OOTP 15 Review: International Baseball, OHBABY! by Bradley Woodrum April 22, 2014 Vitals: Game: Out of the Park Baseball 15 (OOTP Baseball 15) Platform: PC Developer: OOTP Developments Modes: Franchise, Online Franchise Cool Features: Incredible contracts system, massive player and coaches database (now including accurate INTERNATIONAL rosters!), complete customizability, plenty of add-ons, and a robust online community Categories: Realism: 10/10. Graphics: 8/10. Difficulty: 10/10. Details: 10/10. Playability: 10/10. Intangibles: 50/50. Total Score: 98/100 (A+) Pros: • Amazing contract details (arbitration, minor league contracts, team/player options, waiver wires, Rule 5 drafts, etc.). • Massive and accurate rosters: MLB, MiLB, NPB, KBO, CPBL, and more. • Detailed scouting and free agency and international scouting/development systems. • Massively customizable (and BABIP for hitters now! Celebrate!). • Advanced-stat friendly. • Newer, cleanerer interface. • Online multiplayer. • Authentic and unilateral rule changes, as well as total customizability, if’n you dislike the AI’s random changes. • Authentic development and declines for rookies, prospects, and veterans. • As always: The game keeps itself fresh, constantly. Loved ones go neglected. Cons: • Many and lengthy loading screens. • Still no LOB% for pitchers. • Unpleasant, though improving in-game / game-management interface. As fans tend to do with OOTP, the community may jump in with realistic 3D stadium add-ons, so this may not be case closed here. General notes on the updates: • As suggested in the video, any OOTP user is going to want to add the “All-in-One” mod immediately. This mod dramatically improves the look and feel of the game. • The back button and the bookmark button appear to be a bit glitchy (the back button just doesn’t work right the first click and the bookmarks button just has no functionality). • The new 3D fields are definitely a work in progress, but don’t be surprised if the fans pick up the call where the production team left off. • The new manager’s home screen feels like a solid improvement for sure. It’s customizable and generally more useful: • The AI feels generally improved too. It’s harder to fleece an opposing GM, but I will say: I managed to acquire Carlos Beltran and Dylan Bundy on the waiver wire midway through the 2014 season. That’s… Odd. • All told, it’s a great game. OOTP 15 is the kind of game that drains your days away into a quiet, happy vortex of roster transactions and lineup changes. It’s a buy, for sure. And if you like international leagues — or you want to get to know the international leagues — then this is a MUST buy. Purchasing: ($39.99 at OOTPDevelopments.com) Other Reviews: 98 A+ Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP) 2014 (PC) 97 A+ Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP) 2013 (PC) 96 A+ Baseball Mogul ’13 (PC) 96 A+ MLB ’12 The Show (PS3) 79 C+ MLB 2K12 (PS3, XBOX 360, Wii, PC, etc.) 74 C MLB Ballpark Empire (Facebook)