ESport Manager

good game

Not worth It

There just better management games out there, not much to do either. Just by stuff level states and just cheese the npc.

Before we jump into our ESport Manager review, let’s be real here. I dare you to find me an esports fan who has never dreamed of building (or at least joining) their own esports org. If nothing else the sheer amount of people with “esports org ceo” in their Twitter bio should give you an idea of how much of a market there is for the kind of escapist game that allows players to live out their esports fantasies. However, ESport Manager consistently falls short of providing an engaging or novel take on managing a team.

ESport Manager takes a good premise and manages to present a game with little to no redeeming qualities. You won’t find responsive gameplay, ease of use, rewarding strategy, or anything invoking the culture of Esports in this title.

Mistakenly bought this thinking it was a different game. Gave it a go anyway but its just the same 1 task over and over again as the gameplay is so 1 dimensional. There is only losing at the start as it takes so long to get to a similar level as the other teams.

Gameplay-
☐ Amazing
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ Nothing special
☐ Okay
☐ Bad

Graphics-
☐ Masterpiece
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☑ Will do
☐ Bad
☐ Awful

Audio
☐ Amazing
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☑ Not too bad
☐ Bad

Audience
☐ Kids
☐ Teens
☐ Adults
☑Everyone

Story-
☐ Lovely
☐ Good
☐ Average
☐ Not great
☑ None

Difficult-
☑ Just press a bunch of buttons
☐ Easy
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Not so easy
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

Grind-
☑ Nothing
☐ Only if you care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isnt necessary to progress
☐ A bit grindy sometimes
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ Insanity

Game Time-
☐ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ Depends on you
☑ Endless

Price
☐ Just buy it
☐ Worth the price
☐ Wait for sale
☑ Maybe if you have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended

Not recommending the game so going to explain something. Game isn't SO bad, but it's very repetetive and after like 30 minutes I got bored.

Absolutely not what ya think
Don't call it e-sports manager

If you have played FM this shit is nothing like it

Game just lacks too much content. There's no way to actually develop player stat. Sure you can buy skills but that's not really fun. You can't trade players, you're stuck with the same players as always, finance management is a joke in the game. To get them to raise up their energy is way too simple and doesnt really require time management. I like the concept but this just isn't it. You'd find better management games in random free browser games.

It is so boring because there is nothing to do in the game. So limited content and the selection of champions r nonsense. They could add heroes names similer to them like "gnora" to gnar or "kindrick" to kindred or "garane" to garen (im just making examples). Im sure that an average guys game lenght is maximum 2 hours then alt+f4. And i want to say it again : THERE IS NOTHİNG TO DO IN THE GAME.

ESport Manager wasn’t what I was hoping for. I get that enthusiast are probably the game’s target, but wouldn’t a measure of more accessibility to widen the potential audience be a good thing? I even have doubts that Esports aficionados will find this game particularly good, given the inferior accessibility. While the game packs a fair amount, the user interface and complete lack of touch screen support make it feel more like work, seriously weighing down the promise for something addictive. The idea has potential, but it needs to be handled with more care. A lot of potential but seems it has been abandoned, shame.

Worth < 0.99€

After finishing the game

No updates
Many bugs
Lategame is boring

Bugs
- Can't reach requirements when maxed, because game scales requirements against current score
- Winning games gets counted as win, but "Social Media" thinks it's a loss so you have slow progression compared to requirements
- Players can block each other in lounge
- Losing got me more followers - contracts - money than winning everything...

The game is very repetitive and I expected a little bit more. It's not all that bad though and I'd probably enjoy playing it every now and then. The problem is that it's very bugged. Sometimes I die and don't respawn which causes me to lose a game. Often you can't target towers or creeps which is really annoying. And right-clicking the ancient when you're managing your hero manually is virtually impossible.

Decent game. Yeah it needs some depth, like waypoints and some skill points system for players (like aim, movement etc. scale 0-100).

I played the MOBA mode. This game doesn't tell you any info at all. None of the classes have any descriptions on what they do, or statistics on what their health, attack speed, attack damage, etc. The perks you buy have a lack of description because you don't know what perk should go with what class. If you just simulate the game, you lose 90% of the time. However, if you manually play it, just group 5 mid and run it down for an easy win. This game really missed the mark on the management aspect of the game

i dont typically review games, especially when i have under 20 hours playing them but in this game's case i'd say i need to.
i enjoy indie management/sim games for the most part, this game could have been a great fit for it, but it falls completely flat on it's face straight out of the gates for me at least. the initial tutorial tells you the basics of your characters and house and then poof nothing after that. nothing really abour sponsors, media, table upgrades or what those upgrades actually do. colision between teammates is terrible. i seem to spend more time trying to get team members unstuck from dryhumping eachother in doorways than i do actually playing the game. moba style gameplay... sure..... pathing is just plain lame. foreward, back foreward back waith oh hey somethings happening in the next row lets run back to spawn. a 1400 skill team shouldnt lose to a 300skill team. but here we have a game that variables so highly on one skill it's kind of rediculous suicide must be a game winner. the current build. has me losing every match. my top row just disaperes. last match i played one of my top row players had 18 kills 16 deaths at level 1 the opposing teams kill total was 8. and i still for some reason lost..

i know, playway doesnt have the greatest track record for publishing the most fantastical of games but how this work of art slipped through the screening process is beyond me.

the concept has merrit but the execution was terrible.
do i reccomend buying it? not at full price, wait for a 80-90% off sale because that's all i personally think it's worth.

The game became boring after about an hour into it. There's not much to do and player creation is weak. I wanted to create a transgender gorilla but that's not an option. 2/10 just a waste of time

Hello!
As it is my first review, I would do it from 1 - 5 scale.

From beginning. I was waiting for this game looong looong time. Since I had access to beta, I've enjoy every minute of game UNTIL there was some bugs and we had only one mode (FPS).

Right now they released game as full product. Some of bugs are not fixed, for example:

• Pathing of players - sometimes they stuck in doors.
  
• Game saves
  
• Stability
  
[*]SIMULATION (NO NO NO NO NO)

So... Let's start.
Gameplay is easy and clear and same, what I mean?
Match - > simulation/game - > skills/team or stuff upgrades - > rest/gym/food - > social media ninjas - > LAN event / Match.

After nearly one hour I was little bored but probably because I spend a lot of hours in beta game.

GAMEPLAY SCORE 4.5/5 for FPS
GAMEPLAY SCORE -/- for MOBA (still didn't started as serious try but it looks foooking solid and great)


Music is... well not for everyone. I enjoyed.
Simply and normal.
Same for sounds. Great job

MUSIC/SOUNDS SCORE 5/5


Bugs... Some of them are above the text. Ofc as every game has a bugs.

No one like them...
1/5 at least they trying! =D

Game lenght
It's endless. What pissed me really off?
After winning pro league I received skill points and cash much more than exp. I think there is some mistake.
Why?
- I had everything maxed out already so skill points and money are useless.

5/5 if you have no life, no friends, no family.


So... After release I expected some tutorial. Unfortunately we don't have any.
-1 point for devs.



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[td]5[/td]
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[td]1[/td]
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Overall score: 4.875

My recommendation? YES


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This game is a very unique one in the type of management game it is. This game is definetly worth your time and $10, as it has a fair amount of replayability due to how it takes you awhile to go from Amateur to Pro. I am 3 hours in and just got to Main which is the 2nd level of 3. The developers did a great job with this, as it is pretty deep for a management game, but not too deep to the point only expirienced management and tycoon players can play it and understand it.
I played the FPS version and was very intrigued how it worked. To start, you have to maintain your players health, fitness, and rest in order for them to perform at a high level. Once that is done, you can play a match or scrim just like real pro players do. For the FPS, you get to watch the games be played themselves, and even take control in some parts if you want. The FPS game is a mix of Domination in Call of Duty with a respawn delay, where you have to capture certain areas and hold them, as points rack up and whoever gets to 100 first wins that round (best 2 out of 3). It also has a little CSGO style in it, where your players buy weapons and equipment with money earned throughout the round.
It will take a few seasons to get promoted, as the standings are a promotion and relegation system, but when you do get promoted, or even when you get a win, it is a very satisfying feeling. I will say the player skill system is pretty good, but I do wish there was a more in depth system where you could see the players progress. With the system, it does take a little while to get your players to become good enough to compete as it took me 3 seasons to make the playoffs since other teams also get better over time. The satisfying feeling kicks in though when you finally breakthrough and start winning more, as my team finally made the playoffs, upsetting teams throughout the matches, finally on the brink of a championship, we get slaughtered in the grand final 22-100 in round 1 and 41-100 in round 2. We still got promoted though which made it all worth it.
Overall, this is a great game with a great concept. I do wish the players had more of an upgrade system, but if you can overlook that and deal with the sort of "bleh" progression system, it is fun and is definetly one of the better and more unique management games I have ever played.

Considering the price, its quite enjoyable. Just don't expect too much. Its a fun game, but not more than that.

Player Bases
☐ Kids
☐ Everyone
☐ Mature
☑ Casual Players
☐ Pro players

Graphics
☐ Potato
☐ Really Bad
☐ Bad
☑ OK
☐ Good
☐ Beautiful
☐ Masterpiece

Price
☐ Full Price
☑ Wait For Sale
☐ Refund It If You Can
☐ Don't Buy It
☐ Free

Requirements
☐ Minimum
☑ Medium
☐ Fast
☐ High End
☐ Super Computer

Difficulty
☐ Easy
☐ Medium
☑ Hard
☐ Very Hard
☐ Death March
☐ Dark Souls


Game length
☐ Really Short ( 0 - 3 hours)
☐ Short ( 2 - 8 hours)
☐ Medium ( 8 - 16 hours)
☐ Long ( 16+ hours) (For the campain)
☑ Endless

Story
☑ It Doesn't Have One
☐ Horrible
☐ Ok
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Fantastic

Cinematic/Art
☐ It Doesn't Have
☐ Horrible
☑ Ok
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Like Watching A Movie

Music/Sound
☐ Horrible
☑ Decent
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Amazing

Gameplay
☐ Terrible
☐ Ok
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Fantastic

Bugs
☐ Game Itself Is One Big BUG
☐ Game Breaking Bugs
☐ Lots of bugs
☑ Few Bugs
☐ Nothing (I've seen)

Others
Multiplayer: ☐
Singleplayer: ☑

Final Score:
3/10

AI in the game is dull. You're team will just stand there and do nothing and get shot at. Pretty stupid. For some reason your team will loose so much GYM Time and Rest Time and Health Time just but looking around the stats and shopping etc.

Hopfully they do some touch ups and make the game good.

I would wait a few months.

REREVIEWED 29/07:

I came back a month later hoping for something better. The Recycled MOBA system for CSGO? No thanks mate, I don't wanna choose a lane or perks when I'm picking a character, we NEED a stats system, and better AI, I just watched my sniper do the following:

Walk to middle checkpoint
get shot in back
walk 4 feet towards target
turn round
Walk to middle checkpoint
get shot in back
walk 4 feet towards target
turn round
Walk to middle checkpoint
get shot in back
walk 4 feet towards target
turn round
Walk to middle checkpoint
get shot in back
walk 4 feet towards target
turn round


This isn't good enough as I said earlier - I had really high hopes for this game. I love management sims and I love CSGO, but this is implemented so poorly. I wish I hadn't bought it. Don't buy it. Not even on sale unless you're in it for the MOBA management. Its stuffed with lame filler mechanics, and I really think it could have been done better.

I'd have even been happy with E-Sports manage DLC which came with a well made CSGO gametype.

eh fuck it. Can't win them all


INITIAL REVIEW 19/06:

love the idea, hate the way they did it.

It's very clear they made it for one game mode (MOBA) then couldn't be bothered to remake the game mechanics for CSGO, so you have perks for players. It doesn't feel like you can make any progress and become a good team, as its a coin toss as to whether you win. And forget about even tossing that coin unless all players have 100% Strength Hunger and Rest. Which is annoying af and feels like such a filler mechanic. If I wanted a life sim, I'd buy the sims. Feeding my ESport players isn't high on my agenda. Nor is selecting perks for FPS players. A stats system would work amazingly. A clearer way on how to progress would work amazingly.


I have such high hopes for this game. Please don't let us down.



Will be back to re-review in a few weeks.

Its a really unique idea for a game. Play as a FPS team or MOBO. Pretty polished.

Pro:
Concept. I don't think I've played a game quite like it before.
Not to much micro management of the team just click on each one and click the objects to meet their needs, food, sleep etc.
Lots of features like sponsors, media coverage, perks
The auto buying I would have put as a con but the higher the skill of the team the smarter decisions in buying items they'll make. I still wish they would change weapons to fit the perks assigned to them.
Tutorial. Pretty much explains everything you need to play the game minus a few items like the playroom, which just makes them happy. Its not a daycare for children LOL
The team building and upgrades are plenty. You can even control a player.

CONS:
Game music got old pretty quick.
Not so much a con but it would be nice to have some voices like taunts as they fight.
few bugs like auto speed to full when you start a match, and some players get stuck on each other. Little pathing work needed.
No steam achievements
In Auto buy the AI only buys grenades and smoke. You need to change the weapon types on your own.
More weapons would be nice
It would be nice to see AI shoot and scoot and cover each other but they don't really work as a team. That MAY come with higher skill levels of the team. In a few hours ive already noticed some smarter moves by the team.


Overall
A good game for the genre. 8/10