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Out of the Park Baseball 12 Review

04:28 PM - July 15, 2011 by ChaseB

NFL 2K5. MVP 05. NBA 2K11. These games have become synonymous with greatness on consoles. If you have not experienced a recent version of Out of the Park Baseball, you are missing a game that dwarfs these giants in terms of depth, options, realism and replayability. Each year, Out of the Park seems to add to its stellar gameplay, and OotP 12 is no different. In other words, it belongs on the aforementioned list of classic games.

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# 1 Matt Diesel @ 07/15/11 09:07 PM

It gets better every year

# 2 tarek @ 07/16/11 04:57 AM

i have a question.

Does this game feature an in game type simulation like football manager 11? Or is it all just the text? I would love some simulation/graphical representation of the hits and catches (even in basic form) just like football manager but i'm not too sure if this is offered in OOTP 12.

# 3 Cryolemon @ 07/16/11 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by tarek


	i have a question. Does this game feature an in game type simulation like football manager 11? Or is it all just the text? I would love some simulation/graphical representation of the hits and catches (even in basic form) just like football manager but i'm not too sure if this is offered in OOTP 12.

It isn't in OOTP 12, but apparently they are trying to do something like that for OOTP 13.

# 4 tarek @ 07/16/11 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Cryolemon


	It isn't in OOTP 12, but apparently they are trying to do something like that for OOTP 13.

that sounds great. i'd really hope for that feature as it would be what sells me on the mac version. i currently play iOOTP on my phone and that is good for on the run type gaming. whilst I know that OOTP12 is MUCH more advanced than iOOTP, I think having that game engine/graphical simulation would be a game changer.

Much like football manager does.

# 5 Garrett67 @ 07/17/11 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by tarek


	i have a question. Does this game feature an in game type simulation like football manager 11? Or is it all just the text? I would love some simulation/graphical representation of the hits and catches (even in basic form) just like football manager but i'm not too sure if this is offered in OOTP 12.

Honestly, you don't need it. When you're reading the play by play, you can visualize what is going on. Its like when I was a kid and listening to the game on the radio. Same thing really

# 6 Garrett67 @ 07/17/11 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by tarek


	that sounds great. i'd really hope for that feature as it would be what sells me on the mac version. i currently play iOOTP on my phone and that is good for on the run type gaming. whilst I know that OOTP12 is MUCH more advanced than iOOTP, I think having that game engine/graphical simulation would be a game changer. Much like football manager does.

Is football manager (and I know its soccer) like NFL head coach in the sense that you call the plays/manage and its played out for you?

# 7 tarek @ 07/17/11 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Garrett67


	Is football manager (and I know its soccer) like NFL head coach in the sense that you call the plays/manage and its played out for you?

I suppose football manager is a little like NFL head coach. However, in soccer you don't have to call plays as such, you just set tactics and the players will act accordingly. Therefore you try and play to strengths.

The biggest thing about football manager IMO is the same as OOTP which is the management part. Scouting, contracts, expectations and all those in depth tweaking is where it really shines.

I know it wouldnt make much difference with graphical representation as the play-by-play is great. But if you're curious have a look at some online vids for football manager gameplay. Something like that would be a game clincher personally for me. My wife is amazed at my obsession with these hard core stat driven sports games.

If only she could have seen the paper stats I kept as a kid on lakers vs celtics and the really early madden games.

# 8 Garrett67 @ 07/17/11 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by tarek


	I suppose football manager is a little like NFL head coach. However, in soccer you don't have to call plays as such, you just set tactics and the players will act accordingly. Therefore you try and play to strengths. The biggest thing about football manager IMO is the same as OOTP which is the management part. Scouting, contracts, expectations and all those in depth tweaking is where it really shines. I know it wouldnt make much difference with graphical representation as the play-by-play is great. But if you're curious have a look at some online vids for football manager gameplay. Something like that would be a game clincher personally for me. My wife is amazed at my obsession with these hard core stat driven sports games. If only she could have seen the paper stats I kept as a kid on lakers vs celtics and the really early madden games.

I'll check it out on Youtube. I agree that more of a visual representation would be nice, even if its basic and repetitive. Right now, I'm running an 8 team high school league in which my team is currently 3-11. So, right now I think I'm better off not seeing it played out LOL

btw ,my wife doesn't get why I play these games. I'm just wasting time by sitting here playing something that isn't real. But, in my head, it is. I look at it this way, at least when I'm not working, I'm ALWAYS at home

# 9 hyde4us11 @ 07/18/11 05:58 PM

My wife laughs at how we look at these players as they are real people. When I have a player do something special I tell her a story and then I realize she is just going to laugh at me. I do it time after time and never realize it till its to late. lol

# 10 tarek @ 07/18/11 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by hyde4us11


	My wife laughs at how we look at these players as they are real people. When I have a player do something special I tell her a story and then I realize she is just going to laugh at me. I do it time after time and never realize it till its to late. lol

Oh mate, I do the same. I tell her about player X who I am targetting. Or a young player with potential who I sign to a great contract and they immediately start performing. And she laughs.

But like garrett says, at least it keeps us off the streets. They got to appreciate that.

Last night in bed I was playing i OOTP leading 4-1 in the bottom of the 9th and my closer gives up 2 back to back homers to tie the game. I swear, naturally, and my wife looks at me like i'm a weirdo. Imagine if this game had graphical representation as you watched that 2nd homer fly......I'd be 100 times more angry!

# 11 phillsphan @ 09/22/11 12:13 AM

Does OOTP12 Have a feature that so I can turn off the financial aspect/salary structure? If not can someone please recommend a sim baseball game that has this option?

# 12 usf @ 11/01/11 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by phillsphan


	Does OOTP12 Have a feature that so I can turn off the financial aspect/salary structure? If not can someone please recommend a sim baseball game that has this option?

Stratomatic is a great baseball game. Its big advantage is that the game can be played as a board game too if you want. Thus, you can always trace the results of the play to the card and not wonder how something just happenned when it did. Not having a hidden game engine attracts some to the game. Jason

# 13 Molarmite @ 11/05/11 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by phillsphan


	Does OOTP12 Have a feature that so I can turn off the financial aspect/salary structure? If not can someone please recommend a sim baseball game that has this option?

Yep, you can turn off financials or have any financial structure you want.

# 14 Skyboxer @ 11/06/11 03:28 AM

Is OOTP12 really worth grabbing if I have 11?

# 15 Aggies7 @ 11/06/11 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Skyboxer


	Is OOTP12 really worth grabbing if I have 11?

Kind of wondering same thing and really wish they would do an NFL version of this.

# 16 Molarmite @ 11/06/11 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Skyboxer


	Is OOTP12 really worth grabbing if I have 11?

Yes it is, especially at this price. I've got every version since 6 and I've been happy with the upgrades.

# 17 ty5oke @ 11/06/11 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Skyboxer


	Is OOTP12 really worth grabbing if I have 11?

Honestly, I don't see much of a difference between 11 and 12. If I weren't in online leagues, I would be perfectly happy with sticking in 11. The player development screen is a nice addition, makes it easy to keep track of your organizational depth chart and your top 20 prospects.

Having WAR is nice as well and the offseason center which tells you how man WAR each team picks up during the offseason and what the biggest signings are. I'm sure there are some tweaks to the sim engine but I didn't have any complaints about 11. There's also something about easier to make accurate historic seasons (although I don't know much about that).

At full price, I don't think the game was worth the upgrade, at $20 I would have no problem picking it up.

# 18 GiantYankee @ 11/06/11 02:41 PM

At $20...YES!

# 19 HustlinOwl @ 11/06/11 03:51 PM

Yes worth grabbing and getting in OS Diamond Kings

# 20 JackosanWYO @ 12/04/11 02:14 PM

anyone got an online league I can join?

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