FIFA 15 Demo Available Now on Xbox One, 360, PC, PS3, PS4

[GlennonTheGr8]

I mean, player intelligence and 'all new next gen goalkeepers' ah right....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_vMXNXUuVw

[Ermolli]

Demo now up for PS4 in the European store store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-gb/search/q=fifa%2015

[Yeats]

Quote: Originally Posted by GlennonTheGr8

This makes me laugh... If you enjoy this game then great but don't try and tell me that this is the only thing EA do well. This isn't even remotely representing footie... The presentation is top notch, graphically beautiful but when it comes to gameplay, it's just horrible.

EA does all it games well in that they all have great graphics and presentation along with fluid controls. But after a few hours with the PC demo, it's clear the CPU gameplay hasn't changed any, same as FIFA 14, FIFA 13 and FIFA 12. I'm guessing there are still only 28 slots for editing CPU tactics as well. Nice casual game, and in some ways it almost plays as well as my modded FIFA 13 PC plays, lol. So I guess from that perspective EA is moving in the right direction, slowly.

[BL8001]

This game is great except for one giant flaw, and I hope it's just because it's a demo.

The defending is atrocious. Your defenders over run the ball, constantly take horrific angles, they ole', they ignore the ball, ignore the threat, etc.

Defending cannot be like this in the full game. I thought last year was a bit like herding cats but this takes the cake.

I learned quickly that RB is nerfed and A contain is weak. If you watch the sport you see that defending isn't about stepping in to a tackle and winning the ball. Defending is about contained retreating and compressing until the other team turns the ball over via an errant pass or an unwise 50/50 pass.

It's basically just like the NFL bend don't break, where it's harder to score once you get in the redzone.

Imagine in madden if your CB ran out of bounds while covering a route, or just ran the wrong way once the ball was passed towards him. People would be having conniptions.

A quick vid of one of the more ridiculous moments. Beyond the "how do you do
Sir" defending why exactly does the attacker turn and sprint towards his own goal after the collision deep in the box? The threat is still on and the ball is loose. Best plan isn't to sprint the wrong direction.

http://youtu.be/yjD0MYkFu0w

[Hutton]

After another handful of matches last night I can safely say that human defenders are absolutely shambolic. EA simply took all the brainpower from your human AI teammates in defense, it's borderline pathetic. The defensive contain command is for total crap, doesn't work at all.

And keepers.....wow. Gerrard scored on a free kick where Joe Hart moved towards the near post shot, but abruptly decided to stand and watch the ball bounce into the net instead of diving. I believe the announcer said he was "bamboozled" lol.

http://youtu.be/usLmCKnkZ2A

EA's got a lot of work to do for the final version if this is going to approach the gameplay in 14. At this point I think it's taken a step backwards. Yes, the CPU can attack better, but only because the ability to defend has been handicapped. The RB 2nd defender defends like he's in zombie mode.

[IowaAJ]

I was really impressed especially when the computer dribbled the ball to the corner to try and waist the clock instead of attacking. Also on of their goals he headed it perfect the camera made me think he missed but right in the top corner my Goalie just watched it fly over his head. I like what I see so far.

[BL8001]

Another short video example.

This is out near midfield. No real threat, but that doesn't mean you do this.

From what I can tell EA has increased the momentum decay length post animation. So an interaction occurs on the pitch, but instead of your player quickly getting himself together and responding to the CPU's move, they just get caught in the momentum drift and flow for almost 2 more seconds. You can see in the vid where the player defending "hitches" where he should then make a counter move to the CPU, but then carries on with the false momentum to give the CPU gobs of space.

http://youtu.be/VywqXIanNK0

[Yeats]

Quote: Originally Posted by BL8001

Another short video example. This is out near midfield. No real threat, but that doesn't mean you do this. From what I can tell EA has increased the momentum decay length post animation. So an interaction occurs on the pitch, but instead of your player quickly getting himself together and responding to the CPU's move, they just get caught in the momentum drift and flow for almost 2 more seconds. You can see in the vid where the player defending "hitches" where he should then make a counter move to the CPU, but then carries on with the false momentum to give the CPU gobs of space. http://youtu.be/VywqXIanNK0

You really should have your own blog, you have so much insight into what it is that makes this game both good and awful. So is that rating-related? Do players with higher defensive or reaction ratings take few over-run steps, allowing them to get back into position quicker? That's what I would test.