FIFA 09 Producer Interview: Dave Rutter

[Steve_OS]

A few weeks back we asked OS Forum members to submit questions for the FIFA 09 Production team. The first batch of questions have been answered by the FIFA 09 PS3 and Xbox 360 Producer, Dave Rutter. Dave has been kind enough to provide us with some very detailed answers for some pretty tough questions. For all of the answers check out our FIFA 09 Producer Interview.

Check back tomorrow when we'll be adding more FIFA 09 information including screenshots.

Update: Here is another interview with Dave that has been floating around Youtube today:

[Acid]

I need to change my pants right now.

Quote:

OS: Will there be quick restarts? Dave Rutter: We’ve got quick rematch in online if that’s what you mean?

For future reference (if there is another interview), a better way to word that would be a quick free kick in the middle of the field or on your side of the field.

[ezekiel55]

What about the lack of fouls?

[poster]

Sounds awesome so far, but am also wondering about fouls!

[therizing02]

Thanks Steve. Hopefully in day two he'll start to answer the tough questions.

For example, I asked about the quick restarts and my question had nothing to do with online play. It's the quick free kick that players take after a foul or infraction had been committed. This is in PES and has always been there.

[EXboxur]

I am glad to see that you are asking many of the questions we posted. Great job!


I agree about the fouls....er lack thereof. And yes, perhaps the question should have been worded quick free kicks instead of restarts. Sucks about the wall for free kicks, but what can ya do?


"toying with the idea of speed setting in options"

Don't "toy" with the idea....do it. And keep the normal speed setting the speed of 08. The more user options the better I say.

[Bahnzo]

Yeah, I noticed he flubbed the quick restart question. Any soccer fan should get that.

That aside, and the fact we have nothing about the lack of fouls, I'm pretty pleased and even amazed by some of the things he talked about. Where to begin?

I like he said the speed would be between 08 and Euro. I'd be totally fine with that.

Tactics are cool, especially that we can now use custom tactics online. I hated not being able to use my own formations online.

Camera are now editable....very nice. Plus there's a "zoom out" for Be A Pro.

And, while I'm not sure about the defensive AI, he does seem to say they knew it was bad and have improved it. Whether this will help cut down on the "nose picking" by the defense while they watch balls skip by them in the box I guess we'll see. I'm taking his reply on that as a good thing.

Can I pre-order yet?

[Blaxican8504]

Well, I'm excited. I do wonder if the stats you accumulate online for Be a Pro will affect your ranking in some way though.