OOTP got a mention from TotalBiscuit

Le Grande Orange · 01-20-2015, 03:55 AM

Not sure how many folks 'round here follow any of the various YouTube game reviewers/critics/commentators, but I thought I'd share the following, as it pertains to OOTP.

YouTube gaming critic/reviewer TotalBiscuit (1.9 million subscribers) has a biweekly podcast in which he and (usually) three other YouTube game commentators discuss various aspects of games and the gaming industry. In episode #61 of "The Co-Optional Podcast", uploaded to YouTube on Jan. 1st., OOTP got a mention. At one point the discussion in the podcast was about how many hours a guest had put into a particular game, and that brought up the subject of Football Manager, which for many is a game that soaks up a huge number of hours of game play. TotalBiscuit initially observed there was no U.S. equivalent to Football Manager, and was corrected by guest PyrionFlax, who mentioned Out of the Park. At that mention TotalBiscuit then recalled OOTP, and commented on how it is one of the highest rated games of all time on Metacritic. (PyrionFlax also mentioned how he has played a lot of OOTP.)

You can find the video of the podcast on this page at YouTube. The discussion of Football Manager starts at 53 minutes in, The mention of OOTP starts at 53:55. I'm sure some folks here will, ah, quibble with part of the way OOTP is described, but overall, it was a positive mention.

I think OOTP is probably not the kind of game that many YouTube game LPers would use for their videos, but gaming-related YouTube channels often have a lot of influence over the wider gaming community, so some positive mention from a larger channel would seem to me to be helpful exposure for OOTP.

tcblcommish · 01-20-2015, 03:42 PM

Awesome catch and any positive mentions are a good thing

Markus Heinsohn · 01-20-2015, 05:38 PM

My dream is that gamers in the US one day talk / know about OOTP the way gamers in the UK talk / know about Football Manager.

Thanks the sharing this, LGO!

ootp3to6 · 01-20-2015, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

My dream is that gamers in the US one day talk / know about OOTP the way gamers in the UK talk / know about Football Manager.

Thanks the sharing this, LGO!

Your dream will become reality in the near future!

01-20-2015, 03:55 AM	#1
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,644	OOTP got a mention from TotalBiscuit Not sure how many folks 'round here follow any of the various YouTube game reviewers/critics/commentators, but I thought I'd share the following, as it pertains to OOTP. YouTube gaming critic/reviewer TotalBiscuit (1.9 million subscribers) has a biweekly podcast in which he and (usually) three other YouTube game commentators discuss various aspects of games and the gaming industry. In episode #61 of "The Co-Optional Podcast", uploaded to YouTube on Jan. 1st., OOTP got a mention. At one point the discussion in the podcast was about how many hours a guest had put into a particular game, and that brought up the subject of Football Manager, which for many is a game that soaks up a huge number of hours of game play. TotalBiscuit initially observed there was no U.S. equivalent to Football Manager, and was corrected by guest PyrionFlax, who mentioned Out of the Park. At that mention TotalBiscuit then recalled OOTP, and commented on how it is one of the highest rated games of all time on Metacritic. (PyrionFlax also mentioned how he has played a lot of OOTP.) You can find the video of the podcast on this page at YouTube. The discussion of Football Manager starts at 53 minutes in, The mention of OOTP starts at 53:55. I'm sure some folks here will, ah, quibble with part of the way OOTP is described, but overall, it was a positive mention. I think OOTP is probably not the kind of game that many YouTube game LPers would use for their videos, but gaming-related YouTube channels often have a lot of influence over the wider gaming community, so some positive mention from a larger channel would seem to me to be helpful exposure for OOTP. Last edited by Le Grande Orange; 01-20-2015 at 03:58 AM.

01-20-2015, 05:38 PM	#3
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,805	My dream is that gamers in the US one day talk / know about OOTP the way gamers in the UK talk / know about Football Manager. Thanks the sharing this, LGO! __________________ Buy Out of the Park Baseball 25 now! Download OOTP Go 25 for iOS Download OOTP Go 25 for Android

01-20-2015, 03:42 PM	#2
tcblcommish Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 3,438	Awesome catch and any positive mentions are a good thing