Out of the Park Baseball 16

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 74 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 74
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 74
  3. Negative: 14 out of 74

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  1. GO4
    Jun 17, 2015
    5
    Out of the Park 16 is the best baseball game of it's kind. It's also the only baseball game of it's kind. The game is very detailed with many customization options. It has good community support, you can find player photos for just about anyone that has ever played the game on the OOTP forums.. You can go with the major league setup, which contains all the logo's and players for each MLBOut of the Park 16 is the best baseball game of it's kind. It's also the only baseball game of it's kind. The game is very detailed with many customization options. It has good community support, you can find player photos for just about anyone that has ever played the game on the OOTP forums.. You can go with the major league setup, which contains all the logo's and players for each MLB team, along with all the associated minor league teams, or you can create your own fantasy league. Do you like stats? OOTP has got more stats than you'll ever need.

    But, there are some big problems with the A.I. It just isn't good enough to handle substitutions properly. It isn't smart enough to properly handle many game situations when playing out your games. If you like simulating a full season, then it does a good job. But when you play out your games, the opposing A.I. will make some very questionable and sometimes silly decisions.

    OOTP is still mostly a spreadsheet simulation. 3D graphics are under development, but still have a long, long way to go.

    So, in summary, OOTP 16 is a good game. But, wait for a sale with a 50% mark down or more in price. You'll be glad you did.    … Expand
  2. marc5477
    Jun 23, 2015
    6
    Anyway, OOTP16 seems to be too similar to OOTP15 to be given a 10 score. I enjoy the game very much because I am a statistic buff but the fact is that I have played nearly 30 seasons in this game using various starting options and I have not noticed any noteworthy differences from the previous game except for a few insignificant additions such as improvements to the GUI. Seriously, this isAnyway, OOTP16 seems to be too similar to OOTP15 to be given a 10 score. I enjoy the game very much because I am a statistic buff but the fact is that I have played nearly 30 seasons in this game using various starting options and I have not noticed any noteworthy differences from the previous game except for a few insignificant additions such as improvements to the GUI. Seriously, this is not worthy of a new $40 price tag. At best, the improvements made in OOTP16 should have been added as a $10 addon pack and not a whole new game for $40 because it certainly is not. Further, the licensing from the MLB added absolutely nothing to the game and should simply be removed to save money in the future. No one cared that the game did not come (out of box) with all the current team names. It was trivial to change the names in your own game and it was even less trivial to simply download a player made game start (basically like a mod) that did it for you. The MLB license probably added costs and brought nothing worthwhile to the player.

    Other changes like with the managers seems to dumb down the system rather than add anything new. Basically the skill modifiers have been hidden so now when you hire coaches and managers you must depend on actual performance rather than some sort of metric. Ok fine. I can do that with my MLB team but what about all my minor league teams? I dont want to do that with all of them because it is simply too tedious thus this new "feature" is a wash. Its neither a step forward or back.

    Overall, still a good game for us number crunchers but it is not a "new" game. You might as well buy OOTP15 for half the price if you are going to jump in. I feel like I got burned with this latest release.

    The improved financial reporting also added nothing. We already had all this stuff in the previous game, all they did was improve the GUI to make it more accessible. This is good, but this does not warrant new game status. This should have been a patch.

    Again I restate. This is not a new game! Its basically a patch disguised as a $40 new game.

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    Special Note: Unfortunately the creators of this game tainted the review system when asking only fans who liked their game (those who take the time to look at their forums) to review this game positively. They claimed that someone is trolling their game by giving it bad reviews... well clearly this is not the case and the reviews are extremely skewed in their favor (with too many unjustified 10 scores) rather than the other way around. This is very bad and reminds me a lot of Sony tactics to make their games seem better than they really are... until you go buy the game and realize that Sony sucks the big one (hence no Sony system since the PS2).    … Expand

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 7, 2015
    80
    Alongside Football Manager, Out of the Park Baseball 16 stands as the best sports sim at the moment.
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  2. Gaming Nexus
    May 5, 2015
    95
    Out of the Park ’16 proves once again why it’s the go-to series for baseball management simulators. With the new license to use real MLB players and the other additions and improvements, there’s not much you can’t do in this year’s edition. If you’re looking for a great baseball management simulator, you’ll be hard pressed to find something better.
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  3. XGN
    Apr 30, 2015
    80
    Out of the Park Baseball 16 is once again a fine baseball sim, although it misses the ball on several points. The learning curve for new players is huge and a good tutorial is absent, ratings of players don't seem to matter too much.
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