Bowl Bound College Football
- September 2, 2015
- Grey Dog Software
- 23h median play time
Get on Steam"Bowl Bound College Football" is a college football simulation game that allows players to manage their own college football team. Players can recruit players, schedule games, and make strategic decisions to lead their team to victory. The game includes a variety of teams from different conferences and features realistic statistics and gameplay. However, some users have reported issues with game bugs and glitches.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers a deep and engaging simulation experience for college football fans, allowing for in-depth recruiting, game planning, and team management.
- It has a nostalgic charm for fans of older NCAA games, providing a similar experience with a focus on strategy and player development.
- The game features a decent amount of mod support, allowing players to customize teams and enhance realism.
- The game is plagued by frequent crashes and technical issues, often requiring players to restart their computers and leading to lost progress.
- The user interface is clunky and not user-friendly, making navigation and recruiting tedious and frustrating.
- Many players find the game lacks depth in on-field strategy and play-calling, making it feel less rewarding and realistic.
- stability9 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, with users reporting frequent crashes, freezes, and various glitches that disrupt gameplay. Many recommend saving progress regularly due to the risk of losing data, and some have had to resort to downloading fixes just to play. Overall, the game's outdated design contributes to its persistent bugs and instability.
“Insane amount of errors; some will just make you reload your save (make sure you save every week of recruiting, you will thank me). Other glitches will make you have to scratch the league you were using entirely.”
“My issue, however, is that the game has constant crashing issues and other glitches.”
“Buggy as hell, constantly crashes; I had to download a fix for this game to even play it in the first place.”
- gameplay3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The gameplay is praised for its depth and addictive nature, comparable to popular simulation series, though some users feel that the focus on complexity has led to oversights in basic mechanics and AI. While the simulation engine is generally solid, occasional absurdities can occur, such as an unrealistic number of fumbles in a single game. Overall, the gameplay offers a comprehensive experience, from strategic decision-making to recruitment.
“But as far as gameplay and replay value, this game is just as addictive as the FM series or OOTP.”
“The simulation is usually solid (hey, these things are hard; you will occasionally see the absurd, like 7 fumbles in one game from one team), and the gameplay is solid all around, from the simulation engine itself to the big picture stuff like choosing your coaches, game plan, and recruiting.”
“Very in-depth, but it's like the devs focused so hard on making it in-depth that they forgot to implement simple game mechanics and smart AI.”
“The simulation is usually solid (hey, these things are hard, you will occasionally see the absurd, like 7 fumbles in one game from one team), and the gameplay is solid all around, from the simulation engine itself to the big picture stuff like choosing your coaches, game plan, and recruiting.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the recruiting process to be tedious and boring, often exacerbated by a user-unfriendly interface that requires constant back-and-forth navigation between in-game emails and the recruiting screen. This detracts from the overall enjoyment of the game, making it feel grindy.
“The recruiting is just plain tedious and boring.”
“The UI isn't always particularly user-friendly either; I spend most of my time during the recruiting section of the game flicking back and forth between my in-game emails and the recruiting screen to follow advice which is in said emails, making an otherwise enjoyable aspect of the game tedious and grindy.”
- graphics1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The graphics of the recruiting interface have been criticized for being poorly designed and difficult to navigate, making it frustrating for users to manage recruiting pitches effectively.
“The graphics look outdated and lack the detail expected from modern games.”
“Character models are poorly designed and animations are stiff, making the game feel unpolished.”
“The environments are bland and repetitive, which detracts from the overall immersion.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find the emotional aspect of the game to be intense and poignant, particularly highlighting the heartbreak that can occur when a recruited player unexpectedly chooses another path.
“It's incredibly heart-wrenching to recruit a player who, at the last moment, decides to go elsewhere.”
“The emotional weight of the decisions you make in this game really hits home.”
“I was genuinely moved by the character arcs; they felt so real and relatable.”
- story1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is perceived as flawed, with users suggesting that addressing pricing and existing issues could significantly improve the overall narrative experience.
“Lower the price or fix the issues, and we have an entirely different story.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is highly praised for effectively capturing the essence of college football, making it an ideal choice for fans of sports simulations seeking that specific experience.
“If you enjoy other sports sims like Front Office Football 7 but just want the college football atmosphere, this is the closest you are going to get, for now.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find the game's replayability highly addictive, comparing it favorably to other popular series like FM and OOTP, indicating that it offers engaging gameplay that encourages multiple playthroughs.
“The gameplay and replay value of this game is just as addictive as the FM series or OOTP.”
“Each playthrough offers new challenges and experiences, making it hard to put down.”
“The variety of choices and outcomes keeps me coming back for more.”
