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Bought v24 on Steam and have been playing since last Friday. Imported my v23 game the day before off-season and have moved on from there. The first thing I noticed, after the gorgeous skin, was when offering a contract extension to a player that would be arbitration eligible, that each year was labeled as either an Arb year or FA year. Nice touch.
Names, numbers, shoes, bat color all add immersion to the 3d game. Animations for 3d games have been upgraded significantly. Always room for improvement, but these have come a long way in a fairly short time. The players on the field look better and move better, with player movement after plays enhancing the atmosphere. It’s all a big step forward and being one that plays out all of my games I am loving it. The Super Stat Replay is pretty cool for those special plays.
The skin is crisp, clear, and easy on the eyes. I’ve settled on the dark skin. The classic is well done but just a bit too bright for my eyes. I have looked through most of the category choices for building views and it looks like it’s the same as v23. Not necessarily a bad thing as the list is already quite extensive, but more would be nice too. Having said that I did find one very nice enhancement. Traits are done as one letter abbreviations when OOTP detects the columns are going to run together. IE Low = L, N = Neutral etc. So nice to be able to add all of the attributes columns for Wok Ethic, Intelligence etc. without them taking up half the screen. Nice QOL addition.
I like the addition of trade reputation and the hard mode. I play out all of my games so am nowhere near checking out the Trade Deadline Day, but look forward to seeing it in action. Lot’s to like about the new version and I’m sure I’ll find a lot more as the hours pile up.
Like any game OOTP has it’s flaws and things that didn’t get added that one hoped they would see. No game will ever be perfect but OOTP 24 is 9/10 IMHO, and another step in the right direction. Still the best baseball simulation on the market.
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