| Football Manager 26 09:25 - Feb 7 with 523 views | Dubtractor |
I finally got this over Christmas, and having played it for a month or so I have to agree with the prevailing view that it is pretty crap. I'd class myself as an FM addict (god knows what else I could have achieved with the time spent playing it over the years) but I'm finding this version really dull and not finding myself drawn to play it at all.
It is oddly clunky, feels way too heavy on the admin side of the game, the match day graphics actually seem worse than the previous version from 2 years ago, and it is WAY too easy.
Not sure how they have managed to get it so wrong! |  |
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| Football Manager 26 on 10:00 - Feb 7 with 388 views | FromReuserWithLove |
It’s bizarre isn’t it. They seem to have focused on totally wrong things and forgotten what makes the game so appealing and addictive to the nerdy football fanatic. We don’t care about the graphics etc, it’s all about the database and game engine. To neglect the core fundamentals to improve the UI and avatars is insane. Just get it back to basics about unearthing and developing football talent and tweaking tactics to break engine. |  | | |
| Football Manager 26 on 10:12 - Feb 7 with 344 views | ringwoodblue |
I don’t play computer games these days but I do miss Sensi Soccer from the 90s |  |
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| Football Manager 26 on 10:27 - Feb 7 with 294 views | DanTheMan |
| Football Manager 26 on 10:00 - Feb 7 by FromReuserWithLove |
It’s bizarre isn’t it. They seem to have focused on totally wrong things and forgotten what makes the game so appealing and addictive to the nerdy football fanatic. We don’t care about the graphics etc, it’s all about the database and game engine. To neglect the core fundamentals to improve the UI and avatars is insane. Just get it back to basics about unearthing and developing football talent and tweaking tactics to break engine. |
It's been the same way to break the engine for so long now.
Basically pace outdoes everything and it cannot handle grouped up players. I've seen some tactics that are like a 3-2-5-0 which obliterate everything. |  |
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| Football Manager 26 on 10:52 - Feb 7 with 227 views | BseaBlue |
It is definitely the easiest Footy man I've ever played. The Gegenpress is far too over powered.
Also dont like the interface changes. The portal seems messy and on journeyman saves, you cant filter vacancies by league anymore.
They have missed the point of why the game was so popular and to think we missed out on Town in the prem for this is quite laughable |  | | |
| Football Manager 26 on 10:54 - Feb 7 with 220 views | Devereuxxx |
I've been playing since the Beta was released, and it may sound fanciful but it's improved a lot since then - they basically released the game unfinished. The amount of bugs was insane.
The main issue with the game still is the lack of immersion. You don't find yourself going back day-on-day to play the same save, the world building just doesn't seem as complete. The UI doesn't suit the more detailed player - lack of heat maps, passing maps, match data etc - and it feels a lot like you're just clicking continue between games. Even the bits that used to be a pleasure - such as scouting every single wonderkid you can find - feels somewhat shallow. There's certainly been a move to make it more accessible for the console player at the expense of the PC player, which feels counter-intuitive as the latter is the core group of players.
You can see on Steam that people are voting with their playing time. People just aren't playing it and have gone back to FM24. After 2 years building the game they've absolutely whiffed it and need to do some soul searching, as FM27 will be a sliding doors moment. If they get it wrong again, people just won't come back. |  | | |
| Football Manager 26 on 11:18 - Feb 7 with 96 views | BseaBlue |
| Football Manager 26 on 10:54 - Feb 7 by Devereuxxx |
I've been playing since the Beta was released, and it may sound fanciful but it's improved a lot since then - they basically released the game unfinished. The amount of bugs was insane.
The main issue with the game still is the lack of immersion. You don't find yourself going back day-on-day to play the same save, the world building just doesn't seem as complete. The UI doesn't suit the more detailed player - lack of heat maps, passing maps, match data etc - and it feels a lot like you're just clicking continue between games. Even the bits that used to be a pleasure - such as scouting every single wonderkid you can find - feels somewhat shallow. There's certainly been a move to make it more accessible for the console player at the expense of the PC player, which feels counter-intuitive as the latter is the core group of players.
You can see on Steam that people are voting with their playing time. People just aren't playing it and have gone back to FM24. After 2 years building the game they've absolutely whiffed it and need to do some soul searching, as FM27 will be a sliding doors moment. If they get it wrong again, people just won't come back. |
Spot on. Used to take me ages to play a season and you can literally click through a season in a few hours now so definitely more friendly for the console players | | | |
| Football Manager 26 on 11:35 - Feb 7 with 49 views | Esseeja |
It's simply way too easy. That's all it is.
Instalments were always easy to abuse, but it has never been easier. It's pathetic. This game is still unfinished to me. |  | | |
| Football Manager 26 on 11:39 - Feb 7 with 38 views | flykickingbybgunn |
Have you tried retro-football-manager.com
It's a throwback to 80's football management games. It is free and run by a town supporter for town supporters. |  | | |
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