Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 22 Review - Embrace the Madness

[ChaseB]

Wolverine Studios is one of the leaders in the sports sim genre at this point. The...

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[canes21]

Re: Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 22 Review - Embrace the Madness

I haven't played a DDS title in years, but it looks like they've improved quite a bit and this review may be enough to get me to try this one out.

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[Gramps91]

I buy this every year. Great games. My go to game tbh.

Trying to finish my current season on 2021 and am upgrading right after that.

[Cod]

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I'm still enjoying DDS:CB 20 and thinking about upgrading to the new version. Does anyone know if the transfer portal can be disabled?

[ajaxab]

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I'm having trouble with my Wolverine forum login credentials, so I thought I would try asking a question here. Does anyone know if there are alternative skins and/or font scaling for this game? I don't know if it's just me, but I find the white text on black background and the small fonts a bit headache inducing on my 15" laptop screen.

I bought the '20 version of the pro game. That one had black text on a white background, so that was better. But the font was still really small.

If there would be a way to change these color configurations and font size, I'd buy this game. But I can't play it as is.

[beedl001]

I'm enjoying the game so far this year. The mods to add real teams and coaches make it for me. You can disable how the transfer portal works currently for the older version, and there is also a setting to lessen the chance players will leave. I'm not sure about the skins. Have you looked on the DDS mod forums?

[jfsolo]

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I'm still enjoying DDS:CB 20 and thinking about upgrading to the new version. Does anyone know if the transfer portal can be disabled?

Yeah, you can disable the transfer portal if you want to play by the old school rules, but IMO just like how it is in real life now, the portal is a game changer and adds so much intrigue and complexity to team management.

I'm having trouble with my Wolverine forum login credentials, so I thought I would try asking a question here. Does anyone know if there are alternative skins and/or font scaling for this game? I don't know if it's just me, but I find the white text on black background and the small fonts a bit headache inducing on my 15" laptop screen.

I bought the '20 version of the pro game. That one had black text on a white background, so that was better. But the font was still really small.

If there would be a way to change these color configurations and font size, I'd buy this game. But I can't play it as is.

Sorry, you currently cannot change from dark mode or adjust the font size. I don't expect that to be an option for this version.

[canes21]

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Surely that is something they could mod with relative ease, no?

[steelerfan]

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Thanks for the Review.

I'm an old sports sim gamer having played Strat-O-Matic since the mid 80s. I've played several other sports sims in both cards & dice and PC formats over the years.

That said, I've never played any DDS title but I've become very interested in this title over the last week.

My biggest concern is, as mentioned in the article, the learning curve. If anyone has any advice for a noob (or potential noob, in my case), I would appreciate it!

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[KSUowls]

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How is the simulation engine on this? I've always held off on Wolverine studios games in the past (specifically college football) because I have seen several criticisms laid out on the game's simulation engine.

[Gramps91]

Re: Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 22 Review - Embrace the Madness

Thanks for the Review.

I'm an old sports sim gamer having played Strat-O-Matic since the mid 80s. I've played several other sports sims in both cards & dice and PC formats over the years.

That said, I've never played any DDS title but I've become very interested in this title over the last week.

My biggest concern is, as mentioned in the article, the learning curve. If anyone has any advice for a noob (or potential noob, in my case), I would appreciate it!

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Personally, I didn't find the learning curve that bad. If you've played a lot of CH2k8 the recruiting is pretty similar. Don't get me wrong there's definitely some learning as you go but I kinda find mastering those things as part of the fun. If you're still on the fence it'll probably go on sale eventually, if you want to wait.

College basketball is my main source of enjoyment so...that may be why I felt like a lot of the stuff was just ingrained into me.

[Cod]

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I've only bought their games via Steam. Does buying from their website give you a DRM-free version, a Steam key, or both?

[steelerfan]

Re: Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 22 Review - Embrace the Madness

Personally, I didn't find the learning curve that bad. If you've played a lot of CH2k8 the recruiting is pretty similar. Don't get me wrong there's definitely some learning as you go but I kinda find mastering those things as part of the fun. If you're still on the fence it'll probably go on sale eventually, if you want to wait.



College basketball is my main source of enjoyment so...that may be why I felt like a lot of the stuff was just ingrained into me.

It's been a few years now but I have played a fair amount of CH2k8. Thanks for the insight. It's helpful to hear someone say that the learning curve was not too steep.

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[canes21]

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FYI, all Wolverine Sports games have a free demo. I believe they all allow you to play 1 full season.

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[TheBleedingRed21]

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Each demo is good for 7 days. Can play all you want with no restrictions for the trial period. Mods also work during this time.