Video Game Reviews, Articles
Despite my best intentions, my hopes for a long term FM18 save hadn’t materialised. Is there any hope for me maintaining a long term save? Has the game just become too big for me? There’s only one way to find…
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Continuing my walk through the first season of my Football Manager save, taking a look at some of the features of the game against the backdrop of my own mental battles. Part one here. On Second Thoughts… Well that didn’t…
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Readers of either of my previous blog series may remember how I used my time with FM to explore various facets around mental health, particularly in how the game both triggers and aids my experiences with anxiety. After struggling to…
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Champions! You know at some point I’m going to have to accept that maybe, just maybe, I actually know what I’m doing. A satisfying first season draws to a close and sees us crowned National League South winners. Our…
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In the last instalment of this feature I achieved the seemingly impossible; finishing a season! But the wheels soon came off and I ended my Liverpool save before entering a period of repeated start / stop / restart, flitting between…
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In the first instalment we looked at the background to my PES-related anxiety and explored the training options. Now the stabilisers are being taken off and it’s time to dive in. Fact File Developed by: Konami Released: 2016 Format played:…
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The first in what I hope will become an occasional new series. With anxiety playing such a role in my daily life, it has inevitably seeped into my gaming habits, putting me off playing certain games or genres through fear…
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Close But No Cigar Wow, I actually made it! In a gaming history littered with rage quits and petty restarts, I managed to get through the entirety of a first season without once switching off. Yay for me but how…
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Season Update Heading into October and the league table makes pretty satisfying reading as we sit comfortably on top of the pile with 6 wins from 6 matches. Our defensive record of 4 conceded is pretty good but can’t…
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Talking Tactics First month down and some interesting developments so far. Our performance in friendlies has been encouraging with 5 wins out of 5 and 24 goals scored. Each match introduced something new to think about but without doubt…
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The big day has arrived, I finally have my copy of Football Manager 2017! Time to put aside all my worries, all my doubts and just get on with the game, right? Right? Uh oh… Keeping Up Appearances I had…
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In part 2 we broke through the anxiety ceiling to make the all important decision of which team to manage. Decision made, we move on to the tricky problem of how to play. But before we get too far, there…
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