Finham
Well-Known Member
Just saw this is in a Steam sale for £16. I haven't bothered with the game for a while as I simply haven't had the time, but it is it worth it? More to the point, is it ACCURATE? I see a lot of grand claims about the dedicated researchers but then see loads of errors from simple squad guides. So, Pask, potentially better than Fadz, Howley, basically a youngster with hardly any potential, etc. Leamington's squad seemed even more inaccurate. The guides for great signings for leagues also put me off-like the best Welsh League signing being some former Slovenian u21 International who was his D2 club's chairman's son and had actually left them last season! Is it all like that? Because for me the game has never been realistic-fun perhaps, but the fun was often in exploiting the massively inaccurate database. There were always obscure players who went on to be world beaters and I fondly remember the one that started with Kevin Kyle listed as the Coventry fan's favourite, but surely it's better now...isn't it?
So how inaccurate are Coventry at the start? Are Hamer, Vic and O'Hare worth potentially as much as they are now or would I have to dick around with an editor? And how inaccurate is the game in general?
Secondly, is it hard? It looks fairly darn daunting. I read one review from someone who thought it was wonderful but had played 2 games in the week since they had installed it. That's a bit too labour intensive! Can you manage "lighter" and reap results or do you essentially have to be a full time manager?
It's a shame that there aren't more alternative games out there but it seems that FM's dominance over the years has killed any aspirations for that. If anyone knows of any, let me know that too!
So how inaccurate are Coventry at the start? Are Hamer, Vic and O'Hare worth potentially as much as they are now or would I have to dick around with an editor? And how inaccurate is the game in general?
Secondly, is it hard? It looks fairly darn daunting. I read one review from someone who thought it was wonderful but had played 2 games in the week since they had installed it. That's a bit too labour intensive! Can you manage "lighter" and reap results or do you essentially have to be a full time manager?
It's a shame that there aren't more alternative games out there but it seems that FM's dominance over the years has killed any aspirations for that. If anyone knows of any, let me know that too!