SharkyUK

I have never been moved to write a forum post before, but I feel now is the time to express my growing disillusionment with the FM franchise. I'm not sure if it's just me, but I think the FM series gets worse with every new iteration. Don't get me wrong, I like all the improvements and tweaks they have made to the series, I just feel with the relentless pursuit for 'realism' they have sucked all the life and fun out of the game. With previous versions, you could find a tactic for your chosen team and in certain cases, it was the only tactic you would ever need, apart from a little tweaking whenever the AI cracked it. These days, there are so many variables that the whole thing just seems random and inconsistent. I dont think this is true to life. Look at Man U, Arsenal or Chelsea. They all play pretty much the same formation week in and week out. Why? Because it's one thing knowing how Man U or Arsenal play and another to actually be good enough to stop them. That's what is so frustrating about FM now. I can patiently assemble a team of world beaters and then watch indifferent results kill my team all because there is no one universal 'super tactic' anymore, meaning I have to keep faffing about with tactics like some sort of deranged Ranieri. Basically, I am just getting hacked off with seemingly random results and performances and not being allowed to have my team play the way I want, the way that I could with previous incarnations. Kinda makes me want to go back and dig out the old CM titles. They might not have the graphical polish or myriad of options but in my opinion they are infinitely more playable and enjoyable. After all, it's a game. And games are meant to be fun, so if that means realism is sacrificed for enjoyment, well thats a trade off I would rather see. Sorry for the long post, just wondered if anyone feels the way I do.