Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2023
- March 10, 2023
- Wolverine Studios
- 33h median play time
Get on SteamDraft Day Sports: College Basketball 2023 lets you take control of your favorite school's basketball program. It is up to you as the coach to recruit the next batch of stars while coaching your team to tournament glory. You can control every aspect of your program - decide what your team will practice, make sure your players are getting their grades to stay eligible and exert total control on game…
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Reviews
- The game offers a deep and immersive experience for fans of sports management and simulation games, with a lot of potential for strategic gameplay.
- The recruiting system has seen improvements, allowing players to see what other schools are offering and enhancing the overall immersion.
- The modding community provides valuable enhancements, such as accurate teams, logos, and a more engaging experience for players who enjoy customization.
- The game has a steep learning curve, with many players feeling lost and overwhelmed by the lack of intuitive explanations and guidance.
- The graphics and user interface are criticized for being outdated and clunky, detracting from the overall enjoyment of the game.
- The transfer and recruiting systems are flawed and tedious, leading to frustration among players who find them unrealistic and cumbersome.
- graphics9 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game have received significant criticism, with many users describing them as outdated and subpar, even comparing them unfavorably to games from the late 1980s. While some players may overlook the graphics in favor of gameplay features, the overall consensus suggests that the visual quality is a major drawback that could deter potential players. For those concerned about graphics, it is recommended to view gameplay videos to assess the visual experience before making a decision.
“If those are important to you, I recommend that you take a look at the graphics in action in some YouTube videos which show the game in action, including in-game graphics, and then decide for yourself.”
“As for the in-game graphics, I have seen the complaints in other reviews, and the graphics are also a major topic in the Wolverine Studios forum for this game.”
“Ok, so you're not buying this for its graphics... you want to create your own universe of college basketball... you want to bring the Fab-5 back to Michigan or pit Lew Alcindor's UCLA against Grant Hill and Christian Laettner's Duke.”
“The graphics (both on court and in menus) are painful.”
“Lakers vs. Celtics basketball from 1989 has better graphics and on-court gameplay than this game.”
“Since the graphics are so terrible, you either have to sim the games with very little coaching control or you have to painfully watch them and make some minor coaching adjustments.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game's recruiting system to be excessively tedious and frustrating, often comparing it unfavorably to real-life coaching experiences.
“The recruiting system is painfully tedious.”
“I am a full-time college coach (not basketball), and this game's recruiting is harder and more tedious than what I do in real life.”
