hdsegal

I didn't like the looks of it before I got the game, but it's really nice to have a face for my beloved freds.

retired_jalberto

I might have liked this new addition if it weren't for the amount of bugs and lack of other new features.

As far as I see it, the game is pretty much identical to FM07, with extra bugs......and facegens. Its a trade down in my opinion.

retired_sdshannon

Facegen is brilliant. Arguably the best new feature in the game.

retired_nivea

Dont like it myself and takes away from realism.

Id rather have no picture than a cartoon face staring back at me...

retired_nivea

No it wasnt, seperate people were brought in for it.

As I say above I dont like it but theres plenty of people on this thread that do so its not a waste...

retired_dancinchick07

No it wasnt, seperate people were brought in for it.

As I say above I dont like it but theres plenty of people on this thread that do so its not a waste... </BLOCKQUOTE>

Time is money - you bring in other people to do some coding for you then that's money that could have been spent on bringing in coders to work on other parts of the game.

Facegen is an utterly superficial part of the FM experience - this game has never been about graphics but here we are lauding over a graphical addition that in no way affects the game mechanic. Personally I find it jarring that some players have photos, others have a blank outline and the rest are a caricature.

What about all the aspects of FM that are still sub-par? (I'm looking at YOU repetetive and nonsensical media interaction!) If you gave me the choice FM08 could have had an array of other work done to make it better and would have had a profoundly more positive effect on the game than this rather meaningless sideshow. Hence I personally think it was a waste.

Cheers,
Andy

retired_faozan

Agreed - great idea, but a few too many wacky haircuts! I've also got a 16-year-old keeper from Northern Ireland called Paddy McGinty who is as black as Emile heskey with a two-foot afro! (not that that's impossible, but, y'know)

retired_11xgirl

Agreed - great idea, but a few too many wacky haircuts! I've also got a 16-year-old keeper from Northern Ireland called Paddy McGinty who is as black as Emile heskey with a two-foot afro! (not that that's impossible, but, y'know) </BLOCKQUOTE>

Maybe he is adopted

koolkid

If a cosmetic feature (one I've never used btw) is the best new feature in any game in the CM/FM series, it's time someone just stopped, looked around and calmly asked "WTF?", isn't it?

retired_rosie harden

No it wasnt, seperate people were brought in for it.

As I say above I dont like it but theres plenty of people on this thread that do so its not a waste... </BLOCKQUOTE>

Time is money - you bring in other people to do some coding for you then that's money that could have been spent on bringing in coders to work on other parts of the game.

Facegen is an utterly superficial part of the FM experience - this game has never been about graphics but here we are lauding over a graphical addition that in no way affects the game mechanic. Personally I find it jarring that some players have photos, others have a blank outline and the rest are a caricature.

What about all the aspects of FM that are still sub-par? (I'm looking at YOU repetetive and nonsensical media interaction!) If you gave me the choice FM08 could have had an array of other work done to make it better and would have had a profoundly more positive effect on the game than this rather meaningless sideshow. Hence I personally think it was a waste.

Cheers,
Andy </BLOCKQUOTE>

Well, to be fair, facegen is not the work of our SI, infact another SI altogether (Singular Inversions.) It is an application that already exists and was just adapted for FM. It is unlikely that the inclusion of facegen limited other work on FM.

As for a superficial addition, arguably many things in the game are superficial and are there to add atmosphere and ambience. Whether they are in a graphical representation or text form. I would agree with you if it was pictures of the managers new car, his house or his wife... but it is just the players who are central to the experience of the game.

You can play FM as a stat game only (And its a fair way to play, I did for many years) or you can try and add a little ambience, a little realism and a little atmosphere.

We all engage in certain elements of roleplay with FM and this is just another.