Just one more game mum!

Why is it that we, lovers of the beautiful game, get so addicted to FM. Its a question that has been on many’s peoples lips from day one. Why is FM so addictive? I for one have uttered the famous words ‘Just one more game Mother’ on numerous occasions. Its just not that easy to click pause and go down for dinners, is it?

FM has been labelled as the most addictive game ever made, and id probably agree with that statement. Once you get going, its so hard to stop. Most people say its because of how ‘realistic’ the game is, which is funny because when i think of a ‘realistic’ game, i always come to the conclusion of thinking ‘how can a game where you sit behind your computer screen clicking buttons be realistic’. Obviously, were talking bout the game-play here, which is brilliantly realistic without a doubt. Is this what makes FM so addictive? I’m not sure.

Its a question that hasn’t really been given an answer, or a thoughtful explanation, yet one which everyone tends to agree with. I am one of those ‘on and off’ people, when it comes to FM. I have spells, where i wont play for months, then suddenly find myself indulged in a game and playing it up to ridiculous hours in the morning every night. But what makes it so addictive? I think its got something to do with how the game plays, the flow of it, which always makes you think ‘oh only another couple of clicks till the next game, might as-well finished the season off’. That’s a biggy for me, as soon as i approach the slightest glimmer of the end of the season, i HAVE to finish it. The excitement of a brand new season never fails to quite literally get me jumping with joy at the prospect of a £30million transfer kitty or signing about 20 free agents in the summer.

I also get the ‘FM urge’ as i like to call it. I normally get it when watching a football match on TV, or watching some kind of football related programme where their talking about football in a in-depth way, which makes me think. ‘I want to go and play FM now’. Sounds sad i no, but its an effect the game has on me, and you lot as-well. Also, when playing Pro Evo with a specific team, i sometimes get the urge to turn it off and boot up FM, because i wanted to do so much more than just control 11 little virtual men on a screen, i wanted to control everything everything they did! Which you can do in FM.

But its a question you cant quite put your finger on, but something that we will always associate FM with. Why is it so god damn addictive?

In fact, after all this shite Ive just written, Ive got the FM Urge once more, and I’m going to boot it up now and play till my hearts content. Lovely.