To be honest, I have been playing football manager games for at least fifteen or six years, starting from the days when I used a keyboard to play text live broadcasts in the Symbian era. At that time, there were not as many fancy 3D images as there are now. A bunch of digital jumps and text explanations could make up the entire stadium. So when I saw the game "Legend of Greenland", my first reaction was: Oh, there are actually people who are willing to seriously make this kind of era-style gameplay.
Without bragging, let me first talk about the common faults of similar games. Most of the football manager mobile games on the market now are either about crushing card values, so that you can use Messi and Ronaldo to form an All-Star team with just a few bucks, and there is absolutely no fun in training; If you have really watched football for a few years, you will never be able to play this kind of thing.
The biggest advantage of "Legend of Green" is that it allows me to find the feeling of "the formation of troops is really important" when I played the FM series. The degree of freedom on the tactical board is quite high. Not only can you adjust the formation, but you can also adjust details such as the player's movement tendency, offensive rhythm, and pressure intensity. The player data is also relatively solid. The ability values of legendary players such as Yashin and Li Huitang are not just slapped on the head. At least they are much more reliable than those on the market that easily rate an active star at 80 or 90 and then get more and more outrageous the more they play.
The game process is also more interesting. It is not a scripted process where you score one goal and I score another. Sometimes if you make the right tactical arrangements, the weak team can really overturn the strong team with counterattacks. That sense of accomplishment has been long gone. Moreover, the system of league, FA Cup, and Champions League is well-organized, and the star career mode also makes an old guy like me a little bit addicted. It simulates the process of a young player coming up from the youth training, and he will really feel ups and downs for the victory or defeat of a key game.
Of course, there are also shortcomings. The graphics of this game are said to be on the 5.0 platform, but they are actually somewhere between 2D and 3D. Don't expect it to compare with console games. If you are a graphics person who came from live broadcast and FIFA, there is a high probability that you will feel that it is not good at first glance. In addition, there will still be some feeling of numerical inflation in the middle and late stages of the game. Some legendary players have ridiculous attributes. If you just want to play with the current league lineup and see the opponent suddenly pull out a peak Yashin, it is indeed a bit overwhelming.
But having said that, this game is positioned as a sentimental game for real fans and old fans. What makes it better than similar games is that it has the core flavor of football manager. Nowadays, many so-called football games have long ago changed their taste. What you are looking at is the card surface, and the comparison is charging money. This game at least makes you feel that every choice is meaningful. 😌
If you are also an old guy who used to watch football all over the world in front of the TV and was so nervous that you didn't want to talk about a cup final, this game should allow you to find the pure fascination you had back then. This is not a fast food game where you have to sip it slowly like making tea to get the taste.