Franchise Hockey Manager 5
- October 5, 2018
- Minos Games
Get on SteamFranchise Hockey Manager 5 is a detailed ice hockey simulation game where you can manage a team, make trades, and oversee development of players. Choose from hundreds of real teams and leagues, or create your own. Experience immersive gameplay with real-life player and staff personalities, dynamic game situations, and historical replay mode.
Reviews
- The game offers a very in-depth and detailed simulation experience, making it enjoyable for hockey fans and management enthusiasts.
- Improvements in the trading AI and overall mechanics have made the game more engaging compared to previous versions.
- The developers are responsive and actively work on updates to address bugs and enhance gameplay, showing commitment to improving the user experience.
- The user interface is clunky and slow, making navigation frustrating and hindering the overall gameplay experience.
- The game is plagued by bugs and crashes, particularly during offseason simulations, which can lead to corrupted save files.
- Many players find the trading system unrealistic and cumbersome, with AI making illogical decisions that detract from the simulation's authenticity.
- stability7 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with users reporting numerous bugs, glitches, and significant performance issues, such as freezing during menu navigation. While some note improvements over previous versions, the overall experience is marred by AI problems and contract coding errors, leading to frustration and a lack of enjoyment. Many players express disappointment, feeling that the game is poorly made and not worth the investment.
“This game could be good if it wasn't buggy, the AI wasn't daft, if the AI didn't purposefully screw you over in challenges (or maybe it's a coincidence that every 4th year into the Oilers challenge the coach suddenly only plays the backup), and if the contract coding wasn't completely and totally messed up (rookie players start the game with 1 year on their contract and demand 6-9 million contracts at 19 years old).”
“Whilst I'm fortunate that I've not had many crashes yet, the game freezes for 5-10 seconds every time you click the drop-down menu or any options in it, making it incredibly difficult to navigate around the game.”
“I honestly think I could make a better hockey game using a spreadsheet... it glitches, it crashes, and there are features of the game that do not function at all.”
- gameplay6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The gameplay mechanics are generally well-received, particularly the scouting, trading, and tactics, but players express a desire for improved animations to enhance clarity during gameplay. While the game runs smoothly without crashes, the offseason simulation can be frustrating and slow. However, persistent bugs and a disconnect between coaching decisions and on-ice simulation detract from the overall experience.
“Love the mechanics of the game.”
“Love the scouting, trading, and tactic mechanics.”
“5 FHM iterations later and still the glaring disconnect between coaching decisions and on-ice simulation gameplay.”
“I really hope that animation will replace the text-based gameplay (for coaching actual games); it's hard to tell sometimes where the puck is.”
“The game never crashed for me during the season, but that offseason simulation annoys me and slows my gameplay.”
“Five FHM iterations later and still the glaring disconnect between coaching decisions and on-ice simulation gameplay.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is highlighted by its hilarious memes and a notable bug that adds an unexpected comedic element when navigating the start screen. Overall, players find the humor to be a standout feature.
“Be warned: the memes are hilarious.”
“There is a funny bug when going to the start screen from a game and then pressing 'previous' on your mouse.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, with some experiencing frequent crashes that disrupt gameplay. Overall, the repetitive nature of the game detracts from the enjoyment, especially for fans of similar titles.
“The game is more tedious, and randomly crashes in as little as a few minutes of play.”
“I enjoy OOTP and EHM, but this game feels tedious.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game have received criticism for lacking visual representation during gameplay, leading to a desire to skip to the results screen. Additionally, the updated interface is perceived as only a minor improvement over the previous version, failing to deliver a significantly enhanced visual experience.
“The preseason game I played did not have any kind of graphic representation of the game, so you just want to skip the log and go to the results screen as fast as possible.”
“The 'all new interface' is just the same old UI with slightly better graphics.”
