FIFA Soccer 14 Review (XB1/PS4)

[jacory12]

Quote: Originally Posted by 13

On the surface, FIFA is an enjoyable game, but then you as you get deeper, you start to see all the glaring issues and scripted sequences that really make this game no fun to play.

I'm debating picking this game up. Can you explain what you mean by this?

[JODYE]

Quote: Originally Posted by jacory12

I'm debating picking this game up. Can you explain what you mean by this?

The game is scripted, like blatantly.

You'll get run outs, and all of a sudden your world class striker will just forget how to dribble a ball or trap it and it will take him 2 or 3 touches to gather himself, and the defender who you had 2 or 3 steps on will warp in front of you and steal it.

Or, you will time a perfect run, and hit someone with a perfect lead pass, and the goalie will race out, and stop you before you even have a chance to take a shot. This even happens when you are playing another human player. Defense will get beat and the goalie will go into warp mode, basically telling you that you weren't supposed to score yet.

Lofted lead passes are over powered, and you will see players speed up abnormally to get to them.

Goalies will all of sudden go into god mode and will stop anything and everything in sight, meanwhile you will see your goalie, not be able to stop a slow rolling dribbler. I dont know how many games I have somehow lost, where I would have 14-15 shots on goal and lose. I'm talking easy opportunities. Or you'll run into scenarios, where you could see 3-4 shots in a row off the various sides of the goal, and then the defense will miraculously clear it.

The AI is abysmal. Players within the box will run away from players with the ball to return to their "zone" and leave guys wide open. They don't react to balls in the air at all, and will not, until you manually control them.

I could keep going, but I'm going to tell you, wait until it is discounted if you really want to play it. Or rent it. Probably your best option.

[craigbezzle]

I agree that the AI in this game is very frustrating...I mean after all, it is an EA Sports game

However, I have found two solutions:

1) adjust the sliders to cater towards YOUR needs so you get the best FIFA experience possible

2) after playing a career or 2 against the CPU, simply play online. You still get to play as your favorite players/teams, but I've found Human Opponents much more satisfying because when they consistently get beat, they know it's because you are simply a better player than them. When they whoop your ***, you know it's because they're super skilled and you should work on your game more.

FIFA was very frustrating to me playing against the computer. Now I play some Pro Clubs and Online Seasons with a little FUT mixed in, and it's brilliant.

[linny]

This is one of the most frustrating games I have ever played. the scripting has ruined the game for me....I can always tell in the 60th minute if the computer is going to score in the 90th.

[MrPerfect2014]

The PS4 Starting the new season after promotion bug has made this game unplayable. If you re not aware of this, its when you are in Manager Mode, you get promoted and the game resets your previous season to zero. Your stats all say zero games played, zero wins, ect....Not keeping track of previous season stats as a manager is kind of a major issue. If anyone has a work around please for the love of god post it

[BL8001]

I said a lot of this stuff early when the game was released on CG in the CG thread.

A lot of people did not like hearing it.

I find the NG forum to be more level headed about what does and doesn't work in this game, and like what was posted above...in the beginning this game seems amazing but the more you play it the more you see all the unnecessary tricks the CPU ai employ. And it adds up quickly to turn you off to the game.

You can look past it, you can change sliders, you can play modes where it isn't as present but the heart of the game is the ai and it needs serious work.

I mentioned in CG how every player needs to have a halo (invisible) around them and react to the ball based on their proximity to it. A better and more active player would have a larger halo and a poorly skilled slow player would have a smaller one.

It's so infuriating when players stand and watch the ball roll by, this isn't rec league.

And the ai suffers terribly from just being plain cheaty. On amateur you can roll the CPU and all your players are like messi and all your shots are lasers. As you move up the diff level the game makes your players stupid and the ai amazing, but only amazing at having loose balls bounce their way and toe poking the ball away if you get anywhere near them, and after that happens it's like you are stuck in mud while your player fights the momentum model ea have in place and the CPU ignores it.

What this game needs is a system like forza has with drivatars. So someone like krebstar for example would be able to do the tactics but also play with say a team who likes the long ball and play that way and have that be "recorded" ai that could be uploaded and shared. Imagine what a wonderful game this would be about two weeks after release. A dozen of us could model teams after the real way they play and upload and share the team.

So I could take Dortmund and play a few matches very uptempo and pressing and share it and once you load it your Dortmund team plays that way.

If we could share and save around 100 play styles we could have an amazing game on our hands.

I mean maybe just maybe...the CPU would shoot.

[RobMUFC1987]

To the post above. Yesterday I would have agreed with you, but this morning I decided to try out some sliders that people have worked, mainly Orions. The CPU teams shoot more, your GK knows his job and from the 5 games I've played, there hasn't been any god like CPU moments and the goals I conceded were from my own mistakes.

Do what I did, go to the Slider forum, try a few out, pick one you like then adjust accordingly for your needs. It becomes a different game. If you win, you feel you deservered it, even when hitting a last minute winner and if you lose, you'll know the CPU deservered it from out playing you or capitalising on your mistakes

[JODYE]

Quote: Originally Posted by RobMUFC1987

To the post above. Yesterday I would have agreed with you, but this morning I decided to try out some sliders that people have worked, mainly Orions. The CPU teams shoot more, your GK knows his job and from the 5 games I've played, there hasn't been any god like CPU moments and the goals I conceded were from my own mistakes. Do what I did, go to the Slider forum, try a few out, pick one you like then adjust accordingly for your needs. It becomes a different game. If you win, you feel you deservered it, even when hitting a last minute winner and if you lose, you'll know the CPU deservered it from out playing you or capitalising on your mistakes

Which unfortunately does nothing for us that like to play online.