Has anyone else tried the demo yet? The graphics seem to be pretty horrible for me..
I'm with Puma on this one.
The graphics was never, ever the main thing about this game. And even with adding 3d it still won't be.
What are the manager games out there?
Championship Manager, which is a left over after SI Games left Eidos.
Fifa Manager and CM, are not on the same level as FM though, even with all the bugs that are in FM year after year.
3D match engine is one of their main selling points this year.
I personally believe it's a failure, I'm gonna revert back to the 2D match engine rather.
The 3d isn't about "nice" graphics. It's main purpouse, is to show the real situation on the field, better than 2d can. It will never look as good as Fifa, or PES, but that's because a football manager is about something else.
I'm satisfied with the 3d if you ask me. Sure, it looks like Fifa 96, or worse, but I don't care, as long, as the situation presented in the game, is anywhere near the real life situation.
As for the demo itself... it has 1 BIG bug, that everybody is talking about on SI forums.
INJURIES.
There are far too many injuries, that can drive you nuts. Guys from Si already said, they will release a patch on the day of the official sale of the game. This "little" thing makes this game really unplayable.
I had a game where 6 of my players got injured. 3 got red injuries, and 3 others got slight injuries. Many other people are talking of the "hospitals" in their teams, and I can too.