You're Rocco Galliano, the existentially troubled manager of a struggling football team. Train players, choose your own narrative, survive the drama, and play turn-based football matches via tactical cards and hard choices. If you avoid the axe you could win the championship, understand what football really is, retire to the French Riviera, end up in jail, or who knows what else!
While the developers certainly deserve credit for their unique concept and magnificent atmosphere this game is a bit of a misfire, the gameplay is just lacking in too many areas and the creativity is put into little references rather than the actual gameplay itself. While this is certainly a game that people can, and have, enjoyed it was a very tedious...
Football Drama offers an exciting concept and a sympathetic presentation. Especially after my meeting with the developer during this years Gamescom, I was really excited to see a game that depicts the whole world of football. Unfortunately the constant repetitions of the gameplay as well as the sloppy translation and missing tutorials made it a rather...
Football Drama is an intriguing hybrid of genres, which prefers narration with the main character that holds hope and passion for all of us.
This game would be ideal for anyone who enjoys their football genre-based games, as it adds that extra element to the world’s favourite sport.
Despite the repetitive nature of some games, Football Drama has definitely managed to score a winner.