Playing solely with button controls is a major no-no, as they are super clunky. The controls on Switch, as alluded to above, are decent, but nothing more. It comes with a very large caveat though, if you simply do not have the time to pump into the PC version, then you are not going to get the most out of it, so then Football Manager 2021 Touch is the way to go if you’re one of those people. Overall, I think the Switch version trumps the Xbox release here, purely because of the controls and ability to play away from your TV screen.Īs always, however, it is the full-fat PC version of the game that is undoubtedly the best to go for. The button controls just simply do not work that well (and the same can be said on the Switch when playing solely on TV). The biggest gripe I have on Xbox is how bad the controls are. Over on the Xbox, they have a version that is practically identical to the Switch version, albeit with no touch controls, but vastly superior load times. I have been playing a little bit of Football Manager on other platforms recently for comparison, mainly due to having access to them through Games Pass on Xbox and PC. In general, it is still as engrossing however and the ability to simply pick up your Switch, make a signing, have a match, and then put the console back to sleep is very convenient indeed and is something you cannot do on PC. There are still plenty of things to do in-between matches, but a lot of the things present on the PC version are either missing or massively scaled down here, such as the tactics, it’s nowhere near as in depth. Sports Interactive has been shrewd about adding valuable features in recent years - now maybe it’s time to grease the cogs of its enormous machine for an easier passage of time between matches.Seasons can be completed in a fraction of the time compared to the full PC version. It’s within your power to unsubscribe from a lot of the FM-spam, but that’s a chore in itself. Dealing with dressing room rebellions and post-match interviews gets tedious enough after a few months, but as time goes on they’re punctuated by stories in your inbox about a player you shortlisted seven years ago pulling his hamstring. There’s so much information in here, and FM21 just doesn’t know which of it is really pertinent. Getting through a calendar week used to take about four clicks in the CM days: now it’ll take you through a national lockdown. But what they also contribute to is the scourge of the FM career: Wading Through Treacle Syndrome. These are all welcome features, and they contribute to a greater level of depth in a series you’d need James Cameron and his mini-sub to chart the depths of. So if you’re really angry with your primadonnas in the dressing room, you can literally kick a water bottle now to get the point across. As odd as it sounds, this year’s update lets you add gestures to your interactions, in addition to the classic tone-of-voice options (in seven years as Fulham manager in FM13 I don’t think I uttered a single word that wasn’t ‘assertive’). It’s not just agent relationships that count, of course. If you’re really angry with your primadonnas, you can literally kick a water bottle to get the point across. There’s no point nickel-and-diming a transfer fee with the manager if your target has no intention of moving, after all. Agents can quickly take the temperature of a potential transfer, letting you know if there’s any interest from the player and what their salary demands might be. Because if you can forge a good relationship with just one of these dreadful, bloodsucking parasites, a whole portfolio of players becomes a bit easier to sign. Agents can now be approached directly to strike up transfer talks, and while they’ve had individual personalities and opinions of you for many editions, those stats and values carry new weight this year. After all, perhaps you’ve plans to bring in some fresh talent to enforce a new system altogether.Īnd when you do, another of FM21’s significant changes rears its head. Your backroom staff makes a few suggestions as to which approaches and formations best suit your current squad, but as ever you’re free (and often wise) to disagree with them completely.
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