OOTP only #3?

PSUColonel · 07-18-2019, 09:16 PM

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-s...agement-games/

battists · 07-18-2019, 09:18 PM

Gotta hurt losing out to Tennis Elbow 2.

Ty Cobb · 07-18-2019, 10:24 PM

Only if you take tennis seriously. I haven’t since Johnny Mac retired. Can’t think of a sport other than soccer so full of bland, blasé personalities. Flame away, fans. Just how I feel. Some great talent, but zero in the personality department.

rudel.dietrich · 07-19-2019, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by battists

Gotta hurt losing out to Tennis Elbow 2.

The Tennis Elbow series is a great sports game.
And I don’t even care for tennis.

They make one that you can actually play tennis and one that you can coach/manage. Two separate games.

Sharkn20 · 07-19-2019, 04:02 AM

I play #1 #3 #7

All awesome!!

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Reed · 07-19-2019, 06:46 AM

I read the list differently than you all. I think it is just a list of the best management games In each sport listed, not saying one on the list is better than the others on the list.
I see there is no pro football or basketball on the list. Maybe an opportunity for someone???

Sharkn20 · 07-19-2019, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Reed

I read the list differently than you all. I think it is just a list of the best management games In each sport listed, not saying one on the list is better than the others on the list.
I see there is no pro football or basketball on the list. Maybe an opportunity for someone???

Wolverine games already got Football and Basketball.

Jim Gridiron also got Football.

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PocketsAintFull · 07-19-2019, 09:37 AM

I might have to check out no.7

Syd Thrift · 07-19-2019, 09:58 AM

Total Extreme Wrestling is a really interesting game with the caveat that you'll probably have to lower the resolution on the monitor you're playing it on in order to read the screens well. It's much more about the business of wrestling; kayfabe is right out the door and you spend time bringing in faces and heels and working in gimmicks and so on. It can be a lot of fun, too, as an exercise in creative writing.

PSUColonel · 07-19-2019, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Reed

I read the list differently than you all. I think it is just a list of the best management games In each sport listed, not saying one on the list is better than the others on the list.
I see there is no pro football or basketball on the list. Maybe an opportunity for someone???

No the are ranking the games 1-7...the sport does not matter. #1 is considered the best...#2 the second best etc...

Sharkn20 · 07-19-2019, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift

Total Extreme Wrestling is a really interesting game with the caveat that you'll probably have to lower the resolution on the monitor you're playing it on in order to read the screens well. It's much more about the business of wrestling; kayfabe is right out the door and you spend time bringing in faces and heels and working in gimmicks and so on. It can be a lot of fun, too, as an exercise in creative writing.

I really enjoy playing that one. I wish the resolution was better though.

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Argonaut · 07-19-2019, 12:33 PM

Sports management games are like heroin for me. They combine two things I love in sports and strategy in a way that is just too addicting. Even Motorsport Manager got its hooks in me for a month and I've never watched racing.

All told I have 1,500+ hours in Football Manager (mostly FM14), but can't see myself going back to that series. Started with OOTP18 last year and now have 300+ hours in OOTP20. I think with historical games and now Perfect Team, OOTP is a step ahead of Football Manager at the moment. FM has just added a bunch of stuff that slows the simulation down.

nutt · 07-19-2019, 03:03 PM

For everyone talking about TEW (Total Extreme Wrestling), I was building a massive historic database for 2016 (2020 comes out Christmas season 2019) that was a real world mod with about 4,000 workers (active and deceased) with full employment histories, along with tons of titles and inactive (and active companies) companies that were either folded, went bankrupt, merged, or died.

Then I joined the OOTP Roster Team. It has a lot of dust on it.

Magus978 · 07-19-2019, 03:17 PM

TEW is great...but it's not something I play all the time. It's kinda' like The Sims. You get an itch to play it, and then once you scratch it, you don't touch it for a long time.

AirmenSmith · 07-19-2019, 03:18 PM

OOTP number 1 for sure

PSUColonel · 07-19-2019, 06:38 PM

For me, what makes a great sports management sim is the AI....pure and simple. Having said that, I feel there are really only three choices one can go with. How they order I don't know.

This is in no particular order:

FOF
FM
OOTP

It would be interesting to hear what AI the differences between the three are from those with experience with all three. Maybe there is another sim people feel should be included, but I don't know.

rudel.dietrich · 07-19-2019, 06:41 PM

Eastside Hockey Manager is cheap and thanks to the community has updated logos and rosters.
IMO still the best hockey GM game.

Cod · 07-19-2019, 07:36 PM

I cannot argue with #1. As much as it pains me to say, I play it more than OOTP

. Motorsport Manager at #6 is a little shocking (should be higher) because the game has great mod support and the racing engine is a well oiled machine (pun totally intended).

I'm shock there was no mention of EHM on the list, especially given its huge European fanbase (a la FootballManager).

low · 07-19-2019, 07:43 PM

Just stating the obvious, but Football Manager will always be #1 in the sim/management genre. I'm fine with OOTP at #3. Nothing wrong with that at all.

PSUColonel · 07-19-2019, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by low

Just stating the obvious, but Football Manager will always be #1 in the sim/management genre. I'm fine with OOTP at #3. Nothing wrong with that at all.

FM is a fantastic sports management sim....but it's biggest problem IMO is it won't allow you to import saves from previous version year after year.

07-19-2019, 09:37 AM	#8
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07-19-2019, 12:33 PM	#12
Argonaut All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 1,085	Sports management games are like heroin for me. They combine two things I love in sports and strategy in a way that is just too addicting. Even Motorsport Manager got its hooks in me for a month and I've never watched racing. All told I have 1,500+ hours in Football Manager (mostly FM14), but can't see myself going back to that series. Started with OOTP18 last year and now have 300+ hours in OOTP20. I think with historical games and now Perfect Team, OOTP is a step ahead of Football Manager at the moment. FM has just added a bunch of stuff that slows the simulation down. __________________ Texas Rangers Dynasty (Est. 1972) Hartford Whalers Dynasty: Brass Bonanza

07-19-2019, 03:03 PM	#13
nutt OOTP Roster Team Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 2,076	For everyone talking about TEW (Total Extreme Wrestling), I was building a massive historic database for 2016 (2020 comes out Christmas season 2019) that was a real world mod with about 4,000 workers (active and deceased) with full employment histories, along with tons of titles and inactive (and active companies) companies that were either folded, went bankrupt, merged, or died. Then I joined the OOTP Roster Team. It has a lot of dust on it. __________________ College Baseball All-Time Roster Project: CLICK HERE! AIO for OOTP 23: CLICK HERE! Thread AIO for OOTP 22: CLICK HERE! Thread BIG WORLD for OOTP22: WinRAR File ZIP file My Custom Schedules

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Magus978 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Behind you. BOO! Posts: 1,851	TEW is great...but it's not something I play all the time. It's kinda' like The Sims. You get an itch to play it, and then once you scratch it, you don't touch it for a long time. __________________ OOTP Streamer Affiliate who is also your FINAL BOSS. http://twitch.tv/GanbaMagus

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07-18-2019, 09:16 PM	#1
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,988 Blog Entries: 37	OOTP only #3? https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-s...agement-games/

07-18-2019, 09:18 PM	#2
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07-18-2019, 10:24 PM	#3
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 3,935 Blog Entries: 65	Only if you take tennis seriously. I haven’t since Johnny Mac retired. Can’t think of a sport other than soccer so full of bland, blasé personalities. Flame away, fans. Just how I feel. Some great talent, but zero in the personality department. __________________ “What’s the most you ever lost on a coin toss?” “Everyone is an atheist until Templars begin marching in the rain.” Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder. Society's tolerance for violent criminals is dumbfounding. "Alinsky works for me now."

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07-19-2019, 06:46 AM	#6
Reed All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,937	I read the list differently than you all. I think it is just a list of the best management games In each sport listed, not saying one on the list is better than the others on the list. I see there is no pro football or basketball on the list. Maybe an opportunity for someone???

07-19-2019, 06:38 PM	#16
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,988 Blog Entries: 37	For me, what makes a great sports management sim is the AI....pure and simple. Having said that, I feel there are really only three choices one can go with. How they order I don't know. This is in no particular order: FOF FM OOTP It would be interesting to hear what AI the differences between the three are from those with experience with all three. Maybe there is another sim people feel should be included, but I don't know.

07-19-2019, 06:41 PM	#17
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608 Infractions: 1/0 (0)	Eastside Hockey Manager is cheap and thanks to the community has updated logos and rosters. IMO still the best hockey GM game.

07-19-2019, 07:36 PM	#18
Cod All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 927	I cannot argue with #1. As much as it pains me to say, I play it more than OOTP . Motorsport Manager at #6 is a little shocking (should be higher) because the game has great mod support and the racing engine is a well oiled machine (pun totally intended). I'm shock there was no mention of EHM on the list, especially given its huge European fanbase (a la FootballManager).

07-19-2019, 07:43 PM	#19
low Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 5,736	Just stating the obvious, but Football Manager will always be #1 in the sim/management genre. I'm fine with OOTP at #3. Nothing wrong with that at all. __________________ My fictional team logos and uniforms