Out of the Park Baseball 14 Review (PC/Mac)

[RaychelSnr]

By now, it’s pretty simple: you either love Out of the Park Baseball or you haven’t played Out of the Park Baseball.

While that's probably generalizing the situation a bit, as all games have critics or those who are indifferent. However, if you like strategy games and/or baseball, and haven’t tried Out of the Park Baseball, this year's edition of the series is a great time to jump in.

On that same note, If you are a repeat addict, er…user, you’ll find the improvements meaningful enough to give OOTP another summer of your life.

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[JohnDoe8865]

I really can't wait to dig into this year's game. Missed last year, really excited for 14. One of the best values for the money going today.

[JaySwizzlez]

I'm not sure I want to spend 40 bucks on a game, but I am a really avid baseball fan and I really like the management part of baseball. It looks like a really good game, however, and I am really considering giving it a shot.

[snepp]

Re: Out of the Park Baseball 14 Review (PC/Mac)

If you're not sure about dropping the $40 there's always an all-star game special for 10 bucks off.

[8iron]

You can usually get a generous timed trial of an older version from their website.

[tarek]

I'd like to see a more fleshed out mobile version on iOS.
iOOTP has gone a bit stale and I think there is no reason why it can't be more of a fully fledged port than a watered down version. Surely the current gen iPad has the processing power for it.

[bkrich83]

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I really can't wait to dig into this year's game. Missed last year, really excited for 14. One of the best values for the money going today.

You'll love this version!!

[ElderlyGamer]

Best game ever created. End of story.

[NikeBlitz]

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Great serie. We need a football game from these guys.

[orion523]

Best baseball game ever made, yes even better than the almighty Show.

[mariner690]

Is there a big difference between the Mac and PC version? I'm debating whether to get the game for my laptop or iPad.

[CPRoark]

Mariner, the Mac/PC versions are nearly identical. I played my review copy on the Mac, but have played the PC version in the past.

However, don't confuse this game with iOOTP, which is what you'd be buying on the iPad. It's a much different game...really, it's a watered down, tablet friendly version of this.

[ThatRadioGuy]

If you play the game full blast, it's an accountant simulator. It's really good if you are the accountant type. The financials are endless and will eat hours and hours and hours just to understand it. And if you choose not to understand it, it's not worth playing. Because you need to know why this costs this and that costs that and revenue X and revenue Y plus a variable must equal or exceed Z. It's endless and a joyful experience for those that wait for April 15th like Christmas morning. If you turn off the financials, the engine kinda wigs out and doesn't really value things properly. The AI is built with a close eye to financials so .. if you don't want to experience Accountant Simulator 14 .. then, you're not getting the best game you can play. Just like everything else in life, it's all about the money. And you best spend hours and hours and hours figuring out how to finance your endeavors .. get out the paper and pencil and start adding up projections of cost. If you don't immerse yourself in a kabillion amount of zeroes .. then there is really no reason to play the game because the AI is focused on that aspect and gives a quality game when it can bathe in addition and subtraction.

[The Yurpman]

If you play the game full blast, it's an accountant simulator. It's really good if you are the accountant type. The financials are endless and will eat hours and hours and hours just to understand it. And if you choose not to understand it, it's not worth playing. Because you need to know why this costs this and that costs that and revenue X and revenue Y plus a variable must equal or exceed Z. It's endless and a joyful experience for those that wait for April 15th like Christmas morning. If you turn off the financials, the engine kinda wigs out and doesn't really value things properly. The AI is built with a close eye to financials so .. if you don't want to experience Accountant Simulator 14 .. then, you're not getting the best game you can play. Just like everything else in life, it's all about the money. And you best spend hours and hours and hours figuring out how to finance your endeavors .. get out the paper and pencil and start adding up projections of cost. If you don't immerse yourself in a kabillion amount of zeroes .. then there is really no reason to play the game because the AI is focused on that aspect and gives a quality game when it can bathe in addition and subtraction.

It's not that complicated, really. You don't need to be an accountant to figure out this game at all. If you're having that much trouble with figuring the game out I suggest completing high school. Plus, you can choose to just be the manager and leave the GM "stuff" (the oh-so-complicated task of figuring out how much money your players make) to the computer.

Anyways, this game is awesome year in and year out. If you want the most realistic and fun baseball gaming experience buy this game ASAP.

[malky]

Best baseball game ever made, yes even better than the almighty Show.

Whoa!!! Pause there buddy lol