![]() ![]() Last year, it felt like you’d seen all the goals within a handful of games, but 2021’s howitzers, tap-ins, and golazos appear much more dynamic. Players are far less likely to dribble to the byline and then incomprehensibly shoot and neither are they are as fond as simply letting the opposition pass them by. Sports Interactive really should have bigged up how drastically different the match engine looks and feels this year, it avoiding the constant barrage of annoying nonsense seen in 20. On the pitch, though: it’s like a whole new ball game. There are some quality of life improvements, such as being able to change tactics just for a upcoming match, yet most of the action off the pitch will feel familiar. Condition is now relayed in hearts instead of percentages and wide target men still exist as a constant affront to God. Almost all the different sub-menus and subsections are exactly as they were last year, which may disappoint some. The main interface in Football Manager 2021 is remarkably similar to last year, though the default skin is now a very agreeable dark purple. You’d be forgiven, however, for thinking not much has really changed when you first boot up a new save, stumbling through inductions and a million different screens. Based on my total playtime so far, it’s worked. “Immersion” seems to be the keyword for this year’s Football Manager, new features that may not dramatically change the experience, but aim to get you even more addicted and dedicated to said experience. Still, a neat little addition that adds to the immersion all the same. ![]() This worked wonders for me personally, helping me to finally sort out my tricky RB position and bring in a midfielder who wasn’t probably actually a ghost like Gylfi Sigurðsson, though you could probably scout them yourself through player search and a good scouting package. ![]() When finances improved, I was then able to start properly indulging in the new scouting meetings, sitting down with my recruitment team to figure out where I needed to strengthen and to assign them to find players to do exactly that. Starting off at Everton, who could probably do with some kind of transfer embargo to save them from themselves, I had just a couple million pounds to play with, so I instead opted for a few loan deals to help steer the club towards familiar mediocrity in the first season. For the first few seasons, most teams will be financially hamstrung by the worldwide events of 2020, meaning that you have to approach transfers carefully and seek out loan to buy deals more often. The other significant tweaks are related to recruitment, which has also been affected by real world events, though the game never makes a song and dance about that fact. passionately telling your team to get their arse in gear, though do help you to figure out what you’re saying and how much better than before. When you think about it, these are really upgrades on the way of saying things from last year, i.e. These gestures are, ultimately, small tweaks to the FM formula - I don’t think you can lose the league because you pointed a finger at someone instead of putting your hands on your hips - that work well to add just a bit more personality to the game. You sadly can’t spontaneously chuck things at players in Football Manager. And then throw a water bottle at th–joking. Feel like showing some appreciation to your players? Wrap an arm around them, or give them a handshake. Want to go absolutely ballistic at your players because they are losing to Bristol City away from home in the League Cup? Chuck a water bottle (I imagine a boot is DLC) and demand something else. The headline feature this year has to be the communication overhaul, which, while unlikely to stop some people from just wanting to hit continue until their space bar crumbles into dust, adds an extra level of role-playing overall. Sure, Football Manager 2021 isn’t a grand reinvention for the series, but almost every change it’s brought to the table has been worthwhile and adds to the destruction of your real life responsibilities. Question is: if you’re a long-time fan or looking to enter the franchise for the first time, is Football Manager 2021 worth picking up?Īs someone who’s already poured 110 hours into the game (I am not in possession of a “life”) since its November 10th beta release, it’s one of the easiest recommendations I will ever make. While there are quite a few headline additions this time out, there’s even more under the hood of this year’s Football Manager to get excited about. Football Manager 2021 is the latest in a long line of Galactus-sized life devourers from Sports Interactive. ![]()
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