FIFA 16 Available Today, Post Your Impressions

[Gnemi]

If you play on World Class with tactical defending, you will positively WORK YOUR *** off defending, because your AI teammates, painfully, still don't do anything. They won't pressure, they won't cut lanes, they just stand around giving acres of space to the CPU.

Maybe Pro difficulty can be made challenging enough, but World Class seems bonkers right now. The CPU defends incredibly well on World Class, in ways that I envy.

[BengalTiger]

In my opinion, this is one of, if not the best game EA Sports has released in recent memory. It's almost perfect out of the box. I play on Pro, no slider adjustments and am having some absolute wonderful games. I'm learning to sit back, play passing lanes wait for a CPU mistake and try to hit them on a counter or something. Building up an attack, moving the ball around it's great. Last year it was get the ball to your fastest player and sprint/score. Please, EA, i'm begging you don't start screwing up the game with patches.

[BengalTiger]

Quote: Originally Posted by bigeastbumrush

As I posted in the community sliders thread, I think the game for me plays best on Pro. The CPU plays with purpose and not just to keep possession and pass the ball around. They are more aggressive taking shots from outside the box and they make more mistakes. It felt a little robotic on WC. Like the CPU had zero desire to take shots that would be off target. I think if you use Pro and play with pace not spamming turbo, you'll have a fun experience and yes Sim. I think Pro gives the best balance between fun and sim.

That's exactly my thoughts. It's taking me a while to trust in my AI teammates, but i'm doing it rather than constantly switching players to head off an attack. And you are dead on about not spamming turbo. Play your lanes, and let the CPU make a mistake. Also i noticed setting my midfielders instructions to Agressive Intercept Passes or something like that helps a lot too.

[Awesomenessmiz]

Is it worth getting?

[TheDutchDad]

Quote: Originally Posted by Awesomenessmiz

Is it worth getting?

Have you not read any reviews in this thread yet?

[xicpanad]

Quote: Originally Posted by Awesomenessmiz

Is it worth getting?

Lets say it this way:
Last year Fifa was good, but with some big flaws, specially on the defensive department.
This year, it´s one of the best games out there. You won´t know what you´re missing until you get it.

[mebby]

Dang! Been out of town all week. Heading back tonight. I'll definitely buy this one and start playing it. I had kinda gotten tired of FIFA (and I'm an avid soccer player and fan) and was starting to drift away from it.

Sounds like this is NOT the year to do so...

[NY4Life]

I know this game is getting alot of love and I feel the need to also give this game it's due. It's really, really good. If you are on the fence, just get it. I am very glad that I gave in to temptation and got it.

I have only played 3 games of 2016 this year and so far I am very impressed. I know it's only been 3 games but scoring and defending do not feel cheap...feels alot less "scripted". Everything feels earned by both the CPU and my scoring. I lost a match 6-0, where all but 1 of the goals were because I made dumb passes that they capitalized on. 100% my fault and loved it. I was playing as Wolves in the English second tier league against a team I was not familiar with in the pre-season tourney (Career Mode).

I then tied a match 1-1 playing as Queens Park Rangers, where both of the goals were off beautiful free kick setups. Mine coming from outside the box, ricocheting off the inner post and made me just get up and cheer! Last year I could find a way into the box way too much for easier scores on World Class. Not this year. Game is making me work for it, and not brute force my way into the box. Maybe it was how I played last year, but I would score in the same ways and it got boring. I also felt like the CPU had some kind of comeback logic where if they were determined to score, they would no matter what. It may have just been in my head, but it felt like they went into some sort of beast mode when they were down.

This year's game just feels different. Much better. I am only a casual soccer fan, but I think have seen enough games to get how a good sim should feel. IMO, 16 is a big improvement over 14 and 15 and no longer feels like a frantic back and forth. Feels close to the real thing out of the box. Kudos to the FIFA team!

Off to start my career mode...probably with a second tier Barclay's or BBVA team. Most likely Queens Park Rangers. Maybe this game will finally get me into watching more real soccer and maybe...just maybe...call it football.