Football Manager 26 review: Was the two-year wait for FM26 worth it?

“Before getting into the meat and bones of this, it is important to recognise that while everyone has waited two years for a new Football Manager game, they will all be coming to it from a different perspective. I play on PC with a mouse and keyboard, not a laptop or Mac, and came into Football Manager 26’s advanced access beta after most people. It was released on the evening of Thursday, October 23. I was out playing seven-a-side that night, so had to wait until the Friday evening before getting stuck in. In the meantime, I had seen the overwhelming criticism of the game’s new user interface (UI) and bugs on social media. With some people going as far as refunding their purchases after playing for just a couple of hours, I wondered what I would see when I loaded up the game. I’ve since played 18 hours and, for the most part, have not been swept up by the frustration that seems to have dominated the online discourse over the past week. That is not to say this is the perfect Football Manager game, though. So let’s get into it. …”
NY Times/The Athletic
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