I had a blast playing this game. I can`t remember some football game after pes on ps2 make me eagerly waiting to play. First thing, this is first ever Fifa game when things are balanced! To start with defence, I play on tactical defending, this is first year that EA have set the tactical defending properly and balanced, not becouse they change something drastic but becouse of general player movent, players don`t run like chickens anymore and have weight so after 2-3 hours playing the game you can learn the flow of the game and start to think before you make any tackle and win the ball. I was impressed that for the first time I can play defence in Fifa and feel rewarding of reading opponent game, cut the ball before it reaches the attacker manually and start a counter attack. Defending in this game is art, definately!!! Soo rewarding and bring so much joy when you get used to it.
To move gradually through the pitch
Midfield play is there like never before in Fifa games. Tactics matter a lot!!! If you want to play on counter attack and have your players on your own half, after that when you win the ball and launch counter attack through the wings you can do that with tactical setting and formation for that purpose. Want to have strong midfield and central defenders pushing higher on the pitch, have more aggressive aproach, you can do that! There is so much variety in playing styles this year that make me wonder how good Carrer mode will be when I can set longer halves and make tactics matter even more. And one more thing before I move from this midfield talk, like in football manager games, you must have squad for style that you want to play. For example playing with Atletico and put Griezman like attacking midfielder before the strike and give him free roam role makes him true playmaker, his abbilities and creativity make him shine, but put him on the wing and playing against teams with good wings like Real`s Madrid Marcelo will disposses him easily...
That things were missing in previous Fifa games, individuality.
When you move forward this is where your tactic really start to matter, if you set fast attacking football and lose the ball you are screwed, playing this way you have to really know what you want in your attacks becouse AI will punish you. If you set slowly building attacking play and have more time on the ball and wait for right time to pass ball in space will make your players hold their position more so you won`t struggle if you lose the ball. This were just simple examples that I experienced so far and make me want to play the game more and more...
Dribbling is best in any football game by far, so free and so natural, no more weird changing directions in same speed, no more weird movements when player recieves the ball but opposite that little 2-3 touches make the real difference from arcade to simulation! For shooting I don`t know what to say becouse it`s best in any football game by now.
This is not a fairy tale, this is my experience enjoynig this game a lot more than any other game in ps3 and ps4 era. Of course nothing is perfect, there are little niggles here and there but they are minor of what I enjoying in this game becouse in the end of the day it`s a game.
All this on full manual, classic cam with zero zoom and zero height on semi-pro. You may think ahhh it`s too easy, try it for yourself, you can lift the difficulty level but with this settings, this camera options I enjoy like I watching football match on tv, players are not gods, they defend great and cut your balls, there is midfield play and every game is different.
Sorry for long read, but this is my impression of the game, best Fifa until now for sure but will it be best football game until now time will tell, I only hope fifa don`t screw the gameplay with patches, I like a lot the balance and changes they have made in the things like passing with R1, long balls with L1 and stuff like that, it gives freedom and reward if you play it right with right player.
FULL game ai is different
Where do they play against the AI in that video?
Love the AI move and shot on goal around 7:42. Delicious little breakaway.
I've said for ages that EA still haven't nailed 360 movement. Fifa 09 was the last game where 360 movement wasn't an option and to be honest, it felt great. Players felt like they were connected with the ground and that they had real inertia. I do think they are getting there now though. It's much less skatey than it was a few years back.
