Draft Day Sports Basketball

[Grim.Reaper]

For you pro basketball career sim guys, first development diary for Wolverines latest version of Draft Day Sports Basketball...

http://www.wolverinestudios.com/2016/02/01/dds-pro-basketball-2016-dev-diary-new-player-categories/

Not a huge basketball fan myself, plus still concerned with Wolverine's quality and support of their games...but nonetheless will keep an eye out in case it surprises.

[Nefaro]

I've read a few short impressions stating the release was a bit buggy.  True?

[Grim.Reaper]

The 2016 version hasn't been released yet....but in my opinion, every Wolverine release always has bugs on release and seems like a good portion does not get solved until the next version is released.  They release a product, provide a couple small patches, and then disappear until time to promote their next version.

[Nefaro]

Ohhh.. I was thinking of this recently released one:


http://store.steampowered.com/app/347060

Pro Basketball Manager 2016

From the reviews, it sounded like it could be pretty good once some bugs got fixed.

[Grim.Reaper]

Ohhh.. I was thinking of this recently released one:


http://store.steampowered.com/app/347060

Pro Basketball Manager 2016

From the reviews, it sounded like it could be pretty good once some bugs got fixed.

Nope, that is something different:)  On that one, not sure I have seen many positive things but never played myself

[Nefaro]

Ohhh.. I was thinking of this recently released one:


http://store.steampowered.com/app/347060

Pro Basketball Manager 2016

From the reviews, it sounded like it could be pretty good once some bugs got fixed.

Nope, that is something different:)  On that one, not sure I have seen many positive things but never played myself

This latest version, which just came out, has had some decent reviews for the game improvements.  From what I've seen, most of the complaints were about occasional crashes or people wanting more extensive stat tracking.  Figure I'll see if next year continues to improve as much.  The previous years weren't terribly good AFAIK but they may be turning a corner now.

[Grim.Reaper]

Latest development info....

http://www.wolverinestudios.com/2016/02/08/dds-pro-basketball-2016-dev-diary-2-a-look-at-whats-new/

[Grim.Reaper]

Third and final diary posted....must mean release is close....ability to use historical teams as a starting point.

http://www.wolverinestudios.com/2016/02/15/dds-pro-basketball-2016-dev-diary-3-a-new-old-era-dawns/

[Grim.Reaper]

Developer stated release will be this week after they finish up some testing....I'll try the demo and see if it grabs me and wait to hear the feedback on issues before deciding whether to buy....want to make sure they actually support this game for a reasonable amount of time before disappearing to create their next version again.  The recently released football game has been pretty quiet, without any major improvements, seemingly following their usual pattern.

[Grim.Reaper]

Developer confirmed release for tomorrow or Friday.....

[Grim.Reaper]

Looks like tomorrow according to the developer.....we need some basketball fans to give it a spin and report back:)

[Grim.Reaper]

released...info and demo here

http://www.wolverinestudios.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=222&t=21183

[Grim.Reaper]

I have been playing with the demo and from a gameplay perspective.....not too bad.  Although I am not a basketball guru so I don't know as much when things don't look right.  Unfortunately, the demo only allows play through the all star game so can't really get a great feel on the entire season, but its a start.  However with a typical Wolverine release, a number of issues being reported so time will tell how much they support it before moving on....they did release a patch already, so that is a good start but they have always done that within days of the release, more of the measure is what they do with it in a couple of weeks.  Nothing worse in a career sim experiencing issues after you invested multiple years into your league.....

A bit of side news, they also announced a new version of their college basketball game coming...I have always been more of a fan of college basketball so will keep my eye on it.

[FC]

I've played a couple of seasons and i'm a bit surprised but its been very stable (no crashes) and pretty enjoyable so far. However in the forum there are reports of some bugs being encountered by players. Update 1.2 has just come out so for the moment the developer is still fixing some of the bugs as they are reported. I played through Draft Day College Basketball 3 recently and though it was fun it was also crashing and throwing up bugs left, right and center.  Ultimately it became too painful to play in the long term which is a shame as I loved Fast Break College Basketball and I hoped it could maybe top that now 5/6 year old game. If the new College game is as stable as this latest game and the interface is more intuitive then it could be worth a punt as well.

Also although i'm no great basketball expert the stats DDSB 2016 has generated seem to be pretty believable. For me in season one San Antonio beat Golden State and then Cleveland to win the league, Curry was MVP, and my Boston team made the play-offs. The game management side of things has stayed pretty much the same and I think its pretty engaging. It has the edge over the great Fast Break series in that respect.

Interestingly the developer says that this round of games probably won't go on Steam. Perhaps the direct, mainly negative user reviews of his previous games on Steam has had an impact.   

[Grim.Reaper]

I don't know...seems quite a bit of issues between reported as usual  if the developer sticks with it for a few weeks, then maybe it gets stable, but past history seems to suggest otherwise,