Football Manager 2021

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6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 95 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 14 out of 95
  3. Negative: 28 out of 95

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  1. DirtyDeeds4Free
    Jan 20, 2021
    1
    Another year another pointless and more frustrating little features in new FM. Gestures are f** up and stupid. Changing % of sharpness to only 4 figures is a huge mistake, you know it when few days after game release everybody is looking for skin or mod which shows %. Maybe game engine has been improved but so far I still see almost as many bugs as it was last year in January, so waitingAnother year another pointless and more frustrating little features in new FM. Gestures are f** up and stupid. Changing % of sharpness to only 4 figures is a huge mistake, you know it when few days after game release everybody is looking for skin or mod which shows %. Maybe game engine has been improved but so far I still see almost as many bugs as it was last year in January, so waiting for last patch again I guess... And of course tansfer and contract negotations still don't make any sense - your captain and long servant doesn't want prolong contract of 20k but he's happy to join rival in the same league for just 14k. Oh for f** sake!… Expand
  2. MikhailS19
    Jan 2, 2021
    0
    После скриптов Фифа и Пес данная параша (футМенеджер) достойна места рядом с этими чудо продуктами.
    за 300 часов игры получил ужасный игровой опыт, то что предлагает СИ - жалкие потуги, которые не лучше мусора на мобильном рынке. симулятор мотиватора, за 300 часов игры ни одного адекватного матча, НИ РАЗУ не смог сказать - клево поиграл в футбол, какие то мучения. жирный минус майлзу и    После скриптов Фифа и Пес данная параша (футМенеджер) достойна места рядом с этими чудо продуктами.
    за 300 часов игры получил ужасный игровой опыт, то что предлагает СИ - жалкие потуги, которые не лучше мусора на мобильном рынке. симулятор мотиватора, за 300 часов игры ни одного адекватного матча, НИ РАЗУ не смог сказать - клево поиграл в футбол, какие то мучения. жирный минус майлзу и его консервам (разработчикам)    … Expand
  3. umutation
    Dec 29, 2020
    0
    The match engine does not represent the score, as it didn't for the last 15 years.

    Since the days we've gone from the commentary to the 2D engine. So when you are 3-0, 4-0, 3-1 according to the xG and you still lose points, it is not bad luck, it is not bad finishing, it is not individual errors as the match engine shows you. It is because your tactics should change, but that's    The match engine does not represent the score, as it didn't for the last 15 years.

    Since the days we've gone from the commentary to the 2D engine.

    So when you are 3-0, 4-0, 3-1 according to the xG and you still lose points, it is not bad luck, it is not bad finishing, it is not individual errors as the match engine shows you. It is because your tactics should change, but that's impossible to get this idea just by analyzing the match.

    If your tactic is good for the game, the same players start scoring from incredibly low xG shots, do dramatically lower mistakes, and you easily win even if you are being dominated.

    So what's the point of watching the matches? What's the point of paying this game? None.

    So what they did to hide this scandal? They've lowered the xG's. I've scored goals from the 6 yrd box with my player's strong foot and there was no goalie. Check the xG? It is 0.32 where it should've been at least 0.75.

    Well done SI.    … Expand
  4. Tubey
    Jun 2, 2021
    3
    It's just a terrible game and has been for years. Incredibly scripted (you can have games where you have 30 shots but you know, just know, you're going to draw/lose it, because the game says so in advance). Players are incapable of squaring a ball, they all shoot from the narrowest of angles, all the time, every time. And so on.

    The above makes it look like the game is 'hard' - no, it's    It's just a terrible game and has been for years. Incredibly scripted (you can have games where you have 30 shots but you know, just know, you're going to draw/lose it, because the game says so in advance). Players are incapable of squaring a ball, they all shoot from the narrowest of angles, all the time, every time. And so on.

    The above makes it look like the game is 'hard' - no, it's the opposite. It's ridiculously easy. But it's not easy because of anything I'm doing with it; it's just easy by design.

    They call this a simulation of football; it's not. The makers of this game are too busy with their heads up their arse to actually make significant improvements, instead engaged in prolonged mutuatl masturbation over pointless crap like an expected goal stat being included.

    Avoid. It's really, really, really bad.    … Expand
  5. CemOzcan
    Dec 13, 2020
    0
    Hi from Turkey ! Aynı oyun 15ten beri oynuyorum bu oyunu ama tasarımı ve oyuncu verilerini değiştirmek dışında bişey yapmıyorlar. Yine tasarım değişmiş ama ne oyun motoru değişmiş ne de bir yenilik eklenmiş. Eklenilen şeyler gerçekten o kadar ucuz ve o kadar kolay bi güncelleme ile verilebilecek şeyler ki. Gerçekten almaya değecek bir yenilik yok alacak arkadaşlar ona göre düşünüp alsın.Hi from Turkey ! Aynı oyun 15ten beri oynuyorum bu oyunu ama tasarımı ve oyuncu verilerini değiştirmek dışında bişey yapmıyorlar. Yine tasarım değişmiş ama ne oyun motoru değişmiş ne de bir yenilik eklenmiş. Eklenilen şeyler gerçekten o kadar ucuz ve o kadar kolay bi güncelleme ile verilebilecek şeyler ki. Gerçekten almaya değecek bir yenilik yok alacak arkadaşlar ona göre düşünüp alsın. oyun motorundaki hatalar vs hala aynı yerinde duruyor. Gerçekten can sıkıcı. Türkiye de yaşayan insanlar içinde parası vs ayrı dert kısa ve öz yabancı arkadaşlar içinde bir iki kelime ile anlatayım oyunu.

    SAME GAME !!!!    … Expand
  6. brunovski
    Nov 28, 2020
    1
    Buggy as hell. The only game in the world where the paying punters are used to do the donkey work of QA testing that the games studio should have done. Not once in their many releases have SI Games ever released a version that has not required 3 patches released inside 1 month from launch. This year is their most embarrassing effort yet.
  7. Breakdown37
    Nov 27, 2020
    1
    Extremely overrated, i prefer older version so much more. But that's just my opinion.
  8. Atr19
    Dec 2, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game didn't work for me. These footballs are all the same uninteresting… Expand
  9. astronut
    Aug 10, 2021
    0
    Exactly the same as FM2020 except for some changes that are either useless (the new interview ui but always with the same 20 fking questions that already were in fm20, or the xgoal that's completely inacurrate) or plain stupid (like representing physical condition with a pointless heart that has 4 conditions instead of a percentage that's precise and actually helpful to decide playerExactly the same as FM2020 except for some changes that are either useless (the new interview ui but always with the same 20 fking questions that already were in fm20, or the xgoal that's completely inacurrate) or plain stupid (like representing physical condition with a pointless heart that has 4 conditions instead of a percentage that's precise and actually helpful to decide player rotation).
    The game also seem to be even easier than last year, on my second season i somehow was fighting for first place with my **** club that just got promoted, without using any broken gegenpress tactic).
    Fix your goddamn game before implementing cosmetic changes that no one asked for !!!
    FM is now as much a scam as fifa, madden, etc... well done sports interactive.    … Expand
  10. Sergio_LP
    Apr 7, 2021
    0
    Как можно с каждым годом портить игровые механики? ввели кучу бессмысленных фичей и персонала, зато с каждым годом всё больше тупых скриптов. Как ещё назвать пример, когда твоя команда выносит всех, а потом матч с соперником, который намного слабее, и выносит тебя в одну калитку? Переигрываешь 20 раз матч с разными тактиками, игроками, стратегиями - результат тот же, игре нужно, чтобы тыКак можно с каждым годом портить игровые механики? ввели кучу бессмысленных фичей и персонала, зато с каждым годом всё больше тупых скриптов. Как ещё назвать пример, когда твоя команда выносит всех, а потом матч с соперником, который намного слабее, и выносит тебя в одну калитку? Переигрываешь 20 раз матч с разными тактиками, игроками, стратегиями - результат тот же, игре нужно, чтобы ты проиграл! и не важно логично это или нет. за 10 лет игру убили… Expand
  11. NueuN
    Feb 19, 2021
    2
    O jogo é legal e divertido, mas BASTANTE mentiroso, incrível, eu não consigo ganhar UMA final decidida nos pênaltis, o time adversário se fecha mas meu time consegue chegar ao gol mas sempre perde gol fácil, cansado desse script horrível.
  12. mazides
    Jan 15, 2021
    3
    By far the easiest sports management game I have ever played. The game features are cool and realistic but you get an average team and with no changes at all you win the title unchallenged. Waste of money and time.

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#25 Best PC Game of 2020
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#86 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

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85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. CD-Action
    Jun 9, 2021
    80
    Football Manager 2021 introduces some features and improvements that make it a bit more realistic and enjoyable, but it is hard for me to recommend buying it if you own the last year’s edition. As a whole, FM2020 might not be as good as its successor, but it is not much different in the most important aspect – both games are ridiculously addictive. [01/2021, p.52]
  2. TheSixthAxis
    Jan 18, 2021
    90
    Football Manager 2021 combines the best elements of previous games and undergoes a dramatic improvement that cuts deeper than the superficial. It’s heavy, detailed, and been given a new texture by a more personal take on management.
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  3. Het Nieuwsblad
    Jan 12, 2021
    80
    It’s been a long time since we attended university. When our parents asked what we did when we were supposed to have been studying, we always replied by saying we were making a statistical analysis of To Madeira and Tsigalko. Little did they know they were cult players in the addictive first versions of Football manager.
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