Friday is here! Friday is here!

[Arctic Blast]

Spent a few hours last night playing Alan Wake. Holy crap is that game good. A bit creepy, too. Lots of Memento style time shifts and mind screwage to where I have no idea what is actually 'real'.

[Martok]

I suppose I ought to post this in the other sub-forum, but a couple friends & I ended up playing a little D&D (3.5 of course).  Watching The Hobbit inspired us.  :D 

W8taminute Revision 1 was using my gaming rig this weekend and the monitor died.  Can't PC game until I get a replacement.   :'(

Sorry to hear that bud.  Here's hoping you get a decent replacement soon! 

[Nefaro]

I wish they'd work on an American Football game!

Good news!

After doing lots of digging, I've found out that Grey Dog Software is in the process of creating an American Pro Football management sim (with career mode!). 

I've been doing a lot of work with the company and trying to improve some marketing venues. However, I have still been developing the pro game and will provide updates as I get closer to Beta.

They/he previously created a college football manager sim named Bowl Bound around 2006, evidentally, and looking at the screenshots it seemed rather deep, look pretty good for a text sim, and have a "career mode" to it.  I'm gonna check out the demo of the old college one and see if it's another that I'd get hooked on, until he kicks out the new NFL one.  8)

http://www.greydogsoftware.com/bb/

[Grim.Reaper]

I wish they'd work on an American Football game!

Good news!

After doing lots of digging, I've found out that Grey Dog Software is in the process of creating an American Pro Football management sim (with career mode!). 

I've been doing a lot of work with the company and trying to improve some marketing venues. However, I have still been developing the pro game and will provide updates as I get closer to Beta.

They/he previously created a college football manager sim named Bowl Bound around 2006, evidentally, and looking at the screenshots it seemed rather deep, look pretty good for a text sim, and have a "career mode" to it.  I'm gonna check out the demo of the old college one and see if it's another that I'd get hooked on, until he kicks out the new NFL one.  8)

http://www.greydogsoftware.com/bb/

I think this has been crawling along for years so I can't get too excited until much more concrete news comes along from him.  I am certainly pulling for him, but seems like his support drops off after short periods of time.  He had a starting point with his previous pro football game, but didn't really evolve it and his college football game had an excellent starting point but was pretty much abandoned.  If he would just keep with the base game and evolve it, then I would be more excited.  I hope I am proven wrong and something comes out at some point, but I will be a skeptic until I start seeing some real life actual progress shown by him.

[Grim.Reaper]

I'm not even into baseball much, but the text sports manager games are addictive.   I would also consider a hockey one, but I have no idea if there are any decent ones with a Career Mode.

Actually, some of the old OOTP guys are apparently working on a hockey one. http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/fhm-general-discussions/

Looks like they're in to Beta testing.

In case anybody missed the initial feature list from their newsletter.

• Windows and Mac support
  Two game modes: Modern and Historical
  2012-13 game start with these playable leagues: NHL, AHL, ECHL, QMJHL, WHL, OHL, KHL, DEL, Elitserien and EIHL
  Over 1,000 teams, comprising nearly 100 leagues, that are non-playable but are stocked with real players
  Start any NHL season from 1947-48 through today, with players appearing on their actual teams or in a draft
  Real stats, finances, and rules
  Detailed player model with over 30 skills in 5 main categories
  Trades, player transfers, RFA/UFA signings, and more
  Set lines and tactics and make changes on the fly during games that feature a huge, editable play-by-play database
  News engine featuring a database packed with thousands of articles
  Stat keeping, including CORSI and Fenwick
  Almost everything is editable, from logos and colors to data to league rules and more

[Nefaro]

I think this has been crawling along for years so I can't get too excited until much more concrete news comes along from him.  I am certainly pulling for him, but seems like his support drops off after short periods of time.  He had a starting point with his previous pro football game, but didn't really evolve it and his college football game had an excellent starting point but was pretty much abandoned.  If he would just keep with the base game and evolve it, then I would be more excited.  I hope I am proven wrong and something comes out at some point, but I will be a skeptic until I start seeing some real life actual progress shown by him.

Good to know.  I wasn't familiar with his previous stuff.

[CptHowdy]

I think this has been crawling along for years so I can't get too excited until much more concrete news comes along from him.  I am certainly pulling for him, but seems like his support drops off after short periods of time.  He had a starting point with his previous pro football game, but didn't really evolve it and his college football game had an excellent starting point but was pretty much abandoned.  If he would just keep with the base game and evolve it, then I would be more excited.  I hope I am proven wrong and something comes out at some point, but I will be a skeptic until I start seeing some real life actual progress shown by him.

Good to know.  I wasn't familiar with his previous stuff.

just bought his latest release, TEW2013, also have his wmma3 game. i believe he got his start making his wrestling games and that is his bread and butter. his other recent release was the comic book game. support for the two games i own has been stellar. i believe a football game would be more complex than his wrestling and fighting games which is probably why development stopped or bogged down. better to not do a game at all than just sleepwalk through one for the heck of it.

[Grim.Reaper]

Although the same company, the developers for past/future football titles is different than the wrestling and comic book games.

[CptHowdy]

Although the same company, the developers for past/future football titles is different than the wrestling and comic book games.

ahh i see arlie rahn is the one that was doing the college game. he also helped out adam on his recent release. think its just two guys that actuallywrite and develop of course they have additional help for graphics and such. the other guy listed in the credits is scott vibert but he helped me in getting my license reset for wmma3 so probably just handles billing and stuff. still not a large operation. would love to see something that simulates being a gm on the pro football side of things. if i want actual gameplay i will stick with SAT though.

[Grim.Reaper]

Although the same company, the developers for past/future football titles is different than the wrestling and comic book games.

ahh i see arlie rahn is the one that was doing the college game. he also helped out adam on his recent release. think its just two guys that actuallywrite and develop of course they have additional help for graphics and such. the other guy listed in the credits is scott vibert but he helped me in getting my license reset for wmma3 so probably just handles billing and stuff. still not a large operation. would love to see something that simulates being a gm on the pro football side of things. if i want actual gameplay i will stick with SAT though.

I agree I would love to see another good gm football product....however, for playing seasons, I much prefer ActionPC Football over SAT :)