Reviewed by doublenbenn1992 10 / 10 Only Football Manager Gamers Will Understand Becauseįootball Manager is a legacy worth preserving and improving upon. Perhaps it is the right time for SI to push for the boldness it showedĮarly on in their history and ensure that they can create the sameĮxperiences of awe, joy and despair in the future and not rely on theirĭominant position in the market to keep playing it safe. Once I step back from the nostalgia, I can see that in the documentaryĪs well, which is a one-sided ode to the greatness of Football Manager.Īnd that might be fine enough on one level, but it ultimately works asĪn informative and humorous look into the phenomenon and not much else. While blowing their own trumpet worryingly often. Pressure of justifying new releases year in, year out, SI have buckledĪnd lost focus on improving the core elements of the game mechanics, In their search for realism and under the Released on a yearly basis, strives to do little more than act as an Now, there is a definite sense of stagnation and every new edition, Looking objectively at where Football Manager is at Of the passionate creator-gamer, however much truth it may hold, has aĭull ring to it. Manager is incredibly complex and this complexity makes perfecting it aĭaunting task, but that's why focus is important. Interactive, balancing the demands of the fans and the commercial However, once you become as high profile a player as Sports Reality simulation and generate descriptive algorithms thereof. Obvious value as sets of data, and goes into how the data can shape The level of professionalismĪnd depth that FM now entails is astounding and rightfully so, the gameĭatabase is seen as a treasured resource. The football world that they've recreated. Journey all virtual players are yearning for, topped by deep ties with On a different level, this documentary shows how much Football ManagerĪnd Sports Interactive have evolved. Reality" and the road to validation was longer than it perhaps should The immersion is spectacular and the experience is both Players enjoy it is no surprise, because it appeals to anyone who lovesįootball. Visited countries to watch teams or players I felt I knew so well from I've had my own share of mysterious Conference affairs, and I've This documentary looks at exactly that and it all felt very true to me. Manager has probably played some part in your life. You over to show you "this unusual football game", as I did, Football Released, or on some random day in the early 00s when a friend called You first came across it in the mid nineties, when it was first
If you're part of the Football manager clan, there's no way thisĭocumentary won't bring back quite a few emotions and chuckles. Reviewed by FcPoliFan 7 / 10 A Player's Nostalgia