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

[bad_philanthropy]

Wow, didn't realize unis get dirty in real time based on how/where your player's body interacts with the pitch. Brilliant detail!

[PhiPsi1]

@OS Brethren -

I felt like I needed to share my experience with FIFA 15 b/c I feel that some of us may not be utilizing the 'new' system to its fullest. Basically, I was done with this demo. I played a few times, was let down b/c I felt defense on the 'Human' side of things was completely nerfed and we were left out on the virtual field to fend for ourselves! So I decided to just be done with it and delete it off my ps4 (yeah, I basically raged! LOL!).

But then I did two things ...

One, I was absolutely impressed by the presentation for the Premier League. The chants, the SkyTV presentation elements, the crowd immersion, the graphics ... Speaking of the graphics, one detail (its so freakin' random), but they got David Luiz's hair perfect! Its such a small thing, but something so noticeable. Ok..I digress. LOL! So I decided to take my ps4 and hook it up in my man cave (which is reserved for movie viewing only), but the presentation was so darn good (especially the team specific chants), I had to give it a try. OH....MY....GOODNESS! It was amazing! The immersion was at another level! There is no way around it...EA Sports have gone beyond expectation in presentation, graphics, etc...

Second, I had come across a post in one of the threads that quickly detailed 'Roles' for each individual player on the pitch. I was like...Hold up! This could change everything. So I picked Boca Juniors, adjusted all the individual roles to my liking (by no means am I an expert in tactics, roles, etc.) and set my strategy to 'Possession'... Then headed out on the pitch to face Borussia Dortmund...Another setting I decided to go with was Auto switch at High (I had seen in a previous thread in Fifa 14 that this setting changed the game in regards to defensive positioning). And put it on Legendary (left all passing at Assisted - I'm not the best gamer whatsover, but also heard that Legendary, the AI defense for Hum is much better).

Now let me tell you...The play on the pitch was a work of art! Now...let me preface...I'm not an expert on how gameplay should be, but I watch my fair share of the Premier League every week on NBC. What I saw on the pitch was absolutely night and day compared to when I didn't touch individual roles. There was TONS of midfield play. None of this hit turbo and get down the field like sonic the hedgehog type runs. Alot of passes cut off and intercepted by both sides. Some nice runs, give and go's, through balls, etc.

And here is the kicker for me....Borussia Dortmund Pass Accuracy % was at 75%! Now, I'm know this could be lower like around 65%, BUT I'm good with this...Then I played another match using Boca Juniors against PSG...PSG finished with a Pass Accuracy % of 79% (could be lower, but its all good for now)...Ibra was his usual 'magician-self' and kept me on my toes when they were attacking (which is exactly how it should be). Seeing a good amount of fouls / cards for both sides considering its set at 4 minute halves..

Just wanted to share my experience with everyone b/c I feel once our slider gurus get their hands on this iteration of Fifa, I'm sure we will have an awesome representation of this beautiful sport! Game on fellas! Cheers!

Edit: ALSO...had to share this final caveat. Stay...off...turbo as much as possible and sparingly use the contain button! Trying to play D by pounding the turbo or the contain button will get you in a bad spot! Even when your counter-attacking, do not quickly hit your turbo...Pick your spots!

[LionsFanNJ]

I don't know exactly what it is, but i treid playing all manual on FIFA 14 and got stomped. Dispossed all the time, only 45% pass completeion. I tried it on the demo, and it felt much better playing manual on FIFA 15. I had a beautiful lob from Sterling over the head of Kompany to Sturridge on a run, and volleyed a lob over a charging Joe Hart.

I think its the ball physics and whatever they changed to player momentum in 15. Still nowhere near comfortable to play all manual.

[japsubie]

Quote: Originally Posted by PhiPsi1

@OS Brethren - I felt like I needed to share my experience with FIFA 15 b/c I feel that some of us may not be utilizing the 'new' system to its fullest. Basically, I was done with this demo. I played a few times, was let down b/c I felt defense on the 'Human' side of things was completely nerfed and we were left out on the virtual field to fend for ourselves! So I decided to just be done with it and delete it off my ps4 (yeah, I basically raged! LOL!). But then I did two things ... One, I was absolutely impressed by the presentation for the Premier League. The chants, the SkyTV presentation elements, the crowd immersion, the graphics ... Speaking of the graphics, one detail (its so freakin' random), but they got David Luiz's hair perfect! Its such a small thing, but something so noticeable. Ok..I digress. LOL! So I decided to take my ps4 and hook it up in my man cave (which is reserved for movie viewing only), but the presentation was so darn good (especially the team specific chants), I had to give it a try. OH....MY....GOODNESS! It was amazing! The immersion was at another level! There is no way around it...EA Sports have gone beyond expectation in presentation, graphics, etc... Second, I had come across a post in one of the threads that quickly detailed 'Roles' for each individual player on the pitch. I was like...Hold up! This could change everything. So I picked Boca Juniors, adjusted all the individual roles to my liking (by no means am I an expert in tactics, roles, etc.) and set my strategy to 'Possession'... Then headed out on the pitch to face Borussia Dortmund...Another setting I decided to go with was Auto switch at High (I had seen in a previous thread in Fifa 14 that this setting changed the game in regards to defensive positioning). And put it on Legendary (left all passing at Assisted - I'm not the best gamer whatsover, but also heard that Legendary, the AI defense for Hum is much better). Now let me tell you...The play on the pitch was a work of art! Now...let me preface...I'm not an expert on how gameplay should be, but I watch my fair share of the Premier League every week on NBC. What I saw on the pitch was absolutely night and day compared to when I didn't touch individual roles. There was TONS of midfield play. None of this hit turbo and get down the field like sonic the hedgehog type runs. Alot of passes cut off and intercepted by both sides. Some nice runs, give and go's, through balls, etc. And here is the kicker for me....Borussia Dortmund Pass Accuracy % was at 75%! Now, I'm know this could be lower like around 65%, BUT I'm good with this...Then I played another match using Boca Juniors against PSG...PSG finished with a Pass Accuracy % of 79% (could be lower, but its all good for now)...Ibra was his usual 'magician-self' and kept me on my toes when they were attacking (which is exactly how it should be). Seeing a good amount of fouls / cards for both sides considering its set at 4 minute halves.. Just wanted to share my experience with everyone b/c I feel once our slider gurus get their hands on this iteration of Fifa, I'm sure we will have an awesome representation of this beautiful sport! Game on fellas! Cheers! Edit: ALSO...had to share this final caveat. Stay...off...turbo as much as possible and sparingly use the contain button! Trying to play D by pounding the turbo or the contain button will get you in a bad spot! Even when your counter-attacking, do not quickly hit your turbo...Pick your spots!

could you possibly point out where you found the thread on player roles? ive tried searching but cant pull it up, i would love to give that a read. thank you.

[Paradingwolves]

Quote: Originally Posted by japsubie

could you possibly point out where you found the thread on player roles? ive tried searching but cant pull it up, i would love to give that a read. thank you.

Player Roles are found in the new squad management screen. Go where you would go to make subs and you'll see tabs you can navigate, one is Instructions and you can apply individual instructions to each player based on their default position. For Example you can tell your Strikers to "always press the back line" or CB to "man marking or cover pass lanes" or your fullbacks to "always overlap, never overlap or balanced" there's actually a lot of playing around you can do. It actually does work and I noticed a change in behaviour when I fooled around with this.

I played some more last night and have to say the game is beautiful. I decided to play more realistic defense instead of spamming the sprint button to take the ball away. I instead played positonally sound and kept the ball in front of me, unlike previous years the CPU actually gave the ball away on a pass or took a poor quality strike from well out! Another time they tried a lobbed through ball down the middle but the striker ran to his left and the ball fell harmlessly to my keeper, prompting and angry response by the striker towards the midfielder.

I also for the fun of it slid in well late and hard with Henderson on Silva and rightly received a yellow card (could have even been red) and a few pushes from Zabaletta. In the second half I was stading over the ball with Henderson and guess who? Silva, comes flying in with a wreckless challenge and is book as well, the announcer even commented on the fact it was pay back. I was floored, is it next Tuesday yet!?

[Zac]

7 days to go!

[japsubie]

Quote: Originally Posted by Paradingwolves

Player Roles are found in the new squad management screen. Go where you would go to make subs and you'll see tabs you can navigate, one is Roles and you can apply individual tactics to each player based on their default position. For Example you can tell your Strikers to "always press the back line" or CB to "man marking or cover pass lanes". It actually does work and I noticed a change in behaviour when I fooled around with this. I played some more last night and have to say the game is beautiful. I decided to play more realistic defense instead of spamming the sprint button to take the ball away. I instead played positonally sound and kept the ball in front of me, unlike previous years the CPU actually gave the ball away on a pass or took a poor quality strike from well out! Another time they tried a lobbed through ball down the middle but the striker ran to his left and the ball fell harmlessly to my keeper, prompting and angry response by the striker towards the midfielder. I also for the fun of it slid in well late and hard with Henderson on Silva and rightly received a yellow card (could have even been red) and a few pushes from Zabaletta. In the second half I was stading over the ball with Henderson and guess who? Silva, comes flying in with a wreckless challenge and is book as well, the announcer even commented on the fact it was pay back. I was floored, is it next Tuesday yet!?

i was aware of where the roles are in game, ive been messing around with them and i agree they are fantastic. i might have misread the post before, i thought there was a thread on here detailing good ways to use the roles for certain formations and the such. i definitely agree with you as well that playing sound positional defense instead of chasing with sprint like you could last year, is definitely the way to go this year. ive been doing that defensively and have had great success, giving up maybe 0-1 goals a game on WC. now i just want longer halves!!!

[Paradingwolves]

Quote: Originally Posted by japsubie

i was aware of where the roles are in game, ive been messing around with them and i agree they are fantastic. i might have misread the post before, i thought there was a thread on here detailing good ways to use the roles for certain formations and the such. i definitely agree with you as well that playing sound positional defense instead of chasing with sprint like you could last year, is definitely the way to go this year. ive been doing that defensively and have had great success, giving up maybe 0-1 goals a game on WC. now i just want longer halves!!!

ahh yeah sorry I haven't seen that thread if it exists, maybe someone will make one. I'm not at home so can't even see all the instructions to give you a sort of idea as to which situation would be good for each. I do love playing the diamond with Liverpool (until I can use Utd.) and having sturridge pull out wide drawing the defender and clearing the lane for Sterling to fly down the middle into space.

I can't wait for longer halves, playing the Manchester Derby and abusing the crap out of Nasri, Silva and Aguerro. I hope they have more Old Trafford chants than the occasional "ROOOOOONEY" or "UNITED UNITED"