefully the release of 2007 will make everything right again.

And I don't deny that. Just saying that there were two groups last year: one quite happy with all the customizability, the other not happy with the historical aspects.