Football Manager 2013

[TheDvEight]

Well With the new Football season upon us I thought of the Football manager series & I know a few dMw'ers play it so heres some good news.



https://twitter.com/FootballManager/statuses/235019261259694081
http://www.t3.com/news/football-manager-2013-release-date-download-demo-news-and-rumours



Cant wait

[Sparko]

Yeah looking forward to it, I like the idea of being interviewed for a manager job, that would be cool, better than just applying and getting a simple no way! I just hope they don't turn it into stats galore again I like the increased interaction with players that we have seen in the last few realeases, more of that please

[TheDvEight]

I'd like it more player focused building a rappour/friendship with a player over time to get the best out of them performance wise but from what I've read I can't wait for it to come out.

[TheDvEight]

Having tried the DEMO here are my thoughts.

Interface/Game Skin: This part of the game is a lot cleaner with sections of the game positioned more clearly for the user to see & use,During "Processing" (when you continue the game and it process the days) it has a news screen offering you news from transfers,transfer gossip,cup winning updates,international updates etc etc a bit like the news screen from Fifa manager series nice addition to the game.

Staff attributes are more clearly laid out also found a new option "find similar staff" to Arsne Wenger they said  lippi, biesla and macini were similar not sure if this is personality or attribute wise.


Tactics:Able to use my Football manager 2012 tactics in this version letting you still "import" them Fimilarity of tactics is more clearer giving you a bar chart style desgin to show how use to the current tactic you have chosen to use your team is.

Added match plan for when the assistant is doing it for you e.g "sub striker on 60 mintues if leading for a defender" & "instant match" to automatically sim the result & abaility to change emphasis to attack,defend,retain the ball without going into the tactics screen saving time.

Ask to pick: Before a match you are able to ask your coaches to pick the squad for you in this edition of fm13 they have a button which says pick rotated squad(handy addition) letting you rotate the squad for fitness purposes etc.

Match Engine: Vastly improved from fm12 better detail graphically & more easier to see how skillfully a goal is scored with direction of the ball, curl etc & In game coach feedback of how they think the game is going which is new but very usefull


Overall thoughts:
I'm a bit bias towards this game series having spent many many hours on it but here goes. Past users of the FM series will find fm13 quite simple to use as all the buttons are where they should be, saying that new users should find it quite easy to play fm13 as it's nothing to technical in respect to button/layout if not there is the ?help section in the game that's very insightful.

So far I'm a bit :S about the new features while I love the idea of doing the bare minimum and "simming" to important days i.e:transfers ,match preparation days rather than having to go through alot of days to read "news" that is useless to me I don't like the fact that you can pay real money £ for things within the game and think this is a move away from how the traditional football manager series went about becoming the best football simulator on the market (without any rivals I may add).

I dont like the idea of having to spend real money for parts of the game that you would otherrwise be able to get if you worked at it (but maybe the market their aiming for have become lazy and want everything now) (Kids) which in my opinion has ruined the idea of the game for me as it feels like there more in it for the money now more than ever before.

Other than the above I cant find fault with the game while I think it's been turned into a money making game by the creators I like the idea of having the "Challange mode" where you have different challanges i.e. Manage a team with an average age of 20 for a season and avoid relagation, Should add more variety in the game which had become a bit stale with only being able to manage teams/international teams. The game feels like alot of what has been proven to work in past series with added little improvements and new features that will be sure to make the game at the top of the gaming sales chart for sometime.

[TheDvEight]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2012/nov/07/football-manager-2013-30-best-transfers-1

[Sparko]

£14.99 on steam but only for another 8 hours, grab your copy quick

[TheDvEight]

Did you get it sparko?

[Sparko]

Did you get it sparko?

ohhhh yeahhh

[TheDvEight]

What do you think of it mate.

[Benny]

I fell for Steam's nasty crack habit too.

Love it. More to follow...

[Sparko]

yeah love it...

the new layout is very tidy and a pleasure to work with.  Im still learning my way around the new training screen though i like what they have done.  

And....you can now play an online game through your steam friends which is great, no more crappy himatchi that never works!

Started a new game with my beloved Grimsby will keep you posted on when i get relegated ..ahh hemmm...i mean promoted

but yeah early thoughts are im happy with my purchase

[Oberg]

I just bought the game.

I've been a huge fan of the previous versions but i'm not that good.

steamname = Darkenss

[Benny]

I'm hooked on the grid tactics theory at the moment and it's paying off, slowly.

Theory here;
http://fmtacticalnewspaper.fmcrowd.com/fm-grid-system/

My version for 2013, available on request...

[Sparko]

My version for 2013, available on request...

Yes please

[TheDvEight]

Nice Link Benny.