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OOTP is about a decade further along and it shows. Franchise Hockey has made great strides since it came along, but it's still quite a way from matching OOTP in terms of overall depth and immersion. Truth is there aren't many sports sims that match OOTP. I'm very optimistic FHM will someday reach the greatness of OOTP, but there is the fact that hockey games are quite niche compared to baseball games. Therefore, the budget that FHM gets is likely not near that of OOTP, which means it could take even longer for the series to reach OOTP greatness.
The developers of the game are great and genuinely want to put out the best product possible every year. That's part of the reason I will always support the game. That and they are very involved with the community and when it comes to support of the game. I don't typically think it's fair to compare FHM with OOTP given the head start OOTP has, but I can understand why those coming from OOTP to FHM would want to know.
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