FIFA 15 Demo Gameplay Impressions

[Qb]

Quote: Originally Posted by BL8001

I wish fifa had the madden on the fly camera change feature. We could set it up broadcast then quick flip it to end to end or dynamic or whatever when you are attacking or defending.

Guess what, my curmudgeonly friend... You can change cameras on the fly with voice commands. The first thing I do when the demo kicks off is say "tele broadcast" and voila, no pause needed. Haven't had the chance to try something like end to end or pro cam during 1v1 with the keeper, but I'd like to see if it's worth doing.

If you don't own a proper headset, now's the time. I have the Sony Wireless Gold and love it. Mentality, substitutions, and formations, all without pausing. And I assume it will only get better once we can customize team sheets and the like. 4-3-3 in attack and 4-5-1 in defense? No problem. Want to break quickly after a turnover, but slow it down and keep the ball after your opponent recovers? You got it, all just a few words away.

[clipperfan811]

Hey QB didn't know that about the camera thing, very cool! Do voice commands work with the PC version?

[BL8001]

Quote: Originally Posted by Qb

Guess what, my curmudgeonly friend... You can change cameras on the fly with voice commands. The first thing I do when the demo kicks off is say "tele broadcast" and voila, no pause needed. Haven't had the chance to try something like end to end or pro cam during 1v1 with the keeper, but I'd like to see if it's worth doing. If you don't own a proper headset, now's the time. I have the Sony Wireless Gold and love it. Mentality, substitutions, and formations, all without pausing. And I assume it will only get better once we can customize team sheets and the like. 4-3-3 in attack and 4-5-1 in defense? No problem. Want to break quickly after a turnover, but slow it down and keep the ball after your opponent recovers? You got it, all just a few words away.

Oh my! Tremendous!

Thanks for the info QB. So can you try changing it during the match? I mean I know you said you did it at kickoff, just wondering if you can flip through them during gameplay.

This functionality is worth a headset.

I have a TurtleBeach off my 360 that works with the Xbox one chat adapter but its a PITA to hook up and it's cords all over the place. Might just buy the Microsoft xbox one headset when I go pick up FIFA next Tuesday.

[FrodoFightsMillwall]

Damn you FIFA, I really want you to be good...but that demo is terribly disappointing. I just get the impression that no one involved in the development process gives two poops about the actual sport.


Issues:


1) EVERYONE dribbles like Ronaldo. I get that some fans want total control or whatever, but EVERY SINGLE PLAYER is not super skilled and agile with the ball at their feet. Players are WAY too quick, shifty, and the control is just too tight with the ball. It's stupid.


2) How in the world is no one on here complaining about the ridiculous player models? No one who watches soccer would consider these player models acceptable. Most of the players that we watch on TV are lean, but very few could be described as "muscular". On FIFA, Stevie G looks like Patrick Willis, and Rickie Lambert looks like The Incredible Hulk. Not one person associated with this game (intern, developer, producer, whatever...) said "Hmmm...these dudes all look like NFL players. Maybe we should scale the muscles back a bit". It's stupid.


3) Somebody earlier praised the feel of the physics and "momentum" in this game. Are you kidding me? EVERYONE stops and starts on a dime, and the game moves waaaayy too fast, even on "slow". Sorta ties in with my first point, but that stuff is important.


4) For about the 100th year in a row, the CPU plays like dogpoop. No build up at all. Constant fast-break tactics. And the fukking dribbing...damnit the dribbling!!! Pass the ball around a bit! Stop dribbling all up and down the damn pitch with everyone. Dribbling in cirlcles, across the pitch, etc...it's insane. Not even GOOD dribblers dribble as much as your average League One defender in this stupid game. Ridiculous.


5) That ludicrous rising goal on certain shots...whose bright idea was that? I've seen this happen in real life very few times, and when it does, it's a few inches...hardly noticeable. In FIFA, the damn thing pops feet off the ground. Who on the production team sees that happen like that on a regular basis? The hell?


Why, EA? Why do you continue to do this to the sport? Who on the production team thinks that Notts County's midfielders should be dribbing as often or as well as Messi? Who thinks that David Silva looks right all muscled up? Who determines that Daniel Sturridge will only shoot if he can walk the ball within 5 feet of the damn goal?


I love the cosmetic stuff...getting the uniforms correct for all of those different leagues. Getting all of those players in the database. All good. But damnit, the gameplay, physics, and player models all took a step back this year, based on the demo. Every year, EA throws us some crap that no one really cares about (Ooh, look, the corner flag moves sometimes!), and continues to ignore gameplay. The CPU's style of play has sucked and hasn't changed in...forever. Damn you, FIFA15. And I was so excited...

[iaxy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Qb

Guess what, my curmudgeonly friend... You can change cameras on the fly with voice commands. The first thing I do when the demo kicks off is say "tele broadcast" and voila, no pause needed. Haven't had the chance to try something like end to end or pro cam during 1v1 with the keeper, but I'd like to see if it's worth doing. If you don't own a proper headset, now's the time. I have the Sony Wireless Gold and love it. Mentality, substitutions, and formations, all without pausing. And I assume it will only get better once we can customize team sheets and the like. 4-3-3 in attack and 4-5-1 in defense? No problem. Want to break quickly after a turnover, but slow it down and keep the ball after your opponent recovers? You got it, all just a few words away.

QB, can you expand on the voice controls? Where do you activate these and how do they work exactly? Can they work for other games like NHL?

[BL8001]

Found this in the fifa 14 manual

[BL8001]

FrodoFightsMillwall,

You aren't wrong. That's the sad part. I am having fun with the demo but everything you wrote is true.

Shooting should be fixed on the full game according to reports from people who have claimed to have played the full game.

The rest of it. No clue if any of it will be fixed.

[Und Lahm]

How is everyone liking the new camera?
Or do you all revert backt Tele Broadcast.

I find the angle a bit too flat.